banner.gif (3613 Byte)

Corner.gif 1x1.gif Corner.gif
1x1.gif You are at: Home - Discussion Forum 1x1.gif
Corner.gif 1x1.gif Corner.gif
      
round_corner_upleft.gif (837 Byte) 1x1.gif (807 Byte) round_corner_upright.gif (837 Byte)

Go Back   Gordon Lightfoot Forums > Small Talk

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 11-09-2006, 09:06 AM   #1
TheWatchman
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Columbia, Maryland
Posts: 931
Default

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" ... another 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

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 Google 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.
TheWatchman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-09-2006, 09:38 AM   #2
RM
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,965
Default

Watchman,

That's pretty good. Thanks for the chuckles. Lord knows I have probably held most of those positions at one time or another.
RM is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-09-2006, 01:56 PM   #3
Peter Bro10
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Illinois USA
Posts: 541
Default

This sounds generally correct, but you forgot to include the wondering off topic... besides, we all know we should have started by lighting a candle and be done with it!!!!!
but what kind of candle should we light????
__________________
Bless you all and keep you on the road to tenderness
Heaven can be yours just for now


Peter Bro10
Peter Bro10 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-09-2006, 03:09 PM   #4
BILLW
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Salisbury, MD, USA
Posts: 2,558
Send a message via AIM to BILLW
Default

I don't care who you are - now that's funny !

Bill

If you can't laugh at that I don't know what to tell you, LOL
BILLW is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-09-2006, 03:13 PM   #5
Jenney
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Rocky Hill, CT USA
Posts: 558
Default

It is funny, very funny.

I can't wait to bring it back up again in six months!!!

Jenney [img]tongue.gif[/img]
Jenney is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-10-2006, 02:39 PM   #6
johnfowles
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: New Jersey U.S.A. ex UK and Canada
Posts: 4,847
Send a message via AIM to johnfowles
Default

May I suggest this picture which is a bit too large to display here

http://www.eproducts.co.nz/files/ima...ging%20Kit.jpg
this one is smaller though

How many men does it take to change a streetlamp bulb?
"I found out recently when this bright yellow van drew up opposite and I happened to have the DV cam ready. The interesting thing to watch is where he tries to put the lamp back together and the catch breaks off or something, so he holds it in place with a roll of sticky tape. Perhaps a frequent occurence, but I wonder how long it will remain adhesive in the rain?"
But.. you missed the point Al
Confucious had the answer years ago:
the more the merrier for after all:-
"many hands make light work"
johnfowles is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-10-2006, 02:53 PM   #7
Peter Bro10
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Illinois USA
Posts: 541
Default

very wise John, thanks for the bit of wisdom!

but back to the topic now... I counted 176 according to Watchman's post. so is that the answer????
__________________
Bless you all and keep you on the road to tenderness
Heaven can be yours just for now


Peter Bro10
Peter Bro10 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-10-2006, 10:40 PM   #8
johnfowles
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: New Jersey U.S.A. ex UK and Canada
Posts: 4,847
Send a message via AIM to johnfowles
Default

Quote:
Originally posted by Peter Bro10:
very wise John, thanks for the bit of wisdom!

but back to the topic now... I counted 176 according to Watchman's post. so is that the answer????
An exceedingly good question Peter to which I can only retort as folows:-

According to the authoritative Wiki at:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy
Where I read read:-
the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything. When the answer was revealed as 42, they were
forced to build a more powerful computer to work out what the Ultimate Question actually was, but their plans never come to fruition. (Later on, referencing this, Adams would create a puzzle which
could be approached in multiple ways, all yielding the answer 42.)
on that page I then read:-
"Douglas Adams who wrote The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
created a puzzle whose question was unknown, but whose answer is already known to be 42
johnfowles is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-11-2006, 07:42 AM   #9
Peter Bro10
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Illinois USA
Posts: 541
Default

Oh, I see John... It's all so clear now!!! It's 42?
__________________
Bless you all and keep you on the road to tenderness
Heaven can be yours just for now


Peter Bro10
Peter Bro10 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-11-2006, 01:24 PM   #10
brink-
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Colorado
Posts: 1,193
Default

Very funny Al, you were right on the money! lol
brink- is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-27-2006, 10:38 PM   #11
Shutup and Deal, I'm Losin'
spammer
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Somewhere U.S.A.
Posts: 936
Default

That's 177 people. 178 if you include the boy who does the math...
Shutup and Deal, I'm Losin' is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-29-2006, 10:38 PM   #12
Peter Bro10
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Illinois USA
Posts: 541
Default

the boy doing the math is merely an observer of the excercise and not participant. However, if the observer at any point interacts with the other participants, well..... sorry, I've gone too deep again. ouch!
__________________
Bless you all and keep you on the road to tenderness
Heaven can be yours just for now


Peter Bro10
Peter Bro10 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-30-2006, 11:17 AM   #13
Yuri
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 618
Default

Analogies....

