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

[tim]

a.. 1 to change the light bulb
b.. 1 to post that the light bulb has been changed
c.. 14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently
d.. 7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs
e.. 27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs
f.. 53 to flame the spell checkers
g.. 41 to correct spelling/grammar flames
h.. 6 to argue over whether it’s "lightbulb" or "light bulb"
i.. ... another 6 to condemn those 6 as @nal-retentive
j.. 2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp"
k.. 15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that "light bulb" is perfectly correct
l.. 156 to email the participant’s ISPs complaining that they are in violation of their "acceptable use policy"
m.. 109 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum
n.. 203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum, and lightbulb forum about changing light bulbs be stopped
o.. 111 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum
p.. 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
q.. 27 to post URL’s where one can see examples of different light bulbs
r.. 14 to post that the URL’s were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL’s
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
t.. 33 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too"
u.. 12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy
v.. 19 to quote the "Me too’s" to say "Me three"
w.. 4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ
x.. 44 to ask what is a "FAQ"
y.. 4 to say "didn’t we go through this already a short time ago?"
z.. 143 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs"
aa.. 1 new forum member to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again

Borrowed from another forum.

 

[pobo]

its funny because its true

 

[Paul Chapman]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[WellsWood]

Borrowed or not, it's damn funny :lol: :lol: (sadly true as well)

 

[Woodmagnet]

:lol: :lol: :lol: excellent tim. :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Philly]

Wow! Glad no-one mentioned low energy bulbs............. :lol: :lol:
Philly

 

[dedee]

No mention of the neanders who stilll prefer candles? :lol:


Andy

 

[CHJ]

:lol: Very good and so true, but where would half the pleasure be in following many such threads for those of us who don't get out much for inane banter over a pint.

I say, watts wrong in expending a little more personal latent energy in throwing some extra light on different aspects of a given subject, it may just spark an interest in a different field and generate some additional input rather than the thread just 'switch off' leaving the author with little idea if the post was of interest.

I like the way the Google Ad's pick up on the theme and expand it. (at the time I first viewed it, it was all about light bulbs and energy saving)

 

[Taffy Turner]

What about the inevitable discussions regarding how much easier it is to change a light bulb if you are a Mac user???

Gary

 

[CHJ]

What about the inevitable discussions regarding how much easier it is to change a light bulb if you are a Mac user???
Gary

Wouldn’t that just be displaying a difference in fundamental philosophy?

 

[Bodrighy]

Mac users probably don't use light bulbs, they use led's.
:shock:
Pete

 

[Digit]

I don't use a Mac any more, just a waterproof jacket! :roll:

Roy.

 

[Taffy Turner]

I don't use a Mac any more, just a waterproof jacket! :roll:

Roy.

That is a given in Wales! I needed a boat not a car to come to work this morning! :roll:

Gary

 

[Digit]

England doesn't know what rain is does it Gary, we have the heavy stuff, England just gets the left overs? :lol:
Even the drain grids around here are over size. The last time we had a major flood it dumped a JCB out in the bay!

Roy.

 

[Taffy Turner]

England doesn't know what rain is does it Gary, we have the heavy stuff, England just gets the left overs? :lol:
Even the drain grids around here are over size. The last time we had a major flood it dumped a JCB out in the bay!

Roy.

Tell me about it! :roll: The River Rhondda was as high as I have ever seen it this morning. There were floods everywhere. I'm lucky that I have a diesel 4x4 that is happy to wade up to 2 feet deep, or I wouldn't have been able to get to work this morning. I lost count of the number of cars I passed who had flooded their engines.

Why do people persist in driving through flood water in cars that are obviously not capable of getting to the other side? Or even more bafflingly, trying to drive through it at 30 mph??? ](*,) :-k [-(

Gary

 

[Losos]

:lol: :lol: :lol: excellent tim. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Me too :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Oh and should not this thread be moved to errrr dunno but I'll think of somewhere soon

 

[Digit]

The answer to that Gary is, I believe, the fact that so many people today have little or no experience of a life where they are not in control and that they simply do not believe that water will wash their feet from under them or float their car away.
Some time ago a woman was killed locally, she saw a Seal and pup on the beach and went down to pet the cub! So help me!
A few weeks ago a woman from London had to be rescued from a local cliff path suffering from dehydration, she'd covered three miles, probably the longest walk she had ever attempted.
The countryside is a foreign country to them.

Roy.

 

[RogerS]

England doesn't know what rain is does it Gary, we have the heavy stuff, England just gets the left overs? :lol:
Even the drain grids around here are over size. The last time we had a major flood it dumped a JCB out in the bay!

Roy.

Digit - I don't recommend you voicing those opinions anywhere near Tewkesbury or Upton-on-Severn. The JCB might not be the only thing dumped in the river !

 

[Digit]

I know the area well Roger and I agree that floods are too frequent, but the severity probably doesn't match my locale.
Our last flood took out two bridges, stripped one road down to the bedrock, destroyed a culvert, stripped the concrete off of a carpark and dumped all the vehicles on top of each other, flooded a low part of the town upto the bedroom window cills and cost our fire force one inflatable life boat.
Our wind speed record is 106mph and the bloody idiots are talking about extending the nearby airfield for commercial usage.
I would like to know how they intend landing your average Cessna in those conditions.
Having said all that the Fuschias in my garden only ceased blooming a fortnight ago and the Daffs are showing the start of their blooms. Can't be bad!

Roy.

 

[greybeard]

One of the more entertaining aspects (no, I don't really mean 'entertaining', but the word I'm thinking of would fail the 'fit to appear on the forum' test) of living with rainy stuff inside the M25 is to watch the Chelsea tractors edging along at 3 mph because there is some rain water in the gutter.
The merest hint of water spreading into the road, let alone across it, causes the most unbelievable hold-ups, the sight of a string of same 4x4 vehicles creeping along so as not to get their tyres too wet.........you have to laugh cos you'd cry otherwise.

And please don't get me started on the parking!