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

[steve ekwall <ekwall2@xxxxxxxx>]

 Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 12:36:33 -0000
 From: Barbara Barrett <barbarabarrett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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 Subject: Re: VMs: d's (8s) and ampersands (&) was; Nick's Strokes etc
 
 
 
 > > Rene Rote;
 > >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?????
 
 > Bruce Belayed;
 > 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".
 
 
 Barbara Blithers;
 And British Telecom calls * "star" and # "Gate" keys!
 
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# "GATE" 

I like that :-)

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steve ( Gate/from/TO where?) ekwall

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