how many forum users does it take

[sitlet]

to change a lightbulb?

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.

[Cobra]

Lol, here's another one. I'm from Bath uni... And it's true!

http://www.jokefile.co.uk/odds/university.html

Enjoy!

CobraDMX

[Redman66]

Cool....Let me start this off....


The light bulb has been changed !

[Hatz]

I had an experience like you Redman66. One of my lightbulbs went out and I changed it. I turned off the power by switching off the lights in the fuse box and then proceeded to ground myself while taking the old one out and then replaced it with a fresh one and turned the fuse box back on.

Wonder if I did this properly?

Hatz

[sitlet]

i had a similar experience one time. the light bulb in my lamp went out. i couldnt really figure out why. i searched online but i didnt find any how-to's or anyone with my same problem. so i took matters into my own hands and went to this place, i think it was called a hardware store. anyway, they told me to buy another light bulb and try to replace the old one. so i got home, turned off the light switch, and, here is the key, i TWISTED the old bulb out. and then twisted the new one in. i think the twisting action was the key to my success.

[Hatz]

Did you have to twist them the same way taking the bulb out and in or are they different directions.....cause when I did mine i had to go opposite ways.

Hatz

[Redman66]

I think the problem lies within cheap bulbs. You get what you pay for. Try upgrading to a more reliable bulb.

[tgpo]

Zero.

The bulb never blew, the power just went out. Luckily for us the backup UPS kicked in.

[indolikaa]

Now this is a good post. This gets printed and put in a frame, right next to Will Hay's discourse on starting his own business.

Nice one, sitlet.

BTW: You forgot one:

2 people to explain the problem is related to shit media.

[pacmania_2001]

I like light bulbs

[MOVIEGEEK]

-"I wonder what forum I should use?"