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Subject: '*' = splat - (nf)
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Date: Tue, 21-Jun-83 05:49:04 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun 21 05:49:04 1983
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inmet!tower    Jun 20 04:42:00 1983

A friend has always called an asterick "*", a "splat".

I have always wonder why this hasn't caught on like bang and
hat.

Its descriptive and one syllable and fun.

-len tower
ima!inmet!tower