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Old Nov 24, 2003 | 07:28 AM
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How many message board members does it take to change a lightbulb?

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

3 to post "own3d" pictures, defending their spelling choice.

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

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Old Nov 24, 2003 | 07:49 AM
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I noticed you lack puntuation at the end of each sentence!!!
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Old Nov 24, 2003 | 12:02 PM
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You forgot the 30 questions asking if those lightbulbs/light bulbs/lamps will interchange with model year blah blah blah
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Old Nov 24, 2003 | 01:42 PM
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Originally posted by rallykid
You forgot the 30 questions asking if those lightbulbs/light bulbs/lamps will interchange with model year blah blah blah



And then there's the 54 dorks who just post "I agree" and smilies.
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Old Nov 24, 2003 | 03:44 PM
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Old Nov 24, 2003 | 03:53 PM
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so true it hurts
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Old Nov 24, 2003 | 04:20 PM
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HAHA..thats awesome!

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Old Nov 24, 2003 | 04:32 PM
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Can I be the Industry Professional
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Old Nov 24, 2003 | 04:49 PM
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Only if you promise not to expound on the advantages of using this type of lighting as opposed to that type of lighting, and not to bring in 37 charts and graphs that show the results of industry studies of lighting over the last 100 years.
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Old Nov 24, 2003 | 04:54 PM
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37? I've only seen the first 24.
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