man sik

NAME

  sik - Shakspearean Insult Kit (aka, Vendor Response Kit)

SYNOPSIS

  sik [count]

DESCRIPTION

  The  sik command started as an example program for C structures, pointers,  and use
  of random number generators.

  sik was subsequently found to be useful for venting frustrations in  what  to  call
  vendor support organizations who give inane advice to problems such as:
    Re-install the operating system from scratch.
    Upgrade to the newest release.
    You have too many patches applied.
    I have never seen that before.
    That is not supposed to happen.  [ahem, that is why we called!]

  The default count is 50 insults.

EXAMPLES

  Generate five insults:

   java: sik 5
   Thou warped earth-vexing apple-john.
   Thou beslubbering beef-witted malt-worm.
   Thou saucy folly-fallen coxcomb.
   Thou infectious crook-pated haggard.
   Thou rank onion-eyed strumpet.

  Use an insult as the subject of a mail message:

   java: echo "hello, ;-)" | mailx -s "`sik -1`" snkac

   java: mail
   From snkac Mon May 17 19:04:24 1999
   Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 19:04:24 -0800 (AKDT)
   From: kurt carlson <snkac>
   To: snkac
   Subject: Thou churlish toad-spotted miscreant.

   hello, ;-)

   ? d1

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

  Written  at  the  University  of Alaska.  Do we really want to admit that?  Ongoing
  maintenance via SourceForge by Denali Sun Consulting.

  Suggestions or bug reports can be directed to denalisun907@gmail.com.