Salm-on-ing \`sam-on-ing\ (v): Coined 11/15/96 by Henry Farkas
               A network condition in which every packet travels
               through the wire(s) with a transmission or response
               time that indicates that it is working as hard as
               as a salmon swimming upstream against a heavy
               current during spawning season.  Successful packets
               shall be known as "hero packets".  Dropped packets
               (the majority) shall be known as "dead fish", and
               the percentage of "dead fish" shall indicate how
               badly the network "stinks".
Bill Palis (bpalis@ims.advantis.com) adds: "Salmon Day: When you spend 
an entire day 'swimming upstream', only to get screwed in the end."