Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I couldn't resist cross-posting this in view of our sometimes over-serious view of ourselves - counting myself amongst the worst offenders - but I thought you'd enjoy it anyway... > Question: How many mailing list members does it take to change a light bulb?? > > Answer: 442. > > 1 to change the light bulb and to post to the list that the light bulb has > been changed: > > 14 to share similar experiences; > > 27 to point out the dangers of changing light bulbs; > > 18 to spell check the posting > > 35 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; > > 111 to defend the posting to this list saying that we all use light bulbs; > > 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 to post corrected URL's > > 6 to post to the list that they are unsubscribing because they cannot handle > the light bulb controversy. > > Oh yeah, and 6 to post to the list that the guy who sent the light bulb joke > has not got his arithmetic correct and that it only takes 416 list members > to change a light bulb. Not that I would suggest for a moment that we have sunk to the depths defined here ;-) Cheers, Jem