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From: halle1@houxz.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: Re. etymology of foo
Message-ID: <467@houxz.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 31-Aug-83 09:33:08 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 31 09:33:08 1983
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Organization: Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ
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I always thought that foo came from the punch line of the old, well known
joke, who's punch line includes a spoonerism of "if the shoe fits".