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CrayonX posted 05-26-99 06:00 PM ET
What is your favorite ASCII character?
Mine is �
Valtyr posted 05-26-99 07:17 PM ET
Ah yes, � � is the 27th letter of the Norwegian alphabet. You can also find it in the Danish, Icelandic and Faeroese alphabets.
In addition Norwegian has � � and � �.
As for my favourite I really never thought about it. Maybe $ or �, hehe.
SnowFire posted 05-26-99 07:37 PM ET
Ah yes... � is a fine symbol.
encyclop�dia
arch�ology
What else is there? For the life of me I cannot think of any other � words.
CrayonX posted 05-26-99 07:43 PM ET
How about m�lstrom? yah! I propose this be added to the North American/Pseudo Latin Arabic english alphabet.
Spoe posted 05-26-99 08:19 PM ET
�sthetic
�ther
There're some others as well.
SnowFire posted 05-26-99 09:28 PM ET
Argh. I now stand up and bear the mark of shame. Why couldn't I think of those before! Ah well. I now will dedicate the rest of my life for a search for the remaining � words.
Well, maybe not. But I can dig up ye old dictionary and find some stuff there, for all words lucky enough to start with �... and there are some other obvious ones we forgot, especially from Greek mythology.
�geis (Really good armor Athena wore, and a missile defense system)
�olus (God of Winds)
d�mon (old name for a demon)
�gean (the Sea south of Greece)
�neas (guy in the Aenead who runs from Troy and founds Rome)
�olipile (thing Hero built and is always mentioned as predeccesor to jet engine)
�on (even longer than an eon)
�sir (Norse God/Gods)
�sculpas (guy Socrates owed a chicken to)
I only posted words I recognized (those are my definitions, not the dictionary), and was pretty sure had the dipthong in them. For folks at home trying this, anything starting with aero (aerodynamics, aerobic) doesn't work, look for the a� (with the accent to the right of the e) for probable candidates.
I now post a reward of (something vauge but tantalizing) for any � caught, archaic or alive. Let the hunt begin!
Spoe posted 05-26-99 09:40 PM ET
"�neas (guy in the Aenead who runs from Troy and founds Rome)"
Wouldn't that be �nead?
Also, �gis was a shield, not a suit of armor, IIRC.
Spoe posted 05-26-99 09:46 PM ET
To go back on topic, I'd have to say either � or �.
Ambro2000 posted 05-26-99 10:04 PM ET
I kinda like the Swedish �� and ��
Ambro2000
Fjorxc the Maniac posted 05-26-99 10:09 PM ET
AAAH! The evil �! My eyes are burning! BURNING! Return to the smelly, yellowing textbooks of the 1920's where you belong, you foul, ugly, stupid-looking letter, you!
Fjorxc takes the � oot into the street and pumps it full of charged particles.

Fjorxc the Maniac
Unwashed Village Idiot,
Wanderer,
CWALer,
8th Canadian Faction of Humanity.

"So watch out... Lazlo Panaplex!
--Troy McClure, A Fish Called Selma
Ambro2000 posted 05-26-99 10:10 PM ET
Also this here are cool..
ý õ ë ê ç þ ð Ð ¿ ¥ ....and so on..........

Ambro2000
Fjorxc the Maniac posted 05-26-99 10:12 PM ET
AAAH! The evil � shows its hideous letters once more! My eyes! They're burning! BURNING! Return to the smelly, yellowing pages of 1920's mythology textbooks where you belong, you foul, evil, �-thing, you!
Fjorxc takes the � oot into the street and pumps it full of charged particles.

Fjorxc the Maniac
Unwashed Village Idiot,
Wanderer,
CWALer,
8th Canadian Faction of Humanity.

