- 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 URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
- 4 to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URLs.
- 3 to post about links they found from the URLs 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, "Google 'light bulbs' before posting questions about light bulbs."
- 18 who trip over each other in their rush to say "repost!"
- 1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.
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How Many Forum Posters Does It Take... ...to change a lightbulb?
#1
Posted 20 September 2004 - 06:02 AM
Those who will remember, will speak fondly of the warm morning breeze.
#4
Posted 27 September 2004 - 02:50 AM


"Fifteen hundred years ago everybody knew the Earth was the center of the universe. Five hundred years ago, everybody knew the Earth was flat, and fifteen minutes ago, you knew that humans were alone on this planet. Imagine what you'll know tomorrow."
--K
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