diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 03c9f0a3e..3474c9f1b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-08-23  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@novell.com>
+
+	* bootstrap-for-the-insane : restore the message of doom that was
+	removed during the "bootstrap-generic" reorganization.
+
 2005-08-22  Joe Shaw  <joeshaw@novell.com>
 
 	* parser/gapi2xml.pl: Fix a minor bug handling "type const *"
diff --git a/bootstrap-for-the-insane b/bootstrap-for-the-insane
index a22b7b074..70ce344dd 100755
--- a/bootstrap-for-the-insane
+++ b/bootstrap-for-the-insane
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Run this to set configure.in up for an API version.
 
+echo "**********************************************************************" 	 
+echo "This bootstrap is totally untested and unsupported." 	 
+echo "Use at your own risk.  Don't expect any sort of timely bugfixes." 	 
+echo "Don't even expect it to compile."
+echo "You have acknowledged your insanity by executing this script." 	 
+echo "Seek psychiatric help..." 	 
+echo "**********************************************************************"
+
 GTK_SHARP_VERSION=2.7.0.99
 ASSEMBLY_VERSION=2.8.0.0
 GTK_REQUIRED_VERSION=2.7.0