1,622. One to tell the original joke, and the rest to submit give some minor variation of it! For example:
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Lawsuits.
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Two. One to assume the ladder and one to change the bulb.
A': None. If the government would just leave it alone, it would screw itself in.
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The barman says "I'll serve you, but don't start anything"
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Twenty. One to hold the bulb, two to turn the ladder, and 17 to be on the guest list.
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Nothing, peanuts don't talk.
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