How many BITOG memebers does it take to add a quart of oil?

[Gary Allan]

How Many BITOG members does it take to add a quart of oil?

Answer: 1,337

1 to add the quart of oil and to post to the forum that the
oil has been added;

14 to share similar experiences of adding oil and how the
oil could have been added differently;

7 to caution about the dangers of adding oil

27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about adding oil;

53 to flame the spell checkers;

41 to correct spelling/grammar flames;

6 to argue over whether it's "add" or "infuse";

another 6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive;

156 to write to the list administrator about the oil add
discussion and its inappropriateness to this forum

109 to post that this list is not about oil adds and to please
take this post exchange to ADDS;

203 to demand that cross posting to Grammar, Spelling and
ADDING about adding oil be stopped;

111 to defend the posting to this list saying that we all add oil and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum/topic;

306 to debate which method of adding oil is superior,


27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different oil adds;

14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and to post the
corrected URL's;

3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to
this forum which makes oil adds relevant to this topic;

33 to link all posts to date, then quote them including all headers
and footers and then add "Me too";

12 to post to the list that they are unsubscribing because they
cannot handle the oil add controversy;

19 to quote the "Me too's" to say "Me three";

4 to suggest that posters request the oil add FAQ;

44 to ask what is "FAQ";

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

143 to ask "what's Usenet?"

 

[rugerman1]

And 1 moderator to lock the thread

 

[pitzel]

And don't forget about the other 20 BITOG guys who will gently remind you that your precious group III synthetic oil really isn't 'synthetic'.

 

[Bob Woods]

Don't forget about the one guy (me) that will remind everyone that synthetic oil is not really synthetic but just highly refined Hydrocarbons made from petrochemicals that bare a close resemblelance to Olestra.

 

[pitzel]

quote:

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Originally posted by Bob Woods:
Don't forget about the one guy (me) that will remind everyone that synthetic oil is not really synthetic but just highly refined Hydrocarbons made from petrochemicals that bare a close resemblelance to Olestra.

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Ummm Olestra *is* PAO. And like some PAO motor oil formulations, is rumoured to cause leakage from certain orifices in humans.

 

[427Z06]

You forgot about three members whom will post that they have been adding oil for at least 45 years and will remind everyone that no engineer can possibly know more about adding oil.

Great post Gary.

 

[Matt89]

You forgot 3 people who will chime in and say that they should have used a thicker oil, 2 who say it should have been an HDEO, and 1 who refers back to a Honda UOA of 5W-20 even though the car in the original post was a Toyota!

 

[T-Keith]

10 People to post UOA's of oil that has been added.
5 People to post VOA's of the oil to be added.
2 new posters to post how everyone is paranoid and they have never added oil before and had no problems.
3 People to post the molecular Process by which added oil mixes with the existing oil and how this affects future UOAs.

 

[Big John]

Another 1,558 members suggesting using GC next time...

 

[doitmyself]

Does this include Kama Sutra oil?


(One person to add an off topic post - does it always have to be me?)

 

[Bob Woods]

Does this include Kama Sutra oil?

UMMM! Is that flavored or non-flavored?

 

[MolaKule]

quote:

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3 People to post the molecular Process by which added oil mixes with the existing oil and how this affects future UOAs.

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Guilty as Charged!

 

[eljefino]

You forgot the

45 people to sniff the oil
17 to brag that they got it on sale
83 who've never heard of it since it's not sold at walmart
3 people to check the seals for leaky bottles
... and one guy who lets his almost empty bottles drip down into a bucket which is later dumped in the mother-in-laws 1985 Delta 88.

 

[motorguy222]

Dont forget about the ONE that will have something bad to say about the oil REGARDLESS of what BRAND it is.

 

[tweeker43]

let's not forget the umpteen brave souls who, upon hearing of this oil addition, promptly drive to every outlet in the surrounding counties and buy every last drop of the oil. and some filters, just in case.

not to mention the 68 members who start an entirely new thread on whether or not the dipstick was properly wiped.

[ January 15, 2005, 02:57 AM: Message edited by: tweeker43 ]

 

[Gary Allan]

quote:

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promptly drive to every outlet the surrounding counties and buy every last drop of the oil. and some filters, just in case.

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You just never know when you're going to have to add.

Be prepared

 

[ToyotaNSaturn]

According to my calculations, that makes at total of 3,205 BITOG'ers so far.

All of this over one single stinkin' quart of oil!

No edit

[ January 16, 2005, 12:29 AM: Message edited by: 59 Vetteman ]

 

[Brett Miller]

You forgot about the one who says "Did you use the search function?"

 

[Bio-T]

Originally posted by ToyotaNSaturn:
[QB] According to my calculations, that makes at total of 3,205 BITOG'ers so far.

All of this over one single stinkin' quart of oil!

Really you have to subtract about 3 members from your total, 2 were arguing and calling another member names and 1 was downright rude. So 3 posts deleted.

 

[ToyotaNSaturn]

Tony,

I removed your 3, then added 1 from Brett, the tally is now 3,203.