Tues 13th Jan 2004

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courtesy of the other place... it seemed quite poignant ;D

How many forum members 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

1 to move it to the Lighting section

2 to argue then move it to the Electrical 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

:innocent:
What’s the difference between a buffalo and a bison?
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Heh, sounds familiar. But at least people here argue about guitars.
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:) Sometimes.
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Which is quite understandable.
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I just changed a light bulb
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I did that once, as well. Cool.
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how did you change yours?
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Just be careful if you have to change a light bulb!
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What’s the difference between a buffalo and a bison?
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luckily I'm tall enough to be able to change a light buld without resorting to a stepladder. I just make sure I use shoes with rubber soles.

Bayonet or screw connectors?
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LMAO!!! :notworthy:
I left my heart in Ballycastle... :cry: :cry: :cry:
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You do all turn the electricity off properly at the fusebox, don't you? People who don't do that are ***holes!
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Nah, even switching the light off is overcautious in my opinion
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God, I cannot believe people like you! How irresponsible! I don't think we should allow such people on this forum...
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We need some flexibilty MrChris otherwise who do we start banning next? Teachers?
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Which is quite understandable.
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I am quite happy to report I didn't spot any spelling errors...I could be wrong, I'm not as astute as Richey or Mugabe on these matters....However, Hal, did not start his sentences with capital letters......;)

Nice One QB, Very Nice!
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Hem hem - there should be no comma after "Hal" above...
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god! you pedant's just get on my wick. is there any need to pick up on everybodys minor infringements of grammer and spelling??? :roll:
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mh wrote:Hem hem - there should be no comma after "Hal" above...

:oops: :oops: :oops:

Someone had to be the first..... :wink:
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This forum isn't about light bulbs!
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Well, I think this URL here goes to show that there is a connection between the Sisters and light bulbs (check the entry for Doug Engelbart), however tenuous it may be, so they are a valid topic for discussion.
If I told them once, I told them a hundred times to put 'Spinal Tap' first and 'Puppet Show' last.
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They've got a song called Lights, what more do you want...
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mayhem wrote:They've got a song called Lights, what more do you want...
Then shouldn't we move this thread to the Lyrics section?
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hallucienate wrote:
mayhem wrote:They've got a song called Lights, what more do you want...
Then shouldn't we move this thread to the Lyrics section?
No, this thread belongs here.
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This thread has certainly been an "Illumination"! ;-)
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AndyTheGoth wrote:This thread has certainly been an "Illumination"! ;-)
...and 1 user to come up with an awful pun ;) :D
What’s the difference between a buffalo and a bison?
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