> Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 20:17:59 +0000 > From: atonal@planet.eon.net > Subject: Lightbulbs: non-piano-related, but pertinent to list > To: pianotech@byu.edu > Reply-to: pianotech@byu.edu Me too! I mean I love it!!!!!!! ilvey, RPT Pacifica, CA > 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 > > 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. > > Enjoy, > > feeling perverse, > Rob Kiddell, RPT, Edmonton > >
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