How Many Forum Members......

F1nut
F1nut Posts: 50,716
edited April 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
How many forum members...

does it take to change a lightbulb?


1 - to change the light bulb and 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
1 - to move it to the Lighting section
2 - to argue then move it to the Electricals section
7 - to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs
5 - to flame the spell checkers
3 - to correct spelling/grammar flames
6 - to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb"
6 - to condemn those 6 as stupid
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
19 - to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum
11 - to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum
36 - 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
7 - to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs
4 - 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
13 - to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too"
5 - to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy
4 - to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
13 - to say "do a search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs"
1 - forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.


Borrowed this one, funny as hell. :D
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited June 2005
    that's hilarious. But I'm surprised they didn't say there were a group of people who tried out different light bulbs and tell you the differences and talk about how one is better than another. Oh and then you'd need Vr3MxStyler2k3 to tell you how he can do it DIY and 14 to follow up telling him how great his DIY bulb is doing. WAAAAAAA!!!
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited June 2005
    thats both funny and accurate.... but what about light bulb/lightbulb/lamp burn in? I swear they get brighter.... o wait someone changed the bulb to a 100 watt one :D (stole that from another forum members experiance or something)
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited June 2005
    Are you proposing a light bulb swap program?
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited June 2005
    ROFLOL!!!!!
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  • jcaut
    jcaut Posts: 1,849
    edited June 2005
    Light bulb (two words) burn-in is REAL. Once they get fully burned-in....


    Hey, how about light bulb karma? Someone's surely got some of those nice vintage "100 year" long-life bulbs laying around. They take a long time to burn-in though.

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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited June 2005
    Whatever.... the lightbulbs don't matter for **** if you got your crappy stock 14 guage wire running to them. I rewired my house with 10 guage wire from the breaker box to each light and put a 20a breaker on each. The qualily of the light in my house has improved by 152%
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  • Skynut
    Skynut Posts: 2,967
    edited June 2005
    I installed a power conditioner for each lamp (and it is lamp) and found the light to be far warmer than I imagined. The highs were crisp and clean while the shadows were very pronounced.
    A small price to pay for the clarity i received in return.
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited June 2005
    Originally posted by Skynut
    I installed a power conditioner for each lamp (and it is lamp) and found the light to be far warmer than I imagined. The highs were crisp and clean while the shadows were very pronounced.
    A small price to pay for the clarity i received in return.

    Don't forget about the "lightstage"..or is it "lampstage"....
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,202
    edited June 2005
    ROTFLMAO…….Funny as hell F1NUT


    I’m old school….I much prefer candlelight (or is it candle light ?). I don’t know what the big deal is about this new invention called the light bulb. Overrated if you ask me, just IMHO of course.

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  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
    edited June 2005
    never get oily finger prints on your lamps! I gotta tell yous guys everthing.

    HBomb
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  • woodyjacobs
    woodyjacobs Posts: 706
    edited June 2005
    That's funny as hell. Dibs on Sid's DIY bulb when he gets tired of it and moves on.
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  • ledhed
    ledhed Posts: 1,088
    edited June 2005
    Dude, you guys gotta go halogen-you will swear you are seeing sunlight.
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited June 2005
    nice sig ledhed :p btw metal halide will waste your measly halogens hehe
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited June 2005
    I have conducted a double blind test on five different brands of bulbs, it was double blind cuz I closed both eyes.

    There was no difference in the bulbs during the blind test, they all were rather dark.

    Have a nice day!

