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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".
51 to mention that it will all be different after Brexit.
49 to say the E.U. has only ever helped small light bulb producers.
4 people to try and reason that we don't know what will happen after Brexit (if we ever get round to it ).
4 more to get into personal attacks over their political view of Brexit.
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.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Apparently nazis should had an N and an apostrophe.
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Capital N, but only an apostrophe if you refer to something belonging to a Nazi (Nazi's) belonging to the Nazis (Nazis') or abbreviating "Nazi is" to Nazi's.
Nazis as a plual of Nazi has no apostrophe.
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By *izzy.Woman
over a year ago
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"Apparently nazis should had an N and an apostrophe.
Capital N, but only an apostrophe if you refer to something belonging to a Nazi (Nazi's) belonging to the Nazis (Nazis') or abbreviating "Nazi is" to Nazi's.
Nazis as a plual of Nazi has no apostrophe.
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I agree with your explanation. Such a shame about the "plual" though.  |
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"Apparently nazis should had an N and an apostrophe.
Capital N, but only an apostrophe if you refer to something belonging to a Nazi (Nazi's) belonging to the Nazis (Nazis') or abbreviating "Nazi is" to Nazi's.
Nazis as a plual of Nazi has no apostrophe.
"
Unless of course you are referring to something belonging to the Nazis (plural).
e.g. They are the Nazis' tanks |
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"Apparently nazis should had an N and an apostrophe.
Capital N, but only an apostrophe if you refer to something belonging to a Nazi (Nazi's) belonging to the Nazis (Nazis') or abbreviating "Nazi is" to Nazi's.
Nazis as a plual of Nazi has no apostrophe.
Unless of course you are referring to something belonging to the Nazis (plural).
e.g. They are the Nazis' tanks"
One doesn't mean to be a pedant, but once believes he did cover that point |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Apparently nazis should had an N and an apostrophe.
Capital N, but only an apostrophe if you refer to something belonging to a Nazi (Nazi's) belonging to the Nazis (Nazis') or abbreviating "Nazi is" to Nazi's.
Nazis as a plual of Nazi has no apostrophe.
Unless of course you are referring to something belonging to the Nazis (plural).
e.g. They are the Nazis' tanks"
That was already covered in the previous paragraph |
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"Apparently nazis should had an N and an apostrophe.
Capital N, but only an apostrophe if you refer to something belonging to a Nazi (Nazi's) belonging to the Nazis (Nazis') or abbreviating "Nazi is" to Nazi's.
Nazis as a plual of Nazi has no apostrophe.
Unless of course you are referring to something belonging to the Nazis (plural).
e.g. They are the Nazis' tanks
One doesn't mean to be a pedant, but once believes he did cover that point "
One ... not once ... how will I be able to face my fellow grammar club members now? |
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"Apparently nazis should had an N and an apostrophe.
Capital N, but only an apostrophe if you refer to something belonging to a Nazi (Nazi's) belonging to the Nazis (Nazis') or abbreviating "Nazi is" to Nazi's.
Nazis as a plual of Nazi has no apostrophe.
Unless of course you are referring to something belonging to the Nazis (plural).
e.g. They are the Nazis' tanks
That was already covered in the previous paragraph "
Fuck I even quoted it.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Apparently nazis should had an N and an apostrophe.
Capital N, but only an apostrophe if you refer to something belonging to a Nazi (Nazi's) belonging to the Nazis (Nazis') or abbreviating "Nazi is" to Nazi's.
Nazis as a plual of Nazi has no apostrophe.
Unless of course you are referring to something belonging to the Nazis (plural).
e.g. They are the Nazis' tanks
One doesn't mean to be a pedant, but once believes he did cover that point "
One shouldn’t use “one” if referring to themselves. You should have used “I”. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"What about people like me that suffer from sex daily?
I mean dyslexia
Em txdgbk "
Reminds me of the aids campaign.
AIDS
Don't die of ignorance
And the bootleg version
ADIS
Don't die of dyslexia
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"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".
51 to mention that it will all be different after Brexit.
49 to say the E.U. has only ever helped small light bulb producers.
4 people to try and reason that we don't know what will happen after Brexit (if we ever get round to it ).
4 more to get into personal attacks over their political view of Brexit.
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.
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How many software engineers does it take to change a lightbulb?
None, it's a hardware issue
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How many women does it take?
None, they just sit in the dark and bitch about how lazy the man is
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