Not "pling", but I've used "bang" for many years.  Can't remember where
that started though.

BTW, I've also heard asterisks referred to as a "snowflake".  And no,
this was not from a child.

Cheers,
-Neil.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Baker" <jon@HAYSEED.NET>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: [OT]: Character Pronunciation (was: Simplest, cheapest, easiest
solution for displaying 2 numbers)


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "michael brown" <n5qmg@AMSAT.ORG>
>
>
> > > First call - try the 'star'  (asterisk, IMHO,
> > > but there again american custom), hang up, second call try the hash or
> > > number sign - it works!  Maybe you'll remember next time... ;-)
> >
> > And I thought * was a 'splat'.  ;-)
> >
>
> Along the same lines, does anyone else call the ! exclamation mark a
"pling"
> ? Its a habbit I got into years ago and I don't really know where it came
> from.
>
> Jon Baker
>
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