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From: israel@umcp-cs.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Fubar (or derivative 'foo' and 'bar')
Message-ID: <2305@umcp-cs.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 31-Aug-83 16:55:51 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 31 16:55:51 1983
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Organization: Univ. of Maryland, Computer Science Dept.
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I believe the term 'snafu' is similar, standing for 'Standard
Navy Army Foul (or 'F---') Up'  and comes from the military where joint
ventures would always have communications and other problems coming up.
-- 

~~~ Bruce
Computer Science Dept., University of Maryland
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