# test **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 1, 2003, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/165687 "2003-04-01T11:45:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![happytrails](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c2a13f/32.png) [@happytrails](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happytrails)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/165687/1 "2003-04-01T11:45:04Z")
[http://www.iraqbodycount.net/images/ibc\_sh\_grey.gif](http://www.iraqbodycount.net/images/ibc_sh_grey.gif) ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/165687/2 "2003-04-02T11:28:27Z")
♠ ♣ ♠ ♣ ♦ ❤ † ---
**Author:** ![Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/165687/3 "2003-04-02T12:04:32Z")
I’m going to use [size=5][color=red]♦ for my sig. Yay me. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/165687/4 "2003-04-02T12:07:27Z")
**Joe K** , that stuff looks so cool! But why would the crucifix at the bottom be coded as a “dagger”? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/165687/5 "2003-04-02T16:11:11Z")
It’s not a crucifix, since it doesn’t have Jesus hanging on it. It’s arguably a cross. But the most common purpose for that symbol, in text, is as a dagger, which is used in the same way as an asterix to indicate a footnote. In some fonts, it has more of a daggerish shape, with a handle, hilt, and blade, but some fonts simplify it to a cross shape. ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/165687/6 "2003-04-02T22:36:07Z")
Yeah, I was a bit surprised by its cross-like nature… Heh, **Aslan** , I saw that on your sig an hour ago, and was wondering if you got that idea from here…😛 ---
**Author:** ![SumLurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@SumLurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SumLurker)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/165687/7 "2003-04-03T08:54:16Z")
testinations… What is this thing anyhow? I just chose it for it’s “S” appearance, so if it’s a satanic symbol, or anti-someone or something, do lemme know so i can change! ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tom\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_P)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/165687/8 "2003-04-03T09:11:51Z")
§ is used in legal writing and means “section”. It’s related to ¶, which means “paragraph” Disclaimer: IANAL, and this may be wrong. I don’t know if I used the correct American expressions. ---
**Author:** ![Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/165687/9 "2003-04-03T11:40:19Z")
Where do you get all those symbols from? ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/165687/10 "2003-04-03T11:48:25Z")
Thanks for the info, **Chronos**. ---
**Author:** ![SumLurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@SumLurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SumLurker)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/165687/11 "2003-04-03T12:12:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Aslan2 \* > \*\*Where do you get all those symbols from? \*\* I just opened the Character Map, in Windows. You get them by holding the Alt key and pressing various numbers on the keypad. Once you release Alt, poof, there’s your symbol. Fun! ---
**Author:** ![SumLurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@SumLurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SumLurker)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2003, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/165687/12 "2003-04-04T00:43:58Z")
more coding practice… [ul][_]This is a test.[_]I sure hope it works.But if it doesn’t, i’ll just try again![/ul] ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2003, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/165687/13 "2003-04-05T07:21:05Z")
† † † Oh, and I use the HTML code outlined somewhere on **Arnold Winklereid** ’s site. ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2003, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/165687/14 "2003-04-05T07:23:37Z")
I had to misspell his name…:smack: I mean **Arnold _Winkelried_** … Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![brianmelendez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/65b543/32.png) [@brianmelendez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianmelendez)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/165687/15 "2003-04-06T01:28:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tom P. \* > \*\*§ is used in legal writing and means “section”. It’s related to ¶, which means “paragraph” > > Disclaimer: IANAL, and this may be wrong. I don’t know if I used the correct American expressions. \*\* Yep, you’re right. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Aslan2 \* > \*\*Where do you get all those symbols from? \*\* You can generate them by pressing the [Alt] key while typing, from the numeric keypad, “20” for ¶ and “21” for §. ---
**Author:** ![milquetoast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@milquetoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/milquetoast)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/165687/16 "2003-04-07T01:02:00Z")
I, too, must practice… …a spoiler. ---
**Author:** ![milquetoast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@milquetoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/milquetoast)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/165687/17 "2003-04-07T01:03:29Z")
What happened to …my sig? Ah, there it is. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/165687/18 "2003-04-07T07:22:13Z")
sig test. ---
**Author:** ![j.c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@j.c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j.c)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2003, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/165687/19 "2003-04-08T01:36:34Z")
How do you do the spoiler? I’ve searched and searched and other peoples’ tests are the only hint. ---
**Author:** ![wolfstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wolfstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfstu)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2003, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/165687/20 "2003-04-08T01:44:15Z")
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