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10-31-2007, 02:06 PM #1
wannabe submarine gazelle
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How many forum users does it take to change a lightbulb?
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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.It's a little secret you didn't know about us women. We're all closet Visigoths.
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10-31-2007, 02:42 PM #2
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"It's not how old you are, it's how you are old."
SandyLS TeamTE BIANCHISTA
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10-31-2007, 02:43 PM #3
Home of pea gravel
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yep
*snort* yep yep yep
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10-31-2007, 02:46 PM #4
huh?
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yup, that's us. I resemble at least 8 of those...
Oh, that's gonna bruise...
Only the suppressed word is dangerous. ~Ludwig Börne
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10-31-2007, 05:25 PM #5
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love it!
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10-31-2007, 05:42 PM #6
zippadee-doo-dah
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Naw, not here. You must be thinking of B***F****s
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11-01-2007, 08:29 AM #7
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Too funny! And too true!
Everything in moderation, including moderation.
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11-01-2007, 11:03 AM #8
It's jaggy....
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That's brilliant!
If it's not one thing it's another
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11-01-2007, 11:14 AM #9
Ooo, talk tri to me!
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Shouldn't this be in the Open Topic forum?
I'd rather be swimming...biking...running...and eating cheesecake...
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11-01-2007, 02:03 PM #10
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DITTO! ! !
Originally Posted by zencentury
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
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11-01-2007, 10:03 PM #11
just. keep. pedaling.
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Hee! LMAO!
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11-02-2007, 06:16 AM #12
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lol.
did you come up with that or find it somewhere online?
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11-07-2007, 02:50 AM #13
The Hills! The Hills! Eek
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speaking of changing, or as we in Europe say: shifting ... should I change to bar end shifters? (apologies in advance for kidnapping and drifting this thread).
Last edited by Duck on Wheels; 11-07-2007 at 02:54 AM.
Half-marathon over. Sabbatical year over. It's back to "sacking shirt and oat cakes" as they say here.