So watch out... Lazlo Panaplex!
--Troy McClure, "A Fish Called Selma," Datalinks
Fjorxc the Maniac posted 05-26-99 10:13 PM ET
Whoops. Double post.
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Author	Topic: Here's a fascinating topic (by request)
CrayonX	posted 05-26-99 06:00 PM ET What is your favorite ASCII character? Mine is �
Valtyr	posted 05-26-99 07:17 PM ET Ah yes, � � is the 27th letter of the Norwegian alphabet. You can also find it in the Danish, Icelandic and Faeroese alphabets. In addition Norwegian has � � and � �. As for my favourite I really never thought about it. Maybe $ or �, hehe.
SnowFire	posted 05-26-99 07:37 PM ET Ah yes... � is a fine symbol. encyclop�dia arch�ology What else is there? For the life of me I cannot think of any other � words.
CrayonX	posted 05-26-99 07:43 PM ET How about m�lstrom? yah! I propose this be added to the North American/Pseudo Latin Arabic english alphabet.
Spoe	posted 05-26-99 08:19 PM ET �sthetic �ther There're some others as well.
SnowFire	posted 05-26-99 09:28 PM ET Argh. I now stand up and bear the mark of shame. Why couldn't I think of those before! Ah well. I now will dedicate the rest of my life for a search for the remaining � words. Well, maybe not. But I can dig up ye old dictionary and find some stuff there, for all words lucky enough to start with �... and there are some other obvious ones we forgot, especially from Greek mythology. �geis (Really good armor Athena wore, and a missile defense system) �olus (God of Winds) d�mon (old name for a demon) �gean (the Sea south of Greece) �neas (guy in the Aenead who runs from Troy and founds Rome) �olipile (thing Hero built and is always mentioned as predeccesor to jet engine) �on (even longer than an eon) �sir (Norse God/Gods) �sculpas (guy Socrates owed a chicken to) I only posted words I recognized (those are my definitions, not the dictionary), and was pretty sure had the dipthong in them. For folks at home trying this, anything starting with aero (aerodynamics, aerobic) doesn't work, look for the a� (with the accent to the right of the e) for probable candidates. I now post a reward of (something vauge but tantalizing) for any � caught, archaic or alive. Let the hunt begin!
Spoe	posted 05-26-99 09:40 PM ET "�neas (guy in the Aenead who runs from Troy and founds Rome)" Wouldn't that be �nead? Also, �gis was a shield, not a suit of armor, IIRC.
Spoe	posted 05-26-99 09:46 PM ET To go back on topic, I'd have to say either � or �.
Ambro2000	posted 05-26-99 10:04 PM ET I kinda like the Swedish �� and �� Ambro2000
Fjorxc the Maniac	posted 05-26-99 10:09 PM ET AAAH! The evil �! My eyes are burning! BURNING! Return to the smelly, yellowing textbooks of the 1920's where you belong, you foul, ugly, stupid-looking letter, you! Fjorxc takes the � oot into the street and pumps it full of charged particles. Fjorxc the Maniac Unwashed Village Idiot, Wanderer, CWALer, 8th Canadian Faction of Humanity. "So watch out... Lazlo Panaplex! --Troy McClure, A Fish Called Selma
Ambro2000	posted 05-26-99 10:10 PM ET Also this here are cool.. ý õ ë ê ç þ ð Ð ¿ ¥ ....and so on.......... Ambro2000
Fjorxc the Maniac	posted 05-26-99 10:12 PM ET AAAH! The evil � shows its hideous letters once more! My eyes! They're burning! BURNING! Return to the smelly, yellowing pages of 1920's mythology textbooks where you belong, you foul, evil, �-thing, you! Fjorxc takes the � oot into the street and pumps it full of charged particles. Fjorxc the Maniac Unwashed Village Idiot, Wanderer, CWALer, 8th Canadian Faction of Humanity. So watch out... Lazlo Panaplex! --Troy McClure, "A Fish Called Selma," Datalinks
Fjorxc the Maniac	posted 05-26-99 10:13 PM ET Whoops. Double post.