Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 16 Jul 1996.
A Dilbert Ascii Art contest!
alt.ascii-art
· 3 messages · 16 Jul 1996 - 24 Jul 1996
Hey peoples,
Just the other day, I got a new text editor from a buddy of mine
who claimed that it was "better than anything that I was currently using
in Windows. Since I don't use Windows much, (personal preference, not
bait to start ANOTHER horrible pointless OS war, don't even think about
it, what OS I use is something that I came to decide on my own - don't
try and change my mind, I am not forcing anything on anyone, use what you
want I could care less, DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT, whatever you are using
right now is the coolest machine ever - death to all the infidels that
dare to have an opinion that contradicts yours since obviously anyone
using anything other than [insert your OS name here] is a complete moron,
STOP THINKING ABOUT STARTING AN OS WAR HERE NOW. Thanks.) that wouldn't
be too tough. So after copying it to my machine (freeware, cool it.) I
used it to make some more DIlbert ascii art, without even WONDERING about
the type of font. Now that was stupid.
So, now I have all this work that is just hosed. And to make
matters worse, I no longed own a copy that I can modify. (Don't ask, just
trust me on this)
So here's the deal: Somewhere, in all this mess below, there are
about 5-6 smallish ascii pictures. First drafts, so some are kinda
rough. Completely out of whack on anything outside of that program,
which wasn't that great anyways. So I am deciding to hold a contest. I
am posting this at 12:00 a.m. July 17, CST, USA. Right now
it is just a jumble of characters, but that is the challenge.
Take this post and format it so that someone using a single
(mono?) spaced editor (you know, the de facto internet standard) can view
the pictures. Mail me a copy and post a corrected copy to this group.
The first correct letter that I receive at this address, my time, will
get the prize. (Don't know what it is yet, but that makes it more
interesting, no?) You only have to format the pictures, skip the text.
Some of you might be concerned that you won't get this post until
much later than some others will, thanks to your flaky news server. I
understand that this IS a problem, but take heart that the prize offered
is nothing to fret about. (Hey, I'm a poor college student) Give it a
shot anyways. Who knows, maybe no one is willing to waste their time
re-arranging this post. You might be the first.
I will post the winners name, with his/her/it's permission, and
the prize awarded, after it ends.
Here is the post, in all of it's deformed glory! Good luck!
----- Begin Hashed Post Here -----
Our hero, sitting at his Be Box proto. His hair might look a little
funny depending upon what you are using to read this. If you don't like
his hair, you can modify it how you want. (I would suggest these
alternatives: '"'"'"', `'`'`'`', and ~^~^~^~. Find one you like.) Try
not to look at his hand. 8^)
(~~~~~~~~~)
| |
| |
| |
.--------.. (()---- |
| || (_ |
| || | |
| || | | -abg
| || /\ ..--
'--------'' /\ ||-'' \
/ \ \ \// ,, \---.
.---------. \./ |~| /__\ \ |
___|_________|__|""-.___ / || | |
| | .-----'| | |
| | CC.-----. | |
| | '-----' | |
||
A quick and dirty Ratbert pic. His ears actually lay down more than I
am able to show in this small of a drawing.
_._
|.-.;
|| ((-..
|| / 00.....o
// / )
|| : ------~
|| ; \ -abg
|| ; \\_ \
|| ; '--():
This is Dilbert and Dogbert sitting down. Ummm... any questions?
(~~~~~~~~)
| |
| |--.----.
(()---. | | |
(_ ' | | |
| | | |
| | | |
.
|..---'' | |
.-'-. / \/\..---''
| |
/ \ \
|// \ | |
: / \-00 '-' /__\ \| |
.-. : (___) 0 // // / |
| | \ (_) | //..---------' |
| | _____/.__ _/_________(/_|| |
| |-| \\
|| |
_____'-'-'----------O-------------|| |
(______________) |==|| |
| | |
|| |
| | | || |
| | | || | -abg
| | | || |
| | | || |
| | | || |
'--------------' '--''----------------'
This is Dilbert's garbage man. He is my favorite character by
far,
and I drew him as if he was going to say something, but it is late, and
I cannot think of something that is witty enough. If you want to change
him so that he is reading instead of reacting, try changing his mouth
from the '.' to a '-'.
