I stumbled on this...and thought of this list...


>>Q: How many list subscribers does it take to change a light bulb?
>A: 1,331:
>
>>>       1 to change the light bulb and to post to the 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 summarize 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 this is just what alt.physic.cold_fusion was
>>>       meant for, leave it here.
>>            >>
>>>       143 votes for alt.lite.bulb.
>>            >
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