Do we get any points for talking about a word long before Anu uses it for his word-a-day?

Subject: A.Word.A.Day--octothorpe

octothorpe (OK-tuh-thorp) noun

The symbol # ... is derived from a shorthand way of writing lb, the abbreviation for the Latin libra (balance)...


Compare our discussion at http://wordsmith.org/board/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=words&Number=36166
from eighteen months ago. And it wasn't the first time the word had been tossed around here, either !