[pct-l] And now a lightbulb joke...

[bluebrain at bluebrain.ca (bluebrain@bluebrain.ca)]

Damn, that's funny.  :-)

Speaking of lightbulbs ...

Did you know that they can make lightbulbs that last indefinately?  The
ones we buy are designed to fail after a given time.  It's a conspiracy.

Paul

- eighteen out of twenty Americans poop sinkers

> Speaking of on-line behavior, here is an old nugget.
>
>
> Enjoy!
>
> How many newsgroup subscribers does it take to change
> a light bulb?
>
> A: 1,445
>
> * 1 to change the light bulb and to post 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;
> * 41 to correct spelling/grammar flames;
> * 6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light
> bulb";
> * another 6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive;
> * 156 to email the participant's ISPs complaining that
> they are in violation of their "acceptable use policy"
> * 109 to post that this group is not about light bulbs
> and to please take this discussion to alt.litebulb;
> * 203 to demand that cross posting to alt.grammar,
> alt.spelling, and alt.illuminati about changing light
> bulbs be stopped;
> * 111 to defend the posting to this group saying that
> we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts *are*
> relevant to this group; ]
> * 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 URL's where one can see examples of
> different light bulbs; * 14 to post that the URL's
> were posted incorrectly and the post the corrected
> URL's;
> * 3 to post about links they found from the URL's that
> are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs
> relevant to this group;
> * 33 to link all posts to date, quote them in their
> entirety including all headers and signatures, and add
> "Me too";
> * 12 to post to the group that they will no longer
> post because they cannot handle the light bulb
> controversy;
> * 19 to quote the "Me too's" to say "Me three";
> * 4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb
> FAQ;
> * 44 to ask what is "FAQ";
> * 4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short
> time ago?"
> * 143 to say "do a DejaNews search on light bulbs
> before posting questions about light bulbs"
> * 34 to say "FA: on Ebay---vintage light bulbs---no
> reserve"
> * 66 to killfile anything with the words "light" or "
> bulb" in it;
> * 1 Autobot from the Usenet Self Awareness Project to
> post that the lightbulb controversy generated the most
> posts;
> * 1 DejaNews subscriber to respond to the original
> post 6 months from now and start it all over again!
>
> ************************************************************
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> portion of the rainbow I have clutched
> --Thoreau
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