Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 17 Nov 1996.
REQ: Mermaid
alt.ascii-art
· 9 messages · 17 Nov 1996 - 7 Jun 2000
Please will someone post a mermaid. Thank You -- Martin
In article <NsC...@cults.demon.co.uk>, Arcadian
<arc...@cults.demon.co.uk> writes:
>Please will someone post a mermaid.
I have several- including the following:
~ a mermaid ~ 8/96
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))6.6(( \__/ \
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// ))^^^(( \\\///
// ((`\^^)\ \\//jgs
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( `\^^^~^/
`~~~`
~ mermaid princess ~ 8/96
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~ ( `\^^^^^^/ jgs \ ~
~ ``~~~` ~
~ ~ ~
** mermaid ** 10/96
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OK, I'm no artist. I'm trying to get a decent looking, though fairly
small (Say, no more than 10-15 lines) picture of a mermaid. All I need
is for her to be swimming, maybe with flowing hair and whatnot.
Here's what I have so far, but for some reason a bald mermaid just
doesn't do it for me:
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`--oo-,
/ / |
>\_/L/ '
`--'
Can anybody do me better? Oh, that's a stupid question, isn't it? How
about... Will anybody do me better?
Thanks in advance,
--Wesley
The only stupid question is the unasked question.
And that's a good thing, because I hate stupid questions!
Wesley Clifford wrote: > > | () > `--oo-, > / / | > >\_/L/ ' > `--' > . ~~ } `--o( _/._P\__ |\_.' L/ /.-._.-' -- (, http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/cgi/asciichat/ /|__--__ . __--__ |\ '__ /|\ _{ _ `.' / `.,_ _________ | _________ _,.' (/ `. / ||``._.' ASCII ART CHAT! `---'|:||,/ .' /| /|:| \ .' /\ \ __ __ _ `/|'\' ` `,/ /`,\ \ \ / /__ _ _ ___ _ _ (_)__ __ _ /,'\ \ .'.' /| \ V / -_) '_/ _ \ ' \| / _/ _` | |\ `.`. ,' / / | \_/\___|_| \___/_||_|_\__\__,_| | \ \ `, - `- -- `-'- -ejm-------------------------------------VK-- -`-' -- -' -
On Wed, 17 May 2000 19:58:14 +0200, Veronica Karlsson <asc...@hotmail.com> wrote: >Wesley Clifford wrote: >> >> | () >> `--oo-, >> / / | >> >\_/L/ ' >> `--' >> > > > . ~~ } > `--o( > _/._P\__ > |\_.' L/ >/.-._.-' Wow. It amazes me how well you can do in the same number of lines, adding 4 extra rows. It looks a thousand percent better. Thanks! --Wesley The only stupid question is the unasked question. And that's a good thing, because I hate stupid questions!
Hallo Wesley,.. On Wed, 17 May 2000 12:53:27 GMT, par...@apk.net (Wesley Clifford) wrote: >OK, I'm no artist. I'm trying to get a decent looking, though fairly >small (Say, no more than 10-15 lines) picture of a mermaid. All I need >is for her to be swimming, maybe with flowing hair and whatnot. Okay... It is a 17 Liner and the mermaid doesn't swim, but I finished this one at the moment of reading your posting... Maybe u can use it, too... :o) ___------._ _====__ .-~<<<<<<<<<<<\-_--- /////\\\\\\ /<<<<<<.-'~~~. < / /@ \\\\\\\\ |<<<<<</ | / . < @ |\\\\||||\# |<<<<<<| \| ______ |o /|||||\\\\\\### |<<<<<<| / ___/.\/\_./|||||||\\||\\#### |<<<<<<<\. / / /\_ / ////|\\\\\\\\\#### \<<<<<<<<\_ / /__~ /.\ ////#|||###\\\\\###### \ <<<<<<<<~-___--/ /\ \_/\######|#####|||######## \.<<<<<<<<<<< ///\ \ . .~ \ \############\\######### _-~-_ \<<<<<<<<< >::@) <\ /####|| ############|########## \~-<<-~-_<<<<<<<_\/#####||###################NO1### _-~-_ << _-~-. _-~-_#||#########_-~-_#########_-~-_ _-~-_ _-~-_ _||_-~-_ _-~-_ ~~ -- \\ Ciao... Marco A.K.A. [DMITS]NamelessOne // *\\ http://www.gamesite.drak.de //* **\\ http://dmits.tsx.org //** ***\\ ICQ: 64986459 //***
In article<392...@hotmail.com>, Veronica Karlsson <asc...@hotmail.com> writes: > > . ~~ } > `--o( > _/._P\__ > |\_.' L/ >/.-._.-' Nice. @@@ @@@ @("} {")@ @(.(.)\__ __/(.).)@ @@@) ( """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ) (@@@ ( . ) dav...@xemu.demon.co.uk ( . ) \ ) / http://www.xemu.demon.co.uk \ ( / \\.-' ,' /index.html ', `-_// // ~-~ """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" '~ \\ / \ "Consciousness is a product of the brain no more & no less than earwax is a product of the ear"-Martin Hunt on a.r.s
par...@apk.net (Wesley Clifford) wrote:
WC> OK, I'm no artist. I'm trying to get a decent looking, though fairly
WC> small (Say, no more than 10-15 lines) picture of a mermaid. All I need
WC> is for her to be swimming, maybe with flowing hair and whatnot.
