Joke of the day
Gotta love those listservs–this one’s for anyone who’s involved in the MIMlist or other industry listservs:
QUESTION: How many subscribers to an e-mail list 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 “light bulb” or “lightbulb” … 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 suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ.
44 to ask what is a “FAQ.”
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 from now and start it all over again.
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September 14th, 2004 at 10:06 am
Sue,I’d like to add a few (and you can probably put actual names to some of these):1 post to remind everyone to optimize their site for blind people so that they can also learn about light bulbs1 to whine about why we’re concerned about light bulbs when so many people are dying in Iraq1 question about how to write an RFP that covers possible light bulb burnout scenarios2 marketers to spam the list selling light bulbs 1 note from Joan about spamming the list16 posts agreeing with Joan and relating stories of being spammedAnd 1 story about a guy in Philly who came into the ER with a light bulb in an unfortunate place.(For the record, I have to agree with the Google people.)
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