> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-bounces_at_classiccmp.org
> [mailto:cctalk-bounces_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of R. D. Davis
> Sent: 27 January 2004 22:31
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Subject: Re: cow-orkers Was: Re: Estimated Price Of A "Classic" PDP-8?
>
> Well, one thing about cow-orkers seems certain: some cow-orkers are
> obnoxious enough that they ought not be trusted around cows, other
> livestock, women, children, and various smaller animals. I don't know
> what it means to ork a cow (of either the bovine or human variety),
> and I don't want to know, but somehow it doesn't sound at all
> pleasant.
Us inhabitants of the interweb messageboard known as www.b3ta.com adopted
orking as 'an animal with its nose too close to the camera lens', hence:
http://vorbis.demon.co.uk/dogork.jpg
http://vorbis.demon.co.uk/collieork.jpg
Thereafter we came up with 'cow-orker', not knowing it was already in
existence.....
cheers
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Adrian/Witchy
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Received on Tue Jan 27 2004 - 18:03:03 GMT
