Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 27 Sep 1998.
Fortune teller
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· 23 messages · 27 Sep 1998 - 9 Oct 1998
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[] .oo Visit the Gallery of the 'steins! []
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> Is she levitating horizontally backwards? ( No legs or feet visible > under the table ). Sorry, I just have a hard time with feet..... > What does she demand in return for her services? Um? I dunno, some good ascii art? Not as if you guys don't produce plenty of that for free... > Do I hear toothless frogs barking in the background? <puzzled look> Anything is possible, I guess. -Sarah
Pete Casso <pet...@sympatico.ca> wrote: >. > I see a rabid cowbird ... > / > .---. > .'_..._'. > .''_ _''. > .' : ' : '. > .'_.-'_~_'-._'. > .'( ' )'. > .' \ \ / / '. > .' \ \ / / '. > ____________'''` '```____________ > / .''. \ > / ( ` ) \ > / .'..'. \ > / '----' \ > /_________________________________________\ > \ /'--' '--'\ / > || || > || || > _||_ _||_ > '--' '--' smd Aha, Sarah is speaking as a medium now for her protector? Is she levitating horizontally backwards? ( No legs or feet visible under the table ). What does she demand in return for her services? Do I hear toothless frogs barking in the background? Bye,
Just disregard that growlingstein! Gee, I thought I was the enfant terrible of this ng, but I have been surpassed in this regard! ========================================================= [] .oo Visit the Gallery of the 'steins! [] [] ( -) http://www3.sympatico.ca/petecasso/ [] [] " " Frogstein, who has a point behind his eyes [] ========================================================= Sarah Day wrote: > > > Is she levitating horizontally backwards? ( No legs or feet visible > > under the table ). > > Sorry, I just have a hard time with feet..... > > > What does she demand in return for her services? > > Um? I dunno, some good ascii art? Not as if you guys don't produce plenty of > that for free... > > > Do I hear toothless frogs barking in the background? > > <puzzled look> Anything is possible, I guess. > -Sarah
Pete Casso <pet...@sympatico.ca> wrote: >Just disregard that growlingstein! >Gee, I thought I was the enfant terrible of this ng, but I have been surpassed >in this regard! Nah, you're just a 13-year old Drongo that people like taking the mickey out of...problem is you give everyone the impression that you are unable to see what they are doing and so you imagine or purport that they are paying you homage...on their knees in compromising positions. Frequently, >Sarah Day wrote: [...snip...] >> > Do I hear toothless frogs barking in the background? >> >> <puzzled look> Anything is possible, I guess. >> -Sarah
.----- On 29 Sep 1998 08:01:18 GMT, Colin Douthwaite posted:
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OK, what about...
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>>> I see a crude, unimaginative >>> / character created by an >>> .---. uneducated illiterate >>> .'_..._'. boob... Okay, everyone on this newsgroup who wants to beat the pulp out of this Tweeter guy, say "I"!!! <GRRRRRRRR> -Sarah
Martin Atkins wrote: > .----- On 29 Sep 1998 08:01:18 GMT, Colin Douthwaite posted: > | > |Is she levitating horizontally backwards? ( No legs or feet visible > |under the table ). > | > '------------------------------- > > OK, what about... > > .---. > .'_..._'. > .''_ _''. > .' : ' : '. > .'_.-'_~_'-._'. > .'( ' )'. > .' \ \ / / '. > .' \ \ / / '. > ____________'''` '```____________ > / . / .''. \ _ \ > / | | / ( ` ) \ _\\ \ > / " / .'..'. \ \\ \ > / / '----' \ \ > /_________/_ ___ ___ ___ _ __ __\_________\ > \ /'--'| |'--'\ / > || | | || > || | | || > _||_ |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| _||_ > '--' '--' smd/mga > > :o) > > |\/| _..__|_o._ /\_|_| o._ _ mart.atkins@-- > | |(_|| |_|| | /--\|_|<|| |_> --bigfoot.com ha ha, that's clever! -- `, ,\, # |/ ? | ~ )\ /_ /\ \____ joris bellenger (b'ger) / \_/ \ e-mail: svz...@xs4all.nl http://www.xs4all.nl/~svzanten/joris/ascii/main.html / < ______ _> \ /___/ ,___/____) |\/
On Mon, 05 Oct 1998 02:18:36 GMT, Twe...@the.speaker (Tweeter) wrote: >Sorry it bothers you Sarah. I spent ten hours in here enjoying this >place I just discovered and the only unpleasant moments were provided >by Pete Casshole. He's an illiterate twit. And he gave all of us >(except Colin!) permission to rework his (biting my lip) "art." Read a random NEWBY-FAQ, and you will notice that you have to follow a new newsgroup for days or even months before you should engage in posting! You, on the other hand, starts flaming right in the first 10 hours! If you do not like someone, you should ignore him, and read up on him before you say anything at all. But no, you start right away, because at least one other person here feels the same about Pete, so you are not alone. You're very brave, yes? You, Tweeter, are either a giant poepgat or a troll. In both cases you are not worth replying to (which is also the best remedie against trolls). Therefore this will be my last response to you, or as they say in usenet: *plonk* -- GoofY PS Anonymous posters lack some credibility to start with, especially when there is absolutely no reason for being anonymous...
