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  1. Path: ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu!vancleef
  2. From: vancleef@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu
  3. Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
  4. Subject: Re: Stupid Question: What does "foo" stand for?
  5. Message-ID: <1996Jan16.144939.8745@ohstpy>
  6. Date: 16 Jan 96 14:49:39 -0500
  7. References: <DLA6o4.8s0@bcstec.ca.boeing.com>
  8. Organization: The Ohio State University, Department of Physics
  9.  
  10. In article <DLA6o4.8s0@bcstec.ca.boeing.com>, Just Curious writes:
  11. > Does anyone know what the generic function name "foo" stands for?
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  14. "Foo" stands for "fu" which means "fucked up". It is part
  15. of "Foobar" which stands for "fubar" which means "fucked up
  16. beyond all repair".
  17.  
  18. -Garrett
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