Re: The lighter side to the pumpkin list debate.

Based on the current status of the debate raging on the Pumpkin list
about it's future, I am posting the joke that appeared on the Oracle
Service Humor Mailing List today.  It is extremely timely for what this
list is going through.

If you don't like jokes, or are too serious about pumpkins to smile,
please hit the delete key now.

"How many mailing list members does it take to change a light bulb"
which
discussed the various and sundry stupid things people will do:

	Q: How many list subscribers does it take to change a light bulb?
	A: 1,331:

	1 to change the light bulb and to post to the 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 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 summarize 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 controversy.

	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.

<end>

I, who should have know better, posted a followup of a few bits I
thought
were missing from the list


	You forgot a few:

	27 to post in HTML because they are using the IE or Netscape
	that had it turned on by default and are too clueless to
	look

	48 to complain about the HTML posts

	27 to post 'sorry I didn't realize it was on' -- in HTML

	96 to complain about more HTML and post detailed instructions
	on how to change the setting

	58 to mumble something about using a web browser to read mail

	12 MIME posts with useless colors and bolds saying thanks
	for the help with the HTML mail

	1 to post a GIF/JPG of the lightbulb hanging too close to
	their digital camera.

	1 complaint from the guy using /usr/ucb/Mail who wants to
	know what the *@&(%$!@ has been going on

	58 to complain about the binary post

	74 to say they liked the binary and didn't mind it

	1 post about how you can MAKE MONEY FAST!!!!! by selling
	lightbulbs and this report available for only $5.

	1328 to reply to the list with the full spam attached and
	then put 'remove' at the end

	3 to flame the other morons for replying to the spammer
	and CCing the list

	1 from the list admin notifying that the list is looking
	for a bigger server to handle the load

There have now been several followups:

	"How did I get on this list?"

	"How do I get off this list?"

	"REMOVE"

	"REMOVE
	 UNSUB
	 SIGNOFF
	 REMOVE
	 TAKE ME OFF THIS LIST"

	"unsubribe" [sic]

	"Morons, you have to send it to the majordomo address"

	"How am I supposed to know that?"

If it wasn't so pitiful, it would be funny.




Gary Susel
ACI Services, Inc.
Underwriting Opinions
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