Most of the population listens to generic music.



I, like many others fell in love with music during the psychedelic era in the 60's.



We 'Lightheads' come in all shapes and sizes, some brighter than others, but all contrubuting "illuminating" tales and observations.



When Gord and the boys finish thier encore, we all give him a standing ovation!



Let]s all pray that Gord's career continues to be long and colourful!!!



Thanks also to Thomas Edison, his parents & entire family tree without who there would be no lightbulbs to change!

Ditto to Charles Townes, father of the Laser. Without his contribution, we might still be listening to Gord on vinyl!

{how about threads on the mumber of electronic engeneers required to service lasers and LED's?}

'Lightheartedly' yours,

Yuri
__________________
("the river is the melody, the sky is the refrain")
Canoeing - http://missinaibi-yuri.blogspot.com/
Luthery - http://thunderhouse2-yuri.blogspot.com/
Bugs! - http://thunderhouse4-yuri.blogspot.com/
Yuri is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-30-2006, 11:52 AM   #14
johnfowles
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: New Jersey U.S.A. ex UK and Canada
Posts: 4,847
Send a message via AIM to johnfowles
Default

You are truly a bright spark Yuri, BUT you omitted to identify which bulb shape you are or whether any of them resembles Char.
And we all know who "sparkie" is!!

If you are on a dial-up give it time to load and start flashing
johnfowles is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-30-2006, 12:06 PM   #15
Yuri
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 618
Default

Thanks John,

Six months ago I was a high voltage quartz halogen/mercury vapour spotlight. My world was so bright.

After my illness last April, I feel like a match in a dark room, which is slowly consuming itself.

'Shocking', but true. Still fighting to regain that spark....

Yuri
__________________
("the river is the melody, the sky is the refrain")
Canoeing - http://missinaibi-yuri.blogspot.com/
Luthery - http://thunderhouse2-yuri.blogspot.com/
Bugs! - http://thunderhouse4-yuri.blogspot.com/
Yuri is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-30-2006, 12:10 PM   #16
Shutup and Deal, I'm Losin'
spammer
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Somewhere U.S.A.
Posts: 936
Default

Quote:
Originally posted by Peter Bro10:
the boy doing the math is merely an observer of the excercise and not participant. However, if the observer at any point interacts with the other participants, well..... sorry, I've gone too deep again. ouch!
Ahh well, he might as well include me anyway.
Shutup and Deal, I'm Losin' is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-30-2006, 03:00 PM   #17
charlene
Moderator
 
Join Date: May 2000
Posts: 15,877
Default

LOLOL! Sue!!!
oh lordy I needed a good laff today!
lol
charlene is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-30-2006, 05:04 PM   #18
Yuri
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 618
Default

ColoradoSue,

Please explain to this "dull bulb" what you meant by "one of Gordy's guys loved the Scorpio one"

Are you refering to one of Gord's band members?, or someone else?

Never heard of any of Gord's people lurking this site.

Yuri
__________________
("the river is the melody, the sky is the refrain")
Canoeing - http://missinaibi-yuri.blogspot.com/
Luthery - http://thunderhouse2-yuri.blogspot.com/
Bugs! - http://thunderhouse4-yuri.blogspot.com/
Yuri is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-18-2006, 12:08 PM   #19
Shutup and Deal, I'm Losin'
spammer
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Somewhere U.S.A.
Posts: 936
Default

Quote:
Originally posted by Yuri:


Never heard of any of Gord's people lurking this site.

Yuri
It wouldn't surprise me if it turned out the band members and Gord himself were all the time watching this site, seeing what we have to post.

