kapkomet Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 It's an oldie, but a goodie... How many forum posters 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 lightbulb group 203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum, and lightbulb 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.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 And you forgot the one forum nazi to ban everyone for pissing him off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFanForever Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 And you forgot the one forum nazi to ban everyone for pissing him off So true SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMonkey Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 You also forgot 8 posters will claim that it is a vast right wing conspiracy to keep people focused on light bulbs instead of the issues. 8 posters will blame Clinton for the bulb burning out. 2 posters will be undecided about the whole thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 You also forgot 8 posters will claim that it is a vast right wing conspiracy to keep people focused on light bulbs instead of the issues. 8 posters will blame Clinton for the bulb burning out. 2 posters will be undecided about the whole thing. And 1 poster that thinks because John Kerry has changed a light bulb (lightbulb?) it makes him qualified to be POTUS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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