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 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 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.
- 1,331
- Total.
From rec.humor.funny May 1997
[Note - making the list and newsgroups rounds in a big way, original author unknown - ed.]