| Revision as of 10:07, 13 April 2020 editAlcaios (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users37,055 edits definitely not a reliable source. It's Eric S. Raymond quoting Paul Dickson. None of them is an academic, even less a linguistTag: Visual edit← Previous edit | Revision as of 17:56, 13 April 2020 edit undoCardei012597 (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers82,299 edits Fixed link to the graffiti, not the film.Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web editNext edit → | ||
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| "'''Foo was here'''" is an Australian ] signature of ], especially known for its use during ], but also became popular among Australian schoolchildren of post-war generations.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}} | "'''Foo was here'''" is an Australian ] signature of ], especially known for its use during ], but also became popular among Australian schoolchildren of post-war generations.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}} | ||
| It may have inspired the later "]" graffiti.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Musser-Lopez|first=Ruth A.|date=2013|title=Rock and Gravel Row Mounds/Aggregate Harvesting near Historic Railroads in the Desert and Basins Regions of California and Nevada|url=http://nvarch.org/amcs/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2013-Volume-26-Nevada-Archaeologist.pdf#page=81|journal=Nevada Archeologist|volume=25|pages=81|via=}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=April 2020}} | It may have inspired the later "]" graffiti.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Musser-Lopez|first=Ruth A.|date=2013|title=Rock and Gravel Row Mounds/Aggregate Harvesting near Historic Railroads in the Desert and Basins Regions of California and Nevada|url=http://nvarch.org/amcs/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2013-Volume-26-Nevada-Archaeologist.pdf#page=81|journal=Nevada Archeologist|volume=25|pages=81|via=}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=April 2020}} | ||
| It has been claimed that "Foo" probably came from the ] for ], but this is likely to be a ].{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}} | It has been claimed that "Foo" probably came from the ] for ], but this is likely to be a ].{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}} | ||
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"Foo was here" is an Australian graffiti signature of popular culture, especially known for its use during World War I, but also became popular among Australian schoolchildren of post-war generations.
It may have inspired the later "Kilroy was here" graffiti.
It has been claimed that "Foo" probably came from the acronym for Forward Observation Officer, but this is likely to be a backronym.
References
- Musser-Lopez, Ruth A. (2013). "Rock and Gravel Row Mounds/Aggregate Harvesting near Historic Railroads in the Desert and Basins Regions of California and Nevada" (PDF). Nevada Archeologist. 25: 81.