# Changing lightbulbs **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 11, 2003, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-lightbulbs/218442 "2003-12-11T21:58:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dr.Cobweb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@Dr.Cobweb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Cobweb)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-lightbulbs/218442/1 "2003-12-11T21:58:49Z")
I thought this was funny, and it made me think of the SDMB: **How many message board 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 16 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently 6 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs 27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs 7 to argue over whether it’s “lightbulb” or “light bulb” 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 118 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum 203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum, and lightbulb forum about changing light bulbs be stopped 111 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum 306 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 1 to ask if when buying a new bulb they should go for a screw or bayonet type 98 to argue that their version of screw in or bayonet is better than the other and always will 27 to post URL’s where one can see examples of different light bulbs 14 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 33 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add “Me too” 12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy 19 to quote the “Me toos” to say “Me three” 4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ 44 to ask what is a “FAQ” 4 to say “didn’t we go through this already a short time ago?” 143 to say “do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs” ---
**Author:** ![improbably\_blonde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8dc957/32.png) [@improbably\_blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/improbably_blonde)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-lightbulbs/218442/2 "2003-12-11T22:10:25Z")
How many atomic scientists does it take? None. They glow too much to use bulbs. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-lightbulbs/218442/3 "2003-12-11T22:27:07Z")
You forgot the obligatory “Here’s what The Master has to say on the subject of light bulbs” link, simulposted. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-lightbulbs/218442/4 "2003-12-11T23:28:03Z")
How many software programmers does it take to screw in a light bulb? None, that’s a hardware problem… ---
**Author:** ![bughunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@bughunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bughunter)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2003, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-lightbulbs/218442/5 "2003-12-12T00:21:52Z")
The reason that the Master reference was omitted is that this is an old Usenet standard joke, with terms like “newsgroup” and “article” changed to “board” and “message.” Except for a couple places where “group” slipped through. Still funny though. Especially since spammers and binaries have mostly killed usenet. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2003, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-lightbulbs/218442/6 "2003-12-12T01:44:34Z")
[A similar thread, done about two or three months ago](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=207407&highlight=light+bulb). ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2003, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-lightbulbs/218442/7 "2003-12-12T19:02:07Z")
Link to a long-dead thread about turning on the headlights at the speed of light. 😉