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Re: Lightbulbs and listmanners (No LBC content)

To: Mikkel Pedersbęk <mikkel@isa.dknet.dk>
Subject: Re: Lightbulbs and listmanners (No LBC content)
From: HFC <froggi@cdsnet.net>
Date: Wed, 09 Jun 1999 13:02:05 -0700
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
Organization: WFO Racing
References: <v04020a06b382dcf4cce7@[194.192.100.26]>
Reply-to: HFC <froggi@cdsnet.net>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
...is that an AC or DC light bulb Mikkel???
WFO Herb

Mikkel Pedersbęk wrote:

> Q:  How many internet mail list subscribers does it take to change a light
> bulb?
>
> A:  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 are 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 controversey.
>
> 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.
> -----
> I love off-topic mails.
>
> Regards
> Mikkel
> Mikkel Pedersbęk                            email: mikkel@isa.dknet.dk
> Dreaming of my own Midget MKIII.


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