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Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 4 Dec 2003.
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Viking

Viking

alt.ascii-art · 22 messages · 4 Dec 2003 - 14 Dec 2003
Veronica Karlsson <v...@hotbrev.com> ASCII art 4 Dec 2003 23:47 · permalink · report
It's December again, so here's a viking:

                                 .-'`-.
                                /  | | \
                               /   | |  \
                              |  __|_|___|
                              |'<o> |<o>||
                              |(   _L   ||
                              \|`-'__`-'|'
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                              _|        |-.
                          .-'| |  \     /  `-.
                         /   | |\     .'      `-.
                        /    | | `''''           \
                       J     | |             _____|
                       |  |  J J         .-'   ___ `-.
                       |  \   L L      .'  .-'  |  `-.`.
                       | \|   | |     /  .'|    |    |\ \
                       |  |   J J   .' .'  |    |    | \ \
                       |  |    L L J  /    |    |    |  \ L
                      /   |     \ \F J|    |    |    |   LJ
                      |   |      \J F | () | () | () | ()| L
                     J  \ |       FJ  |    |  / _`-. |   J |
                     |    |      J |  |    | //    \ |   J |
                    J     |\     | |  |    ||:(     ||   J |
                    |     | `----| |  |    ||::`._.:||   | F
                    |     /\_    | |  |    ||:::::::F|   | F
                    |    |  /`---| |  |    | \:::::/ |   FJ
                    F    |  / |  J |  |    |  `-:-'  |  J F
                   J_.--/  /  |  J J  | () | () | () |()FJ
                    |  |    /     L L |    |    |    | / F
                    |  |     |    \ \ |    |    |    |/ /
                  |`-. |    |     |\ \|    |    |    / /
                  J'\ \|    |     | `.`.   |    |  .'.'
                 / .'> |    |     |  `-.`-.|____.-'.'
               .' /::'_|    |/    |    `-.______.-'
              / .::/   \    |     |           |  |
            .' /::'     |--._     |           |--|
           / .::/       |    `-.__|     ____.-|//|
         .' /::'        |        F `--'      ||< |
        / .::/          |       J   |        FL\\|
      .' /::'           )       |   |        F| >|
     / .::/            (        \   |        F|//|
   .' /::'              \       /   |        F|--|
  / .::/                 |` `' '(   (      ' J|  |
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                         |    ' F    |   "" |  `-'
                         |     J     |      |
                         |     /     |      |
                         |   .'      |      F
                        /---'(       J     J
                      .'     \        L    |
                   .-'        )       L    F
                 .'       .---'       \__.-'
  VK            (       .'             L   |
                 `-----'               |   \
                                       J    \
                                        L    L
                                        |    F
                                        `-.-'

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|____ A S C I I  A R T  C H A T  http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/ ___|

Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> ASCII art 5 Dec 2003 19:59 · permalink · report
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>It's December again, so here's a viking:
>
>                                 .-'`-.
>                                /  | | \
>                               /   | |  \
>                              |  __|_|___|
>                              |'<o> |<o>||
>                              |(   _L   ||
>                              \|`-'__`-'|'
>                               |  `--'  |
>                              _|        |-.
>                          .-'| |  \     /  `-.
>                         /   | |\     .'      `-.
>                        /    | | `''''           \
>                       J     | |             _____|
>                       |  |  J J         .-'   ___ `-.
>                       |  \   L L      .'  .-'  |  `-.`.
>                       | \|   | |     /  .'|    |    |\ \
>                       |  |   J J   .' .'  |    |    | \ \
>                       |  |    L L J  /    |    |    |  \ L
>                      /   |     \ \F J|    |    |    |   LJ
>                      |   |      \J F | () | () | () | ()| L
>                     J  \ |       FJ  |    |  / _`-. |   J |
>                     |    |      J |  |    | //    \ |   J |
>                    J     |\     | |  |    ||:(     ||   J |
>                    |     | `----| |  |    ||::`._.:||   | F
>                    |     /\_    | |  |    ||:::::::F|   | F
>                    |    |  /`---| |  |    | \:::::/ |   FJ
>                    F    |  / |  J |  |    |  `-:-'  |  J F
>                   J_.--/  /  |  J J  | () | () | () |()FJ
>                    |  |    /     L L |    |    |    | / F
>                    |  |     |    \ \ |    |    |    |/ /
>                  |`-. |    |     |\ \|    |    |    / /
>                  J'\ \|    |     | `.`.   |    |  .'.'
>                 / .'> |    |     |  `-.`-.|____.-'.'
>               .' /::'_|    |/    |    `-.______.-'
>              / .::/   \    |     |           |  |
>            .' /::'     |--._     |           |--|
>           / .::/       |    `-.__|     ____.-|//|
>         .' /::'        |        F `--'      ||< |
>        / .::/          |       J   |        FL\\|
>      .' /::'           )       |   |        F| >|
>     / .::/            (        \   |        F|//|
>   .' /::'              \       /   |        F|--|
>  / .::/                 |` `' '(   (      ' J|  |
> | /::'                  |  | ` \   \  `    / J  |
> |_:/                    |  | | |    |`-  ''F J  J
>                         |    ' F    |   "" |  `-'
>                         |     J     |      |
>                         |     /     |      |
>                         |   .'      |      F
>                        /---'(       J     J
>                      .'     \        L    |
>                   .-'        )       L    F
>                 .'       .---'       \__.-'
>  VK            (       .'             L   |
>                 `-----'               |   \
>                                       J    \
>                                        L    L
>                                        |    F
>                                        `-.-'

Yay my future sig!
-- 
   /| |\                /|        /| |\      /|
  //  || /| /|   |\    //        //  || /|  //
 //   || || ||   ||   //        //   || || ((
 \\   || || ||   ||  / |       / |   || ||  ))=
  \\  ||=|| ||   || |/||      |/||   ||=|| ((
   \\ || || ||   ||   ||        ||   || ||  \\
   // |/ || \\   //   ||        ||   |/ ||   \|
  //     ||  \\=/\\   |/        |/      ||
 |/      \|                             \|

