From: utzoo!decvax!cca!fortune!rpw3@sri-unix Newsgroups: net.jokes.d Title: Original Jokes Article-I.D.: fortune.84 Posted: Sun Jun 27 00:05:03 1982 Received: Tue Jun 29 04:38:16 1982 In response to the question of whether jokes "just appeared" or whether anyone ever wrote any original ones, the following two (admittedly somewhat out-of-date topical) lightbulb jokes are originals. That may have something to do with their being not all that funny. Perhaps jokes have to mellow a while through the cultural filter ( cat original | tell2friend | tell2friend | ... ) before they get good. (Was that a UNIX joke??? Oh, well) Most, of course, die along the way. Cultures have evolutional pressure, too. LIGHTBULB JOKE #1: How many Polacks does it take to change a lightbulb? Just one. (???...) But you need 6000 Russian troops in case he goes on strike! LIGHTBULB JOKE #2: How many Federal Government employees does it take to change a lightbulb? NONE! That item has been cut from the budget! -- Rob Warnock