Re: You'll get the idea

[deanbush@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Bush, Dean)]

You must have had a REAL bad day!  With all that time on your hands to
write that!
Hope things look up for you tomorrow.
Dean Bulb

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> From: Barrue@xxxxxxx
> To: RealTraders Discussion Group <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: GEN: You'll get the idea
> Date: Wed, Nov 19, 97 2:55 PM
> 
> This post is completely off topic; but you'll get the idea.
> 
> Q: How many mailing list subscribers does it take to change a light
>      bulb?
> 
>  A: 1,331:
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>    - 1 to change the light bulb and to post to the 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 e-mail 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 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 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 summarize 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 this is just what alt.physic.cold_fusion was meant for,
>       leave it here.
> 
>     -143 votes for alt.lite.bulb.
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