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From: edward@engr.uky.edu (Edward C. Bennett)
Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.wizards,news.misc
Subject: Re: Re: History: foo and fubar are unrelated
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Date: Mon, 12-Oct-87 12:40:58 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 12 12:40:58 1987
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In article <313@gvgspd.UUCP> mrk@gvgspd.UUCP (Michael R. Kesti) writes:
]In article <1539@cognos.UUCP> roberts@cognos.UUCP (Robert Stanley) writes:
]>       The choice of particular monosyllables is probably attributable to the
]>keyboard habits of the local guru.  My own choice has, for many years, been
]>'fred', which is a cycle of four keys under my frequently idle left index
]>finger.
]I, too, use fred, and, unless it was subliminally supplied to me, thought
]that I had made this up myself.  I had used it for years, and then began to
]discover that *MANY* others use it as well!  This never fails to amaze me!

I've used 'fred' as a throwaway name for years now. The origin of my
reasoning can be seen when you consider some of the other names that
I use. e.g. Barney, Betty, Wilma...etc. ;-)

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