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lightbulb joke

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lightbulb joke

Summary

lightbulb joke is a joke cycle[1]. It draws 1,511 Wikipedia views per month (joke_cycle category, ranking #4 of 21).[2]

Key Facts

  • lightbulb joke's instance of is recorded as joke cycle[3].
  • lightbulb joke is a type of joke[4].
  • lightbulb joke's main subject is light bulb[5].

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Definition and Type

lightbulb joke's instance of is recorded as joke cycle[3]. It is a type of joke[4].

Why It Matters

lightbulb joke draws 1,511 Wikipedia views per month (joke_cycle category, ranking #4 of 21).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → joke cycle
    Subclass of → joke
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007551761305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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