In article >, Sqwertz
> wrote:

> On Thu, 19 Jul 2018 16:07:04 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
> > Is there some reason you keep calling him your cow orker? Keyboard
> > malfunction? (Tee hee!)
>
> Cow Orker has been in use for several decades. I only ever saw it
> used in ba.food (where some of us used to hang out).

"Cow orker" was almost exclusively used in alt.folklore.urban or
alt.folklore.computers back in the day. I can't remember which.

leo