#BOFH excuse #383:
Your processor has taken a ride to Heaven's Gate on the UFO behind Hale-Bopp's comet.
#BOFH excuse #215:
High nuclear activity in your area.
#BOFH excuse #435:
Internet shut down due to maintenance
#BOFH excuse #451:
astropneumatic oscillations in the water-cooling
#BOFH excuse #324:
Your packets were eaten by the terminator
#BOFH excuse #296:
The hardware bus needs a new token.
#BOFH excuse #238:
You did wha... oh _dear_....
#BOFH excuse #262:
Our POP server was kidnapped by a weasel.
#BOFH excuse #177:
sticktion
#BOFH excuse #392:
It's union rules. There's nothing we can do about it. Sorry.
#BOFH excuse #241:
_Rosin_ core solder? But...
#BOFH excuse #425:
stop bit received
#BOFH excuse #211:
Lightning strikes.
#BOFH excuse #217:
The MGs ran out of gas.
#BOFH excuse #380:
Operators killed when huge stack of backup tapes fell over.
#BOFH excuse #265:
The mouse escaped.
#BOFH excuse #162:
bugs in the RAID
#BOFH excuse #283:
Lawn mower blade in your fan need sharpening
#BOFH excuse #103:
operators on strike due to broken coffee machine
#BOFH excuse #376:
Budget cuts forced us to sell all the power cords for the servers.