RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Origin of SPAM (Yes! I am a google GOD)

["Ross, Matthew" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> This is another one of those Great Mysteries.  There is no question 
> that the existence of the expression "fubar" probably helped "foo" 
> and "bar" maintain their place in the lexicon of programming, but 
> whether they derived from it...that's tricky.  Unfortunately, too, 
> they're both old enough that they predate email, much less Usenet, 
> so doing the research on them is a lot more work.  I think I know 
> that "Foo" anyway occurs in the Lisp 1.5 Manual from the mid-60s.

If you can find a reference before WW2 then we can be sure. "Fubar" is supposed to have been made up by the American troops in that war.

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