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Comments on Puzzle #8243: WTH?!
By Eva Carner (suneva)

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Puzzle Description:

My favorite punctuation mark, the interrobang. Invented in 1962 by Martin K. Speckter, it combines the uses of the exclaimation point and the question mark. Takes guts to invent your own punctuation mark don't you think?

#1: Eva Carner (suneva) on Apr 2, 2010

My first puzzle. I was going to call it WTF?! but I obviously don't have the guts that Speckter possesses. LOL
#2: Kai-Uwe Zickerick (conzick) on Apr 3, 2010
This is good one. Perfect start. Tricky, small, b&w.
Go on!
#3: Tom O'Connell (sensei69) on Apr 3, 2010
i like the new mark
#4: Jan Wolter (jan) on Apr 3, 2010 [SPOILER]
I suppose it's used in sentences like "You did WHAT!?"

Though "!?" seems to work just fine.
#5: Alison Deem (Indigo) on Apr 3, 2010
Great idea. Love it. I will be incorporating into my life wherever possible! No question!
#6: Teresa K (fasstar) on Apr 3, 2010 [SPOILER]
Very cool first puzzle, Eva. And interesting too. I had never heard of the interrobang, so I had to look it up on Wiki. It is also called the quesclamation mark, printers just call it the bang, and it has also been called the spork of punctuation.

I hope you make some more puzzles for us. :-)
#7: Amy Can (hannahkin) on Apr 3, 2010 [SPOILER]
I love this puzzle! Punctuation rocks.
#8: JoDeen Mozena (ozymoe) on Apr 4, 2010
Looooooooooooved this!!!!!
#9: Eva Carner (suneva) on Apr 5, 2010
Thanks for all the encouraging comments!
#10: Joel Lynn (furface1) on Apr 6, 2010
Interesting factoid, fun little puzzle.
#11: Jota (jota) on Apr 7, 2010
Go Eva! Thanks!
#12: Jane Doe (telly) on Apr 20, 2010
cool.
#13: Kristen Vognild (Kristen) on Aug 26, 2011
Bahahaha, the "spork of punctuation!"
#14: David Bouldin (dbouldin) on Sep 19, 2012 [SPOILER]
i thought sporks were the "interrobang of utensils"?
#15: Bill (PopPop) on Jul 4, 2020 [SPOILER]
I'd love to hear Victor Borge's take on the interrobang in his "phonetic punctuation"!
#16: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Jul 4, 2020
Victor Borge's audible punctuation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIf3IfHCoiE

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