How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb

[juliancoll]

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.

[alma]

1, in despair, to decide that electricity is not all it's cracked up to be, and decide it's worth a long drive to brave IKEA and buy sackfuls of candles.

[Charles Phillips]

As usual, the fundamentals have been ignored. The real war concerns the bayonetters screwing the edisons. Now if we could all simply understand that this is one conflict in which the oil price is not a factor, nor indeed is it anything to do with the credit crunch, we might see the light.

[alan h]

Originally Posted by juliancoll

.................................4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?" ...................

Been there - done it

http://www.italymag.co.uk/forums/cir...ight-bulb.html

[deborahandricky]

and also some that would say..........these bulbs....do they grow every year ....where do you buy them

[deborahandricky]

6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ... another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid


Sorry to be a total pain.....................BUT...........they are lamps.....bulbs come out of the ground........... said Edison

[Sally Donaldson]

Stop being so pedantic and trying to side track Ricky. lol Juliancoll needs to stick to the point Alan makes so so clearly!!! lol

[juliancoll]

Originally Posted by alan h

Been there - done it

http://www.italymag.co.uk/forums/cir...ight-bulb.html

1 to say it was all getting too serious and we should lighten up [pun intended]

[Sally Donaldson]

Hey J&C was that the reason you posted Alan's thread on Abruzzolutely??? lol How many members does it take 2 change a lightbulb - Abruzzolutely Forum

[Gala Placidia]

Fiat lux
Then we can start something on religion and Latin......