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dragonchic ([info]bananainpyjamas) wrote in [info]otf_wank,
@ 2009-03-01 22:56:00
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Entry tags:it is very sad that this post has no tag

Pound for pound this is one of the most befuddling wanks I've seen
A question about a common symbol leads to three pages of cross-Atlantic warfare.

There's really nothing more to say.


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[info]spacelogic
2009-03-02 08:11 am UTC (link)
It's the "comment" key, duh.

(This amused me so much that I just surveyed my family: "sharp", "tic-tac-toe board", "hash", "pound", and "Nethack corridor symbol" were all offered up as possible answers. Diversity is good!)

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[info]wankaholic
2009-03-02 07:33 pm UTC (link)
Pfft, lies. It's used for extended commands in NetHack. EXTENDED COMMANDS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN CORRIDORS!

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[info]spacelogic
2009-03-03 08:18 am UTC (link)
What about lava, water, and sinks? Oh, and clouds. Usefullest damn' symbol on the keyboard, really.

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[info]pfeffermuse
2009-03-04 10:01 am UTC (link)
And in newspaper reporting (and I think very old telegraph systems), "#" is used to denote "end of story/message".

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