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Old 05-19-2006, 02:02 PM
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Default How Many Forum Members to Change a Light Bulb

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

1 to change the light bulb.

1 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.

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

53 to flame the spell checkers.

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

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.

156 to email the participant's ISPs complaining that they are in
violation of their "acceptable use policy".

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

203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum,
and lightbulb forum about changing light bulbs be stopped.

111 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light
bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum.

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.

27 to post URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs.

14 to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly and then post the
corrected URLs.

27 to post about links they found from the URLs that are relevant to
this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group.

33 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including
all headers and signatures, and add "Me too".

12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they
cannot handle the light bulb controversy.

19 to quote the "Me too's" to say "Me three".

4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ.

44 to ask what is a "FAQ"?

4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"

143 to say "do a search on 'light bulbs' before posting questions
about light bulbs".

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

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Old 05-19-2006, 04:13 PM
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me too on Surfer Girls


That is really funny and probably close to the truth.
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Old 05-19-2006, 04:20 PM
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is it incandescent or flourescent.........

2 stroke or 4 stroke...

only took 1...to post this inane response.................Soooooooo..far anyway

good one Shag......needed a laugh....
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Old 05-19-2006, 04:21 PM
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Me three....
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Old 05-19-2006, 04:37 PM
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On know.......

was it a MERCURY VAPOR bulb

We know how dangerous they are!!
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Old 05-19-2006, 05:00 PM
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Yea, but most of the posts would be about whether GE or Sylvania made the best brightest, longest lasting, and fastest bulb!!!!

And, which brand had the best resale value......

And OH, of course!! How could I forget... - which brand would still light if you cut it in half!!!

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Old 05-19-2006, 05:02 PM
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Were you refering to a (vehicle type bulb) or a standard house light bulb, there are still a lot of un-answered questions.....

Nice way to start the week end.........with a GOOD LAUGH. THANKS
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What's a light bulb?

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Old 05-19-2006, 05:15 PM
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I'm in!
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Old 05-19-2006, 05:30 PM
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Why am I ALWAYS in the library when I read the HILARIOUS STUFF!!!????

Thanks, Shag!!!

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Old 05-19-2006, 10:25 PM
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Wait till the unions find out someone changed a bulb and a I.B.E.W. master wasn't on scene.

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Old 05-20-2006, 12:52 AM
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Whats the light bulb's wattage at WOT?
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Old 05-20-2006, 04:08 AM
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You really can't take this sport to seriously. We gotta keep reminding ourselves they're just chuncks of plastic.

Good Post -!!! as long as we cab make fun of ourselves - well thats a good sign in my book!!!

Now is it lunesta, ambien, or antihistimine and aspirin???? So many choices....
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Old 05-22-2006, 12:13 PM
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I thought it should have been changed a long time ago before it went bad.
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Old 05-22-2006, 11:12 PM
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1 to post that you're all wrong. He's been a master of light bulbs for 27 years and that's how he knows you're all wrong, but he doesnt say what the right way is.

1 to say he'd shoot/beat up/pee on any bass turd that tries to change his light bulb.

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Old 05-23-2006, 02:50 AM
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1445 members I counted in the 1st post .
48028 total members.

So we can change about 300 light bulbs at a time with some extra people going for beer.

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Old 05-25-2006, 08:35 PM
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i belive its called a vacuum sealed tungstem element of very high resitance
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This light bulb discussion is hard for those of us that believe in the "Dark Sucker Theory".


http://home.netcom.com/~rogermw/darksuck.txt


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Old 05-26-2006, 02:03 PM
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Sorry Barry but I am going to do the Trouty Shuffel called cutting and pasting your link of some long drawn out usless information so the members don't have to move their mouse twice to click on a link.

The Dark Sucker Theory

For years, it has been believed that electric bulbs emit light,
but recent information has proved otherwise. Electric bulbs don't
emit light; they suck dark. Thus, we call these bulbs Dark Suckers.
The Dark Sucker Theory and the existence of dark suckers prove
that dark has mass and is heavier than light.
First, the basis of the Dark Sucker Theory is that electric bulbs
suck dark. For example, take the Dark Sucker in the room you are in.
There is much less dark right next to it than there is elsewhere. The
larger the Dark Sucker, the greater its capacity to suck dark.
Dark Suckers in the parking lot have a much greater capacity to suck
dark than the ones in this room.
So with all things, Dark Suckers don't last forever. Once they are
full of dark, they can no longer suck. This is proven by the dark spot
on a full Dark Sucker.
A candle is a primitive Dark Sucker. A new candle has a white wick.
You can see that after the first use, the wick turns black, representing
all the dark that has been sucked into it. If you put a pencil next to
the wick of an operating candle, it will turn black. This is because
it got in the way of the dark flowing into the candle. One of the
disadvantages of these primitive Dark Suckers is their limited range.
There are also portable Dark Suckers. In these, the bulbs can't
handle all the dark by themselves and must be aided by a Dark Storage
Unit. When the Dark Storage Unit is full, it must be either emptied
or replaced before the portable Dark Sucker can operate again.
Dark has mass. When dark goes into a Dark Sucker, friction from
the mass generates heat. Thus, it is not wise to touch an operating
Dark Sucker. Candles present a special problem as the mass must travel
into a solid wick instead of through clear glass. This generates a
great amount of heat and therefore it's not wise to touch an operating
candle.
Also, dark is heavier than light. If you were to swim just below
the surface of the lake, you would see a lot of light. If you were to
slowly swim deeper and deeper, you would notice it getting darker and
darker. When you get really deep, you would be in total darkness. This
is because the heavier dark sinks to the bottom of the lake and the
lighter light floats at the top. The is why it is called light.
Finally, we must prove that dark is faster than light. If you were
to stand in a lit room in front of a closed, dark closet, and slowly
opened the closet door, you would see the light slowly enter the closet.
But since dark is so fast, you would not be able to see the dark leave
the closet.
Next time you see an electric bulb, remember that it is a Dark Sucker.

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Old 05-26-2006, 02:22 PM
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I think we need to have a conference call on this I am available week 23 (June 5, 2006)

And only then can we discuss our options and possibly hire a consulting firm to review our options, we may have to have an Environmental Impact Statement as the old bulb will have to be disposed of properly.

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