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by AB-Joel on September 2nd, 2003

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What is foo, and how do you fight it?

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  • by Santaanacanyon on September 6th, 2003

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    Actually, Don Dotter is not far wrong, and whoever gave him that "not useful" rating could have at least had the courtesy to set the record straight.

    Just after World War II, military pilots referred to UFO's as "Foos". Probably their way of trying to make a word out of the acronym. If the Air Force spotted a UFO on a radar screen, naturally they dispatched fighters to intercept, in the chance that the UFO might possibly be enemy aircraft. Sometimes the fighters got a glimpse of these UFO's in flight, but usually not. These missions became a source of humor for these pilots, and thus they referred to themselves as "Foo Fighters".

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    • very true...Dave and company have answered this in many interviews (especially when they first started) :D

      pjchik

      by pjchik on February 1st, 2004

    • Darn. I was hoping to get to that bit of trivia first. Well done!

      Midgardsormr

      by Midgardsormr on February 3rd, 2008

    • wow!!! well done mate, I never knew that. Thanks

      The0Rising

      by The0Rising on January 18th, 2009

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