Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hoots mon
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result of the debate was keep (no consensus) but I think some of the info in this AFD debate needs to be merged with the article. Sjakkalle (Check!) 10:40, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
Hoots Mon is a song by Bad Manners; on the other hand it is also a popular Scottish expression (so a redirect to Bad Manners is inappropriate). It is a minor song, so does not justify a separate article, and the claim that it is associated with a Wine Gums advert is, as far as I can tell, complete bollocks - as you would expect, given that the article's creator is Paulo Fontaine (talk · contribs). Because the song is genuine, I did not simply delete it; over to you. Just zis Guy, you know? [T]/[C] 
AfD? 20:24, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
- It was used in the Wine Gums advert about 15 years ago ("Hoots mon, there's a moose loose aboot this hoose"). The song is, however, not notable. Take any information and put in Bad Manners, then delete. David | Talk 20:26, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
- The song was featured in the commercial, but not the Bad Manners version. Lord Rockingham's XI sang the version that featured in the advert. And even then, I think the words were changed to "there's joose loose aboot this hoose" due to the juicy nature of the confecionary in question. Barbara Osgood
- Keep, song featured in notable advertising campaign reaching millions of listeners. Kappa 07:31, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
- I could not find a reliable source for that, and the person who inserted the claim is a prolific hoaxer. I don't doubt David's word above, but some kind of corroborative evidence would be good (I am one of the millions who supposedly heard this ad, and I'm stuffed if I can remember it). Also, even if it were, this is still a stub; merge and redirect and include in Bad Manners would make more sense, I think. - Just zis Guy, you know? [T]/[C]
AfD? 19:51, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
- I could not find a reliable source for that, and the person who inserted the claim is a prolific hoaxer. I don't doubt David's word above, but some kind of corroborative evidence would be good (I am one of the millions who supposedly heard this ad, and I'm stuffed if I can remember it). Also, even if it were, this is still a stub; merge and redirect and include in Bad Manners would make more sense, I think. - Just zis Guy, you know? [T]/[C]
- Evidence here and here (if I've linked it correctly...) And with luck you can even see the actual ad here... Barbara Osgood 19:58, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
- Comment 'hoots mon' is only a 'popular Scottish expression' in the same way that 'Cor, strewth' is a popular Australian saying, or 'Ja Vol Mein Fuhrer!' is a popular German saying :: Supergolden 16:37, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
- Keep. Well known expression, and the Lord Rockingham's XI piece is part of rock history. That's before we take into account the Bad Manners version and the advertising campaign. --Tony Sidaway|Talk 08:32, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
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