Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 9 Oct 2000.
ASCII droodles?
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· 15 messages · 9 Oct 2000 - 10 Oct 2000
On 09 Oct 2000 02:03:35 GMT, Joe Blevins <joe...@concentric.net>
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>Any more examples to post, perhaps originals?
Hmm, I never heard about droodles. But I think I know what you mean.
Here is one, I saw somewhere (but not as an ascii).
Ok, what is it?
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It is a picture of the last view of an black man, thrown down a well
by three members of the KuKuxClan. *g*
NOTE: I'm not a racist! Some of my best friends are foreigner, and
some of them are black. So don't start flaming me. Laugh or die.
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Joe Blevins <joe...@concentric.net> a ecrit dans son message:
@--I'm sure it's occurred to someone to combine ASCII and droodles, like
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@--Any more examples to post, perhaps originals? (These are both classic
@--droodles.)
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How about this:
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What the heck is it? (scroll down....)
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It's (supposed to be) a koala climbing a tree ---well, perhaps a lamp-post is more like it! :-) Excuse my poor drawing, I am just an apprentice, taking
ASCII-Art 101 right now! This is my first ASCII art, and I must admit that droodles are excellent starting point for freshmen like me.
Hello everyone out there! :-) Especially Ool, JGS and NessThirteen ---you three are my favourite ASCII artists!
Cheers, Veruschka
email: moc.yttiw@akhcsurev
Veruschka wrote: > <snip> Excuse my poor drawing, I am just an apprentice, taking > ASCII-Art 101 right now! This is my first ASCII art, and I must > admit that droodles are excellent starting point for freshmen like > me. Um, no, this is not totally new either. The "droodle" tradition is strong in alt.ascii-art, even if it's known as "wotsit" here. The ascii art version is of micro-pictures. The format is cryptic enough as it is, so no need for further simplification. The general rule is to give people a few days to guess before giving it away (and to play fair you should already have thought of a Correct Answer). What is this? \ ~&+-- X&~ ^ ^ -- (, http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/cgi/asciichat/ /|__--__ . __--__ |\ '__ /|\ _{ _ `.' / `.,_ _________ | _________ _,.' (/ `. / ||``._.' ASCII ART CHAT! `---'|:||,/ .' /| /|:| \ .' /\ \ __ __ _ `/|'\' ` `,/ /`,\ \ \ / /__ _ _ ___ _ _ (_)__ __ _ /,'\ \ .'.' /| \ V / -_) '_/ _ \ ' \| / _/ _` | |\ `.`. ,' / / | \_/\___|_| \___/_||_|_\__\__,_| | \ \ `, - `- -- `-'- -ejm-------------------------------------VK-- -`-' -- -' -
In article <39E...@hotmail.com>, Veronica Karlsson <asc...@hotmail.com> wrote: >What is this? > > \ > ~&+-- X&~ > ^ ^ > Two knights jousting -- __ amy...@mail.com .-. .-. |__| : :.-. .' `. __|____ .--. ,-.,-.,-..-..-.: `'.' .--. `. .'.--. /______/|__ ' .; ; : ,. ,. :: :; :: . `.' .; ; : :' '_.' |_MAIL_|/_/ `.__,_;:_;:_;:_;`._. ;:_;:_;`.__,_;:_;`.__.' || .-. : Gray skies are just clouds passing over. `._.' ~ Duke Ellington ~
I'm sure it's occurred to someone to combine ASCII and droodles, like
so:
ship arriving too late to save a drowning witch.
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a man wearing a bowtie entered a crowded
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Any more examples to post, perhaps originals? (These are both classic
droodles.)
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man in cowboy hat riding bicycle
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"Joe Blevins" <joe...@concentric.net> wrote in message
news:39E...@concentric.net...
> I'm sure it's occurred to someone to combine ASCII and droodles, like
> so:
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> ship arriving too late to save a drowning witch.
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> a man wearing a bowtie entered a crowded
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> Any more examples to post, perhaps originals? (These are both classic
> droodles.)
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> --Joe--
Veronica Karlsson wrote: > What is this? > > \ > ~&+-- X&~ > ^ ^ It's two people carrying a pavement scooter (why would they - who knows?) Trevor reply-to address is antispammed, try tcn at inform dot co dot nz
Veronica Karlsson wrote: > > Amykate wrote: > > Veronica Karlsson wrote: > > >What is this? > > > > > > \ > > > ~&+-- X&~ > > > ^ ^ > > Ice fishin. -- |"""""<`.THE PRINCE ,'>"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""| | `.`/""""""\,',' my sig is too big, | |SEE HIS ( / \ \' SEE HIS but its really cool. | | FACE \/<> <>\/ SMILE | | / W \ Visit my ascii art site: | | ,'\_|||||_/`. http://www.gtcom.net/~krogg/ascii/ | | ,',' ||| `.`. kro...@gtcom.net | |____<,' TIME TO DIE `.>____Remove no.to.spam to reply____|
Amykate wrote: > Veronica Karlsson wrote: > >What is this? > > > > \ > > ~&+-- X&~ > > ^ ^ > > Two knights jousting That is a very good guess. Not *quite* there though. -- (, http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/cgi/asciichat/ /|__--__ . __--__ |\ '__ /|\ _{ _ `.' / `.,_ _________ | _________ _,.' (/ `. / ||``._.' ASCII ART CHAT! `---'|:||,/ .' /| /|:| \ .' /\ \ __ __ _ `/|'\' ` `,/ /`,\ \ \ / /__ _ _ ___ _ _ (_)__ __ _ /,'\ \ .'.' /| \ V / -_) '_/ _ \ ' \| / _/ _` | |\ `.`. ,' / / | \_/\___|_| \___/_||_|_\__\__,_| | \ \ `, - `- -- `-'- -ejm-------------------------------------VK-- -`-' -- -' -
In article <39E...@hotmail.com>, Veronica Karlsson <asc...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Veruschka wrote: > > <snip> Excuse my poor drawing, I am just an apprentice, taking > > ASCII-Art 101 right now! This is my first ASCII art, and I must > > admit that droodles are excellent starting point for freshmen like > > me. > > Um, no, this is not totally new either. The "droodle" tradition is > strong in alt.ascii-art, even if it's known as "wotsit" here. The ascii > art version is of micro-pictures. The format is cryptic enough as it is, > so no need for further simplification. The general rule is to give > people a few days to guess before giving it away (and to play fair you > should already have thought of a Correct Answer). > > What is this? > ^^ ^^ > \ ^^ > ~&+-- X&~ ^^ > ^ ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ROADKILL! > > -- > (, http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/cgi/asciichat/ > /|__--__ . __--__ > |\ '__ /|\ _{ _ > `.' / `.,_ _________ | _________ _,.' (/ `. > / ||``._.' ASCII ART CHAT! `---'|:||,/ > .' /| /|:| \ > .' /\ \ __ __ _ `/|'\' > ` `,/ /`,\ \ \ / /__ _ _ ___ _ _ (_)__ __ _ /,'\ \ > .'.' /| \ V / -_) '_/ _ \ ' \| / _/ _` | |\ `.`. > ,' / / | \_/\___|_| \___/_||_|_\__\__,_| | \ \ `, > - `- -- `-'- -ejm-------------------------------------VK-- -`-' -- -' - > -- --- ___ /\ \ /| | /__\(_)|___| Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.
