Q: How many internet usenet subscribers does it take to change a light
bulb?

A: 1,421:
* 1 to change the light bulb and to post to the newsgroup that the
  light bulb has been changed...
...
* 27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light
  bulbs,
* 53 to flame the spell checkers,
* 156 to write to the ng administrator complaining about the light bulb
  discussion and its inappropriateness to this ng.
* 41 to correct spelling in the spelling/grammar flames,
* 109 to post that this ng is not about light bulbs and to please take
  this exchange to alt.lite.bulb,
...
* 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,
* 12 to flame the AOL users for violating netiquette and
   blame them for starting this whole thing,
...
* 45 posts about whether or not AOL should even be
  allowed to exist,
* 4 to post 30 possible true identities of the one
  who changed the bulb ! ! ! ! !
* 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 ng that they are leaving 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,