How Many Bloggers Does It Take to Change a Light Bulb?
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(hat tip to anonymous, who wrote this in an email and forwarded it en masse so that it eventually made it to me...)
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.
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 light bulb 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.
5 to post pics of their own light bulbs.
15 People to post "I can't see S$%^ photos!" and post photos of their own light bulbs.
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.
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 search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs".
1 moderator to lock the light bulb thread.
2 to say that it was about time that the moderator locked the thread as light bulbs are obsolete anyway, they waste energy, and why weren't we discussing energy saving lamps in the first place?
The discussion repeats itself, this time with energy saving lamps as the subject.
Several daughter threads are started on whether or not there really is any energy savings with these new lamps if energy costs in production are taken into account; whether or not there really is an energy shortage; whether or not global warming is a natural or man-made phenomenon.
1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again........
haystack's 12th:
Conservatives (and Presidential Candidates especially) shall offer no aid and comfort to the opposition in times of legislative conflict (and ensuing political campaigns).
Just because.
The Fuzzy Puppy of the VRWC.
To post a picture of their cat photoshopped in the shape of a lightbulb.
Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. - Douglas Adams
I can't see the cat pictures.
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"During my lifetime, all our problems have come from mainland Europe, and all the solutions from the English-speaking nations across the world." - Thatcher
If the hairball shows up missing, email the fuzzy guy who lives with me. He'll send back stupid collar and other inedible pieces.
Heh.
eventually. Just remember that cats rule and dogs go to obedience school. Whoever heard of obedience school for a cat?
Q: What's the difference between the dog in your home and Jack Murtha in the new Congress?
A: At least the dog has to be told to go fetch and tries to strain his leash; Jack obeys the Lady of the House without being asked, so she doesn't need a leash. Jack's treats are more expensive, though.
Obedience school really trains the servant, not the pooch. Cats aren't bright enough to grasp the concept of a servant groveling at your furry feet for nothing more than a wet, slurpy kiss.
Dumb.
And if you hear light clicking behind you, it'll be me. Vengeance is MINE sayeth the Prince! Don't worry about health insurance, your fingernails won't need it.
and think about the big picture...
You would realize that I earn carbon offsets for each bulb my wholesome, green cat consumes.
pooch will be lunching on the cat litter, rather than cat later. Blech. No class.
Meanwhile, I'm banking carbon offsets for each light bulb Kitty Foo Foo consumes. Meow.
A bit an oldie but...
Alf was right...kitties YUM!
Before cat lovers put out a contract on me, I like cats had one before I married but wife was allergic, guess who won.
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Dog Food.
There are those who look on Dresden and Tokyo and Hiroshima as some of the greatest evils ever perpetrated by man. I look on them and thank the perpetrators for saving millions.
you've never had my wife's cat. Well, we don't have any more cats, but stray is just as good as house-kept. I should have you over. I joke about having them raw, but she's magic with aluminum foil and a microwave. I just get a bunch of sparks, but the way she does is a treat for the whole family. And there's almost no smell.
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scratches my tummy used to take the nice lady's cat outside during lightening storms. He'd wrap stupid's (the cat) tail with tinfoil and drop him on the ground and see how long it would take for lightening to strike.
He'd stuff stupid's ears with marshmallows and we'd have those chocolate & graham cracker & marshmallow thingys. Fuzzy would use dog treats on mine instead of graham crackers. Yum. Woof.
I love cats and have 2 of them.
Think Jeff Foxworthy for how I have them...
There are those who look on Dresden and Tokyo and Hiroshima as some of the greatest evils ever perpetrated by man. I look on them and thank the perpetrators for saving millions.
Shouldn't this be posted on Oreilly.com, so they can begin to understand that bloggers already have their own ethics?
And I can't see the pictures.
Other than that: Me, too.
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here's a great link for virtually any kind of light bulb you might like to buy:
http://www.bulbs.com/Light_Bulbs/results.aspx?cm_mmc=google-_-light%20bu...
