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From: Printmaker <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 06 January 2002 23:13
Subject: Some light humour
>This humorous piece pokes fun at many of the interpersonal
>and group dynamics typical of a mailing list. The
>author of this piece is unknown.
>
>
> How many mail list subscribers does it take to change a
>light bulb?
>
> Answer: 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
>
> 41 to correct spelling in the spelling/grammar flames
>
> 156 to write to the list administrator complaining about
>the light bulb discussion and its inappropriateness to this
> mail list
>
> 109 to post that this list is not about light bulbs and
>to please take this email exchange to another list
>
> 203 to demand that cross posting to other lists 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
>
> 3 to post about links they found from the URLs that are
>relevant to this list which makes light bulbs relevant to
>this
> 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
>
> 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
>
> 48 to propose new change.lite.bulb newsgroup
>
> 47 to say there is already an alt.light.bulb newsgroup
>
> 143 to ask if anyone ever did change the lightbulb
>
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