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prettygoodwordbeghilos - calculator spelling -- that is, a technique on certain seven-segment displays of spelling words using upsidedown numbers.
Or, why 58008 means BOOBS. The name comes from the limited set of letters available -- B from 8, E from 3, and so on. See the Wikipedia article for more. Dates from the 1970s, when LED displays on calculators became available, and I haven't a clue how to pronounce it -- BEG-ee-lohs, maybe?
---L.
Or, why 58008 means BOOBS. The name comes from the limited set of letters available -- B from 8, E from 3, and so on. See the Wikipedia article for more. Dates from the 1970s, when LED displays on calculators became available, and I haven't a clue how to pronounce it -- BEG-ee-lohs, maybe?
---L.
