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.]