Ok, the light bulb has been changed

[Bassic]

[yellowdogmi]

1. But why did you post that here? is this the right forum?

[Bassic]

4. I believe light bulbs should be discussed freely

[tjwmason]

21. This should really be in Breaking News.

[Bassic]

23. Nah, it should be in Editorials and other articles,

but I wanted it to have better visibility

[Bunny]

2. I never thought it needed to be changed.

[Bassic]

5. It had to be for the sake of progress.

[Bunny]

10. We have to win before we can make real progress.

Once we're in charge, we can work on civil rights for all light bulbs.

[Bassic]

14. I say that light bulb rights cannot wait for political positionning

That's my position and I'm sticking to it.

[flvegan]

3. The light bulb caught the gay???!!!!111!

Sorry, couldn't resist.

[Deja Q]

6. How messy was its diaper?

[Bassic]

8. If I told you,

this thread would be locked

[madinmaryland]

7. What's a light bulb thread without kittie pictures?

[Bassic]

9. Do you think they're planning to attack some light bulbs?

I've seen cats do that before.

[madinmaryland]

11. Yes, because the light bulb was smoking in a restaurant!

[ZombieNixon]

12. Was it Olive Garden?

Cracker Barrel?

[Bassic]

15. Yeah, but as long as they were in the smoker section, they have the right.

Do they not?

Unless they somehow infringe on some people's rights to eat in the dark!

[El Fuego]

13. Link????

[Bassic]

16. Sorry, I saw it happening live

So you'll just have to take my word for it

[El Fuego]

17. I only believe what I read on the internets.

I cling to the tenuous illusion of implied authority.

[Bassic]

18. Well, you did read it on the internets

As this is where I posted the information. Therefore you must belive me.

[El Fuego]

19. you're blowing my mind dude!!!!!

[Bassic]

20. I know, I do that sometimes

[sarge43]

22. Hey, did that light bulb smoke before it died??!!

[Bassic]

24. I won't say.

I refuse to subject the defunct light bulb to the judgement of health nuts

[jobycom]

25. It was an inside job. nt

[In_The_Wind]

26. Are things any clearer now?

[Bassic]

27. Yes, much, much clearer.

In fact, you could say that changing the light bulb has shed light on the matter.

[PVnRT]

28. Quit pushing your San Francisco values on Middle America

n/t

[Bassic]

31. Quit discriminating against the light bulb.

Under the consitution, it has the same rights every other object has.

[PVnRT]

40. Here we go with special rights again

n/t

[Bassic]

45. No man, the SAME rights for EVERYONE

That's what America is supposed to stand for!

[PVnRT]

46. A light bulb has a tungsten wire...PERIOD

We must protect traditional light bulbs!

[Bassic]

48. Alternative light bulbs pose no threat to traditionnal light bulbs.

[PVnRT]

51. What's next? Plastic? Wood?

You degenerates will stop at nothing.

[Bassic]

53. That's totally ridiculous.

Alternative light bulbs are not an invitation to complete degeneration. You just want to take us back 50 years. It's time people start accepting progress.

[PVnRT]

54. Why are you pushing your beliefs on me?

It's commonly accepted that traditional light bulbs have tungsten wires. It's been that way for centuries. It's how we're wired. You "alternative" light bulb-pushers are destroying the fabric of this country, and starting us down a slippery slope. If alternative light bulbs are OK, what's the next step down the path of moral degeneracy? Computers powered by box turtles?

[Bassic]

55. You're twisting the fore-fathers intentions.

This country was meant to welcome ANYONE. If you look closely, there is no mention of tungsten ANYWHERE in the Constitution.

Box turtles? That's a strawman argument if I've ever seen one!

[PVnRT]

117. Which is why we need a Constitutional amendment

We must preserve traditional light bulbs! We've already got initatives on the ballots in several state elections to ban non-tungsten light bulbs, it's only a matter of time.

[Bassic]

126. Well congratulations for destroying America

If this amendment comes to pass, it'll be one more step towards fascism!

[Truebrit71sbruv]

29. you mean the light bulb finally...

... saw the light?

[Bassic]

30. Better... the light bulb became the light.

the Rapture is at hand!!!!!

[Truebrit71sbruv]

123. Halleluliah!!!! n/t

[Elidor]

32. I have it on good authority that the light bulb has not, in fact, been changed

This is a baseless rumor. Please don't post such things until you can verify them from a second source!

[Bassic]

33. This is NOT baseless rumour

Mine is an eyewitness account. I'll thank you not to needlessly undermine my credibility, Freeper!