And I'll be posting pictures of my cat posing with lightbulbs ... err, light bulbs, very soon. Haaa!!!!! High 5.
A precedent embalms a principle.
- Disraeli
...a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right...
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are purchasing carbon offsets to make up for the heat you're generating. The global warming from tungsten alone has forever melted at least 2 or 3 polar icecaps.
...That this bit originated as a gag about posting on Usenet newsgroups (so this one, or something like it, is at least 10 years old, IIRC). But it's pretty much just as applicabale to well-populated comments blogs like this one.
The burning question is what blogger would care as long as the internet connection was intact?????
One lowly blogger to throw you a link for this masterpiece. Linked ya here: http://cuppapolitics.blogspot.com/2007/04/how-many-bloggers-does-it-take...
And, did you buy a carbon credit for that new lightbulb?
Managing Editor
that this is a 'recommended' blog. It clearly shows an anti-dog bias. And just who the heck is that URL guy?
And my question for these 'industry experts' : if you call a lightbulb a 'lamp', then what do you call those things that the rest of us call 'lamps'? Hmmmmm? And when the 'lamp' burns out in your 'non-lamp' thingy, what do you say?
Hey, honey, could you put a new lamp in the non-lamp thingy?'
I hope that woman PIMP-slaps you but good.
It's war -- so when can we start shooting back at the enemy Democrats?
and to those who use them! This demeaning, bulb-o-centric view is par for the course, though, on such a single filament conservative blog!
You guys just don't remember the "Watts Riots", and what they stood for, do you?
Jack B. Nimble
"The wicked are not as bad as they are made out to be."
I will be hunting down, killing and eating the offenders.
There will be no anti-dog bias. Not in MY world. And it's ALL mine.
Cats suck.
scratches my tummy and brings me treats. You obviously can't read. It''s "Franz, PRINCE..."
I'm a monarchist. Everything is mine. All the dogs in your neighborhood know who I am and are waiting to serve me as their master. Watch your back dummy. Woof.
And, FWIW, I wouldn't lift my leg on a Democrat...
His Highness obviously has been to the beauty parlor. What a revolting insult to a manly dog. Why does he not rebel and bite your hand? He probably writes poetry.
I meant what I said and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful 100 percent.
How many Bloggers can dance on the brow of a pinhead???!!!!
1 Over zealous poster who claims that the replacement of this light bulb means that their guy claims that he has always been pro light bulb changing for years and changes them all the time is surging in the polls.
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"No compromise with the main purpose, no peace till victory, no pact with unrepentant wrong." - Winston Churchill
This is the weirdest comments section I've ever seen. Hands down.
I'm just saying.
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[F]or by the fundamental law of Nature, man being to be preserved as much as possible, when all cannot be preserved, the safety of the innocent is to be preferred...
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Sheesh. I thought some of my friends had stupid names. I can't wait to tell Spike and Fluffy. They'll pee themselves. LEON! Heh.
me from totally jumping the shark tonite.
Dogs Rule!
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The ultimate determinant in the struggle now going on for the world will not be bombs and rockets but a test of wills and ideas-a trial of spiritual resolve: the values we hold, the beliefs we cherish and the ideals to which we are dedicated.-Reagan
who scratches my tummy, he's out tonight. Something about feeding the lady who really loves me best. I hope they get home soon. I'll get his side of the bed. Again.
that guy. :)
The ultimate determinant in the struggle now going on for the world will not be bombs and rockets but a test of wills and ideas-a trial of spiritual resolve: the values we hold, the beliefs we cherish and the ideals to which we are dedicated.-Reagan
...or, in any case, never will be repaid
:)
"During my lifetime, all our problems have come from mainland Europe, and all the solutions from the English-speaking nations across the world." - Thatcher
...er, Cookies!
There are those who look on Dresden and Tokyo and Hiroshima as some of the greatest evils ever perpetrated by man. I look on them and thank the perpetrators for saving millions.
"Any love letter is incomplete without a Ronald Reagan quote"
--my sophomore year roommate