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What is internet? Today Show 1994What is internet? Today Show 1994

15 years ago a dawning technology was about to sweep the planet. Bryant Gumbel and Katie Couric discuss the 'at' symbol, which still to this day has no official name.

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Guest: eciqcmrs (841 days ago)
студент трахает эротика эмо секс порно хардкор

Guest:  (841 days ago)
in german @ is called "Klammeraffe" which means sth like grasping monkey
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Guest: at at at (840 days ago)
I think it might be 'spider monkey', lots of languages refer to it in some monkey form, but in Hebrew it translates to 'strudel'...go figure!
        
Guest: TC (838 days ago)
Latest comment: In swedish its "snabel-a", meaning "(elephant)-trunk-a"

Locard2008 Locard2008 (840 days ago)
isn't @ just shorthand for 'at'? where's a good secretary when you need one...

Guest: apijewnx (841 days ago)
секс услуги белгород бургас проститутки где найти проститутки эртиль

Guest: Jack (841 days ago)
Its a series of tubes.

Guest: irrilius (841 days ago)
How orange is that guy?
    
Guest: Bob (840 days ago)
The future's bright

Guest: Bob (839 days ago)
In the UK before email, it was always used for prices: 3 @ Ј25 = Ј75 (and pronounced "at")
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