[Elidor]

35. CNN is reporting that a crew has APPROACHED the light bulb...

And are eyeballing it tentatively, but have not yet begun to set up a ladder, much less remove the bulb. A reporter at the scene says they appear to be discussing the situation. Of course, the police won't let them get too close to the actual light bulb, but I'll take the word of CNN over your nameless "eyewitness" anyday.

[Bassic]

38. You are a slave to the Right Wing MSM dude!

I pity you

[rug]

34. .

[Bassic]

36. Oh. my. God!

It's a cat... with a light bulb... dude you're blowin' my mind!

[rug]

37. This is DU, where no cat is left behind.

no matter the topic.

[Bassic]

39. Aye, it's comforting to know that people like us are looking after the cats

Somebody's got to do it.

[Kerrytravelers]

41. Didn't we just go through this a little while ago?

Run a search before rehashing!

[Bassic]

43. I can't search

I'm too poor to be a donor

[Kerrytravelers]

49. PM me. I'll search for you next time to avoid this!

If we didn't live under rethuglian rule, you wouldn't be too poor.

Damn * and the heartless repugs!

[Bassic]

52. So you don't want to be annoyed by my thread, but...

you don't mind me bothering you every time I wat to post something?

[Kerrytravelers]

56. It's in the DU rules. They discourage multiple posts!

Perhaps you need to review!


http://www.democraticunderground.com/forums/rules_detai...



Duplicate Topics and Spamming

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Do not spam the message board by posting the same message repeatedly, or by posting a flood of different messages. We have an automatic spam filter which blocks out members who post numerous messages in a short period of time.

[Bassic]

58. I was exploring a different aspect

So it's not a duplicate topic.

[Kerrytravelers]

61. Nice twist of the words there.

Excuse me while I go looking for the strawman.

[Bassic]

63. You're just jealous cause you didn't think of it.

Don't hate me because I rock!

[Kerrytravelers]

65. No, I certainly don't hate you "because you rock."

[Bassic]

67. There's nothing wrong with this topic and you know it.

You were just out looking for a flamewar

GD is the other way dude

[Kerrytravelers]

68. Oh, nice accusation from a repeat poster!

I'm laughing at how much you rock!

[Bassic]

71. Good, maybe laughter will loosen you up a little

(I think my co-workers are starting to wonder about my sanity )

[Kerrytravelers]

74. (I think my cat is worried about mine!)

Uh oh! Did I say cat?

[Bassic]

76. Cats a light bulbs are such a good mix.

[Kerrytravelers]

[Bassic]

94. Is it still alive?

I can't tell from the picture.

[Kerrytravelers]

96. It's recovering. Unfortunately, he doesn't have health care.

Damn rethugs.

[Bassic]

97. That sucks. He'd be so bettre off under universal health care. nt

[Kerrytravelers]

100. I agree!

Health care is a universal right- as is access to lights! And, therefore by default, light bulbs!

[Bassic]

101. This is the 100th pos in this thread, and I reply to the wrong post

[Bassic]

102. That is so true.

Maybe we wouldn't have to throw them out so often if we could afford to care for them!

[Maine-ah]

42. it should have been an energy saving light bulb.

[Bassic]

44. The important thing was for the light bulb to be changed.

Now is not the time for special interests

[conscious evolution]

47. The candle industry should

have a say in this.

[Bassic]

50. Should they?

This doesen't even concern them!

[Kerrytravelers]

60. They have a right to express their opinion since light concerns us all.

What are you, some kind of right wing troll?

















I can't keep a straight face through this!

[Bassic]

62. Yeah but what new points can they bring to the table?

We've know how they feel since like, the Roman Empire or something.

[Kerrytravelers]

66. Are you suppressing free speech?

Nice bush administration use of the Patriot Act there.

[Bassic]

69. I'm not supressing it, I just think we know what they're going to say

They've been saying for, like, ever, so do we really need to add more weight to this debate when we know it's useless? We have to resolve this sometime. Think of the children!

[Kerrytravelers]

72. Ok, since you brought up the children, I'll have to give you that one.

Liberals care more about the children than the rethuglians. We believe in education, and because I believe so much in education, I want the candle industry to have the opportunity to educate us on their perspective.

Any other arguments here?

[Bassic]

73. Action needs to be taken and taken fast!

Otherwise the darkness-mongers win!

The light bulb is the way to go!

[Kerrytravelers]

75. I'm not disagreeing with you... I just like to look at all points!

How about we agree to disagree?

