A Conversation for COBOL - the Programming Language
Collective noun
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Started conversation Nov 5, 2001
The collective noun for a group of senior COBOL programmers is "A load of old COBOLlers"
I just wanted to be the first to post that... 
Collective noun
Steve K. Posted Nov 5, 2001
Ah, I thought it was "card wallopers", as in the Russian Cobol folks that US (and UK?) companies hired to avoid the Y2K, uhhh, "problem". 
Collective noun
SchrEck Inc. Posted Nov 6, 2001
Hi,
perhaps the term 'a bunch of old fogeys' will do as well... 
Key: Complain about this post
Collective noun
More Conversations for COBOL - the Programming Language
Write an Entry
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a wholly remarkable book. It has been compiled and recompiled many times and under many different editorships. It contains contributions from countless numbers of travellers and researchers."