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Q: How many internet mail list subscribers does it take to change a light bulb?
via Ben Clark from the pfcsig mail list
A: 1,331:
1 to change the light bulb and to post to the mail list that the light bulb has been changed
109 to post that this list is not about light bulbs and to please take this email exchange to alt.lite.bulb
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
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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