On Sun, 4 Oct 1998 05:59:22 -0600, "Sarah Day" <med...@micron.net> wrote: >>>> I see a crude, unimaginative >>>> / character created by an >>>> .---. uneducated illiterate >>>> .'_..._'. boob... > >Okay, everyone on this newsgroup who wants to beat the pulp out of this >Tweeter guy, say "I"!!! <GRRRRRRRR> Me too! Eh... I mean: "I"!!! <GRRRRRRRR> -- GoofY
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Cool, thanks! That's much better!
-Sarah
> That's "Aye" which rhymes with "guy" which which starts with G which > rhymes with T which stands for Tweeter... not a guy at all. > > Sorry it bothers you Sarah. I spent ten hours in here enjoying this > place I just discovered and the only unpleasant moments were provided > by Pete Casshole. He's an illiterate twit. And he gave all of us > (except Colin!) permission to rework his (biting my lip) "art." If you want to argue with him, argue, but don't mangle my picture to do it! If you want to diddle for pleasant reasons, fine, but don't use my art against people you are arguing with! Anyway, if he was illiterate, could he be writing stuff on this newsgroup? -Sarah
Sarah Day wrote: > Okay, everyone on this newsgroup who wants to beat the pulp out of this > Tweeter guy, say "I"!!! <GRRRRRRRR> Sarah, thanks for speaking out in my favor, but you may get hurt. This is Usenet at its very worst, the law of the jungle. For example, I think that Tweeter is a guy too, that's how a male talks. But in one of the very first postings that person wrote about "my husband." Don't worry about me, I myself am much, much more of a devil than an angel ;-)) ========================================================= [] .oo Visit the Gallery of the 'steins! [] [] ( -) http://www3.sympatico.ca/petecasso/ [] [] " " Frogstein, who has a point behind his eyes [] =========================================================
goo...@stack.nl (Steven 'GoofY' de Brouwer) writes: >On Mon, 05 Oct 1998 02:18:36 GMT, Twe...@the.speaker (Tweeter) wrote: >You, Tweeter, are either a giant poepgat or a troll. >In both cases you are not worth replying to (which is also the >best remedie against trolls). Hehe! Flauw hoor! Using Dutch, when the plain old English 'ar*ehole' sounds much more insulting. :-) (Yep, I'm back, got my old newsreader back and I found a job so now I can officially relax and get back to my ascii... though I think I've probably said that before..... ;-) ) -Hayley
Sarah Day <med...@micron.net> wrote: >> That's "Aye" which rhymes with "guy" which which starts with G which >> rhymes with T which stands for Tweeter... not a guy at all. >> >> Sorry it bothers you Sarah. I spent ten hours in here enjoying this >> place I just discovered and the only unpleasant moments were provided >> by Pete Casshole. He's an illiterate twit. And he gave all of us >> (except Colin!) permission to rework his (biting my lip) "art." >If you want to argue with him, argue, but don't mangle my picture to do it! >If you want to diddle for pleasant reasons, fine, but don't use my art >against people you are arguing with! Anyway, if he was illiterate, could he >be writing stuff on this newsgroup? > -Sarah Bzzzt! Yet Again...you got it all wrong Sarah! It was your Shining Knight...none other than Mr. Casso...who reposted your picture and added words to the Fortune Teller whilst keeping your name on the posting as the author. ------------ Pete Casso's repost of your Fortune Teller -------
Sarah Day <med...@micron.net> wrote: >>>> I see a crude, unimaginative >>>> / character created by an >>>> .---. uneducated illiterate >>>> .'_..._'. boob... >Okay, everyone on this newsgroup who wants to beat the pulp out of this >Tweeter guy, say "I"!!! <GRRRRRRRR> > -Sarah Nah, go beat your own pulp...we badly needed Tweeter to come and give us a real tweet for a change..."Cometh the Hour..." ? BTW - you once again missed out putting the author's name, Tweeter, on the above picture. *8-( Bye,
