Re: How many NG subscribers does it take ...

From: paulclay@gte.net (Paul Clay)

Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0000

On Tue, 01 Sep 1998 01:45:50 +0100, MindShift Design
<mindshift@usa.net> wrote:

>Found this on one of the other newsgroups - though y'all might want to
>see it <g>.
>
>Enjoy
>
>
>: Q: How many newsgroup 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 here.
>
>: 143 votes for alt.lite.bulb
>
>
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How many NG subscribers does it take ...
MindShift Design <mindshift@usa.net>
Tue, 01 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0000

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How many NG subscribers does it take ...
MindShift Design <mindshift@usa.net>
Tue, 01 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0000