I'm guilty of that. :)

Then again, Iv'e seen systems where I would rather chew on rusty nails, be unemployed and eat out of garbage cans rather than deal with the existing code base.

>Here's another one:
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>nn+5) The NIHilist. NIH=Not Invented Here. A consultant who never recommends adding to an existing system; always insists that everything has to be rewritten from scratch.
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>>ROFLMAO ..... thats a GREAT one.
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>>>11 (I think) The Seagull
>>>Flies in while you are on holiday, drops something monstrous in/on your code and then flies out again.