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How many forum posters 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 forum 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 participant's ISPs 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

 

203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic

forum, and lightbulb forum about changing light bulbs be

stopped

 

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

 

3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are

relevant to this forum which makes light bulbs relevant to

this forum

 

33 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety

including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too"

 

12 to post to the forum that they will no longer post because

they cannot handle the light bulb controversy

 

19 to quote the "Me too's" to say "Me three"

 

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....

  • 2 months later...
Posted
1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from

now and start it all over again....

 

Glad I'm not one of those

Posted
How many forum posters 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 forum 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 participant's ISPs 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

 

      203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic

      forum, and lightbulb forum about changing light bulbs be

      stopped

 

      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

 

      3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are

      relevant to this forum which makes light bulbs relevant to

      this forum

 

      33 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety

      including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too"

 

      12 to post to the forum that they will no longer post because

      they cannot handle the light bulb controversy

 

      19 to quote the "Me too's" to say "Me three"

 

      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....

 

___________________________________________________

 

ROFL.......Good stuff 

 

___________________________________________________

 

QUOTE 

1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from

now and start it all over again....

 

 

 

Glad I'm not one of those

 

___________________________________________________

Me too!

 

Stav.

Posted
How many forum posters 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 forum 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 participant's ISPs 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

 

      203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic

      forum, and lightbulb forum about changing light bulbs be

      stopped

 

      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

 

      3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are

      relevant to this forum which makes light bulbs relevant to

      this forum

 

      33 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety

      including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too"

 

      12 to post to the forum that they will no longer post because

      they cannot handle the light bulb controversy

 

      19 to quote the "Me too's" to say "Me three"

 

      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....

 

___________________________________________________

 

ROFL.......Good stuff 

 

___________________________________________________

 

QUOTE 

1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from

now and start it all over again....

 

 

 

Glad I'm not one of those

 

___________________________________________________

Me too!

 

Stav.

Me Three

Posted

1 to post that this thread was so much better on Beemanx.

 

2 to indulge in a personal conversation relating entirely involving sexual inneundoes based losely connected to light bulbs.

 

3 jilted lovers to bitch about the above two and post 8 stanza poems about them on the Writer's forum.

 

3 to report that the Chief Minister had recently been seen buying a light bulb.

 

1 to point out that they had served the Chief Minister and it was a fluesent tube.

 

10 to blame the whole business of changing lightbulbs on PC Do-gooding Liberals and to ask what was wrong with the good old British one.

 

30 to point out that the light bulb wasn't in fact British but actually Manx.

 

1 to condemn the the Bucket woman.

 

1 to indulge in a flame war that last years with the above poster.

  • 6 years later...
Posted

1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from

now and start it all over again....

Six months, pfft it's 6 years around here! ;)

Posted

1 to post that this thread was so much better on Beemanx.

 

2 to indulge in a personal conversation relating entirely involving sexual inneundoes based losely connected to light bulbs.

 

3 jilted lovers to bitch about the above two and post 8 stanza poems about them on the Writer's forum.

 

3 to report that the Chief Minister had recently been seen buying a light bulb.

 

1 to point out that they had served the Chief Minister and it was a fluesent tube.

 

10 to blame the whole business of changing lightbulbs on PC Do-gooding Liberals and to ask what was wrong with the good old British one.

 

30 to point out that the light bulb wasn't in fact British but actually Manx.

 

1 to condemn the the Bucket woman.

 

1 to indulge in a flame war that last years with the above poster.

 

If only the forum were that interesting these days.....

Posted

If only the forum were that interesting these days.....

 

It's all the bucket woman's fault, and things would never have become so dull back on Beemanx.

Posted

This has to be one of the oldest threads on here, started around the end of Manx Net, and during the brief period when most went over to Slim's short-lived forum.

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