It comes from the acronym, FUBAR. This is military slang that has been around since WWII. FUBAR stands for: "F**ked Up Beyond All Repair"
----- Original Message ----- From: "Uttam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 11:15 PM Subject: [PHP] Who is foo & what is bar? Hi list! I think this topic is worth discussion here... regds, -----Original Message----- From: Uttam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 21 January 2003 13:29 To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-WIN] Who is foo & what is bar? In many code examples in PHP documention (& others also), I have seen authors referring to variables 'foo' & 'bar', but I have yet not discovered the origin of these names. I am sure there must be dozens of others who have the curiosity to find how the use of these names started. Can anyone quench the curiosities please? regards, -----Original Message----- From: Woolsey, Fred [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 05:29 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] Who is foo & what is bar? I'm pretty certain it is one of those brilliant, sarcastic military acronymns like SNAFU (situation normal, all f@#$%d up), as alluded to by Mikey- however, I believe the correct meaning is f@#$%d up beyond all repair. Witness the following hypothetical exchanges: "So soldier, what's the sitrep?" "SNAFU, sir..." and "How bad is it, soldier?" "Well sir, I'm afraid it's FUBAR..." Phonetically, FUBAR was simplified to FOOBAR, which allowed it to be parsed into FOO and BAR by standard software :-{)> Cheers, Fred Woolsey -----Original Message----- From: Chris Kranz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tue 1/21/2003 8:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] Who is foo & what is bar? Hehe!!! It's one of those classic terms that spans across many languages and dates back quite a long time. Whenever I pickup a programming book, somewhere in there, you'll find the infamous foo and bar... chris kranz fatcuban.com -----Original Message----- From: Mikey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 1:32 PM To: Uttam; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] Who is foo & what is bar? Just my opinion, but I think it comes from the acronym FUBAR - f@cked up beyond all recognition... Mikey > -----Original Message----- > From: Uttam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 21 January 2003 13:29 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PHP-WIN] Who is foo & what is bar? > > > In many code examples in PHP documention (& others also), I have seen > authors referring to variables 'foo' & 'bar', but I have yet not > discovered > the origin of these names. I am sure there must be dozens of others who > have the curiosity to find how the use of these names started. > > Can anyone quench the curiosities please? > > regards, > > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
