Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 3 Jun 2000.
First "real" ASCII art: gun
alt.ascii-art
· 10 messages · 3 Jun 2000 - 6 Jun 2000
On Sat, 03 Jun 2000 00:41:47 +0100, "Lord [INSERT NAME HERE]" <Lor...@mad.scientist.com> provoked the following text: >Once was understandable, twice was embarressing. Teach me to post late >at night. Kinda typical though- first posts to new groups *never* seem >to go right for some reason. Anyway, i've removed the spaces that caused >*that* problem. Here we go again. I've triple-checked this one: > > ___/"""\_________ > /!%%!!%!**|*%!!%**|___________________ __/\_ > /%@%@%%!%!*|@%0*%0*|#00!%%!0**!%+%++!+1|_____________|0**0%!| > |@%@@%@@%%%|0@0@@%*|===================|=============|%!*%@!|| > |0@0@@0@@@%|#00@00@@0@@!!00!%@0!!@@!@%@!%0@!!0!*0!!*@*%@0@@@|| > |00@00@0@@@|#0@000@@00@@@00@0%%0!0@0!@%@%0!%@*!%0*%%@!*%*%!@|" > |00@000000@@\===============================================/ > /0/=========\####0##0#00#00##0#000##00#|0####0000#@##| > |#|IIIIIiIiI|#/ // _// > /0/IIIiIiIIII/#/ \\__ //" > |0|IIIIIIIiI|#| "" _// > |#|IILIIIiII|0|______//" > /0/ILIIIIIIII/#/""""""" > |#|LIIILIILI|0| > |#|LLLIIIIII|0| >/#/LHLLLLIILI/#/ >|#|HhLLhLLLLI|0| >|#\==========/#| >\#############/ > |#######| Now it looks great! I really want to see more of your work! -- Peter Punk \ / ---\\\\--- / \ Visit my MIDI-site at http://members.xoom.com/miditation Weiner's Law of Libraries: There are no answers, only cross references.
Hi, this is the first piece of ASCII-art I've drawn that I'm confident
enough to actually show to people (fingers crossed it doesn't wrap):
___/"""\_________
/!%%!!%!**|*%!!%**|___________________ __/\__
/%@%@%%!%!*|@%0*%0*|#00!%%!0**!%+%++!+1|_____________|0**0%!|_
|@%@@%@@%%%|0@0@@%*|===================|=============|%!*%@!|
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|0@0@@0@@@%|#00@00@@0@@!!00!%@0!!@@!@%@!%0@!!0!*0!!*@*%@0@@@|
|======/=======\
|00@00@0@@@|#0@000@@00@@@00@0%%0!0@0!@%@%0!%@*!%0*%%@!*%*%!@|_|
| ! B ! |
|00@000000@@\===============================================/
| ! A ! |
/0/=========\####0##0#00#00##0#000##00#|0####0000#@##|
| ! N ! |
|#|IIIIIiIiI|#/ // _//
| ! G ! |
/0/IIIiIiIIII/#/ \\__ //"
\-------/
|0|IIIIIIIiI|#| "" _//
|#|IILIIIiII|0|______//"
/0/ILIIIIIIII/#/"""""""
|#|LIIILIILI|0|
|#|LLLIIIIII|0|
/#/LHLLLLIILI/#/
|#|HhLLhLLLLI|0|
|#\==========/#|
\#############/
|#######|
Oh, and that dumb thing in my .sig is meant to be the golden apple of
Greek legend.
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Darn, it wrapped. Here's a slightly modified version (mainly throught
the removal of the "bang" flag)
___/"""\_________
/!%%!!%!**|*%!!%**|___________________ __/\__
/%@%@%%!%!*|@%0*%0*|#00!%%!0**!%+%++!+1|_____________|0**0%!|_
|@%@@%@@%%%|0@0@@%*|===================|=============|%!*%@!||
|0@0@@0@@@%|#00@00@@0@@!!00!%@0!!@@!@%@!%0@!!0!*0!!*@*%@0@@@||
|00@00@0@@@|#0@000@@00@@@00@0%%0!0@0!@%@%0!%@*!%0*%%@!*%*%!@|"
|00@000000@@\===============================================/
/0/=========\####0##0#00#00##0#000##00#|0####0000#@##|
|#|IIIIIiIiI|#/ // _//
/0/IIIiIiIIII/#/ \\__ //"
|0|IIIIIIIiI|#| "" _//
|#|IILIIIiII|0|______//"
/0/ILIIIIIIII/#/"""""""
|#|LIIILIILI|0|
|#|LLLIIIIII|0|
/#/LHLLLLIILI/#/
|#|HhLLhLLLLI|0|
|#\==========/#|
\#############/
|#######|
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Once was understandable, twice was embarressing. Teach me to post late
at night. Kinda typical though- first posts to new groups *never* seem
to go right for some reason. Anyway, i've removed the spaces that caused
*that* problem. Here we go again. I've triple-checked this one:
___/"""\_________
/!%%!!%!**|*%!!%**|___________________ __/\_
/%@%@%%!%!*|@%0*%0*|#00!%%!0**!%+%++!+1|_____________|0**0%!|
|@%@@%@@%%%|0@0@@%*|===================|=============|%!*%@!||
|0@0@@0@@@%|#00@00@@0@@!!00!%@0!!@@!@%@!%0@!!0!*0!!*@*%@0@@@||
|00@00@0@@@|#0@000@@00@@@00@0%%0!0@0!@%@%0!%@*!%0*%%@!*%*%!@|"
|00@000000@@\===============================================/
/0/=========\####0##0#00#00##0#000##00#|0####0000#@##|
|#|IIIIIiIiI|#/ // _//
/0/IIIiIiIIII/#/ \\__ //"
|0|IIIIIIIiI|#| "" _//
|#|IILIIIiII|0|______//"
