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A lightbulb joke is a joke cycle that asks how many people of a certain group are needed to change, replace, or screw in a light bulb. Generally, the punch line answer highlights a stereotype of the target group. There are numerous versions of the lightbulb joke satirizing a wide range of cultures, beliefs, and occupations. [1] [2]
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A joke cycle is a collection of jokes about a single target or situation which displays consistent narrative structure and type of humour. [46] Some well-known cycles are elephant jokes using nonsense humour, dead baby jokes incorporating black humour, and light bulb jokes, which describe all kinds of
A Polish joke is an English-language ethnic joke deriding Polish people, based on derogatory stereotypes.The Polish joke belongs in the category of conditional jokes, whose full understanding requires the audience to have prior knowledge of what a Polish joke is.
To illustrate their theory, the authors use 7 examples of the light bulb joke, each variant shifted by a single Knowledge Resource. [44] Each one of the KRs, ordered hierarchically above and starting with the Script Opposition, has the ability to "determine the parameters below themselves, and are determined [circumscribed] by those above ...
Given that Wikipedia articles frequently change over time, shouldn't the question be, "Once the light bulb has been screwed in, will it stay screwed in?" ACEOREVIVED 23:05, 6 September 2012 (UTC) Yes, but considering that the title is itself a joke and the contents explain everything else, it's probably best to leave it as is.
One to alert the admin that the page was protected with the light bulb still burned out. One to claim "admin abuse" of lightbulb protection privileges. One to post the issue to Jimbo Wales' talk page. Two talk page stalkers to provide their opinions instead of Jimbo. One to demand an RFC on the subject. Twelve to participate in the 30-day RFC.
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