salescritter
/sayls'kri`tr/ n. Pejorative hackerism for a computer
salesperson. Hackers tell the following joke
Q. What's the difference between a used-car dealer and a
computer salesman?
A. The used-car dealer knows he's lying. [Some versions add
...and probably knows how to drive.]
This reflects the widespread hacker belief that salescritters are
self-selected for stupidity (after all, if they had brains and the
inclination to use them, they'd be in programming). The terms
`salesthing' and `salesdroid' are also common. Compare
marketroid,
suit,
droid.
