Fw: List Humor

[Mike Bucher <mbucher@domain.elided>]

>Got this on my other list:
>
>>> Q: How many 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 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 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.
>>>
>>>
>
>
>>Not that anything like that ever goes on here:)
>>
>
>Mike - this never happens on the IHC list <bg>