Wasn't this a thread 4 or 5 years ago? :-D Seriously, Bong
On 2/27/07, Eric Featherstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Poppycock! Everyone knows that it's much quicker to change an Edison > Screw bulb than a bayonet fitment bulb. > > ;-) > > Eric. > > On 27/02/07, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How many mailing list members does it take 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. > > > > 7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light > > bulbs. > > > > 13 to flame the spell checkers. > > > > 18 to correct spelling/grammar flames. > > > > 6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb". > > > > 6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive. > > > > 2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is > > "lamp". > > > > 5 know-it-alls who claim *they* were in the industry, and that "light > > bulb" is perfectly correct. > > > > 6 to email the participant's ISPs complaining that they are in > > violation of their "acceptable use policy". > > > > 4 to post that this mailing list is not about light bulbs and to please take > > this discussion to a lightbulb mailing list. > > > > 11 to defend the posting to this mailing list saying that we all use light > > bulbs and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this mailing list. > > > > 1 to show everyone how he didn't have to change the bulb but fixed it > > up with duct tape & balin' wire and wants to know if he's now > > qualified for "Redneck Status". > > > > 3 willing to let him have honorary status. > > > > 15 saying he is disqualified because his fix actually worked and > > continues to function and besides nobody was hurt during the repair. > > > > 3 to claim that since they have superior visual skills they don't need > > those "damn bulbs". > > > > 27 to say the new energy saving bulbs will never replace the old > > standards and speculate which models will be discontinued in 5-10 years. > > > > 1 to ask, "can you kill an elk with a light bulb?". > > > > another one to say, "Yeah, but a heavy bulb penetrates better and is > > more likely to make up for poor placement.". > > > > 8 will insist that the light trajectory from a fixture featuring > > multiple 60-watt bulbs is flatter than the trajectory of a single > > big-bore bulb of the same total wattage. > > > > 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. > > > > 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 that are relevant to > > this group which makes 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 "what he said". > > > > 4 to say that, "BY GOD lightbulbs are for sissies!" and that in their > > day they had to use coal oil lanterns and home made candles. > > > > 8 to post rolling eyes....Here we go again!! > > > > 4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?". > > > > 14 to say "do a search on light bulbs before posting questions about > > light bulbs". > > > > 20 to wonder why some of these people don't read their owner's manual > > instead of asking the whole world where the light bulb is, what type > > it is, and how to change it. But they don't want to post such a question. > > > > 8 to say that flourescent is far superior to incandescent. > > > > 12 to refute that it makes no difference whether one uses incandescent > > or flourescent. > > > > 3 to state that they "know someone" who was blinded by the use of > > incandescents and only an inexperienced person or outright fool would > > choose anything other than flourescent. > > > > 3 to state that they have tried reading upside down using > > incandescents and can still see absolutely no difference between the two. > > > > 1 to put his incandescent light bulbs (lamps/lightbulbs) in nothing > > but fiberglass swirly colored light fixtures. > > > > 6 to condem anyone using grid power, obvious from their reference over > > which type to use and demand that everyone switch to eco-friendly candles. > > > > 6 to push for the further development of LED clusters. > > > > and finally, 1 mailing list "lurker" to respond to the original post 6 > > months > > from now and start it all over again. > > > > > > > > > > Tom C. > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Bong Manayon http://www.bong.uni.cc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
