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

[yetifan at yahoo.com (Scott Herriott)]

bluebrain wrote:

> 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.


Mags, 

The correct answer is 1,446, not 1,445.  You forgot
about the guy who claims there's a lightbulb
conspiracy.  

Squatch
www.walkpct.com



--- bluebrain@bluebrain.ca wrote:

> 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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> little stardust caught, a
> > portion of the rainbow I have clutched
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