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   || /| //  ||    ||        ||   || | \    ||
   || ||((   ||    ||        ||   || ||\\   ||
   || || ))= ||    ||        ||   || || ))  ||
   ||=||((   ||    ||        ||   || ||//   ||
   || || \\  ||    ||        \\   // ||/    ||
   |/ ||  \| ||==/ ||==/      \\=/\\ ||
      ||                             ||     <>
      \|                             |/ Zot

Veronica Karlsson <v...@hotbrev.com> ASCII art 6 Dec 2003 17:20 · permalink · report
Bateau wrote:
> Veronica Karlsson wrote:
> >
> >It's December again, so here's a viking:
> >
> >                                 .-'`-.
> >                                /  | | \
> >                               /   | |  \
> >                              |  __|_|___|
> >                              |'<o> |<o>||
> >                              |(   _L   ||
> >                              \|`-'__`-'|'
> >                               |  `--'  |
> >                              _|        |-.
> >                          .-'| |  \     /  `-.
> >                         /   | |\     .'      `-.
> >                        /    | | `''''           \
<snip>
> 
> Yay my future sig!

Fine with me, but you should think about who you want to annoy with it.

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=3782DF55.2786%40earthling.net&output=gplain

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|.PP.  \  / | | \|  | | \ \| |    | || |\_\| || || |      / /\ \
 _\/___ \_(  \_\__/||_|  \_\\_\__/_/ |_|   |_||_| \_\__/|(_(  \_\
|____ A S C I I  A R T  C H A T  http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/ ___|

Veronica Karlsson <v...@hotbrev.com> ASCII art 7 Dec 2003 15:29 · permalink · report
Veronica Karlsson wrote:
> 
> Bateau wrote:
> > Veronica Karlsson wrote:
> > >
> > >It's December again, so here's a viking:
> > >
> > >                                 .-'`-.
> > >                                /  | | \
> > >                               /   | |  \
> > >                              |  __|_|___|
> > >                              |'<o> |<o>||
> > >                              |(   _L   ||
> > >                              \|`-'__`-'|'
> > >                               |  `--'  |
> > >                              _|        |-.
> > >                          .-'| |  \     /  `-.
> > >                         /   | |\     .'      `-.
> > >                        /    | | `''''           \
> <snip>
> >
> > Yay my future sig!
> 
> Fine with me, but you should think about who you want to annoy with it.
> 
> http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=3782DF55.2786%40earthling.net&output=gplain

This sounds like a fun project. Lets see...

It's usually a good idea to place the picture to the left. That
way the poster can add text to the right without having to worry
about messing up the alignment of the picture. So, lets turn him
around:


                     .-'`-.
                    / | |  \
                   /  | |   \
                  |___|_|__  |
                  ||<o>| <o>`|
                  ||   J_   )|
                  `|`-'__`-'|/
                   |  `--'  |
                 .-|        |_
              .-'  \     /  | |`-.
           .-'      `.     /| |   \
          /           ````' | |    \
         |_____             | |     L
      .-' ___   `-.         F F  |  |
    .'.-'  |  `-.  `.      J J   /  |
   / /|    |    |`.  \     | |   |/ |
  / / |    |    |  `. `.   F F   |  |
 J /  |    |    |    \  L J J    |  |
 FJ   |    |    |    |L J/ /     |   \
J |() | () | () | () | J L/      |   |
| F   | .-'_ \  |    |  LJ       | /  L
| L   | /    \\ |    |  | L      |    |
| L   ||     ):||    |  | |     /|     L
J |   ||:._.'::||    |  | |----' |     |
J |   |J:::::::||    |  | |    _/\     |
 LJ   | \:::::/ |    |  | |---'\  |    |
 J L  |  `-:-'  |    |  | F  | \  |    J
  LJ()| () | () | () |  F F  |  \  \--._L
  J \ |    |    |    | J J     \    |  |
   \ \|    |    |    | / /    |     |  |
    \ \    |    |    |/ /|     |    | .-'|
     `.`.  |    |   .'.' |     |    |/ /`L
       `.`-.____|.-'.-'  |     |    | <`. \
         `-.______.-'    |    \|    |_`::\ `.
          |  |           |     |    /   \::. \
          |--|           |     _.--|     `::\ `.
          |\\|-.____     |__.-'    |       \::. \
          | >||      `--' J        |        `::\ `.
          |//JJ        |   L       |          \::. \
          |< |J        |   |       (           `::\ `.
          |\\|J        |   /        )            \::. \
          |--|J        |   \       /              `::\ `.
          |  |L `      )   )` `' '|                 \::. \
          |  L \    '  /   / ' |  |                  `::\ |
          F  F J``  -'|    | | |  |                    \:_|
          `-'  | ""   |    J `    |
               |      |     L     |
               |      |     \     |
               J      |      `.   |
                L     F       )`---\
                |    J        /     `.
                J    J       (        `-.
                `-.__/       `---.       `.
                |   J             `.       )
                /   |               `-----'
    VK         /    F
              J    J
              J    |
               `-.-'

Then a nice "BUAF" with the poster's name. The sig he already
uses has a nice "rune" like look to it.


  |\     |\          /|    /|  |\      /|
  | \    | \        //    //   | \     ||  |\
  ||\\   ||\\      //    //    ||\\    ||  ||
  || >>  || \\    / |   <<     || \\   ||  ||
  ||//   ||  ||  //||    \\    ||  ||  ||  ||
  |//    | \ || |/ ||     \\   | \ ||  ||  ||
  |<<    ||\\||    ||      >>  ||\\||  ||  ||
  ||\\   || \ |    ||     //   || \ |  ||  ||
  || >>  ||  ||    ||    //    ||  ||   \\ ||
  ||//   ||  ||    ||   <<     ||  ||    \\||
  | /    |/  ||    |/    \\    |/  ||     \ |
  |/         \|           \|       \|      \|


Put it in the picture:



                     .-'`-.          |\    |\          /|   /| |\     /|
                    / | |  \         | \   | \        //   //  | \    ||  |\
                   /  | |   \        ||\\  ||\\      //   //   ||\\   ||  ||
                  |___|_|__  |       || >> || \\    / |  <<    || \\  ||  ||
                  ||<o>| <o>`|       ||//  ||  ||  //||   \\   ||  || ||  ||
                  ||   J_   )|       |//   | \ || |/ ||    \\  | \ || ||  ||
                  `|`-'__`-'|/       |<<   ||\\||    ||     >> ||\\|| ||  ||
                   |  `--'  |        ||\\  || \ |    ||    //  || \ | ||  ||
                 .-|        |_       || >> ||  ||    ||   //   ||  ||  \\ ||
              .-'  \     /  | |`-.   ||//  ||  ||    ||  <<    ||  ||   \\||
           .-'      `.     /| |   \  | /   |/  ||    |/   \\   |/  ||    \ |
          /           ````' | |    \ |/        \|          \|      \|     \|
         |_____             | |     L
      .-' ___   `-.         F F  |  |
    .'.-'  |  `-.  `.      J J   /  |
   / /|    |    |`.  \     | |   |/ |
  / / |    |    |  `. `.   F F   |  |
 J /  |    |    |    \  L J J    |  |
 FJ   |    |    |    |L J/ /     |   \
J |() | () | () | () | J L/      |   |
| F   | .-'_ \  |    |  LJ       | /  L
| L   | /    \\ |    |  | L      |    |
| L   ||     ):||    |  | |     /|     L
J |   ||:._.'::||    |  | |----' |     |
J |   |J:::::::||    |  | |    _/\     |
 LJ   | \:::::/ |    |  | |---'\  |    |
 J L  |  `-:-'  |    |  | F  | \  |    J
  LJ()| () | () | () |  F F  |  \  \--._L
  J \ |    |    |    | J J     \    |  |
   \ \|    |    |    | / /    |     |  |
    \ \    |    |    |/ /|     |    | .-'|
     `.`.  |    |   .'.' |     |    |/ /`L
       `.`-.____|.-'.-'  |     |    | <`. \
         `-.______.-'    |    \|    |_`::\ `.
          |  |           |     |    /   \::. \
          |--|           |     _.--|     `::\ `.
          |\\|-.____     |__.-'    |       \::. \
          | >||      `--' J        |        `::\ `.
          |//JJ        |   L       |          \::. \
          |< |J        |   |       (           `::\ `.
          |\\|J        |   /        )            \::. \
          |--|J        |   \       /              `::\ `.
          |  |L `      )   )` `' '|                 \::. \
          |  L \    '  /   / ' |  |                  `::\ |
          F  F J``  -'|    | | |  |                    \:_|
          `-'  | ""   |    J `    |
               |      |     L     |
               |      |     \     |
               J      |      `.   |
                L     F       )`---\
                |    J        /     `.
                J    J       (        `-.
                `-.__/       `---.       `.
                |   J             `.       )
   VK           /   |               `-----'
               /    F
              J    J
              J    |
               `-.-'


This is beginning to look like another viking sig I made a couple
of years ago:


         .-.                                    .-'||
        / _ \                               _.-'   ||
       | ' ) |                             <_______||
        `-' /                   ==========================================        __
         / /  .                .'    .'    .'    .'    .'     .'       .'        / _`.
       .' /  / `.             /                     o ___ _           /         | (@ )
      /  |  |  __\           J  . |> /\ |> \/   |> /_\ | <  /\ |\|   J           \ \'
     /    \ |_/ cc`.         | // |\ \/ |> /    |\ | | | _> \/ | |   |            \ \
    J      .'_    __O        F//                                     F             L L
    |     /\(%)_ ' \         //        <<< boytoys'R us >>>          F             | |
    |    .--.8bo._./\       //   omny� anty spamn and sleaz armey    F             | |
    |   /    \88888\8\     //L        bagde #sgt3907hst64ujr         L            /F |
    J  |  _   |88888\8\   // |     teh bad treol veronica gaev       |           /J  |
     L | (_)  |888888\8\\//  J          me theis pectiur             J   .     .' F  F
     J |      |=(%)===\/}X    \     \     \     \     \      \        \  \\  .'  /  J
      L \    /88888888'\   .--->.  .---.   .---.   .---.   .---.   .---.._>-'  .'   F
       \|`--'888888888  \ /  _  \=/  _  \=/  _  \=/  _  \=/  _  \=/  _  \=__.-'    J
        |.' \      .'`.  `. (_)  |  (_)  |  (_)  |  (_)  |  (_)  |  (_).'|         F
         `___)x/\x(__/_`.  `-._______________________________________.'/          /
  _______///__/__\___\\\_`-.________________________________________.-'__________/_____________
  #########################################################################################VK##

Lets take that ship and put it in this new sig. First we need
to get Robby out of there, and I think I'll turn this one around
too, and then it needs to be taller to look good with this new,
taller viking...


                                   ||`-.___
                                   ||    _.>
                                   ||_.-'
               ==========================================
                `.:::::::.       `:::::::.       `:::::::.
                  \:::::::.        :::::::.        :::::::\
                   L:::::::         :::::::         :::::::L
                   J::::::::        ::::::::        :::::::J
                    F:::::::        ::::::::        ::::::::L
                    |:::::::        ::::::::        ::::::::|
                    |:::::::        ::::::::        ::::::::|     .---.
                    |:::::::        ::::::::        ::::::::|    /(@  o`.
                    |:::::::        ::::::::        ::::::::|   |    /^^^
     __             |:::::::        ::::::::        ::::::::|    \ . \vvv
   .'_ \            |:::::::        ::::::::        ::::::::|     \ `--'
   (( ) |           |:::::::        ::::::::        ::::::::|      \ `.
    `/ /            |:::::::        ::::::::        ::::::::|       L  \
    / /             |:::::::        ::::::::        ::::::::|       |   \
   J J              |:::::::        ::::::::        ::::::::|       |    L
   | |              |:::::::        ::::::::        ::::::::|       |    |
   | |              |:::::::        ::::::::        ::::::::|       F    |
   | J\             F:::::::        ::::::::        ::::::::F      /     |
   |  L\           J::::::::       .::::::::       .:::::::J      /      F
   J  J `.     .   F:::::::        ::::::::        ::::::::F    .'      J
    L  \  `.  //  /:::::::'      .::::::::'      .::::::::/   .'        F
    J   `.  `//_..---.   .---.   .---.   .---.   .---.   <---<         J
     L    `-//_=/  _  \=/  _  \=/  _  \=/  _  \=/  _  \=/  _  \       /
     J     /|  |  (_)  |  (_)  |  (_)  |  (_)  |  (_)  |  (_)  |     /
      \   / |   \     //\     //\     //\     //\     //\     /    .'
       \ / /     `---//  `---//  `---//  `---//  `---//  `---'   .'
________/_/_________//______//______//______//______//_________.'_________
##VK######################################################################

