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  1. Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
  2. Path: in1.uu.net!bcstec!nntp
  3. From: Just Curious
  4. Subject: Re: Stupid Question: What does "foo" stand for?
  5. X-Nntp-Posting-Host: e522033.evt.boeing.com
  6. Message-ID: <DLE022.FJw@bcstec.ca.boeing.com>
  7. Sender: nntp@bcstec.ca.boeing.com (NNTP News Access)
  8. Organization: Boeing
  9. X-Newsreader: <TCP/Entry 1.03>
  10. Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 17:18:02 GMT
  11.  
  12. In article <4dhs6a$los$1@mhafn.production.compuserve.com> Tal Garfinkel <73400.667@CompuServe.COM> writes:
  13. Grouch >Stupid question indeed...so please refrain from posting it and 
  14. Grouch >read the FAQ. But to answer the question "foo" has been the 
  15. Grouch >traditional example function/variable name since K&R's first 
  16. Grouch >edition.
  17.  
  18. Apparently you didn't understand the question. Have someone read
  19. it to you again, slowly.
  20.