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W: ......Not to worry. Feminists are forceful people--with thick skins.

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M: You could have fooled me . . .

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

THAT'S NOT FUNNY ! ! !

Questions:

1?What does "does it take to change a light bulb" mean?

2?Has the man got angry while saying "that's not funny"?

Marius Hancu · Accepted Answer

How many feminists are needed/necessary to change a light bulb?
(Macho joke about feminists, presented here as having no practical ability)
The person replying does NOT appreciate the joke.

Nona the brit · Answer

Woman: ......Not to worry. Feminists are forceful people--with thick skins.

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Man: You could have fooled me . . . (no they are not)

How many feminists does it take to change a light bulb? (there is a series of jokes that always take the form 'How many X does it take to change a lightbulb?'. So this is following the form - an example of an anti-feminist joke so that he can prove that feminists do not have thick skins. Example of another similar joke: how many counsellors does it take to change a lightbulb.None, because they all just sit in a circle and form a support group called 'Living with darkness').

THAT'S NOT FUNNY ! ! ! (the man imitating an insulted feminist's reply to hearing the joke, thus proving that they do not have thick skins. He isn't angry, he is imitating an angry woman).

Maple · Answer

Thank you two teachers!

These explanations help a lot!

CalifJim · Answer

take = require in such questions. Common as dirt. The it is pretty much meaningless, substituting for the infinitive which comes later.

How many hours does it take to get to New York?
How many people does it take to get that house painted?
How much

does it take to run your car for a month?
How much time will it take to wash these dishes?
How many employees do you think it will take to finish the project?
How much paint does it take to cover this wall?
It takes too long to get there. I'm not going.
It takes a lot of patience to be a teacher.
It will take a lot of work to finish the job.

Also common with objective pronouns.

It will take us forever to do this.
How much

will it take him to pay off all his debts?
It has taken them three months to remodel their kitchen.
It would have taken me more time to get here, but I took the express train.

CJ

Maple · Answer

I'm wondering how you could have found out the exact crux that were bewildering me. It's amazing! Thanks a million.

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