Teacher122@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 98-02-18 22:28:21 EST, arm@bc.sympatico.ca writes:
>
> << Question: How many mailing list members does it take to change a light
> bulb??
>
> Answer: 442.
>
> 1 to change the light bulb and to post to the list that the light bulb has
> been changed:
>
> 14 to share similar experiences;
>
> 27 to point out the dangers of changing light bulbs;
>
> 18 to spell check the posting
>
> 35 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;
>
> 111 to defend the posting to this list saying that we all use light bulbs;
>
> 27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs;
>
> 14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly, and to post corrected
> URL's
>
> 6 to post to the list that they are unsubscribing because they cannot handle
> the light bulb controversy.
>
> Oh yeah, and 6 to post to the list that the guy who sent the light bulb joke
> has not got his arithmetic correct and that it only takes 416 list members
> to change a light bulb.
>
>
> Cheers, eh!
> Ross
> `66 GT & `47 TC
>
>
> >>
> Ross,
>
> Was that a Lucas light bulb?
>
> Tom
Maybe he was using a Lucas Calculator.
Eric
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