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From: rancke@diku.UUCP (Hans Rancke-Madsen.)
Newsgroups: comp.misc,news.misc
Subject: Re: History
Message-ID: <3424@diku.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 18-Sep-87 11:11:57 EDT
Article-I.D.: diku.3424
Posted: Fri Sep 18 11:11:57 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 20-Sep-87 10:54:46 EDT
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Organization: DIKU, U of Copenhagen, DK
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Keywords: History, foo, bar
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In article <20@kpdc.kpd.UUCP> phk@kpdc.kpd.UUCP (Poul-Henning Kamp) writes:

>foobar is a derivate of fubar, from the following family of three.
>all of them have their origin in WorldWar II

>SNAFU - Situation's Normal - All Fouled Up
>TARFU - Things Are Realy Fouled Up
>FUBAR - Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition.

Of course the word isn't "Fouled", but I guess it'll do... :-)

    Hans Rancke
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