The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

THE LIGHT BULB

THE FOREMAN WALKS INTO HIS SHOP TO SUPERVISE HIS MEN.
HE SPOTS A MAN HANGING UPSIDE DOWN FROM ONE OF THE
CEILING BEAMS. HE SAYS, "HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP
THERE WHEN YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING?" THE REPLY:
"I'M A LIGHT BULB!" FOREMAN: "YOU'RE FIRED!"
THE MAN LEAVES AND THEN THE FOREMAN SEES ANOTHER
WORKER, THE ONE WHO WORKED BESIDE THE ONE CLAIMING TO
BE A LIGHT BULB, AND SAYS: "WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE
GOING?" REPLY: "IF YOU THINK I'M WORKING IN THE DARK,
YOU'RE CRAZY!"

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAGINAW

Date learned: 11-00-1968