[Rhodes22-list] Humor: How many list members does it take?

[Michael Meltzer]

me to :-)

MJM

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Todd Tavares" <sprocket80 at mail.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 10:48 PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Humor: How many list members does it take?


> This was posted on the Chesapeake list.  I found it humorous  and thought it might be enjoyed here (with a few changes to better
fit us here).
>
>
> How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb?
>
>
>
> 16 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.
>
> 14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light
> bulb could have been changed differently.
>
> 5 to ask if you are sure it is really the light bulb that needs to be changed.
>
> 7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.
>
> 7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing
> light
> bulbs.
>
> 3 to flame the spell checkers.
>
> 6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb"
> .. another 6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive.
>
> 1 Industry professional/Mechanical Engineering :-) student to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp". (kidding)
>
> 5 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that
> "light bulb" is perfectly correct.
>
> 2 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to
> please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum.
>
> 1 to say, "Please change the subject line"
>
> 8 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic
> forum, and
> lightbulb forum about changing light bulbs be stopped.
>
> 11 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use
> light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum.
>
> 2 to post URLs where one can see examples of different light
> bulbs.
>
> 4 to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly and then post
> the
> corrected URLs.
>
> 2 to post about links they found from the URLs that are
> relevant to this
> group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group.
>
> 3 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety
> including all
> headers and signatures, and add "Me too".
>
> 1 to post to the group that they will no longer post because
> they cannot handle the light bulb controversy and ask to be removed from the list.
>
> 9 to quote the "Me too's" to say "Me three".
>
> 4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ.
>
> 4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
>
> 3 to say "do a search on 'light bulbs' before posting
> questions about
> light bulbs".
>
> 1 to change the light bulb and post that the light bulb has been changed.
>
> and
>
> 1 new forum member to respond to the original post 6 months from now and to start it all over again.
>
>
>
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