How many DU: GD forum members does it takes to change a light bulb?

[arwalden]

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.

[skygazer]

1. Priceless!

:rofl:

[tjwash]

2. Excellent!!

:toast:

[Pithy Cherub]

3. LOL! You, oh so forgot the

photoshopped pictures of lit and unlight lightbulbs and their relevance to the ironic thing that is the current commander in thief. :rofl:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

14. Yes, that DEFINITELY is a common occurence in GD,

:evilgrin:

[RevCheesehead]

17. and don't forget Swamp Rat's...

eerily glowing GREEN light bulb....
captioned with "all your light bulb are belong to us."

[ScreamingMeemie]

4. Allen....

:spray: That was great! :thumbsup:

[arwalden]

8. Actually...

... I'm not the author. I received it in an email long ago, and I re-discovered it today while cleaning up my hard drive.

~Allen

[TK421]

5. Excellent!

:spray:

[qnr]

6. Nice :) - I only had one response back in Feb, and it was critical

Well, a little critical

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=2714323&mesg_id=2714323

[ScreamingMeemie]

10. Gosh we DUers suck sometimes.

I would have laughed then too, if I had seen it. :hug: :hi: qnr!

[qnr]

16. heheh s'ok :) thanks though MrsGrumpy! n/t

[Wapsie B]

7. Good thread!

[Misunderestimator]

9. LOL!

Excellent!! :rofl:

[RevCheesehead]

11. .....

"...19 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum"


:rofl: :spray:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

12. As a FREQUENT GDer, I have to

LAUGH MY ASS OFF! That is totally on the ball. TOTALLY.

Fantastically done!

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[GirlinContempt]

13. That was good

:rofl:

[PittPoliSci]

15. sounds about right...

well done :rofl:

[El Fuego]

18. Classic!!! I have one more:

1 to post in the Lounge asking for sympathy because they got beat up in the lightbulb hubbub in GD.

[arwalden]

19. ~

:thumbsup:

[Catbird]

20. By the time all these folks have finished posting,

it will be time to change the light bulb again!!:think: :think: :think: :think: :think:

[RandomKoolzip]

21. Fucking beautiful. I think I love you.

:thumbsup:

[ashling]

22. Lets see, that comes to ...

a brazillion!
:rofl:

[bigwillq]

23. LOL! I love this one-

"13 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs"

:hi:

[hermetic]

24. Beauty!

That's a keeper. Thanks.

:rofl:

[Kali]

25. excellent!!!

[madrchsod]

26. how long did it take you to think this post up?

you`re a bad man allen!

[arwalden]

28. This Is Not My Work...

... it's just something that arrived in my email long ago. It was originally written to describe Usenet newsgroups, but it certainly does apply to a lot of things that one frequently finds in DU:GD, doesn't it? --- So, I just retitled it and made it specific to DU.

I'm not sure who wrote it originally... but it sure is funny!

[Oeditpus Rex]

27. Also...

• One to start a thread titled "Post pics of your light bulb."

[arwalden]

29. Good One! -- How About "I Just Changed A Lightbulb... Ask Me Anything!"

:rofl:

[Fridays Child]

30. pffffft.

:P

[chknltl]

31. You forgot one:

Those of us in the lounge who live for entertainment like this...


Absolutely brilliant, arwalden, loved every bit of it.
bookmarked and if possible nominated!

[0007]

32. Absolutely wonderful, the last few days were some real gasser's

Don't know where the mods were, I suspect they were busy changing hats and looking innocent.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

33. Wow 179 Posts? I know!I know! WILL PITT STARTED THE THREAD ON LIGHTBULBS!

[Crazy Guggenheim]

34. ...........

:popcorn: :popcorn:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x5457911

[terrya]

35. Very good, Allen...

I envy your cleverness. :cry: