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[Martin Sanderse <sanderse@interlog.com>]

>>>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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Martin