Lee's Funnies

                                                     

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 
         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 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.


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