Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
This is the only newsgroup I've ever been in where a post meant to be
funny - penguin on a polar sleeping polar bear with cymbals, can turn
into a discussion about (1) penguins can't fly (2) penguins aren't
located at the North Pole (3) Pigs can't fly either.

~~ sheesh ~~

It is crazy the way NG threads take on a life of there own, but it has
been a problem with Usenet since it's creation. I am sure you have seen
this joke before.

Question: How many subscribers to a newsgroup does it take to change a light
bulb?

Answer: 275

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 flame posters for spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing
light bulbs

41 to correct spelling/grammar flames

6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ...

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"

8 to accuse posters of being pedophiles

6 to file abuse reports on posters for posting off-topic

20 to accuse the OP of being a troll

1 lurker to respond to the original post 6 months later and start the whole
thing all over again!!!!!!


http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/lite_b.htm

On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 07:08:55 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
This is the only newsgroup I've ever been in where a post meant to be
funny - penguin on a polar sleeping polar bear with cymbals, can turn
into a discussion about (1) penguins can't fly (2) penguins aren't
located at the North Pole (3) Pigs can't fly either.

~~ sheesh ~~

It is crazy the way NG threads take on a life of there own, but it has
been a problem with Usenet since it's creation. I am sure you have seen
this joke before.

Yeah - I have. Slightly different, but essentially the same.

Even after all these years, it still amazes me.

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 07:08:55 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
This is the only newsgroup I've ever been in where a post meant to be
funny - penguin on a polar sleeping polar bear with cymbals, can turn
into a discussion about (1) penguins can't fly (2) penguins aren't
located at the North Pole (3) Pigs can't fly either.

~~ sheesh ~~
It is crazy the way NG threads take on a life of there own, but it has
been a problem with Usenet since it's creation. I am sure you have seen
this joke before.

Yeah - I have. Slightly different, but essentially the same.

Even after all these years, it still amazes me.

So are you and that just (that aging hippy) going fishing today?

On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 07:21:19 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 07:08:55 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
This is the only newsgroup I've ever been in where a post meant to be
funny - penguin on a polar sleeping polar bear with cymbals, can turn
into a discussion about (1) penguins can't fly (2) penguins aren't
located at the North Pole (3) Pigs can't fly either.

~~ sheesh ~~
It is crazy the way NG threads take on a life of there own, but it has
been a problem with Usenet since it's creation. I am sure you have seen
this joke before.

Yeah - I have. Slightly different, but essentially the same.

Even after all these years, it still amazes me.

So are you and that just (that aging hippy) going fishing today?

Nah - I have a ton of things I have to do this weekend - a little
SWMBO stuff and some brush clearing. Maybe head up to the lake this
evening, but that's unlikely.

Maybe Monday or Tuesday - go chase some albies.