how many Usenet posters

MattB says:

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... does it take to change a lightbulb?

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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.
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Shamelessly stolen from another Usenet group (who stole it
from another, and so on...)

Matt

Nice.

Steve "standing in for Bill today"

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Quoted message said:

13 to link all posts to date, quote them in their
entirety including all headers and signatures, and add
"Me too"

Nice.

Steve "standing in for Bill today"

That applies to 'Nice.' as well...

Josh Chiming in...

MattB said:

... does it take to change a lightbulb?

Always grease the bulb's threads before installing, and
DON'T FORGET YOUR HELMET.

Bill "good times" S.

"MattB" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

... does it take to change a lightbulb?

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1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb
has been

changed

Quoted message said:

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"

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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

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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

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the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best
for this

technique

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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

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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

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light bulbs" 1 forum lurker to respond to the original
post 6 months from now and start it all over again.
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from another,

and

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so on...)

Matt

3 more to post the FAQ a few others to flame crosspost to
some irrelevant NGs 1 to tell you how it damages the
environment 4 to pat each other on the back in a long series
of one line (sometimes one word) posts. 2 to shamelessly
promote something or other 4 to post links to pictures of
somebody screwing in a lightbulb (while getting air)

Sniffinvinyl
----------------
Remain sane, cycle your brains out . . .

SniffinVinyl said:

"MattB" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:2ic2unFl6ik4U1@uni-
berlin.de...

Quoted message said:

... does it take to change a lightbulb?

=================================================
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.
=================================================

Shamelessly stolen from another Usenet group (who stole
it from another, and so on...)

Matt

3 more to post the FAQ a few others to flame crosspost to
some irrelevant NGs 1 to tell you how it damages the
environment 4 to pat each other on the back in a long
series of one line (sometimes one word) posts. 2 to
shamelessly promote something or other 4 to post links to
pictures of somebody screwing in a lightbulb (while
getting air)

2 more to debate halogen vs compact flourescents 1 pHD to
tell everyone they need to get off the grid

SniffinVinyl said:

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4 to pat each other on the back in a long series of
one line

Nice

Tom (just filling in)

tcmedara said:

SniffinVinyl <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

4 to pat each other on the back in a long series of
one line

Nice

Tom (just filling in)

Sigh. You're supposed to LEAVE the pages and pages of
rehashed [censored] before adding a vital word or two.

Bill "it's obvious...duh!" S.

S o r n i said:

tcmedara said:

SniffinVinyl <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> 4 to pat each other on the back in a long series of
> one line

Nice

Tom (just filling in)

Sigh. You're supposed to LEAVE the pages and pages of
rehashed [censored] before adding a vital word or two.

Bill "it's obvious...duh!" S.

Preferably topposting it so that everybody first have to
scroll all the way down and then all the way back up before
finding it.
--
Perre

.

Per Elmsäter said:

S o r n i said:

tcmedara said:

SniffinVinyl <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

>> 4 to pat each other on the back in a long series of
>> one line

Nice

Tom (just filling in)

Sigh. You're supposed to LEAVE the pages and pages of
rehashed [censored] before adding a vital word or two.

Bill "it's obvious...duh!" S.

Preferably topposting it so that everybody first have to
scroll all the way down and then all the way back up
before finding it.

Or be like our resident nut case, who sticks a pithy "Did
you say something?" somewhere in the /middle/ of endless
pages (always leaving the most scathing remarks about HIM!),
with quotations designated by silly periods that are nearly
impossible to decipher.

Bill "not that any sane person would try, anyway" S.

S o r n i said:

Per Elmsäter said:

S o r n i said:

tcmedara wrote:
> SniffinVinyl <[email hidden]> wrote:

>>> 4 to pat each other on the back in a long series of
>>> one line
>
> Nice
>
> Tom (just filling in)

Sigh. You're supposed to LEAVE the pages and pages of
rehashed [censored] before adding a vital word or two.

Bill "it's obvious...duh!" S.

Preferably topposting it so that everybody first have to
scroll all the way down and then all the way back up
before finding it.

Or be like our resident nut case, who sticks a pithy "Did
you say something?" somewhere in the /middle/ of endless
pages (always leaving the most scathing remarks about
HIM!), with quotations designated by silly periods that
are nearly impossible to decipher.

Bill "not that any sane person would try, anyway" S.

--
Perre
Makes you wonder why some even bother to post.

SniffinVinyl said:

3 more to post the FAQ a few others to flame crosspost to
some irrelevant NGs 1 to tell you how it damages the
environment 4 to pat each other on the back in a long
series of one line (sometimes one word) posts. 2 to
shamelessly promote something or other 4 to post links to
pictures of somebody screwing in a lightbulb (while
getting air)

1 to post that usenet posters don't screw in lightbulbs. 18
to post that most of the NG doesn't screw at all, and that's
what's wrong with them. Bill S. are you asleep today?

Shawn

Shawn Curry said:

SniffinVinyl said:

3 more to post the FAQ a few others to flame crosspost to
some irrelevant NGs 1 to tell you how it damages the
environment 4 to pat each other on the back in a long
series of one line (sometimes one word) posts. 2 to
shamelessly promote something or other 4 to post links to
pictures of somebody screwing in a lightbulb (while
getting air)

1 to post that usenet posters don't screw in
lightbulbs. 18 to post that most of the NG doesn't
screw at all, and that's what's wrong with them. Bill
S. are you asleep today?

I'm still wondering who's small enough to screw in a
light bulb.

Bill "bada bing" S.

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I'm still wondering who's small enough to screw in a
light bulb.

Bill "bada bing" S.

worldnakedbikeride.orgworldnakedbikeride.orgOpen ↗

--
Slacker

S o r n i said:

tcmedara said:

SniffinVinyl <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> 4 to pat each other on the back in a long series of
> one line

Nice

Tom (just filling in)

Sigh. You're supposed to LEAVE the pages and pages of
rehashed [censored] before adding a vital word or two.

Bill "it's obvious...duh!" S.

I am but a student of the one of single mind and
single speed.

Tom a.k.a. "Grasshoppah"

"Slacker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I'm still wondering who's small enough to screw in a
light bulb.

Bill "bada bing" S.

worldnakedbikeride.orgworldnakedbikeride.orgOpen ↗

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Slacker

LMAO.....How much freaking time do yo spend on the net to
come up with [censored] like that?

TJ Net rookie www.gvii.net/hundtoft

TJ said:

"Slacker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:2iee30Fl55uoU2@uni-
berlin.de...

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I'm still wondering who's small enough to screw in a
light bulb.

Bill "bada bing" S.

worldnakedbikeride.orgworldnakedbikeride.orgOpen ↗

--
Slacker

LMAO.....How much freaking time do yo spend on the net to
come up with [censored] like that?

TJ Net rookie www.gvii.net/hundtoft

Whaddaya talking about... this stuff just comes
naturally ;-)

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Slacker