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From: wsmith@uiucdcsb.CS.UIUC.EDU
Newsgroups: net.jokes.d
Subject: Before the Lightbulb Joke
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Date: Wed, 29-Jan-86 12:42:00 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 29 12:42:00 1986
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Nf-From: uiucdcsb.CS.UIUC.EDU!wsmith    Jan 29 11:42:00 1986


A(n) historical question:

It seems that one of the more common forms of joke (at least on this
network) are the infamous "Lightbulb Jokes."

Was there a(n) historically equivalent joke that was used before
light bulbs (and the concept of them needing to be changed) existed?

William Smith
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