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You really should read the original "Bastard Operator from Hell" archives


And, as a former Network Admin - yes, we do/did occassionally mess with users It was not unheard of to randomly unplug a cable from one of the switches, count to some random number, then plug it back in

I'm a DB admin among many of the computer related things I do, and I get stuff like that all the time. "I can't log onto the Database tool". No description of the error message, no screenshot ... and half the time, it's just them using the wrong URL. Sometimes I wonder if they think we have an "Eff with system users" switch that we like to toggle back and forth. I could get into Admin pet peeves, but I might need a week or two to type it all up.


As for cop stories ... One time in college, we were at a small party and everyone wanted more beer. I was the only one who hadn't had anything to drink, so someone gave me the keys to their car and 3 or 4 drunk girls (1 or 2 were under drinking age) hopped in to come along, naturally bringing their open containers with them.

So, I got pulled over doing 38 in a 25, I didn't have the insurance or registration info, because it wasn't my car. I think one of the tail-lights was out on the car as well. The girls in the back were all drunk and kicking their glass bottles and cans under the seat to the point that they were clinking around on the floor. The car probably smelled like booze at that point because their beers were pouring out onto the floor. The officer even shined his light into the backseat, saw one of the cans and asked about it. The girls were like, "Oh these are all just empty cans". I was about ready to spend the night in jail when the officer came back and just warned me to keep my speed down. To this day, I wonder if he got a radio call about an active bar fight or something and decided to let me go.