<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well said, John!  I hear what Roy = is saying</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>, but at my experience level I = can only digest so much "meat" myself.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A friend just sent the following to = me.  What timimg!  Had to share it.  (Glad that everyone is back safely = from Arlington and back on the list.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Doug Garman, Associate</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Granbury, TX</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Q:  How many internet mail list = subscribers does it take to change a<BR>light bulb?<BR><BR>A:  1,331:<BR><BR>1 = to change the light bulb and to post to the mail list that the = light<BR>bulb has been changed<BR><BR>14 to share similar experiences of changing light = bulbs and how the<BR>light bulb could have been changed differently.<BR><BR>7 to = caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.<BR><BR>27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing = light<BR>bulbs.<BR><BR>53 to flame the spell checkers<BR><BR>156 to write to the list administrator complaining about the light<BR>bulb discussion and its inappropriateness = to this mail list.<BR><BR>41 to correct spelling in the spelling/grammar flames.<BR><BR>109 to post that this list is not about light bulbs and = to please take<BR>this email exchange to alt.lite.bulb<BR><BR>203 to demand that = cross posting to alt.grammar, alt.spelling and<BR>alt.punctuation about = changing light bulbs be stopped.<BR><BR>111 to defend the posting to this list saying = that we are all use<BR>light bulbs and therefore the posts **are** relevant to = this mail<BR>list.<BR><BR>306 to debate which method of changing light bulbs = is superior, where<BR>to buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light = bulbs work best for<BR>this technique, and what brands are faulty.<BR><BR>27 to = post URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs<BR><BR>14 to post = that the URLs were posted incorrectly, and to post<BR>corrected URLs.<BR><BR>3 to = post about links they found from the URLs that are relevant to<BR>this list = which makes light bulbs relevant to this list.<BR><BR>33 to concatenate all = posts to date, then quote them including all<BR>headers and footers, and then add = "Me Too."<BR><BR>12 to post to the list that they are unsubscribing because = they cannot<BR>handle the light bulb controversy.<BR><BR>19 to quote the "Me = Too's" to say, "Me Three."<BR><BR>4 to suggest that posters request the light = bulb FAQ.<BR><BR>1 to propose new alt.change.lite.bulb newsgroup.<BR><BR>47 = to say this is just what alt.physic.cold_fusion was meant for,<BR>leave it here.<BR><BR>143 votes for alt.lite.bulb.</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>