Steven 'GoofY' de Brouwer <goo...@stack.nl> wrote: >On Sun, 4 Oct 1998 05:59:22 -0600, "Sarah Day" <med...@micron.net> wrote: >>>>> I see a crude, unimaginative >>>>> / character created by an >>>>> .---. uneducated illiterate >>>>> .'_..._'. boob... >> >>Okay, everyone on this newsgroup who wants to beat the pulp out of this >>Tweeter guy, say "I"!!! <GRRRRRRRR> >Me too! Eh... I mean: "I"!!! <GRRRRRRRR> >GoofY Hmm...now that post worries me...it seems that yet another Casso- troll has entered into this newsgroup from nowhere in particular. Thanks for nothing GoofY...great name that though...if only I can remember how to spell it correctly every time. Bye, ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ /_____/ /_____/ /_____/ /_____/ /_____/ /_____/ /_____/ /_____/ .:\:/:. ___________ .__ .__ .:\:\:/:/:. \__ ___/ _______ ____ | | | | :.:\:\:/:/:.: | | \_ __ \ / _ \ | | | | :=.' - - '.=: | | | | \/ ( <_> ) | |__ | |__ '=(\ 9 9 /)=' |____| |__| \____/ |____/ |____/ ( (_) ) /`-vvv-'\ ___________ _____ ________ / \ \_ _____/ / _ \ \_____ \ / /|,,,,,|\ \ | __) / /_\ \ / / \ \ /_// /^\ \\_\ | \ / | \ / \_/. \ WW( ( ) )WW \___ / \____|__ / \_____\ \_/ __\,,\ /,,/__ \/ \/ \__> jgs (______Y______) ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ /_____/ /_____/ /_____/ /_____/ /_____/ /_____/ /_____/ /_____/ ***What is a troll? A fisherman would say it means to trail worms through water teeming with fish, hoping for a bite. In newsgroup terminology, it means pretty much the same thing. ***What is the objective of the troll? The hobbyist may want nothing more than to provoke a reaction from the newsgroup. Some do it merely to call attention to themselves. There are career trolls who are dedicated to filling newsgroups with off-topic posts, flames, and general confusion. Some trolls are simple, while some are quite elaborate and long-running. Some trolls have achieved a degree of infamy. You can find out who they are by looking for the word 'troll and usenet' using any search engine. ***Is trolling only for the lonely? No! The happiest trolls travel in packs. The more the merrier. They give aid and encouragement to one another in their mission to destroy the newsgroups they infest. ***What are the tools of the trolling trade? Well, you have asked a big question there. For the creative and enterprising troller, there are just too many to list. Here's a brief sampling: 1. Hidden identities work well. As has been noted in the past, AOL gives 5 screen names. Now, those can be used to good advantage. The troller can appear to be 5 altogether different people as he/she/it carefully fans the flames. Seemingly endless off-topic threads that say nothing and go absolutely nowhere can be constructed in this fashion. But if someone notices that there seem to be 'too many' AOLers in the group, there's always: 2. REMAILERS. You can have all of these you want. A different identity for every day of the week. Or, if this isn't anonymous enough for your purposes, try: 3. ANONYMOUS remailers. It is said these are not easy to learn how to work, but well worth the effort to the would-be troller. 4. Cultivate other trollers for *buddies*. They are handy for backing up your ludicrous claims and other falsehoods. They will add to the general chaos in the newsgroup you are attacking. You will have need of your *buddies* as the posts grow further and further off-topic. And as the other people in the group begin objecting to your nonsense. 5. Never underestimate the power of e-mail. A troller can stay just behind the scenes, but still participate in the fun via e-mail. That person can use e-mail to encourage others to do their dirty work. Posting objectionable comments and so on. The beauty of staying disengaged in the nasty on-board comments, is that the troller's reputation remains dainty. It's very important to have at least one troller of the bunch free to appear to smooth things over with the general population of the group. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ ***This is the Help Section for Trollers in Distress*** 1. HELP! I've been identified as a troll! Whatever will I do? Call them a troll right back. (Optional: Get your friends to agree with you.) 2. HELP! I've been accused of making off-topic posts. Whatever will I do? Forthrightly declare that their own posts complaining about you are off-topic. Remind them that the group is unmoderated and you can post anything you please, so there. Bring out some of your extra addresses to flame them. 3. HELP! I've been caught in a lie. Take your pick: Change the subject, claim your posts were tampered with/nuked, claim the person who is calling you a liar is a liar, declare that you are afraid of the person, say the person has a mental problem, say it's a free country and you have the right to lie if you want to. Failing all that, get one or all of your aliases to say it. 4.. HELP! Nobody likes me. Well, what did you expect? Look at what you do for a living. Grow a thicker skin. ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ /_____/ /_____/ /_____/ /_____/ /_____/ /_____/ /_____/ /_____/
