How many forum 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 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.

Thought it was pretty funny so I thought I'd share.

Source: http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article09-208

The proper term is actually "luminare."

listen, i've been in the industry.......

The proper term is actually "luminare."

Me Too!! :stupid: :stupid: :stupid:

A "true enthusist" would dismantle, repair, and re-use the original "luminare"

HeHe David

Who cares about the new, just give me the old one so I can throw it and watch it POP! Yahoo! :laugh:

The proper term is actually "luminare."

And the proper spelling is..."luminaire"

And the proper spelling is..."luminaire"

Sounds FRENCH to me. Homeland Security will want to investigate.

And the proper spelling is..."luminaire"

You found my Kryptonite, spelling. Did I spell Kryptonite correctly?

The proper term is actually "luminare."

HEHEHE!

NOPE!

Not Luminaire, luminaria, luminare, lumen or luminous.....LAMP.

Now, let's start over.....

E

Hhhmmmm,

I wonder if, ... 6 months from now, someone WILL regurgitate this thread ???????????

Rick.

:devious: :devious: :devious:

I was actually wondering the same thing Rick I have a strange feeling it will however by the time 6months go by i'll have long forgotten this thread .

I just thought it was so true and so funny as a result i just had to post it. Human behaviour is so funny at the best of times .