# Warning: lame joke about message boards **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 5, 2001, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-lame-joke-about-message-boards/60892 "2001-04-05T07:34:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-lame-joke-about-message-boards/60892/1 "2001-04-05T07:34:11Z")
Q: How many forum subscribers does it take to change a light bulb? A: 1,331: 1 to change the light bulb and to post to the forum 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. 53 to flame the spell checkers 156 to write to the forum administrator complaining about the light bulb discussion and its inappropriateness to this forum. 41 to correct spelling in the spelling/grammar flames. 109 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this email exchange to alt.lite.bulb 203 to demand that cross posting to alt.grammar, alt.spelling and alt.punctuation about changing light bulbs be stopped. 111 to defend the posting to this list 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. 27 to post URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs 14 to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly, and to post corrected URLs. 3 to post about links they found from the URLs that are relevant to this list which makes light bulbs relevant to this list. 33 to add “Me Too.” 12 to post to the forum that they are unsubscribing because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy. 19 to quote the “Me Too’s” to say, “Me Three.” 4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ. 1 to propose new alt.change.lite.bulb newsgroup. 47 to say this is just what alt.physic.cold\_fusion was meant for, leave it here. 143 votes for alt.lite.bulb." ---
**Author:** ![Catmarie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8491ac/32.png) [@Catmarie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catmarie)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-lame-joke-about-message-boards/60892/2 "2001-04-05T09:10:38Z")
That sounds about right! (being the first of the 33 me toos I guess :D) ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-lame-joke-about-message-boards/60892/3 "2001-04-05T09:24:13Z")
Sorry, Francesca, but you’re wrong… the correct answer is 1,33 **2**. You forgot the 1 poster who comes in simply to mention his Enterprise vs. Star Destroyer thread. ---
**Author:** ![fierra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58956e/32.png) [@fierra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fierra)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-lame-joke-about-message-boards/60892/4 "2001-04-05T12:19:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SPOOFE Bo Diddly \* > \*\*You forgot the 1 poster who comes in simply to mention his Enterprise vs. Star Destroyer thread. \*\* Why? Did they use different types of light bulbs too? [sub]G,D,R…very, very fast…[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![ChoosyChipsAndCeilingWhacks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c77e96/32.png) [@ChoosyChipsAndCeilingWhacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChoosyChipsAndCeilingWhacks)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-lame-joke-about-message-boards/60892/5 "2001-04-05T12:23:43Z")
Doesn’t there need to be someone to suggest that the lightbulb should never have been circumcised? -L ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-lame-joke-about-message-boards/60892/6 "2001-04-05T12:36:31Z")
Let’s not forget the32 people who come to “witness”, & praise “God” for the “miracle” of lightbulbs. [sub] If they understood how lightbulbs work, they would’nt think it was a miracle.[/sub] :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![lurkernomore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@lurkernomore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurkernomore)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-lame-joke-about-message-boards/60892/7 "2001-04-05T12:52:24Z")
what of the 487 people who flirt in the thread? \ "She said screw. Heh,heh \ ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-lame-joke-about-message-boards/60892/8 "2001-04-05T15:58:32Z")
[We did this before.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=28886) ---
**Author:** ![fierra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58956e/32.png) [@fierra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fierra)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-lame-joke-about-message-boards/60892/9 "2001-04-05T17:44:19Z")
Yeah, you’re right Dave, they forgot the poster who pops in to point out that they have discussed this topic before without taking into account the fact that it was before the user joined, people are having fun with the topic, the search engine & board can be rather slow and people keep posting whinges about people resurrecting old threads… Better add the 10 people appearing to post links to pit threads about people that resurrect old topics and 10 more to threads about people who can’t use the search engine to the number too…