.----.
/___.--'-.
C '----'
| ) .-----.
| .| /_ /
'''----' / ) /
/ \/'..'___/
/ / /
/ /
/\~~)__________
\(___________)
| | | | | | |
| | |(__) | | -abg
This is Dilbert's perpetually bad date. I am sure that there are
actually more than one, but they almost always look like this one.
Let her say something dumb. I never like it when she gets the best of
our boy. I remember that happening wayyy to often in RL.
..---..
..(~ ~)..
( )
( ~~~~~~~ )
( | . . | )
( | (_) | )
( | | )
(.,.,.| === |.,.,.)
'.___.'
/|_|\
/ \
/ \ -abg
And, last and probably least in the brains category, Dilbert's boss.
His hair is not quuuuuite right. I am going to hide behind the 'too
tired to do something about it right now' excuse. Also, this little
bit of trivia popped up when I was 'reseaching' (read: sneaking into
the local bookstore and reading all the Dilbert books that I don't
own) him: his eyebrows change periodically from the 'unibrow' look to
a regular dual look. At least that's easy to change.
@ @
@@@ ..-.. @@@
@@@@' _ _ '@@@@
@( . . )@
| (_) |
| _ |
|_ _|
/|_'---'_|\
/ | '\_/' | \
/ | | | | \ -abg
Well, after looking at this again, it is not THAT badly out of
whack. But a promise is a promise.
Good luck!
+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
Adam Gurno gur...@cda.mrs.umn.edu
Csci Major @ the UofMinn-Morris '97 Happily making some of the worst
Unix Junkie ascii art ever known.
Hey there, do i win the prize. By the way your problem was mostly using tabs instead of spaces. I did a little cosmetic work on some of them. onruG madA (gur...@cda.mrs.umn.edu) wrote: : : : (~~~~~~~~~) : | | : | | : | | : .--------.. (()---- | : | || (_ | : | || | | : | || | | -abg : | || /\ ..-- : '--------' /\ ||-'' \ : / \ \ \// , \---. : .---------. \./|~| /__\ : ___|_________|__|""-.___ / | | | | : | | .-----' | | | | : | |CC.-----.| | : | |'-----' | | : | | : : : A quick and dirty Ratbert pic. His ears actually lay down more than I : am able to show in this small of a drawing. : _._ : |.-.; : || ((-.. : || / 00.....o : // / ) : || : ------~ : || ; \ -abg : || ; \\_\ : || ; '--(): : : : : This is Dilbert and Dogbert sitting down. Ummm... any questions? : : (~~~~~~~~) : | | : | |--.----. : (()---.| | | : (_ ' | | | : | | | | : | | | | : |..---'' | | : .-'-. /\/\..---'' | | : / \ \ / | | | : |// \ / | | | : : / \-00 '-' /__\ \ | | : .-. : (___) 0 // // / | | : | | \ (_) | //..---------'---/ | : | | _____/.__ _/_________(| | : | |-| \\ | : | | | || | : _____'-'-'----------O-------------|| | : (______________) |==|| | : | | | || | : | | | || | : | | | || | : | | | || | -abg : | | | || | : | | | || | : | | | || | : '--------------' '--''----------------' : : : This is Dilbert's garbage man. He is my favorite character by : far, : and I drew him as if he was going to say something, but it is late, and : I cannot think of something that is witty enough. If you want to change : him so that he is reading instead of reacting, try changing his mouth : from the '.' to a '-'. : : .----. : /___.--'-. : C '----' : | ) .-----. : | .| /_ / : '''----' / ) / : / \/'..'___/ : / / / : / / : /\~~)__________ : \(___________) : | | | | | | | : | | |(__) | | -abg : : : : This is Dilbert's perpetually bad date. I am sure that there are : actually more than one, but they almost always look like this one. : Let her say something dumb. I never like it when she gets the best of : our boy. I remember that happening wayyy to often in RL. : : ..---.. : ..(~ ~).. : ( ) : ( ~~~~~~~ ) : ( | . . | ) : ( | (_) | ) : ( | | ) : (.,.,.