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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
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 to hijack the thread and ask how to change the horn
1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.
Mark Lindsey

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By User deleted
10th Jan 2006 12:54

Plus
5 to complain about the light bulb being changed in the first place and why it wasn't done at a more convenient time.

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By Peter Wolstenholme
14th Dec 2005 17:59

1 to copy the thread to another group & thank the original poster.

Oh that was me! (But I did adapt it slightly for that group & give credit where it was due)

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By ACDWebb
14th Dec 2005 13:01

Neil
Only 8!? And yes I am sure you are! It'll make hilarious reading though ;)

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By neileg
14th Dec 2005 11:47

And 8 who post under a range of strange aliases
and turn the posting into a pointless rant about the recognition of professional bodies.

Oops, hope I'm not tempting fate...

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By taylorag
13th Dec 2005 22:43

1 Ginger Group member to complain...
... that allowing non-ICAEW members to change bulbs will dilute the brand(With apologies to Ken and Dr J).

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By ACDWebb
15th Dec 2005 00:16

4 to sit in a corner
muttering about the relative merits of Electric Light Standards and Fixed Bulb Installations, bemoaning the cessation of the former in favour of the latter

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By AnonymousUser
13th Dec 2005 17:46

Also...
1 to ask if joining the Institute of Lightbulb Changers will entitle them to direct entry to ICAEW, and therefore cause thread to be hijacked.

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By mjbolton7
13th Dec 2005 13:55

Don't forget
1 to say "I'm not a Money Laundering expert" then invite David Winch to comment on whether we should report the guy we bought the light bulbs from at the car boot sale to NCIS as we suspect he is not decalring all his income.

Excellent post by the way Mark

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