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

A:  1,331:

	1 to change the light bulb and to post to the mail
	  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
	  are 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 concatenate 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
	  controversey.

       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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