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Although lightbulb jokes tend to be derogatory in tone (e.g., "How many drunkards..." / "Four: one to hold the light bulb and three to drink until the room spins"), the people targeted by them may take pride in the stereotypes expressed and are often themselves the jokes' originators, [7] as in "How many Germans does it take to change a lightbulb?
A variation on drummer jokes plays on the fact that they are more likely to be fans of famous drummers than musicians generally. [13] How many drummers does it take to change a light bulb? 12 - one to change the bulb, and 11 to talk about how Buddy Rich would have done it! [13]
As with all discriminatory jokes, Polish jokes depend on the listener's preconceived notions and antipathies. [ 1 ] The relation between the internalized derogatory stereotypes about Polish people, and the persistence of ethnic jokes about them, is not easy to trace, though the jokes seem to be understood by many who hear them. [ 2 ]
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The lightbulb is dead... long live the lightbulb! Four years ago, the U.S. Congress, to great fanfare, passed a law aiming to phase out the incandescent lightbulb in favor of longer-lasting, more ...
Celebrate April Fools' Day with a funny prank and one of these silly jokes inspired by spring, trickery and tomfoolery. Find short one-liners and corny puns. 65 April Fools' jokes that are stupid ...
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