[GreenKeys] Why has the '#' symbol been called a number sign, pound sign, and now 'hashtag'?

[W2HX]

"the problem with kids these days is...they're too damn young!"
"youth is wasted on the young"


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From: greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jeffrey D Angus
Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2017 7:32 PM
To: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Why has the '#' symbol been called a number sign, pound sign, and now 'hashtag'?

The younger generation has always been a problem.

“The children now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise.”


― Socrates

I'm sure had Socrates had Twitter, "Kids today. Sad."

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Jeff-1.0
wa6fwi
http://www.foxsmercantile.com


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