How many Aspies does it take to screw in a light bulb??

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JurgenW
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30 Nov 2013, 3:08 pm

I have actually hoarded light bulbs since they were banned a few years ago, so I have a few boxes ... :oops:



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30 Nov 2013, 6:48 pm

How many Mexicans does it take to change a light bulb?

Just Juan.



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01 Dec 2013, 2:57 am

Only one aspie, but it requires an NT to constantly tell them to put down the special interest for 5 min and change the bleeping lightbulb.


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02 Dec 2013, 3:08 pm

2 - They need to argue on how how to obtain the best bulb for the best fit for the best light in this situation...

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02 Dec 2013, 3:14 pm

The answer is three.

One to rewire the house, to bring it up to latest safety standards.

One to choose the right wattage of bulb, considering the room it's for, and to screw it in.

And one to make 49 different choices of lightshade, because that's the bit Aspies always forget.



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02 Dec 2013, 9:20 pm

The answer is 1. Two is a crowd for the Aspie who likes to do things on his/her own.


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03 Dec 2013, 12:53 am

OMG! You are ALL so funny. And talented! Maybe you can all get together and start a light bulb changing business! [ and moonlight as comedians]



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03 Dec 2013, 3:59 am

Two.

One male aspie who lacks the social skills to find a socket for his bulb.

One female female aspie who lacks the social skills to find a bulb for her socket.

And both to go to the dating forum on WP to gripe about how they have it worse than the other gender!



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03 Dec 2013, 5:06 am

just one but needs to change it daily because another aspie keeps taking them out to add to their collection


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03 Dec 2013, 6:01 am

One. Just one.

It is a simple, concrete procedure. And getting more people would require asking someone for help.

However, the Aspie in question must first look up instructions on how to change a lightbulb. While she is there, she may Google "Can Aspies change lightbulbs??" If she's having a bad day, she may have a meltdown believing that her disability renders her incapable of changing a lightbulb as well as a neurotypical...

...and God forbid she should have to **aaaacckkkk** go to the store and GET a lightbulb, having forgotten to prep those against extended bouts of agoraphobia...


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03 Dec 2013, 12:45 pm

i never figured it out, because i got sidetracked remembering this:

"How many Lojbanists does it take to change a broken lightbulb?
Two: one to decide what to change it into, and another to figure out what kind of bulb would emit broken light."

PS some real funny answers here!


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03 Dec 2013, 1:13 pm

doofy wrote:

Two - one to screw in the bulb and the other to have a meltdown about the fact the bulb's gone and it shoulda lasted for 10,000 hours and it only lasted 6,756 hours

I could possibly go on - shutting up now


:oops: :lol:



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03 Dec 2013, 2:15 pm

None, because aspies are hypersensitive to bright light and prefer to have their rooms unilluminated by anything other than their computer screen.



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03 Dec 2013, 7:31 pm

How many aspie therapists does it take to change a light bulb?

One.

But the light bulb has really got to want to change...



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03 Dec 2013, 9:40 pm

1 Aspie to make all the right choices, plan for failures, and do the work.

PLUS

1 NT to tell the aspie how they need to plan things out, think about their choices, ask the aspie to describe how changing the lightbulb makes them feel, and collect their payment at the end of the therapy hour.



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04 Dec 2013, 12:40 am

doofy wrote:
Two - one to screw in the bulb and the other to have a meltdown about the fact the bulb's gone and it shoulda lasted for 10,000 hours and it only lasted 6,756 hours and its not fair and why is it only his bulbs that have to blow and the meds aren't working and his shrink's an incompetent bast*rd


Three. I'm the Aspie that at least points out that the 10,000 is AVERAGE life. And rounded off, for that matter. Not a hard-and-fast minimum for ALL bulbs. I'd be disappointed if there isn't a standard deviation listed, though... with one, it'd be pretty easy to figure how many standard deviations below the mean that bulb lasted! That would open up statistical analysis for many bulbs to test that 10,000 mean... my alternate hypothesis would be BELOW 10,000 since most anyone would be happy to have it last MORE than 10,000 hours...


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