Now to get it in behind the viking...


                     .-'`-.          |\    |\          /|   /| |\     /|
                    / | |  \         | \   | \        //   //  | \    ||  |\
                   /  | |   \        ||\\  ||\\      //   //   ||\\   ||  ||
                  |___|_|__  |       || >> || \\    / |  <<    || \\  ||  ||
                  ||<o>| <o>`|       ||//  ||  ||  //||   \\   ||  || ||  ||
                  ||   J_   )|       |//   | \ || |/ ||    \\  | \ || ||  ||
                  `|`-'__`-'|/       |<<   ||\\||    ||     >> ||\\|| ||  ||
                   |  `--'  |        ||\\  || \ |    ||    //  || \ | ||  ||
                 .-|        |_       || >> ||  ||    ||   //   ||  ||  \\ ||
              .-'  \     /  | |`-.   ||//  ||  ||    ||  <<    ||  ||   \\||
           .-'      `.     /| |   \  | /   |/  ||    |/   \\   |/  ||    \ |
          /           ````' | |    \ |/        \|          \|      \|     \|
         |_____             | |     L
      .-' ___   `-.         F F  |  |    ||`-.___
    .'.-'  |  `-.  `.      J J   /  |    ||    _.>
   / /|    |    |`.  \     | |   |/ |    ||_.-'
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J |() | () | () | () | J L/      |   |        :::::::         :::::::L
| F   | .-'_ \  |    |  LJ       | /  L       ::::::::        :::::::J
| L   | /    \\ |    |  | L      |    |       ::::::::        ::::::::L
| L   ||     ):||    |  | |     /|     L      ::::::::        ::::::::|
J |   ||:._.'::||    |  | |----' |     |      ::::::::        ::::::::|     .---.
J |   |J:::::::||    |  | |    _/\     |      ::::::::        ::::::::|    /(@  o`.
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 J L  |  `-:-'  |    |  | F  | \  |    J      ::::::::        ::::::::|    \ . \vvv
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  J \ |    |    |    | J J     \    |  |      ::::::::        ::::::::|      \ `.
   \ \|    |    |    | / /    |     |  |      ::::::::        ::::::::|       L  \
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     |  L\|--|           |     _.--|::   `::\ `.::::::       .:::::::J      /      F
     J  J |\\|-.____     |__.-'    |:      \::. \::::        ::::::::F    .'      J
      L  \| >||      `--' J        |'      .`::\ `.:'      .::::::::/   .'        F
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       L  |< |J        |\=/|       ( _  \=/  _ `::\ `.  \=/  _  \=/  _  \       /
       J  |\\|J        | | /        )_)  |  (_)  \::. \  |  (_)  |  (_)  |     /
        \ |--|J        |//\\       /    //\     //`::\ `./\     //\     /    .'
         \|  |L `      )/  )` `' '|`---//  `---//  `\::. \ `---//  `---'   .'
VK________|  L_\    '  /___/ ' |  |___//______//_____`::\ |___//_________.'_________
          F  F J``  -'|    | | |  |                    \:_|
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              J    J
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*phew!*

Hmmm... maybe the name would look better on the ground?



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    .'.-'  |  `-.  `.      J J   /  |    ||    _.>
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  / / |    |    |  `. `.   F F   |  |==============================
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 FJ   |    |    |    |L J/ /     |   \       :::::::.        :::::::\
J |() | () | () | () | J L/      |   |        :::::::         :::::::L
| F   | .-'_ \  |    |  LJ       | /  L       ::::::::        :::::::J
| L   | /    \\ |    |  | L      |    |       ::::::::        ::::::::L
| L   ||     ):||    |  | |     /|     L      ::::::::        ::::::::|
J |   ||:._.'::||    |  | |----' |     |      ::::::::        ::::::::|     .---.
J |   |J:::::::||    |  | |    _/\     |      ::::::::        ::::::::|    /(@  o`.
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 J L  |  `-:-'  |    |  | F  | \  |    J      ::::::::        ::::::::|    \ . \vvv
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  J \ |    |    |    | J J     \    |  |      ::::::::        ::::::::|      \ `.
   \ \|    |    |    | / /    |     |  |      ::::::::        ::::::::|       L  \
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     | J\ |  |           |     |    /:  \::. \::::::::        ::::::::F      /     |
     |  L\|--|           |     _.--|::   `::\ `.::::::       .:::::::J      /      F
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      L  \| >||      `--' J        |'      .`::\ `.:'      .::::::::/   .'        F
      J   |//JJ        |   L       |---.   .--\::. \---.   .---.   <---<         J
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          F  F J``  -'|    | | |  |                    \:_|
          `-'  | ""   |    J `    |
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               |      |     \     |          | \   | \        //   //  | \    ||  |\
               J      |      `.   |          ||\\  ||\\      //   //   ||\\   ||  ||
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              J    J                         | /   |/  ||    |/   \\   |/  ||    \ |
              J    |                         |/        \|          \|      \|     \|
               `-.-'


:-)

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Veronica Karlsson wrote:

 > [sig tutorial]
 >
> :-)

just great. :)

