How many PH forum posters

[count duckula]

Q. does it take to change a light bulb???


A. 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 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 PM the participants and tell them that they are in violation of "the rules"

109 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum

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

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

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

4 to ask what is a "FAQ"

44 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"

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

14 to say a) they change lightbulbs too and b) they think this is a ridiculous thread and they wish they hadn't posted on it

7 to say if you don't like the thread start your own, you morons

27 to say the previous 7 are using ad homs and should quit

17 to give the definition of an ad hom

34 to say the real discussion should be on lightbulbs, not ad homs, so go somewhere else

72 to say ditto the above

2 to add something interesting about lightbulbs

55 spammers that slip by the mods

1 exaperated mod to lock the thread



Malc

[JonRB]

Ahhh, the old ones are the best.

[liszt]

You forgot the post from the editor of Light Bulb International getting a dig in at the editor of Which Light Bulb?

[Incorrigible]

liszt said:

You forgot the post from the editor of Light Bulb International getting a dig in at the editor of Which Light Bulb?

[XM5ER]

15 to post that changing a lightbulb is now harder under a Labour government

[bilko]

count duckula said:

2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp"

[FourWheelDrift]

And at least 25 posting exactly the same solution as the person who first provided the correct solution on page 1.

[watkid]

35 to say that lamps are cheeper at wilco than Tesco coz that's where their Dad buys them from

[polar_ben]

Has no one mentioned lightbulb reliability problems?

[Bodo]

One posting that Flasher's lightbulbs look poncey

>> Edited by Bodo on Tuesday 30th September 15:03

[dontlift]

Bodo said:

One posting that Flasher's lightbulbs look poncey >> Edited by Bodo on Tuesday 30th September 15:03

And another to say that mungo cant reach to put a new one in

[Pies]

And one to write the pistonslap review

[polar_ben]

And one to say please check the archives before posting.

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=49095&f

[inmate]

Incidentily, How does a lightbulb work?

[FourWheelDrift]

polar_ben said:

And one to say please check the archives before posting. <a href="http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=49095&f">www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=49095&f</a>

In that case.

1 person to hijack the thread



Edited to say "Mooooooooooo"

>> Edited by FourWheelDrift on Tuesday 30th September 15:14

[ScoobyZoom]

1 person miraculously getting a nob gag in around the screw the bulb in bit PODIE!

[Mrs Fish]

[count duckula]

1 person to post that it been done before.



Malc

[FourWheelDrift]

By the way, what's a Forum?

[DennisTheMenace]

And one to to say the old bulb has been