On Mon, 14 Mar 2016 08:18:32 -0000, Bod wrote:

On 13/03/2016 22:11, Mr Macaw wrote:
On Sun, 13 Mar 2016 21:32:58 -0000, rbowman wrote:

On 03/13/2016 12:22 PM, Mr Macaw wrote:
What do Americans call this sign? #

Octothorpe.

And this one? €½

A smudge? ;-)

It means the typewriter carriage is jammed.

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