Re: [at-l] Fwd: BACKPACK-L: email list

[tmcginnis@ucclan.state.in.us (Thomas McGinnis)]

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     I MUST observe that this spamation IS NOT trail related, is a fine 
     example of the breakdown in contemporary society's moral fiber, and by 
     the way, "exagerated" has TWO "g"s. I'm off my soap box now.


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Subject: [at-l] Fwd: BACKPACK-L:  email list
Author:  NightShine@aol.com at ima
Date:    3/8/99 4:09 PM


Here's an amusing but exagerated description of e-mail lists.
     
Sam
     
>        Q: How many list subscribers does it take to change a light 
>bulb?
>        A: 1,331:
>
>        1 to change the light bulb and to post to the 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 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 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 summarize 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 this is just what alt.physic.cold_fusion was 
>        meant for, leave it here.
>
>        143 votes for alt.lite.bulb.
     
     
     
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