Tweeter wrote: > > On or about Sun, 4 Oct 1998 05:59:22 -0600, "Sarah Day" > <med...@micron.net> said somethin' like > > >> >>> I see a crude, unimaginative > >> >>> / character created by an > >> >>> .---. uneducated illiterate > >> >>> .'_..._'. boob... > >> > >> Okay, everyone on this newsgroup who wants to beat the pulp out of this > >> Tweeter guy, say "I"!!! <GRRRRRRRR> > >> -Sarah > > That's "Aye" which rhymes with "guy" which which starts with G which > rhymes with T which stands for Tweeter... not a guy at all. > > Sorry it bothers you Sarah. I spent ten hours in here enjoying this > place I just discovered and the only unpleasant moments were provided > by Pete Casshole. He's an illiterate twit. And he gave all of us > (except Colin!) permission to rework his (biting my lip) "art." > > Tweeter > Just one little speaker Ehmm...( Note here Pete Casso, I'm NOT defending or aiding you ), but illiterate is not exactly the word. I somethimes even think KidCasso swallowed a dictionairy. -- ____ Time : Tue Oct 6 11:33:22 1998 .X+. . .Xx+-. . On the planet Tranquille around KM849 (G-O) lives a XXx++-.. little animal known as a "knafn." It is herbivorous and XXxx++--.. has no natural enemies and is easily approached and may `XXXxx+++--' be petted -- sort of a six-legged puppy with scales. `XXXxxx' Stroking it is very pleasant; it wiggles its pleasure and "" broadcasts euphoria in some band that humans can detect. It's worth the trip. Someday some bright boy will figure out how to record this broadcast, then some smart boy will see commercial angles -- and not long after that it will be regulated and taxed. In the meantime I have faked that name and catalog number; it is several thousand light- years off in another direction. Selfish of me-- Lazarus Long (139)
Hayley Jane Wakenshaw wrote: > > goo...@stack.nl (Steven 'GoofY' de Brouwer) writes: > >On Mon, 05 Oct 1998 02:18:36 GMT, Twe...@the.speaker (Tweeter) wrote: > > >You, Tweeter, are either a giant poepgat or a troll. > >In both cases you are not worth replying to (which is also the > >best remedie against trolls). > > Hehe! Flauw hoor! Using Dutch, when the plain old English 'ar*ehole' > sounds much more insulting. :-) Thanks for the correction, flump! ========================================================= [] .oo Visit the Gallery of the 'steins! [] [] ( -) http://www3.sympatico.ca/petecasso/ [] [] " " Frogstein, who has a point behind his eyes [] =========================================================
Tweeter <Twe...@the.speaker> wrote: >=========================== <OOPS!> ============================= >Just about 15 minutes ago I posted a meessage denying diddling the >art, and said it was just the text... >I completely forgot that I changed the crystal ball itself to a >'stink! And Colin apparently overlooked it too! >Sorry Sarah and Colin! My bad. I was actually more concerned with the fact that Casso had started the whole thing off with his own posting...which seemingly Sarah Day had overlooked. Also, I recall someone else had then already substituted a Frogstein for the crystal ball...so transmogrification of Sarah's picture was well under way before you appeared on the scene. Again, Sarah Day seemed to have overlooked that frog modification also. :-( Bye,
> I was actually more concerned with the fact that Casso had started > the whole thing off with his own posting...which seemingly Sarah Day > had overlooked. > > Also, I recall someone else had then already substituted a Frogstein > for the crystal ball...so transmogrification of Sarah's picture was > well under way before you appeared on the scene. Again, Sarah Day > seemed to have overlooked that frog modification also. :-( ?? Quite correct, I did not know of this. I knew of a thing refferring to "barking cowbirds", but not steins. Also, the main reason I got mad was because the text was used as an insult against somebody else. I do not mind diddling, except when it is for use against somebody else like that. Once again, I am sorry for getting so worked up. -Sarah
> > >>>> I see a perfictly drawn trapizoidal > >>>> / sparking imagination and > >>>> .---. listless creativity > >>>> .'_..._'. :)
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