Re: How many internet newsgroup/mailing list subscribers does it take.....

["Susan Swope" <PARROTPLACE@prodigy.net>]

Hehehe!  Well that's just too funny.  Hats off to list administrators!  Most
especially our Steph!!

-----Original Message-----
From: Steph Teeter <step@fsr.com>
To: 'ridecamp@endurance.net' <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Friday, June 19, 1998 1:25 PM
Subject: Q: How many internet newsgroup/mailing list subscribers does it
take.....


>Ok.... this is NOT endurance related, but anyone who's been on Ridecamp
this
>year really has to read this. Thanks Dave  - what a hoot!
>
>Steph
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: David Bennett [SMTP:benamil@juno.com]
>
>> Subject: Light bulbs
>> Date: Friday, June 19, 1998 11:20
>>
>> Q:  How many internet newsgroup/mailing 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 newsgroup.
>>         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 newsgroup.
>>        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
>>            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 this is just what alt.physic.cold_fusion
>>            was meant for, leave it here.
>>        143 votes for alt.lite.bulb.
>
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