[TowerTalk] How many list members does it take to change a lightbulb?

[Jim White, K4OJ]

Me too




Jim W7RY wrote:

> Whatever....
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bob Gates" <regates at kingwoodcable.com>
> To: "Tower Talk" <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 11:42 AM
> Subject: [TowerTalk] How many list members does it take to change a
> lightbulb?
> 
> 
> 
>>Received this over a non-ham related reflector, but it certainly gives
> 
> credence
> 
>>to the theory that all lists are the same :)
>>Regards,
>>Bob  KG7KW
>>
>>
>>
>>How many list members does it take to change a light bulb?
>>
>>1 to change the light bulb.
>>
>>1 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.
>>
>>6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ... another 6 to
>>condemn those 6 as anal-retentive.
>>
>>2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is
> 
> "lamp".
> 
>>15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that "light bulb"
>>is perfectly correct.
>>
>>156 to email the participant's ISPs complaining that they are in violation
>>of their "acceptable use policy".
>>
>>109 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take
> 
> this
> 
>>discussion to a lightbulb forum.
>>
>>203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum, and
>>lightbulb forum about changing light bulbs be stopped.
>>
>>111 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs
>>and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum.
>>
>>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 then post the
> 
> corrected
> 
>>URLs.
>>
>>27 to post about links they found from the URLs 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 a "FAQ"?
>>
>>4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
>>
>>143 to say "do a search on 'light bulbs' before posting questions about
>>light bulbs".
>>
>>1 new forum member to respond to the original post 6 months from now an to
>>start it all over again.
>>
>>
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