QUESTION: How many people posting on a message board does it take to
change a light bulb?

ANSWER:

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

27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light
bulbs

6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb"

2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is
"lamp"

27 to post URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs

12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they
cannot handle the light bulb controversy

4 to post privately to other members of the group to ask if this makes
sense

44 to send the URL to www.snopes.com and ask that the original poster
check out their resources first

2 to post reasons why the light bulb burning out is the result of a
government conspiracy

4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"

43 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs"

1 lurker to respond to the original post 6 months later and start the
whole thing all over again
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

In article .com>,
"cathyxyz" > wrote:

> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>
>
>
> > 1 lurker to respond to the original post 6 months later and start the
> > whole thing all over again
>
> Guilty, as charged .... heh heh heh heh.... talking about lightbulbs
> (or light bulbs)
>
>
> Q: How many lawyers does it take to change a light bulb?
> A: Whereas the party of the first part, also known as "Lawyer",
<snipped legalese>
>
> <zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz>
>
> Cheers
> Cathy(xyz)
>

Scary and true..... <lol>
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote in news:Omelet-
:

<snipped for brievity>

Congratulations Om. The first JDJ. I saved it. A perfect joke to start
JDJ rolling!

That was funny!!! TRUE even. <VBG>

Andy

In article >, Andy <q> wrote:

> OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote in news:Omelet-
> :
>
> <snipped for brievity>
>
> Congratulations Om. The first JDJ. I saved it. A perfect joke to start
> JDJ rolling!
>
> That was funny!!! TRUE even. <VBG>
>
> Andy

Cheers! :-)
Now comes the real challenge....... <lol>
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

On Sat 04 Mar 2006 11:25:41a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
OmManiPadmeOmelet?

>
> QUESTION: How many people posting on a message board does it take to
> change a light bulb?
>
> ANSWER:
>
> 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
>
> 27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light
> bulbs
>
> 6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb"
>
> 2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is
> "lamp"
>
> 27 to post URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs
>
> 12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they
> cannot handle the light bulb controversy
>
> 4 to post privately to other members of the group to ask if this makes
> sense
>
> 44 to send the URL to www.snopes.com and ask that the original poster
> check out their resources first
>
> 2 to post reasons why the light bulb burning out is the result of a
> government conspiracy
>
> 4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
>
> 43 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs"
>
> 1 lurker to respond to the original post 6 months later and start the
> whole thing all over again

What if they had to change the wick in a kerosene lamp?

--
Wayne Boatwright o¿o
____________________

BIOYA

Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in
28.19:

> What if they had to change the wick in a kerosene lamp?


Wayne!

Be nice to Om. Being Day 1 and all! Also JDJ sells jokes. We sell comics!


Andy
I remember Day 1.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Sat 04 Mar 2006 11:25:41a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
> OmManiPadmeOmelet?
>
>> QUESTION: How many people posting on a message board does it take to
>> change a light bulb?
>>
>> ANSWER:
>>
>> 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
>>
>> 27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light
>> bulbs
>>
>> 6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb"
>>
>> 2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is
>> "lamp"
>>
>> 27 to post URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs
>>
>> 12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they
>> cannot handle the light bulb controversy
>>
>> 4 to post privately to other members of the group to ask if this makes
>> sense
>>
>> 44 to send the URL to www.snopes.com and ask that the original poster
>> check out their resources first
>>
>> 2 to post reasons why the light bulb burning out is the result of a
>> government conspiracy
>>
>> 4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
>>
>> 43 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs"
>>
>> 1 lurker to respond to the original post 6 months later and start the
>> whole thing all over again
>
> What if they had to change the wick in a kerosene lamp?

The wick, or the mantle?

On Sat 04 Mar 2006 03:43:02p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Andy?

> Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in
> 28.19:
>
>> What if they had to change the wick in a kerosene lamp?
>
>
> Wayne!
>
> Be nice to Om. Being Day 1 and all! Also JDJ sells jokes. We sell comics!
>
>
> Andy
> I remember Day 1.
>

LOL! But I really want to know. :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright o¿o
____________________

BIOYA

On Sat 04 Mar 2006 07:44:58p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Pennyaline?

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Sat 04 Mar 2006 11:25:41a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
>> OmManiPadmeOmelet?
>>
>>> QUESTION: How many people posting on a message board does it take to
>>> change a light bulb?
>>>
>>> ANSWER:
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>> 27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light
>>> bulbs
>>>
>>> 6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb"
>>>
>>> 2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is
>>> "lamp"
>>>
>>> 27 to post URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs
>>>
>>> 12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they
>>> cannot handle the light bulb controversy
>>>
>>> 4 to post privately to other members of the group to ask if this makes
>>> sense
>>>
>>> 44 to send the URL to www.snopes.com and ask that the original poster
>>> check out their resources first
>>>
>>> 2 to post reasons why the light bulb burning out is the result of a
>>> government conspiracy
>>>
>>> 4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
>>>
>>> 43 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs"
>>>
>>> 1 lurker to respond to the original post 6 months later and start the
>>> whole thing all over again
>>
>> What if they had to change the wick in a kerosene lamp?
>
> The wick, or the mantle?

I'm figuring really old lamps. They didn't have mantles.

