> -----Original Message----- > From: M Senthil Kumar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 9:53 AM > To: jason corbett > Cc: perl beginners > Subject: Re: Foo (Bar) > > > > Hi, > > On Wed, 8 Sep 2004, jason corbett wrote: > > As a newbie, I have seen the statement "foo (bar)" > mentioned in books > > and and even on this site. I haven't yet seen what this > actually mean as > > I can assume that its justfor examples. If I am wrong > please explain in > > detail what this is about. > > I read somewhere, that it stands for F**ked Beyond All > Recognition. :) > > Senthil
Yeah, FUBAR. F'd Up Beyond All Repair. It originated in the American military in WWII. As an acronym it was a natural to be adapted to the world of computing. :>) --Walt -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
