How Many?

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joanie
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Post by joanie » Sun Mar 27, 2005 9:45 pm

It's been pretty quiet of late...
I saw this posting elsewhere and thought it rather good..have changed it to
MX5 of course :-)
Joan H


How many MX5List posters does it take to change a tail light?

1 to change the tail light and to post that the tail light has been
changed

14 to share similar experiences of changing tail lights and how the tail
light could have been changed differently

7 to caution about the dangers of changing tail lights

7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing tail lights

5 to flame the spell checkers

3 to correct spelling/grammar flames

6 to argue over whether it's "taillight" or "tail light"

... another 6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive

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 "tail
light" is perfectly correct

19 to post that this forum is not about tail lights and to please take
this discussion to a taillight forum

11 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use tail
lights and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum

36 to debate which method of changing tail lights is superior, where to
buy the best tail lights, what brand of tail lights work best for this
technique and what brands are faulty

7 to post URL's where one can see examples of different tail lights

4 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 tail lights relevant to this group

13 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all
headers and signatures, and add "Me too"

5 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot
handle the tail light controversy

4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"

13 to say "do a Google search on tail lights before posting questions
about tail lights"

1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and
start it all over again.

Alex Root-Reed

How Many?

Post by Alex Root-Reed » Mon Mar 28, 2005 12:47 am

That fits like a glove on the hand of the MX5 forum - and thats why I love
it!! Good on you for the post!

Alex.

PS - I didn't think anyone changed their tails lights in this country. Once
it blew, I thought that was it - same applies to headlights dosn't it?

Keith Smith
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How Many?

Post by Keith Smith » Mon Mar 28, 2005 2:20 am

I thought the term was "head-lights", not "headlights, but I'm not in
the industry. Any thoughts out there?
Keith Smith

On 28/03/2005, at 12:47 AM, Alex Root-Reed wrote:

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nihil illigitimatae carborundum

Grant
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Post by Grant » Mon Mar 28, 2005 7:49 am

I think you will find the term is 'headlights'. Head lights refer to lights
on a headland for navigation warning purposes, similar to a lighthouse
(which presumably can be a head light if it is on a headland!).
The Collins dictionary only lists headlight (or headlamp) as being the
correct term for vehicle use.
'Tail-light' or 'tail lamp' is what they list for the rear facing lights.
They do not list 'tail light' or 'taillight' at all.
Does it matter? No! Do we care? Not really. At least it has brought some
activity to the list!
Proves the original post was correct.

Grant.
Red 2006 NC Tiptronic
FIX A PC

EricW
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How Many?

Post by EricW » Mon Mar 28, 2005 9:52 am

In the spirit of the thing, may I point out that the original question
concerned "tail-lights", could we come back to that topic please.

Eric

College

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Post by College » Mon Mar 28, 2005 11:42 am

lights
Did you mean: light (not heavy), light (in optics), The nature of light (essay), optical spectrum (technology)
??

Simon Lord
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How Many?

Post by Simon Lord » Mon Mar 28, 2005 1:04 pm

Anally retentive is surely good when one considers the alternative...

Simon
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Email: simon@franchise.co.nz

joanie
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How Many?

Post by joanie » Mon Mar 28, 2005 1:35 pm

That's the way! :-)
Glad to see not everyone has gone away for Easter ...
Joan H


lights
Did you mean: light (not heavy), light (in optics), The nature of light
(essay), optical spectrum (technology)
??

karlncas
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How Many?

Post by karlncas » Mon Mar 28, 2005 6:07 pm

Keep your eyes open... I will reply to the original in 6
months...Murahaha


karl


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Subject: How Many?


It's been pretty quiet of late...

I saw this posting elsewhere and thought it rather good..have changed it to
MX5 of course :-)

Joan H


How many MX5List posters does it take to change a tail light?

1 to change the tail light and to post that the tail light has been
changed

14 to share similar experiences of changing tail lights and how the tail
light could have been changed differently

7 to caution about the dangers of changing tail lights

7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing tail lights

5 to flame the spell checkers

3 to correct spelling/grammar flames

6 to argue over whether it's "taillight" or "tail light"

... another 6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive

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 "tail
light" is perfectly correct

19 to post that this forum is not about tail lights and to please take
this discussion to a taillight forum

11 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use tail
lights and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum

36 to debate which method of changing tail lights is superior, where to
buy the best tail lights, what brand of tail lights work best for this
technique and what brands are faulty

7 to post URL's where one can see examples of different tail lights

4 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 tail lights relevant to this group

13 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all
headers and signatures, and add "Me too"

5 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot
handle the tail light controversy

4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"

13 to say "do a Google search on tail lights before posting questions
about tail lights"

1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and
start it all over again.
drive it like you stole it

joanie
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How Many?

Post by joanie » Tue Mar 29, 2005 12:00 am

Keep your eyes open... I will reply to the original in 6 months...Murahaha
karl

OK lurker! :-)
Joan H

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