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Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> wrote:

> In high school (Lockport IL around 1973) we used teletypes to write
> BASIC code and then save it to paper tape.
> 
[...]
> 
> Some wags would collect the paper tape dots and put them in the
> room's heater, where they would spray out when teach turned on the
> heat..
>

We would put those paper tape dots (chads) into somebody's umbrella 
and refurl it.  When they came to open the umbrella for use they'd get a
small snowstorm of chads on themselves.

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