[modeleng] Re: question
- From: "Terry Lane" <tel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 07:45:55 +1000
Now by a strange coincidence, I went down to the workshop shortly after
posting that & when I hit the switch one of the bulbs (OK 'lamps' Davy)
exploded - & I mean really went off, sounded like a 410 shotgun & threw
glass clear across the shop. Any ideas?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Beaman" <davebeaman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 7:36 AM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: question
> What about the 10 to say the voltage should have been checked, it might
have
> been too high and thats why the bulb blew.
>
> And the 2 sparkies that say "Bulbs grow in the garden, not in your light
> fitting, they are called lamps!!!"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Terry Lane" <tel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 12:44 PM
> Subject: [modeleng] question
>
>
> Q: How many mailing list subscribers does it take to change a light bulb?
>
>
> A: Thousands!
> ----------------------------------------------------------
>
> 1 to change the light bulb and 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 and grammatical 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 would they kindly
> 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 ask for 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, so leave
> it there.
>
> 143 votes for alt.lite.bulb.
>
> 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 his digital
> camera.
>
> 58 to complain about the binary post.
>
> 14 to say they liked the binary and didn't mind it.
>
> 1 post about how you can M*A*K*E M*O*N*E*Y FA$T!!!!! 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 CC'ing the
list.
>
> 1 from the list admin notifying that the list is looking for a bigger
server
> to handle the load.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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