HUMOR:The Reality of Cyberspace!

[Linda Absher (absher)]

Considering the recent traffic on this listserv, I thought this might be an
appropriate thing to post at this time:

Enjoy!

LInda 

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Linda Absher
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Intranet Librarian
(503) 578-3485		
Sequent Computer Systems, Beaverton, OR			Fax: (503) 578-4410



Q: How many people does it take to change a light bulb in cyberspace?

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 using 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 lightbulb controversy.
19 to quote the "Me Too's" to say, "Me Three."
4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ.
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.
38 votes proclaiming the advantages in using vintage lightbulbs
and last, but not least,
1 to propose new alt.change.lite.bulb newsgroup.