(OT/Funny) How many group members does it take to change a light bulb?

[Guest guest]

That is so funny (and for some reason I feel really silly)! Thanks

for the giggle

 

My favorite was the lurker who brought the whole thing up again!!

I'm always that lurker - ack! LOL

 

Shelly

 

, subprong <subprong

wrote:

>

> I saw this posted in another group and thought it was a good

chuckle. S.

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>

> How many group members does it take to change a light bulb?

>

>

> One to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has

been changed.

>

> Fourteen to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and

how

> the light bulb could have been changed differently.

>

> Seven to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.

>

> Seven more to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about

> changing light bulbs.

>

> Five to flame the spell checkers.

>

> Three to correct spelling/grammar flames.

>

> Six to argue over whether it's " lightbulb " or " light bulb " ...

>

> Another six to condemn those six as stupid.

>

> Fifteen to claim experience in the lighting industry and give the

> correct spelling.

>

> Nineteen to post that this group is not about light bulbs and to

> please take this discussion to a lightbulb (or light bulb) forum.

>

> Eleven to defend the posting to the group saying that we all use

light

> bulbs and there fore the posts are relevant to this group.

>

> Thirty six 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

>

> Seven to post URLs where one can see examples of different light

bulbs.

>

> Four to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly and then post

the

> corrected URL.

>

> Three to post about links they found from the URLs that are

relevant

> to this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group.

>

> Thirteen to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety

> including all headers and signatures, and add " Me too "

>

> Five to post to the group that they will no longer post because

they

> cannot handle the light bulb controversy.

>

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

>

> Thirteen to say " do a Google search on light bulbs before posting

> questions about light bulbs "

>

> Three to tell a funny story about their show dog and a light bulb.

>

> AND

>

> One group lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now

> with something unrelated they found at snopes.Com and start the

crap

> all over again!!!!!!

>

> ....Thanks for reading the above.....I hope you are laughing.......

>

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>

[Guest guest]

I'm sure I've been every person in that bit on more than one occasion, LOL.

Probably why it made me laugh.

 

S.

 

On 2/8/06, Shelly <> wrote:

>

> That is so funny (and for some reason I feel really silly)! Thanks

> for the giggle

>

> My favorite was the lurker who brought the whole thing up again!!

> I'm always that lurker - ack! LOL

>

> Shelly

>

>

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

That was great! *lol*

Been there, done that and seen it more times than

i can count! Online communities are so charming.

 

~ pt ~

 

Too little pleasure and you die of thirst.

Too much pleasure and you drown.

~ Arthur Dobrin (1943-)

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, subprong <subprong wrote:

>

> I saw this posted in another group and thought it was a good chuckle. S.

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>

> How many group members does it take to change a light bulb?

>