Good Morning, I'm the CG of a family member with MS and am on the
MS-LIST also.  This morning this was posted and it gave us quite a
chuckle. Thought you might enjoy...
  Q:  How many internet 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.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
> >>>           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.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.
>
>>>>> Gail Vass, CG for sister with Parkinsons and SO with MS