I must admit, I find the idea of the origin here (invented by coders) unlikely; it seems far too generic and likely to go back considerably further. The sugges

I must admit, I find the idea of the origin here (invented by coders) unlikely; it seems far too generic and likely to go back considerably further. The suggestion of a WW2 soldiers origin (a la foo bar) in the article is more believable, though really I don't see why it should have not predated that as well.