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How many forum posters does it take to change a lightbulb?

#1 Unread post by bennettoid »

How many forum posters does it take to change a lightbulb?

1 to change the light bulb and to post that the lightbulb has been changed
14 to share similar experiences of changing lightbulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently
7 to caution about the dangers of changing lightbulbs
27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing lightbulbs
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 ana-retentive
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 "lightbulb" 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 group is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb group
203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum, and lightbulb group about changing lightbulbs be stopped
111 to defend the posting to this group saying that we all use lightbulbs and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this group
306 to debate which method of changing lightbulbs is superior, where to buy the best lightbulbs, 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 lightbulbs
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 group which makes lightbulbs relevant to this group
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 group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the lightbulb controversy
19 to quote the "Me too's" to say "Me three"
4 to suggest that posters request the lightbulb 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 lightbulbs before posting questions about lightbulbs"
and ...
... 1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.
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#2 Unread post by poppygene »

Tthpthh! I spit up my coffee! :laughing:

That's the funniest thing I've read in a long time!
Thanks, Bennettoid!
Let me get this straight... it's one down and four up, right?

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Ive seen it before but it is so true.
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:laughing: :laughing: :laughing: Very good!

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Re: How many forum posters does it take to change a lightbul

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bennettoid wrote:How many forum posters does it take to change a lightbulb?

1 to change the light bulb and to post that the lightbulb has been changed
14 to share similar experiences of changing lightbulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently
7 to caution about the dangers of changing lightbulbs
27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing lightbulbs
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 ana-retentive
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 "lightbulb" 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 group is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb group
203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum, and lightbulb group about changing lightbulbs be stopped
111 to defend the posting to this group saying that we all use lightbulbs and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this group
306 to debate which method of changing lightbulbs is superior, where to buy the best lightbulbs, 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 lightbulbs
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 group which makes lightbulbs relevant to this group
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 group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the lightbulb controversy
19 to quote the "Me too's" to say "Me three"
4 to suggest that posters request the lightbulb 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 lightbulbs before posting questions about lightbulbs"
and ...
... 1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.

Me too
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#7 Unread post by CentralOzzy »

You really have to hit the 'Quote' button on that one? :)
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#8 Unread post by Nibblet99 »

Yep, else it wouldn't comply with the rules of poor comedy 8)
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#9 Unread post by Rebecca »

Nibblet99 wrote:Yep, else it wouldn't comply with the rules of poor comedy 8)
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Now thats flippin funny
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