IRC minus one

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[15:40]  <mvl> i'm still curious, do you see a minus one here 1
[15:41]  <eliot> no I don't
[15:41]  <eliot> looks like a 1
[15:41]  <eliot> do you see a minus one here? -1 
[15:41]  <mvl> hmm  somethings stripping out the dash then
[15:41]  <eliot> what irc client are you using?
[15:41]  <mvl> cause i typed -1
[15:41]  <mvl> minus one
[15:41]  <mvl> "-1"
[15:41]  <eliot> now I see it
[15:41]  <mvl> do you see it there?
[15:41]  <eliot> yes
[15:42]  <mvl> only quoted?