Got this as a Joke of the Day and....

PlayboyJoeShmoe · Jul 25, 2007

......Boy! Does it seem relevant!

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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Internet Forum Lightbulb Maintenance... [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]How many online forum group members does it take to change a lightbulb? [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed[/FONT].

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]53 to flame the spell checkers. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]41 to correct spelling/grammar flames.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb"...another 6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp".[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]15 know-it-alls who claim *they* were in the industry, and that "light bulb" is perfectly correct.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]156 to email the participant's ISPs complaining that they are in violation of their "acceptable use policy".[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]109 to post that this group is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb group[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum, and lightbulb group about changing light bulbs be stopped[/FONT].
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]111 to defend the posting to this group saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this group. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]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.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]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.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]33 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too".[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]19 to quote the "Me too's" to say "Me three".[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]44 to ask what is a "FAQ".[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]143 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs".[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again....[/FONT]

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Seems rather similar to here.... :popcorn:

DaFABRICATA · Jul 25, 2007

THATS Freakin Funny!!!
Nice one!

Fizz753 · Jul 25, 2007

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Didn't we go through this already a short time ago? :thinking:

Kidding kidding :crackup:

:twothumbs

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Empath · Jul 25, 2007

Fizz753 said:
Didn't we go through this already a short time ago? :thinking:

Several times, actually. It's a popular shtick though.

flashfan · Jul 25, 2007

Thanks for the chuckle. If ever there was a truism...

LukeA · Jul 25, 2007

And:

5 to recommend a Fenix light of some kind.

mossyoak · Jul 25, 2007

and 6 to get mad at the utterance of the fenix name and preach the "i buy american and so should you" speach.

KingGlamis · Jul 25, 2007

And 7 post pics of all of their light bulbs both while off and on, as well as technical specs, test results, and the company that each light was purchased from.

chmsam · Jul 25, 2007

They forgot...

" 'bump' :naughty:"

BugOutGear_USA · Jul 25, 2007

That was a classic...

z96Cobra · Jul 25, 2007

3 to hit the "submit reply" button 3-10 times and then edit out all of the extra posts with "oops".

6 to spell Mag with different characters replacing the "a" (ie M@g, M*g etc.)

15 to keep adding extra lines to the original post...

Roger

The_LED_Museum · Jul 26, 2007

...1 to post spectrographic analyses of light bulbs...

ADDICTED2LITE · Jul 27, 2007

....... and, after all this time passed the lightbulb, light bulb, lamp, whatever it is, has since burned out again, and we get to start with a fresh one.:thinking: It never ends. i say put in a LED bulb and forget it. Then that would open a whole other can o' worms.

KingGlamis · Jul 27, 2007

ADDICTED2LITE said:
....... and, after all this time passed the lightbulb, light bulb, lamp, whatever it is, has since burned out again, and we get to start with a fresh one.:thinking: It never ends. i say put in a LED bulb and forget it. Then that would open a whole other can o' worms.

And then 42 people post that the "next" superdupermegaawesomewaybright LED is about to be released, so they are going to wait to buy that LED.

Then 12 people post that the new LED will be released in two weeks, so it's worth the wait.

Then 2 people post that "industry insiders" say it will be 8 months until the superdupermegaawesomewaybright LED is available.

And then...

LED_Thrift · Jul 27, 2007

...and 14 to demand: "Beamshots Please"

chesterqw · Jul 27, 2007

23 to say that there is no beamshot as it is a LAMP

17 to say they volunteer to help them get a beamshot with some of the 'already there' reflectors

12 to argue if it is 'beam shot' or 'beamshot'

4 so called english experts claiming that beamshot is wrong

27 to flame at the english experts

Quickbeam · Jul 27, 2007

That's great! but they forgot:

1 to mention that all this information was already posted on their website for everyone's reference just to prevent this type of thread from coming up again...

32 to say how much they love that website

3 to start some off-topic flame of the author of said website

135 to berate the flamers.

1 moderator to tell everyone to get back on topic and read the forum rules...

PlayboyJoeShmoe · Jul 27, 2007

A lot of your addendums are even funnier than the original thing I posted!

I was laughing out loud just now!!!

Burgess · Jul 27, 2007

3 to ask "Where's the S-O-S mode ?"

87 to reply "We don't need no stinkin' S-O-S mode !"

5 stating "Has Chevrofreak done a runtime graph on this yet ?"

2 wanting to know what size Trit tube will fit.

1 wants Glow-in-the-Dark O-rings for the thing.

33 want a Really-Low low setting.

9 want a Red version, to preserve night vision.

Keep 'em coming, boys !

:thumbsup:

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chmsam · Jul 27, 2007

1 to ask Is it OK to lube the o-rings with Petroleum Jelly?

1 to ask Is it OK to lube the o-rings with WD 40?

35 to say Use silicone lube.

12 to say Use Nyogel.

4 to say Never use petroleum products on o-rings.

2 to say It makes no difference.

8 to say Use it at your own risk, but I wouldn't.

1 to ask Is silicon is the same as silicone.

5 to say Get a periodic table of the elements.

10 to say Look for silicone grease in an auto parts store.

10 to say Go to a plumbers's supply store for cheap silicone grease.

5 to say Go to a dive shop for cheaper silicone grease.

5 to say Search for previous posts on lubing o-rings.

2 to say Get your lube from LightHound.

234 to say They have great service.

1 to ask Is it OK to lube the o-rings with KY?

1 administrator to lock the thread before things get out of hand.

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