And then another 23 to agree with you... Shyrell On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 07:36:07 +0800 karl Shah-Jenner <shahjen@iinet.net.au> writes: > How many discussion group posters does it take to change a > lightbulb? > > 1 to change the light bulb and to post 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 > > 7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing > light > bulbs > > 5 to flame the spell checkers > > 3 to correct spelling/grammar flames > > 6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" > > ... another 6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive > > 2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term > is "lamp" > > 15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and > that "light bulb" is perfectly correct > > 19 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please > take this discussion to a lightbulb forum > > 11 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light > bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum > > 36 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 > > 7 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs > > 4 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the > corrected URL's > > 3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant > to > this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group > > 13 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety > including > all headers and signatures, and add "Me too" > > 5 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they > cannot handle the light bulb controversy > > 4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?" > > 13 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting > questions about light bulbs" > > 1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now > and > start it all over again. > > >