Shutup and Deal, I'm Losin' is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-18-2006, 03:03 PM   #20
joveski
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 1,803
Default

i see the lightbulb has been changed
joveski is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-18-2006, 08:40 PM   #21
brink-
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Colorado
Posts: 1,193
Default

Quote:
Originally posted by Fading Away:
quote:Originally posted by Yuri:


Never heard of any of Gord's people lurking this site.

Yuri
It wouldn't surprise me if it turned out the band members and Gord himself were all the time watching this site, seeing what we have to post.

[/QUOTE]What a unique new name Douglas.
brink- is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-31-2006, 11:24 PM   #22
Shutup and Deal, I'm Losin'
spammer
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Somewhere U.S.A.
Posts: 936
Default

Quote:
Originally posted by joveski:
i see the lightbulb has been changed
Is it any brighter now?
Shutup and Deal, I'm Losin' is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-01-2007, 11:28 AM   #23
Shutup and Deal, I'm Losin'
spammer
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Somewhere U.S.A.
Posts: 936
Default

Quote:
Originally posted by brink-:
quote:Originally posted by Fading Away:
quote:Originally posted by Yuri:


Never heard of any of Gord's people lurking this site.

Yuri
It wouldn't surprise me if it turned out the band members and Gord himself were all the time watching this site, seeing what we have to post.

[/QUOTE]What a unique new name Douglas.
[/QUOTE]Thanks. I tried to come up with a name from GL lyrics that was unique. F-Away was a good name too. I actually tried to change it back (it seemed more appropriate) but someone has taken it already!!

:D
Shutup and Deal, I'm Losin' is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-01-2007, 06:25 PM   #24
geodeticman
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Colorado Rockies- Rampart Range
Posts: 261
Send a message via AIM to geodeticman
Default

Watchman - your thread opener was hilarious ! Thanks I needed the laugh....

, geo Steve

p.s. I'd add some to the list to admonish others sanctimoniously of the toxic nature of the bulb breaking if it is in fact a fluorescent bulb. The phosphorus is both inhaled as a toxic powder, and absorbed by osmosis through the skin as a systemic toxin.

Oh - and three to criticize the the person who posted on toxicity;

4 to rail to his/her defence and slam the criticizer, and the moderator to cool things down;

2 for John and I to debate wether the bulb portion of a std. lightbulb is in fact an oblate speroid, or a sphere,

one Boulder Colorado denizen to argue the answer is zero - Boulderites screw-in hot-tubs not light bulbs;


2 physics majors to argue wether a light particle photon has zero mass at rest or at the constant "C" speed; 3 attorneys to determine who is culpable if the whole thing blows up legally,

and one practical person to sweep up the glass shards of the bulb that went bad; or don a filter mask and rubber gloves if a fluorescent bulb.

This one practical private industry person would become 3 if a municipal job; 6 if a County Government, 12 if a State job, 24 if a Federal job, and 48 plus ambassadors and extradition lawyers if the bulb was over an international boundary;

to determine if over a such a boundary 6 land surveyors to determine this to +/- 3 feet, 3 geodetic surveyors, 2 cartographers, and a photogrammetrist to determine this within +/- 5mm and 3ppm.. Oh - and one idiot to hold up the bulb over their head while standing under high-power lines while their internal organs cook.

plus - 2 EE's to argue that LED's will take over virtually all incandescent or fluorescent lightbulbs !

-all in fun; hope I offended no one
geo Steve
geodeticman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-04-2007, 08:03 AM   #25
Peter Bro10
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Illinois USA
Posts: 541
Default

-all in fun; hope I offended no one
geo Steve [/QB][/QUOTE]


Geo Steve,
you should know by now that it is utterly impossible to not offend anyone! don't sweat it! and thank you for the "en lightenment"!
__________________
Bless you all and keep you on the road to tenderness
Heaven can be yours just for now


Peter Bro10
Peter Bro10 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
I'd like to point out ANOTHER great change to this forum. Shutup and Deal, I'm Losin' Testforum 5 06-17-2008 11:11 AM
Corfid Member Map/ for the new members ! Jesse Joe General Discussion 7 03-25-2008 08:27 PM
Any members in Oregon? BendRick Small Talk 2 10-15-2007 10:34 AM
Any NY State members BILLW Small Talk 6 08-11-2006 04:31 AM
Band members BILLW General Discussion 4 10-04-2003 06:33 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:59 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
downleft 1x1.gif (807 Byte) downright