From: "Raymond Brumbelow"
Subject: How appropriate is this?

Does this remind us of .....US!


QUESTION: How many Yahoo group posters does it take to change a light
bulb?

ANSWER:

1 to change the light bulb and 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

41 to correct spelling/grammar flames

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"

27 to post URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs

12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they
cannot handle the light bulb controversy

4 to post privately to other members of the group to ask if this
makes sense

44 to send the URL to www.snopes.com and ask that the original
poster check out their resources first

2 to post reasons why the light bulb burning out is the result of a
government conspiracy

4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"

43 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs"

1 lurker to respond to the original post 6 months later and start the
whole thing all over again.