Ben Doom writes:
> Bastard Operator From Hell.
>
> Basically, it's that sysadmin who gave you more free space by deleting
> all your files. :-)
>
> --benD
>
> Matthew Small wrote:
>
> > What is a BOFH?
> >
> > - Matt Small
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Ben Doom
> > To: CF-Community
> > Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 10:05 AM
> > Subject: Re: List of arcane jobs
> >
> > 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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