Kurth Bemis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> asked: >>> what is up the foo this and foo that? i see it everywhere. It is a late 20th century adaptation of a World War I-era expression "fubar", which meant (in polite vernacular) "fouled up beyond all recognition". It's pronounced 'foo-bar'. Modern (1960+) computer types adapted it as a dummy value. "If you add 'foo' to x, you should get 'bar'". It's been in fairly common use since I was in college in the early 70's. It's an interesting linguistic crutch, which I'll let our liberal arts friends discuss at length - me, I'm just an engineer. Bayard ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayard R. Coolidge N1HO DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed are Compaq Computer Corp. solely those of the author, and not Nashua, New Hampshire, USA those of Compaq Computer Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] (DEC '77-'98) or any other entity. "Brake for Moose - It can save your life" - N.H. Fish & Game Dept. -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS/CC d+ s:+ a+ C+++$ UO++$L++>$ P L++>$ E-@ W+ N++ o- K? w--- O? M? V-- PS+ PE+ Y+ PGP- t++ 5? X? R* tv b++ DI+++ D? G e++ h+ r-- y-- -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK----- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ********************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the following text in the *body* (*not* the subject line) of the letter: unsubscribe gnhlug **********************************************************
