QuoteHow many wargamers like me does it take to change a light bulb?

None - we are too busy planning light bulb changing projects and collecting light bulbs of all known shapes, colours, wattages and fitment types to actually ever change one.

These are my people!

How many Lesbian feminists does it take to change a lightbulb?

IT'S NOT FUNNY!

How many radical Lesbian feminists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

Two. One changes the lightbulb, while the other writes a protest piece objecting to the word "screw" in the joke.

How many Yiddishe Mammas does it take to change a lightbulb?

None. I can just sit here alone in the dark. 

How many civil servants does it take to change a lightbult?

After commissioning a white paper which is in and of itself representative of the requirements of the situation, and furthermore accurately and symbiotically, even synergistically, relates to the professional continuum of resources as defined in the regulations of HMG of 1947, and having furthermore taken due and responsive congition and indeed recognition of the current needs-resources situation...I think the minister has dozed off, Bernard, give him a nudge, will you?...

How many classical Roman leaders would it have taken to change a lightbulb?

Caesar, the ladder having been for the ease of access placed under the socket, and the bulb having been by a subordinate fetched from the territory of the allied Hardwari tribe, and the mains having been disconnected for the prevention of electrical shocks, ordered the nearest legionary. (Therefore, two.)

QuoteHow many classical Roman leaders would it have taken to change a lightbulb?

Caesar, the ladder having been for the ease of access placed under the socket, and the bulb having been by a subordinate fetched from the territory of the allied Hardwari tribe, and the mains having been disconnected for the prevention of electrical shocks, ordered the nearest legionary. (Therefore, two.)

Perhaps its too early in the morning for me but I made that 4.  [caesar, ladder bearer, bulb bringer and legionary]

Meanwhile, as every forum member knows but most of the UK population seem not to, a recent reference to another roman leader cincinnatus has missed the point that the hot political issue of the time was the plebian classes complaining about "one rule for the rich....".   Now did BJ know?  He did do classics but he was never hot on detail.

Didn't Cincinnatus get a second run...

Quote from: paulr on 07 September 2022, 09:54:39 AMDidn't Cincinnatus get a second run...

Yes he did, and that was the point.  He was called back in a time of crisis.

Quote from: John Cook on 07 September 2022, 10:46:00 AMYes he did, and that was the point.  He was called back in a time of crisis.

Crisis! Can it get much worse? (no ... don't answer that)

Give Liz Truss a chance

30 seconds while someone loads the gun?

Quote from: Big Insect on 07 September 2022, 12:31:25 PMCrisis! Can it get much worse? (no ... don't answer that)

You've lost me I'm afraid.  I was talking about Cincinnatus. 

QuotePerhaps its too early in the morning for me but I made that 4.  [caesar, ladder bearer, bulb bringer and legionary]

Meanwhile, as every forum member knows but most of the UK population seem not to, a recent reference to another roman leader cincinnatus has missed the point that the hot political issue of the time was the plebian classes complaining about "one rule for the rich....".  Now did BJ know?  He did do classics but he was never hot on detail.

QuoteCrisis! Can it get much worse? (no ... don't answer that)

Yes- I am now advising people that the growth jobs to look at are Hunter Gatherer and Tribal Militia man

I was thinking more kapo or stasi, flamingpig0.

Though we seem to be outsourcing our gulags.

Quote from: Ithoriel on 08 September 2022, 10:37:10 AMThough we seem to be outsourcing our gulags.

Yes Ms Sturgon won't let us build em in Scoty land.

Quote from: Ithoriel on 07 September 2022, 09:08:40 PMGive Liz Truss a chance

I'm waiting for fracking to restart and televised flights to Kigali on BBC News.
 

I was only joking but I see she's already given the go-ahead for fracking!!