ID: 7818
Lightbulb
How many internet group posters does it take 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
27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs
53 to flame the spell checkers
41 to correct spelling/grammar flames
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 group is not about light bulbs and to please take
this discussion to a lightbulb group
203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum, and
lightbulb group about changing light bulbs be stopped
111 to defend the posting to this group saying that we all use light bulbs
and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this group
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 URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs
14 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
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 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....
ID: 1808
Lightbulb
How many gay people does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
8, one to screw it in, and seven to stand back and say "Fabulous!"
ID: 38
Lightbulb
How many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb?
Only one, but the bulb has got to WANT to change.
ID: 8093
Lightbulb
How many Irishmen does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A: 50... 1 to hold the lightbulb, and 49 to drink 'till the room spins!
ID: 5003
Lightbulb
how many flies does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
2, but I don't know how they got in there!
ID: 2502
Lightbulb
Q: How many politicians does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: Four, one to change it and the other three to deny it.
ID: 1410
Lightbulb
Q: How many managers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: We've formed a task force to study the problem of why light bulbs burn out and to figure out what, exactly, we as supervisors can do to make the bulbs work smarter, not harder.
ID: 8369
Lightbulb
Q. How many acountants does it take to change a lightbulb?
A. 1 at a fixed rate of 3.5% income return after purchase for every bulb replaced over a 6 year plan, with projected inflation expected to rise to over $1.25 per bulb in 2006.
ID: 11243
Lightbulb
How many wizards does it take to change a lightbulb?
None. Wizards don't use lightbulbs!