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Subject:Names, names, names From:Carl Leonard <CLeonard -at- TFMG -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 29 Oct 1998 13:32:42 -0800
Assume that the purpose of the software is to do the tasks better, faster,
and cheaper than a human can.
We can conclude that the true purpose is to replace the human with software.
Therefore, a good name would be AxeMan... or to be more PC... AxePerson.
Remember to capitalize the first letter of the second (run-on) word.
In pro football training camp, there is a designated low-level management
type whose job is to be the bearer of bad news to players who are being cut
from the team. He tells them, "Get your playbook; Coach wants to see you."
This flunky's job title/nickname is "Turk."
Following on the above conclusion that the software in question is designed
to get people fired, call the software "Turk"
Carl 'Luddite' Leonard
Don't worry about biting off more than you can chew. Your mouth is probably
a whole lot bigger than you think..
-- Texas Bix Bender
