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  Pay & Pick Up

  09.01.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Not sure where this came from, but the email said it was a BBQ restaurant.
  If you must know, ask Michael.

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  Angry Tennant

  04.27.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  They were so angry, they wrote their ampersand backwards. Via SFist.

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  Protected By

  04.16.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  I’m really not sure why this is backwards. Maybe Ace Kieffer knows?

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  Flour & Water

  04.15.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Add yeast and salt and you could have bread. Maybe this is a graffiti artist joke about wheat paste? Anyhow, this guys is facing the wrong way. That’s a three with a line (almost) running through it.
  Sent in by Johnny0. link.
  UPDATE:
  I just learned the real story behind this from Bilil who writes:
  Hey There,
  Really like [...]

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  Backwards Ampersand

  04.08.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Spotted at a local coffee shop. The Nutella Chocolate Chip cookie was excellent.

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  I’ve been away…

  06.09.08 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  Sorry for the brief hiatus. I had a friend in town, had a power cord catch on fire and was lazy.
  I have a ton of cool ampersand stuff to post so stay tuned. In the meantime, enjoy the awesome backwards ampersand I found at a local wash & fold.

The Ampersand

A scribal abbreviation for and. Derived from the Latin word "et."

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I like the ampersand. I think it is often the most attractive character of them all. This blog is an attempt to give this humble ligature the respect it deserves. If you would like to submit some ampersand-related content, please let me know.

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