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pet lover
Joined: 02 Jan 2004
Location: not in Seoul
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 Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 5:07 pm Post subject: How many forum members does it take to screw in a lightbulb? |
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(I stole this from another board... who stole it from another board...)
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 demand it be moved to the Lighting section.
2 to argue that it be moved to the Electrical 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 light bulb 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 URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
4 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URLs.
3 to post about links they found from the URLs 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."
4 who will highjack the thread and link lightbulbs to the "gay/neocon/democrat/republican" agenda and the moderator who will move the whole thread.
3 who will point out that the bulb failure was the technique chosen by mother earth to protest the burning of fossil fuel and the besmirchment of our fragile atmosphere.
3 who will say that it was God's will that the light bulb failed, and who are we to question His will? He must have a reason for wanting us to sit in the dark.
1 who jumps to the conclusion that the person disposing of the lightbulb threw it carelessly into the trash bag, where it was crushed it into little pieces, slicing the bag open and innocent children will step on those slivers of glass... and it's careless people like THAT, who shouldn't have light bulbs at all!
1 (possibly a fowl member) to slap himself on his forehead in disbelief and start crowing to the whole forum that "(and this is REALLY true) What an unbelievable coincidence and quite possibly a rapture sign, just before I came down to the comp room, I changed a light bulb in my dorm room."
50 males to start, restart, and restart yet again the timeless (read: boring) discussion on whether Korean lightbulbs are hotter than Western. Or Chinese for that matter.
At least 3 people who otherwise live in the current event forum to shout conspiracy and that it's all the fault of the U.S.
And 1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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| That's creepily accurate. |
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waterbaby
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
Location: Baking Gord a Cheescake pie
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| Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 12:03 am Post subject: |
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And that last one would be Tiger Beer  |
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EFLtrainer
Joined: 04 May 2005
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| Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 2:13 am Post subject: |
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Well, if it's a Faeries forum, two. But I don't know how they'd get inside.  |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 3:21 am Post subject: |
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| Ya-ta Boy wrote: |
| That's creepily accurate. |
Oh, I don't know how accurate that is. All those posters, all that sniping and bashing, and nobody drags out Hitler and the Nazis? Flies in the face of Godwin and his law. |
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Kwangjuchicken
Joined: 01 Sep 2003
Location: I was abducted by aliens on my way to Korea and forced to be an EFL teacher on this crazy planet.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 5:17 am Post subject: |
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OH MY GOD. And one poster like me who will say (and this is REALLY true) What an unbelievable coincidence and quite possibly a rapture sign, just before I came down to the comp room, I changed a light bulb in my dorm room.
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 12:42 pm Post subject: |
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| All those posters, all that sniping and bashing, and nobody drags out Hitler and the Nazis? |
It does seem as if there is one on every thread. I guess this time it was your turn to be the one. |
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pet lover
Joined: 02 Jan 2004
Location: not in Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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Hey, Chicken, that was meant to cover every messageboard out there. I think we've got the only chicken. But, to make it better apply, I'll fix the OP.  |
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Paji eh Wong
Joined: 03 Jun 2003
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Kwangjuchicken wrote: |
OH MY GOD. And one poster like me who will say (and this is REALLY true) What an unbelievable coincidence and quite possibly a rapture sign, just before I came down to the comp room, I changed a light bulb in my dorm room.
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Wow.. where have you been , chicken?? |
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neandergirl
Joined: 23 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Was there mention of the inevitable discussion on whether K lightbulbs are hotter than Western? Or Chinese for that matter. |
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riley
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
Location: where creditors can find me
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| Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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don't forget the conspiracy and that it's all the fault of the U.S.  |
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pet lover
Joined: 02 Jan 2004
Location: not in Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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| OP adjusted to better represent this forum's nuts. |
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Kwangjuchicken
Joined: 01 Sep 2003
Location: I was abducted by aliens on my way to Korea and forced to be an EFL teacher on this crazy planet.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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| pet lover wrote: |
| Hey, Chicken, that was meant to cover every messageboard out there. I think we've got the only chicken. But, to make it better apply, I'll fix the OP. |
  Oh how sweet. I am sick today so this made me so happy. When my throat gets better I will give a loud crow just for you.
Oh, by the way, have you ever had a pet chicken? And if you did, did you hatch it yourself?
I will tell my chciken story here. Maybe I have before but I am not sure.
I grew up on a farm in Ohio. When I was in Kindergarden my mother got me one of those little plastic incubators that is heated with a christmas tree light bulb. She got a fertile egg for our neighbor who raised chickens. We only had corn, beans and steers.
Well, that type of incubator it so hard to use. It is either too hot ot too cold. But, after many failed attemps one hatched. I was 6 at the time. Well once he was dried off, I took him out and held him and kissed him and told him he was my baby and that I loved him. And then he followed me all around the house. Unlike a real mother hen, when he was about 6 weeks old I DID NOT start pecking him to get him to stop following me around.
We had a 1/2 mile lane to get to the road. He walked down to the end of the lane every day with me when I caught the school bus. He soon learned the system and my mom said that when it was almost time for the bus, he would start down the lane to meet me. Then he would rush up and fly up and land on my head (his favorite spot). This continued from Kindergarden until I stared college.
Then a few days after I started college, my mom called and said my chicken was sick. He would not eat and was looking all over for me. So, she brought him inside and I talked to him on the phone. He was so happy and then he ate some. But not much.
Well, I came home every weekend to help with the harvest my first few weeks in college. So, he knew I was ok and would leave but sttill come home. When I graduated from college he was still alive.
He was now 17. It was late spring. I was sitting on a chair on our patio in front of the house. He, as always came up to me. 1000's of time before he would jump up in my lap. But, this time he just looked up at me. I knew.
So, I picked him up and held him in my arms. He looked into my evys. I said, "You are the best friend I have ever had and I will love you for ever." Then he layed back his head and closed his eyes. |
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pet lover
Joined: 02 Jan 2004
Location: not in Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 12:15 am Post subject: |
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| Yes, I had pet chickens. But, I quit making friends with them because my mom kept chopping off their heads and serving them for dinner. |
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