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ZigZag Joe
Di-Tron Heavy Industries
Atlas. |
Posted - 2007.07.08 23:43:00 - [ 1]
Found this at another forum i lurk at, just had to post it   Quote:
How many forum members does it take to change a lightbulb?
1 to change the light bulb
1 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
27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs
53 to flame the spell checkers
6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" (MS Word does not recognize lightbulb)
... another 6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive
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
156 to email the participant's ISPs complaining that they are in violation of their "acceptable use policy"
109 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum
203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum, and lightbulb forum about changing light bulbs be stopped
111 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum
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 URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's
3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group
33 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too"
12 to post to the group that they will no longer post 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 a "FAQ"
4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
143 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs"
1 new forum member to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again
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Miss Anthropy
Perkone
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Posted - 2007.07.08 23:52:00 - [ 2]
Lol, so true. |
lofty29
Aliastra
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Posted - 2007.07.09 00:29:00 - [ 3]
Old, IBDC, Gtfo, etc...  |
Tarquin Tarquinius
Gallente
Escorts of Eve
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Posted - 2007.07.09 01:15:00 - [ 4]
Edited by: Tarquin Tarquinius on 09/07/2007 01:18:22Can't tell, when the lights go on they scatter. This thread should now be used for the discussion of lightbulbs. I use IKEA brand compact flourescent bulbs. They're cool because they have a frosted outer layer that makes them look sorta like regular bulbs and keeps them from getting super hot. Took this pic a long time ago |
Ecnav
Gallente
Unknown-Entity
Black Star Alliance |
Posted - 2007.07.09 05:10:00 - [ 5]
That light bulb is too big |
Dark Shikari
Caldari
Deep Core Mining Inc.
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Posted - 2007.07.09 06:45:00 - [ 6]
Very old. |
Miss Anthropy
Perkone
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Posted - 2007.07.09 08:23:00 - [ 7]
Originally by: Dark Shikari
Very old.
OMG, trolling! |
P3109 |
Posted - 2007.07.09 08:45:00 - [ 8]
i got one for you
if a carebear gets poded in 0.0 and no ones around to see....then who the hell poded him? |
P3109 |
Posted - 2007.07.09 08:46:00 - [ 9]
Originally by: P3109
i got one for you
if a carebear gets poded in 0.0 and no ones around to see....then who the hell poded him?
not verygood ill admit but hey its like 4 am here =P |
Miss Anthropy
Perkone
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Posted - 2007.07.09 08:51:00 - [ 10]
Originally by: P3109
Originally by: P3109
i got one for you
if a carebear gets poded in 0.0 and no ones around to see....then who the hell poded him?
not verygood ill admit but hey its like 4 am here =P
This has nothing to do with light bulbs. |
Reiisha
Veto Corp |
Posted - 2007.07.09 09:07:00 - [ 11]
Originally by: Dark Shikari
Very old.
Proving the OP's point |
Tacitus Krekt
Tactical Rebellion
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Posted - 2007.07.09 09:08:00 - [ 12]
Add this...
One person to say first
Three more people to say first, of which 2 re-edit their posts saying something along the lines of "meh"
56 people saying "posting in an epic thread"
72 people linking that dramatic-looking gerbil video from youtube
One person to relay the thread to a new forum - therefore restarting the whole process. Again.
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Vyger |
Posted - 2007.07.09 09:09:00 - [ 13]
In Before The Lightbulb
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Dario Wall |
Posted - 2007.07.09 09:36:00 - [ 14]
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Kharadran Sullath
Caldari
Subordination
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Posted - 2007.07.09 09:46:00 - [ 15]
Would've qft'ed the OP, but then I would have rattled the cages of those who find the extra scrolling disturbing. That's more to add to the list! |
Zeonos
Amarr
Griffin Industries Ltd
IMPERIAL LEGI0N |
Posted - 2007.07.09 10:06:00 - [ 16]
Originally by: Miss Anthropy
This has nothing to do with light bulbs.
Its lightbulb |
Frezik
Basically Outdated Stereo Equiptment
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Posted - 2007.07.09 13:36:00 - [ 17]
I don't use light bulbs. I keep my house in perpetual darkness in the hope that nobody will notice the bodies. |
Fink Angel
Caldari
The Merry Men |
Posted - 2007.07.09 13:51:00 - [ 18]
Have we managed to to establish is why they nerfed the lightbulb in the firstplace? |
Crumplecorn
Gallente
Eve Cluster Explorations
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Posted - 2007.07.09 14:11:00 - [ 19]
Light bulbs should gb2/WoW |
GM Voodoo
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Posted - 2007.07.09 14:22:00 - [ 20]
I would add this:
35 people who post "/signed"
16 people who post that lightbulb stats on the test server got stealth nerfed
6 people posting memories from beta when candles were all there was
52 people posting that lightbulbs were in the beta item database just not "live" and that candles were a stopgap solution
1 person who tries to start a "light up EVE!" ascii-lightbulb-in-your-bio meme
24 people who claim that anyone who uses lightbulbs is a noob and that neon is the only sensible thing to fit
64 people demanding a dev response to this critical, game-stopping issue |
Empress Aphrodite
The Templars Knights
Edge Of Sanity |
Posted - 2007.07.09 14:23:00 - [ 21]
Originally by: GM Voodoo
6 people posting memories from beta when candles were all there was
Hehe, happy days. |
Arthalion Thoidon
Caldari
Splint Eye Probabilities Inc.
