How many freepers does it take to change a light bulb?

[Sir Gawain]

How many freepers does it take 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

27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs

53 to flame the spell checkers

41 to correct spelling/grammar flames

6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ...

another 6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive

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

156 to email the moderators complaining that they are in violation of their "acceptable use policy"

109 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum

111 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum

306 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

27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs

14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's

12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy

4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ

44 to ask what is a "FAQ"

4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"

143 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

[Hegemony Cricket]

What's that you say - light bulbs being changed? BREAKING NEWS?

I'm going to take a shower...

[Conspiracy Guy]

Publick skewel is wunnerfill. Tha teecher unions r a hugh hep.

[TxBec]

and two posts of pictures :)

[JustAmy]

Chancellor P. .... this is so funny. LOL Thanks for posting it.

I'm calling a few friends over who I think will enjoy this.

[Billie]

LOL! I'm not sure they'll find this buried as it is! Too funny!

[Tamzee]

Welp, the onliest thin to reely lern is how to re-sikill mayonaze jarz...then the rest of skewel is jest resess!

[mrsmith]

LOL!

Three to tell Jim how much better it would have been changed if it'd been done the way some unlamented former freepers would have changed it.

And one will have to post an opus because it wasn't changed his way because "the in-group" has it in for him..

[xsmommy]

that...is Pulitzer-worthy.....

[Tamzee]

And another Freeper to jump in and say they love your tagline ;-)

[TexKat]

Turn out the lights, Mariah Carey's armpit hairs are showing

[frodolives]

BTT! Chuckle!

[Conspiracy Guy]

I luv resess

[TASMANIANRED]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1006822/posts

We better get serious about this problem. Over here they are talking about the universe getting dark.
We better start looking for more lighbulbs.

[Chancellor Palpatine]

[low bows, graciously accepting kudos]

[Chancellor Palpatine]

You're welcome.

Thought it would be appreciated.

;)

[Badray]

And 103 FReepers demanding the source URL for the story.

[Tamzee]

My best subjekt is snak.

I got a B.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I flunked snak and lunch.

[Robert A Cook PE]

I almost flunked recess.

[Robert A Cook PE]

"Meanies, pickin on an old mainframer,,,, "

(The spotlight slowly goes out as the old mainframer slowly shuffles his deck of punchcards....)

(The democrat programmer from Florida demands a recount, claiming that Al Gore got all the chads from the 81st column.....)