Re: Dumb Questions

2002-09-25 Thread Wladimir Foo
> Hi, Paul: > > There are no dumb questions... > There are, however, dumb answers. > It is up to you to separate the grain from the chaff. > IMHO, 'foo' is a polite synonym for 'fu' which is > part of 'fubar'. ergo, 'foo', as used c

Re: Dumb Questions

2002-09-25 Thread Chuck Gelm
Hi, Paul: There are no dumb questions... There are, however, dumb answers. It is up to you to separate the grain from the chaff. IMHO, 'foo' is a polite synonym for 'fu' which is part of 'fubar'. ergo, 'foo', as used commonly as a placeholder, has no

Re: Dumb Questions

2002-09-25 Thread Jim Reimer
everything you ever wanted to know about foo but were afraid to ask is at http://tuxedo.org/jargon/html/entry/foo.html -jdr- On Wednesday 25 September 2002 10:38 am, Mr. James W. Laferriere wrote: > Hello All , Not to prolong this threads death ... > > FUBAR , Old Military (& others) Fou

Re: Dumb Questions

2002-09-25 Thread Mr. James W. Laferriere
Hello All , Not to prolong this threads death ... FUBAR , Old Military (& others) Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition A less polite word was used in the original then too: foobar , To attempt to loose the 'Fouled' because of the less

Re: Dumb Questions

2002-09-25 Thread pa3gcu
On Wednesday 25 September 2002 13:23, Paul Kraus wrote: > What does foo stand for. It is used everywhere. I understand its just a > placeholder for the file name or what ever is pertinent to the context > it is used but I would still like to know what it means. I did read somewhere one that it wa

Re: Dumb Questions

2002-09-25 Thread Ray Olszewski
At 09:23 AM 9/25/02 -0400, Paul Kraus wrote: >What does foo stand for. It is used everywhere. I understand its just a >placeholder for the file name or what ever is pertinent to the context >it is used but I would still like to know what it means. These days it doesn't "stand for" anything. It's

Dumb Questions

2002-09-25 Thread Paul Kraus
What does foo stand for. It is used everywhere. I understand its just a placeholder for the file name or what ever is pertinent to the context it is used but I would still like to know what it means. Paul Kraus Network Administrator PEL Supply Company 216.267.5775 Voice 216-267-6176 Fax www.pelsu