From:	rellwood <rellwood AT aludra DOT usc DOT edu>
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Subject:	Re: what's "foo"?
Date:	10 Nov 1997 20:14:25 -0800
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On 6 Nov 1997, test wrote:

> I've seen "foo" poping up in lot of djgpp and at&t unix documentations. Why
> is this obsesion with this word? I wonder if this is somekind of insider
> jargon?

"foo" is shorthand for "fubar" which stands for "Fucked Up Beyond All
Recognition"  The term came into use durring the late 70's among computer
programmers using difficult and unweildy computer languages.

-Richard

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