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FYI, from a friend. Pretty funny...
>>Subject: An Internet Joke
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>>Q: How many internet mail list subscribers does it take
>> to change a light bulb?
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>>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.light.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 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.light.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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