Unexpected yet very funny! The BOFH-gene is carried by females too, so it seems...

The title says it all.

...It was my own dear mother who taught me all about marking home directories read only, wall -a "This box going down for patching in 10 minutes" and then shutting it down 30 seconds later..

Keep it up! Great stuff.

Another sterling installment of BOFH. Brilliant!

Are we to see a visit from Simon's mother at any time? The BOMFH!

k... laughing out loud in the middle of the office gets you some funny looks around here :)

""Tell me," I say, addressing myself to the septuagenarian with the unlicensed stunner. "One thing I've always wanted to know... Is everyone on your home planet a psychopath?""

To which one could fully expect Gran to answer ..... "Oh, goodness gracious me, not all of us, dear, some of us much prefer the milk and honey sociopath root."

"Now, how's the boy getting on? Showing Promise? We wouldn't want him letting the side down, not whenever there's so much free space available to spread his wings and Lord and Laud, Load and Lode IT over. Did I tell you that his nest at home is full of cuckoos? Not much good for anything, these days ....Cuckoos."

And the heart because everyone adores an ageing Granny.

nice twist, all sorts of opportunities for a returning character there...

...AMFM made sense

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!

She runs a tight ship... why was the pfy so coy about his workplace... he must have been brainwashed to see her through rose-tinted specs... despite everything! BOFH has some nerve for that last remark!

Finally, a comment from amanFromMars that actually makes kinda sense!

And great BOFH too!

BOFH. On a Friday. Brilliant!

Paris because having her under my desk on a Friday is the only way it could get better...

More and more I find myself craving for a month of fridays, on which I can read the BOFH - I've exhausted all the archives, and I fear I would now be a nervous wreck come 2.00 on friday without it.

Kudos on another brilliant episode - and character.

What is quite worrying though Is that lately, I've been able to understand aManfromMars... It's wrong. Will someone please check on him?

of me dear old Mum!

Although, this would've been brilliant as a special mother's day installment.

..I always thought they said women and technology didn't mix? (the lovely Sarah Bee at Vuture Central excluded for obvious reasons :-D *bows down*)

Pure excellence :)

Women invented beer, textiles, ceramics, information technology...

and of course heavier-than-air flight.

One of the best installments yet! It's nice to finally find out where PFY gets it from.

PH because she gets it from everyone.

So, his mum's on the north side of 70? Not so much a PFY anymore then, is he?

And if my memory of continuity (I know, I know) is right, this would make her the sister of the CEO back when the PFY was hired? No, check that -- sister-in-law, surely.

Daniel B.,

Lest you forget, your 300 amp cattleprod is useless w/o the 3 phase voltage connection.

The perfect ending to a shitty friday. :) Thanks Simon!!!

Wow nice twist, and you'll need to get that "extra" header sorted out won't you or else have "mom" fix it for ya...

Did they know they'd annoy us that much that we needed a liquid relief? ^_^

The REAL question here though - is she a MILF?

BOFH always brightens up the Friday!

PFY's mum a Mac user? heaven forbid!

BOFH and his PFY keep getting better and better...!

BTW, the PFY is getting a bit long in the teeth to still be called "youth" no ?

Nothing to add.

Yet another classic. It does run in the family. Now to go deal with the wife who was wondering what I laughing at.

Could there be an entire family of BOFH's and PFY's out there???

genuis !!!

i didnt see THAT twist coming hehehhe

Top Man !!

The best for ages!

Now lets meet a relative of Simon :P