Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 17:24:15 -0000 From: paul@originative.co.uk To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: We're not that different Message-ID: <A6D02246E1ABD2119F5200C0F0303D10FE7B@octopus>
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This is probably asking for trouble since it's not even remotely FreeBSD related (then again it sort of is, see points below). Some of you may have seen it but a little light relief is a good thing at times :-) If nothing else, it shows our lists are not unusual in their make of postings :-) -------- > >Q: How many internet mail list subscribers does it take to change a > >light bulb? > > > >A: 1,343 > > > >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; > > > >41 to correct spelling/grammar flames; > > > >6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb"; > > > >another 6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive; > > > >156 to write to the list administrator about the light bulb > discussion > >and its inappropriateness to this mail list; > > > >109 to post that this list is not about light bulbs and to > please take > >this email exchange to litebulb-l; > > > >203 to demand that cross posting to grammar-l, spelling-l and > >illuminati-l about changing light bulbs be stopped; > > > >111 to defend the posting to this list saying that we all use 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 brand of light bulbs work best for > >this > >technique and what brands are faulty; > > > >27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs; > > > >14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the > >corrected URL's; > > > >3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to > >this list which makes light bulbs relevant to this list; > > > >33 to link 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; > > > >44 to ask what is "FAQ"; > > > >4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago on > >Usenet?" > > > >143 to ask "what's Usenet?" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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