26 Jan
2004
26 Jan
'04
7:12 p.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Jules Richardson
Sent: 26 January 2004 23:31
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: OT: cow-orkers Was: Re: Estimated Price Of A "Classic" PDP-8?
where did that start? I'm sure I remember seeing the "cow orker" typo in
usenet postings about ten years ago, but maybe it has a history far
older than that...
I'm sure it's been in common parlance for longer than this, but my other
online home at www.b3ta.com (currently offline for upgrades) coined the term
'orking' for a picture of an animal that had its nose too close to the
camera lens, and from that the 'new' term of a cow-orker was born, but from
sniffing around USENET archives it seems it's been around for longer than
the last couple of years :)
cheers
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