pm4062ms@tecnet-clemson.arpa (06/20/89)
Consider these three acronymic comments on the human condition: SNAFU -- Situation Normal, All F***ed Up. JANFU -- Joint Army-Navy F*** Up. FUBAR -- F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition. I believe 'foo' and 'bar' simply are syllables from the last one. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Schaeffer | "If genius were more often found in pm4062ms@tecnet-clemson.arpa | grey than bright colors, the world | would be ruled by elephants and mice." | -- Kent D. Hartman ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
soley@moegate.UUCP (Norman S. Soley) (06/21/89)
In article <20061@adm.BRL.MIL> pm4062ms@tecnet-clemson.arpa writes: >FUBAR -- F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition. > >I believe 'foo' and 'bar' simply are syllables from the last one. Foo long pre-dates FUBAR, which is WWII US army slang. It appeared frequently in comic strips (Pogo, Smokey Stover) and cartoons (Warner Brothers) in the 1930's as a nonsense or filler word. It's most likely it's current use was originated by a comic freak. Is it time for a comp.what.is.foo? -- Norman Soley - The Communications Guy - Ontario Ministry of the Environment soley@moegate.UUCP or if you roll your own: uunet!attcan!ncrcan!moegate!soley The Minister speaks for the Ministry, I speak for myself. Got that! Good. Stay smart, go cool, be happy, it's the only way to get what you want
sw@igloo.Scum.COM (Stephen Wolfson) (06/21/89)
Then there is the VAX designer who immortalize FUBAR in the VAX architecture. The VAX has a Failed UniBus Address Register ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
bph@buengc.BU.EDU (Blair P. Houghton) (06/23/89)
In article <408@moegate.UUCP> soley@moegate.UUCP (Norman S. Soley) writes: >In article <20061@adm.BRL.MIL> pm4062ms@tecnet-clemson.arpa writes: >>FUBAR -- F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition. >> >>I believe 'foo' and 'bar' simply are syllables from the last one. > >Foo long pre-dates FUBAR, which is WWII US army slang. It appeared >frequently in comic strips (Pogo, Smokey Stover) and cartoons (Warner >Brothers) in the 1930's as a nonsense or filler word. It's most likely >it's current use was originated by a comic freak. > >Is it time for a comp.what.is.foo? No. It is time to politely inform all readers that this word is defined in the frequently-asked-questions section of the monthly posting to news.announce.newusers. Therefore, there is no excuse for anyone to ask for this definition. --Blair "RTFM."
mchinni@pica.army.mil (Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E) (06/24/89)
In an article bph@buengc.bu.edu writes: >In article <408@moegate.UUCP> soley@moegate.UUCP (Norman S. Soley) writes: >>Is it time for a comp.what.is.foo? >No. It is time to politely inform all readers that this word is defined >in the frequently-asked-questions section of the monthly posting to >news.announce.newusers. Therefore, there is no excuse for anyone to ask >for this definition. That comment is bull*#@% (at the least). Have you NEVER heard that not ALL people get USENET news and therefore CAN'T READ THE *.*.* NEWGROUPS! I agree that all answers to these type (frequently-asked-questions) of questions should be mailed to the requester for them to summarize, and not to the net at large. But to say "Therefore, there is no excuse for anyone to ask for this definition" is totally uncalled for and at the VERY least short-sighted. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ Michael J. Chinni Chief Scientist, Simulation Techniques and Workplace Automation Team US Army Armament Research, Development, and Engineering Center User to skeleton sitting at cobweb () Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey and dust covered workstation () ARPA: mchinni@pica.army.mil "System been down long?" () UUCP: ...!uunet!pica.army.mil!mchinni /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ <insert standard disclaimer here>