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>Veronica Karlsson wrote:
>> 
>> Bateau wrote:
>> > Veronica Karlsson wrote:
>> > >
>> > >It's December again, so here's a viking:
>> > >
>> > >                                 .-'`-.
>> > >                                /  | | \
>> > >                               /   | |  \
>> > >                              |  __|_|___|
>> > >                              |'<o> |<o>||
>> > >                              |(   _L   ||
>> > >                              \|`-'__`-'|'
>> > >                               |  `--'  |
>> > >                              _|        |-.
>> > >                          .-'| |  \     /  `-.
>> > >                         /   | |\     .'      `-.
>> > >                        /    | | `''''           \
>> <snip>
>> >
>> > Yay my future sig!
>> 
>> Fine with me, but you should think about who you want to annoy with it.
>> 
>> http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=3782DF55.2786%40earthling.net&output=gplain
>
>This sounds like a fun project. Lets see...
>
>It's usually a good idea to place the picture to the left. That
>way the poster can add text to the right without having to worry
>about messing up the alignment of the picture. So, lets turn him
>around:
>
>
>                     .-'`-.
>                    / | |  \
>                   /  | |   \
>                  |___|_|__  |
>                  ||<o>| <o>`|
>                  ||   J_   )|
>                  `|`-'__`-'|/
>                   |  `--'  |
>                 .-|        |_
>              .-'  \     /  | |`-.
>           .-'      `.     /| |   \
>          /           ````' | |    \
>         |_____             | |     L
>      .-' ___   `-.         F F  |  |
>    .'.-'  |  `-.  `.      J J   /  |
>   / /|    |    |`.  \     | |   |/ |
>  / / |    |    |  `. `.   F F   |  |
> J /  |    |    |    \  L J J    |  |
> FJ   |    |    |    |L J/ /     |   \
>J |() | () | () | () | J L/      |   |
>| F   | .-'_ \  |    |  LJ       | /  L
>| L   | /    \\ |    |  | L      |    |
>| L   ||     ):||    |  | |     /|     L
>J |   ||:._.'::||    |  | |----' |     |
>J |   |J:::::::||    |  | |    _/\     |
> LJ   | \:::::/ |    |  | |---'\  |    |
> J L  |  `-:-'  |    |  | F  | \  |    J
>  LJ()| () | () | () |  F F  |  \  \--._L
>  J \ |    |    |    | J J     \    |  |
>   \ \|    |    |    | / /    |     |  |
>    \ \    |    |    |/ /|     |    | .-'|
>     `.`.  |    |   .'.' |     |    |/ /`L
>       `.`-.____|.-'.-'  |     |    | <`. \
>         `-.______.-'    |    \|    |_`::\ `.
>          |  |           |     |    /   \::. \
>          |--|           |     _.--|     `::\ `.
>          |\\|-.____     |__.-'    |       \::. \
>          | >||      `--' J        |        `::\ `.
>          |//JJ        |   L       |          \::. \
>          |< |J        |   |       (           `::\ `.
>          |\\|J        |   /        )            \::. \
>          |--|J        |   \       /              `::\ `.
>          |  |L `      )   )` `' '|                 \::. \
>          |  L \    '  /   / ' |  |                  `::\ |
>          F  F J``  -'|    | | |  |                    \:_|
>          `-'  | ""   |    J `    |
>               |      |     L     |
>               |      |     \     |
>               J      |      `.   |
>                L     F       )`---\
>                |    J        /     `.
>                J    J       (        `-.
>                `-.__/       `---.       `.
>                |   J             `.       )
>                /   |               `-----'
>    VK         /    F
>              J    J
>              J    |
>               `-.-'
>
>Then a nice "BUAF" with the poster's name. The sig he already
>uses has a nice "rune" like look to it.
>
>
>  |\     |\          /|    /|  |\      /|
>  | \    | \        //    //   | \     ||  |\
>  ||\\   ||\\      //    //    ||\\    ||  ||
>  || >>  || \\    / |   <<     || \\   ||  ||
>  ||//   ||  ||  //||    \\    ||  ||  ||  ||
>  |//    | \ || |/ ||     \\   | \ ||  ||  ||
>  |<<    ||\\||    ||      >>  ||\\||  ||  ||
>  ||\\   || \ |    ||     //   || \ |  ||  ||
>  || >>  ||  ||    ||    //    ||  ||   \\ ||
>  ||//   ||  ||    ||   <<     ||  ||    \\||
>  | /    |/  ||    |/    \\    |/  ||     \ |
>  |/         \|           \|       \|      \|
>
>
>Put it in the picture:
>
>
>
>                     .-'`-.          |\    |\          /|   /| |\     /|
>                    / | |  \         | \   | \        //   //  | \    ||  |\
>                   /  | |   \        ||\\  ||\\      //   //   ||\\   ||  ||
>                  |___|_|__  |       || >> || \\    / |  <<    || \\  ||  ||
>                  ||<o>| <o>`|       ||//  ||  ||  //||   \\   ||  || ||  ||
>                  ||   J_   )|       |//   | \ || |/ ||    \\  | \ || ||  ||
>                  `|`-'__`-'|/       |<<   ||\\||    ||     >> ||\\|| ||  ||
>                   |  `--'  |        ||\\  || \ |    ||    //  || \ | ||  ||
>                 .-|        |_       || >> ||  ||    ||   //   ||  ||  \\ ||
>              .-'  \     /  | |`-.   ||//  ||  ||    ||  <<    ||  ||   \\||
>           .-'      `.     /| |   \  | /   |/  ||    |/   \\   |/  ||    \ |
>          /           ````' | |    \ |/        \|          \|      \|     \|
>         |_____             | |     L
>      .-' ___   `-.         F F  |  |
>    .'.-'  |  `-.  `.      J J   /  |
>   / /|    |    |`.  \     | |   |/ |
>  / / |    |    |  `. `.   F F   |  |
> J /  |    |    |    \  L J J    |  |
> FJ   |    |    |    |L J/ /     |   \
>J |() | () | () | () | J L/      |   |
>| F   | .-'_ \  |    |  LJ       | /  L
>| L   | /    \\ |    |  | L      |    |
>| L   ||     ):||    |  | |     /|     L
>J |   ||:._.'::||    |  | |----' |     |
>J |   |J:::::::||    |  | |    _/\     |
> LJ   | \:::::/ |    |  | |---'\  |    |
> J L  |  `-:-'  |    |  | F  | \  |    J
>  LJ()| () | () | () |  F F  |  \  \--._L
>  J \ |    |    |    | J J     \    |  |
>   \ \|    |    |    | / /    |     |  |
>    \ \    |    |    |/ /|     |    | .-'|
>     `.`.  |    |   .'.' |     |    |/ /`L
>       `.`-.____|.-'.-'  |     |    | <`. \
>         `-.______.-'    |    \|    |_`::\ `.
>          |  |           |     |    /   \::. \
>          |--|           |     _.--|     `::\ `.
>          |\\|-.____     |__.-'    |       \::. \
>          | >||      `--' J        |        `::\ `.
>          |//JJ        |   L       |          \::. \
