fear and loathing
(Hunter S. Thompson) A state inspired by the prospect of
dealing with certain real-world systems and standards that are
totally {brain-damaged} but ubiquitous - {Intel 8086}s,
{COBOL}, {EBCDIC}, or any {IBM} machine except the {Rios}
(also known as the {RS/6000}).
[{Jargon File}]
(1994-12-06)