Confession time... while not a Grammar Nazi, I AM a word geek. I present to you -- the octothorpe.

[MiddleFingerMom]

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http://hotword.dictionary.com/octothorpe/?__utma=1.1123999019.1340760070.1340760070.1340760070.1&__utmb=1.2.10.1340760070&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1340760070.1.1.utmcsr=(direct)|utmccn=(direct)|utmcmd=(none)&__utmv=-&__utmk=218339865
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(The link works for me... lemme know if it does NOT work for you.)
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[Ptah]

1. octotherp?

[Denninmi]

2. Link works.

Thank you, MFM. I learned something today. Octothorpe. Who knew? Maybe the Octomom?

[PoliticAverse]

3. People should use the alternate name for the asterisk ('*')...

The 'sextile'.

[struggle4progress]

4. um ... that's an octoTHORN. zheesh!

(*mumbles*) ignorant fuckin stupid kids nowadays

[turtlerescue1]

5. Thanks, now I'm really confused, octo-confused.

I think the folks were maybe smoking a little of the second "word" noted, hash.

You mean it's NOT the "sign" that means #, number? Well #$%@#!

[csziggy]

6. If we're going to discuss punctuation, I prefer interrobangs

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/interrobang

[bluesbassman]

7. Scared me there for a minute. Thought I was going to see 14 little apostrophes running around.