humor (?)

[P3D E R Swanson <ers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

(assume light bulb = projection lamp  :)


>Q:  How many photo-3d mail list 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.light.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.light.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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