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

[honeygrl]

lol, thanks I needed the laugh.

[BornOnTheFourth]

BWAAAHAAAHAAAAAA! That's right!

;-)

[Howlin]

WHAT??????????????????? ROFLMAO. I miss all the good stuff!

[Quilla]

I'll leave you with the serene thoughts as I carry my own brand of pepper spray.

[Catspaw]

See this!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1006692/posts?page=190#190

[UlmoLordOfWaters]

...

10 to announce they're taking a shower

5 to say this is series

15 to say that it's hugh...

[Chancellor Palpatine]

Nah - wouldn't work. If Coulter shot the 'TARD, he'd just assume that it was an aphrodisiac.

[I Am Not A Mod]

10 Freepers to give details on the history and origins of lightbulbs.

2 wise-guy Freepers to say that there are lightbulbs because the Lord said "Let there be light".

10 atheist Freepers to come in and say there is no way to prove there is a God or that he said any such thing.

30 Freepers to say "oh great, now this thread is destined to turn into a creation/evolution thread"

15 Freepers to post 2000 posts, most of them flames, on creation/evolution.

7 moderators (not me) to come on and say please, Lord, have mercy on our souls and stop!

2 former Freepers to sign up 20 new accounts to complain that they were banned because the moderators have taken sides in the creation/evolution debate.

2 other former Freepers to sign up 20 new accounts to complain that they were banned because the moderators have taken the other side in the creation/evolution debate.

[bootless]

Born, I think they are talking about you behind your back.;-)

ROFL! :-) And one to say it was so much better with DOS.

[Catspaw]

But he's a good warped, my kind of warped.

[TASMANIANRED]

Who are you to say that they are not as good. The bulbs when I was a kid were real light bulbs. Not those low watt 40's or 60's with soft glow. And just what is this sissy stuff with lighting consultants. When I was a kid we just climbed the ladder and changed the bulb and it was up the ladder both ways, in 4 foot of snow barefoot. We were grateful that we even had a socket even when the electricity was turned off.

[texaslil]

1 to start a prayer group for all those who forgot what we were talking about.
1 to start a benevolent fund for those once interested in examining light bulbs, but now only examine navel lint.
1 FReerepublic ad. moderator to collect navel lint for deleting.

[webstersII]

533 people to post 5,993 messages arguing over whether the light bulb was created or evolved on its own.

[Robert A Cook PE]

This is NOT a current thread.

(Did you know in England, they have to measure amps with a sideways sine wave that only runs down the left hand wire?)

(Since they are upside down in Australia, they have to measure amps using a cosine wave?)

(In France, the current runs backwards half the time.)

(Butt in San Francisco, they bend over backwards to measure amps going both ways in all three wires? Not that there's anything wrong with that, you know.)

[LPM1888]

But he's a good warped, my kind of warped.

Mine too.

[Heyworth]

It's well known that the Civil War was caused by the evil Abe Lincoln's unconstitutional attempt to put a tariff on light bulbs.

[Howlin]

Which reminds me of this:

Her own mother lived the latter years of her life in the horrible suspicion that electricity was dripping invisibly all over the house.

James Thurber, My Life and Hard Times (1933)

[katnip]

That's what I'm on about. yankee lightbulbs just have a bad color to them

Southern lightbulbs, while brilliant once lit, just take forever to get there.

[Fierce Allegiance]

heres the thread re cheerleaders showing off their bright bulbs.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1006512/posts

[deport]

One to post a notice on each state locale

One to post the thread over at 'tls'