Re: OT: but it still applies here

From: Josh Battles (jbattles@bankfinancial.com)
Date: Wed May 07 2003 - 16:23:55 EDT


You know, it's actually kinda sad because it's so true. Pretty funny
though! Thanks for sharing Jon!

-- 
- Josh
Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L

""Jon"" <jons@laserdrive.com> wrote in message news:b9bjsv$v99$1@bent.twistedbits.net... > > Q: How many mailing 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 e-mail 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. > > > -- > Jon Slavic > 2000 CC Intense Blue 4x4 4.7L V8 > jons@laserdrive.com > > 2003 Jeep Liberty Limited > Bright Silver Metallic > 4x4 3.7L V6 > >



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