Q: How many newsgroup readers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: 1,331:
1 to change the light bulb and to post to
the group 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 group 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 newsgroup is not about
light bulbs and to please take this 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 group
saying that we are all use 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 group which makes light bulbs relevant to
this newsgroup.
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 group 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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