I worked for a BOFH.  She could be fairly evil when faculty/staff were
mean to her little minions (like me).  She could also bestow gifts (like
unlimited disk quota) on those who did her bidding.  :-)

--benD

Sandy Clark wrote:

> I preferred BOFH actually, but that was in my IT days.
>
>   _____  
>
> From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 9:41 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: List of arcane jobs
>
> I'm sticking with the theme, and going from Doom to BSOD.  :-)
>
> --Ben Doom
>
> Jim Campbell wrote:
>
>  > Brob Ephebephile?  :)
>  >
>  > Actually, I'm expecting to change my last name from Campbell to
> CtrlAltDel
>  >
>  > - Jim
>  >
>  > brob wrote:
>  >
>  >  >They don't have Blacksmith!
>  >  >
>  >  >I was wondering if we were to have those kinds of names for jobs we do
>  > today, what they will be.  Obviously people who work in the porn
>  > industry got i down, so i wont go there.
>  >  >
>  >  >Jim Monkey (cos you're a code monkey)
>  >  >Jim Cody (cos you code)
>  >  >Jim Coder (same deal)
>  >  >Jim Hacker
>  >  >Jim Spammer
>  >  >Jim Admin (that sounds cool!)
>  >  >Jim Slacker (slacker!)
>  >  >Jim Tech
>  >  >Jim Webby
>  >  >Jim De' bugger (hehehe)
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >Please contribute to the list
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >  ----- Original Message -----
>  >  >  From: Jim Campbell
>  >  >  To: CF-Community
>  >  >  Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 2:24 PM
>  >  >  Subject: List of arcane jobs
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >  This is something interesting:
>  >  >
>  >  >  http://www.cpcug.org/user/jlacombe/terms.html
>  >  >
>  >  >  A list of obsolete and arcane jobs from the past.  It's especially
>  >  >  interesting to see so many last names (or roots of last names) that
>  >  >  exist today from people who recieved surnames based on the jobs or
>  >  >  purposes of their ancestors - Chandler, Shoemaker, Freedman,
>  > Goldsmith, etc.
>  >  >
>  >  >  - Jim
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >
>   _____  
>
>
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