Funny, from Borland newsgroup, sorry sent to wrong list

[dids]

On Friday 08 February 2002 7:30 pm, dids wrote:
> Q: How many people does it take to change a light bulb in cyberspace?
>
> A: 1 to successfully 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 are all using
> 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 brands of light bulb 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 collate 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 that this is just what this list was meant for, leave it here.
> 143 votes for a new list: alt.lite.bulb.
> 38 votes proclaiming the advantages in using vintage light bulbs.
>
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