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"Simon Travaglia", of the University of Waikato, Private Bag, Hamilton, New Zealand (no, really) is the creator of an evil character known as the Bastard Operator From Hell. I think it's humor that most everyone will enjoy, but if you've ever been a systems operator then Simon's work will have you rolling on the floor.

Simon put the Bastard Operator From Hell (also known as BOFH) series onto the web a while back. I thought there were several shortcomings with his offering:

1. a machine in New Zealand gave really poor performance for us in the USA

2. the stories weren't particularly HTMLized or even broken up by adventure, so I a heck of a time finding the story I was thinking of when I needed it to throw in someone's face.

So I created both a mirror and easiertonavigate version. The electronic version of BOFH are owned by Datamation magazine, all other rights belong to Simon.

• Simon's Bastard introduction
• Simon's Bastard preshistory
• Before the Bastard Operator From Hell
  • Fit the First: (Genesis) Striped Irregular Bucket #1
  • Fit the Second: (Birth) Striped Irregular Bucket #5
  • Fit the Third: (Still birthing) Bored #3
• Beginning Bastard
  • Fit the Fourth: Bastard Operator from Hell #1
  • Fit the Fifth: Bastard Operator from Hell #2
  • Fit the Sixth: Bastard Operator from Hell #3
  • Fit the Seventh: Bastard Operator from Hell #4
• The Real Bastard
  • Fit the Eight: Bastard Operator from Hell #5
  • Fit the Ninth: Bastard Operator from Hell #6
  • Fit the Tenth: Bastard Operator from Hell #7
  • Fit the Eleventh: Bastard Operator from Hell #8
• What a Bastard
  • Fit the Twelfth: Bastard Operator from Hell #9
  • Fit the Thirteenth: Bastard Operator from Hell #10
  • Fit the Fourteenth: Bastard Operator from Hell #11
  • Fit the Fifteenth: Bastard Operator from Hell #12
  • Fit the Sixteenth: Bastard Operator from Hell #13
• Bastard Manages
  • Fit the Seventeenth: Bastard System Manager from Hell #1
  • Fit the Eighteenth: Bastard System Manager from Hell #2
• Quite a Bastard
  • Fit the Nineteenth: Bastard Operator from Hell #14
• Foreign Bastard
  • Fit the Twentyfirst: Bastard Operator from Britain #1
  • Fit the Twentysecond: Bastard Operator from Britain #2
• Last Bastard
  • Fit the Twentythird: Last Bastard Operator, vignette #1
  • Fit the Twentyfourth: Last Bastard Operator, vignette #2
  • Fit the Twentyfifth: Last Bastard Operator, vignette #3
  • Fit the Twentysixth: Last Bastard Operator, vignette #4
• Bastard History
  • Simon's Bastard afterword
  • Simon's Bastard FAQ

If you enjoyed the BOFH, you'll want to be seen in your machine room wearing a "Bastard teeshirt".