Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Kaleea Date: 24 Jan 06 - 01:15 PM Wot watts? Whur'z them thar blue clickiez thet showz us'nz them hunnert n'plenty year old light bulbz thet'z still aburnin' in sum myewzeeyumms summwhurz? Why have we had no mention of Cap'n Kirk yet!?? Watts the 'Cat coming to these days? (exasperation!) |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: MartinRyan Date: 24 Jan 06 - 10:12 AM For the Irish among us: "How many Comhaltas members does it take to change a light bulb?" Scared voice in the background: "Change? Change? Did somebody mention "Change""?! Regards |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: gnu Date: 23 Jan 06 - 03:22 PM Civil servants? Do you know why the federal buildings in Ottawa have yellow lines painted in the hallways and stairwells? So that those who are leaving early don't bump into those that are coming in late. |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 23 Jan 06 - 03:11 PM All these posts but not this old PC joke. In Alberta I first heard it while taking coffee in a Hutterite Colony, largely surrounded by farms owned by descendants of Ukrainian immigrants. How many Ukrainians does it take to change a lightbulb? Fifty-one. One to hold the bulb and fifty to turn the house around. The joke was told about Hutterites in the Ukrainian households. This worked as a Blonde joke or hillbilly joke or mechanic joke or civil servant joke or- pick your category. But I'm sure everyone has heard it by now. |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Mr Red Date: 23 Jan 06 - 07:55 AM artbrooks was that Edison quip aimed in any specific direction? If so let me pedantically point-out I am an MIEE OOoooooooooooooooer. |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: autolycus Date: 23 Jan 06 - 07:10 AM And one to explain what in heaven's name the connection between light bulbs and arses can possibly be, one to ask who invented light-bulb jokes, when, where, why, and whether? and one to realise that we might not hAve enough catters to do all the above. and one to ask if the bulbs fall out because of a faulty thread, or, as it's known in the trade, a thread-drift. Auto. |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Gurney Date: 23 Jan 06 - 01:30 AM 500 contributers (who can spell colour) to complain about those stupid screw-base bulbs which leave their screws in the fitment. 1000 contributers (who think it should be spelled color) to defend them because Edison invented them. "And anyway, sometimes bayonet-fittings do, too." And Peace, who is selling tickets to his show where he fires aerosols at candles, and burns the theatre down. |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: The Fooles Troupe Date: 22 Jan 06 - 05:55 PM On the subject of blackouts... The April Fooles Day Fooles Troupe Internet Blackout Page |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Bunnahabhain Date: 22 Jan 06 - 09:39 AM It's better to burn out than fade away... |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: John MacKenzie Date: 22 Jan 06 - 06:10 AM It's all a filament of your imagination. G ☺☻ |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: autolycus Date: 22 Jan 06 - 05:40 AM GUEST dianavan. Source please, or I'm off in a huff. "If that's too soon, I'l leave in a minute and a huff." (No prizes) Auto |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Bob Bolton Date: 22 Jan 06 - 02:50 AM G'day Joybell, "I already put an appropriate song here and nobody noticed! All hurt and offended. Not going to look at this thread anymore. No more cheers or Joy " Ah ... but who, in these aliens climes, recognises ... or even knows of ... Don Henderson (and all his great songs)... ? Regard(les)s, Bob |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: GUEST,dianavan Date: 22 Jan 06 - 01:45 AM We all know that the lightbulb was really invented in Canada but the Americans stole it and gave the credit to Edison. Since then, the accumulated debt plus interest from that one stolen bulb is over 6 billion dollars U.S. The U.S. owes us bigtime! |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Peace Date: 22 Jan 06 - 01:00 AM OK. I am convinced. Tonight I will try reading by the light of my luminous watch dials. Let you know tomorrow how it turns out. |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: frogprince Date: 22 Jan 06 - 12:53 AM If you add up all the energy and resources consumed in the manufacture of a light bulb, from the high-temperature processes of refining metal ores and making glass on down through all rest, then add the cost of electricity and the ecological damage caused by producing it, how can any morally concious person justify the use of lightbulbs when candles are available as an alternative? |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Bill D Date: 21 Jan 06 - 08:53 PM "His huff arrived, and he went off in it.".. ohhh...neat! I always liked Huffmobiles! |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Azizi Date: 21 Jan 06 - 07:32 PM I'll try one more time for that link: The Huffington Post |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Azizi Date: 21 Jan 06 - 06:33 PM And there's the a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: John MacKenzie Date: 21 Jan 06 - 06:30 PM His huff arrived, and he went off in it. G |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: The Fooles Troupe Date: 21 Jan 06 - 06:26 PM I'll huff and I'll puff, and I'll blow your light bulb away! |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Joybell Date: 21 Jan 06 - 