Stolen from another newsgroup.... hope it's not a repeat #####
How many mailing-list members does it take to change a light bulb?
1 to change the light bulb.1 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.
22 to claim light bulbs were cheaper in 1973 after adjusting for inflation.5 to blame the Bush administration for allowing the bulb to burn out.
6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb".2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp".
15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that "light bulb" is perfectly correct.10 to post that this mailing-list is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb mailing-list.
11 to defend the posting to this mailing-list saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this mailing-list.6 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 then post the corrected URLs.
27 to post about links they found from the URLs that are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group.19 to accuse the big light bulb corporations of depleting precious vacuum resources.
4 to complain about Spain's new tax on used light bulbs.3 to claim only the French make the best bulbs, and everything else is "le crap".
5 Americans to remind the French they are making light bulbs instead of candles because the US bailed them out, again.33 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures.
5 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy.9 to call light bulbs "weapons of mass illumination" and to deny Iraq had any WMI.
2 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"4 to say "do a search on 'light bulbs' before posting questions about light bulbs".
3 to spam the post talking about how light is pretty....7 to ask what kind of lightbulb they should buy.
2 to get in a heated debate about which is better, halogen or fluorescent.3 to ask about how to get it to turn on.
4 to post that they are forming a light bulb co-op.1 to write some long cynical diatribe metaphorically reflecting the frustration of the whole experience. and
1 new mailing-list member to respond to the original post 6 months from now and to start it all over again.