From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Proper noun: "mock deity"
[edit]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1944 1951 1952 1955
|
2004 2005 2008
|
| ME «
|
15th c.
|
16th c.
|
17th c.
|
18th c.
|
19th c.
|
20th c.
|
21st c.
|
1944, John Bristol Speer, Fancyclopedia[1], Sacred Order of FooFoo:FooFooism began in early 1938 when, as the faithful quaintly express it, FooFoo implanted in the mind of Pogo, and about the same time, of Speer, his Call to form the Sacred Order to oppose Ghughuism in all its forms, however monstrous. Till the early 40s the ranks of Foomen grew by leaps and bounds (and shuffles). Victory, they cried, was assured, for FooFoo had promised it. As Tom Paine said, Ghughuism, like tyranny, is not easily conquered, but the struggle is a glorious one. A fearful weapon given by All-blessed Foo was the Poo, far mightier than the Yobber. FooFooism has a number of highly inspirational songs. One of these the entire ChiCon (even the accursed Ghughu and Guggle, who were there) joined in singing.
1951 November, Pike Pickens, “Sez You”, in Quandry[2], number 15:Robert Bloch has blown his top. Backwards or forwards (or sideways) Foo ((ugh)) and Ghu ((!)) cannot be united! Does one eat chocolate cake with catsup on it? If you do and enjoy it then go off and be a fooghuist in your own little corner. You may as well worship Roscoe. Or Alpaugh. Foo fans are happy fans. Ghu isn't really helping Hoffman put out a fine mag you know. The fans who read Q are probably -- for the most part -- Foofooists.
1952 January, Bob Silverberg, “From der voodvork out”, in Quandry[3], number 27, page 14:And isn't the stf field ridiculous now? SPACE SF, a newcomer with just three issues behind it and practically no regular following built up, has announced that it is going monthly. And before the next year is out, Imagination, If, Fantastic, and foo knows hew many others may be on the twelve-a-year-tag. During 1952, Startling, OW , F&SF, and Space all converted to monthly, to join aSF, Galaxy, AS, and PA. It's too much.
1955 January, Dean Grennell, “Filler #523”, in Abstract[4], number 9:I imagine it must be pretty discouraging to send out a whole issue of a fanzine and get nothing back but a couple of poctsarcds.[sic] I wouldn't know, thank Foo.
2004 September, Jack Speer, “Last and First Fen”, in Noreascon 4 Souvenir Book[5], page 57:You’ll never guess what Wollheim’s men have found!¶ A forest full of perfect echo-flowers.¶ Honest to Foo! He says ”Salad!” to them,¶ And they obediently answer back, “Salad!”
2005 June, Rich Coad, “Let’s Hear It For The Vague Blur”, in Chunga[6], number 10, page 9:Appeals to Ghu, to roscoe, to Foofoo himself, did no good.
2008 August 9, Arnie Katz, “Numbered Fandoms”, in VFW[7], volume 4, number 8 (whole number #109), page 17:Roscoe is probably more popular than FooFoo in 21st Century Fandom.