>          |< |J        |   |       (           `::\ `.
>          |\\|J        |   /        )            \::. \
>          |--|J        |   \       /              `::\ `.
>          |  |L `      )   )` `' '|                 \::. \
>          |  L \    '  /   / ' |  |                  `::\ |
>          F  F J``  -'|    | | |  |                    \:_|
>          `-'  | ""   |    J `    |
>               |      |     L     |
>               |      |     \     |
>               J      |      `.   |
>                L     F       )`---\
>                |    J        /     `.
>                J    J       (        `-.
>                `-.__/       `---.       `.
>                |   J             `.       )
>   VK           /   |               `-----'
>               /    F
>              J    J
>              J    |
>               `-.-'
>
>
>This is beginning to look like another viking sig I made a couple
>of years ago:
>
>
>         .-.                                    .-'||
>        / _ \                               _.-'   ||
>       | ' ) |                             <_______||
>        `-' /                   ==========================================        __
>         / /  .                .'    .'    .'    .'    .'     .'       .'        / _`.
>       .' /  / `.             /                     o ___ _           /         | (@ )
>      /  |  |  __\           J  . |> /\ |> \/   |> /_\ | <  /\ |\|   J           \ \'
>     /    \ |_/ cc`.         | // |\ \/ |> /    |\ | | | _> \/ | |   |            \ \
>    J      .'_    __O        F//                                     F             L L
>    |     /\(%)_ ' \         //        <<< boytoys'R us >>>          F             | |
>    |    .--.8bo._./\       //   omny� anty spamn and sleaz armey    F             | |
>    |   /    \88888\8\     //L        bagde #sgt3907hst64ujr         L            /F |
>    J  |  _   |88888\8\   // |     teh bad treol veronica gaev       |           /J  |
>     L | (_)  |888888\8\\//  J          me theis pectiur             J   .     .' F  F
>     J |      |=(%)===\/}X    \     \     \     \     \      \        \  \\  .'  /  J
>      L \    /88888888'\   .--->.  .---.   .---.   .---.   .---.   .---.._>-'  .'   F
>       \|`--'888888888  \ /  _  \=/  _  \=/  _  \=/  _  \=/  _  \=/  _  \=__.-'    J
>        |.' \      .'`.  `. (_)  |  (_)  |  (_)  |  (_)  |  (_)  |  (_).'|         F
>         `___)x/\x(__/_`.  `-._______________________________________.'/          /
>  _______///__/__\___\\\_`-.________________________________________.-'__________/_____________
>  #########################################################################################VK##
>
>Lets take that ship and put it in this new sig. First we need
>to get Robby out of there, and I think I'll turn this one around
>too, and then it needs to be taller to look good with this new,
>taller viking...
>
>
>                                   ||`-.___
>                                   ||    _.>
>                                   ||_.-'
>               ==========================================
>                `.:::::::.       `:::::::.       `:::::::.
>                  \:::::::.        :::::::.        :::::::\
>                   L:::::::         :::::::         :::::::L
>                   J::::::::        ::::::::        :::::::J
>                    F:::::::        ::::::::        ::::::::L
>                    |:::::::        ::::::::        ::::::::|
>                    |:::::::        ::::::::        ::::::::|     .---.
>                    |:::::::        ::::::::        ::::::::|    /(@  o`.
>                    |:::::::        ::::::::        ::::::::|   |    /^^^
>     __             |:::::::        ::::::::        ::::::::|    \ . \vvv
>   .'_ \            |:::::::        ::::::::        ::::::::|     \ `--'
>   (( ) |           |:::::::        ::::::::        ::::::::|      \ `.
>    `/ /            |:::::::        ::::::::        ::::::::|       L  \
>    / /             |:::::::        ::::::::        ::::::::|       |   \
>   J J              |:::::::        ::::::::        ::::::::|       |    L
>   | |              |:::::::        ::::::::        ::::::::|       |    |
>   | |              |:::::::        ::::::::        ::::::::|       F    |
>   | J\             F:::::::        ::::::::        ::::::::F      /     |
>   |  L\           J::::::::       .::::::::       .:::::::J      /      F
>   J  J `.     .   F:::::::        ::::::::        ::::::::F    .'      J
>    L  \  `.  //  /:::::::'      .::::::::'      .::::::::/   .'        F
>    J   `.  `//_..---.   .---.   .---.   .---.   .---.   <---<         J
>     L    `-//_=/  _  \=/  _  \=/  _  \=/  _  \=/  _  \=/  _  \       /
>     J     /|  |  (_)  |  (_)  |  (_)  |  (_)  |  (_)  |  (_)  |     /
>      \   / |   \     //\     //\     //\     //\     //\     /    .'
>       \ / /     `---//  `---//  `---//  `---//  `---//  `---'   .'
>________/_/_________//______//______//______//______//_________.'_________
>##VK######################################################################
>
>Now to get it in behind the viking...
>
>
>                     .-'`-.          |\    |\          /|   /| |\     /|
>                    / | |  \         | \   | \        //   //  | \    ||  |\
>                   /  | |   \        ||\\  ||\\      //   //   ||\\   ||  ||
>                  |___|_|__  |       || >> || \\    / |  <<    || \\  ||  ||
>                  ||<o>| <o>`|       ||//  ||  ||  //||   \\   ||  || ||  ||
>                  ||   J_   )|       |//   | \ || |/ ||    \\  | \ || ||  ||
>                  `|`-'__`-'|/       |<<   ||\\||    ||     >> ||\\|| ||  ||
>                   |  `--'  |        ||\\  || \ |    ||    //  || \ | ||  ||
>                 .-|        |_       || >> ||  ||    ||   //   ||  ||  \\ ||
>              .-'  \     /  | |`-.   ||//  ||  ||    ||  <<    ||  ||   \\||
>           .-'      `.     /| |   \  | /   |/  ||    |/   \\   |/  ||    \ |
>          /           ````' | |    \ |/        \|          \|      \|     \|
>         |_____             | |     L
>      .-' ___   `-.         F F  |  |    ||`-.___
>    .'.-'  |  `-.  `.      J J   /  |    ||    _.>
>   / /|    |    |`.  \     | |   |/ |    ||_.-'
>  / / |    |    |  `. `.   F F   |  |==============================
> J /  |    |    |    \  L J J    |  |      `:::::::.       `:::::::.
> FJ   |    |    |    |L J/ /     |   \       :::::::.        :::::::\
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>:-)

