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Comments on: BOFH: A tragic accident

PA's drawers 

Posted Friday 12th October 2007 11:15 GMT

Jobs Horns

Aaahh, rifling through the PA's drawers - what a diverting afternoon that can create, if memory serves !!

Another quality episode 

Posted Friday 12th October 2007 11:15 GMT

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I count down the working days until another episode of BOFH and each episode gets better and better :)

Brilliant! 

Posted Friday 12th October 2007 11:17 GMT

Dead Vulture

But, I'll have to be cautious next time I'm going to interview the blokes from networks - whereas, usually it's the other way round....

EAfH

Isn't it tragic.... 

Posted Friday 12th October 2007 11:36 GMT

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How little attention is paid to work=-place safety these days (NOT!)

Personally speaking, I have to follow all sorts of rubbish to sort out my day-to=-day work, ad the H & S people tend to have a hissy-fit if you don't and I really can't be bothered to argue with them anymore, not since they removed most of the plug sockets and I can't charge the cattle-prod any more!!!

Bloody criminal if you ask me!

I even have to get permission to re-charge my mobile; phone!!!

Well done to the BOFH and the PFY for dealing with yet another company 'Insultant' in sucha professional manner...

Have a great weekend people.

Was getting worried there... 

Posted Friday 12th October 2007 11:37 GMT

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The last few BOFHs were slipping a bit... Good to see a return to form.

Nasty . . . . 

Posted Friday 12th October 2007 11:42 GMT

Coat

. . . . it gives me an idea for our auditors that are visiting at the moment!

Excellent 

Posted Friday 12th October 2007 11:43 GMT

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I actually laughed out loud at the ending, great to see the guys back doing what they do best :)

Hypnotic 

Posted Friday 12th October 2007 11:54 GMT

Jobs Horns

Surely the ticking off of the previous body count would have set alarm bells ringing for the auditor?

"Erm... I'll just... call back next week..." *Flees*

Or does the PFY have a hypnotic Derren Brown style voice?

"You WILL follow me to the roof..."

Finally 

Posted Friday 12th October 2007 12:07 GMT

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The return of workplace hazards.

Don't mess with Systems and Networks unless you are an expert in workplace safety and unforeseen consequences...

I really have been missing this type of story.

It's pretty much a BOFH clip show... 

Posted Friday 12th October 2007 12:51 GMT

If those exact things didn't happen in previous BOFHs, they're close enough.

Such a tragedy 

Posted Friday 12th October 2007 13:52 GMT

Coat

They really should check into making that workplace a safer environment. Workplace safety is everyone's responsibility.

Just how many... 

Posted Friday 12th October 2007 14:08 GMT

Dead Vulture

...people _have_ you murdered, Simon?

Not that most of them weren't justified, of course. Perhaps they're more..."mercy killings," yes?

AT LAST!!!! 

Posted Friday 12th October 2007 14:20 GMT

Go

Its about time someone got to see the business end of the BOFH!

Ive been waiting for death, decept and intrigue for too long now!

Oh my month is complete already :D

Great as always.

Thnx

R

Aaaaah 

Posted Friday 12th October 2007 14:31 GMT

Pirate

What is a Friday without what I like to call "happy accidents"? I can think of a few users that could use such a happenstance. A lady who received a new laptop to replace her PC and then proceeded to make 15-20 helpdesk calls for very stupid stuff. She is dumb as a post and can't follow simple directions to resolve her problems and then titters about it on the phone.

I think she needs a trip down the stairwell.

Just what was needed 

Posted Friday 12th October 2007 15:12 GMT

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If only there were more stories like this in IT perhaps I wouldn't have to spend so much of my work time reminding people of how to do basic things like copying files between drives.

Powdered glass 

Posted Friday 12th October 2007 16:51 GMT

Pirate

Powdered glass won't actually do you any harm if you swallow it.

OTOH, I've heard an urban legend about some London pizza delivery companies delivering something special if you ask for "extra herbs" .....

They fall down stairs, alone or in pairs.... 

Posted Friday 12th October 2007 18:05 GMT

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..."Some people are like slinkies; They are not really good for anything, but still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs."

Re: Just how many... 

Posted Saturday 13th October 2007 00:06 GMT

Pirate

If you really want to know, the exact bodycount is written underneath that table. Yes, the one with the really heavy printer sitting on it.

@Brian Kelsay 

Posted Saturday 13th October 2007 08:12 GMT

Pirate

That quote always puts a smileon my dial... I used to have it as my sig line for emails untill the company disabled all sig lines and insistuted a Lawyer-writtern disclaimer as the sole sig line.

Now wheres a tall stairway the manager uses.....

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