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maxdf
06-18-2004, 10:01 PM
Who reads the BOFH?
That stuff is awesome!

Oh, to make this funnier, don't tell anyone who doesn't know what it is.

Xshare
06-18-2004, 10:03 PM
It is awesome. Been reading it for a while. Haven't read some of the newer ones. It's great lessons for life!

linux-tech
06-18-2004, 10:34 PM
There is no "THE bofh", there are tons of them. BOFH's exist everywhere, from the US to NL to UK (you get the idea). There are numerous excuses, numerous pages claiming to have BOFH excuses, none of which are truly the BOFH page.

Which were you referring to just out of curiosity?

maxdf
06-18-2004, 10:48 PM
OK, anybody could just search it anyway...

Theregister.co.uk I believe has the original authors writing it.

By "The BOFH" I meant that they are all about the same.

RossH
06-19-2004, 03:49 AM
Dude I love BOFH!!!

reanncw
06-19-2004, 06:42 AM
Awesome stuff :gthumb:

Kalina
06-19-2004, 06:53 AM
Fine keep it a secret! :D Never heard of it, but I will find out what it is, lol.

reanncw
06-19-2004, 07:03 AM
They are the Bast*** Operators From Hell

Kalina
06-19-2004, 07:09 AM
I still never heard of it. What's it about?

Xshare
06-19-2004, 07:46 AM
Originally posted by maxdf
OK, anybody could just search it anyway...

Theregister.co.uk I believe has the original authors writing it.

By "The BOFH" I meant that they are all about the same.

Did those of you guys hwo said you didn't know what it is even READ the posts in front of you?

phill2003
06-19-2004, 09:14 AM
they are funny but i dont believe half of them :D

maxdf
06-19-2004, 12:42 PM
You are an idiot if you believe any of them!

net-trend
06-19-2004, 12:53 PM
Originally posted by maxdf
You are an idiot if you believe any of them!

That's a bit harsh isn't it? :P

Xshare
06-19-2004, 12:54 PM
Umm... it is Fiction..... ( I think)

linux-tech
06-19-2004, 01:09 PM
That's the whole idea, you're supposed to wonder if they're real.
Are they? I'd bet some of 'em actually are. Linux/Unix/System admins have a tendency to be rather BOFH'ish.

There's a couple of places out there that have BOFH excuses, which can be quite amusing as well.

maxdf
06-19-2004, 05:45 PM
It is pretty obvious that the ones I have been reading are not real. I mean, come on, they kill people!

linux-tech
06-19-2004, 05:50 PM
Originally posted by maxdf
It is pretty obvious that the ones I have been reading are not real. I mean, come on, they kill people!
Well, duuh, some of those aren't real. don't believe EVERYTHING you read.
Some of the excuses are hillarious tho.

BTW:
If you have a proxy active, try going to www.bofh.org .
I spent a good 30 minutes trying to figure out WHY it was redirecting me to LTN, then I looked up the A entry . 127.0.0.1 . heh