THANKS VERONIKA!
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Veronica Karlsson <v...@hotbrev.com> ASCII art 7 Dec 2003 21:26 · permalink · report
Bateau wrote:
> 
>      _.--""--._       On
>    ."          ".     Sun, 07 Dec 2003 15:29:43 +0000
>   | .   `      ` |    in
>   \(            )/    alt.ascii-art,
>    \)__.    _._(/     Veronica Karlsson
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<snip>

Well, the skeleton itself is pretty, but it ruins the cascade pattern.

> >Veronica Karlsson wrote:
> >> Bateau wrote:
> >> > Veronica Karlsson wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > >It's December again, so here's a viking:
> >> > >
> >> > >                                 .-'`-.
> >> > >                                /  | | \
> >> > >                               /   | |  \
> >> > >                              |  __|_|___|
> >> > >                              |'<o> |<o>||
> >> > >                              |(   _L   ||
> >> > >                              \|`-'__`-'|'
> >> > >                               |  `--'  |
> >> > >                              _|        |-.
> >> > >                          .-'| |  \     /  `-.
> >> > >                         /   | |\     .'      `-.
> >> > >                        /    | | `''''           \
> >> <snip>
> >> >
> >> > Yay my future sig!
> >>
> >> Fine with me, but you should think about who you want to annoy with it.
> >>
> >> http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=3782DF55.2786%40earthling.net&output=gplain
> >
> >This sounds like a fun project. Lets see...
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> >          `-'  | ""   |    J `    |
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> >               `-.-'
> >
> >
> >:-)
> 
> THANKS VERONIKA!

Did you read what I wrote about pissing off the right people?


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Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> ASCII art 8 Dec 2003 07:27 · permalink · report
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>Bateau wrote:
>> 
>>      _.--""--._       On
>>    ."          ".     Sun, 07 Dec 2003 15:29:43 +0000
>>   | .   `      ` |    in
>>   \(            )/    alt.ascii-art,
>>    \)__.    _._(/     Veronica Karlsson
>>    //   >..<   \\     spoke
>>    |__.' vv '.__/     382
>>       l'''"''l        lines
>>       \_    _/        to
><snip>
>
>Well, the skeleton itself is pretty, but it ruins the cascade pattern.
>
>> >Veronica Karlsson wrote:
>> >> Bateau wrote:
>> >> > Veronica Karlsson wrote:
>> >> > >
>> >> > >It's December again, so here's a viking:
>> >> > >
>> >> > >                                 .-'`-.
>> >> > >                                /  | | \
>> >> > >                               /   | |  \
>> >> > >                              |  __|_|___|
>> >> > >                              |'<o> |<o>||
>> >> > >                              |(   _L   ||
>> >> > >                              \|`-'__`-'|'
>> >> > >                               |  `--'  |
>> >> > >                              _|        |-.
>> >> > >                          .-'| |  \     /  `-.
>> >> > >                         /   | |\     .'      `-.
>> >> > >                        /    | | `''''           \
>> >> <snip>
>> >> >
>> >> > Yay my future sig!
>> >>
>> >> Fine with me, but you should think about who you want to annoy with it.
>> >>
>> >> http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=3782DF55.2786%40earthling.net&output=gplain
>> >
>> >This sounds like a fun project. Lets see...
><snip>
>> >          `-'  | ""   |    J `    |
>> >               |      |     L     |          |\    |\          /|   /| |\     /|
>> >               |      |     \     |          | \   | \        //   //  | \    ||  |\
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>> >                L     F       )`---\         || >> || \\    / |  <<    || \\  ||  ||
>> >                |    J        /     `.       ||//  ||  ||  //||   \\   ||  || ||  ||
>> >                J    J       (        `-.    |//   | \ || |/ ||    \\  | \ || ||  ||
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>> >                |   J             `.       ) ||\\  || \ |    ||    //  || \ | ||  ||
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>> >              J    |                         |/        \|          \|      \|     \|
>> >               `-.-'
>> >
>> >
>> >:-)
>> 
>> THANKS VERONIKA!
>
>Did you read what I wrote about pissing off the right people?

Yes what about it?
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Veronica Karlsson <v...@hotbrev.com> ASCII art 8 Dec 2003 16:41 · permalink · report
Bateau wrote:
> Veronica Karlsson wrote:
> >> >Veronica Karlsson wrote:
> >> >> http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=3782DF55.2786%40earthling.net&output=gplain
> >
> >Did you read what I wrote about pissing off the right people?
> 
> Yes what about it?

Well, perhaps you're overdoing it a little with that skeleton...


