how many forum members does it take...

[krossfyter]

to change a light bulb?

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article09-208

:D

[edesignuk]

LMAO! To true!

[Wes]

Where is the guy accusing the original poster of being a n00b?

[krossfyter]

yeah its missing the noob post.

:D x 5

[rainman::|:|]

Originally posted by edesignuk
LMAO! To true!

It's 'too true', not 'to true'.

;)
paul

[edesignuk]

Originally posted by paulwhannel
It's 'too true', not 'to true'.

;)
paul
OMG ThX soe MuCH, kThX!

[King Cobra]

Oh, dear Jeff. What a comic relief. That link goes right on my webpage (with cite).

:p lmao

[Wes]

Originally posted by paulwhannel
It's 'too true', not 'to true'.

;)
paul

(I keeping with the article)

OMG N00b, we don't CaRe about spellink hear. **** n3xt T1me!

[krossfyter]

Originally posted by King Cobra
Oh, dear Jeff. What a comic relief. That link goes right on my webpage (with cite).

:p lmao

that good huh. cool.

"oh dear Jeff"

must be a Maine thing!

[edesignuk]

Originally posted by Wes
(I keeping with the article)

ok n33b, thx 4 point1n dat out....other n33bs might have thought u were serious 4 a second :eek:

OMG! Can u all c whatz happ3ning 'ere???? http://upload.edesignuk.net/uploaded_data/smilies/spam.gif

[bennetsaysargh]

haha! i'm gonna link this in my signature:p. i like

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

and
1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.
:p :p :p :p :p

oh. i don't mind spam at all;)
peace love and happinesshttp://www.aqua-soft.org/board/html//emoticons/hippi%5B1%5D.gif

[mactastic]

OMG I'm NEVER posting in here again, I can't believe I'm even writing this now!:D

[wdlove]

That is really good for a little comic relief in the middle of a busy day.

[King Cobra]

Originally posted by krossfyter
"oh dear Jeff"

must be a Maine thing!

It isn't, luckily!

So many things that are Maine things deserve to be nonexistant.

[krossfyter]

Originally posted by King Cobra
It isn't, luckily!

So many things that are Maine things deserve to be nonexistant.

haha

i hear ya. just thought it was funny.. ive never heard it before.

;)

[eyelikeart]

hahaha!! :D

that's too damned funny...

[Fender2112]

Do those number include folks with multiple posts or are they all unique?

[edesignuk]

Originally posted by Fender2112
Do those number include folks with multiple posts or are they all unique?
hey l1st3n up n33b, multipul posts p0wn!

[Sun Baked]

Originally posted by edesignuk
hey l1st3n up n33b, multipul posts p0wn! Hey...

Stop that, this isn't some illiterate boy racer forum.

We lean more towards semi-literate beer swilling Rednecks on this site, of course there is that cultured group that drinks red wine. ;)

[Roger1]

Originally posted by Sun Baked
Hey...

Stop that, this isn't some illiterate boy racer forum.

We lean more towards semi-literate beer swilling Rednecks on this site, of course there is that cultured group that drinks red wine. ;)

Is it that wine that comes in a bag?? :D

[pivo6]

Originally posted by Roger1
Is it that wine that comes in a bag?? :D

No. It's the wine that comes in a box! :o :D

[crap freakboy]

the very fact that I laughed scares me...
I need to get out more :(

but the fact that I'm posting that fact scares me more :eek:

[manitoubalck]

I believe that this thread prooves the point that the poster of that article was trying to make.

[ph_555_shag]

GO MIKE RANN

btw what does this have to to with macs ... :D

[kaosfere]

Haven't we done this before (http://groups.google.com/groups?q=light+bulb+newsgroup++group:rec.humor.funny.*+group:rec.humor.funny.*&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&group=rec.humor.funny.*&selm=Sb0b.5901%40clarinet.com&rnum=1)? :D

[voicegy]

Oh, Lord, this is a SCREAM! Ain't it the truth...hahahaha!

