Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 16:09:00 -0500
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From: samc <samc@SURFGLOBAL.NET>
Subject: A Little Humor - How many list members does it take to change a
lightbulb?
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This came in from a scuba dive list I read and learn from... But, it could
probably just as easily be used for the members of several other affinity,
activity, interest area, community, ultra-something or other, and other
lists I can think of where all sorts of "Ex Spurts" (Former Drips of Water
Under Pressure) hang their brains, fingers, emotions, intellect and egos.
There are folks receiving this who belong to several affinity groups where I
belong as well. The comment above, and the humor expressed below is not
meant for anyone specifically in my address book, and I'm sure everyone
receiving this can think of other groups where similar dynamics are played
out ...
As we "say" in the Amateur Radio community, "73."
Sam Conant
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.
Five to flame the spell checkers.
Three to correct spelling/grammar flames.
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 lightbulb (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.
AND
One group lurker to respond to the original post 6
months from now with something unrelated they found at
snopes.com<about:blank> and start it all over again!
Oh yea. this one Ken from the Frozen North will get a
kick out of!
One Quacker who says I'm right your wrong...TRUST ME!
