Re: Curtains, Action, some good spoofs, in you please!

From: Eliezer S. Yudkowsky (sentience@pobox.com)
Date: Fri Jun 30 2000 - 15:10:20 MDT

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Yep. A sense of humor, especially a sense of humor as pertains to your
own cause, is the number one way to distinguish between the good
fanatics and the bad fanatics. Once you lose the ability to laugh at
yourself, it's all over.

Amara Graps wrote:
>
> How many extropians does it take to change a lightbulb?
>
> A. None! We'll just MOVE THE STARS to put their light
> exactly where it is needed.

*This* is the correct answer.

Alternatively:

Q: How many Singularitarians does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: None! The lightbulbs are brighter than we are.

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        sentience@pobox.com    Eliezer S. Yudkowsky
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