Date: 11/20/2003, 3:35 pm
They sit in the dark
Debating numbers needed
Before there is light
: .....does it takes 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
: 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.
:
: Just kidding, folks. Hope not too many of you are thinking "Hey, I
: resemble that remark".
Messages In This Thread
- Off Topic: How many forum members......
KenC -- 11/19/2003, 10:00 pm- Guilty as charged...to all of the above! VRYFunny! *NM*
Bill Cruz -- 11/23/2003, 3:47 pm- Re: Off Topic: You might be a kayak builder if....
Tony W. -- 11/21/2003, 8:29 am- There's one more you forgot...
Robert N Pruden -- 11/21/2003, 12:03 pm- Re: There's one more you forgot... *LINK*
Tony W. -- 11/21/2003, 12:31 pm- Of course, the HOOP HOUSE. Now I remember *NM*
Robert N Pruden -- 12/1/2003, 8:41 pm
- Of course, the HOOP HOUSE. Now I remember *NM*
- Re: Off Topic: You might be a kayak builder if....
Rick Sylvia -- 11/21/2003, 10:00 am- The Internet in 1492
Kurt Maurer -- 11/21/2003, 10:44 am- spewing coffee on the screen...
George Jungle -- 11/23/2003, 9:25 pm- Re: spewing coffee on the screen...
Kurt Maurer -- 11/23/2003, 10:10 pm
- ROTFLMAO! *NM*
Shawn Baker -- 11/22/2003, 12:20 pm - Re: spewing coffee on the screen...
- spewing coffee on the screen...
- Re: There's one more you forgot... *LINK*
- Re: Smurfs don't need... *Pic*
Rehd -- 11/21/2003, 2:10 am- You've just solved a problem for me, Rhed
Robert N Pruden -- 11/21/2003, 11:52 am
- What's really amazing . . .
Mike Scarborough -- 11/20/2003, 5:38 pm- Re: Nice attempt to change the subject *NM*
Scott Ferguson -- 11/20/2003, 6:30 pm
- Re: Off Topic: How many forum members......
mike loriz -- 11/20/2003, 4:43 pm- Re: Off Topic: Consider a light bulb candle
Scott Ferguson -- 11/20/2003, 6:26 pm- Re: Off Topic: Consider a light bulb candle
mike loriz -- 11/20/2003, 8:47 pm
- Re: Off Topic: Not another traditionalist *NM*
Roger Nuffer -- 11/20/2003, 5:32 pm - Re: Off Topic: Consider a light bulb candle
- You forgot one other kind of post...
Robert N Pruden -- 11/20/2003, 4:15 pm- Re: You forgot one other kind of post...
Paul Jacob -- 11/20/2003, 4:27 pm- Re: You forgot one other kind of post...
Robert N Pruden -- 11/21/2003, 11:45 am
- Re: You forgot one other kind of post...
- Re: Off Topic: How many forum members..HAIKU....
Peter -- 11/20/2003, 3:35 pm- Re: Off Topic: How many forum members..HAIKU....
mike loriz -- 11/20/2003, 7:16 pm- Re: Off Topic: How many forum members..HAIKU....
Robert N Pruden -- 11/21/2003, 11:44 am- Re: Off Topic: How many forum members..HAIKU....
mike loriz -- 11/21/2003, 5:13 pm- Re: Off Topic: How many forum members..HAIKU....
Robert N Pruden -- 11/21/2003, 11:03 pm
- Re: Off Topic: How many forum members..HAIKU.... *NM*
Steve Ryan -- 11/21/2003, 3:40 pm - Re: Off Topic: How many forum members..HAIKU....
- Oops, I meant fell on my 'butt' *NM*
mike loriz -- 11/20/2003, 7:25 pm - Re: Off Topic: How many forum members..HAIKU....
- Re: Off Topic: How many forum members..HAIKU....
- Re: Off Topic: How many forum members......
Hans -- 11/20/2003, 1:46 pm- Re: Off Topic: How many forum members......
Dave -- 11/20/2003, 2:48 pm
- Re: Off Topic: And 4000 members finding ...
Tom Bastiansen -- 11/20/2003, 10:27 am- Ahhhh, they're comin outta the woodwork now *NM*
Robert N Pruden -- 11/20/2003, 4:18 pm- Re: Off Topic: And 4000 members finding ...
Dave -- 11/20/2003, 1:29 pm- Re: Off Topic: And 4000 members finding ...
Robert N Pruden -- 11/20/2003, 4:19 pm- Broken bulb = potato time *NM*
Glen Smith -- 11/20/2003, 10:04 pm- potatoe *NM*
Danny Cox -- 11/21/2003, 7:24 am- Tater *NM*
Robert N Pruden -- 11/21/2003, 11:39 am
- Tater *NM*
- potatoe *NM*
- Broken bulb = potato time *NM*
- Re: Off Topic: And 4000 members finding ...
- And 248 lurkers who....
Frank Eberdt -- 11/19/2003, 10:33 pm- Re: Off Topic: How many forum members......
Rehd -- 11/19/2003, 10:31 pm- Re: Off Topic: How many forum members......
Tony Bligh -- 11/20/2003, 11:09 pm- Re: Off Topic: How many forum members......
Glen Smith -- 11/20/2003, 11:11 pm
- Re: Off Topic: How many forum members......
- Re: Off Topic: You might be a kayak builder if....
- Guilty as charged...to all of the above! VRYFunny! *NM*