View Full Version : How many RX-8 members does it take to change a light bulb?


WHealy
03-08-2004, 11:10 AM
Taken from another site. Don't think it's been posted here yet.


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 Pedantic

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 group is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb group

203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum, and lightbulb group about changing light bulbs be stopped

111 to defend the posting to this group saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this group

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"

12 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"

143 to say "do a 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....

aussie77
03-08-2004, 11:17 AM
Is this supposed to be funny? :P

zoom44
03-08-2004, 11:46 AM
DAMN I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN POSTED HERE BEFORE BUT I CANT FIND IT RIGHT NOW. i was the first or second response in that thread mentioning that something was misspelled and elara posted "me too". but i cant find it right now.

emailists
03-08-2004, 12:08 PM
You forgot someone to say that clear corners just plain look better than amber.

Racer X-8
03-08-2004, 12:49 PM
with stealth bulbs, of course.

edit: Can't find that original thread yet - I guess I'll just keep looking for it. What keyword should I use? "Filiment" perhaps? Or maybe "Incandescent"?

BRx8
03-08-2004, 12:51 PM
hopefully a disgruntled mod doesn't take away your sig, WHealy...

klegg
03-08-2004, 05:53 PM
We should add "two owners of other brands to say thier lamps are better" A wonderful post, made me laugh out loud!

mental pimp
03-08-2004, 06:10 PM
Originally posted by BRx8
hopefully a disgruntled mod doesn't take away your sig, WHealy...

Im aslo a victim of this :( , Good Luck WHealy!

grogiefrog
03-08-2004, 06:46 PM
27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs


My favorite! It's just like my wife standing over me correcting what I type. :D

zoom44
03-08-2004, 08:39 PM
anybody find the original? i know there were a bunch of replies. 1 was mine saying the original poster spelled something wrong in the thread title. elara posted a "me too" or a "me three" but i have searched and searched and cant find it!! anyone else remember posting to the original that can run a search? damn thing sems to have been deleted.