A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

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Entry from October 11, 2014
“How many college freshmen does it take to screw in a lightbulb?” (joke)

Students at one college or university often tell a joke about a rival school:
 
Q: How many (insert college name) freshmen does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A: None. That’s a sophomore-level course.

 
The joke has been cited in print since at least 1997, when it was told about the University of Michigan.
 
 
Google Groups: alt.sports.college.ohio-state
scUM jokes
JEFF LUTZ
11/22/97
(...)
Q: How many Michigan freshmen does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: None. That’s a sophomore course. 
     
Google Groups: alt.sports.college.pac-10
Rival jokes
Vertigo310
11/21/98
(...)
How many USC Freshmen does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
None; that’s a sophomore-level course.
 
Google Groups: alt.support.anxiety-panic
More Questions to Add to Elise’s
Rita
7/7/01
(...)
> (3) How many Ole Miss freshmen does it take to change a light bulb?
>    —-None…..That’s a sophomore course in Mississippi.
 
Google Books
A Prairie Home Companion
Pretty Good Joke Book

By Brian Becker
Minneapolis, MN: HighBridge
2003
Pg. 31:
How many University of Iowa freshmen does it take to screw in a lightbulb? None. That’s a sophomore course.
 
Google Books
I Love Texas/I Hate Oklahoma
By Pete Davis
Chicago, IL: Triumph Books LLC
2012
Pg. ?:
How many OU freshmen does it take to screw in a light bulb? None. That’s a sophomore course.
 
Google Books
Warning! This Product Contains Nuttiness:
A Fun Look at the Bizarre World in Which We Live

By Sam Venable
Knoxville, TN: The University of Tennessee Press
2013
Pg. 227:
How many NYFU (Name Your Favorite University—ed.) freshmen does it take to screw in a light bulb? None. At NYFU, this is a sophomore course.
 
Twitter
Aly Redding
‏@alyredding
How many ASU freshmen does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
None. At ASU, that’s a sophomore level class.
11:28 PM - 24 Sep 2014
 
Twitter
Chandler Norville
‏@changreatness
How many South Carolina freshmen does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
None, that’s a sophomore course.
7:36 PM - 4 Oct 2014
 
Twitter
Arlette Rodriguez
‏@_arlette24
“How many OU freshmen does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
None, because it’s a sophomore course.”  -@misterjavy
Austin, TX
1:24 PM - 10 Oct 2014

Posted by Barry Popik
New York CityEducation/Schools • Saturday, October 11, 2014 • Permalink


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