from Hell From: "Leo V. Mironoff" Date: Wed, 12 Apr 95 14:46:31 +0400 Subject: OurBOFH 2/5 Message-ID: <797701596@f293.n5020.z2.ftn> Organization: - The Endless Quest - Forwarded by Leo V. Mironoff (2:5020/293) Area : PVT.EXLER From : Pavel Grodek (2:5020/443.7@fidonet.org), Saturday April 08 1995 02:16 Subj : OurBOFH 2/5 Hello All! ----------------------------Start of File----------------------------- , "Bastard Operator From Hell (BOFH)", , , (, , , ) - From Hell ( OFH). ... - . () . ----------------------------Start of Text----------------------------- , , ! ( ) , , 13, , OFH. : " !" . "," , . "," , - , " ." " ?.." . ", , ..." (, , - 2 , ). " , ..." . , , . , . - - - Comanch'. , - Tribal Dance, . - . Turbo Debugger - , - - , - . - . , ". - ." . . ", ?" . ". , ?" , - Ctrl-F8. , , , . , - : " !" ? . , ( ? , ) : " !" " ," - , : " , - !" " !" . " - ! !" ", ," , " . - : - . ." " ," . " ," (, !) , , - (digger - ). - , , - . " , - . ." (copy a: b:) - . , "". , , - Norton Disk Destroyer (NDD) - . , . . , . - . , . , - , -. - - , . "-, ." . , ! " , ." ! , , . . , - , ! , . , , - . , - , . - ! " ..." - . , ! ! " , !!!" , , , ! "-, ?" - , . - , , , , , . , . , ... " , , , long..." , ! ! - . ", ," (, - ), " - ? , , ( ), - , . - , ." , - . , "never, nie, nunca, jamais" " !". , . ! , , . - - , . . , - . . . - - . , , , 13 14? , . OFH! 13 - 13, ! , . - , , . ! , . - . : "General Protection fault, system halted", 5 , . - : ", ..." , . : " - ? , ." - , : ", , , ..." . . . . , - . , . " !" . " !" . " ?" . " ," . " . - , - ." BOFH, "dumb mode on". , . " ?" - . " . , , - . , . - ." " ..." " . , , . . - ." - , ( , , !) : " - ." " ?" . " !" . " -? , ." (), , . ? "-, ?" . "<> <>", . , - , . , , - - , . 03, , "", - . , ! - , UPS, - . - , - , paratrooper, - , tetris. . email-letter-bomb BOFH , pentium'. 13... , , - , OFH! - , , . , - , . : " , - ?!!". , , , "" -- ? . "..." . " N182373874 ( - ) ." - , , . "..." "?" . " , . ... 25." , . , - -, . . . , , . , 500 - , , , 500 , - . , 25 - , , - 20 . , pentium , Cadillac , . ""! , Ohio ( : USA) , Retaliator, , , - , - . - . , . - , - . "," , - . " , ..." . " ?" . "HP LJ IV," . ", ... ." , Hell BBS, , . ... " ," , "Turbo Vision..." " ," , " - ". , , , . , OFH, . - Turbo Vision Artificial Intelligence, Yes No .. , - . - . . -! , ! " ." BOFH - . - . "". " ..." ", ?" , . . - . " , , , - . - . , , , . , - - ." "..." " , , - . . , , floppy - ? , - . ." , , - ? ", , - . . - , , ." . - - . - - . . ... - , - - FlipFlop. , - , . "OFH ." - - . " ..." . " ." , . , - - . " . , - ." - , ! - . ? " , . , . ." , del *.txt, , , , : ", , . , , , , ?" "." " , ." - ?.. - " "... . , . - . - , . - , , - ( , ). , , "" - . , . . " ???" , . (- ), , . - , "" - . " , . - , - . ." "--..." . - . - . - - , . - ... Big Boss' , - . - , - - . BOFH , , - email. . - ? -! , , , ! ! ... Sincerely Yours, Pavel , 13, , . - , , . OFH - , - . ", ?" , , , ... , . ! ", ." " ?" " ?" "<> <> <>!!!" - , ( - ) . " ! ?" " - ?" , , , . "-, !" " , !" , "" ? , . . " , ..." (- , ) "... ." , . , , ! . " - ," - . - . . , . , , ! 