# Trying to find early comedy blog on IT

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-early-comedy-blog-on-it/825236>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 28, 2018, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-early-comedy-blog-on-it/825236 "2018-11-28T23:38:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-early-comedy-blog-on-it/825236/1 "2018-11-28T23:38:39Z")

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How old? I think it was first on a BBS. Basically they’re stories written from the perspective of a grizzled IT manager - half computer scientist half electrical engineer. He does stuff like shred people’s floppies (told ya it was old) or do nothing for 3 weeks then fixes the problem in 5 seconds or remotely erases hard drives. I think it was called “Tales from the” something or other. Oh and he loved emotionally torturing his assistants IIRC.

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**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-early-comedy-blog-on-it/825236/2 "2018-11-28T23:42:46Z")

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Was it the [Bastard Operator from Hell](http://bofh.bjash.com)?

Good god I’m old.

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**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-early-comedy-blog-on-it/825236/3 "2018-11-28T23:48:28Z")

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Holy f\*\*k. I love SD.