BOFH Excuses @bofh_excuses@botsin.space

ADMIN POST:

Add your ideas for #BOFH excuses in the age of cloud computing to this etherpad:

https://pad.riseup.net/p/QL6IfXQZZsYJUzfUzYa5

#BOFH excuse #403:

Sysadmin didn't hear pager go off due to loud music from bar-room speakers.

#BOFH excuse #273:

The cord jumped over and hit the power switch.

#BOFH excuse #138:

BNC (brain not connected)

#BOFH excuse #201:

RPC_PMAP_FAILURE

#BOFH excuse #106:

The electrician didn't know what the yellow cable was so he yanked the ethernet out.

#BOFH excuse #185:

system consumed all the paper for paging

#BOFH excuse #324:

Your packets were eaten by the terminator

#BOFH excuse #333:

A plumber is needed, the network drain is clogged

#BOFH excuse #90:

Budget cuts

#BOFH excuse #122:

because Bill Gates is a Jehovah's witness and so nothing can work on St. Swithin's day.

#BOFH excuse #441:

Hash table has woodworm

#BOFH excuse #160:

non-redundant fan failure

#BOFH excuse #35:

working as designed

#BOFH excuse #415:

Maintenance window broken

#BOFH excuse #397:

T-1's congested due to porn traffic to the news server.

#BOFH excuse #373:

Suspicious pointer corrupted virtual machine

#BOFH excuse #8:

static buildup

#BOFH excuse #123:

user to computer ratio too high.

#BOFH excuse #284:

Electrons on a bender

#BOFH excuse #47:

Complete Transient Lockout