typical forum posts
Lifted from another site but thought it looked familiar
Replies to the post “How can you change a light bulb?”
1 how to change the light bulb.
14 to share 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.
17 who use candles and are offended by light bulb discussions.
6 to argue over whether it's 'lightbulb' or 'light bulb'.
Another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid.
22 to tell THOSE 6 to stop being jerks.
19 to post that this page is not about light bulbs and to take this discussion to a light bulb page.
11 to defend the posting to this page saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant here.
13 to say "Do a search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs".
5 admins to ban the light bulb posters who took it all too seriously and close the post.
1 late arrival to comment on the original post 6 months later and start it all over again
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Comments (6)
Flat cap (Mike): Definitely a plot as the new energy saving bulbs only last a fraction of the time the old tungsten type therefore have to be changed more often .
@Sheila: glad you enjoyed it
@Phil: now this opens up a whole new range of possible posts ...
1. Daily udates about government guidelines on how to change light bulbs, each for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
2. A lively discussion about whether or not you should wear a facemask when changing a light bulb
3. Revelations as to how changing light bulbs is a plot by the government to control us
Flat cap (Mike): How many to warn about the dangers Of CV..
One is enough for this site .
@Steve: the original list was much longer and indeed included eco warriors, but this forum has a 1000 word limit so I had to cut it short