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Christine Mouw <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 18 Apr 1997 10:59:20 -0400
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I thought this was especially good in light of the list's recent discussion
of prepositions etc.  Happy Friday!!

Chris.

>     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 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.physics.cold_fusion
>     was meant for, leave it here.
>

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