#BOFH excuse #68:

only available on a need to know basis

#BOFH excuse #131:

telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused

#BOFH excuse #366:

ATM cell has no roaming feature turned on, notebooks can't connect

#BOFH excuse #258:

That's easy to fix, but I can't be bothered.

#BOFH excuse #413:

Cow-tippers tipped a cow onto the server.

#BOFH excuse #116:

the real ttys became pseudo ttys and vice-versa.

#BOFH excuse #311:

transient bus protocol violation

#BOFH excuse #176:

vapors from evaporating sticky-note adhesives

#BOFH excuse #294:

PCMCIA slave driver

#BOFH excuse #284:

Electrons on a bender