i didn't write this, saw it on a security forum, but its so true and applies to pretty much every forum.

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

What about the guy who just posts smilies.



Funny stuff.

Can't it be a girl throwingks? Why is it have to be a guy by default?

Nice avatar BTW

I'd recommend a spiral compact fluorescent bulb.

pfft, everyone knows its halogen bulbs all the way, i'll be back in 6 months to bump the thread out of the grave

Ill post some incoherant links and claim to be an industry insider.

Not funny

Dont make me scan my Degree in Electrical Engineering to prove this is, in fact, funny. Ill do it.......

no your post was funny

this topic on the other hand not so much, seen it on a few other forums so that might have something to do with it

^^^^ Boooooooo!

<chuckle>

You know if your going to move it move it to newbie chat. You'll get more viewers.

haha

LMFAO!!! Funniest thing I have seen in these forums.

We will see how many people notice why you chuckled.

You moved it twice haha!!

I thought you just moved it from and to comedy forum.

OMGWTFBBQ. tu eres un "n00bcito." You won't. You won't... maybe .

EDIT:
Okay, maybe you will.
Electrical engineer, huh? Really? Because I think I would either like to go to college for electrical engineering or computer engineering, or maybe a double-major. Do you enjoy it?
Thanks.

From my experience, 60 watts have a longer lifespan and are more reliable than 30 watts.

LED "light bulbs" dominate everything else. Life span, power consumption, purity of light... LEDs have them all.

Except price. But, that is changing soon.

Catty PM sent.

Thanks for that. I've felt a litte left out lately.

Hey thats me! It is lamp and I also recommend compcat flourescents like rylinkus. 100w equivelant output for only 25w worth of consumption.. ahhhhhhhhhhhh..

It's going to be hard to overcome the power of incandescant. I grew up with them and never had an issue with them. LEDs are overpriced but I do like the 'friendly' light they emit. Flourescant lights are horrible and I dislike them, they emit a more 'ominous' (SP?) light and It brings back too many memories of middle school.

Hey, I resemble that remark.

If you have any questions and all feel free to hit me up via PM, email, or AIM.
Rylinkus@gmail.com
Rylinkus13 on AIM

#13 is the funniest

This one?Or this one?That is 13 people not #13.

I was gonna pull a dick move and decided not to. I selected the entire thread and put it under 1 quote and then typed "Me too". Better not to have that I think.

I'd say my last post was pretty self-explanatory

P.S. I prefer candles.

pretty much all the light bulbs in my house are that kind.....

pretty much all the light bulbs in my house are THAT kind.....

hey cattykid, sorry about that thread in the dump... I was kinda rude.

what is THAT! it might be a zoomed picture, but that lightbulb looks huge (and pretty complicated)

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nope, not zoomed, i see a hand, and now it kind of looks like a museum replica that doesn't light up

i'm an industry expert and would like to add the correct term is exihbit

I think that's Thomas Eddison's lightbulb

yeah, i think your right, when i was editting my post i saw the file name, how big was his light bulb though? i know it was bigger then a modern day light bulb, but that things huge

/me can't belive this thread really turned into a discussion about lightbulbs (we just need the guy from anchorman to say "I love lamp" )

About the size of a cantelope.
I thought that was common knowledge...
(This is a completely unfounded and bullshit claim).



Oh, and BTW:
I love carpet... i love desk...


@_iffy... what did you say in The Dump?

"Brick, are you just looking at things and saying you love them?"

Click me for video:


More here:
http://205.243.100.155/frames/longarc.htm#500_kV_Switch

Yeah, I saw something like that on different forums a while back.
Still amazing, though.

crap thats freakin awesome

Bump

Nice...

why?

It wasn't 6 months though..

...bump

hehehe

i guess we're going to find out how many people it takes to change a lightbulb now

because xboxexpert is a dude.

ga?

don't get it. Does xboxexpert do that?

hahahahahahahaha

yeah, he does...all the time.

Q: How many emo kids does it take to change a light bulb?
A: NONE, emo kids sit in the dark and cry.

Q: How many punk rockers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: 4, one to replace the light-bulb and and 3 more to stand around and talk about how punk rock it is.

Q: How many software engineers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None. That's a hardware problem.

Q: How does Sony's Playstation division change a light bulb?
A': They don't. They just have marketing portray the dead bulb as a feature.

Q: How does an XS member change a light bulb?
A: Well, I'd rather use Blue LEDs; do you know what kind of resistor I need?

Q:How does xboxexpert change a light bulb?
A:

HAHA thats brilliant, hilarious stuff..although for the sony one surely they would have to replace the socket with one of their own to force their new type of bulb on you??

thats not true. it takes 4.

one to write a depressing song about the dead lightbulb
one to cut himself with the shards
one to make a myspace for the lightbulb
one to actually put a new one in.