Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 9 Apr 1998.
bored... (confused...)
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· 6 messages · 9 Apr 1998
Veronica Karlsson wrote: > > . > > / > / > _/ > (_) > / > / > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > (_) > (_) > (_) > (_) > (_) > (_) > (_) > (_) > (_) > (_) > (_) > (_) > (_) > (_) > (_) > _ _ (_)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ > (_))(_) (_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)@< > Uhm, yes, what is it? At first I thought it was snake (with @< for a head) but, then I saw the top circle, as well as the loose circles. So now I'm confused, is 'bored' a clue to what it is? Greetz, -- _,-'/-'/ , - . '-. ,- .. ' - ` : -' - . . __,-; ,'( '/ _ - Herman Hiddema aka Shimrod ` \. `-.__`-._`:_,-._ _ ' . ' ' - . shi...@fmf.ml.org ' ` ` : `:-._,------' ` _,`--` -: `_ , ` ,' : http://fmf.ml.org/~shimrod/ , hh `---..__,,--' ` -'. -' .` . _ - . : -- _, `- .. - '
In article <352...@wing.rug.nl>, Shimrod <csg...@wing.rug.nl> wrote: > > Veronica Karlsson wrote: > > > > . > > > > / > > / > > _/ > > (_) > > / > > / > > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > _ _ (_)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ > > (_))(_) (_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)@< > > > > Uhm, yes, what is it? At first I thought it was snake (with @< for a head) > but, then I saw the top circle, as well as the loose circles. So now I'm > confused, is 'bored' a clue to what it is? > > Greetz, > -- > _,-'/-'/ , - . '-. ,- .. ' - ` : -' - . > . __,-; ,'( '/ _ - Herman Hiddema aka Shimrod ` > \. `-.__`-._`:_,-._ _ ' . ' ' - . shi...@fmf.ml.org ' ` ` : > `:-._,------' ` _,`--` -: `_ , ` ,' : http://fmf.ml.org/~shimrod/ , > hh `---..__,,--' ` -'. -' .` . _ - . : -- _, `- .. - ' . ha /`. ha \,^^%--- <\ : \ ha Bead stringing, of course. < \: < : ^^|\ : ejm98 / | No WONDER you're bored, Veronica. Stringing beads can be quite monotonous. But it's a very nice picture. NOTE: If you hit the reply button, add an "e" to the "freent"; its absense is to stop the torment of automatic mailers. -- ha llizard aka ejm cq5...@freenet.toronto.on.ca ^^^^%--- ha www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9334/ " \ ha ASCII-art and Javascript ASCII-animations
It's a string with beads on it. In article <352...@wing.rug.nl>, shi...@fmf.ml.org wrote: > Veronica Karlsson wrote: > > > > . > > > > / > > / > > _/ > > (_) > > / > > / > > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > _ _ (_)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ > > (_))(_) (_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)@< > > > > Uhm, yes, what is it? At first I thought it was snake (with @< for a head) > but, then I saw the top circle, as well as the loose circles. So now I'm > confused, is 'bored' a clue to what it is? > > Greetz, -- ___ ___ ___ ___ Doug Wilson ______/ /___/ /___/ /___/ /__________ dwi...@hotmail.com \ = : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : / http://www.cybcon.com/~dwilson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "And my heart will go on..."
On Thu, 09 Apr 1998 15:18:17 +0200, Shimrod <csg...@wing.rug.nl> wrote: >Veronica Karlsson wrote: <snip>, 'cause my news-server doesn't allow posting of "more quoted than new text" >Uhm, yes, what is it? At first I thought it was snake (with @< for a head) >but, then I saw the top circle, as well as the loose circles. So now I'm >confused, is 'bored' a clue to what it is? I'd say that's berries on a straw of hay or something. (maybe a broken necklace?) -- Universal CBM, PEZ, and TI-calc nut, Scout, Glider pilot, "Student" Email: vjo...@sci.fi, URL: http://www.sci.fi/~vjouppi/ GSM: +358-40-5679999, IRCNet: Jope(-) Donate me a Sony Mavica MVC-FD7, please! :-)
On Thu, 9 Apr 1998, Shimrod wrote: > Veronica Karlsson wrote: > > > > . > > > > / > > / > > _/ > > (_) > > / > > / > > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > (_) > > _ _ (_)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ > > (_))(_) (_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)(_)@< > > > > Uhm, yes, what is it? At first I thought it was snake (with @< for a head) > but, then I saw the top circle, as well as the loose circles. So now I'm > confused, is 'bored' a clue to what it is? > > Greetz, > -- > _,-'/-'/ , - . '-. ,- .. ' - ` : -' - . > . __,-; ,'( '/ _ - Herman Hiddema aka Shimrod ` > \. `-.__`-._`:_,-._ _ ' . ' ' - . shi...@fmf.ml.org ' ` ` : > `:-._,------' ` _,`--` -: `_ , ` ,' : http://fmf.ml.org/~shimrod/ , > hh `---..__,,--' ` -'. -' .` . _ - . : -- _, `- .. - ' > > Well, to me it looks like a string of beads with a needle at one end where the threading of the beads is and the @< to indicate a knot at the other. Plus some loose beads. Phil ccx...@coventry.ac.uk Trainee Programmer ,.' Computing Services PjP Coventry University (-) This is because I need more text than included to post.
Phil wrote: > Shimrod wrote: > > Veronica Karlsson wrote: > > > [ 8< ] > > > > > > > Uhm, yes, what is it? At first I thought it was snake (with @< for a head) > > but, then I saw the top circle, as well as the loose circles. So now I'm > > confused, is 'bored' a clue to what it is? > > Now that you mention it, yes, "bored" could be a clue. :D > > Well, to me it looks like a string of beads with a needle at one end where > the threading of the beads is and the @< to indicate a knot at the other. > > Plus some loose beads. > correct :) -- _ _ __ ___.--'_`. __ __ _ .'_`--.___ __ ( _`.'. - 'o` ) \ \ / /__ _ _ ___ _ _ (_)__ __ _ ( 'o` - .`.'_ ) _\.'_' _.-' \ V / -_) '_/ _ \ ' \| / _/ _` | `-._ `_`./_ ( \`. ) //\` \_/\___|_| \___/_||_|_\__\__,_| '/\\ ( .'/ ) \_`-'`---'\\__, ,__//`---'`-'_/ \` `-\ uggc://jjj.yhqq.yhgu.fr/hfref/ix/ /-' '/ ` _____________________ r93...@fz.yhgu.fr ____________________ ' LIKE MY SIG? GO HERE: http://www.surfplaza.com/figlet/
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