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
