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Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 29 Mar 1995.
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Line: DR J sig file (surf)

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alt.ascii-art · 3 messages · 29 Mar 1995 - 3 Apr 1995
David S. Issel <dis...@nunic.nu.edu> ASCII art 29 Mar 1995 00:00 · permalink · report
is9...@brunel.ac.uk (DR J) wrote:

>                                                  DR J
>
>               .....            .....
>            ,,$$$$$$$$$,      ,$$$$$$$$$$,
>           ;$'      '$$$$:   ;$'      '$$$$:
>           $:         $$$$:  $:         $$$$:         It's much
>            $       o_)$$$:   $      o_) $$$:         easier when
>            ;$,    _/\ &&:'   ;$,   _/\  &&:'         you can surf
>              '     /( &&&      '    /(  &&&          in three
>                  \_&&&&'         \_&&&&'             dimensions!
>                 &&&&.           &&&&.
>           &&&&&&&:       &&&&&&&&:


But I saw:

               .sig$tin
             nETSCAPE@FTP.
            .@'        LYNX
            IP          MAIL
            :%      o_)  WWW
             ''    _/\  PINE
                    /( $SPAM
                 `-ASCIIART          "Surf the Internet"
             ARCHIEGOPHER           Drawn by David Issel
        SURFTHEINTERNET            based on work by DR J


Which tells me that I spend way too much time here!  :-)

Have a great day,
Dave.
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banging one's head against a wall,  but, with fewer  |      --|   \/M
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DR J <is9...@brunel.ac.uk> ASCII art 30 Mar 1995 00:00 · permalink · report
David S. Issel (dis...@nunic.nu.edu) wrote:
: is9...@brunel.ac.uk (DR J) wrote:
: >               .....            .....
: >            ,,$$$$$$$$$,      ,$$$$$$$$$$,
: >           ;$'      '$$$$:   ;$'      '$$$$:
: >           $:         $$$$:  $:         $$$$:         It's much
: >            $       o_)$$$:   $      o_) $$$:         easier when
: >            ;$,    _/\ &&:'   ;$,   _/\  &&:'         you can surf
: >              '     /( &&&      '    /(  &&&          in three
: >                  \_&&&&'         \_&&&&'             dimensions!
: >                 &&&&.           &&&&.
: >           &&&&&&&:       &&&&&&&&:

: But I saw:

:                .sig$tin
:              nETSCAPE@FTP.
:             .@'        LYNX
:             IP          MAIL
:             :%      o_)  WWW
:              ''    _/\  PINE
:                     /( $SPAM
:                  `-ASCIIART          "Surf the Internet"
:              ARCHIEGOPHER           Drawn by David Issel
:         SURFTHEINTERNET            based on work by DR J

I like it! Definitely gonna be one of those 'classic' pictures if you
advertise it a bit!

It always makes me smile that people like this sig, it's been around for
quite a while. I've seen about three other interpretations of it,
including an animated version!

: Which tells me that I spend way too much time here!  :-)

I can't spend as much time as I'd like to!


If you find that the Ascii-Art archive is a bit busy ;-) you can find
my other stereogram pics and and my Stereogram Guide lurking in one of
the pages off my Home Page.


                                                   DR J
                                (Promising to draw something new one day!)

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David S. Issel <dis...@nunic.nu.edu> ASCII art 3 Apr 1995 00:00 · permalink · report
+------ DR J (is9...@brunel.ac.uk) wrote: -----------
| David S. Issel (dis...@nunic.nu.edu) wrote:
 [snip]
| :
| :                .sig$tin
| :              nETSCAPE@FTP.
| :             .@'        LYNX
| :             IP          MAIL
| :             :%      o_)  WWW
| :              ''    _/\  PINE
| :                     /( $SPAM
| :                  `-ASCIIART          "Surf the Internet"
| :              ARCHIEGOPHER           Drawn by David Issel
| :         SURFTHEINTERNET            based on work by DR J
|
| I like it! Definitely gonna be one of those 'classic' pictures if you
| advertise it a bit!

Thanks!  A 'classic'?  Wow!

Do you think it will be as popular as 'Mariday in the Morning'?  :-)

Have a great day,
Dave.
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