Me, too! :^)
Douglas Wood
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From: "Roy J. Tellason" <rtellason at verizon.net>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 12:19 PM
Subject: Heh...
Sounds a little familiar...
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How many group members does it take to change a
light bulb?
One to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been
changed.
Fourteen to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the
light bulb could have been changed differently.
Seven to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.
Seven more to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing
light bulbs.
Three to correct spelling/grammar errors.
Six to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb".
Another six to condemn those six as stupid.
Fifteen to claim experience in the lighting industry and give the correct
spelling.
Nineteen to post that this group is not about light bulbs and to please
take
this discussion to a light bulb (or light bulb) forum.
Eleven to defend the posting to the group saying that we all use light
bulbs
and therefore the posts are relevant to this group.
Thirty-six 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.
Seven to post URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
Four to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly and then post the
corrected URL.
Three to post about links they found from the URLs that are relevant to
this
group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group.
Thirteen to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety
including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too".
Five to post to the group that they will no longer post because they
cannot
handle the light bulb controversy.
Four to say "Didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
Thirteen to say "Do a Google search on light bulbs before posting
questions about light bulbs."
Three to tell a funny story about their cat and a light bulb.
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One group lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now
with something unrelated and start it all over again
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ablest -- form of life in this section of space, a critter that can
be killed but can't be tamed. --Robert A. Heinlein, "The Puppet Masters"
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Information is more dangerous than cannon to a society ruled by
lies. --James
M Dakin
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