/0/ILIIIIIIII/#/"""""""
|#|LIIILIILI|0|
|#|LLLIIIIII|0|
/#/LHLLLLIILI/#/
|#|HhLLhLLLLI|0|
|#\==========/#|
\#############/
|#######|
--
Lord [INSERT NAME HERE]
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On Sat, 03 Jun 2000 00:26:13 +0100 "Lord [INSERT NAME HERE]" <Lor...@mad.scientist.com> wrote: >Hi, this is the first piece of ASCII-art I've drawn that I'm confident >enough to actually show to people (fingers crossed it doesn't wrap): > > > > ___/"""\_________ > /!%%!!%!**|*%!!%**|___________________ __/\__ > /%@%@%%!%!*|@%0*%0*|#00!%%!0**!%+%++!+1|_____________|0**0%!|_ > |@%@@%@@%%%|0@0@@%*|===================|=============|%!*%@!|| > |0@0@@0@@@%|#00@00@@0@@!!00!%@0!!@@!@%@!%0@!!0!*0!!*@*%@0@@@||======/=======\ > |00@00@0@@@|#0@000@@00@@@00@0%%0!0@0!@%@%0!%@*!%0*%%@!*%*%!@|" | ! B ! | > |00@000000@@\===============================================/ | ! A ! | > /0/=========\####0##0#00#00##0#000##00#|0####0000#@##| | ! N ! | > |#|IIIIIiIiI|#/ // _// | ! G ! | > /0/IIIiIiIIII/#/ \\__ //" \-------/ > |0|IIIIIIIiI|#| "" _// > |#|IILIIIiII|0|______//" > /0/ILIIIIIIII/#/""""""" > |#|LIIILIILI|0| > |#|LLLIIIIII|0| >/#/LHLLLLIILI/#/ >|#|HhLLhLLLLI|0| >|#\==========/#| >\#############/ > |#######| > > >Oh, and that dumb thing in my .sig is meant to be the golden apple of >Greek legend. -- ~ _ ~ . ` ' , ^~ ______ ^ >(')_, ~~ _ __, _ '.___ ; *BANG* ~ (_~_/ >(')_, ` (_~_/ >(')_, `'\ \ ^ ~^~~^~ (_~_/ ~^~~^~ (_~_/ ~~ ICQ:11367619 ~ ^~^ ~^~~^~ ~^~ ~^~~^~ email:bateau at jupiterio.net
Peter Punk wrote:
> Now it looks great! I really want to see more of your work!
I haven't done much. Just the gun, the apple, and a rather dodgy-looking
knight guy that isn't worth posting. Actually, I reckon the chading on
the gun's a bit messed up.
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On Sun, 04 Jun 2000 18:30:26 +0100, "Lord [INSERT NAME HERE]" <Lor...@mad.scientist.com> put forth this rubbish/abuse/stuff/information/opinion (delete as applicable): > Peter Punk wrote: > > Now it looks great! I really want to see more of your work! > > I haven't done much. Just the gun, the apple, and a rather dodgy-looking > knight guy that isn't worth posting. Actually, I reckon the chading on > the gun's a bit messed up. > > -- > Lord [INSERT NAME HERE] > ** > ** > ** ** ** > ** **** ** > ** ** > * * > * * > * * > * KALLISTI * > * * > * * > * * > ** ** > ** ** > ******** It's an apple? (no offence) I thought it was some kind of bomb... would you be offended by a rediddle? no? good! > *** ** > * * ** > ** ** > ** > ***** ***** > ** * *** > * * > * * > * * > * KALLISTI * > * * > * * > * * > ** ** > ** ** > ******** -- mailto:sar...@wallen.as * icq:32690270 * http://www.saraw.clara.net Non illegitimi carborundum est. Don't let the bastards grind you down.
On Sun, 04 Jun 2000 18:30:26 +0100, "Lord [INSERT NAME HERE]" <Lor...@mad.scientist.com> provoked the following text: >> Now it looks great! I really want to see more of your work! >I haven't done much. Just the gun, the apple, and a rather dodgy-looking >knight guy that isn't worth posting. Actually, I reckon the chading on >the gun's a bit messed up. Never mind that, if you really need to redo that, you eventually will. For now, i want to see more more more! :-)) -- Peter Punk \ / ---\\\\--- / \ Visit my MIDI-site at http://members.xoom.com/miditation Why is "easy listening" music so hard to listen to?
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Now its a bomb... ;-)
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Ciao Yorck
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sara wallen wrote: > It's an apple? (no offence) I thought it was some kind of bomb... > would you be offended by a rediddle? no? good! No offence taken. > > *** ** > > * * ** > > ** ** > > ** > > ***** ***** > > ** * *** > > * * > > * * > > * * > > * KALLISTI * > > * * > > * * > > * * > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ******** Nice. Let's see how it looks. -- Lord [INSERT NAME HERE] *** ** * * ** ** ** ** ***** ***** ** * *** * * * * * * * KALLISTI * * * * * * * ** ** ** ** ********
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