From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID, LOTS_OF_MONEY autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,fc050a66c3b5d87d X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 1094ba,86e8c626be2471ae X-Google-Attributes: gid1094ba,public From: G.Sande@worldnet.att.net (Gordon Sande) Subject: Re: F9X twister & ADA (was: n-dim'l vectors) Date: 2000/04/09 Message-ID: <38f0e21a.3471088671@netnews.worldnet.att.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 608822734 References: <8cctts$ujr$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <38EA0440.1ECBC158@ncep.noaa.gov> <38ED4ECA.ADB698C9@sdynamix.com> <38EF6B75.DD12DD25@att.net> <38EFC508.34D2CD9A@acenet.com.au> <38F0D0B0.A5F9425@att.net> <8cqle7$p36$1@nnrp1.deja.com> X-Complaints-To: abuse@worldnet.att.net X-Trace: bgtnsc06-news.ops.worldnet.att.net 955311655 12.79.74.146 (Sun, 09 Apr 2000 20:20:55 GMT) Organization: AT&T Worldnet NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2000 20:20:55 GMT Newsgroups: comp.lang.fortran,comp.lang.ada Date: 2000-04-09T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: On Sun, 09 Apr 2000 19:25:09 GMT, Robert Dewar wrote: >In article <38F0D0B0.A5F9425@att.net>, > Dick Hendrickson wrote: > >> I thought Fubar was a C term ;-) > > >No, like bug it is MUCH MUCH older than people think, I know >it was used (usually spelled Foobar) in the Algol-60 world, >anyone know anything definitive on first use here? > >P.S. bug was first used by Edison, the answer to the >million dollar question was an example of the show substituting >urban legend for fact (the moth was indeed found, but did NOT >give rise to the use of the word bug :-) > > >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ >Before you buy. Supposed Army/etc acronyms. Certainly WWII or earlier. FUBAR - Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition (use your own favorite F*** word! This is a family oriented newsgroup. ;-) ) It's FUBAR! A general description of disorder, etc. FIGMO - Forget it, I Got My Orders (usually accompanied by a glassy look in the eyes and a general disinterest in the immediate situation) Don't bother asking him, he's FIGMO! (Modern equiv - He just got an offer to be CEO of a dot-com etc.) "Raising Hell" is an alternaive to "Moving Heaven and Earth" when strong concerted efforts are required. A fine example of getting to the same end by differing paths. etc