Usenet Protocal

Usenet Protocal

How many motorcyclists 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 George W. isn't
the brightest bulb.

4 more to get into personal attacks over their political views.

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



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I think not

Re: Usenet Protocal

On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 23:09:03 GMT, Calgary
<actual.rider_remove_the_obvious_@telus . net > wrote:

<snip>

1 to tell Ed Green to get a bike.

Al Moore
DoD 734

Re: Usenet Protocal

On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 23:09:03 GMT, Calgary
<actual.rider_remove_the_obvious_@telus . net > wrote:

>How many motorcyclists does it take to change a light bulb?
>*1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been
>changed

MAKE MONEY NOW!
Send me all your cash.
I'll make a profit and send you some back.
I promise.

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Turby the Turbosurfer

Re: Usenet Protocal

Calgary wrote:

> How many motorcyclists does it take to change a light bulb?
> *1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been
> changed

1 to claim that anyone who doesn't use his light bulb
every day of the year is a poser and doesn't deserve
to be called a bulber

1 to claim that "if you don't use a Harley Davidson
light bulb you ain't shit"

5 to claim that the above posters are elitists

1 to boast that "I trailered my light bulb to Sturgis"

1 to boast that he got his light bulb bored and stroked
and now it dyno's at 110 foot candles

1 to boast that he got a CVO Factory Custom light bulb
at twice the cost of a standard

37 to post spam

1 idiot to steal a light bulb and try to part it out
on eBay and get caught when someone recognizes his
own parts...

Sean Q

Re: Usenet Protocal

OMG! It's all in there: * rfc . net /rfc977.html

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