While I wouldn't want this to become a humour list, I saw
the email and laughed and figured the same thing Laura figured, that Outlook
autofill bit the guy (which is funny all by itself because we have all seen it
happen if not had it happen to ourselves) and then I moved on. I find all
of the additional attention even more humourous including the value judgements
of the quality of the joke and analysis of words.
I classify the message as OT with the droves of
other messages that come through the list that are OT[1] and being sent
here because of a tenous relationship of being about technologies that utlitize
AD[2] though the question itself has nothing to do with AD or simply folks
forgoing it all and just saying WTF, I'll give it a shot and ask you guys
because you seem helpful. If you get a whole day of many of those coming through
it is a bit annoying. More annoying, at least to me, are questions that are
ON TOPIC but someone didn't take time to look at the archives or google and
asking like it was the first time it was asked versus maybe revisitng the
previous discussion in new light. However, unless the list goes moderated
which no one wants or at least a vast majority of the someone's don't
want, the list is just the way it is and will be and you read the
messages if you want and blow by them otherwise.
Overall I would hate to lose the jocularity and casualness
of the list. It is one of the things that make it worth reading. :) There
have been quite a few times subjects have drifted off topic only to expose
something in the monkeying around or what not based on something not
everyone understood or knew that we wouldn't have otherwise found out that
immediately snaps it all back on topic and of great use.
joe
[1]
Though this was funnier than most OT stuff.There is my value judgment on the
quality. :)
[2]
Versus actually being AD Technology. Examples of tech that utilize AD
include but are not limited to GPOs, DNS, Exchange, print queues, clustering,
file server manipulations (copying files, home drives, management, etc), etc.
Not saying questions about all of those are automatically OT, but we tend
to get quite a few questions in those areas that aren't about AD or the
interaction with AD but about the non-AD aspects of the tech. Examples being a
question about how to do something in a GPO versus say OU strategies for
applying GPOs or the permissions on the GPO objects and how AD interprets them.
Or a general question about DNS like what is returned in a query or how it is
managed versus what records need to be in DNS for AD to work or how its app
NC replicates.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Craig Cerino Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 10:46 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: OT - RE: [ActiveDir] W. in hell I have a hell of a
sense of humor (as I’m sure a lot of geeks here do) this just isn’t the place
for it when people come here for help. /just
sayin From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Akomolafe,
Deji Nah.....it looks more
like the sender mistook this list for some other lists. On other lists, this
would have been a engendered more rapid-fire flame war to the sender's
satisfaction, even though the joke itself is very old and has outlived its
useful shelf life. I'm sure he's disappointed that this
list is so geeky and full of maroons with no sense of
humors.
From: Laura A.
Robinson Okay, has anybody considered the possibility that this was an accident? I know I've accidentally sent mail to the wrong addresses before by letting autofill kick in an not paying attention to what actually got autofilled, and this seems like a very strange thing to send to this list intentionally.
Laura
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Craig Cerino > Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 8:49 AM > To: > Subject: OT - RE: [ActiveDir] W. in hell > > Yup and this list (especially with no OT marking) is the > place for that right? > > Bring it to an OT list, mark your postings that have no > bearing on technical matter with an OT or something. > > Otherwise, you're just another spammer > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Brandon Pierce > Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 1:14 AM > To: Brandon Pierce > Subject: [ActiveDir] W. in hell > > George Bush has a heart attack and dies. He goes to hell, > where the Devil is waiting for him. > > "I'm not sure what to do," says the Devil. "You're on my > list, but I have no room for you. As you definitely have to > stay here, I'm going to have to let someone else go. I've > got three folks here who weren't quite as bad as you. > > I'll let you decide who leaves." > > George thought that sounded pretty good, so he agreed. > > The Devil opened the first room. In it were Richard Nixon > and a large pool of hot water. He kept diving in and > climbing out, over and over. Such was his fate in hell. > > "No!" said George. "I don't think so, I'm not a good swimmer > and don't think I could stay in hot water all day." > > The Devil led him to the next room. In it was Tony Blair > with a sledgehammer and a room full of rocks. All he did was > swing the hammer, time after time. > > No! I've got this problem with my shoulder. I would be in > constant agony if all I could do was break rocks all day." > commented George. > > The Devil opened the third door. In it, George saw Bill > > head, and his legs staked in a spread-eagle pose. Bent over > him was Monica Lewinsky, doing what she does best. > > George Bush looked at this in disbelief for a while, and > finally said "Yeah, I can handle this." > > The Devil smiled and said, "OK, Monica, you're free to go!" > > > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx
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