A co-worker has locked up a file that I need to edit and gone for a long, long lunch. Bad, bad coworker. How can I write refugee processing software without that file? Leaving refugee data in an inconsistent state makes Baby Jesus cry. I’ll bet it makes relational database pioneer C.J. Date cry too.
In the meantime, how ’bout some more puns on “Coalition of the willing”?
| Farmers | Coalition of the tilling |
| Feather-pen enthusiasts | Coalition of the quilling |
| Oil companies | Coalition of the drilling |
| People making flour | Coalition of the milling |
| Everyone on medication | Coalition of the pilling |
| Hit men | Coalition of the killing |
| Drunk oil tanker captains | Coalition of the spilling |
| A mess of Lisp programmers, all saying “no” | Coalition of the NILling |
| The Thirsty People of Toronto | Coalition of the swilling |
| People who make money off the Thirsty People of Toronto | Coalition of the distilling |
| Several trip-hop and ambient bands organizing a cross-country tour | Coalition of the chilling |
| Several hip-hop bands doing the same | Coalition of the illing |
| The North Korean Army doing the same | Coalition of the Kim Jong Illing |
| Carbohydrates | Coalition of the filling |
| The entire Lilith Fair engaged in onanism (might not be safe for work) | Coalition of the jilling (might not be safe for work) |
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