# "If you need assistance, press 'hash'"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-need-assistance-press-hash/184436>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 26, 2003, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-need-assistance-press-hash/184436 "2003-06-26T02:46:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-need-assistance-press-hash/184436/41 "2003-06-26T19:07:20Z")

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I used to call it a Tic-Tac-Toe as well. Maybe we could all call it a grid?

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**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2003, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-need-assistance-press-hash/184436/42 "2003-06-26T19:11:02Z")

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Just remember that in London, ‘pounds’ are what they spend to get ‘hash’…

(Next you’ll be trying to tackle the ‘Zed’ vs ‘Zee’ controversy)

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