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To: SteveJerseyShore who wrote ()	9/1/1999 6:41:00 PM
From: CatLady	Read Replies (1) of 23

Stolen from some T.A. e-mail list---- HOW MANY E-MAIL LIST SUBSCRIBERS DOES IT TAKE TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB? Answer: 1,203 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 post to the list administrator complaining about the light bulb discussion and its inappropriateness to this mail list. 41 to correct spelling in the the spelling/grammar flames. 109 to post that this list if not about light bulbs and to please take this email 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 unsubscribe because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy. 2 to post that swear that light bulbs can be changed with astrology. 52 to flame the astrology light bulb changers as being ridiculous and absurd 27 to post a flame to the astrology flamers stating that "if you have never tried to change a light bulb with astrology then how would you know." 4 to post an offer to teach you how to change a light bulb with astrology, but you must respond by e-mail to get on the list . But when you respond to the offer you get hit up for the 'Changing a light bulb with an astrology" course fee. 1 from the list admin notifying that the list is looking for a bigger server to handle the load.

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