Guest guest Posted November 10, 1998 Report Share Posted November 10, 1998 Hare Krishna. ~~~ "He's the kind of a guy who lights up a room just by flicking a switch." - Unknown ~~~ Let there be light!, Part I ~~~ Q: How many procrastinators does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: One - but he has to wait until the light is better. Q: How many telemarketers does it take to change a light bulb? A: One. But he has to do it while you're eating dinner. Q: How many professors does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: Only one, but he gets three research papers out of it. Q: How many meetings does it take to get a light bulb changed? A: This topic was resumed from last week's discussion, but is incomplete pending resolution of some action items. It will be continued next week. Meanwhile... Q: How many college students does it take to change a light-years? A: I dunno, I forgot my calculator at home. Q: How many first year civil engineering students does it take to change a light bulb ? A: None. That's a second year subject. Q: How many mathematicians does it take to change a light bulb? A: If k mathematicians can change a light bulb, and if one more simply watches them do it, then k+1 mathematicians will have changed the light bulb. Therefore, by induction, for all n in the positive integers, n mathematicians can change a light bulb. Q: How many programmers does it take to change a light bulb ? A: None. It's a hardware problem. A: One, but if he changes it, the whole building will probably fall down. A: Two. One always leaves in the middle of the project. A: Five. Two to write the specification program, one to screw it in, and two to explain why the project was late. Q: How many database programmers does it take to change a light bulb? A: Three: - One to write the light bulb removal program, - one to write the light bulb insertion program, and - one to act as a light bulb administrator to make sure nobody else tries to change the light bulb at the same time. Hare Krishna -- ys, Balarama Dasa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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