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firefighterjake
01-15-2008, 12:21 PM
How many forum members 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.

1 to post in ALL CAPS

2 to explain that this is considered shouting and impolite

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.

50 people to argue over the environmental benefit of fluorescent bulbs versus incandescent bulbs

19 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a light bulb 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.

5 People to post pics of their own light bulbs.

15 People to post "I can't see S$%^!" and their own light bulbs.

7 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs.

4 to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URLs.

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 search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs"

1 moderator to lock the light bulb thread.

1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.


Got this off of another forum...

becket
01-15-2008, 01:24 PM
Got this off of another forum...

oh! so that explains why there are no numbers for people who will hijack the thread to talk about beer, geocoins, jeeps, events, caches, winter camping, summer camping, atvs, snowmobiles and everything else! :D :D :D

WhereRWe?
01-15-2008, 03:43 PM
Sheesh! As one who has been in online forums for many years, I can attest that this is so, so accurate! LOL! :D:D

Gob-ler
01-15-2008, 04:04 PM
What Is Your Point?

Sudonim
01-15-2008, 04:21 PM
How many forum members 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.

1 to post in ALL CAPS

2 to explain that this is considered shouting and impolite

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.

50 people to argue over the environmental benefit of fluorescent bulbs versus incandescent bulbs

19 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a light bulb 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.

5 People to post pics of their own light bulbs.

15 People to post "I can't see S$%^!" and their own light bulbs.

7 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs.

4 to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URLs.

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 search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs"

1 moderator to lock the light bulb thread.

1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.


Got this off of another forum...
ME TOO:p:p:p

firefighterjake
01-15-2008, 04:51 PM
ME TOO:p:p:p

Has this already been posted here once before . . . if so . . . how ironic!

HappyTogether
01-19-2008, 12:57 PM
1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.


As one of the "lurkers" I'm bookmarking this to respond to in January 2009 :rolleyes:

Team2hunt
01-19-2008, 09:00 PM
How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb?



50 people to argue over the environmental benefit of fluorescent bulbs versus incandescent bulbs

Got this off of another forum...

1 Home Depot guy to tell you that they are CFL's compact fluorescent light bulbs.

tat
01-19-2008, 09:00 PM
How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb?

...

It takes 234 forum members to change a light bulb. :)

Hiram357
01-19-2008, 10:19 PM
It takes 234 forum members to change a light bulb. :)
235, I'll supervise the ordeal to make sure that there are no safety violations or health concerns to the workers... :p:D

dubord207
01-20-2008, 07:46 AM
235, I'll supervise the ordeal to make sure that there are no safety violations or health concerns to the workers... :p:D
236 I will attend, set up an LLC for the group and then unionize them and do the collective bargaining so they will be fairly compensated for thier efforts.

Team2hunt
01-20-2008, 11:31 AM
JAKE !!!!!

firefighterjake
01-20-2008, 12:51 PM
236 I will attend, set up an LLC for the group and then unionize them and do the collective bargaining so they will be fairly compensated for thier efforts.

237 . . . We'll need someone with DEP who can tell us how to properly dispose of the old lightbulb since it may be considered hazardous waste.

mipster
01-27-2008, 10:50 AM
238, We'll be at the border crossing to make sure it's only a light bulb! Thanks for the laugh. I needed it. Got more?

Hiram357
01-27-2008, 05:30 PM
237 . . . We'll need someone with DEP who can tell us how to properly dispose of the old lightbulb since it may be considered hazardous waste.

239 I can do that part too! I'm certified for handling universal hazardous materials (ie... flourecent lightbulbs) :D