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couldn't resist this....

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found in rec arts dr who...so good I had to pop it here.....


so, for one night only, the return of Private Live's Mark Ayres' Crap Joke.....



How many rec.art.drwho newsgroup 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.

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".

6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive.

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.

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 URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs.

40 posters who don't believe in light bulbs at all and instead post
links to pseudo-scientific sites that claim alternate theories of light
production.

12 to point out that there is no right to light in the US Constitution.

4 to post that all the tech support for changing light bulbs is being
outsourced to India.

1 post showing a picture of a light bulb and a picture of someone who
resembles a light bulb.

14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the
corrected URL's.

1 poster that has converted all his light bulbs to florescents, so he
very rarely has to change them.

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

4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ.

44 to ask what is a "FAQ".

13 to tell you candles should be in all well-prepared households in the
event of a lightbulb burnout.

5 postings that say they do not use light bulbs...only candles.

1 to mention the "lite" bulb is made of low-fat cheese.

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".

1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and
start it all over again.





oh, and I got a good review for my part in Last Of The Time Lords at dam audio...heres the link to the play...

http://damfilms.mine.nu/drwho/tlott/tlott.htm
YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING.....
Mac (the Menlove Stokes of Dr Who music, apparently...)

"You can hear the whole of Human history in the sound of a cello"
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