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Default Changing a light bulb on R.C.M

As an infrequent lurker here I thought you guy's may enjoy the
rec.woodworking version of this thread from several months ago.
I've included all of the additions offered up by various members.

Art

Q: How many rec.woodworking subscribers does it take to change a light
bulb?
A: 1,331:
- 1 to change the light bulb and to post to the list 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.
- 156 to write to the list administrator complaining about the light
bulb discussion and its inappropriateness to this forum.
- 41 to correct spelling in the spelling/grammar flames.
- 109 to post that this list is not about light bulbs and to please take
this thread to alt.lite.bulb.
- 203 to demand that cross posting to alt.grammar, alt.spelling and
alt.punctuation about changing light bulbs be stopped.
- 111 to defend the posting to this list saying that we all use light
bulbs and therefore the posts ARE relevant to this group.
- 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 URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
- 14 to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly, and to post corrected
URLs.
- 3 to post about links they found from the URLs that are relevant to
this list which makes light bulbs relevant to this list.
- 33 to summarize all posts to date, then quote them including all
headers and footers, and then add "Me Too."
- 12 saying they are unsubscribing 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.
- 1 to propose new alt.change.lite.bulb newsgroup.
- 47 to say this is what rec.woodworking was meant for, leave it here.
- 143 votes for alt.lite.bulb.
- 37 empty posts.
- 250 debating the merits of magnetic light bulb filters.
- 3 giving you URLs for really sexy adult light bulbs.
- 74 to say look it up on google
- 32 to post pictures of light bulbs to this non-binaries group
- 17 "business" experts saying it is impossible to turn a profit changing
lightbulbs and how much it actually costs a "professional" lightbulb changer
in supplies, overhead, labor, insurance, etc to come in and change it for
you.
- 93 or so that will tell you that you HAVE to HAVE the $1,499 light bulb
changer as opposed to the $8.99 at HD or Lowe's, even if you only change
lightbulbs on the weekends.
- 9 reminding you that light bulbs don't need changing under Linux - ever!
- 4 saying how under Mac O.S. xx anyone can change a bulb right out of the
box.
- 3 to blame Bill Clinton for the fact that the original bulb burned out.
- 3 more to say that George Bush is too dumb to change a light bulb.
- 3 math flamers saying: I get 1621, not 1331.
- 43 asking for plans on how to change a light bulb.
- 1 posting 27 unrelated plans, that were found while searching for
plans on how to change a light bulb.
- 31 saying that Real Light Bulb Changers don't use plans.......
- 12 complaining about top posters!
- 21 warning of the dangers of DUST generated while changing said light
bulb!
- 1 to quote the statistics of the thread.
- 42 to complain that the light bulbs you get from Sears are crap.
- 27 criticizing Norm for using light bulbs instead of illuminating his shop
with candles like the true craftsmen would have done in the old days.