Issue 2 Identity

Why you should start using the interr bang
The interrobang is perhaps the greatest invention of the
20 th century. Forget about the television, the internet or
the mobile phone, for the interrobang is triumphant over
them all.
And why have you, dear reader, never heard of this bizarre
unknown invention? Because it is gloriously unnecessary.
It is the answer to a problem that nobody had,
and yet, it is so ingenious at the same time.
The interrobang is essentially a combination of an exclamation
and a question mark. It was invented in 1962 by
Martin K. Speckter, who worked in advertising and wanted
to replace the unsightly “?!” that followed rhetorical
slogans. Thus, the interrobang was born.
The term interrobang comes from the words interrogative
point (another word for a question mark) and bang (a
printers and programmers term for exclamation mark). It
could also be used to describe the ?! combination.
Some example of the Interrobang in use are:
What on earth is that gorilla doing in the classroom‽
Are you ever disappointed with the performance of
your dishwasher‽