X-Message-Number: 11401
From: BruceWaugh <>
Subject: Humor (Lightbulbs and Cryonet) 
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 18:50:55 -0500

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I don't know the author of this- but I'm reminded of it by the unsubscribing 
discussion:

>Question: How many internet mail list subscribers does it take to
>     change a light bulb?
>
>Answer: 1,343
>
>  1  to change the light bulb and to post to the mail list that
>     the lightbulb has been changed;
>
> 14  to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how
>     the lightbulb 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;
>
> 41  to correct spelling/grammar flames;
>
>  6  to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" and
>     another 6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive;
>
>156  to write to the list administrator about the light bulb
>     discussion and its inappropriateness to this mail list;
>
>109  to post that this list is not about light bulbs and to
>     please take this email exchange to litebulb-list;
>
>203  to demand that cross-posting to grammar-list, spelling-list
>     and illuminati-list about changing light bulbs be stopped;
>
>111  to defend the posting to this list saying that we 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 URL's where one can see examples of different
>     lightbulbs;
>
> 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 list which makes light bulbs relevant to
>     this list;
>
>  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 light bulb controversy;
>
>  19 to quote the "Me too's" to say "Me three";
>
>   4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ;
>
> 44  to ask what is a "FAQ"?;
>
>  4  to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago
>     on Usenet?";
>
>143  to ask "what's Usenet?";
>

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