I wonder how some of our own members would do in such a post.

arn: To forum members - the light bulb went out last night at 17:42 GMT. It was subsequently changed at 18:04 GMT. Thanks for your patience.

Doctor Q: Was wondering about that! Thanks arn...if you like, I can set up a script and an auto-thread that directly links to the light bulb in question, create a thread, inform the users, and change it out for you, while placing posts in alpha order by user name. Can you "sticky" that in the appropriate forum?

eyelikeart: arn, have you thought about, perhaps, changing the color of the bulb next time? Kinda ticks me off that people don't take advantage of an opportunity to add a little color to their lives now and then...just a thought! oh, and can you post a photo?

Mr. Anderson: There has been a preponderance of such phenomena lately. I was in such a position recently, and discovered that by replacing the filament with dental floss that the occurrence of changing out the actual bulb was less.

Awimoway: There was a discussion about that very topic on NPR this morning, and it got me thinking...so I listed out my own Top 10 reasons I should go back and change my user name so people know what song I'm referring to.

jelloshotsrule: THIS....could have been handled a lot differently. A LOT differently....

wdlove: Words aren't enough to thank you, arn, for the continued caring and thoughtful manner in which you govern MacRumors. Knowing that you are changing out light bulbs makes me feel so good inside. I hope you never again have to be so inconvenienced...you're ok, aren't you?

tazo: That happened to me once, too, but I showed that light bulb who was boss!! Yay, increased my post count!

voicegy: At San Diego City Schools, where I work, this happens so frequently it's not even funny. I've been involved in some meetings about trying to discover a better business methodology regarding burned out bulbs, but they never go anywhere...for some reason, people just don't listen to me.

(apologies to all involved...all in fun, of course! anyone wanna pick up on the theme?):p

[edesignuk]

um, voiceguy, you are spending WAY to much time here at teh MR, go outside, kthx.

[Mr. Anderson]

1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.

It would behoove all parties to realize the consequences of trying this here.

;)

D

[bennetsaysargh]

voicegy-
haha! that is so true!
but you forgot the newbie asking how to change the light bulb with os 9 and another still using an original OS X developer preview just for kicks;)

[agreenster]

Jeffhatfield: You know, you kids are really lucky with your new halogen lightbulbs nowadays. Changing them once every two years? I mean, when I was young, we didnt have 'halogen' lightbulbs, just the regular 60 watt incandescents. Those things went out every three months or so! Can you imagine that?

On top of that, Apple needs to pick up the slack and come out with a way for your computer to change your lightbulb for you. What happened to their so-called "innovation reputation?" If they arent careful, they'll be playing catch-up again to Microsoft, who no doubt is already in planning stages of such a technology. At least thats what I'm hearing around Silicon Valley.

Mr. Anderson: The Lightwave logo used to be a light bulb. Hellacool!

[Mr. Anderson]

Originally posted by agreenster
On top of that, Apple needs to pick up the slack and come out with a way for your computer to change your lightbulb for you. What happened to their so-called "innovation reputation?" If they arent careful, they'll be playing catch-up again to Microsoft, who no doubt is already in planning stages of such a technology. At least thats what I'm hearing around Silicon Valley.

I'm thinking in lines of the stapler app, someone's going to have to make the lightbulb app. Do it in flash and choose the number of things you want to help do the changing....;)

D

[Sun Baked]

Originally posted by agreenster
Jeffhatfield: You know, you kids are really lucky with your new halogen lightbulbs nowadays. Changing them once every two years? I mean, when I was young, we didnt have 'halogen' lightbulbs, just the regular 60 watt incandescents. Those things went out every three months or so! Can you imagine that? Yes real lucky, they make the electric meter spin real fast compared to cheap incandescents -- and are a good source of house fires in active environs.

And when you try to save money and get long life and cheap to operate florescent replacement, they interfere with those IR remote controls -- sometimes.

