Internet Forums or The Nature of the Beast

[Fresh_Start]

I came across the following and simply had to share it with you all.  Please understand that this forum is NOT the target of my humor but if you wander the web, I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did:

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

One to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed
Fourteen to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently
Seven to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs
One to move it to the lighting section
Two to argue, then move it to the electrical section
Seven to point out spelling/ grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs
Five to flame the spell checkers
Three to correct spelling/ grammar flames
Six to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ... another six to condemn those six as stupid
Two industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp"
Fifteen know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that "light bulb" is perfectly correct
Nineteen to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum
Eleven to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum
Thirty-six 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
Seven to post URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs
Four to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URLs
Three to post about links they found from the URLs that are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group
Thirteen to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add "me too"
Two to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy
Five to say, "Didn't we go through this already a few months ago?"
Nine to say, "Do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs"
One forum lurker to respond to the original post eight months from now and start it all over again

[cbass]

What about NOS bulbs vs New?

[EL34]

Pretty good but at least one group is missing
"You should have searched the forum first"

[Ritchie200]

Shouldn't this be in another section?
I would think this should be categorized under "Heaters" since they do have elements like tubes.
Well, actually the correct terminology is "Valves", not "Tubes".

What?
Jim

[sluckey]

This is the only light bulb that's allowed on Hoffman's piece of the net. Y'all don't make me whip out Visio!

[Fresh_Start]

Pretty good but at least one group is missing
"You should have searched the forum first"

It also fails to include the obligatory "Why would you come to this forum and ask a question that we debated thoroughly and resolved back in 1988 before Al Gore invented the internet?  You stoopid newb!"

And please keep sluckey away from Visio for everybody's sake!

Cheers,

Chip

[Shrapnel]

Worst thing is, the States are finally starting to lose light bulbs.   It has started with our coveted tester bulbs... the 100W, and IIRC 75W is next and down the line each year.

[John]

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

That one tickled me the most.

[RicharD]

How many pop female vocalists does it take to change a light bulb?











1.  She stands upon her pedestal holding the lamp and the whole world revolves around her.