I only have this one in my collection, probably bigger than you're asking for,
but at least it's SOMETHING, right? :)
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\n| \nnnn/ ;;;; /=====***********;*================\
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\nnnnnn|^^^^^^^^^^ \==========###========----=============|
^^\nnn/^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ \==========####======-----===========/
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ \========####====----==========/
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |======###===----========/ ^^^
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ /=======####====---=======/ ^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ /=========###======-====/ ^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ /==========#===========/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ /==================/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ \======/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (=====) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -- ((====)) ---- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^-
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gap...@vcn.bc.ca wrote: HA! [DIDDLE] > > /nnnnnnnnn,####nnnnn\ > /nnnnnnnnnn,####nnnnnnmnnnn\ > nnnnnnnn,######nnnnnnnnnnnn,nn\ > nnnnnn,#####nnnnnnnnnnnnnn,nnnn| > nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn/;;;\nnn/ > nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn/;;;;;;;nnnnn\ > nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn/;;;;;;;;;;;nnnnnnn > nnnnnnnnnnnnnn;(((;;;;;;;;)));nnnnnnn > nnnnnnnnnnnn/;;;;/""\;;;;; /""\;\nnnn/ > nnnnnnnnnnn,nn/;;;;# ;;;; # ;;nnn/ > /nnnnnnnnnnnnnn,nnnnn;;;;# /;;; # /;nnn\ > /nnnnn##nnnnnnnn,nnnnn;\n;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;;/nnnnnn\ > nnnnn###nnnnnnnn,nnnnnn;;;;;;;;;/\;;;;;;/\;;;nnnnnnnnnnnnn\ > nnnn###nnnnn,nnnnnnnnnnn\/\;;;/;@###@@###@;\;nnnnnnnn,nnnnnnn\ > nnn#nnn,nnnnnnnnnnnnn,nnnnn\;;;;;\@#@#@/;;/nnnnnnnnnn,nn#nnnnnnn\ > nnnnn,nnnnnnnnnnn,nnnnnnnnnn\;;;;;;;;;;;/nnnnnnnnnnnnn,nn##nnn,nnn > nnnn,nnnnnnnnn,nnnnnnnnnnnnnn'\'''''''/nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn,nnnn##nnn,nnn > nnnnn,nnnn,nnnn/;;;;;;;,,,/;;;;;;;;;;;|nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn#nnnn,nn > \nnnnnnnn,nnn;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;,,,,,,,,,\nnnnnnnnnn/ |n > \nnnnnnnn,n;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;\,,,,,,,,\nnnnnn/ n/ > nnnnnnnnnn;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;);;;;\,,,,\nnnn > nnnnnnnnn;;;;;;;';;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;);;;;;;;;;;;;;);;;\,,,,\nnn > nnnnnnnnn;;;;;;';;;/;;;;;;;;;;'. );; .'::::::::);;|,,,,,nnn > /n\ nnnnnnnn;;;;;;;';;;;;;;;;;;;;;;\ ) /;;;;;;;;;;;|;|,,,,,|nn\ /n > nnnnnnnnn,nnn;;;;;;;'@;;;;;;;@@;;;;;;\ /;;;;;;@@;;;;|;|,,,,,|nnnunnn > nnnnnnnnnnnnnn;;;;;;';;;;;;;;;;;;;;;/ ; \;;;;;;;;;;/ \|,,,,,|nnnnnnn > \nnnnn,nnnnnn;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;.' ;;;;'.;;;;;;;/ \,,,,|\nnnn/ > n,nnnnnnnnn;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;/ \,,,| > n\ nnnnnnnnnnnn;;;;;; \;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;/ \,/ > nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn;;;;;; *;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;*** > \nnnnnnnnnnnnnn;;;;;; ***;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;***** > nnnnnnn,nnnnnnn;;;;;; ****;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;***** > nnnnnn,nnn#nnnn ;;;;; ****;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;**** > nnnnn,nnn##nnn/ ;;;;; ****;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;****==\ > nnnn,nnn##nnn| ;;;; ****;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;***======\ > nnnn,nn#nnnn/ ;;;; *****;;;;;;;;####;**==========\ > \nn/\nnnnnn| ;;;; /=********;;#####;*=============\ > \n| \nnnn/ ;;;; /=====***********;*================\ > \n |nnn| ;;;;; |=====================================\ > |nnn\/n\ /;;;;;;\ \=========##=========---===============\ > \nnnnnn|^^^^^^^^^^ \==========###========----=============| > ^^\nnn/^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ \==========####======-----===========/ > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ \========####====----==========/ > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |======###===----========/ ^^^ > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ /=======####====---=======/ ^^^^^^ > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ /=========###======-====/ ^^^^^^^^^ > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ /==========#===========/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ /==================/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ =============/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ \======/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (=====) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > -- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -- ((====)) ---- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^- > ---- ,((==)), --- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > ---- -- -- ((,(,((.),),) --- > (,((,(,(((.)),)),) --- ---- - > ----- ((,((,((,((((.))),)),)) > ((,(((,((,((((.)))),))),)) ---- ---- > -- ((,(((,(((,((((.)))),))),)) -- ----- -- > ((,(((,((((,((( )))),))),)) > ((,((,(((((( ))),))),) ------ > ---- (,((,(( ),))) --- --- -- > (((( ))) > --- ( -- ) --- --- > -- --- ----- > -- -- > --------- ------ -- --- Well I like this version of her somewhat better.. :-D -- -- // Lauri Kangas - ICQ:39143317 - http://koti.mbnet.fi/lkanga/ // "A man without a religion is like a fish without a bicycle"
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