[1] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

wave a dead chicken v. to perform a ritual in the direction of crashed
   software or hardware that one believes to be futile but is nevertheless
   necessary so that others are satisfied that an appropriate degree of
   effort has been expended. "i'll wave a dead chicken over the source
   code, but i really think we've run into an os bug." compare voodoo
   programming, rain dance; see also casting the runes.


see also:
voodoo programming rain dance casting the runes 

[2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

wave a dead chicken
     
         to perform a ritual in the direction of crashed
        software or hardware that one believes to be futile but is
        nevertheless necessary so that others are satisfied that an
        appropriate degree of effort has been expended.  "i'll wave a
        dead chicken over the source code, but i really think we've
        run into an os bug".
     
        compare voodoo programming, rain dance.
     
        jargon file
     
        1996-09-08
     
     
see also:
voodoo programming rain dance jargon file 

Dead >> D Words
Dead, definition of term: Dead
dead_pag1.html

Chicken >> C Words
Chicken, definition of term: Chicken
chicken_pag1.html

Dead Head >> D Words
Dead Head, definition of term: Dead Head
dead+head_pag1.html

Dead Ground >> D Words
Dead Ground, definition of term: Dead Ground
dead+ground_pag1.html

Dead Hand >> D Words
Dead Hand, definition of term: Dead Hand
dead+hand_pag1.html

Dead Horse >> D Words
Dead Horse, definition of term: Dead Horse
dead+horse_pag1.html

Dead Letter >> D Words
Dead Letter, definition of term: Dead Letter
dead+letter_pag1.html

Dead Ringer >> D Words
Dead Ringer, definition of term: Dead Ringer
dead+ringer_pag1.html

Dead Reckoning >> D Words
Dead Reckoning, definition of term: Dead Reckoning
dead+reckoning_pag1.html

Dead Load >> D Words
Dead Load, definition of term: Dead Load
dead+load_pag1.html

Page 1 2 3 Next