SOUNDS LIKE A GOVERNMENT PROJECT. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue M" <starshine166@home.com> To: <PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 2:36 PM Subject: [PITTSBURGH] How many internet mail list subscribers does it take to...... > Q: How many internet mail list subscribers does it take to change alight > bulb? > A: 1,343 - > > 1 to 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 > > 41 to correct spelling/grammar flames > > 6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light-bulb" > > 6 more to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive > > 156 to write to the list administrator about the lightbulb discussion and > its inappropriateness to this mail list > > 109 to post that this list is not about light bulbs, and to please take this > email exchange on litebulb-l > > 203 to demand that cross posting to grammar-l, spelling-l and > illuminati-l, about changing light bulbs be stopped > > 111 to defend the posting to this list saying that we all use 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 URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs > > 14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the > corrected URL's > > 3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to this > list which makes light bulbs relevant to this list > > 33 to link 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 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 on Usenet?" > > 143 to ask "what's Usenet?" > > 1 to add up the numbers and correct the addition. > > Sue McAlister > http://homepages.about.com/tomssue/mcalisterpainterbickhartfamily/ > PA-PITTSBURGH and PA-WESTMORELAND-HISTORIC list owner > BALLES, ECKER, KELLAWAY, KELLOWAY, MCCALLISTER, MCALLISTER, SKELLY > surname list owner. > Adoption, Mystery, Horror, Stay-At-Home-Moms, Mother's Without Custody, > Nost-TV, Palm-Gen and Westie community lists owner. > > > --- > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.303 / Virus Database: 164 - Release Date: 11/24/2001 > > > ==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== > SUE* MCALISTER-Pittsburgh List Mom > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 >