This oldie-but-goodie seemed timely, considering some of our recent 'discussions' !
THE QUESTION:
How many internet mail list subscribers does it take to change a light bulb?
ANSWER:
1,331:
1 to change the light bulb and to post to the mail list that the light bulb has
been changed
14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb
could have been changed differently.
7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.
27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs.
53 to flame the spell checkers
156 to write to the list administrator complaining about the light bulb discussion
and its inappropriateness to this mail list.
41 to correct spelling in the spelling/grammar flames.
109 to post that this list is not about light bulbs and to please take this email
exchange to alt.lite.bulb
203 to demand that cross posting to alt.grammar, alt.spelling and alt.punctuation
about changing light bulbs be stopped.
111 to defend the posting to this list saying that we are all use light bulbs and
therefore the posts **are** relevant to this mail list.
306 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.
27 to post URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs
14 to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly, and to post corrected URLs.
3 to post about links they found from the URLs that are relevant to this list which
makes light bulbs relevant to this list.
33 to concatenate 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
light bulb controversy.
19 to quote the "Me Too's" to say, "Me Three."
4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ.
1 to propose new alt.change.lite.bulb newsgroup.
47 to say this is just what alt.physic.cold_fusion was meant for, leave it here.
143 votes for alt.lite.bulb.
Note: I did NOT create this bit of humor. . . . it's just another example of
relevant Web wisdom and wit.
Alice Yucht, happily anticipating freelance work as
Alice in InfoLand; writer, presenter, consultant, curmudgeon-at-large.
http://www.aliceinfo.org
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