Veronica Karlsson wrote: > > What is this? > > \ > ~&+-- X&~ > ^ ^ two people fencing? ~V~ (aka Veronica, the lurker)
> Veronica Karlsson wrote: > > > > What is this? > > > > \ > > ~&+-- X&~ > > ^ ^ V wrote: > two people fencing? Amykate wrote: > Two knights jousting How close does it have to be before I declare a winner? -- (, http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/cgi/asciichat/ /|__--__ . __--__ |\ '__ /|\ _{ _ `.' / `.,_ _________ | _________ _,.' (/ `. / ||``._.' ASCII ART CHAT! `---'|:||,/ .' /| /|:| \ .' /\ \ __ __ _ `/|'\' ` `,/ /`,\ \ \ / /__ _ _ ___ _ _ (_)__ __ _ /,'\ \ .'.' /| \ V / -_) '_/ _ \ ' \| / _/ _` | |\ `.`. ,' / / | \_/\___|_| \___/_||_|_\__\__,_| | \ \ `, - `- -- `-'- -ejm-------------------------------------VK-- -`-' -- -' -
Oh, Veronica, could it possibly be a mini-me version of your signature? Either that or some guy cutting off the other, and a great spurt of blood coming out in the shape of an X - as it does. Veronica Karlsson <asc...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:39E...@hotmail.com... > > Veronica Karlsson wrote: > > > > > > What is this? > > > > > > \ > > > ~&+-- X&~ > > > ^ ^ > > V wrote: > > two people fencing? > > Amykate wrote: > > Two knights jousting > > How close does it have to be before I declare a winner? > > > -- > (, http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/cgi/asciichat/ > /|__--__ . __--__ > |\ '__ /|\ _{ _ > `.' / `.,_ _________ | _________ _,.' (/ `. > / ||``._.' ASCII ART CHAT! `---'|:||,/ > .' /| /|:| \ > .' /\ \ __ __ _ `/|'\' > ` `,/ /`,\ \ \ / /__ _ _ ___ _ _ (_)__ __ _ /,'\ \ > .'.' /| \ V / -_) '_/ _ \ ' \| / _/ _` | |\ `.`. > ,' / / | \_/\___|_| \___/_||_|_\__\__,_| | \ \ `, > - `- -- `-'- -ejm-------------------------------------VK-- -`-' -- -' -
Jax The Ripper wrote: > > Oh, Veronica, could it possibly be a mini-me version of your signature? Interesting interpretation! I hadn't thought about that. They're both inspired by films I've seen. The sig was Zorro, the wotsit was Gladiator. I would guess about 1700 years or so between them... :-) > Veronica Karlsson wrote: > > > Veronica Karlsson wrote: > > > > > > > > What is this? > > > > > > > > \ > > > > ~&+-- X&~ > > > > ^ ^ > > > > V wrote: > > > two people fencing? > > > > Amykate wrote: > > > Two knights jousting > > > > How close does it have to be before I declare a winner? Anyway, here it is: two men wearing armour (I don't know if the Romans called them "knights" though) fighting with swords (yeah, yeah, big swords). No horses involved. I tried adding horses, but it became *too* obvious then. -- (, http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/cgi/asciichat/ /|__--__ . __--__ |\ '__ /|\ _{ _ `.' / `.,_ _________ | _________ _,.' (/ `. / ||``._.' ASCII ART CHAT! `---'|:||,/ .' /| /|:| \ .' /\ \ __ __ _ `/|'\' ` `,/ /`,\ \ \ / /__ _ _ ___ _ _ (_)__ __ _ /,'\ \ .'.' /| \ V / -_) '_/ _ \ ' \| / _/ _` | |\ `.`. ,' / / | \_/\___|_| \___/_||_|_\__\__,_| | \ \ `, - `- -- `-'- -ejm-------------------------------------VK-- -`-' -- -' -
8< cools droodles!
Well I thought the koala was great!!
Heres some of my attempts...
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Hmmm, an old fashioned bulldog clip from the side!! (It would help if
the droodle was a bit clearer!!
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A lamp post from below!!
Okay, so I'll stop there.. they turned out better than I expected.. just
I could do a LOT better!! Gem
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