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microserf /mi:'kro-s*rf/
[popularized, though not
originated, by Douglas Copeland's book "Microserfs"] A
programmer at Microsoft, especially a low-level coder with
little chance of fame or fortune. Compare MicroDroid.
Related:
MicroDroid n. [Usenet] A Microsoft employee, esp.
one who posts to various operating-system advocacy newsgroups....
m -rf means never having the chance to say you're sorry
cow orker n. [Usenet] n. fortuitous typo for co-worker, widely used in Usenet, with perhaps a hint that orking cows is illegal.
This term was popularized by Scott Adams (the creator of Dilbert) but seems to have originated earlier in a 1997 scary devil monastery FAQ....
This fortune does not require Microsoft Windows.
Her tires are a little low.
Troglodytism does not necessarily imply a low cultural level.