Posted on 12/08/2005 6:50:37 AM PST by The_Victor
How many forum members does it takes to change a light bulb?
1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed
14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently
7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs
1 to move it to the Lighting section
2 to argue then move it to the Electricals section
7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs
5 to flame the spell checkers
3 to correct spelling/grammar flames
6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ... another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid
2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp"
15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that "light bulb" is perfectly correct
19 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum
11 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum
36 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where to buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for this technique and what brands are faulty
7 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs
4 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's
3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group
13 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too"
5 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy
4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
13 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs"
1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.
4 to find the post somehow relevant to their cat and to post pictures of same.
I have to add the following.
4 to post links to scientific breakthroughs that will make light bulbs last forever and never have to be changed again
14 to say "IBTZ"!
150 to say "already posted"
37 to say "Bush's fault"
13 to jump on the "Bush's fault" posts
1 to say "it's Bush's fault the light bulb broke in the first place"
lol
One to say it doesn't belong in News/Activism.
Turn out the lights and go home, say goodnight, Gracie......
And one to say that vanities shouldn't be posted in the News/Activism.
. . . and 25 to make gratuitous mention of the "homosexual agenda" as the real cause of the burnt-out bulb.
2 to say that women, children and minorities are worse off because of the burned out lightbulb.........
This is funny.
But seriously, why is this relevant on this forum? I am an electrical engineer that designs lightbulbs for internet web forums, and this topic is racist.
You forgot.......
2 to post how candles were better and more reliable than light bulbs and that the world was a better place with candles and went to hell-in-a-handbasket once lightbulbs became popular.
Ah, Grasshopper, one must first determine if the lightbulb wants to change.
You forgot to add
3 to point out that it has already been posted
1 to say that he did a search and nothing turned up
5 to show how to correctly search and tell the poster if he can't post without doing a correct search, stop posting
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