[JWY]

Borrowed from another forum so of course this isn't applicable to YF

How many forum posters does it take to change a light bulb?*

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
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 light bulb 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
5 People to post pics of their own light bulbs
15 People to post "I can't see S$%^!" and their own light bulbs
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 search on light bulbs before posting questions about
light bulbs"
1 to bring politics into the discussion by adding that Barak O. isn't
the brightest bulb.
4 more to get into personal attacks over their political views.
1 moderator to lock the light bulb thread.
1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and
start it all over again.

[NYCAP123]

RU referring to incandescents, LEDs or.....

[dennismc]

Banned for illegal posting of potentially advertising "light Bulbs over LED lights.

[FutureYachter]

Originally Posted by JWY

1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and
start it all over again.

I'll put it on my calendar to make sure I remember to do this.

[K1W1]

Hi,

While we are including Marine Animals in this thread here is one about a penguin.

A penguin is cruising along the interstate when suddenly steam and all erupts out of the front of his car. Luckily there's a garage just a bit further on, so he pulls in and the garage guy comes out to take a look at the car.

While he's busy checking out what's wrong, the penguin wanders off to get a snack. It has to be said he's a bit of a messy eater (what with the beak and flippers and all).

Anyway, he comes back to the damaged car after a while, and the guy says: "Whoa, looks like you've blown a seal!"

"Nah," says the penguin, "this is just vanilla ice cream..."

[brian eiland]

What is that?

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[FISHTIGUA]

At the airport, Murphy sets his i-Phone to airplane mode.

With great effort, he threw it as hard as he could into the air.

As it crashed onto the tarmac in little bits, he turns to Paddy and says.......

"Thats the worst Transformer EVER....."!!!!!!

[Old Phart]

Originally Posted by brian eiland

What is that?

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Gee, I thought you were referencing this old link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCuoLd0K4lY

[Old Phart]

Originally Posted by NYCAP123

That old Tea soaked party raises its head again. Considering that you're looking at a picture of Obama as he accomplishes something monumental that the previous administration couldn't accomplish in 8 years despite declaring "Mission Accomplished", I think that was in very poor taste. In fact, in many countries that would get you jailed or worse. Does this whole party share the brain of Sarah Palin. Trust me, she can't spare it.

Originally Posted by brian eiland

What is that?

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Actually, that was my second thought.

My first thought, after seeing the laptops and the look of discontent on Obama's face, was this little Internet alteration, that perhaps someone had downloaded for testing the room's Internet connection prior to the actual event.

[MaxPower]

not a boat joke, but hilarious ...

couldn't resist ...

['RoundTheHorn]

Originally Posted by MaxPower

not a boat joke, but hilarious ...couldn't resist ...

FYI, we have been talking about this over here...
http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/ya...s-georgia.html

[MaxPower]

Originally Posted by 'roundthehorn

FYI, we have been talking about this over here...
http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/ya...s-georgia.html

oops ...

[Old Phart]

A New Yorker whose ship just sunk in the harbor.

[NYCAP123]

I'm still waiting for that repub who got caught picking up boys in the airport men's room and the other messing with pages a few year ago to quit. So I wouldn't hold my breath. It does seem that only one party quits when caught with their pants down though.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by JWY

1 to bring politics into the discussion by adding that Barak O. isn't the brightest bulb.
4 more to get into personal attacks over their political views.
1 moderator to lock the light bulb thread.
1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.

That is a highly accurate summary. The only thing missing was Nazis.

Godwin's law (also known as Godwin's Rule of Nazi Analogies or Godwin's Law of Nazi Analogies) is a humorous observation made by Mike Godwin in 1990 which has become an Internet adage. It states: "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1 (100%)." In other words, Godwin put forth the hyperbolic observation that, given enough time, in any online discussion—regardless of topic or scope—someone inevitably criticizes some point made in the discussion by comparing it to beliefs held by Hitler and the Nazis.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law