Dawn of Transcendence |
Posted - 2007.07.09 14:34:00 - [ 22]
Originally by: GM Voodoo
I would add this:
35 people who post "/signed"
16 people who post that lightbulb stats on the test server got stealth nerfed
6 people posting memories from beta when candles were all there was
52 people posting that lightbulbs were in the beta item database just not "live" and that candles were a stopgap solution
1 person who tries to start a "light up EVE!" ascii-lightbulb-in-your-bio meme
24 people who claim that anyone who uses lightbulbs is a noob and that neon is the only sensible thing to fit
64 people demanding a dev response to this critical, game-stopping issue
And then I'll add: 1 GM to make an already long list even longer 23.6 random people to quote said GM, possibly wondering about their petitions 2 Devs on a coffee break informing everyone they're discussing solutions to the problem of changing a lightbulb( or light bulb whatever you like) any number of people complaining about me quoting a GM post |
Tatsu Tahime |
Posted - 2007.07.09 14:47:00 - [ 23]
Originally by: Arthalion Thoidon
23.6 random people to quote said GM, possibly wondering about their petitions
Funny how some people seem to expect GM's to spend 23 hours a day, 7 days a week answering petitions.  Far as I know, they work shifts and are even (shock!) given days off and time to eat and sleep. And even if they are at work, taking five minutes to post to the forums shouldn't be something you get lambasted by the community for. |
Fink Angel
Caldari
The Merry Men |
Posted - 2007.07.09 14:58:00 - [ 24]
Originally by: GM Voodoo
24 people who claim that anyone who uses lightbulbs is a noob and that neon is the only sensible thing to fit
LOL, that's the best "Eve specific" one yet! 150 People then complain that a member of the Dev team is an insider of The Edison Lightbulb alliance. |
Soul Harvestor |
Posted - 2007.07.09 16:22:00 - [ 25]
Dark Shikari would hold the lightbulb and wait for the forums to revolve around him.
Sir Molle would come along and proclaim that there is no lightbulb.
The Dev's would then install a T2 lightbulb and give the BPO to BoB.
Goonswarm would scream HAXploit and unleach the threadnaught.
All the empire noobs would threaten to cancel their subscriptions.
For the love of EVE, don't change the lightbulb. |
Zomiaen
Gallente
Targaryen Industries
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Posted - 2007.07.09 16:40:00 - [ 26]
Originally by: Soul Harvestor
Dark Shikari would hold the lightbulb and wait for the forums to revolve around him.
Sir Molle would come along and proclaim that there is no lightbulb.
The Dev's would then install a T2 lightbulb and give the BPO to BoB.
Goonswarm would scream HAXploit and unleach the threadnaught.
All the empire noobs would threaten to cancel their subscriptions.
For the love of EVE, don't change the lightbulb.
We didn't want that light bulb anyways. |
Vaatzes
Caldari State Inc.
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Posted - 2007.07.09 20:00:00 - [ 27]
Originally by: Tarquin Tarquinius
Edited by: Tarquin Tarquinius on 09/07/2007 01:18:22
Can't tell, when the lights go on they scatter.
This thread should now be used for the discussion of lightbulbs.
I use IKEA brand compact flourescent bulbs. They're cool because they have a frosted outer layer that makes them look sorta like regular bulbs and keeps them from getting super hot. Took this pic a long time ago
ooo, Me too |
Chainsaw Plankton
IDLE GUNS
IDLE EMPIRE |
Posted - 2007.07.09 20:18:00 - [ 28]
this is a lightbulb, something used by electric lamps |
Crumplecorn
Gallente
Eve Cluster Explorations
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Posted - 2007.07.09 20:29:00 - [ 29]
462 to whine because another member offered to change the light bulb for them, and then ran off with the light bulb.
15 early-adopters to whine that they trained the various Level 5s needed to change the light bulb, only to have all the requirements drop to Level 4 or lower when it is actually implemented.
8 to whine because lofty offered to help them change the light bulb, but then promptly shot them and took the surviving light bulbs. |
Orion Eridanus
Dark Ashes
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Posted - 2007.07.09 20:42:00 - [ 30]
Has the light bulb been seen at a gate using templars, and does it have a good tank?
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