fool file

jargon 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)