For your amusement, I offer a bit of publishing humor, from one of my editing instructors some years ago at UC Berkeley.
While these are jokes, they also illustrate various roles and responsibilities in publishing.
Q. How many editors does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A. Only one; but first they have to rewire the entire building.
Q. How many managing editors does it take to change a lightbulb?
A. You were supposed to have changed that lightbulb last week!
Q. How many art directors does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A. Does it HAVE to be a lightbulb?
Q. How many copyeditors does it take to change a lightbulb?
A. The last time this question was asked, it involved art
directors. Is the difference intentional? Should one or the other instance be changed? It seems inconsistent.
Q. How many proofreaders does it take to change a lightbulb?
A. Proofreaders aren’t supposed to change lightbulbs.
They should just query them.
Q. How many writers does it take to change a lightbulb?
A. But why do we have to CHANGE it?
Q. How many publishers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A. Three. One to screw it in, two to hold down the editor
For a humorous perspective on education and language visit http://www.theonion.com/content/news/underfunded_schools_forced_to_cut
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