My coworker Diane sends an email to the entire office. 34 people.
The email is about the upcoming office potluck and she's asking everyone to reply with what they're bringing so there are no duplicates.
(By noon, 11 people have replied all saying they're bringing pasta salad.)
(Diane sends a follow up email explaining that we only need one pasta salad and asks people to choose something else.)
(Three more people reply all saying they're bringing pasta salad.)
(Our IT guy Kevin replies all to say he'll bring chips and that he hopes this helps balance things out.)
(Someone replies all to Kevin's email saying they were also going to bring chips.)
(Kevin replies all again saying he'll switch to a veggie tray.)
(Someone else replies all to say they're bringing a veggie tray.)
(At this point Diane sends a third email, this time with a spreadsheet attached where people can sign up for specific items. It's very organized. Color coded.)
(Our manager Dave replies all to all three emails at once somehow and says he'll bring pasta salad.)
Diane did not reply to Dave's email. I think she needed a moment. The potluck had four pasta salads, two veggie trays, and Kevin, who showed up with chips anyway because he said the veggie tray was "too much pressure."