# What does the "i" stand for?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-i-stand-for/601571>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 2, 2011, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-i-stand-for/601571 "2011-11-02T00:52:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-i-stand-for/601571/21 "2011-11-02T17:20:46Z")

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I remember a character in a William Gibson novel written before iPhones using “Eyephones” to surf the net while on a plane. Just a funny coincidence.

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**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-i-stand-for/601571/22 "2011-11-02T17:42:33Z")

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I think it’s actually a penis.

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