Please sign in to post.

Looks Like A Little Forum Humor

Apparently the RS Facebook page seems to mirror this forum with a humorous slant.

Q: How many people does it take to change a lightbulb on Facebook?

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.

17 purists who use candles and are offended by light bulb discussions.

6 to argue over whether it's 'lightbulb' or 'light bulb'.

Another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid.

22 to tell THOSE 6 to stop being jackasses.

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.

249 to post meme's and gif's.

19 to post that this page is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a light bulb page.

11 to defend the posting to this page saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant here.

12 to post F.

8 to ask what F means.

16 to post 'Following' but there's 3 dots at the top right that means you don't have to.

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.

7 to ask if the brands of light bulbs used are worth the money.

19 to tell them that if they like the light bulbs, buy them.

5 People to post pics of their own light bulbs.

15 People to post "I can't see S$%^!" and use 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 comment "Me too".

5 to post to the page that they will no longer post or are leaving because they cannot handle the $!%cking light bulb controversy.

6 to report the post or PM an admin because someone said "f÷×$"

22 to ask if there is a flounce in progress.

349 to post flounce memes.

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 (insert politician of choice) isn't the brightest bulb.

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

5 admins to ban the light bulb posters who took it all too seriously.

1 late arrival to comment on the original post 6 months later and start it all over again.

Posted by
11830 posts

Doesn't everyone now have LED lights that never need replacing, thus rendering the question moot?

Once again confirms I am not missing anything by not being on facebook

Posted by
5314 posts

Reported to webmaster as clearly the OP is trying to advertise their light bulbs.

;-)

Posted by
19948 posts

Q: How many people does it take to change a lightbulb on Facebook?

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.

POINT WELL TAKEN

Q: How many people does it take to purchase a train ticket in Europe.

1 to purchase the ticket and to post on RS Forum that the the ticket has been purchased.

14 to share similar experiences of purchasing tickets and how the ticket could have been purchased differently.

7 to caution about the dangers of Schengen time limits.

Posted by
4732 posts

Made me laugh this morning - and definitely the FB group far exceeds this forum in this way. 🤣🤣

Posted by
33712 posts

Doesn't everyone now have LED lights that never need replacing, thus rendering the question moot?

now that's not necessarily always correct. I find that I am having to replace LEDs far faster than was promised. Especially GU-10s which I suppose don't like the heat and steam of the kitchen.

Posted by
9197 posts

Nobody mentioned the "green alternatives" Solar lamps?

Posted by
1024 posts

Thanks for the post. I needed a nice laugh this morning.

Posted by
341 posts

I'm a psychiatrist and I'm not convinced that the light bulb really wants to change.
:P

Posted by
11830 posts

Some items that could have been included in the OP:

2 people complaining that 60-watt equivalent bulbs are to dim.
93 people complaining that 100-watt equivalent bulbs are too bright.
71 people complaining that they can't find 75-watt equivalent bulbs anymore.
1 person complaining that 3-way bulbs aren't bright enough.

6,597,100, people wondering what a 3-way bulb is.
7 people laughing at them because they don't know what a 3-way bulb is.
607 people condemning them for laughing at them.
1 person wondering why some lights he has look yellow while others look blue.
10 people laughing at him.
700 people condemning them for laughing at him.

Posted by
7891 posts

What’s this mean? I’m in the dark.

Posted by
2252 posts

Thanks for this-hilarious! khansen, I particularly enjoyed your reply! Maybe someone should ask the lightbulb…or is that light bulb?

Posted by
11830 posts

If it is a 3 way bulb, it is understandable why it is conflicted about change.

Hopefully khansen can provide it guidance.

Posted by
341 posts

Is the light bulb 3-way?

Or is it being gaslighted by the dimmer switch.