From nobody@digitalkingdom.org Tue Aug 18 06:44:04 2009 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:44:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MdOyp-00089E-Q1 for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:44:04 -0700 Received: from dsl.zenzebra.mv.com ([207.22.49.29] helo=cmarib.ramside) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MdOyl-00088n-HN for lojban-list@lojban.org; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:44:03 -0700 Received: from cmarib.ramside (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by cmarib.ramside (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id n7IDhf5N026317 for ; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:43:41 GMT Received: (from rusat@localhost) by cmarib.ramside (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id n7IDhfWZ026314; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:43:41 GMT X-Authentication-Warning: cmarib.ramside: rusat set sender to sunrise2000@comcast.net using -f To: lojban-list@lojban.org Subject: [lojban] Lojban Jokes WAS Re: webserver hosed? References: From: sunrise2000@comcast.net Date: 18 Aug 2009 13:43:40 +0000 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <86ocqdz183.fsf@cmarib.ramside> Lines: 24 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.4 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-archive-position: 15966 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: sunrise2000@comcast.net Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com writes: > In a message dated 8/18/2009 01:16:55 Eastern Daylight Time, > vonunov@gmail.com writes: > > > > On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:46:57 -0500, Arran wrote: > > > > > How many lojbanists does it take to change a broken light bulb? > > > > What kind of lightbulb? How was it broken? How do you mean, "change"? > > There are many ways to change something. > > > > And what kind of bulb emits broken light? > I never really got that joke. .uu The lujvo grouping clearly indicates that the questioner is referring to a (broken type-of (light type-of bulb)). If anyone thinks the question refers to "broken light", they'd have to be misinterpreting the tanru, right? Note that the joke works in English: "broken light bulb". I just don't think it survives the translation. To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to lojban-list-request@lojban.org with the subject unsubscribe, or go to http://www.lojban.org/lsg2/, or if you're really stuck, send mail to secretary@lojban.org for help.