How many bbs members does it take to change a lightbulb?
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
4 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs
1 to move it to the Off Topic folder
2 to argue about moving it to the Off Topic folder
1 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs
15 to flame the spell checker poster
6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ...
... another 6 to condemn those 6 as being stupid
12 to claim they know which light bulb is best
2 to claim the cheaper but weaker OEM bulb is just fine
1 to claim all bulbs are the same
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
3 to claim that for the last 60 years and they've never ever had an
electrician change a bulb for them.
19 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this
discussion to a lightbulb forum
11 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs
and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum
36 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
7 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs
4 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
13 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all
headers and signatures, and add "Me too"
5 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot
handle the light bulb controversy
4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
13 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions about
light bulbs"
2 to start a discussion about how the President of the USA started all this
somehow with his failed economic plan.
3 to defend the President and his actions to save us from terrorism
3 say it's Jane Fonda's fault
2 to say Jane was just a kid and didn't know what she was doing
1 to post to the moderators to delete the entire thread
3 to praise the guy that wants the thread deleted
5 to start humorous posts to calm down everybody
3 to start a philosophical discussion including bible verses
1 to remind us of our 1st amendment rights
1 to start posting pornographic Jpegs
1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start
it all over again.
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