Cyberbulbs
The advantages in using vintage light bulbs
Q: How many people does it take to change a light bulb in cyberspace?
A:
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 brands of light bulb 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 collate 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.
1 to propose new alt.change.lite.bulb newsgroup.
47 to say that this is just what this list was meant for, leave it here.
143 votes for a new list: alt.lite.bulb.
38 votes proclaiming the advantages in using vintage light bulbs.
see also
Language & Lightbulb sections
Basic Rules of English Spelling and Grammar
Books Never Written
Commas Save Lives
Does A Double Positive Equal A Negative?
First Impressions
I Like Cooking
Little Johnny’s Beautiful Examples
One Thousand Words
Practice Safe Text
Punctuation Matters
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