MessedUpMike
Member
I originally found this on a FD forum that someone found on a motorcycle forum. Interestingly enen if you go from bikes to hoses to guns some of the same things ring true. Especially in never dying debates. Just mentally change the word oil for caliber
How many group posters does it take to change a bikes oil?
1 to change the oil and to post that the oil has been changed
14 to share similar experiences of changing oil and how
the oil could have been changed differently
7 to caution about the dangers of changing oil
27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing oil
53 to flame the spell checkers
41 to correct spelling/grammar flames
6 to argue over whether it's "engine oil" or "motor oil". . .another
6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive
2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term
is "lubricant"
15 know-it-alls who claim *they* were in the industry, and that
"motor oil" is perfectly correct
156 to email the participant's ISPs complaining that they are in
violation of their "acceptable use policy"
109 to post that this group is not about "oil changing" and to please
take this discussion to a "oil changing" group
203 to demand that cross posting to tune ups forum, off-topic
forum, and motor oil group about changing oil be stopped
111 to defend the posting to this group saying that we all should change our oil and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this group
306 to debate which method of changing oil is superior,
where to buy the best oil, what brand of oil
work best for this technique and what brands are faulty
27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different oil filters
14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post
the corrected URL's
3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant
to this group which makes oil relevant to this group
33 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including
all headers and signatures, and add "Me too"
12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they
cannot handle the oil controversy
19 to quote the "Me too's" to say "Me three"
4 to suggest that posters request the oil FAQ
44 to ask what is a "FAQ"
4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
143 to say "do a Google search on oil before posting
questions about "oil"
1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now
and start it all over again
How many group posters does it take to change a bikes oil?
1 to change the oil and to post that the oil has been changed
14 to share similar experiences of changing oil and how
the oil could have been changed differently
7 to caution about the dangers of changing oil
27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing oil
53 to flame the spell checkers
41 to correct spelling/grammar flames
6 to argue over whether it's "engine oil" or "motor oil". . .another
6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive
2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term
is "lubricant"
15 know-it-alls who claim *they* were in the industry, and that
"motor oil" is perfectly correct
156 to email the participant's ISPs complaining that they are in
violation of their "acceptable use policy"
109 to post that this group is not about "oil changing" and to please
take this discussion to a "oil changing" group
203 to demand that cross posting to tune ups forum, off-topic
forum, and motor oil group about changing oil be stopped
111 to defend the posting to this group saying that we all should change our oil and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this group
306 to debate which method of changing oil is superior,
where to buy the best oil, what brand of oil
work best for this technique and what brands are faulty
27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different oil filters
14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post
the corrected URL's
3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant
to this group which makes oil relevant to this group
33 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including
all headers and signatures, and add "Me too"
12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they
cannot handle the oil controversy
19 to quote the "Me too's" to say "Me three"
4 to suggest that posters request the oil FAQ
44 to ask what is a "FAQ"
4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
143 to say "do a Google search on oil before posting
questions about "oil"
1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now
and start it all over again
