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It's a joke/pun thingie.
PB = Peanut Butter
Pb (note the lower-case "b") = Chemical Symbol for Lead (from Latin Plumbum)
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I try to reduce the number of science puns I make. People usually don't get'm.
On another note, there's a whole lotta disclaimerism going on moving into a lead-based paint home. Though I guess I can't be surprised people don't
read everything they are given or told to sign.
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Heh, I had a chemistry teacher back in high school who had a heap of that sorta pun. I can't recall many anymore.
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