NIMBY

This would *never* happen on any lists *we* know about, right folks? It's not a filk, but I think it makes a good point in a rather amusing way. Share and enjoy... -- Callie

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Date: Sat, 20 Jun 1998 16:51:29 -0400 (EDT) From: "Amy M. Sikes" <ams5h at poe.acc.virginia.edu> To: Lois Bujold List <lois-bujold at herald.co.uk> Subject: seems fitting...OT (again)
Message-ID: <199806202051.QAA95322 at poe.acc.Virginia.EDU>

Well, we aren't quite this bad, but it's still funny.

> Q: How many internet mail list discussion group subscribers does it take to
> change a light bulb?
>
> A: 1,331:
>
> 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
>
> 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 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 concatenate 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 controversey.
>
> 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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Received on 06/30/98