From: James Britt <james_b@...>
Date: 2006-05-14T12:50:03+09:00
Subject: Re: foo bar

Sergey Volkov wrote:
> ..
> When ‘foo’ is used in connection with ‘bar’ it has generally 
> traced to the WWII-era Army slang acronym FUBAR (‘Fucked Up Beyond All 
> Repair’ or ‘Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition’), ...

On a side note, various early comicstrip characters, such as Krazy Kat, 
  used "Foo!" as a general exclamation, a trait brought back by Patrick 
McDonnell in his "Mutts" strip.

-- 
James Britt

"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance, but the illusion 
of knowledge."
  - D. Boorstin