Re: VMs: d's (8s) and ampersands (&) was; Nick's Strokes etc

[steve ekwall <ekwall2@xxxxxxxx>]

"Octothorp" = YES :-) 

8 (see the mirror?) the  hash/OCTOthorp is made with just 4 (four) 
lines ~count 'em~ :-) 8/2 = 4


best to all
-=se=-
steve (1/2'd the mirror being seen now :-)) ekwall



 Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 20:16:12 -0500
 From: Bruce Grant <bgrant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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 Subject: Re: VMs: d's (8s) and ampersands (&) was; Nick's Strokes etc
 
 Rene Zandbergen wrote:
 
 >The hash and asterisk appear on telephone sets,
 >which prompts the other trivia: why on earth are
 >the number keys not in the same order on
 >telephones and on calculators?????
 >
 Speaking of trivia, the "hash" (or "pound sign" as it is called in the 
 US but not the UK) is also known as an "octothorp".
 
 Bruce
 
 
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