Light Bulbs =)

[HondaGoneRogue]

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


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 "+1"
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.

[1speedbike]

i love it hahaha

[HondaGoneRogue]

I thought everyone would get a kick out of that.

[bmwsam]

Haha, I've only been on this forum for a couple of months and can already tell that it's very true.

[jmoretti]

Here are a few additional obligatory posts...

12 posts asking for pictures
2 posts as the OP tries to figure out how to make the pics work
24 posts to let the OP know the original pics didn't work
16 posts to comment on how good/bad the lamps look
3 posts about proper camera/lighting technique


-Joe

[SpacE82]

You also forgot...

6 to post that there are many other threads on this topic and to "use the function"

[HondaGoneRogue]

Bumparoo

[DriveHard]

1 to post "picture, or it didnt happen"
9 to post links from e90post, and apoligize for going there to look
7 to post that you void the entires car warranty if you change a bulb on your own


and we go on....

p.s i know you were the OP in 2009 !!! but talk about bringing it back from the dead... LOL

[Eminenceo3]

Thats awesome...

[HondaGoneRogue]

Had to. Most people weren't even here when I posted this.

[Augenbrauezug]

HA! This is only so funny, because it's so true.

[Satalite]

+1 for creativity!

12 people to ask if the OP or anyone has pics of the desired item
52 people to not post just to boost the view count
8 people wanting to know the already stated price in the first thread...
1 OP trying to change the title of a thread and fails with 6 additional posts telling reasons why he can't change it

Also here is a link to some other light bulb jokes... (yes that person...) http://wilk4.com/humor/humorm321.htm

History of the joke: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightbulb_joke