How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb?

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How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb?

Post by xdrifter » Wed, 25. May 05, 21:17

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
1 to move it to the Lighting section
2 to argue then move it to the Electricals section
7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs
5 to flame the spell checkers
3 to correct spelling/grammar flames
6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ... another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid
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
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"
1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.
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Post by EvilLord » Wed, 25. May 05, 21:26

And one moderator to move this to off-topic
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Post by esd » Wed, 25. May 05, 21:50

And one to post something years old :P

(admittedly it's still funny)
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Post by MGA » Wed, 25. May 05, 22:51

One to say this is a waste of a post.
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Post by Stealth » Wed, 25. May 05, 22:53

One forumer to :rofl: at them all and on his harddisk bind them.

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Post by Jon Tetrino » Thu, 26. May 05, 00:15

and one smartass who actually does post examples of different light bulbs...

http://www.ebulbshop.com/acatalog/shop.html

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Post by Urashima Keitaro » Thu, 26. May 05, 00:17

And one to smack his head on the keyboard for bothering to look. :shock:

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Re: How many forum members does it take to change a light bu

Post by Rapier » Thu, 26. May 05, 00:21

xdrifter wrote: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
1 to move it to the Lighting section
2 to argue then move it to the Electricals section
7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs
5 to flame the spell checkers
3 to correct spelling/grammar flames
6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ... another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid
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
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"
1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.
Or in the case of Rusti, he and his alter ego's can do the whole thing themselves.
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Post by esd » Thu, 26. May 05, 00:26

Or in the case of Rusti, he and his alter ego's can do the whole thing themselves.
Not exactly fair attacking someone that can't fight back on account of being banned...

...so here, have this trout: *slap*
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Post by Urashima Keitaro » Thu, 26. May 05, 00:31

Now if he'd have said it about me.... :lol:

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Post by Rapier » Thu, 26. May 05, 00:35

esd wrote:
Or in the case of Rusti, he and his alter ego's can do the whole thing themselves.
Not exactly fair attacking someone that can't fight back on account of being banned...

...so here, have this trout: *slap*
Not exactly attacking, just picking the example most people are likely to know about. Anyway, thanks for the fish.
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Post by JungleJim » Thu, 26. May 05, 00:58

n to argue which type of bulb is better (incandescent, flourescent, sodium vapor, or Khaak).

Where n is an indeterminant number.
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Post by Urashima Keitaro » Thu, 26. May 05, 00:59

Rapier wrote:
esd wrote:
Or in the case of Rusti, he and his alter ego's can do the whole thing themselves.
Not exactly fair attacking someone that can't fight back on account of being banned...

...so here, have this trout: *slap*
Not exactly attacking, just picking the example most people are likely to know about. Anyway, thanks for the fish.
Even though they're beginning to know about me, eh Rapier? :P

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Post by johntarmac » Thu, 26. May 05, 01:08

what if there are 2 light bulbs

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Post by Xenon_Slayer » Thu, 26. May 05, 01:23

esd wrote:
Or in the case of Rusti, he and his alter ego's can do the whole thing themselves.
Not exactly fair attacking someone that can't fight back on account of being banned...

...so here, have this trout: *slap*
Whoa whoa, what happened to rusti. I missed that. Alter egos?
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Post by Stealth » Thu, 26. May 05, 03:04

Rapier wrote:Not exactly attacking, just picking the example most people are likely to know about. Anyway, thanks for the fish.
Curse the Hitchhiker references :twisted:

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Post by Jon Tetrino » Thu, 26. May 05, 09:47

Stealth wrote:
Rapier wrote:Not exactly attacking, just picking the example most people are likely to know about. Anyway, thanks for the fish.
Curse the Hitchhiker references :twisted:
exactly what i thought

btw it also takes a guy to point out that the best way to change a light bulb was discovered by the citezens of Stravomula Beta, just after news reached them of a confused whale that had been turned into a 50 meter wide Pizza...

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Post by Jericho » Thu, 26. May 05, 11:28

And one post to Rule them all, and in the darkness bind them.

Mwuhahahahahahaha. Mwuhahahahahahah. MWUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!
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Post by Jon Tetrino » Thu, 26. May 05, 11:54

Jericho wrote:And one post to Rule them all, and in the darkness bind them.

Mwuhahahahahahaha. Mwuhahahahahahah. MWUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!

ok...


...hobbits for tea anyone?

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Post by Urashima Keitaro » Thu, 26. May 05, 16:19

Enlightened One wrote:
Jericho wrote:And one post to Rule them all, and in the darkness bind them.

Mwuhahahahahahaha. Mwuhahahahahahah. MWUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!

ok...


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Just send me one via post. I want to watch it squirm as it misses elevenses. :twisted: I've heard that hobbit meat goes well with whiskey and vodka. :D

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