How many forum members does it takes 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

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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Re: OFF TOPIC: How many newsgroup readers does it take to change a lightbulb? by Stroppy

Stroppy
Sat Oct 29 02:44:42 CDT 2005

Great one lol !



Re: OFF TOPIC: How many newsgroup readers does it take to change a lightbulb? by Jean-Baptiste

Jean-Baptiste
Sat Oct 29 03:29:47 CDT 2005

ROFLOL !!!

Even if English is not my mother tongue, I do love this one :))

JB


"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message
news:uUfSGkC3FHA.2800@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> How many forum members does it takes 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
>
> 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.
>
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>



Re: OFF TOPIC: How many newsgroup readers does it take to change a lightbulb? by Dennis

Dennis
Sat Oct 29 08:23:39 CDT 2005

This is the Windows 64 bit forum. You need to post this is in the Freakin'
Funny Ain't It True Forum



Re: OFF TOPIC: How many newsgroup readers does it take to change a lightbulb? by Andre

Andre
Sat Oct 29 11:15:25 CDT 2005

"5 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot
handle the light bulb controversy"

Would David Norton be one of the 5??? :-D
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"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message
news:uUfSGkC3FHA.2800@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> How many forum members does it takes 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
>
> 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.
>
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>


Re: OFF TOPIC: How many newsgroup readers does it take to change a lightbulb? by Colin

Colin
Sat Oct 29 15:07:04 CDT 2005

And 1 to argue the merits of web-based versus OE newsgroups plus another to
recommend Mozilla.

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"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message
news:uUfSGkC3FHA.2800@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> How many forum members does it takes 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
>
> 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.
>
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>



Re: OFF TOPIC: How many newsgroup readers does it take to change a lightbulb? by Norman

Norman
Sun Oct 30 19:33:34 CST 2005

"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message
news:uUfSGkC3FHA.2800@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> How many forum members does it takes to change a light bulb?

1 to code all the extra page handling that's needed to do it in a 64-bit
environment.

2 to post the information that prereleases of beta already light up your
stuff for you.

1 to warn the 2 who posted information about prereleases, because policy is
to keep everyone in the dark.