From: "Mark Weiss" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> > I must say I'm disappointed in this list. Purely in the spirit of science I > reported a joke that Jews tell to each other making fun of an ethnic > stereotype, and asked others to submit jokes from their own communities, > ethnicities, etc. But maybe Albertans don't joke about being Albertan, or > even Canadian, and add in Ozians and various brits (Scottish jokes, > Robin?), not to speak of various kinds of christians and moslems. > > How many WASPS (Americanism: white anglo-saxon protestant) does it take to > screw in a lightbulb? Two: one to call the electrician and one to stir the > martinis. Here in Italy they all adore the Carabinieri (we have three official forces, the Carabinieri, the Policemen _Poliziotti_ and le Guardie della Finanza), I heard a similar joke so let me share it: How many Carabinieri does it take to change a lightbulb? Five. One stands on the table with the lightbulb, the other four turn the table round. There are many more, ... Care, anny