light bulbs

How many newsgroup members does it takes 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 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 lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.

Steve

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shazzbat
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You've forgotten 1 (Conor) to call somebody a f****it.

Reply to
Partac

Q. How many usenet posters does it take to post an old "joke" that wasn't

*that* funny the first time?

A. One.

Reply to
Adrian

Does the IAM have an opinion on how such bulbs should be changed?

Reply to
Dr Zoidberg

In message , Adrian writes

Yeah only one but he did post it to a few newsgroups ;)

Reply to
Paul Giverin

How many usenet posters does it take to change a LED then?

Reply to
Johannes

The message from Johannes contains these words:

Depends on whether they have blue washer lamps.

Reply to
Guy King

The message from Johannes contains these words:

Most of us are unLEDed or diesel.

Reply to
Guy King

And someone from another newsgroup to stick their nose in for no good reason.

Reply to
flash

Whats a light bulb ? .

Reply to
Krustov

I've always wanted to share the experience of changing a light bulb - LOL Regards Mike.

Reply to
Mike Cawood, HND BIT

Are we talking bayonet or screw in ones here, you don't say ?. (or those bastard spot light ones)

Reply to
Fatboy40

Why is a light bulb called a light bulb .

Personally i've yet to find a bulb thats heavy to lift .

Reply to
Krustov

Bulbs grow, lamps glow ;o)

Neil-Lighting-Technican

Reply to
Dr. Compynei

Also one efficiency expert to point out that you only actually need to change the *dark* bulbs.

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