From:	Keldon Mor <Keldon@********.NET>
Subject:	Fw: drivel: Light Bulbs on the Internet
Date:	Thu, 1 Aug 1996 13:32:29 -0500

I saw this on another list and it just seemed to sum things up on
list/newsgroups :)

>>>>>>Light Bulbs on the Internet
>>>>>>
>>>>>>How many people does it take to change a light bulb in cyberspace?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>1 to successfully 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 are
all using
>>>>>>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 brands of light bulb 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 collate 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 that this is just what this list was meant for, leave it
here.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>143 votes for a new list alt.lite.bulb.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>38 votes proclaiming the advantages in using vintage light bulbs.


Peace,
Keldon Mor
Keldon@********.net
http://ww2.netnitco.net/users/keldon
"To bad ignorance isn't painful..."