How many urc-ers to change a light bulb?

[Tony Raven]

Stolen from a post on the Brompton forum. Sound familiar?

How many forum users 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

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"

18 who trip over each other in their rush to say "repost!"

To which we probably need to add:

Troll B to claim that cyclists ignore red light bulbs....


--
Tony

"The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the
right."
- Lord Hailsham

 

[POHB]

"Tony Raven" <[email protected]> wrote
> How many forum users does it take to change a lightbulb?

1 to post a link to Sheldon's website and say AUSHTA
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/marty_light_hist.html

 

[Mark McNeill]

Response to POHB:

> > 7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light
> > bulbs


> 1 to post a link to Sheldon's website and say AUSHTA
> http://www.sheldonbrown.com/marty_light_hist.html


Marty writes "flourescent" passim??? Quick - my smelling salts...


--
Mark, UK
"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who
are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it."

 

[heed]

1 to start a lengthy debate on the possible dangers of quick release
lightbulb holders?

 

[Rusty Spokes]

Need a long debate on the safety aspects on wearing lightbulbs on the head.

Should a the law be brought in to make it compulsory.

 

[A passing Robyn Hitchcock fan]

In article <[email protected]>, Rusty Spokes
([email protected]) wrote:
> Need a long debate on the safety aspects on wearing lightbulbs on the head.
>
> Should a the law be brought in to make it compulsory.
>
>
>

<URL:http://www.jh3.com/robyn/base/song.asp?squid=407#LYRICS>

 

[Jim Price]

heed wrote:
> 1 to start a lengthy debate on the possible dangers of quick release
> lightbulb holders?
>
1 to ask how you can call it a light bulb if its not double butted.

JimP

--
Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable, let's prepare to
grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after
all. - DNA

 

[Matt B]

Tony Raven wrote:
> Stolen from a post on the Brompton forum. Sound familiar?
>
> How many forum users does it take to change a lightbulb?
> ...
> To which we probably need to add:

4 or 5 to assert that motorists are less likely to have working lights
than cyclists.

--
Matt B

 

[Peter Clinch]

Jim Price wrote:

> 1 to ask how you can call it a light bulb if its not double butted.

And one, or the very specific one of Stephen M Scharf, to point out
we're clearly Doomed if, once changed, it isn't powered by a high
performance rechargeable battery, and half a dozen more to point out
that dynamos are quite adequate in practice, and then a few more to
point out hub dynamos are clearly The Way Forwards for this sort of
application.

Pete.
--
Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net [email protected] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

 

[Dave Larrington]

In article <[email protected]>, Jim Price
([email protected]) wrote:
> heed wrote:
> > 1 to start a lengthy debate on the possible dangers of quick release
> > lightbulb holders?
> >
> 1 to ask how you can call it a light bulb if its not double butted.

Two (or more) to partake of a lengthy flame war on the merits of screw-
in versus bayonet fittings.

--
Dave Larrington - <http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/>
I am Wan, for I am pursued by the Army of Plums.

 

[Mark McNeill]

Response to Dave Larrington:
> Two (or more) to partake of a lengthy flame war on the merits of screw-
> in versus bayonet fittings.

Pendant fitting or standard lamp?

IOW, hang or stand?


--
Mark, UK
"Where it is a duty to worship the sun, it is pretty sure to be a crime
to examine the laws of heat."

 

[Pyromancer]

POHB wrote:
> "Tony Raven" <[email protected]> wrote
> > How many forum users does it take to change a lightbulb?
>
> 1 to post a link to Sheldon's website and say AUSHTA
> http://www.sheldonbrown.com/marty_light_hist.html

This Cateye lamp sounds interesting, especially as it seems one can
recharge one's battery during the daylight hours for free:

"Their lamp is, however, about four times as efficient in turning light
into electricity than all other bicycle lamps (which are all
incandescent)."

 

[POHB]

"Tony Raven" <[email protected]> wrote
>
> How many forum users does it take to change a lightbulb?
>

Some number to claim that they never bother changing lightbulbs in Holland

 

[Terry]

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] (Tony
Raven) wrote:

> Stolen from a post on the Brompton forum. Sound familiar?
>
> How many forum users does it take to change a lightbulb?

<snip>

> To which we probably need to add:

2 to say you don't need to change it 'coz the streets are lit.