Fantastic!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Will" <mgrwburns@macconnect.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 11:51 AM
Subject: DML: Humor for the list
> Q: How many list/board members does it take to change a spark plug?
>
> A: 1,445:
>
> 1 to change the spark plug and to post
that
> the sparkplug has been changed.
>
> 14 to share similar experiences of
changing
> spark plugs and how the spark plug could have been
> changed differently.
>
> 7 to caution about the dangers of changing
> spark plugs.
>
> 27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in
> posts about changing spark plugs.
>
> 53 to flame the spell checkers.
>
> 41 to correct spelling/grammar flames.
>
> 6 to argue over whether it's "sparkplug"
or
> "spark plug" and another 6 to condemn those 6 as
> anal-retentive.
>
> 156 to write to the administrator about
the
> spark plug discussion and its inappropriateness.
>
> 109 to post that the list/forum is not
> about spark plugs and to please take the discussion to sparkplug
> flamelist-l/personal mail.
>
> 203 to demand cross posting about changing
> spark plugs be stopped/it is good debate for the board.
>
> 111 to defend the posting saying that we
> all use spark plugs and therefore the posts *are* relevant.
>
> 306 to debate which method of changing
> spark plugs is superior, where to buy the best spark plugs,
> what brand of spark plugs work best for
> this technique and what brands are faulty.
>
> 41 to point out that not all of us use
> spark plugs, representing diesel owners.
>
> 58 to question why diesel owners are on a
> non-diesel list/forum.
>
> 3 to comment about conversions to
electric.
>
> 27 to post URLs where one can see examples
> of different spark plugs.
>
> 14 to post that the URLs were posted
> incorrectly and to post the corrected
> URLs.
>
> 3 to post about links they found from the
> URLs that are relevant to the list/board which therefore makes
> spark plugs relevant to the list/board.
>
> 33 to link all posts to date, then quote
> them including all headers and footers and then add "me too"
>
> 12 to post that they are unsubscribing
> because they cannot handle the spark plug controversy.
>
> 19 to quote the "me too's" to say "me
three".
>
> 4 to suggest that posters request the
spark
> plug FAQ.
>
> 44 to ask what is "FAQ".
>
> 4 to say "didn't we go through this
already
> a short time ago dealing with oil filters?".
>
> 143 to ask "what's an oil filter?".
>
> 66 Coronet 440 400-4 727
> 73 Swinger /6 A999
> Powermac G4 400
> Powerbook 3400
>
>
>
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