Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 19 Jul 1994.
REQUEST: Rose
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· 4 messages · 19 Jul 1994 - 20 Jul 1994
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In article <30fgn8$bl...@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu> mbi...@umich.edu (Michael J. Bishop) writes: >From: mbi...@umich.edu (Michael J. Bishop) >Subject: REQUEST: Rose >Date: 19 Jul 1994 03:19:04 GMT >Please, pleeze, *pleeeeeze* post a rose so that I may woo this girl. I am >helping her set up a modem connection from home and I think it would be >very romantic if there could be a rose in her mailbox when we get it >working. >So, pleeeeese help us romantic schlepps out here do something right. >There are some good guys out here. >Much obliged, Ooooooooooooooo....How romantic.....I bet you get a million replies asking for her address....hehe.
What can I say? I am overwhelmed by the great responses. Thank you. This newsgroup is tremendous. I am honored. As far as the "date" goes, when it's over, I'll post a summary. (just kiddin' no way!) Anyway, thanks again for all the responses, here's one of my own invention: \|||||/ @ @ \ - me, glassy eyed over this girl -- _____________________________________________________________________________ Michael Bishop "The best way to predict the future is to invent it." mbi...@umich.edu - Alan Kay
In article <30fgn8$bl...@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu>, Michael J. Bishop <mbi...@umich.edu> wrote: >Please, pleeze, *pleeeeeze* post a rose so that I may woo this girl. I am >helping her set up a modem connection from home and I think it would be >very romantic if there could be a rose in her mailbox when we get it >working. Here ye go, Michael. I got these off here a while back... can't remember who posted 'em, though, sorry! =================CUT HERE=================== . . ... :``..': : ````.' :''::' ..:.. : .'' : ``. `: .' : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :..''''``::. : ...:..' .'' .' .' .::::' :..'''``::::::: ' `:::: `::. `:: :::. ..:```.:'`. ::'`. ..' `:.: :: .: .:``::: .: ..'' ::: : .'' :: : :: :: :: How about this one? It's called "Bee with rose" : (\o/)___________________________________________________________(\o/) (/|\) (/|\) | .-~~~-. | | / } | | / .-~ | | \ | } | | __ __ ___\.~~-.-~| . -~_ | | / \./ \/\_ { O | ` .-~. ; ~-.__ | | __{^\_ _}_ ) }/^\ ~--~/-|_\| : : .-~ | | / /\_/^\._}_/ // / / | \~ - - ~ | | ( (__{(@)}\__}.//_/__A__/_A___|__A_\___A______A_____A | | \__/{/(_)\_} )\\ \\---v-----V----v----v-----V-----v--- | | ( (__)_)_/ )\ \> | | \__/ \__/\/\/ | | \__,--' | | | (\o/)___________________________________________________________(\o/) (/|\) (/|\) . . ... :``..': : ````.' :''::' ..:.. : .'' : ``. `: .' : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :..''''``::. : ...:..' .'' .' .' .::::' :..'''``::::::: ' `:::: `::. `:: :::. ..:```.:'`. ::'`. ..' `:.: :: .: .:``::: .: ..'' ::: : .'' :: : :: : : : : . . . ... :``..': : ````.' :''::' ..:.. : .'' : ``. `: .' : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :..''''