(x, why?) Mini: Special Characters

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(C)Copyright 2015, C. Burke.

So what makes some characters more special than others? My father-in-law will tell you "No one's special."

You know "@" misses his place in the limelights.

One last thing: why do people *say* "Hashtag" before saying the word/phrase in the hashtag? It's a "hash" and the whole thing is the tag. It's like "PIN Number" or "ATM Machine", I guess.

Come back often for more funny math comics. Okay?