#BOFH excuse #242:

Software uses US measurements, but the OS is in metric...

#BOFH excuse #52:

Smell from unhygienic janitorial staff wrecked the tape heads

#BOFH excuse #155:

Dumb terminal

#BOFH excuse #8:

static buildup

#BOFH excuse #216:

What office are you in? Oh, that one. Did you know that your building was built over the universities first nuclear research site? And wow, aren't you the lucky one, your office is right over where the core is buried!

#BOFH excuse #405:

Sysadmins unavailable because they are in a meeting talking about why they are unavailable so much.

#BOFH Friday

BOFH: If another meeting is scheduled, someone is going to have a scheduled accident

https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/12/bofh_2025_episode_23/

#BOFH excuse #90:

Budget cuts

#BOFH excuse #247:

Due to Federal Budget problems we have been forced to cut back on the number of users able to access the system at one time. (namely none allowed....)

#BOFH excuse #163:

no "any" key on keyboard

#BOFH excuse #129:

The ring needs another token

#BOFH excuse #180:

ether leak

#BOFH excuse #49:

Bogon emissions

#BOFH excuse #117:

the printer thinks its a router.

#BOFH excuse #312:

incompatible bit-registration operators

#BOFH excuse #155:

Dumb terminal

#BOFH excuse #253:

We've run out of licenses

#BOFH excuse #93:

Feature not yet implemented

#BOFH excuse #335:

the AA battery in the wallclock sends magnetic interference

#BOFH excuse #52:

Smell from unhygienic janitorial staff wrecked the tape heads