sigmonster

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sigmonster - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  sigmonster
   n.
  
     [common] A beast that randomly chooses one of a selection of
     signatures for appending to mail and news messages. The creature is
     most often mentioned directly when it has been in particularly good
     form and selected a signature appropriate to the topic being
     discussed; the construction "P.S.: good sigmonster, have a cookie" is
     not uncommon. While the are sigmonster programs floating around on
  the
     net, most hackers who keep one use a silly little Perl or Python
     script that they threw together in the middle of the night under the
     influence of far too much caffeine.