I remember one consultant in 2009 describing how they had a toy chicken that they used to sacrifice by chopping off its head before VMware upgrades back when VM

I remember one consultant in 2009 describing how they had a toy chicken that they used to sacrifice by chopping off its head before VMware upgrades back when VMWare was new. (They would then sew the head back on so the sacrificial chicken would be ready for next time.) My point is: I guess this is nothing new.