How Many RMAKers does it take to change a light bulb?
AJ
A: 1,331:
~~1 to successfully 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 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 a new list alt.lite.bulb.
GotPlan
THIS IS NOT A NEW JOKE
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... 07 Feb 2002 09:14:43 -0500 From: deleted To: deleted ... for, leave it
here. 143 votes
for a new list: alt.lite.bulb. 38 votes proclaiming the ...
sci.research.careers - Feb. 7, 2002 by Arthur Sowers - View Thread (6 articles)
Re: t...@caprica.com "Advisory Notice"
... 00:27:43 EST From ... to the list that they are ... to propose new
alt.change.lite.bulb newsgroup.
47 ... just what alt.physic.cold_fusion ... here. 143 votes for alt ...
rec.radio.swap - Apr. 16, 1997 by Thomas Gasta - View Thread (6 articles)
Re: How many deadheads does it take to change a light bulb ...
... leave it here. -143 votes for a new list alt.lite.bulb. -38 votes
proclaiming the
advantages in using vintage lightbulbs 43 to sell kind veggie burritos in the
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rec.music.gdead - Oct. 2, 2002 by brew ziggins - View Thread (17 articles)
FW: List humor - No Relevant List Content
... 17, 1997 12:43 PM To ... to the list that they ... to propose new
alt.change.lite.bulb newsgroup.
47 ... just what alt.physic.cold_fusion ... here. 143 votes for alt ...
nyc.motorcycles - Apr. 18, 1997 by Kevin Glick - View Thread (1 article)
Hvor mange usenetbrugere ta'r det at skifte en pære?
... 12 to post to the list that they are ... 1 to propose new alt.change.lite
... it there. 143
votes for alt.lite.bulb. -- Newbie? Test din ... Det vidste 43% ikke
dk.snak.vittigheder - Mar. 18, 2001 by CHRistian - View Thread (14 articles)
How many internet mail list subscribers does it take to ...
... Jul-1998 15:43:03 MEST ... to the list that they ... to propose new
alt.change.lite.bulb newsgroup.
<DD ... just what alt.physic.cold_fusion ... 143</B> votes for alt ...
alt.conspiracy.princess-diana - Nov. 4, 1999 by Alvin H. White - View Thread (1
article)
goldfish-d Digest V97 #234
... 1997 20:43:01 -0400 ... to the list that they ... to propose new
alt.change.lite.bulb newsgroup.
47 ... just what alt.physic.cold_fusion ... here. 143 votes for alt ...
rec.aquaria.freshwater.goldfish - Apr. 22, 1997 by fis...@cs.umass.edu - View
Thread (1 article)
Re: [HSList] a chuckle in the midst of all the "catty chat ...
... 1998 9:43 AM Thought ... to the list that they ... to propose new
alt.change.lite.bulb newsgroup.
47 ... just what alt.physic.cold_fusion ... here. 143 votes for alt ...
eug.education.homeschooling - Apr. 17, 1998 by Jean Riskus - View Thread (2
articles)
Re: Light Bulb Question
... to post to the list that they are ... changing that are from new aol screen
names ... leave
it there. 43 votes for alt.change.lite.bulb. 2 to say a ...
alt.adoption - May. 13, 1997 by Twiggy - View Thread (13 articles)
goldfish-d Digest V97 #219
... leave it here. 143 votes for alt.lite.bulb. solo/92 Indigo ... will add a
new trist to
my ... to the koi list and risks the ... 1997 09:08:43 -0500 From: norbal ...
rec.aquaria.freshwater.goldfish - Apr. 16, 1997 by fis...@cs.umass.edu - View
Thread (1 article)
[HGML] heavygear-digest V4 #714
... here. 53 votes for alt.lite.bulb. ___________________________________ -----
Date ... 14:43:03 ... mailing list if ... again. New units ...
rec.games.mecha - Nov. 1, 1999 by coffeehaus - View Thread (1 article)
Re: proxy dead again at 11:40 am (5/5)
... 1997 01:43:36 -0400 ... to the list that they ... 1 to propose new
alt.change.lite.bulb newsgroup.
47 ... just what alt.physic.cold_fusion ... here. 143 votes for alt ...
alt.internet.access.wanted - Apr. 25, 1997 by junk - View Thread (1 article)
*** GURU *** #819
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here. 143 votes
for alt.lite.bulb GaborZs Zsok Agoston ... Apr 23 11:43:44 EDT 1997 ...
soc.culture.magyar - Apr. 24, 1997 by HIX GURU - View Thread (1 article)
Archive #6 - Articles 12/96
... the top of their list for value for ... 1996 17:46:43 GMT Organization:
AT&T ... 1 to propose
new alt.change.lite ... 10,584 votes for alt.lite.bulb S. Cameron ...
rec.travel.resorts.all-inclusive - Jan. 1, 1997 by Hal Segal - View Thread (1
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FrehleyVanHalen
FrehleyVanHalen
Tattoo Vampire
(FrehleyVanHalen) wrote:
> Is this your idea of contributing KISS items to the KISS newsgroup?
No, it's his idea of posting something that's been around in similar forms
on dozens of other newsgroups for the past ten years. :-)
It's still funny, AJ, because it is *so* indicative of Usenet.
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