

| Subject: | Friday Listserve Humor |
| From: | Holm |
| Date: | Thu, 14 Dec 2000 22:16:26 -0600 |
Question: How many Vanagon.com listserve readers does it take to change a light bulb? Answer: 826 > >1 to change the light bulb and to post 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 in the proximity of water. > >27 to point out typing errors in posts about >changing light bulbs. > >53 to flame the typing checkers. > >41 to point out typing errors in the flames. > >6 to argue over whether it is "lightbulb" or >"light bulb"; another 6 to condemn these 6 as >anal-retentive. > >109 to post that this list is not about light >bulbs and to please take this exchange elsewhere. > > >111 to defend the posting to this list saying >that we all use light bulbs and therefore the >posts *are* relevant. > >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 the corrected URLs. > >44 to ask what is an URL. > >12 to post to the list that they are >unsubscribing because they cannot handle the >light bulb controversy. > >4 to say "We went through this already a short >time ago and to check the archives" > >20 to ask what is the archives? > >23 to ask where are the archives?
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