Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 16 Oct 2002.
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Fuzzball in: "Sherman and Cinderella"
alt.ascii-art
· 6 messages · 16 Oct 2002 - 25 Oct 2002
Yes! It's the FUNKY FUZZBALL! [10/16/02]
Today's Adventure: "Sherman and Cinderella"
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I am out on the
town for a night
/;;;\ of fun and fancy! /OOOo
| O| / |O ooo
| v| ____/ |o |oo
\---/ \---/ o
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Hello there, miss!
You seem to be My name is Cinderella,
/;;;\ moving at quite /OOOo and I have to get home
| O| /a rate of |O ooo before midnight or-
| v| speed! |o oo __/
\---/ \---oo
| | oo
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You should slow down!
I think I saw one of /;;;\ /OOOo
your glass slippers | O| |O ooo
fall off back there! | v| |- oo
\_____ \---/ \---oo
| | oo
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It seems like glass would be a
poor choice of material for /;;;\ /OOOo
slippers. I mean, the whole \ | O| |O ooo
purpose of slippers would be | v| |- oo
to keep your feet warm, correct? \---/ \---oo
| | oo
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And glass is a rather poor
conductor of heat! I'd say you'd /;;;\ //OOo
be better off with, say, fur | O| |O ooo Look, would you
slippers! And with glass, \___ | v| |o oo -just move? I
there is always the \---/ \---oo have to get
possibility of breakage! | | oo home because-
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. . : .
/;;;\ . :
| O| ; ; ; :
| o| :
\---/ . ; P O O F ! ; .
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/;;;\
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\---/ _'_
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______ /;;;\ *sniff* *sniff*
|______| | O| Hey, Sherman, are
| () () \ | v| you making pumpkin
|\ ()_()_\ \---/ / pie?
| | | | _______________ \\/\/ __/
| | #### | -+- | | /0 /
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The FUNKY FUZZBALL is written by Eurakarte at eur...@eurakarte.com
The Fuzzball Comic Archives are located at http://www.eurakarte.com/
--
//Eurakarte
Bow to the PRINCE of PLANKTON.
http://www.eurakarte.com
"Eurakarte" <eur...@eurakarte.com> skrev i meddelandet news:Xns92A9C32E35444planktonprince@207.115.63.157 8< > And glass is a rather poor > conductor of heat! I'd say you'd /;;;\ //OOo > be better off with, say, fur | O| |O ooo Look, would you > slippers! And with glass, \___ | v| |o oo -just move? I > there is always the \---/ \---oo have to get > possibility of breakage! | | oo home because- > -+- -+- o > / \ / \ 8< Fun as always, but glass is a good conductor of heat. That's what makes it a poor _insulator_ of heat. I like the new website design, btw. :) -- OO Joaquim G�ndara .||. http://www.Nerd-Boy.net bb jg
____ On Thu, 17 Oct 2002 02:01:36 +0200
\__/___ Joaquim G�ndara ran through the
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| waving an axe and screaming:
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>"Eurakarte" <eur...@eurakarte.com> skrev i meddelandet
> news:Xns92A9C32E35444planktonprince@207.115.63.157
>8<
>> And glass is a rather poor
>> conductor of heat! I'd say you'd /;;;\ //OOo
>> be better off with, say, fur | O| |O ooo Look, would you
>> slippers! And with glass, \___ | v| |o oo -just move? I
>> there is always the \---/ \---oo have to get
>> possibility of breakage! | | oo home because-
>> -+- -+- o
>> / \ / \
>8<
>
>Fun as always, but glass is a good conductor of heat.
>That's what makes it a poor _insulator_ of heat. I like
>the new website design, btw. :)
Funnily enough in the original story they were fur slippers.
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On 22 Oct 2002, Bateau <Its...@Not-A-Real-Address.com> bought a plush plankton doll and said: >>Fun as always, but glass is a good conductor of heat. >>That's what makes it a poor _insulator_ of heat. I like >>the new website design, btw. :) > > Funnily enough in the original story they were fur slippers. I believe the story is that when translating it from its original French, some menial translator-type person misread 'vair', fox fur, as 'verre', glass. Giving you the odd situation of glass slippers. You know, you wouldn't believe how often the chance to use my encyclopedic knowledge of mistranslations in fairy tales comes up! -- //Eurakarte Bow to the PRINCE of PLANKTON. http://www.eurakarte.com
_.--- Eurakarte spoke in alt.ascii-art --------._ > You know, you wouldn't > believe how often the chance to use my encyclopedic > knowledge of mistranslations in fairy tales comes up! If it is as frequent as the subjects of clock towers and world domination comes up in my life then I would believe it. '---...____ Faux_Pseudo ________________...---~~~ -- ICQ=66618055 : (Now Playing) http://asciipr0n.com/fp updated=10/16 YIM=faux_pseudo : Rev: Richard_Pryor_-_Craps_-_05_-_President_Nixon.mp3 I am denial guilt: Now: /tool/live/jerk-off_-_live.mp3 and fear : Fwd: on/portrait_of_an_american_family/06-dopehat.mp3
____ On Thu, 24 Oct 2002 01:36:26 GMT
\__/___ Eurakarte ran through the
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>On 22 Oct 2002, Bateau <Its...@Not-A-Real-Address.com> bought a plush
>plankton doll and said:
>
>>>Fun as always, but glass is a good conductor of heat.
>>>That's what makes it a poor _insulator_ of heat. I like
>>>the new website design, btw. :)
>>
>> Funnily enough in the original story they were fur slippers.
>
>I believe the story is that when translating it from its
>original French, some menial translator-type person misread
>'vair', fox fur, as 'verre', glass. Giving you the odd
>situation of glass slippers. You know, you wouldn't
>believe how often the chance to use my encyclopedic
>knowledge of mistranslations in fairy tales comes up!
I heard it was originally a chinese story which explains why
Cinderella was so attractive (she had smaller feet than anyone else)
and that the sisters all broke their feet and stuff to try and make
the slippers fit.
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