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< Andys> oh dear
< Andys> in ruby, symbols are represented with a prepended
colon
< Andys> eg.   :flag
< Andys> so some guy tshirt that said ":sex"
< Andys> which everyone at railscamp knew meant "Sex symbol"
< Andys> he wore it until someone pointed out that to
non-rubyists it said "Colon sex"