charlie and algernon
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Wed Sep-28-11 01:40 PM
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Poll question: What is the name of this symbol: # |
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Wed Sep-28-11 01:46 PM
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1. My dear charlie and algernon! |
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This is an interesting poll question...
I'm wondering why you're asking it?
:hi:
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charlie and algernon
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Wed Sep-28-11 01:49 PM
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2. haha, just bored at work |
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and a thing I'm working on calls that symbol a "hash mark" then my mind wandered to all the other names we have for it. As far as I can tell, it's the only common symbol that we use that has multiple meanings and names. Though of course naming it a hashtag is relatively new.
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Wed Sep-28-11 05:45 PM
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8. I thought a 'hash mark', meant what was left on scissors |
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after trimming plants. *sigh Times, they are a changin'...
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Wed Sep-28-11 01:50 PM
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Wed Sep-28-11 01:51 PM
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4. oh crap, that's right! |
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dammit, and I hate to add things to polls after people have already voted. Oh well, that can be the "other" option.
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Wed Sep-28-11 02:17 PM
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5. In the telephone bidness we call it an |
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Edited on Wed Sep-28-11 02:21 PM by OriginalGeek
octothorpe
but nobody understands so we give up and say "pound sign"...(and then grumble because nobody gets us)
Also, for it to be true sharp symbol, the horizontal lines must rise up from left to right. just sayin. I'm not grading.
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Wed Sep-28-11 04:20 PM
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6. I call it "the waffle" |
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Wed Sep-28-11 05:27 PM
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7. Isn't the slang for that one "splat"? |
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Wed Sep-28-11 09:35 PM
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9. I voted Robb is a dingbat for old times sake. |
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Wed Sep-28-11 09:45 PM
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I always thought it was called score mark.
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Thu Sep-29-11 03:13 AM
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11. I'm pretty sure pound sign is the winner, and that's weird because |
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there's another pound sign, that L with a slash through it for pound sterling. I've only heard hash mark from programmers.
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Thu Sep-29-11 07:20 AM
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12. A tic-tac-toe board that leans TO THE RIGHT???? |
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I'LL NEVER PLAY THAT DAMN GAME AGAIN!!!!
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Sat Oct-01-11 02:48 AM
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13. A woman with an extra leg ? |
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Sat Oct-01-11 09:42 AM
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14. The first three are correct... |
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It is also known in some circles as an 'octothorpe' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OctothorpeIt is however NOT a musical 'sharp' symbol.
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Sat Oct-01-11 09:47 AM
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15. I know people (or automated phone answering systems) mean that when they say "pound"... |
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...but I think pound is either lb. or that British L-looking thing.
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