Posted on 10/23/2003 10:26:08 AM PDT by 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
Hey, about the 1 or 2 that post jokes to lighten up the serious complexity of the subject matter. :)
I would have picked a higher number than 156.
I'll be the judge of that!
Before my time, so I'm enjoying this one!
Whoops! I just noticed this was an OLD thread that I had not seen before.Hope nobody minds me pingin' it .....
:^D
Q: How does the Administration plan to deal with the broken lightbulb?
A: Helen, the American people understand that the lightbulb situation has arisen due to the policies of the previous administration, and they appreciate that there has been an effort to deal with it. The President hopes that the Democrats will abandon their obstructionist tactics against tax relief, national security, and judges who will enforce the law. In this time of darkness, we need to come together and support the policies that President Bush was elected to enact.
Q: But how would any of those policies address the problem of the broken lightbulb?
A: I think Ive already answered that question. Yes, Howard.
Q: Ari, does President Bush believe that the previous administrations non-eternal lightbulb policies represent a threat to national security? (etc.)
I think this is a vanity and shouldn't be posted in breaking news. :-}
Q: Ari, what are the Administrations plans for dealing with the broken lightbulb?
A: Define lightbulb.
Q: How many Al Sharptons does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: Why? Because Im black!?
Q: How many Green party voters does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: Dude, we shouldn't have to change lightbulbs. GE has this secret lab in Costa Rica, and they made a lightbulb out of hemp that totally lasts forever.
Q: How many Ann Coulters does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: She doesn't need to. Sweet, sweet Ann can light up a room with her smile.
You should have seen the original thread posted back in early 2000 (around march or april of 2000).
It was a real hoot. More than 1000 replies.
1 troll to claim the light was never out.
1 troll to claim the replacement lightbulb came from a haliburton subsidary.
1 troll to claim we were better off in the dark.
1 more troll to claim the light was never out.
1 troll to blame the Jews.
1 more troll claiming the light was never out. (all in caps)
1 freeper questioning whether the light really was out.
1 moderator throwing lightbulbs at his computer screen.
1 more troll claimimg in a patient condescending tone that we might want to consider the possibility that the light was never out.
1 more troll claiming, and I quote, "Snickelburt hasto be lightbulbs or we'll all die"
1 last troll posting a thread asking if FRee Republic is so free why were all his threads on the lightbulb never being out pulled.
How many FReepers does it take to stune a beeber?
Q: How many computer programmers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None. That's a hardware problem.
hehe!1 to get inspired by the thread and starts a Humor Thread Ping list! :^D
LOL!!
That has jj_fate's eternal question all over it..
*chuckle*
Q. How many bloggers does it take to change a lightbulb?
A. Lightbulbs are "Old Media". Today we can download photons directly from the Internet!
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