[woodbutchr]

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 state that a light bulb does not emit light, it sucks dark. After it is full, it stays dark.

[Mike(VA)]

You know, this is amazing. 40 years ago, even in Northern Virginia, there were no ads in the yellow pages for computers. A post like this would have curled everyones toes since no one would have understood any of it. Today, it is is commonplace and there will even be 4.5 people who will argue the relevency of the OP. Sad, since that dates me.

[Bodger]

..and then one moderator to say: "Tone it down!"

Funny post Butchr..

[neolitic]

So, think yer funny eh?
http://www.contractortalk.com/f22/ho...ht-bulb-31703/

[strathd]

How many feminists does it take? 5, One to change it, 4 to discuss the violation of the hole.

How many teamsters does it take ? 10, you gotta f 'n problem with that ?

[DetailHandyman]

Originally Posted by neolitic

So, think yer funny eh?
http://www.contractortalk.com/f22/ho...ht-bulb-31703/

and 1 to point out that this has already been posted.

[neolitic]

Originally Posted by DetailHandyman

and 1 to point out that this has already been posted.

[Bodger]

Originally Posted by DetailHandyman

and 1 to point out that this has already been posted.

WTF???
Is this an attempt to HOODWINK?

Another short term memory test?

[doubleaction]

You forgot about the 1000+ new guys that want to know how much to charge for changing the light bulb!

[rotarex]

Originally Posted by doubleaction

You forgot about the 1000+ new guys that want to know how much to charge for changing the light bulb!

thats what i was expecting to see

[MALCO.New.York]

And one to yell PLAGIARISM! And threaten Suit!

Did we forget about the "YouTuuube" part?

[woodbutchr]

Originally Posted by neolitic

So, think yer funny eh?
http://www.contractortalk.com/f22/ho...ht-bulb-31703/

Whoops

[Mike(VA)]

Hey, wood, don't worry about it. This coming from someone who didn't know the correct definition of a troll!

[neolitic]

Originally Posted by woodbutchr

Whoops

Every thing old is new again,
or....?
There is an even older one
some where on here too.

Originally Posted by Mike(VA)

Hey, wood, don't worry about it. This coming from someone who didn't know the correct definition of a troll!

So, you are "trolling" for
validation?

[Mike(VA)]

I don't know about that, neo. I'm 56+ and I can tell you that my 32 yo son would tell me that trolling has a completely different meaning than looking for validation. I think that everyone over 50 should be required to check wiki if he thinks that he knows what something means.


Besides, I don't need no stinkin' validation; I KNOW I'm an idiot; I'm just trying to convince everyone else that I am.

[neolitic]

Originally Posted by Mike(VA)

......
Besides, I don't need no stinkin' validation; I KNOW I'm an idiot; I'm just trying to convince everyone else that I am.