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Very, very old lightbulb joke


Dick Smith
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This is ancient, but it just came up on another forum, so for those who haven't seen it (or in a senior moment can't remember it):

How many Forum Members does it take to change a lightbulb?

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

3 standards zealots to point out that light bulbs have been deprecated in the LB 2.1 spec

1 to call upon everybody to ignore this deprecation

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.

12 who would argue that the light bulb is an outmoded technology whose role has been filled by lighter and more durable equivalents.

24 who would argue that the reckless pursuit of improved lighting technology at whatever expense has ruined the hobby.

15 noobs to ask how to get the picture under your name and what its called...

1 to say.."Hey dude use the forum search button"

3 to argue that the original poster was taking a job away from a union worker

2 that suggest that lightbulb changing should be outsourced 'cause it'll be done better and cheaper

2 to bemoan the flood of cheap Chinese imitation lightbulbs, and their effect on domestic lightbulb producers.

At least two to point out that only God, not lightbulbs can bring light to the world
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[quote]Yes, but how many pieces of paper are there in a French toilet roll ? Oh, sorry, maybe I'm on the wrong thread...[/quote]

**Yes, but how many pieces of paper are there in a French toilet roll ?**

The only time the answer to that question is vital is when it is 'Not enough at the moment'!

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[quote]Yes, but how many pieces of paper are there in a French toilet roll ? Oh, sorry, maybe I'm on the wrong thread...[/quote]

**Yes, but how many pieces of paper are there in a French toilet roll ?**

The only time the answer to that question is vital is when it is 'Not enough at the moment'!

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