Variation on the Light Bulb Joke

Cyrano · 02-16-2008, 05:36 PM

I'm sure everyone remembers the old Light Bulb Joke craze. You know: "How many [fill in the blank]s does it take to change a light bulb?" with the blank usually being an ethnicity and the punch line reflecting said ethnicity.

During the height of the Light Bulb Joke craze, Bjo Trimble, the woman who organized the "Save Star Trek" letter campaign in 1968 when the network was threatening to cancel the show and flooded NBC with one million pieces of mail, was at a science fiction convention. The SF fans were telling ethnic Light Bulb Jokes, but changing the ethnicity to Klingon without changing the punch line. She finally burst out, "Dear God! These aren't Klingon light bulb jokes! They're just renamed ethnic jokes! Can't somebody come up with a real Klingon light bulb joke?"

About five minutes later, a teenager who had heard her outburst came up to her and said, "Bjo, I have a real Klingon Light Bulb joke for you."

"This better be good, kid," she warned. Bjo does not suffer fools gladly.

"Okay. How many Klingons does it take to change a light bulb?"

"I don't know, kid. How many Klingons does it take to change a light bulb?"

"Two. One to change the light bulb, and another to stab him in the back and take the credit for it!"

Bjo's jaw dropped. The kid grinned and melted back into the crowd.

SuckLead · 02-16-2008, 09:30 PM

ArkansasHunter · 02-16-2008, 10:27 PM

HAR _ HAR_HAR_ !!! LOL

Windwalker · 02-17-2008, 09:20 AM

Although I have seen some of the shows, it appears that some of my Si-Fi education is sadly lacking.

spurrit · 03-13-2008, 05:30 AM

Star Trek is gay.

billy · 03-13-2008, 06:40 AM

i liked it when i was 8.
it was the coolest.

Windwalker · 03-13-2008, 06:59 AM

-1 spurrit

jmp8927 · 03-13-2008, 09:14 AM

Star Trek....eh I'm too young to have been impressed in the least by the original. I've seen some of the later ones and they were ok when I was young, but they don't impress me now. However, I haven't seen the movies...maybe they're better. However, I can still appreciate the humor in this one! That's a good one!

BaserRonin · 03-13-2008, 10:09 AM

The Originals were awesome!
That one made me laugh and gave you +2 nerd points for putting it in print...

02-16-2008, 05:36 PM	#1
Cyrano Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York Posts: 2,358	Variation on the Light Bulb Joke I'm sure everyone remembers the old Light Bulb Joke craze. You know: "How many [fill in the blank]s does it take to change a light bulb?" with the blank usually being an ethnicity and the punch line reflecting said ethnicity. During the height of the Light Bulb Joke craze, Bjo Trimble, the woman who organized the "Save Star Trek" letter campaign in 1968 when the network was threatening to cancel the show and flooded NBC with one million pieces of mail, was at a science fiction convention. The SF fans were telling ethnic Light Bulb Jokes, but changing the ethnicity to Klingon without changing the punch line. She finally burst out, "Dear God! These aren't Klingon light bulb jokes! They're just renamed ethnic jokes! Can't somebody come up with a real Klingon light bulb joke?" About five minutes later, a teenager who had heard her outburst came up to her and said, "Bjo, I have a real Klingon Light Bulb joke for you." "This better be good, kid," she warned. Bjo does not suffer fools gladly. "Okay. How many Klingons does it take to change a light bulb?" "I don't know, kid. How many Klingons does it take to change a light bulb?" "Two. One to change the light bulb, and another to stab him in the back and take the credit for it!" Bjo's jaw dropped. The kid grinned and melted back into the crowd.

02-16-2008, 09:30 PM	#2
SuckLead Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: USA Posts: 600	__________________ "Ruin a liberal's day; recite historical fact." - found on a bumper sticker

02-17-2008, 09:20 AM	#4
Windwalker Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,592	Although I have seen some of the shows, it appears that some of my Si-Fi education is sadly lacking. __________________ America: Love it and protect it or leave it

03-13-2008, 06:40 AM	#6
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 12,183 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 146	i liked it when i was 8. it was the coolest. __________________

03-13-2008, 06:59 AM	#7
Windwalker Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,592	-1 spurrit __________________ America: Love it and protect it or leave it

02-16-2008, 10:27 PM	#3
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,715	HAR _ HAR_HAR_ !!! LOL

03-13-2008, 05:30 AM	#5
spurrit Banned Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 60	Star Trek is gay.

03-13-2008, 09:14 AM	#8
jmp8927 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Walterboro, SC Posts: 1,145 Images: 17	Star Trek....eh I'm too young to have been impressed in the least by the original. I've seen some of the later ones and they were ok when I was young, but they don't impress me now. However, I haven't seen the movies...maybe they're better. However, I can still appreciate the humor in this one! That's a good one! __________________ Doing the unexpected makes the unexpected the expected and thus the expected becomes the unexpected.

03-13-2008, 10:09 AM	#9
BaserRonin Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: In a Dark Cubicle Posts: 371	The Originals were awesome! That one made me laugh and gave you +2 nerd points for putting it in print... __________________ "It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favour of vegetarianism" ~ R. W. Inge