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There is some truth, and humor, to this.
How many BB posters does it take to change a light bulb?
1 to change the light bulb and 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 light bulb changing.
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".
6 to condem 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 moderators 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 light bulb forum.
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.
40 posters who don't believe in light bulbs at all and instead post links to pseudo-scientific sites that claim alternate theories of light production.
12 to point out that there is no right to light in the U.S. Constitution.
12 to haughtily proclaim that it wouldn't have burned out if it was a Mac.
7 to post that soon all of our light bulbs will be manufactured in China, and BTW "buy gold".
4 to post that all the tech support for changing light bulbs is being outsourced to India.
1 post showing a picture of a light bulb and a picture of someone who resembles a light bulb.
14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's.
1 poster that has converted all his light bulbs to florescents, so he very rarely has to change them.
12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy.
8 people to post pics of Anna Kournikova while making suggestions as to what she should wear while changing the light bulb.
1 to say it's Bush's fault.
12 to post the darn illegals are changing light bulbs at half the price of American workers!
4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ.
44 to ask what is a FAQ.
15 to blame Clinton for the light bulb going out.
13 to tell you candles should be in all well-prepared households in the event of a lightbulb burnout.
5 postings that say they do not use light bulbs...only candles.
1 to mention the "lite" bulb is made of low-fat cheese.
3 claiming they have an email from Ted Nugent on how to change a light bulb.
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.
3 to post about the government and lightbulb industry conspiracy to force us to buy lightbulbs that will burn out to be replaced by more expensive bulbs that burn out even quicker.
1 to remind that Tesla invented a light bulb that never burns out and how the copy he made from Tesla's plans will never burn out and gives off twice the light of any normal bulb while using next to zero electricity.
1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.
LOL
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