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Saltah'na
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Q: How many forum members 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

1 to move it to the Lighting section

2 to argue then move it to the Electricals section

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

5 to flame the spell checkers

3 to correct spelling/grammar flames

6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ... another 6 to condemn those

6 as stupid

3 standards zealots to point out that light bulbs have been deprecated in the LB 2.1 spec

1 to call upon everybody to ignore this deprecation

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

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"

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

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Siegfried
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quote:
Originally posted by Saltah'na:
Q: How many forum members 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

1 to move it to the Lighting section

2 to argue then move it to the Electricals section

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

5 to flame the spell checkers

3 to correct spelling/grammar flames

6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ... another 6 to condemn those

6 as stupid

3 standards zealots to point out that light bulbs have been deprecated in the LB 2.1 spec

1 to call upon everybody to ignore this deprecation

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

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"

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

Me too.
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AndrewR
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you missed:

3 to request adequate spoiler notification about lightbulbs should be put in the topic title.

1 to misspell 'lightbulbs' in the subject heading.

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Dat
Huh?
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Also forgotten:

5 to say the links are no longer valid and to directly post pics of the lightbulbs here

1 to say not to post the images inline because it makes the forum look all screwy

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Jason Abbadon
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You guys seem to think we'd be anywhere near on topic for that many posts.

After five or six posts we'd be talking about sex, politics, beer, Trek or some combonation off all four.

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I'm hurt... why are there no trolls on that list?

[Frown]
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Doctor Jonas
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[mode=Neo]There are no trolls.[/mode]
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WizArtist II
"How can you have a yellow alert in Spacedock? "
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I believe that all of the above would be just from Tim.

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Nim
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quote:
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
Who are these corporate-whoring pussies that can't even make their own bulbs???
I've found that a galvanized .2mm Wolfram-Stetson filament gives the best glow vs wear figures and I never use anything but the best Appaloosa mountain quartz for the outer case.
Screw-mounts you can play around with, I've heard of some great ceramic versions that screw like a dream but mainly I use simple Blissex aluminium sheets that retain grooves perfectly.

The point of balance is usually about 3" from the grip and the center of percussion (what I like to call the 'sweet spot' lol) about 2" after that.

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Jason Abbadon
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You're just a cheap bastard with waaay too much time on his hands. [Wink]

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Justice inclines her scales so that wisdom comes at the price of suffering.
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Nim
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Ah yes, keep telling yourself that, Mr "pre-assembled lamps only"-spigot.
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Jason Abbadon
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No so!
My new floor-lamp required me to risk life and limb by screwing the sectional pieces together and then....
...attaching the glass shades to not one, but two seperate lamps!

It took all day, but I managed to complete this herculanean task in a style even Bob Vila would have envied.
Truthfully, I've been quite the handy-man lately: installing shelves and bookcases in preperation for my Family's arrival.

My place is amazingly cool now. [Cool]

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TSN
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"Herculean". Unless your lamp was made in Herculaneum, I guess.
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Cartman
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Light-bulb jokes were old ten minutes after Gobel invented the fucking things.
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AndrewR
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Gobel? Didn't the Ancient Egyptians invent the lightbulb?

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