XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: nikke.karlsson@gmail.com   
      
   On 2026-01-05, Lawrence D’Oliveiro  wrote:   
   > On 5 Jan 2026 18:10:08 GMT, Niklas Karlsson wrote:   
   >   
   >> C-pound ...   
   >   
   > “C£”?   
      
   # is often spoken as "pound" in the USA. Notably when instructing   
   someone to enter things on a phone keypad.   
      
   Niklas   
   --   
   This year's Corporate Technology Expo was no different than the ones for years   
   previous. [...] The scene was a three-hour, seemingly unending procession of   
   PowerPoint slides with enough laser pointers to take down an incoming ICBM.   
                          -- http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/MUMPS-Madness.aspx   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)