    RT1
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  • masanz1
    masanz1 Posts: 511
    edited June 2005
    i have some special 15 amp breakers I bought out of white van that are suppose to make my lamps shine brighter. I got a great deal too, normally they sell for $155. Got mine for $25. Sweeeet
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  • Skynut
    Skynut Posts: 2,967
    edited June 2005
    Originally posted by masanz1
    i have some special 15 amp breakers I bought out of white van that are suppose to make my lamps shine brighter. I got a great deal too, normally they sell for $155. Got mine for $25. Sweeeet


    I was offered the same deal and I thought they were stolen so I passed. Damn I wish I had bought them now.
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  • NCrewson
    NCrewson Posts: 144
    edited June 2005
    So weird this thread would creep up now. Just when i'm in the process of rewiring all the electrics in my home so I can install "European" lighting. Build quality is much supperior over there.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,052
    edited June 2005
    I would like to know if the quality in light is better with the run of the mill general lightbulbs or is it better with the new twirley type energy efficient ones !

    as far the comment about candles the quality is highly affected by the type of wax used...and of course the source of fire !!
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited June 2005
    Originally posted by masanz1
    i have some special 15 amp breakers I bought out of white van that are suppose to make my lamps shine brighter. I got a great deal too, normally they sell for $155. Got mine for $25. Sweeeet
    you could have got them cheaper off of ebay but they wont come from authorized dealers
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  • okiepolkie
    okiepolkie Posts: 2,258
    edited June 2005
    I've got my main bulbs toed in a little bit to provide a little more "brightness" to my prime seating position. The center is avove the televsion(too much heat underneath). The side surrounds are ceiling mounted while my rears are mounted approximately 40" above the ground. I set them all on a ladder and had my wife move them around to get opitmal conditions.


    Actally, several European homes are going to the energy efficient fluroescent(?) light bulbs. They seem to like them very much and seem to have taken off more there(here right now) than in the US.

    BTW, I laughed through the entire thread. I haven't done that for a long time.
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  • cnjvh
    cnjvh Posts: 253
    edited June 2005
    I've got lamp horns. Can't see anything behind them of course but they're bright as hell out front! I'd never use anything else, frankly.
    No earth robot is going to tell ME which button to press!!

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  • Mjr7531
    Mjr7531 Posts: 856
    edited December 2005
    Man, my lamp needed changing yesterday, so I used a GE lightbulb and...

    Sorry, couldn't let this one go ;)
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,716
    edited December 2005
    LOL......fits this place to a T, doesn't it!?! :D
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited December 2005
    Hey wait a cotton picking minute. Why is it that these numskulls have to come in here and talk about light bulbs. If you did any research you'd see we don't change our bulbs like that.

    Jeez, where do these freaks come from??? Anybody with half a brain knows the proper way is to get on the ladder and have four friends spin the ladder...
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2005
    You forgot:

    2 to say "You're my new hero!"
    16 to say "WAAAAAAAAAAA"
    9 to say "When's the review!"
    1 to say "Excellent."
    1 to say "Atta Boy."
    3 to say "I'm and EE and that just doesn't hold any water. I'll explain why...."
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    1 to say "Shut up TroyD!"
    1 to say "Those that don't know, don't know they don't know."
    1 to sign the sunsequent responses "1/4 Twin - Full Twin"
    1 to not make any sense whatsoever, to anyone.....anywhere.

    ETC....etc.
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited December 2005
    Anyone know why three nuns always go out together when they leave the convent?

    RT1
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited December 2005
    So there's none (nun) left?

    How about these:

    1 to attempt an ebay sale of bulbs in the Flea Market
    5 to make comments about impending flame war
    6 to **** his **** out about not following the forum rules
    10 to **** his out out about not wanting his ebay **** in here
    5 to make threats about hunting him down 24/7 on every internet site to make sure he doesn't sell his worthless bulbs
    1 to PM the seller to cut a "Behind the Scenes" deal on said bulbs so the forum doesn't find out about it and black list the buyer too.
    No excuses!
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  • MrNightly
    MrNightly Posts: 3,370
    edited December 2005
    reeltrouble1 wrote:
    Anyone know why three nuns always go out together when they leave the convent?

    RT1

    Probably nun of my business...
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited December 2005
    You forgot:

    16 +1 post whores
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited December 2005
    Woohoo! +1
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