MDMD(0): Sigmated Ampersand

davemarc davemarc at panix.com
Mon Jun 2 14:07:25 CDT 1997


> From: Sherwood, Harrison <hsherwood at btg.com>
> 
> So Jody is actually correct, at least as far as the dictionary stuff
> goes. And you gotta admit, that derivation _is_ a tad circular.
> 
> The "curlicue licking eastward" gambit is reaching. A smidge.
> 
Yet it's worth noting that the ampersand & the two ns curl around the long,
unbound edge of the cover, & the & is the only fully represented character
on the paper, or middle layer of the cover (counting the transparency, the
paper, and the hard board).

davemarc 



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