How many forum posters does it take to change a light bulb?

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catherinecherub

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And the one who has discovered a great book on Amazon about a new approach to light bulb changing, years ahead of it's time but we will all change light bulbs this way soon.

Then people found that the Amazon book was not suitable for all light bulb fittings.
 
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izzzi

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Try the new "Bulb Doc" Light Change, Headlamp Formalize = LCHF way.
loose at least 10 forum helpers within days. believe me it is shock treatment.
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And don't forget I would get the wife to change the light bulb for me .......!
 
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Frenchy Girl

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And don't forget the blond asking what a light bulb is!!!!
 
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martsnow

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How many forum posters does it take 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.

27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs.

53 to blame 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."

1 to tell us he has a team of buyers who can get them at a great price for us

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 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 to 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 a "FAQ" is.

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."

10 posters to claim the light bulb failed because of George Bush's policies.

20 to denounce those 10 and blame the failure on the previous administration.

1 to say that if you were any **** good at all you wouldn't need the freaking light bulb.

1 to say he has a forum about changing light bulbs with 145 hits a day

3 to say that those of you talking about light bulbs aren't working and should get back to work.

1 to say that there's really 7 that are burned out, and the government's lying to us that there's only 1.

1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again
Did anyone think, to consult the light bulb, and ask, if it really wanted to change?
 
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martsnow

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Now, what bright spark would think of that one ? :rolleyes::)
I used to work in the Mental Health field and worked with loads of Psychologists I think its a Psychologists mantra "Does Mr X really want to change? Has anyone thought to ask him?
 
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CollieBoy

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Haven't read IP or other answers, just wondered in to join then wonder back out
It's reputedly like "The Hotel California" you can check out any time you want, but you can never leave!"
 
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