So you end up paying more monthly for your eternal laziness, or interfere with you couch potato lifestyle when you try to save money.

The inhumanity... :rolleyes:

---

Don't forget of MacRumors -- there are those that'll try to hijack the discussion and turn it into a political debate.

[MrMacMan]

Okay....

How many users post in a thread that links to a site which explans a hypothetical situation where a person posts that a light bulb was changed?

Too Many!


:rolleyes:


[It was funny tho]

[Awimoway]

Originally posted by voicegy


...

Awimoway: There was a discussion about that very topic on NPR this morning, and it got me thinking...so I listed out my own Top 10 reasons I should go back and change my user name so people know what song I'm referring to.

...

(apologies to all involved...all in fun, of course! anyone wanna pick up on the theme?):p

Hell, I'm just flattered anyone thought of me! There's no such thing as bad press. :)

[manitoubalck]

Originally posted by ph_555_shag
GO MIKE RANN

btw what does this have to to with macs ... :D

Has little to nothing to do with mac's. Just on the news one night I heard him say it, and it's been my quote ever since. (As you may have guessed he is the Premier of the state I live in, and is rather popular.

[ph_555_shag]

sorry i was talking about the thread... but not the quote

(btw im a ALP member in SA, so yah, sorry about the misunderstanding)

[Macmaniac]

Whoa thats really funny, did anyone total that number up to get the total number of people who are needed to change the light bulb in forums?

[Sun Baked]

Originally posted by Awimoway
Hell, I'm just flattered anyone thought of me! There's no such thing as bad press. :) Ask the Super Freak, Michael Jackson, if that's true. http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?postid=158571

[mactastic]

Lol, this is better than the Zing! (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=49701&highlight=zing%2A) thread!

[junior]

Originally posted by voicegy
Oh, Lord, this is a SCREAM! Ain't it the truth...hahahaha!

I wonder how some of our own members would do in such a post.

arn: To forum members - the light bulb went out last night at 17:42 GMT. It was subsequently changed at 18:04 GMT. Thanks for your patience.

Doctor Q: Was wondering about that! Thanks arn...if you like, I can set up a script and an auto-thread that directly links to the light bulb in question, create a thread, inform the users, and change it out for you, while placing posts in alpha order by user name. Can you "sticky" that in the appropriate forum?

eyelikeart: arn, have you thought about, perhaps, changing the color of the bulb next time? Kinda ticks me off that people don't take advantage of an opportunity to add a little color to their lives now and then...just a thought! oh, and can you post a photo?

Mr. Anderson: There has been a preponderance of such phenomena lately. I was in such a position recently, and discovered that by replacing the filament with dental floss that the occurrence of changing out the actual bulb was less.

Awimoway: There was a discussion about that very topic on NPR this morning, and it got me thinking...so I listed out my own Top 10 reasons I should go back and change my user name so people know what song I'm referring to.

jelloshotsrule: THIS....could have been handled a lot differently. A LOT differently....

wdlove: Words aren't enough to thank you, arn, for the continued caring and thoughtful manner in which you govern MacRumors. Knowing that you are changing out light bulbs makes me feel so good inside. I hope you never again have to be so inconvenienced...you're ok, aren't you?

tazo: That happened to me once, too, but I showed that light bulb who was boss!! Yay, increased my post count!

voicegy: At San Diego City Schools, where I work, this happens so frequently it's not even funny. I've been involved in some meetings about trying to discover a better business methodology regarding burned out bulbs, but they never go anywhere...for some reason, people just don't listen to me.

(apologies to all involved...all in fun, of course! anyone wanna pick up on the theme?):p







Me too.

[manitoubalck]

Originally posted by ph_555_shag
sorry i was talking about the thread... but not the quote

(btw im a ALP member in SA, so yah, sorry about the misunderstanding)

This is in the 'community discussion' fourm, hence doesn't have to do with macs at all.