diff --git a/bin/excuses b/bin/excuses
index 30023bf1bb..d831e06318 100644
--- a/bin/excuses
+++ b/bin/excuses
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
-<HTML><HEAD>
-<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"></HEAD>
-<BODY><PRE>clock speed
+clock speed
 solar flares
 electromagnetic radiation from satellite debris
 static from nylon underwear
@@ -460,4 +457,4 @@ Propagation delay.
 High line impedance.
 Someone set us up the bomb.
 Power surges on the Underground.
-</PRE></BODY></HTML>
+I'm saying stuff based upon the The Bastard Operator From Hell Stories written by Simon Paul Travaglia. Datamation magazine owns the Electronic Rights to the orgional works of the BOFH.
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