06:23 PM OOOOOOOOOH! Mine to keep? Thank you Peace. We've got several Hufs here. They left the second f behind in Germany I believe. Have to ask Mrs Huf about it next visit to town. Cheers, Joy |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Peace Date: 21 Jan 06 - 06:08 PM I am storming off, here. Can't find a huff anywhere. Does it have wheels? |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Peace Date: 21 Jan 06 - 06:07 PM "Someone to misunderstand something, take offense and storm off in a huff..." Well, if yer gonna be like that, up yers. I am gone! |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Bunnahabhain Date: 21 Jan 06 - 06:00 PM Someone to misunderstand something, take offense and storm off in a huff... Have we blamed bush yet? |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: open mike Date: 21 Jan 06 - 05:53 PM i jut remembered my father had several large glass globes from light bulbs that he would empty out, open up and fill with water then suspend in the sun..they would invert the image of the view that you could see through them. He also had a box where he kept bulbs batteries fuses, etc. which he labelled "light bulbs, to replace dark bulbs" He really liked to play with words....nice to remember him. He also had some of those old bulbs filled with confetti for decoration. |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Peace Date: 21 Jan 06 - 05:48 PM This light's for you, Joybell. |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Joybell Date: 21 Jan 06 - 05:46 PM Ah! Thanks Peace. With and from Joy |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Peace Date: 21 Jan 06 - 05:44 PM And a work of art it was, too, Joybell. |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Joybell Date: 21 Jan 06 - 05:29 PM I already put an appropriate song here and nobody noticed! All hurt and offended. Not going to look at this thread anymore. No more cheers or Joy |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: John MacKenzie Date: 21 Jan 06 - 05:00 PM 100 watts |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Troll Date: 21 Jan 06 - 04:41 PM You are all still using light bulbs? How droll. troll |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Peace Date: 21 Jan 06 - 04:31 PM Why was it called the lightbulb? Did they weight it? Light as compared to what? If it had weighed twelve pounds, would it have been called the heavybulb? |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: autolycus Date: 21 Jan 06 - 04:22 PM Just had a quick look in some ref.bks. re inventor. (Oh, goodness, someone didn't did they? Given that there is a slight oversimplification in the realm of invention (many contribut something), a couple including a chronology by the US journalist James Trager award the palm to Sir Joseph Swan. He demonstrated the first 5th Feb 1877, a few monthe before Edison came up with his variant. Edison patented first, which is often the reason for thwe "first" attribution in the world of invention. Auto. |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Peace Date: 21 Jan 06 - 04:19 PM Would bridge work as well? |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Peace Date: 21 Jan 06 - 04:17 PM Help me on this one, Bill. Are you saying that a guy and a gal get babies by playing hearts? |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Bill D Date: 21 Jan 06 - 04:13 PM ♂+♀+♥=☺ |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Peace Date: 21 Jan 06 - 03:39 PM LOLOLOL |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: John MacKenzie Date: 21 Jan 06 - 02:51 PM Neither did we Bruce! G. ♪♀♫☼► |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Peace Date: 21 Jan 06 - 02:45 PM I have no idea what I was tryin' to do there. |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Peace Date: 21 Jan 06 - 02:45 PM ☺ ☻ ☺ ☻ ☺ ☻ ☺ ☻ ☺ ☻ ☺☻ . |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: John MacKenzie Date: 21 Jan 06 - 02:36 PM to what? Cutting and Pasting Light Bulbs perhaps? Giok ☺☻ |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Peace Date: 21 Jan 06 - 02:34 PM Now you've done it! |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: SINSULL Date: 21 Jan 06 - 02:32 PM 1 well meaning clone to change the title and draw Shambles into the discussion. |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Peace Date: 21 Jan 06 - 02:16 PM BTW, a neat insult that is sometimes used: Vingt-cinq watt. For example, it would aptly be said about Bush. |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Peace Date: 21 Jan 06 - 02:12 PM See, that's the kinda thingfor which a guy could spend days researching and still not find a definitive answer. But ask on the 'cat and BOOM, Bob's yer uncle! |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Bill D Date: 21 Jan 06 - 01:53 PM oh, I know they occasionally show up....it's not the biggest item for collectors, but when I first researched my bulbs several years ago, there were eBay items. |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Peace Date: 21 Jan 06 - 01:42 PM Does anyone know if there are lightbulbs on e-Bay? |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Bill D Date: 21 Jan 06 - 01:37 PM like this |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: Bill D Date: 21 Jan 06 - 01:34 PM one person to note that even OLD bulbs should be preserved and honored I, myself, have 4-5 unused WWII 'blackout' bulbs with a plastic coating over all but the tip. |
Subject: RE: BS: Forum members changing a light bulb From: John MacKenzie Date: 21 Jan 06 - 12:48 PM Eh watt! G. |