3 to post links to numerous previous discussions of lightbulb changing on the boards, complete with rolleyes smilies and snippy comments about people not using the search function.
4 to make followup posts as an excuse to use the new :smack: smiley gratuitously.
5 to carry on a debate in GD about the sociopolitcoeconomic ramifications of electric lighting, and the pros and cons thereof.
12 to discuss the merits of different brands of lightbulbs in IMHO, and preferences in incandescent, fluorescent, and halogen lightbulbs.
6 to cone up with a list of lightbulb-related songs and movies in Cafe Society
22 to post “How many _____ does it take to change a lightbulb?” jokes in MPSIMS.
2 more in the Pit to post threads asking if Lightbulb changers are taking over the SDMB.
2 irritated mods to check on the complaints about posting in an inappropriate forum and deal with the Pit threads.
Damn, no wonder I haven’t changed the light bulb in my bathroom lately. I thought I was lazy but apparently I have a subconscious desire not to put the good people of the SDMB thru that.
Be warned, my bedroom light has burned out now to so the leaving the bathroom door open is no longer an option.
1 to post a link to a thread in which posters had the temerity to joke about this serious topic, and which contains further links to other joke threads.
4 to bitterly complain about the lack of a light bulb smiley.
6 to hijack the thread into an argument about split infinitives.
1 to complain bitterly about the existence of any smilies, and threaten unspecified but gruesome torment to the light bulb-smiley advocates. (I know I saw ChiefScott around here earlier).
What about the 40 who must read the strip and not comment for fear of making a bad joke or falling flat on their face as their joke is simply not conveyed over the digital divide?
Part of my job is changing light bulbs. The average Boeing 737 has 127 different part numbers for light bulbs. And I have change most of each at least once.
Now that I have taken the steam out of this post, it may die gracefully.