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Because hyphens aren't the only characters that need love!
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Written before Lardy died: Yeah! That monkey from "Y: The Last Man" effin' RAWKS!!!!
Still "Lardy" to my friends!
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And why do ampersands deserve love? Exhibit A: From the archives! Another highlight of Hot Summer Nights... Lancesrealm's Ampersands ditty!
lancesrealm
Member July 26, 2002 11:14 AM
I love the Ampersand!
It does more than you think it can!
No need to use a silly "and"!
Just use an ampersand!
(1st singer) I didn't know what an ampersand was!
(2nd singer) How could you not? The world's abuzz!
People in Rio are dancing because
(chorus) We all love the ampersand!
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Not much between despair and ecstacy
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Sex & Drugs & Rock 'n' Roll!
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Not much between despair and ecstacy
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Where would rock 'n' roll bands be without the ampersand?
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders
Gerry & The Pacemakers
Paul McCartney & Wings
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Yes! And what about the poor programmers? Without the ampersand they'd be lost-- lost, I say!!
Or at least hassled more than they already are.
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The ampersand has a long and distinguished history, summarized at widipedia . The ampersand symbol has been found on ancient Roman sources dating to the first century A.D. Marcus Tullius Tiro, Cicero's secretary of 36 years, is credited as its inventor.[2] During this period the symbol was a boxy-looking ligature of the capital letters E and T. Over time the figure became more curved and flowing, until it came to resemble something like the figure above on the right, often called the "italic" ampersand. By the eighth century AD, Western calligraphy was well developed, particularly in forms such as Uncial, Insular script, and Carolingian minuscule. The calligraphers made extensive use of the ampersand because the condensation of a word into a single character made their work easier. During this time the even more condensed ampersand, shown above on the left, was developed. It is often called the "Roman" ampersand. ...et cetera.
Holy Cats of Egypt!
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Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering is now Wilmer Hale
Milliman & Robertson is now Milliman, Inc.
Booz-Allen & Hamilton is now Booz|Allen|Hamilton
I believe the heyday of the ampersand has passed.
Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie & Chevrolet -- c'mon, who really owns a Chevrolet (except Cobie)?
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Originally posted by Lad Boy:
I believe the heyday of the ampersand has passed.
Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie & Chevrolet -- c'mon, who really owns a Chevrolet (except Cobie)? How can you say that?? Ampersands forever!!  And I have a Chevrolet.  My baby for the last 3 1/2 years.
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Originally posted by He Who Wanders:
Where would rock 'n' roll bands be without the ampersand?
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders
Gerry & The Pacemakers
Paul McCartney & Wings Laverne & Shirley! & Lenny & Squiggy!
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Let's not forget CBS's great Monday night lineup, circa 1983:
Scarecrow & Mrs. King
Kate & Allie
Cagney & Lacey
That night was also the home of Newhart, which of course featured Larry, Darryl & Darryl.
And, over on Thursday nights, they were showing Simon & Simon!
The only character in all of literature who has been described as "badnass" while using the phrase "vile miscreant."
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Originally posted by Caliente: Originally posted by Lad Boy:
[b]I believe the heyday of the ampersand has passed.
Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie & Chevrolet -- c'mon, who really owns a Chevrolet (except Cobie)?
And I have a Chevrolet. My baby for the last 3 1/2 years.[/b]Chevy owners unite! Which do you own? May I suggest: the Cobalt? 
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Ampersand Powers... Activate!
The childhood friend Exnihil never had.
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Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Originally posted by Caliente: [b] Originally posted by Lad Boy:
[b]I believe the heyday of the ampersand has passed.
Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie & Chevrolet -- c'mon, who really owns a Chevrolet (except Cobie)? How can you say that?? Ampersands forever!! And I have a Chevrolet. My baby for the last 3 1/2 years.[/b]
Which do you own? May I suggest: the Cobalt? [/b]I rented a Cobalt once & thought it was incapable of sustaining a satisfactory level of performance.
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Originally posted by Lad Boy: Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: [b] Originally posted by Caliente: [b] </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Lad Boy: <strong>I believe the heyday of the ampersand has passed. Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie & Chevrolet -- c'mon, who really owns a Chevrolet (except Cobie)? How can you say that?? Ampersands forever!! And I have a Chevrolet. My baby for the last 3 1/2 years.[/b]
Which do you own? May I suggest: the Cobalt? [/b]I rented a Cobalt once & thought it was incapable of sustaining a satisfactory level of performance.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ouch. Poor Cobie. I own a Cavalier. And I love him. His name is Wally. (What a shock, I know.) But he has great acceleration, so it fits! Anyway, today's ampersand question: Would Sanford and Son's sign have been better looking if it were Sanford & Son? I say yes!
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I can't believe no one's mentioned A & W root beer.
Oh, and also: Snoopy & Woodstock, root beer being a natural segue to the famous beagle & bird duo, always over-indulging in it on New Year's Eve (except Woodstock would fall asleep after just a few root beers.)
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Betty & Veronica rule over all lesser females at Riverdale High.
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Are Betty & Veronica those two cute girls who work at Abercrombie & Fitch? Or was it Barnes & Noble?
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A&F, for sure.
And who could forget the channel A&E? I don't know what the letters stand for but they have that nifty biography series! And they also show Academy status movies. Groovy stuff!
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Not to mention M & M's! They can call them "milk chocolate" if they want, but they'll always be "plain" to me!
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I'd love to stick around and discuss the joys of ampersands (go ampersands!), but the S&M Society is meeting in a little bit and they're really strict about being punctual.
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Originally posted by Ram Boy:
Are Betty & Veronica those two cute girls who work at Abercrombie & Fitch? Or was it Barnes & Noble? I was in Harvard Square one time and there were these two young kids (between 10-14). The younger one wanted to go into the Abercrombie & Fitch store. The older one said "That's a store for gay guys." Caliente, A&E is for Arts & Entertainment
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Originally posted by Lad Boy: Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: [b] Originally posted by Caliente: [b] </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Lad Boy: <strong>I believe the heyday of the ampersand has passed. Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie & Chevrolet -- c'mon, who really owns a Chevrolet (except Cobie)? How can you say that?? Ampersands forever!! And I have a Chevrolet. My baby for the last 3 1/2 years.[/b]
Which do you own? May I suggest: the Cobalt? [/b]I rented a Cobalt once & thought it was incapable of sustaining a satisfactory level of performance.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Feh & Bah
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