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#114287 - 10/09/07 07:21 PM Some comic relief for Nigel...
Bill in Dayton Offline
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Registered: 08/23/04
Posts: 2202
Loc: Dayton, OH USA
Hope everyone can enjoy this:

Internet Forum Light Bulb Maintenance...

How many online forum group 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.

27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light
bulbs.

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 anal-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 "light bulb" 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 light bulb group

203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum,
and light bulb group about changing light bulbs be stopped.

111 to defend the posting to this group saying that we all use light
bulbs and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this group.

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.

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

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 light bulbs 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 light bulb controversy.

19 to quote the "Me too's" to say "Me three".

4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb 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 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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#114288 - 10/09/07 07:29 PM Re: Some comic relief for Nigel...
Diki Offline


Registered: 04/25/05
Posts: 14182
Loc: NW Florida
Quote:
Originally posted by Bill in Dayton:
Hope everyone can enjoy this:

Internet Forum Light Bulb Maintenance...

How many online forum group 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.

27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light
bulbs.

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 anal-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 "light bulb" 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 light bulb group

203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum,
and light bulb group about changing light bulbs be stopped.

111 to defend the posting to this group saying that we all use light
bulbs and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this group.

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.

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

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 light bulbs 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 light bulb controversy.

19 to quote the "Me too's" to say "Me three".

4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb 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 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....


Me too...
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#114289 - 10/09/07 09:37 PM Re: Some comic relief for Nigel...
Nigel Offline
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Registered: 06/01/98
Posts: 6482
Loc: Ventura CA USA
That's a classic Bill.


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#114290 - 10/10/07 08:16 AM Re: Some comic relief for Nigel...
Taike Offline
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Registered: 03/28/02
Posts: 2814
Loc: Xingyi, Guizhou (China)
That depends of course on what kind of light bulbs you're talking about: fluorescent or incandescent.

Taike
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#114291 - 10/10/07 08:25 AM Re: Some comic relief for Nigel...
keysvocalssax Offline
Member

Registered: 03/12/06
Posts: 845
Loc: Miami FL nov-may/Lakeville CT ...
are we talking yamaha, roland, korg, or ketron light bulbs? and then of course it's a matter of personal taste, or it isn't. or both.
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#114292 - 10/10/07 09:00 AM Re: Some comic relief for Nigel...
cgiles Offline
Senior Member

Registered: 09/29/05
Posts: 6703
Loc: Roswell,GA/USA
And if said light bulbs were lit, then.....

Could a blind hog see his a$$?


...at midnight?


...with dark shades on?

Just an example of going off-topic and taking the thread in a whole new direction.


chas
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#114293 - 10/10/07 06:19 PM Re: Some comic relief for Nigel...
Uncle Dave Offline
Senior Member

Registered: 12/01/99
Posts: 12800
Loc: Penn Yan, NY
"...see what I did there?"

( Buddy Young jr. )

What movie?
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#114294 - 10/11/07 10:21 AM Re: Some comic relief for Nigel...
Diki Offline


Registered: 04/25/05
Posts: 14182
Loc: NW Florida
Mr. Saturday Night...?


[This message has been edited by Diki (edited 10-11-2007).]
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#114295 - 10/12/07 05:32 PM Re: Some comic relief for Nigel...
Uncle Dave Offline
Senior Member

Registered: 12/01/99
Posts: 12800
Loc: Penn Yan, NY
Oh yeah !
Funny, funny movie .... and you HAVE to watch the end credits for a lot of "bonus" Billy Crystal outtakes ....... hysterical!
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