Show threadDave Smith has movedJul 10, 2024
@mos_8502 Nobody hates computers as much as they hate printers
Show threadLandsilJul 10, 2024
@scudderfish @mos_8502
Hey, do you also work in IT?
Show threadDave Smith has movedJul 10, 2024
@Landsil @mos_8502 How could you tell? 😅
Show threadDec [{()}]Jul 11, 2024

@scudderfish @Landsil @mos_8502
"And if an engineer's tie got caught in a drum printer they had about 10 seconds to scratch out a message to their next of kin before they choked to death.
AND THE PRINTER WOULD KEEP ON RUNNING!"
https://www.theregister.com/2013/07/26/bofh_2013_episode_5/

There is a much older BOFH article (from the early 1990s) where a service engineer's tie got caught in a drum printer, but I found this more recent one first.

BOFH: Don't be afraid - we won't hurt your delicate, flimsy inkjet printer

'Member when engineers studied ENGINEERING?

The Register
Show threadDave Smith has moved
@dec23k @Landsil @mos_8502 Ah, I miss the BOFH. I used to have a 'BOFH Excuse Generator' on my Palm Vx (natch)
Jul 11, 2024 at 7:07pmWeb