--
Wayne Boatwright o¿o
____________________

BIOYA

In article 9>,
Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> What if they had to change the wick in a kerosene lamp?
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright o¿o

I dare you to find a followup for that........ ;-)

The hardest part of that IME is finding a wick!
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

In article >, Andy <q> wrote:

> Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in
> 28.19:
>
> > What if they had to change the wick in a kerosene lamp?
>
>
> Wayne!
>
> Be nice to Om. Being Day 1 and all! Also JDJ sells jokes. We sell comics!
>
>
> Andy
> I remember Day 1.
>

Hugs!
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

>In article .com>,
> "cathyxyz" > wrote:
>
>
>
>>OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>1 lurker to respond to the original post 6 months later and start the
>>>whole thing all over again
>>>
>>>
>> Guilty, as charged .... heh heh heh heh.... talking about lightbulbs
>>(or light bulbs)
>>
>>
>>Q: How many lawyers does it take to change a light bulb?
>>A: Whereas the party of the first part, also known as "Lawyer",
>>
>>
><snipped legalese>
>
>
>><zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz>
>>
>>Cheers
>>Cathy(xyz)
>>
>>
>>
>
>Scary and true..... <lol>
>
>
Scary maybe, but not true. When was the last time you read a well
drafted legal document? That wasn't parodying legalese, it was pure
barrack room legalese at its worst, I'm afraid. You have no idea how
much work is generated for lawyers by people who try to cook up their
own documents and can't resist all that "party of the first part" crap!

Christine

On Sat 04 Mar 2006 08:44:08p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
OmManiPadmeOmelet?

> In article 9>,
> Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> What if they had to change the wick in a kerosene lamp?
>>
>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright o¿o
>
> I dare you to find a followup for that........ ;-)

hehehe!

> The hardest part of that IME is finding a wick!

They not too hard to find in rural stores where a fair number of homes
don't have electricity, or where there are frequent outtages. Even easier
to find when we lived near Amish country back in Ohio, along with a vast
array of lamps to put them in.

--
Wayne Boatwright o¿o
____________________

BIOYA

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote on 04 Mar 2006 in rec.food.cooking

> The hardest part of that IME is finding a wick!
> --
>

Camping and RV stores carry that kind of stuff.

--
-Alan

In article >,
Pennyaline dge>
wrote:

> > What if they had to change the wick in a kerosene lamp?
>
> The wick, or the mantle?

Depends on the lamp...... ;-)
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

In article 9>,
Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat 04 Mar 2006 08:44:08p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
> OmManiPadmeOmelet?
>
> > In article 9>,
> > Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> What if they had to change the wick in a kerosene lamp?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Wayne Boatwright o¿o
> >
> > I dare you to find a followup for that........ ;-)
>
> hehehe!
>
> > The hardest part of that IME is finding a wick!
>
> They not too hard to find in rural stores where a fair number of homes
> don't have electricity, or where there are frequent outtages. Even easier
> to find when we lived near Amish country back in Ohio, along with a vast
> array of lamps to put them in.

You are lucky. :-)
I go to Hobby Lobby to get lamp oil, (I DO have 4 old fashioned oil
lamps, two regular and two wall mounted ones made from brass) as our
power outages are nearly always at night, right before I have to shower
for work!

I can get the oil, but they have no extra wicks. But, the wicks last for
MANY years! I s'pose I could get some on line?

The wicks in all 4 lamps are well over 30 years old and there is plenty
left.
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

In article >,
Mr Libido Incognito > wrote:

> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote on 04 Mar 2006 in rec.food.cooking
>
> > The hardest part of that IME is finding a wick!
> > --
> >
>
> Camping and RV stores carry that kind of stuff.

Mantles....... but oil lamp wicks?
I'll have to czech, danke!
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

> In article 9>,
> Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>On Sat 04 Mar 2006 08:44:08p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
>>OmManiPadmeOmelet?
>>
>>
>>>In article 9>,
>>> Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>What if they had to change the wick in a kerosene lamp?
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Wayne Boatwright o¿o
>>>
>>>I dare you to find a followup for that........ ;-)
>>
>>hehehe!
>>
>>
>>>The hardest part of that IME is finding a wick!
>>
>>They not too hard to find in rural stores where a fair number of homes
>>don't have electricity, or where there are frequent outtages. Even easier
>>to find when we lived near Amish country back in Ohio, along with a vast
>>array of lamps to put them in.
>
>
> You are lucky. :-)
> I go to Hobby Lobby to get lamp oil, (I DO have 4 old fashioned oil
> lamps, two regular and two wall mounted ones made from brass) as our
> power outages are nearly always at night, right before I have to shower
> for work!
>
> I can get the oil, but they have no extra wicks. But, the wicks last for
> MANY years! I s'pose I could get some on line?
>
> The wicks in all 4 lamps are well over 30 years old and there is plenty
> left.

Here's an online source - http://lehmans.com/

In article >,
~patches~ > wrote:

> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>
> > In article 9>,
> > Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>On Sat 04 Mar 2006 08:44:08p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
> >>OmManiPadmeOmelet?
> >>
> >>
> >>>In article 9>,
> >>> Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>What if they had to change the wick in a kerosene lamp?
> >>>>
> >>>>--
> >>>>Wayne Boatwright o¿o
> >>>
> >>>I dare you to find a followup for that........ ;-)
> >>
> >>hehehe!
> >>
> >>
> >>>The hardest part of that IME is finding a wick!
> >>
> >>They not too hard to find in rural stores where a fair number of homes
> >>don't have electricity, or where there are frequent outtages. Even easier
> >>to find when we lived near Amish country back in Ohio, along with a vast
> >>array of lamps to put them in.
> >
> >
> > You are lucky. :-)
> > I go to Hobby Lobby to get lamp oil, (I DO have 4 old fashioned oil
> > lamps, two regular and two wall mounted ones made from brass) as our
> > power outages are nearly always at night, right before I have to shower
> > for work!
> >
> > I can get the oil, but they have no extra wicks. But, the wicks last for
> > MANY years! I s'pose I could get some on line?
> >
> > The wicks in all 4 lamps are well over 30 years old and there is plenty
> > left.
>
> Here's an online source - http://lehmans.com/

T'anks!!!!!! :-)
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson