Q: How many bb members does it take to change a light bulb (in the barn)?
A: 1,343
1 to change the light bulb and to post to the board 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
27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs
53 to flame the spell checkers
41 to correct spelling/grammar flames
6 to argue over whether it`s “lightbulb” or “light bulb” or “Light bulb” or “Light Bulb” or “light BULB”
another 6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive
156 to write to the board administrator about the light bulb discussion and its inappropriateness to this board
109 to post that this board is not about light bulbs and to please take this subject to litebulb-L
203 to demand that cross posting to grammar-L, spelling-L and illuminati-L about changing light bulbs be stopped
111 to defend the posting to this board saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this bulletin board
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 URLs were posted incorrectly and to post the corrected URLs
3 to post about links they found from the URL`s that are relevant to this list which makes light bulbs relevant to this list
33 to link all posts to date, then quote them including all headers and footers and then add “Me too”
12 to post to the board that they are leaving 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 “FAQ”
4 to say “didn`t we go through this already a short time ago on ‘that other board’?”
143 to ask “what`s ‘the other board’?”
853 to pose the question – “Should light bulbs be changed?”
And, one they forgot… 1 to ask the same question 3 days later and start the whole thing over again!
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