A little light comedy to see the New Year In

Subject: A little light comedy to see the New Year In
From: Ian Kirk
Date: 31 Dec 98 - 08:16 AM

A small item of comic relief to enjoy and start the New Year with a smile :-))

Q: How many list subscribers does it take to change a light bulb?

A: 1,331:

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
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 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.

Happy New Year to you all and Lang Ma’ Yur Lums Reek

Ian

Subject: RE: A little light comedy to see the New Year In
From: Art Thieme
Date: 31 Dec 98 - 10:51 AM

1,331 X 0 (to delete... ;-}

Subject: RE: A little light comedy to see the New Year In
From: Brad
Date: 01 Jan 99 - 08:19 PM

I question your addition. I get 1330. Brad http://www.camasnet.com/~asondahl/bradindex.html

Subject: RE: A little light comedy to see the New Year In
From: Brad
Date: 01 Jan 99 - 08:21 PM

It must have been my Pentium processor. I've recounted on my fingers and toes and you were correct 1,331. If you want to see all those fingers and toes, come to my site: fingers.n.toes.com

Subject: RE: A little light comedy to see the New Year In
From: Brad again
Date: 01 Jan 99 - 08:32 PM

What about all the posters complaining that this was covered two years ago and why are you wasting bandwidth when you should have searched the database?

Subject: RE: A little light comedy to see the New Year In
From: Alice
Date: 01 Jan 99 - 08:51 PM

been there.... unsubscribed that

Subject: RE: A little light comedy to see the New Year In
From: Banjeray
Date: 02 Jan 99 - 07:29 AM

Ah, a bit of "light" humor never hurt anyone. But one m ust wonder, are we talking flourescent or incadescent here? Also what would the environmental impact be if the bulb were changed in the daylight as opposed to nighttime? It appears Pandora's box has been opened, or if one prefers, her lamp has been lit....

Subject: RE: A little light comedy to see the New Year In
From: Patrick Sherman
Date: 02 Jan 99 - 11:24 AM

Q How many clever bodhran players does it take to change a light bulb? A: BOTH of them

Subject: RE: A little light comedy to see the New Year In
From: Sierra Willy
Date: 02 Jan 99 - 11:46 AM

Hey, who turned out the lights?

Subject: RE: A little light comedy to see the New Year In
From:
Date: 02 Jan 99 - 02:50 PM

The candle makers.

Subject: RE: A little light comedy to see the New Year In
From: harpgirl
Date: 02 Jan 99 - 03:03 PM

Now I am certain that life is a sexually transmitted disease...harpgirl

Subject: RE: A little light comedy to see the New Year In
From: Mo
Date: 03 Jan 99 - 09:46 AM

Very enlightening, but lets not forget to mention the 9 posters (all British) wanting to know whether it was a bayonet or screw fitting...

Mo

Subject: RE: A little light comedy to see the New Year In
From: Paddy
Date: 03 Jan 99 - 05:05 PM

How many mice does it take to screw in a light bulb?

2.

Paddy

Subject: RE: A little light comedy to see the New Year In
From: Zorro
Date: 03 Jan 99 - 08:18 PM

How many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb? Only one, but the light bulb has to want to change.

Z

Subject: RE: A little light comedy to see the New Year In
From: Kris
Date: 04 Jan 99 - 11:42 AM

Isn't there some aweful joke somewhere about 'many hands make light work'?

Anyone know the lyrics?

;?

(that's supposed to be a smiley with a demonic leer)