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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]
fool file
A term found on Usenet for a notional repository of
all the most dramatically and abysmally stupid utterances
ever. An entire subgenre of sig blocks consists of the
header "From the fool file:" followed by some quote the poster
wishes to represent as an immortal gem of dimwittery; for this
usage to be really effective, the quote has to be so obviously
wrong as to be laughable. More than one Usenetter has
achieved an unwanted notoriety by being quoted in this way.
(2001-01-05)
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]
fool file n. [Usenet] A notional repository of all the most
dramatically and abysmally stupid utterances ever. An entire subgenre of
sig blocks consists of the header "From the fool file:" followed by
some quote the poster wishes to represent as an immortal gem of
dimwittery; for this usage to be really effective, the quote has to be
so obviously wrong as to be laughable. More than one Usenetter has
achieved an unwanted notoriety by being quoted in this way.