Conference 7.286::humor

    > >Q:  How many Usenet news 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
    > >           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.physics.cold_fusion
    > >           was meant for, leave it here.
    > >
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