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Subject: unix: Re: Meaning of foo and bar
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Date: 20 Jun 89 16:18:57 GMT
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Consider these three acronymic comments on the human condition:

SNAFU --  Situation Normal, All F***ed Up.

JANFU --  Joint Army-Navy F*** Up.

FUBAR --  F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition.

I believe 'foo' and 'bar' simply are syllables from the last one.

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