How Many Forum Members.....

[theworm[$]]

.....does it take to change a lightbulb?


How many forum members does it takes 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 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 URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs
4 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 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 "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.

[pippadaisy[$]]

OMG... SO TRUE!

[phoenixx]

Hee - good one Wormie

[pippadaisy[$]]

It did forget the golden forum rule, though...

5 people to post "it was never like this back in the old days when the board was still fun."

[mjfrombuffalo[$]]

[Leslie2k]

[taurusmoon]

I'm moving this to Getting Around because it relates to forums.

[thinkerlady[$]]

You forgot those of us who will just start drinking and lament about the possibility of changing light bulbs!!

[soxfan[$]]

[Joubert[$]]

What? Brian can't change a light bulb?

(You forgot "1 smartass to throw in a personal aside that has nothing to do with the topic but only serves to get his name on the board.")

[hadassahchana[$]]

And the person who comes along and encourages said smartass by laughing until she hurts herself!

[mjfrombuffalo[$]]

I think that was a personal attack against Brian. For shame! Take it to PM!

[theworm[$]]

We have to have at least one member who pees her pants laughing over the snark, too.