13, ! "! OFH ." . " . , ." ", . ." " , ." , , ! (... ... , .) " , . ..." " ." -, . . -- , . " , . . , - !" "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" by Robert Heinlein, "TANSTAAFL (There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch)". - : "Anything free is worth what you pay for it." ", (, , -- )." " ..." " . , , , ?" "! ! !" ", ." ... "- . ? ." " , - ." " , ." , . " - . ." "!!!" , . - , . " ???" . . " !" " , . , ." . - . . , . , , - , , , : " - !" "? ! ." - : , . " ." - "" - . , . , . ". ?" . - " - ...", OFH. , . , , . " ???" . ", ?" " ! ! - , !" , . , ? , . " " , - , . "" . "? ." " ..." " . - ." - - . , - . . , - - , - OFH 13. ( , -) (-) 13, , FlipFlop', - . , , OFH, ... - , , - Sound Blaster', . , - , , , ... , , - ... ... , . " ", , , , - , - , . " ..." , . ", ..." . , ", , ." , ... - ... ?.. , ... " 'BOFH news'", . , , , , , - , "OFH --", . " ?" . , BOFH , , , , . , - . "," , , . , - Enter'. , , . ", ," . " ." -, , - , . " ?" . ", -, ... , - ," . " ," , " ..." - , "... ?" " !" , "", , , Enter', . " , ," , " , ..." , , - . -, , , CIA, , 18 () OFH, , , - . ... " , ?" . " - . , ?.. !!! ." "?.. - ???" . " ," . ", ?" " ? , ?" . BOFH, . , -25. -5, OFH, , , ... , Norton'. AI, . - (, ), - . ( , ) , . ... ... " jump CIA Security Check, ..." ... ... " MOSSAD ..." ( , - - ), , . , . - . , . ... - ( - "" ) - OFH - . , -! ? , ? , , ? . . OFH - , . Copyright, , " ". The greatest programming project of all took six days; on the seventh day the programmer rested. We've been trying to debug the !@#$%&* thing ever since. Moral: design before you implement. , 13, , , . FlipFlop ! ... ... ! ! ! , ... , , !!! 13, , . , OFH, - , , . ... , . ", !" ", - . , . ." ! - "- ". , , . " - ?" "..." " , , , . , - ?" , . " ?" " , , ." " Windows..." " . ." , , , . . " , . , ." - , . , ? " ." " ," , " ?" , , " ", , . " , ." Dumb mode on, , - . " ?" . " - - , , ." . " , - , -," , . -, . " - . - ." , - , , , . . ... ! ... "." ". - - , - -." . " ?" " . - . - ." "-? Retry ?" , , ! (optionally ). " : ." " , . - - ." " ." ! , , - , - . ", , -." , , . , . "... ?" ", - . ." "," . " ?" . , ! , . ", . - ..." ", !" , ! ! - write protect tab . ", . - . -. , , . - , ." - , . - . ... - . ", , , , ..." ", , , ." "--..." - . - - , , , . " . , ." . ", . . , , - . - . " " - ." BOFH, make an excuse. " . . ... , ." , . . Sincerely Yours, Pavel , , 13, , , OFH, , . , , , ... , . , , - , ... , - . , . , . - , , , , . . Big Boss', Big Boss' - . , Big Boss Mersedes' - - . - . , - . , ! , . - , , , - . , , , - . , , , . ( - "" , "" ). " , - ?" . " , ?" - blackmail, email', , , - . , - . - , . , , , , , , , . - , ( , !), - , ! , . , - , , , ... , , . - . ? BOFH news? , - . - . , . , , , . - , - . "Hi!" " Hi! " job?" " !" " , emergency switch ." "OK." - , ... ! - . - . ( ) : " backup? , . - ." . ? - ! , : backup' 259 , - , null device . -, , . , . ", , FlipFlop!" ", ." , ! . ? - . , : " ." , , : " ..." " , - ," . . , . - . , -