[Ads-l] Antedating of "FUBAR"

[Shapiro, Fred]

Absolutely.  One of the earliest uses of the word "snafu" was an article in the Indianapolis Star, Sept. 13, 1942, about a dog named "Corporal Snafu."

Fred Shapiro

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Subject: Re: Antedating of "FUBAR"

Anybody named Snafu?

JL

On Mon, Aug 26, 2024 at 3:16 PM Bill Mullins <amcombill at hotmail.com> wrote:

> > Is it possible that "Pvt. Roger Fubar" was not a
> > pseudonym, but a genuine name?
>
> The genealogical database Familysearch.org has several people listed with
> the  last name "Fubar".
>
> For example, 40 year old washerwoman Cassie Fubar and her 12 year old son
> Lon Fubar lived in Monroe City GA in 1930.  17 year old laborer Abner Fubar
> was in Gardiner, NY in 1855.
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