I accidentally replied direct to Peter in my reply to the
call-with-environment-variables thread. Here is my original comment
regarding the "cock" utility:


> I've done some work recently but haven't updated its dependents to
> specify the latest version.
>
> > Really hate that name btw, very embarrassing to be working with a
> > young female co-worker and have to maneuver around saying the name
> > out loud, reflects very poorly on Chicken Scheme IMHO.
>
> Isn't it a rooster-pun, given Chicken?
>

Obvious to you, obvious to me. Unfortunately not so immediately obvious to
some. Wattle, cockadoodledoo and comb are all available and benign
alternatives. It's not a big deal, it just felt unprofessional at that
moment, like I was installing some software written by a 12 year old. I
like the chicken theme and the word play. I needed to do a from-scratch
install of chicken the other day and I called it a "raw chicken" install
and got a chuckle from the infrastructure guy. All good.
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