"Q:" How many bureaucrats does it take to screw in a light bulb?
"A:" Two - One to assure the everything possible is being done while the other
screws the bulb into the water faucet.
"A:" Five - one to change the light bulb and the other four to fill out the
Environmental Impact Statement.
"A:" One to spot the burned-out bulb, his supervisor
to authorize a requisition, a requisition typist, twelve clerks to file the
requisition copies, a mail clerk to deliver the requisition
to the purchasing department, a purchasing agent to order the bulb,
a clerk to forward the purchasing order, a clerk to mail-order
a receiving clerk to receive the bulb....
"A:" Two - one to screw it in and one to screw it up.
"A:" None, we contract out for things like that.
