Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Change light bulb/lightbulb into 50? :-) > From: Steve Unsworth <mail@steveunsworth.co.uk> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 11:09:37 +0100 > To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: RE: [Leica] Recognise anyone :-) > > Thanks Graham, but what does this have to do with Leica? > > Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+mail=steveunsworth.co.uk@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+mail=steveunsworth.co.uk@leica-users.org] On Behalf > Of GeeBee > Sent: 18 September 2005 10:56 > To: LUG > Subject: [Leica] Recognise anyone :-) > > > Got this from another list: > > > How many list members to change a light bulb? > > One to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been > changed. Fourteen to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs > and how the light bulb could have been changed differently. Seven to > caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs. Seven more to point > out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs. Five > to flame the spell checkers. Three to correct spelling/grammar flames. > Six to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" and a further > six to condemn those six as stupid. Fifteen to claim experience in the > lighting industry and give the correct spelling. Nineteen to post that > this group is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion > to a lightbulb (or light bulb) forum. Eleven to defend the posting to > the group saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are > relevant to this group. Thirty-six 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. > Seven to post URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs. > Four to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly and then post the > corrected URL. Three to post about links they found from the URLs that > are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this > group. Thirteen to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety > including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too". Five to post to > the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the > light bulb controversy. Four to say "didn't we go through this already > a short time ago?" Thirteen to say "do a Google search on light bulbs > before posting questions about light bulbs" Thirteen to say that the > archives are full of light-bulb posts. Three to tell a funny story about > their cat and a light bulb. And finally, one group lurker to respond to > the original post six months from now and start it all over again. > > > --Graham > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.1/104 - Release Date: > 16/09/2005 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >