Came across my desk and couldn't resist

[Brad Sterling <bgsterling@earthlink.net>]

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

A: 1,343
1 to change the VW headlight bulb and to post to the mail list that the VW 
headlight bulb has been changed;

14 to share similar experiences of changing VW headlight bulbs and how the 
VW headlight bulb could have been changed differently;

7 to caution about the dangers of changing VW headlight bulbs;

27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing VW 
headlight bulbs;

53 to flame the spell checkers;

41 to correct spelling/grammar flames;

6 to argue over whether it's "VW headlightbulb" or "VW headlight bulb";

another 6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive;

156 to write to the list administrator about the VW headlight bulb 
discussion and its inappropriateness to this mail list;

109 to post that this list is not about VW headlight bulbs and to please
take this email exchange to litebulb-l;

203 to demand that cross posting to grammar-l, spelling-l and illuminati-l 
about changing VW headlight bulbs be stopped;

111 to defend the posting to this list saying that we all use headlight 
bulbs and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this mail list;

306 to debate which method of changing VW headlight bulbs is superior, 
where to buy the best VW headlight bulbs, what brand of VW headlight bulbs 
work best for this technique and what brands are faulty;

27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different VW headlight 
bulbs;

14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and the post the 
corrected URL's;

3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to this 
list which makes VW headlight bulbs relevant to this list;

33 to link 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 VW headlight bulb controversy;

19 to quote the "Me too's" to say "Me three";

4 to suggest that posters request the VW headlight bulb FAQ;

44 to ask what is "FAQ";

4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago on Usenet?"

143 to ask "what's Usenet?"



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