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Re: How many forum regulars does it take to change a lightbulb?
Posted By: Tranio, on host 209.156.133.32
Date: Friday, December 10, 1999, at 18:16:34
In Reply To: How many forum regulars does it take to change a lightbulb? posted by Brunnen-G on Thursday, December 9, 1999, at 22:34:48:

> 180.
> One to successfully change the light bulb and to post to the forum that the light bulb has been changed.
> Four to share their experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently.
> Three to point out spelling/grammar errors in the above posts.
> Nine to flame the three who pointed out spelling/grammar errors.
> Six to post messages to Sam complaining about the light bulb discussion and its inappropriateness to this forum.
> Thirteen to post that this forum is not about light bulbs anyway.
> Twenty-three to defend the posting to this forum, saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum.
> Eighteen to debate who they would cast in a movie about the way Sam changed the light bulb.
> Five 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.
> Six to post messages saying that the way Brunnen-G replied to the above debate proves he is a guy.
> Eight to post URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
> Ten to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly, and to post corrected URLs.
> Seventeen to post replies which leave in all the previous messages, to a scroll-down length of roughly two feet, and then add "Me Too."
> Nineteen to post replies to the "Me Too" postings to say "Ditto."
> Thirty-eight to change the subject to soda.

Within the few seconds after I read your subject, until your post appeared on my screen, I thought the answer would be:
None...who needs lightbulbs when you've got a warm glow from your monitor.

But your's was far superior. LOL big time.

Tra "Coke is the best, so there's nothing to debate." nio