How many people does it take to change a light bulb in
cyberspace?...
1 to successfully 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 using 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 brands
of light bulb 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 collate 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 that this is just what this list was meant
for, leave it here.
143 votes for a new list alt.lite.bulb.
38 votes proclaiming the advantages in using vintage
light bulbs.
Pete & Caroline Phillips
Teachers, Musician, British car nut, Collectors, Parents, Computer nut, Pack
rat & Finally Retired
"So much to do and so little time to do it."
Waynesboro, Virginia
61 Bugeye
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