[net.nlang] '*' = splat

tower@inmet.UUCP (06/21/83)

#N:inmet:7300008:000:193
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