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How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb?
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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 forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum
203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum, and lightbulb forum about changing light bulbs be stopped
111 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this forum
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
1 to point out how retro and oldschool they are by discussing how they once saw a similar thread back in 94 before most people had a computer.
Well I thought it was funny..... 0
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so comeone own up which one are you?
(I think I'm number 2......:o )
luvs ya really spiz:cool:
hmmmmmm not sure which i'd be though i'd probably ask at some point that we should all have some tolerance and consider how the light-bulb feels:rolleyes::o
Lol
At first I had a problem....then I saw the light and now it's alright......:eek:
Me too.
....oh come on, someone had to do it.
The Cambridge Dictionary had it down as light bulb so the title of this post is correct.
rofl
now that's funny
As if :eek: :rolleyes:
:rolleyes:
NONE...... forum members are not afraid of the dark !!
Oh and here is the address for the Oxford Dictionary: Oxford Dictionary
The OED also agrees with Light Bulb
http://www1.oup.co.uk/elt/oald/bin/Web_lookup_options2.pl?search_word=bulb&select=all_options%3Dfalse&numads=5&show_srch_form=true
(Posters on the radio forum please note).
Oh - being serious here - I am ex-industry, (Thorn Lighting Leicester 1969-75), and it is LAMP. Bulb is the glass bit on the outside.