Subject: List Serve Reality

From: George Gallen <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 13:38:16 -0500

The below list definitly holds true for this list :)))

Question:  How many mailing list members does it take to change a light
bulb?

Answer:     422.

One to change the light bulb and to post to the list that the light bulb
has been changed;
  14   to share similar experiences;
    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 trash the spell checkers;
 156  to write to the list administrator complaining about the light
bulb discussion and its inappropriateness to this mail list;
 111  to defend the posting to this list saying that we all use light 
bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to the mail list;
   27  to post URL's where one can see examples of different light
bulbs;
   14  to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly, and to post
corrected URL's;
     6  to post to the list that they are unsubscribing because they
cannot handle the light bulb controversy.
Oh yeah, and 6 to post to the list that the guy who sent the light bulb
joke has not got his arithmetic correct and that it only takes 416 list
members to change a light bulb.

George

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