name that $ign

[David Kipen]

If the twining snake and staff of the traditional medical emblem is a
Caduceus, wouldn't the dollar sign be a Fiduceus?

All finest,
David Kipen


On 8/28/06, Dave Monroe <monropolitan at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Uh, "dollar sign," I believe ...
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollar_sign
>
> http://www.exeter.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/dollar.html
>
> http://alt-usage-english.org/excerpts/fxorigin.html
>
> What do I win, uh, "Giarc"?  Okay ...
>
> --- giarc iksoknihcram <peeralacks at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > what is the name of the U.S. dollar sign?
>
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