pleco vs. pl*co

[sharkbait]

pleco vs. pl*co
I've seen this a few times. Why the splat (*)?

 

[dralarms]

Superstition. Some people beleive that if you post pleco instead of pl*co then yours will die. 8O

 

[ReefRaff]

oh now you guys gone and done it. 8O shame, shame.

 

[dralarms]

oh now you guys gone and done it.

Nope not me, I dont' even own one so... pleco, pleco, pleco.

 

[Menagerie]

WHAT???
They may explain why my pleco got hemorraghic septicemia--but we treated early and he is recovering.
So--PLECO PLECO PLECO PLECO PLECO PLECO PLECO PLECO PLECO PLECO PLECO PLECO PLECO PLECO

 

[patryuji]

What about pleco deaths before the internet was a popular medium for communication?

Does this mean people were writing letters to their friends and putting pleco instead of pl*co...

Funny how it only took about a decade for a silly superstition to develop...