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by mr_vile 1686 days ago
I know a couple of people that went out of their way to have the yen backslash on their PC. It certainly is charming in a way. Kind of like how email addresses used to be written like:

eddie!STONY-BROOK.SCRC.Symbolics.COM!CStacy@EDDIE.MIT.EDU

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For anyone that doesn't know, the ! is for UUCP routing.
I remember using bang paths to send myself email via several different networks. I felt like such a Hackerman.