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

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


TOPICS: Free Republic; Miscellaneous; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: bulb; lamp; light; lightbulb
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To: Sir Gawain
3 to ask that others keep them up on the lightbulb changing situation as they are cubicle bound.
81 posted on 10/23/2003 10:45:35 AM PDT by Skooz (All Hail the Mighty Kansas City Chiefs: 7-0 baby)
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To: Maceman

;O)

83 posted on 10/23/2003 10:46:15 AM PDT by newgeezer (We learn by trail and errror. ;-)
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To: Sir Gawain
6 to say that Tom Daschle is deeply saddened that the light bulb is out...
84 posted on 10/23/2003 10:46:17 AM PDT by danneskjold
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To: rdb3
And another 3 to start a new Lightbulb Ping List.
85 posted on 10/23/2003 10:46:44 AM PDT by bootless (Never Forget)
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To: newgeezer

86 posted on 10/23/2003 10:46:57 AM PDT by TexKat
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To: Sir Gawain
1 to post that changing a light bulb is series business, and another to mention how hugh a job it is.

Then another 426 posts about hugh, series, moose (meece?) and cheese!

Mark
87 posted on 10/23/2003 10:47:00 AM PDT by MarkL (Chiefs 7-0! Who'd-a-thunk-it?!?!?!)
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To: Sir Gawain
And Willie Green to post about the factory being closed down.
88 posted on 10/23/2003 10:47:04 AM PDT by Still Thinking
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To: TexKat
One to post an enormously humongous graphic that slows down the whole thread to a crawl.
89 posted on 10/23/2003 10:47:13 AM PDT by Skooz (All Hail the Mighty Kansas City Chiefs: 7-0 baby)
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To: Howlin
30 Bushbots verbally attack the offending light bulb. :)
90 posted on 10/23/2003 10:47:22 AM PDT by demlosers
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To: Sir Gawain
BFL
91 posted on 10/23/2003 10:47:26 AM PDT by dts32041 (Is it time to practice decimation with our representatives?)
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To: bootless; mhking
...and the 1 and only mhking to read the assorted tomfoolery and silliness and post, "Just Damn."...

What about the "Ahhh Jeezzze, Not This Shi'ite Again" graphic?

92 posted on 10/23/2003 10:47:29 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The democRATS are near the tipping point.)
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To: Chancellor Palpatine
56,432 to pray for the removed light bulb, and to declare that it had plenty of life left in it.

87 to claim that it's a LBINO.
93 posted on 10/23/2003 10:48:01 AM PDT by EllaMinnow (Life is too important to be taken seriously.)
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To: TexKat

94 posted on 10/23/2003 10:48:02 AM PDT by TexKat
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To: Sir Gawain
Did we forget the ever-present DU troll who infiltrates the thread and spews how if it were not for Clinton/Gore there wouldn't be any light bulbs?...Or that thanks to Bush, the elderly, children, women and minorities have no light bulbs?
95 posted on 10/23/2003 10:48:19 AM PDT by Constitutional Patriot (Socialism is the cancer of humanity.)
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To: Sir Gawain
Several hundred suspecting a terrorist act was responsible for the bulb breaking, with one who takes it upon himself to lecture the other hundred on how bulbs break all the time.

*ONE* to *OVEREMPHASIZE* the *SIGNIFICANCE* of the *MUNDANITY* of a *BROKEN* *LIGHT* *BULB*!

The creator of the bulb, every now and then, will pop in to lecture his minions on proper bulb-changing etiquette, and not to post anything from DU (darkness unlimited)

This is fun, I could come up with these all afternoon!

96 posted on 10/23/2003 10:48:29 AM PDT by TrappedInLiberalHell (Hillary walks into a bar. Let's hope it leaves a nice bump on her forehead.)
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To: Sir Gawain
And let's not forget the FReeper who would try to morph the thread into a discussion on evolution vs. creationism (I suspect one would change the light bulb more efficiently but I'm not sure).
97 posted on 10/23/2003 10:48:42 AM PDT by Lando Lincoln (God Bless the arsenal of liberty.)
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To: new cruelty
your Spidey icon is hysterical. I showed it to my son (8) and he said, "When is he going to stop dancing?"

"he's a dancing machine.... "
98 posted on 10/23/2003 10:48:46 AM PDT by proud American in Canada ("We are a peaceful people. Yet we are not a fragile people.")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
That, too.

And one hardworking Freeper to write an actual opus for the light bulb.
99 posted on 10/23/2003 10:48:48 AM PDT by bootless (Never Forget)
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To: Sir Gawain
What about the diference between Yankee light bulbs and Southern By the Grace of God lightbulbs?
100 posted on 10/23/2003 10:48:53 AM PDT by Hatteras (Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps...)
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