BOFH: The best way to stop an idea spreading is a controlled burn

Look, off in the ether – is it a bird, is it a plane? No, it's a stupid idea, on final approach...And look, the Boss has his office door open!C L E A R A N C E T O L A N D !...The Boss has wandered into Mission Control with something obviously on his mind. Over time, the PFY and I have learned to equate these thoughtful moments with the BAG FULL lamp of a commercial vacuum cleaner at a waxing salon. Do not open.His presence in Mission Control is never a good sign, but his "thoughtful" presence, even more so. He'll have seen something, read something, spoken to someone, or possibly overheard something in a toilet stall that will have sounded – to him – like a great idea. Or it might have been a cheddar-frenzy-induced fever dream that...

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