Devilfish
DW Regular
How many forum members does it take to change a lightbulb?
(Stolen & slightly modified from another forum, original author unknown)
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
4 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs
1 to move it to the Off Topic folder
2 to argue about moving it to the Off Topic folder
1 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs
15 to flame the spell checker poster
6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ...
... another 6 to condemn those 6 as being stupid
12 to claim they know which light bulb is best
2 to claim the cheaper but weaker OEM bulb is just fine
1 to claim all bulbs are the same
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
3 to claim that for the last 60 years and they've never ever had an electrician change a bulb for them.
19 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum
11 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum
36 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
7 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs
4 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's
3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group
13 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too"
5 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy
4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
13 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs"
2 to start a discussion about how the President of the USA started all this somehow with his failed economic plan.
3 to defend the President and his actions to save us from terroism
3 say it's Jane Fonda's fault
2 to say Jane was just a kid and didn't know what she was doing
1 to post to the moderators to delete the entire thread
3 to praise the guy that wants the thread deleted
5 to start humorous posts to calm down everybody
3 to start a philosophical discussion including bible verses
1 to remind us of our 1st admendment rights
1 to start posting pornographic Jpegs
1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again. :Chainsaw:
(Stolen & slightly modified from another forum, original author unknown)
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
4 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs
1 to move it to the Off Topic folder
2 to argue about moving it to the Off Topic folder
1 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs
15 to flame the spell checker poster
6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ...
... another 6 to condemn those 6 as being stupid
12 to claim they know which light bulb is best
2 to claim the cheaper but weaker OEM bulb is just fine
1 to claim all bulbs are the same
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
3 to claim that for the last 60 years and they've never ever had an electrician change a bulb for them.
19 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum
11 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum
36 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
7 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs
4 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's
3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group
13 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too"
5 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy
4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
13 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs"
2 to start a discussion about how the President of the USA started all this somehow with his failed economic plan.
3 to defend the President and his actions to save us from terroism
3 say it's Jane Fonda's fault
2 to say Jane was just a kid and didn't know what she was doing
1 to post to the moderators to delete the entire thread
3 to praise the guy that wants the thread deleted
5 to start humorous posts to calm down everybody
3 to start a philosophical discussion including bible verses
1 to remind us of our 1st admendment rights
1 to start posting pornographic Jpegs
1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again. :Chainsaw:
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