#BOFH excuse #422:

Someone else stole your IP address, call the Internet detectives!
#BOFH excuse #84:

Someone is standing on the ethernet cable, causing a kink in the cable
#BOFH excuse #435:

Internet shut down due to maintenance
#BOFH excuse #77:

Typo in the code
#BOFH excuse #253:

We've run out of licenses
#BOFH excuse #169:

broadcast packets on wrong frequency
#BOFH excuse #432:

Borg nanites have infested the server
#BOFH excuse #360:

Your parity check is overdrawn and you're out of cache.
#BOFH excuse #180:

ether leak
#BOFH excuse #243:

The computer fleetly, mouse and all.