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
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. 143 votes for
alt.lite.bulb.
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