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  2. Foo fighter - Wikipedia

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    The term "foo" was borrowed from Smokey Stover by a radar operator in the 415th Night Fighter Squadron, Donald J. Meiers, who, according to most 415th members, gave the foo fighters their name. Meiers was from Chicago and was an avid reader of Holman's strip, which was run daily in the Chicago Tribune .

  3. Foo Fighters - Wikipedia

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    Grohl hoped to stay anonymous and release the recordings in a limited run under the name Foo Fighters, taken from foo fighter, a World War II term for unidentified flying objects. [6] He hoped the name would lead listeners to assume the music was made by several people.

  4. List of musician and band name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Foo Fighters – Adopted from a term used by Allied aircraft pilots in World War II to describe various UFOs or mysterious aerial phenomena. [ 150 ] Foster the People – Originally called "Foster & the People" by frontman Mark Foster, but changed when many of his friends misunderstood the name as "Foster the People".

  5. Foo Fighters explain how to correctly pronounce their name - AOL

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    Christopher Walken returned to Saturday Night Live this past weekend to take another stab at pronouncing Foo Fighters.. Back in 2003, the Pulp Fiction star, 80, introduced the band on SNL, putting ...

  6. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Roman numerals: for example the word "six" in the clue might be used to indicate the letters VI; The name of a chemical element may be used to signify its symbol; e.g., W for tungsten; The days of the week; e.g., TH for Thursday; Country codes; e.g., "Switzerland" can indicate the letters CH; ICAO spelling alphabet: where Mike signifies M and ...

  7. Every Foo Fighters Album, Ranked - AOL

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    Since 1995, Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters have reigned as one of the most commercially successful rock bands in the world, but the project’s auspicious beginnings belie its enduring popularity.

  8. Smokey Stover - Wikipedia

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    The term "foo" was borrowed directly from Smokey Stover by a radar operator in the U.S. 415th Night Fighter Squadron, Donald J. Meiers, who it is agreed by most 415th members gave the "foo fighters" their name. [14] The term was used by Allied aircraft pilots in World War II to describe various unidentified flying objects or mysterious aerial ...

  9. Foo Fighters name new drummer, Paul Simon reveals hearing ...

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    The Foo Fighters named a new drummer. Ahead of their new tour, the Dave Grohl-fronted band has found a replacement for drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died last year. In a livestreamed event on Sunday ...