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Re:Etymology of “Foo” (2001) by Herodotus38 on Thursday March 01, 2018 @12:07AM (#16489822)
That was actually much more interesting and detailed than I was expecting. I didn't know about all the pre-WWII foo usage in comics, popular slang, and cartoons. I also found the bit about the existence of "foo clubs" odd. It's like a meme where we only have scraps of the 7th iteration.
Re:Etymology of “Foo” (2001) by user51442 on Thursday March 01, 2018 @10:40AM (#16492786)
"foo" occurs in the lyrics to Cab Calloway's 1939 Jumpin' Jive, as in this clip, also featuring fabulous tap dancing from the Nicholas Brothers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8yGGtVKrD8