FUBAR Etymology

[Tom Donohue]

USMC terminology is "Situation normal...f.....d up beyond all recognition"

Andrew Buc wrote:

> ** Reply to message from "Christopher Ritchie" <critchie1 at hotmail.com> on Sun,
> 02 Dec 2001 18:49:46
>
> > U.S. military term.  Related to another U.S. military term that has now come
> > into common usage - "snafu" (situation now all f***ed up).
>
> I heard "situation normal . . ."