[Hallicrafters] Radio list members

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Jerry,

Do you realize that you darn near hit the astronomical description of a 
'black hole' dead center?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerry Steffens" <gsteffens at pitel.net>
To: "'William L Howard'" <wlhoward at verizon.net>; "'Hallicrafters list'" 
<hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 11:43 PM
Subject: RE: [Hallicrafters] Radio list members


> Ya know, all this discussion of light bulbs, reminds me that this is a
> misnomer.  They are dark suckers.  When you turn one on they suck all the
> dark out of the room.  And then, when they are full to capacity of dark,
> they quit functioning.
>
> Must be true as it makes as much sense as some of this.
>
> Cheers from chilly Minnesota,
>
> Gerry
>
>
> Collecting & Restoring since 1959
> Gerald Steffens P.E.
> Oronoco, MN
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of William L 
> Howard
> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 10:22 PM
> To: Hallicrafters list
> Subject: [Hallicrafters] Radio list members
>
> How many listmembers does it take to change a lightbulb?
>
> One to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been
> changed.
>
> Fourteen to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the
> light bulb could have been changed differently.
>
> Seven to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.
>
> Seven more to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing
> light bulbs.
>
> Five to flame the spell checkers.
>
> Three to correct spelling/grammar flames.
>
> Six to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ...
>
> Another six to condemn those six as stupid.
>
> Fifteen to claim experience in the lighting industry and give the correct
> spelling.
>
> Nineteen to post that this group is not about light bulbs and to please 
> take
> this discussion to a lightbulb (or light bulb) forum.
>
> Eleven to defend the posting to the group saying that we all use light 
> bulbs
> and therefore the posts are relevant to this group.
>
> Thirty six 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.
>
> Seven to post URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
>
> Four to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly and then post the
> corrected URL.
>
> Three to post about links they found from the URLs that are relevant to 
> this
> group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group.
>
> Thirteen to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including
> all headers and signatures, and add "Me too"
>
> Five to post to the group that they will no longer post because they 
> cannot
> handle the light bulb controversy.
>
> Four to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
>
> Thirteen to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting 
> questions
> about light bulbs."
>
> Three to tell a funny story about their cat and a light bulb.
>
> AND
>
> One group lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now with
> something unrelated they found at snopes.com<about:blank> and start it all
> over again!
>
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