I like the description of this forum.

[elwood]

The two examples given are Red Sox and Phish... *****. :D

Guilty!

[skicdave]

sorry.. forgot to include 'beer' in that list :p

[PWDR8S]

http://timefortuckerman.com/photopost/data/500/1659cheers.gif

[Jolly J]

Is beer really off topic?

[elwood]

Is beer really off topic?

Not at all.

[Rider.Steve]

Is beer really off topic?

About as off-topic as sex in Tuckerman's.

[BladeGirl]

Q: How many T4T subscribers does it take to screw in a light bulb?

A: 1,331
1 to change the light bulb and to 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/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs.
53 to flame the spell checkers
156 to write to Dave or M@ complaining about the light bulb discussion and its inappropriateness to this 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 e mail 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 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 quote all posts to date, 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, leave it here.
143 votes for alt.lite.bulb. ;)

[M@]

Q: How many T4T subscribers does it take to screw in a light bulb?


I got to give rep! Whoo hoo!

I am very much in a WHOO HOO mode right now though.

M@

[BladeGirl]

Thanks, M@, I got two green boxes now (had no idea I was so close)!

-BG

[Rider.Steve]

Bladegirl's wordy post was cleverly designed to obfuscate the fact that the numbers don't add up to 1,331.

"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to BladeGirl again."

Steeve

[RR]

Have a couple of IPA's, then the math won't be so important ;)

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to BladeGirl again.
:D

[Affix Snow]

Wow! So funny! That must have taken a while to write. :)

Did you forget the 145 people that try to give rep, but need to spread it around and post this......?

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to BladeGirl again.

[PWDR8S]

..... obfuscate .......
Steeve
What a great word! http://www.timefortuckerman.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif