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Article #8296Re: Automatic Mode switching
From: Elmar Schuetz
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 1989 21:10
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 1989 21:10
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[Sorry for following up - but I don't know the network of Dale's address to reply - maybe ARPA? ----| ] v In article <3631@cs.Buffalo.EDU> ugwiles@sybil (Dale Wiles) writes: >BTW, where the #$@#$ does "foo" and "bar" come from? Why "foo" and why >"bar"? From news.announce.newusers - Subject: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions: # 2. What is the derivation of "foo" as a filler word? # # The favorite story is that it comes from "fubar" which is an # acronym for "fouled up beyond all recognition", which is supposed # to be a military term. (Various forms of this exist, "fouled" # usually being replaced by a stronger word.) "Foo" and "Bar" have # the same derivation. And, from experience: $ Frequently used among Lisp-programmers. Cheers, Elmar
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcvax!unido!iraun1!iraul1!schuetz From: schuetz@iraul1.ira.uka.de (Elmar Schuetz) Newsgroups: comp.emacs Subject: Re: Automatic Mode switching Summary: Read news.announce.newusers Message-ID: <758@iraun1.ira.uka.de> Date: 12 Jan 89 21:10:41 GMT References: <MBADER.89Jan9140035@deep.cs.washington.edu> <3631@cs.Buffalo.EDU> Sender: news@iraun1.ira.uka.de Distribution: comp.emacs Organization: University at Karlsruhe, FRG Lines: 20