Path: utzoo!attcan!ncrcan!moegate!soley
From: soley@moegate.UUCP (Norman S. Soley)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: unix: Re: Meaning of foo and bar
Message-ID: <408@moegate.UUCP>
Date: 21 Jun 89 13:27:55 GMT
References: <20061@adm.BRL.MIL>
Reply-To: soley@moegate.UUCP (Norman S. Soley)
Organization: Ontario Ministry of the Environment
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In article <20061@adm.BRL.MIL> pm4062ms@tecnet-clemson.arpa writes:
>FUBAR --  F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition.
>
>I believe 'foo' and 'bar' simply are syllables from the last one.

Foo long pre-dates FUBAR, which is WWII US army slang. It appeared
frequently in comic strips (Pogo, Smokey Stover) and cartoons (Warner
Brothers) in the 1930's as a nonsense or filler word. It's most likely
it's current use was originated by a comic freak.
 
Is it time for a comp.what.is.foo? 
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