A long time ago, in a thread not so far away, a Ferret posted a funny. He gave it the name Bernard, and others started using it, until Bernard became so popular as the class screw-up even the devs put him into SH4 U-Boat Missions, making the default captain's name Bernard von Umfal. Today Bernard is the catch-all for who we blame when something bad happens on our boat; especially when it's our own fault.
Here is the humble beginning of our sordid tale:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=84773