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From: hollombe@ttidca.TTI.COM (The Polymath)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Looking for Computer Folklore
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Date: 23 Feb 89 19:40:18 GMT
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In article <2999@alliant.Alliant.COM> werme@alliant.Alliant.COM (Ric Werme) writes:
}| A pride of lions
}| A gaggle of geese
}| An odd lot of programmers

You forgot the collective noun for "senior COBOL programmer":

     A load of old COBOLers.

(If you're not laughing, ask a British friend.  Preferably a Cockney). (-:{

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