[Bassic]

77. All right I think I can agree to that

[LiberalHeart]

79. First we have to decide....

Should we teach the children about how the candle was created -- or about how it evolved?

[Kerrytravelers]

81. If you have to ask...

I call

[Bassic]

86. I agree

The evolution of the candle is not just a theory, it is an observed fact. We only call it a theory because we can't have all the pieces of the puzzle.

[Kerrytravelers]

88. See! We can agree!

And now we're great friends! I'll name you Godfather to my first-born.

[Bassic]

91. Life is wonderful under the light

[conscious evolution]

87. the original flame war

It all started with Edison.

[Bassic]

90. I have it on good authority that he was smeared

byt people opposed to the light bulb. Candle and oil lamp traditionnalists as it were.

[Kerrytravelers]

93. The original Swiftboating. The "lightbulbing."

Damn rethugs.

[Bassic]

95. Yeah, they'll do anything to stop progress.

God dammit!

[LiberalHeart]

99. It was just a flame war.

[Bassic]

103. Yeah, but...

only because we were lucky!

[conscious evolution]

105. Whale boating more like it.

Was common knowledge then that the whaling industry was behind the anti-light bulb conspiracy.

[LiberalHeart]

106. Aw, that's just a bunch of blubber.

[Bassic]

107. Yeah, they just wanted to keep us dependent on oil lamps.

Damn whalers.

[conscious evolution]

108. "keep us dependent on oil "

Those Bastards!

[LiberalHeart]

109. But Edison countered that very wisely...

"Give a man some whale oil, and you feed his lamp for a day. Teach a man to use a light bulb, and you feed his lighting needs forever."

[Bassic]

112. At least until the bulb burns out, anyay.

[LiberalHeart]

57. I'm not surprised the bulb wanted to change. It always seemed a little blue to me.

[Bassic]

59. It's in a better place now. nt

[Kerrytravelers]

64. Don't offer popcorn if you're not bringing beer as well.

[Bassic]

70. Beer is good

I like beer

[Kerrytravelers]

78. Well, we can work with this! Everyone has to start somewhere.

Pick your poison.

[Bassic]

84. Yeah, but I'll stick to my Canadian beer.

It's stronger that American beer, generally.

[Kerrytravelers]

89. Stronger than the USA? Why do you hate America?

[Bassic]

92. I don't. We Canadians just make better beer.

Accept it

[Kerrytravelers]

98. There is no way an American suburb can do it better!

North American lite can't be the Grand Old U!S!A!

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(I think we've been watching way too much Stephen Colbert in our house!)

[Bassic]

104. Oh yes we can.

Come on up here, and I'll prove it!

And we ain't no suburb!

[Kerrytravelers]

110. I'll come to America lite only if I can

defect!

Oh Canada, my (new) home and (not) native land!

[Bassic]

111. Maybe I could find you a job.

It's easier that way

[LiberalHeart]

85. Unless this is about lite beer, take it to the beer forum.

[LSK]

80. HUGH!!!111

[Kerrytravelers]

82. Series!!1!!!!!

[Kerrytravelers]

83. Gobledeeglook!

i thenk we suld hve therds lick this all teh temi,.

[KitchenWitch]

113. LOL

Was there a lot of kvetching involved?

[MsAnthropy]

114. This thread illustrates why I love DU so much

you guys crack me UP!

[conscious evolution]

115. we aim to

Enlighten here.

[LiberalHeart]

116. Well, we are the brightest bulbs in the room.

[Bassic]

129. This thread

makes baby light-bulbs cry

[LynneSin]

118. I believe in a Woman's right to choose her own lightbulb

I'm tired of men making decisions for me. If I want the energymizer bulbs then so be it!

[conscious evolution]

119. One of those "pro light" people,eh?

[PVnRT]

120. You can hide behind your "pro-choice" facade all you want

In reality, your kind are the moral degenerates endorsing the Holocaust of unborn light bulbs. If we valued every light bulb, God wouldn't have punished us with Hurricane Katrina.

[rug]

121. Filaments are potential light bulbs.

[PVnRT]

122. Every filament is sacred

"For the Lord GOD looked upon them and said

'While you were but tungsten-bearing ore, I knew you.'"

-Phillips 1:3

[Bassic]

128. ROFL

Oh man that is a good one.

[sarge43]

124. But was it changed for the better? n/t

[Bassic]

127. Yes it was.

Change is the vessel of progress!

[conscious evolution]

125. From AC to DC

A toaster was sealed the deal.