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# .

hardly seemless, but it took me so long I had to post it
(I helped save b3ta! aubergene, Thu 20 May 2004, 14:25, archived)
# That
am woo.
(I helped save b3ta! skinnyrake =|:o)-/<, Thu 20 May 2004, 14:26, archived)
# Hash fish
haha

*hands over woo fish*
(I helped save b3ta! magnum, Thu 20 May 2004, 14:27, archived)
# Haha!
Genius!
Now tell me why they're called 'ampersands' and not 'ands'.
(I helped save b3ta! Kamikaze Stoat £4.09, Thu 20 May 2004, 14:29, archived)
#
ampersand

\Am"per*sand\, n. [A corruption of and, per se and, i. e., & by itself makes and.] A word used to describe the character ?, ?, or &. --Halliwell.

Besides, this is an and: "and"
(I helped save b3ta! monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 20 May 2004, 14:33, archived)
# thank you.
Adobe® also say that it from the latin 'et' being written very quickly.
(I helped save b3ta! Kamikaze Stoat £4.09, Thu 20 May 2004, 14:35, archived)
# I asumed everybody already knew that.
(I helped save b3ta! monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 20 May 2004, 14:42, archived)
# it's the shape
which is created when you run large electric currents through sand
(I helped save b3ta! aubergene, Thu 20 May 2004, 14:34, archived)
# looooong boring text rubbish about it for you
www.adobe.com/type/topics/theampersand.html

yes, it's safe to click.
yes it's boring
yes, I'll sod off now.......
(Dangermouse., Thu 20 May 2004, 14:34, archived)
# The Hash Fish has eyes!
*cowers*
(I helped save b3ta! monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 20 May 2004, 14:30, archived)
# loon
woo to you sir
(I helped save b3ta! Hainesey, Thu 20 May 2004, 15:13, archived)
# You
forgot the tilde fish. And the Hash fish is looking at me funny..

Woo!
(Girly Gerard contrary to popular belief, the manliest man, Thu 20 May 2004, 15:23, archived)