From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 14:10:16 +0300 From: Michael Bykov To: smoke-room@lists.altlinux.org Subject: Re: [room] Fwd: Just a light bulb joke... Message-ID: <20060208141016.75424ada@michael.rsuh.ru> In-Reply-To: <20060206185430.GN14719@osdn.org.ua> References: <20060206185430.GN14719@osdn.org.ua> Organization: rsuh X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 1.9.15cvs14 (GTK+ 2.8.6; i586-alt-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=KOI8-R Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: smoke-room@lists.altlinux.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: =?koi8-r?b?y9XM2NTV0s7ZyiDPxtTP0MnL?= List-Id: =?koi8-r?b?y9XM2NTV0s7ZyiDPxtTP0MnL?= List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 03:09:39 -0000 Archived-At: List-Archive: On Mon, 6 Feb 2006 20:54:30 +0200 Michael Shigorin wrote: > ----- Forwarded message from Peter Garrett > ----- > > Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 00:02:44 +1100 > From: Peter Garrett > To: sounder/lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: Just a light bulb joke... > > I found this while cleaning up my home directory. It > seems relevant to most lists. No idea where I found it - > it seems to have been lying there unread for ages ;-) > > ############################################### > How many mailing list/ forum members does it takes to > change a light bulb? > > ############################################### > > 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 1 to move it to the Lighting > section 2 to argue then move it to the Electricals section > 7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about > changing light bulbs 5 to flame the spell checkers > 3 to correct spelling/grammar flames > 6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light > bulb" ... another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid > 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 > 19 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and > to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum > 11 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all > use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to > this forum 36 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 7 to post URL's where one can > see examples of different light bulbs 4 to post that the > URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected > URL's 3 to post about links they found from the URL's > that are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs > relevant to this group 13 to link all posts to date, > quote them in their entirety including all headers and > signatures, and add "Me too" 5 to post to the group that > they will no longer post because they cannot handle the > light bulb controversy 4 to say "didn't we go through > this already a short time ago?" 13 to say "do a Google > search on light bulbs before posting questions about > light bulbs" 1 forum lurker to respond to the original > post 6 months from now and start it all over again. > > --- > Peter > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > > -- > ---- WBR, Michael Shigorin > ------ Linux.Kiev http://www.linux.kiev.ua/ ÷Ï, ÄÁ-ÄÁ, É Ñ ÔÏÖÅ -- Stay tuned! í.