This sounds a little TOO familiar.....

celticsmith · Post by **celticsmith** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 11:12 pm

How many mail list subscribers does it take to change a light bulb?

Answer: 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

41 to correct spelling in the spelling/grammar flames

156 to write to the list administrator complaining about the light bulb discussion and its inappropriateness to this mail list

109 to post that this list is not about light bulbs and to please take
this email exchange to another list

203 to demand that cross posting to other lists 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

3 to post about links they found from the URLs that are relevant to
this list which makes light bulbs relevant to this 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

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

48 to propose new change.lite.bulb newsgroup

47 to say there is already an alt.light.bulb newsgroup

143 to ask if anyone ever did change the lightbulb

258 to check the math on this report to make sure all 1,331 people are fully involved in the process

and finally 1 to post a question to the entire mail list subscriber
group asking if a light bulb needs changing.

lequam · Post by **lequam** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 12:14 am

The scary thing is , you're exactly right , the number may be a little low though.

Saint Ignatious · Post by **Saint Ignatious** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 3:55 am

Seraph Antaine · Post by **Seraph Antaine** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 8:47 am

Me too!

BearDragonLady · Post by **BearDragonLady** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 9:37 am

celticsmith · Post by **celticsmith** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 10:38 am

Seraph Antaine wrote:Me too!

Might as well ge this out of the way...

"Me three!"

JaNell · Post by **JaNell** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 11:17 am

celticsmith wrote:
Seraph Antaine wrote:Me too!

Might as well ge this out of the way...

"Me three!"

And then I say, "Me FORE!" as I take a swing at CelticSmith's head with a golf club.

Is it tee time yet?
:twisted:

Sir Diddimus · Post by **Sir Diddimus** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 12:51 pm

JaNell wrote:
celticsmith wrote:
Seraph Antaine wrote:Me too!

Might as well ge this out of the way...

"Me three!"

And then I say, "Me FORE!" as I take a swing at CelticSmith's head with a golf club.

Is it tee time yet?

Me Five..... er, God

Dark Elf · Post by **Dark Elf** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 1:53 pm

Rick, you have too much free time on your hands.

celticsmith · Post by **celticsmith** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 2:13 pm

Understatement....

JaNell · Post by **JaNell** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 4:45 pm

What would you like to have on your hands?

Mother Mo · Post by **Mother Mo** » Sat Aug 09, 2003 4:58 am

TheSym · Post by **TheSym** » Sat Aug 09, 2003 4:32 pm

huge tracks of land...

are always good to have on hand

both in word

and in deed.

iblis · Post by **iblis** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 3:40 pm

1,350.

They left out the one person who posts in jest, "What's a light bulb?" and the 18 who simultaneously reply that he or she is a moron.

Nexxus23 · Post by **Nexxus23** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 4:07 pm

iblis wrote:1,350.

They left out the one person who posts in jest, "What's a light bulb?" and the 18 who simultaneously reply that he or she is a moron.

And the 7 who simultaneously post to the 18 that they're morons for not getting the joke. :lol:

Seraph Antaine · Post by **Seraph Antaine** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 4:14 pm

... And the 14 nazi skins who kick them into a coma for being smarmy.

This sounds a little TOO familiar.....

This sounds a little TOO familiar.....

sit down...feel something?