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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. | |||
| "'''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. 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=79|journal=Nevada Archeologist|volume=25|pages=81|via=}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=April 2020}} | |||
| Foo (or ]) is shown as a bald-headed man (sometimes depicted with a few hairs) peering over a wall (usually with three fingers from each hand appearing to clutch over the wall as well), with the simple inscription "Foo was here". | |||
| ⚫ | It has been claimed that "Foo" probably came from the ] for ], but this is likely to be a ].<ref>"", catb.org. Retrieved 10 February 2017.</ref>{{Better source needed|date=April 2020}} | ||
| Digger History, the Unofficial history of the Australian & New Zealand Armed Services, says of Foo that "He was chalked on the side of railway carriages, appeared in probably every camp that the ] World War I served in and generally made his presence felt". If this is the case, then "Foo was here" predates the American version of World War II, "]", by about 25 years. | |||
| ⚫ | It has been claimed that "Foo" probably came from the ] for ], but this is likely to be a ].<ref>"", catb.org. Retrieved 10 February 2017.</ref> | ||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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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 "Killroy 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.
- "foo", catb.org. Retrieved 10 February 2017.