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Re: st: the meaning of 'foo'


From   "Michael S. Hanson" <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   Re: st: the meaning of 'foo'
Date   Thu, 24 Aug 2006 12:57:41 -0400

On Aug 24, 2006, at 12:46 PM, b. water wrote:

without wanting to sound irreverent, i wonder whether someone could tell me the meaning or full expression of the abbreviation 'foo' so often used to illustrate Stata advice/help. i have always wanted to know this but now, my curiosity got the better of me. i simply have to ask.
Google is your friend (tm):
	<http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/F/foo.html>
	<http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=foo>


apologies if it has nothing to do with either statistics or Stata.
	It doesn't.  ;)

                                        -- Mike


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