At 12:17 PM 2/25/98 -0800, Michele Conant wrote:
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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:
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>  1 to change the light bulb and to post to the mail list that
>     the light bulb has been changed;
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> 14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and
>     how the light bulb could have been changed differently.
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>  7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.
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> 27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about
>     changing light bulbs.
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>  53 to flame the spell checkers.
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> 156 to write to the list administrator complaining about the
>     light bulb discussion and its inappropriateness to this mail list.
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> 41 to correct spelling in the spelling/grammar flames.
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>109 to post that this list is not about light bulbs and to
>      please take  this email exchange to alt.lite.bulb.
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> 203 to demand that cross posting to alt.grammar, alt.spelling
>      and  alt.punctuation about changing light bulbs be stopped.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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>  27 to post URLs where one can see examples of different light
>       bulbs.
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> 14 to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly, and to post
>       corrected URLs.
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>    3 to post about links they found from the URLs that are
>       relevant to this  list which makes light bulbs relevant to this list.
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>  33 to concatenate all posts to date, then quote them
>       including all  headers and footers, and then add "Me Too."
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>  12 to post to the list that they are unsubscribing because
>       they cannot handle the light bulb controversy.
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>  19 to quote the "Me Too's" to say, "Me Three."
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>    4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ.
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>    1 to propose new alt.change.lite.bulb newsgroup.
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>   47 to say this is just what alt.physic.cold_fusion was meant
>       for, leave it here.
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>  143 votes for alt.lite.bulb.
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me too.