Posts: 1660
From: the Heart of It All
Registered: May 2004

posted May 13, 2004 10:54 PM         

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Q:
How many forum members does it takes to change a light bulb?

A:
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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Posts: 931
From: Southeast Florida
Registered: Nov 2003

posted May 13, 2004 11:31 PM         

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Hee, that was hilarious! Mind if I quote this in my livejournal?

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"Out of your depth or not, it's up to you whether you sink or swim."

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From: Ontario Canada
Registered: Jun 2005

posted May 14, 2004 12:34 AM         

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So, this is a Universal thing?

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From: the bottomless depths of my mind
Registered: Jun 2003

posted May 14, 2004 02:20 AM         

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o that was great!

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From: Canada
Registered: Apr 2003

posted May 14, 2004 03:22 AM         

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No friggin kidding

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From: somewhere out there
Registered: Apr 2004

posted May 14, 2004 12:59 PM         

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LOL
omg that is so very very true

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you gave me strength, you pushed the blades away from me...oh how we dreamt to change the world... and we would never give in, no matter what they say... a really cool connection in a cruel world...

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From: The Boundless
Registered: Mar 2003

posted May 14, 2004 01:03 PM         

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Ah ha!
So we're all normal!

That was excellent.

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From: Schweinfurt to Grafenwoehr all within 6 months LOL
Registered: May 2002

posted May 14, 2004 03:50 PM         

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Hee hee...I like that!!!

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From: Blue Star Kachina
Registered: Mar 2002

posted May 14, 2004 09:16 PM         

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Lordy that explains so much!

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If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans. ~James Herriot

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posted May 14, 2004 10:17 PM         

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Here's an interesting site about light bulbs:
http://www.bulbcollector.com/

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From: A temporary home
Registered: May 2004

posted May 15, 2004 12:13 PM         

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From: Germany
Registered: Aug 2003

posted May 16, 2004 06:38 AM         

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rotfl!

Good one, and yes Trillian, I agree with you...we're all NORMAL!!!

Nackie

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