> Q: How many internet mail list subscribers does it take to change a > light bulb? > > A: 1,343 - > > 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; 41 to correct spelling/grammar flames; > 6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb"; 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-l, spelling-l and > illuminati-l 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 light > bulbs; 14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and the 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 "FAQ"; > 4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago on > Usenet?" > > 143 to ask "what's Usenet?" ---> jab
