Proposal to get this list back on track

[Tony]

"Tristan Wibberley" <maihem at maihem.org> wrote in message 
news:dvv440$3t1$1 at sea.gmane.org...
> John wrote:
>> Tristan Wibberley wrote:
>>> Saad Shakhshir wrote:
>>>
>>>> Many emails recently have been sent to this list with content that 
>>>> doesn't
>>>> belong to the list.  I suggest we take the following approach:
>>>>
>>>
>>> [snip]
>>>
>>> Oh, the irony! This belongs on sounder :)
>>>
>>
>>
>> What the bloody hell are you talking about (to paraprase an ad)?
>
> I was told, most vehemently, in the past that discussion of how to deal 
> with off-topic posts on an ubuntu list belongs on sounder and not on the 
> list in question. So I pointed out the humour in the sender's statement 
> that "many emails recently have been sent to [-devel] with content that 
> doesn't belong to the list". I then directed the sender to sounder (I 
> replied-to-all). I believe my email was polite and gracious - if a little 
> informal.
>
> Out of interest, what advert is the paraphrase from?
>

You can see the advert here 
http://www.wherethebloodyhellareyou.com.au/tvc/index.html# I thought it was 
pretty tame!