(Okay, I'm stealing this from my industry board, but it was funny and sometimes we need a good laugh)
So, how many does it take?.....
Giggles below the fold . . .
1 to change the light bulb.
1 to post that the light bulb has been changed.
14 to share their 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.
27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs.
53 to get "snarky" with the spell checkers.
41 to correct those that got snarky over spelling/grammar.
6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb".
... and another 6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive.
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.
156 to email the hosts and moderators complaining that those
participating are in violation of the forum rules.
109 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please
take this discussion to a lightbulb forum.
203 to demand that "X-posting" to the hardware forum, electricity
forum, and lightbulb forum about changing light bulbs be stopped.
111 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum.
306 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.
27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
14 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 which make light
bulbs relevant to this group.
33 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including
all headers and signatures, and add "Me too".
12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they
cannot handle the light bulb controversy.
19 to quote the "Me too's" to say "Me three".
4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ.
44 to ask what is a "FAQ".
4 to say "didn't we JUST go through all this a few weeks ago?".
143 to say "Google on 'light bulbs' before posting questions about
light bulbs".
1 new DailyKos member to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.