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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
Q: How many liberals does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: Burning out is part of that lightbulb's culture. Who are you to ask for change?
Q: How many U. N. weapons inspectors does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: What lightbulb?
LOL
Q: How many Bill Clintons does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A: That depends on your definition of the word 'screw'.
LOL!!
I can see Blix saying that too.
It was. Jim Robinson was the only one with banning powers and it became well known that he slept in late on Saturday and Sunday mornings. You can imagine what went on...:)
Then there's about 30 to say that if everyone had home-schooled their kids, a better lightbulb would have been invented by now.
Where are the møøses and stuned beebers?
Hilarious. Thanks!
This is my first visit to a thread of this nature. I LOVE IT. Your guys (and gals) are great.
luv it!!!!!!!!!!!
Strangely, I recall a thread about that..
Awww, you remembered!
(Retrieves millennium bug supplies, including gas masks, year's supply of fresh water and old, weatherbeaten copies of "Gent" magazine.)
And one to write an opus...
About Free Republic and lightbulbs...
How the lighbulbs have changed...
And so had Free Republic...
And it wasn't the same anymore...
And how the opus writer is going to go elsewhere...
Where lightbulbs don't change...
LOL Again
This is the one I was telling You about the other day.(or a take off of it)
Here is another good one:
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3aaf24856532.htm
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