Anon Posted October 4, 2002 Posted October 4, 2002 Thought this was relevant ListServ Subscribers Change a Light Bulb 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 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. Quote
pope Posted October 4, 2002 Posted October 4, 2002 [ 10-18-2002, 09:04 PM: Message edited by: pope ] Quote
Cpt.Caveman Posted October 4, 2002 Posted October 4, 2002 I think it is the first name Anon Coward Quote
IdiotGroupie Posted October 4, 2002 Posted October 4, 2002 Caveman, you are sooooo funnny!!! Funny funny funny, you are my heeeeroooo! I wish I could be as funny as you! [ 10-04-2002, 01:42 PM: Message edited by: IdiotGroupie ] Quote
sexual_chocolate Posted October 4, 2002 Posted October 4, 2002 Dang. I did the math, and it actually came out to 1,331. Quote
russ Posted October 4, 2002 Posted October 4, 2002 quote: Originally posted by sexual chocolate: Dang. I did the math, and it actually came out to 1,331. clearly you have too much time on your hands Quote
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