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Author:  foobar [ Tue Jan 12, 2010 1:27 pm ]
Post subject:  FOOBAR
Obviously it indirectly relates to the old WWII FUBAR (fucked up beyond all recognition/repair) but it actually relates to computer science (which I teach at NKU) as FOO and BAR were the variable names used by Ritchie and Thompson in the majority of their examples. When I first signed up for NTN back in the early 90's I wanted FUBAR but it was rejected so I took FOOBAR instead.
Author:  Pink Pig [ Tue Jan 12, 2010 4:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: FOOBAR
Welcome back, O Crotchety One. You get full credit for knowing the origin of your own handle. I'll post my own anon.
Author:  foobar [ Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: FOOBAR
Your mom...... just sayin....
Author:  ANON [ Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: FOOBAR
Pink Pig wrote:
I'll post my own anon.


Nope, that's mine! ;)

Hope you are feeling better now.
Author:  cavman [ Sat Jan 16, 2010 5:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: FOOBAR
foobar wrote:
Obviously it indirectly relates to the old WWII FUBAR (fucked up beyond all recognition/repair) but it actually relates to computer science (which I teach at NKU) as FOO and BAR were the variable names used by Ritchie and Thompson in the majority of their examples. When I first signed up for NTN back in the early 90's I wanted FUBAR but it was rejected so I took FOOBAR instead.

those two wrote, designed and implemented so much foo and bar made a lot of sense ... and shows their sense of humor as well I think - since like you and me, many of the early developers had a ton of 'fubars' which made life so good for us...
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