| === |.,.,.) : '.___.' : /|_|\ : / \ : / \ -abg : : : And, last and probably least in the brains category, Dilbert's boss. : His hair is not quuuuuite right. I am going to hide behind the 'too : tired to do something about it right now' excuse. Also, this little : bit of trivia popped up when I was 'reseaching' (read: sneaking into : the local bookstore and reading all the Dilbert books that I don't : own) him: his eyebrows change periodically from the 'unibrow' look to : a regular dual look. At least that's easy to change. : : @ @ : @@@ ..-.. @@@ : @@@@' _ _ '@@@@ : @( . . )@ : | (_) | : | _ | : |_ _| : /|_'---'_|\ : / | '\_/' | \ : / | | | | \ -abg : : Well, after looking at this again, it is not THAT badly out of : whack. But a promise is a promise. : Good luck! : : +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ : Adam Gurno gur...@cda.mrs.umn.edu : Csci Major @ the UofMinn-Morris '97 Happily making some of the worst : Unix Junkie ascii art ever known. : : -- _ _ _ _ __ ___ ___ __ __ ___ __ _ ___ ___ _ _ _ ___ ___ ( X ) \( ) ` _) _ ) ` ` _) _ ( _) ) ( _ ) _ ) )') ( \( ) __)_ _) : U : .` : D ) = " ' D )O )G__ (a) :(_ :_: " : " ' ' : ` : == : : (___)_)\_)__,___)_).)__,__,___) ~ (__)___)_X_)_).)_).)()(_)\_)___)(_)
> In article <Pin...@cda.mrs.umn.edu>, onruG madA <gur...@cda.mrs.umn.edu> writes: > Hey peoples, > Just the other day, I got a new text editor from a buddy of mine > who claimed that it was "better than anything that I was currently using > in Windows. Since I don't use Windows much, <snip> OS preferences.. NO OS war!! </snip> > that wouldn't > be too tough. So after copying it to my machine (freeware, cool it.) I > used it to make some more DIlbert ascii art, without even WONDERING about > the type of font. Now that was stupid. > So, now I have all this work that is just hosed. And to make > matters worse, I no longed own a copy that I can modify. (Don't ask, just > trust me on this) > So here's the deal: Somewhere, in all this mess below, there are > about 5-6 smallish ascii pictures. First drafts, so some are kinda > rough. Completely out of whack on anything outside of that program, > which wasn't that great anyways. So I am deciding to hold a contest. I > am posting this at 12:00 a.m. July 17, CST, USA. Right now > it is just a jumble of characters, but that is the challenge. <snip> ASCII art </snip> > +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ > Adam Gurno gur...@cda.mrs.umn.edu > Csci Major @ the UofMinn-Morris '97 Happily making some of the worst > Unix Junkie ascii art ever known. How are these?? Mostly, the images were messed up by the TAB characters. All you need to do is remove all the tabs. @ @ @@@ ..-.. @@@ @@@@' _ _ '@@@@ @( . . )@ | (_) | | _ | |_ _| /|_'---'_|\ / | '\_/' | \ / | | | | \ -abg (`'`'`'`'`) | | | | | | .--------.. (()---- | | || (_ | | || | | | || | | -abg | || /\ ..-- '--------'' /\ ||-'' \ / \ \ \// ,, \---. .---------. \./ |~| /__\ \ | ___|_________|__|""-.___ / || | | | | .-----' || | | | |CC.-----. | | | | '-----' | | | | _._ |.-.; || ((-.. || / 00.....o // / ) || : ------~ || ; \ -abg || ; \\_ \ || ; '--(): -- ::::::::. :::: ::::::::. :::: :::: :::: :::: ':::: :::: :::: ':::: :::& &::: :::: Didik Soetanto :&&& &::: ::&& &::& &::: ::&& &&&:&::: Mechanical Engineering Dept. &&&& ,&&&& &&&& &&&& ,&&&& &&&& &&&& &&&& Arizona St. U. $$$$$$$$" $$$$ $$$$$$$$" $$$$ $$$$ $$$$ email: did...@asu.edu URL: http://enws40.eas.asu.edu/~dsoetant
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