29 Nov
1998
29 Nov
'98
12:15 p.m.
Yes, I've seen this before. It's very applicable to this list!
1 to successfully change the light bulb and to post to
the mail list that
the light bulb has been changed
No, the guy sends it to his mother-in-law and it gets lost in a server crash
14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs
and how the light
bulb could have been changed differently.
"I remember in the old mill building, we used brooms. We soaked them in caramel
and while they were still sticky, we attached them to the old bulb and
turned..."
7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.
"Whenever I change a light bulb, I make sure to do it with one hand in my pocket
and the plug in such a place that I can see it."
27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about
changing light
bulbs.
53 to flame the spell checkers
Fortunately, not much of either....
156 to write to the list administrator complaining
about the light bulb
discussion and its inappropriateness to this mail list.
List admin? What list admin?
41 to correct spelling in the spelling/grammar flames.
Not existent, thank god!
109 to post that this list is not about light bulbs and to please take
this email exchange to alt.lite.bulb
"Boy this list has sure gone to the dumps! I recommend we close this list to the
public, and throw out the general riffraff that has accumulated here..."
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.
"Look, folks, if you don't like these posts, there is always the delete key. If
you need help deleting these messages, I would be glad to help you master
your mail software. These are very useful, especially as applied to replacing
bulbs in old computers...."
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.
"Some people like to put up with Micro$oft bulbs, but I found 300 light bulbs
from 1970 in an abandoned building, and these work just
fine. Anyone want some,
by the way?"
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.
All too often
Rest is trimmed