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Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 11:01:28 -0800
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Subject: Zzyzx
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Does anyone know where the word Zzyzx came from? I have seen it numerous times, both in the computer world and in the real world. I used to assume it came from the old Adventure came, where (if I recall correctly) it was a magic word used to teleport, or something like that. But driving up highway 51 toward Las Vegas last weekend, I saw a sign for "Zzyzx Road--2 miles."
_/\\_ "I believe with all my heart that the closer man comes to understanding / L \\ the universe, the closer he comes to understanding himself. And that, \\_ C_/ after all, may be the greatest gift ever bestowed upon us. On you, on
\\/ me, on all mankind." -- Wernher Von Braun
According to Kentucky state law, every person must take a bath at least once a year.
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Subject: Zzyzx
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Community Memory: Discussion List on the History of Cyberspace ______________________________________________________________________
Does anyone know where the word Zzyzx came from? I have seen it numerous times, both in the computer world and in the real world. I used to assume it came from the old Adventure came, where (if I recall correctly) it was a magic word used to teleport, or something like that. But driving up highway 51 toward Las Vegas last weekend, I saw a sign for "Zzyzx Road--2 miles."
_/\\_ "I believe with all my heart that the closer man comes to understanding / L \\ the universe, the closer he comes to understanding himself. And that, \\_ C_/ after all, may be the greatest gift ever bestowed upon us. On you, on
\\/ me, on all mankind." -- Wernher Von Braun
According to Kentucky state law, every person must take a bath at least once a year.
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