In "light" of all the mail we've been sending . . .

[Karen Kusic]

Thought everyone could appreciate this:


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 there.

143 votes for alt.lite.bulb.