Date:         Mon, 21 Apr 1997 17:50:14 EDT
Reply-To:     rhoadsm1@WESTATPO.WESTAT.COM
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Mike Rhoads <rhoadsm1@WESTATPO.WESTAT.COM>
Subject:      Humor, not SAS (but LISTSERV-related)

Another uncredited bit of Internet humor.  Not quite SAS, but at least
LISTSERV-related.  Note that no editorial comment is implied about SAS-L!
 
          Mike Rhoads
          Westat
          RhoadsM1@Westat.com
 
 
     >> Q:  How many internet mail list 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. >>