Radar Scrambling

[Karoly Hoss]

sdavidson at ITS.BLDRDOC.GOV wrote:
> 
> I couldn't resist:)
> 
> >
> > Q:  How many internet mail list subscribers does it take
> >     to change a light bulb?
> >
> > A:  1,331:
> >         1 to change the light bulb and to post to the mail
> >           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
> >           are 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 concatenate 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
> >           controversey.
> >        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.
>