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Stephan Hensel <n...@mail.lan> ASCII art 8 Dec 2003 17:09 · permalink · report
Veronica Karlsson wrote:


> Well, perhaps you're overdoing it a little with that skeleton...
> 
> 

i like it. :)

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lou

"Veronica Karlsson" <v...@hotbrev.com> wrote in message
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> It's December again, so here's a viking:

<snip>

What is the connection between December and vikings?

Veronica Karlsson <v...@hotbrev.com> ASCII art 9 Dec 2003 21:08 · permalink · report
David Palmer wrote:
> "Veronica Karlsson" wrote:
> > It's December again, so here's a viking:
> 
> What is the connection between December and vikings?

I was waiting for somebody to ask that, but I didn't think it would be
somebody who already knew the answer.   :-)



                                 
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On Tue, 09 Dec 2003 21:08:12 +0000 Veronica Karlsson wrote:
: > What is the connection between December and vikings?
: 
: I was waiting for somebody to ask that, but I didn't think it would be
: somebody who already knew the answer.   :-)

Well, what is it ?

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Mon, 08 Dec 2003 02:54:02 +0800, Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> kirjoitti:

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I've been reading Usenet for 6.5 years, but now I'm speechless. I therefore
award this post with "The most disturbing news post ever" trophy.

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BoD <Bo...@JRAF.org> 9 Dec 2003 23:51 · permalink · report
Why is it so disturbing ?

BoD

Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> ASCII art 10 Dec 2003 07:05 · permalink · report
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>Bateau wrote:
>> Veronica Karlsson wrote:
>> >> >Veronica Karlsson wrote:
>> >> >> http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=3782DF55.2786%40earthling.net&output=gplain
>> >
>> >Did you read what I wrote about pissing off the right people?
>> 
>> Yes what about it?
>
>Well, perhaps you're overdoing it a little with that skeleton...

Good.
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"Bateau" <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> wrote in message
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>
When you wake up in the morning does it fill you with pride to know that
your only friends are that skeleton that's too big for a header, and that
viking below that Veronica so nicely made for you?

I know you gotta hate life, why don't you end it all now, and do us all a
favor...or better yet, go see a councilor and get rid of all that hate &
find yourself someone to love. They make pills that can help you now.

-Zot

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Jan Foerster <nep...@mooniewar.de> ASCII art 10 Dec 2003 17:23 · permalink · report
Veronica Karlsson wrote:

> It's December again, so here's a viking:
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Oh great, Wickie likes it.
You don't know Wickie? Well, here comes Wickie...

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bis dann
sagt Jan

Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> ASCII art 10 Dec 2003 20:25 · permalink · report
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        ``''

>
>"Bateau" <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> wrote in message
>news:jrf...@4ax.com...
>>      _.--""--._       On
>>    ."          ".     Mon, 08 Dec 2003 16:41:13 +0000
>>   | .   `      ` |    in
>>   \(            )/    alt.ascii-art,
>>    \)__.    _._(/     Veronica Karlsson
>>    //   >..<   \\     spoke
>>    |__.' vv '.__/     19
>>       l'''"''l        lines
>>       \_    _/        to
>>  _      )--(     _    the
>> | '--.__)--(_.--' |   great
>>  \ |`----''----'| /   undead
>>   ||  `-'  '--' ||    skeleton
>>   || `--'  '--' ||    god
>>   |l `--'--'--' |l    of
>>  |__|`--'  `--'|__|   giant
>>  |  |    )-(   |  |   ascii
>>   ||     )-(    \||   who
>>   || __  )_(  __ \\   replied...
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>> |`- I_)O /\ O( `--l\\\|
>> ||||( `-'  `-') .-' |||
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>>     \ \     / /
>>      \ \   / /
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>>      |_()I()._|
>>      \   /\   /
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>>       | |    \ \
>>       | |     \ \
>>       | |-nabis\ \_
>>       | |      /-._\
>>      |.-.\    //.-._)
>>       \\\\   ///
>>        \\\\-'''
>>         ``''
>>
>When you wake up in the morning does it fill you with pride to know that
>your only friends are that skeleton that's too big for a header, and that
>viking below that Veronica so nicely made for you?
>
>I know you gotta hate life, why don't you end it all now, and do us all a
>favor...or better yet, go see a councilor and get rid of all that hate &
>find yourself someone to love. They make pills that can help you now.

Good point. I need to add some more friends to my posts! 2 is not
enough!!!!
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Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> ASCII art 10 Dec 2003 20:26 · permalink · report
     _.--""--._       On
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>Veronica Karlsson wrote:
>
>> It's December again, so here's a viking:
>>                                  .-'`-.
>>                                 /  | | \
>>                                /   | |  \
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>>                               |'<o> |<o>||
>>                               |(   _L   ||
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>>                               _|        |-.
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>>                          /   | |\     .'      `-.
>
>Oh great, Wickie likes it.
>You don't know Wickie? Well, here comes Wickie...
>
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That's cool.
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Veronica Karlsson <v...@hotbrev.com> ASCII art 13 Dec 2003 16:00 · permalink · report
17th century man:


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lgbeard 14 Dec 2003 13:43 · permalink · report
On Tue, 9 Dec 2003 22:18:50 +0100, Jaap Karssenberg <j.g...@student.utwente.nl> wrote:

>On Tue, 09 Dec 2003 21:08:12 +0000 Veronica Karlsson wrote:
>: > What is the connection between December and vikings?
>: 
>: I was waiting for somebody to ask that, but I didn't think it would be
>: somebody who already knew the answer.   :-)
>
>Well, what is it ?

I was hoping some one would speak an explain it :)

--Winter solstice-- the rebirth of the sun ?
   Trolls and demons be gone ?

--Midvinterblot-- God of war Thor, Goddess of fertilty Freda, 
   Sun Goddess Lucina ? To all the major gods an goddess ?

--Jul-- 12 days of christmas ? Jul gnome ?


from reading a little bit all kinda rolled into one big
holiday as it stands today ?


lgbeard

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