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Do people really pronounce it this way...? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[–] lamp@neon.nightbulb.net 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

One can find little quips like this in Usenet archives:

Donkey Button == Ass Key == ASCII

https://www.rocksolidbbs.com/computers/article-flat.php?id=8199&group=alt.folklore.computers#8199