``::. : ...:..' .'' .' .' .::::' :..'''``::::::: ' `:::: `::. `:: :::. ..:.:.::'`. ::'`. . : : . ..' `:.: :: :' .: .: .:``::: : .: :: .: ..'' :::.' :': : : .'' .:: : : ' : .'`:: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: /-_-\ / / \ / / \ \ \ / \__\__/ \\ -\\ ____ \\ / / ____ \\/___/ \ \ -// \___\//- -// \\ // //- -// // \\ \\ H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H @ H H H H H H H H H H H H @ @ H H H H H H H H H H H H H @ @ H H H H H H H H H H H H H @ @ @ H H H H H H H H H H H H @ @ H H H H H H H H H H H H @ @ @ H H H H H H H H H H @ @ @ @ H H H H @ H H H H H H @ @ @ @ @ @ @ H H H @ @ H H H H H @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ H H H H @ @ H H H H H @ @ @ @ @ H H H H @ @ H H H H H @ @ @ @ H H H H @ @ @ H H H H H H @ @ @ H H H H @ @ H H H H H H @ @ H H H H @ @ H H H H H @ @ @ @ @ @ H H H H @ @ H H H H H H @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ H H H @ @ @ H H H H H @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ H H H @ @ @ H H H H @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ H H H H @ @ @ H H H H H @ @ @ @ @ @ H H H @ @ @ @ H H H H @ @ @ @ @ @ @ H H H @ @ @ H H H H @ @ @ @ @ @ H H @ @ @ @ H H H @ @ @ @ H H @ @ @ @ H H @ @ @ @ @ @ H @ @ @ @ @ H @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ _____ / ___ \ / / _ \ \ /( /( /(_)\ )\ )\ ( \ \ ___ / / ) ( \ _____ / ) /( )\ | \ / | | \ _______ / | \ / \ / \ / \/ | | \/ | | | | |_| .-~~-.--. : ) .~ ~ -.\ /.- ~~ . > `. .' < ( .- -. ) `- -.-~ `- -' ~-.- -' ( : ) _ _ .-: ~--. : .--~ .-~ .-~ } ~-.-^-.-~ \_ .~ .-~ .~ \ \' \ '_ _ -~ `.`. // . - ~ ~-.__`.`-.// .-~ . - ~ }~ ~ ~-.~-. .' .-~ .-~ :/~-.~-./: /_~_ _ . - ~ ~-.~-._ ~-.< . . ... :``..': : ````.' :''::' ..:.. : .'' : ``. `: .' : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :..''''``::. : ...:..' .'' .' .' .::::' :..'''``::::::: ' `:::: `::. `:: :::. ..:```.:'`. ::'`. ..' `:.: :: .: .:``::: .: ..'' ::: : .'' :: : :: : : : : . ____ ___ __----__ _/\ _/^ __ ^\_ /~^_/ | )/^ ^-^ _/ _/^ _/^ ^\_ ^\ | ./ /~ /( _/\. _/^_/^--_ ^\_^\-__-~ _/( \ _/ ./ ./^_/| \_ ~\ \_^\_ /^ _( ~-_ _/ \./\ _/^_/ \_ ~\ \ ^\__^\../^_/^ )\ ~~~~ _\/ <__/ ~\__\| ^\.__./^ ~---____--~ ~\ . .' :`...' `.,' ' `. ' .**. ; ; ': ` ``:`****,' .' : ..::. ``**":.'' `. .: `: ; `,' : `: ` : ; : : : ; : : : .: : : :..,' ``::. `....:..' ..:;'' .: . ...:::: ,'''''``::::::: `:::: `::. `:: . ,. ::::' ,.. .'.' ``. :: .'.. `. ' .: :: ,'.' . .' ,' .:::::: ,.' .:::. .' .' ..:' ::: ., .;' ~ ,;::;.::'' ::.:..::' ~ ::;' :: ,::: ::. `:: :: :: :: :: =====================CUT HERE===================== There you go... good luck! Byeee!! -- ooo ooooo o8o `88. .888' `"' 888b d'888 .oooo. ooo. .oo. oooo .oooo. .ooooo. 8 Y88. .P 888 `P )88b `888P"Y88b `888 `P )88b d88' `"Y8 8 `888' 888 .oP"888 888 888 888 .oP"888 888 8 Y 888 d8( 888 888 888 888 d8( 888 888 .o8 o8o o888o `Y888""8o o888o o888o o888o `Y888""8o `Y8bod8P' ======================AKA am...@rowan.coventry.ac.uk==============
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