Chris over at WFF sent this my way ... got a good laugh from it myself, thought many might like to see it as well:

Question: How many board members 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

53 to flame the spell checkers

41 to correct spelling/grammar flames

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

6 as anal-retentive

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

5 know-it-alls who claim *they* were in the industry, and
that "light bulb" is perfectly correct

109 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to
please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum

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

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

14 to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly and then post
the corrected URLs 98 to reply to various posts by simply
saying "Me too, nmsg"

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

19 to reply to those posts with "Me either, nmsg"

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?"

1 board lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from
now and start the debate all over again

Hmmmm.....Doesn't sound like any boards that I know of.

1 moderator to decide which one of the 55 forums to move the thread to and then warn the poster that the thread belonged not in the General Fishing Forum nor the Household Products Forum but that it actually belong in the Household Lighting Forum.

What a nice analytical piece about forums.

And don't forget about the board environmentalists.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[RCRA-2003-0011; FRL-7496-6]

Development and Implementation of a Mercury Lamp Recycling
Outreach Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Request for Applications (RFA)--Cooperative Agreements.

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SUMMARY: In FY 2002 Congress appropriated funds to the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) for the development and implementation of a
lamp (light bulb) recycling outreach program to increase awareness of
proper disposal methods among commercial and industrial users of
mercury-containing lamps, in compliance with the Universal Waste Rule.
Mercury is a naturally occurring element commonly used by lamp
manufacturers to increase the energy efficiency of the lamps they
produce. Examples of these mercury-containing lamps include familiar
varieties such as the fluorescent lamps commonly found in office
buildings, high intensity discharge (HID) lamps, and mercury vapor
lamps. While mercury is an essential component allowing lamps to
operate more efficiently, it is also hazardous to humans and the
environment, thus EPA categorizes spent mercury-containing lamps as
hazardous waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA).
On July 6, 1999, (see 64 FR 36466) mercury-containing lamps were
added to EPA's Universal Waste program. This program, created in 1995,
(see 60 FR 25492, May 11, 1995) eases the regulatory burden on
facilities that manage certain widely generated hazardous wastes, known
as universal waste. The program was designed to promote the collection
and recycling of these wastes. It is important that mercury-containing
wastes are properly managed since incorrect disposal of these wastes
can seriously threaten the health of citizens, the environment, and
wildlife. Repeated exposure to large amounts of mercury can cause
kidney, and nerve damage in adults and children, and neurological
damage in developing fetuses. Unfortunately, many members of the
industrial and commercial community do not realize that the lamps in
their buildings pose such a threat, and they are unaware of acceptable
methods for disposing of their lamps. As a result, illegal dumping of
this hazardous waste is common. To address this issue, EPA's Lamp

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Recycling Outreach Program was given funds to award to organizations
creating and implementing outreach programs that educate the commercial
community about the nature of mercury-containing lamps and their proper
disposal.

Exactly, except you left one piece out.

3 Forum mebers to make the discussion about Lightbulbs a political argument about which governmental agency could "screw it up" the worst!

What about the tribes? They're the ones cheating us out of lightbulbs.

Don't forget the censors to delete all politically incorrect posts about light bulbs. And a moderator to ban a few posters for stepping "over the line"....

And by now the light bulb has burnt out and needs to be replaced again.

Me too. nmsg. :p

crack me up cupo

I would like to debate why we feel the need to change the light bulb in the first place. I'm sure it was perfectly happy there in it's socket. Can't we just live and let live without people trying to force their views on others? If you don't unscrew the light bulb you won't have to screw the next one. Let's nip it in the bud before it get's out of hand.

If there weren't so many nets, finding native lightbulbs would be easier.

Release ALL native lightbulbs, statewide!

How do I post a picture of a big lightbulb I got last year while I was fishing on a coastal zipper? It was electrifing. It really made me glow and how shocking it was.

Don't want to just brag about it but it is the biggest that all my 2 friends have ever seen. Had to be at least a 250 watter!

It really put up a good light. I put the bigtime switch to him. Lightaglas rod and a Shineamo reel.

I was flatlining with 12/2 copper mainline with #14 copper wire as leader. The lure of choice was a Vortex, lighted of course, and a glo Corkie in front.

Thank you for looking,

fp

Will the last one off this thread please turn the light off.

Reading thru this thread so far , it looks like we have just about duplicated their results

Ever wonder who "THEY" were? ........

I gotta hand it to ya, Bob.

That is semi-courageous of you to illustrate just how silly and pointless these boards can be (or are).