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List:       mumps-l
Subject:    Re: A little humor...
From:       Pam Robbins <robbins () vet ! upenn ! edu>
Date:       1997-04-23 19:24:34
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Bob,
Is this like:
     How many sales reps does it take to send out a quote?  We still
haven't heard.  Will it take 1,331 as well?
Pam





>Just a little humor to (hopefully) brighten your day.  I apologize in
>advance if anyone is offended.......
>
>
> 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
>           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.
>
>
>
>****************************************************************************
>Robert Chapski, Senior Sales Engineer, InterSystems Corporation
>phone:(617) 225-3051 /// fax:(617) 494-1631 /// (617) 710-2613
>
>    mailto:Bob_Chapski@intersys.com
>or mailto:bobc@intersys.com
>
>http://www.intersys.com           For Your Information,  It's Open M.
>****************************************************************************

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   Pamela J. Robbins                 University of Pennsylvania
                                     School of Veterinary Medicine

   Programmer Analyst                New Bolton Center
   robbins@vet.upenn.edu             382 West Street Road
                                     Kennett Square, Pa.  19348
                                     (610) 444-5800 ext 2438

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