JMYERS@SRI-AI.ARPA.UUCP (05/16/86)
Item of interest: FUBAR was originally an acronym for "Fouled" Up Beyond All Recognition, stemming from the W.W.II era. It is related to SNAFU, and such short-lived acronyms as FUBIO, FUBISO, GFU, JANFU, MFU, SAMFU, SAPFU, SNEFU, SUSFU, TARFU, and TUIFU. Source: A Dictionary of Euphemisms & Other Doubletalk, Rawson. -------