Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?

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From: R!ch
Date: Thu, 22 May 1997 00:00

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On 22 May 1997, Volker Borchert wrote:

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> In article <jR8CBBAo1BhzEwIZ@hayford.demon.co.uk>, Greg Hayes <greg@hayford.demon.co.uk> writes:
> 
> |> Where does 'foo' come from
> 
> foubar : FOuled Up Beyond Any Recognition

Actually, the etymology of 'foo' is rather more obscure.  You're
thinking of FUBAR.  See the Online Jargin File for more details:
http://www.ccil.org/jargon/jargon.html

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From: R!ch <richardt@uk.sun.com>
Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?
Date: 1997/05/22
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