At least 15 to discuss the backward compatibility of the brand of light bulb being used, (10 of those would get into a flame war about the rumors of a new, more efficient light-bulb and whether it would maintain compatibility.)
3 to post graphs of the relative luminosity of the old and new bulbs, with equations to show the luminosity decay as a function of temperature and socket type. 7 to point out that the equations fail to take into account the filters being used and the difference between 8- and 16-bit luminosity. 11 to descend into puns on light, bulb, and related terms. ["It would only take one if it were a light bulb, but it would take two or more if it is really heavy..."] Meanwhile the bulk of the list members would ask "will you please turn out the light so we can go back to sleep?!?" stan On Feb 26, 2007, at 10:49 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: > And 12 to say that they have no idea how to change a light bulb but > they'd > do it a certain way if they had to. > > 14 to question if there really are any light bulbs. > > 4 would question if the light bulb needed to be changed > > 3 would ask how to unsubscribe from the list > > Kenneth Waller > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: OT: How many List Members Does it Take? > > >> How many mailing list members does it take to change a light bulb? >> >> 1 to change the light bulb and to post 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. >> >> 7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light >> bulbs. >> >> 13 to flame the spell checkers. >> >> 18 to correct spelling/grammar flames. >> >> 6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb". >> >> 6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive. >> >> 2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is >> "lamp". >> >> 5 know-it-alls who claim *they* were in the industry, and that "light >> bulb" is perfectly correct. >> >> 6 to email the participant's ISPs complaining that they are in >> violation of their "acceptable use policy". >> >> 4 to post that this mailing list is not about light bulbs and to >> please >> take >> this discussion to a lightbulb mailing list. >> >> 11 to defend the posting to this mailing list saying that we all >> use light >> bulbs and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this mailing list. >> >> 1 to show everyone how he didn't have to change the bulb but fixed it >> up with duct tape & balin' wire and wants to know if he's now >> qualified for "Redneck Status". >> >> 3 willing to let him have honorary status. >> >> 15 saying he is disqualified because his fix actually worked and >> continues to function and besides nobody was hurt during the repair. >> >> 3 to claim that since they have superior visual skills they don't >> need >> those "damn bulbs". >> >> 27 to say the new energy saving bulbs will never replace the old >> standards and speculate which models will be discontinued in 5-10 >> years. >> >> 1 to ask, "can you kill an elk with a light bulb?". >> >> another one to say, "Yeah, but a heavy bulb penetrates better and is >> more likely to make up for poor placement.". >> >> 8 will insist that the light trajectory from a fixture featuring >> multiple 60-watt bulbs is flatter than the trajectory of a single >> big-bore bulb of the same total wattage. >> >> 36 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 then post the >> corrected URL's. >> >> 3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to >> this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group. >> >> 33 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including >> all headers and signatures, and add "Me too". >> >> 12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they >> cannot handle the light bulb controversy. >> >> 19 to quote the "Me too's" to say "what he said". >> >> 4 to say that, "BY GOD lightbulbs are for sissies!" and that in their >> day they had to use coal oil lanterns and home made candles. >> >> 8 to post rolling eyes....Here we go again!! >> >> 4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?". >> >> 14 to say "do a search on light bulbs before posting questions about >> light bulbs". >> >> 20 to wonder why some of these people don't read their owner's manual >> instead of asking the whole world where the light bulb is, what type >> it is, and how to change it. But they don't want to post such a >> question. >> >> 8 to say that flourescent is far superior to incandescent. >> >> 12 to refute that it makes no difference whether one uses >> incandescent >> or flourescent. >> >> 3 to state that they "know someone" who was blinded by the use of >> incandescents and only an inexperienced person or outright fool would >> choose anything other than flourescent. >> >> 3 to state that they have tried reading upside down using >> incandescents and can still see absolutely no difference between >> the two. >> >> 1 to put his incandescent light bulbs (lamps/lightbulbs) in nothing >> but fiberglass swirly colored light fixtures. >> >> 6 to condem anyone using grid power, obvious from their reference >> over >> which type to use and demand that everyone switch to eco-friendly >> candles. >> >> 6 to push for the further development of LED clusters. >> >> and finally, 1 mailing list "lurker" to respond to the original >> post 6 >> months >> from now and start it all over again. >> >> >> >> >> Tom C. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
