From: "M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" <znmeb@...>
Date: 2006-05-15T00:38:52+09:00
Subject: Re: foo bar



James Britt wrote:
> 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.
And of course Smokey Stover used "Foo!" along with the better-known
"Notary Sojac" :)

Speaking of FUBAR, SNAFU stands for "Situation Normal -- All F***** Up"

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M. Edward (Ed) Borasky

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