daoOfFoo

The dao of foo > Just out of interest, is there a historical reason why random objects get > named 'foo' so often? It seems to spring up everywhere without explanation. > > Danny I was musing over that myself. 'Foo' is often used in conjunction with 'Bar', and my best guess is that 'Foobar' is a variation on 'FUBAR', which is itself an acronym for: Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition (or, replace 'Fouled' with your favorite 'F' word) I think 'FUBAR' may have originated in the military, and was especially popular with the troops in WWII.