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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 4 Mar 1998.
Re: Gumball Machine

Re: Gumball Machine

Andreas Freise wrote:
> Veronica Karlsson wrote:
> >Small, round model (as seen in American films):
> >
> >              o
> >          .od888bo.
> >         /         \
> >        |oo      oo8|
> >        |88888888888|
> >         \888888888/
> >          /`-----'\
> >         |  | | |  |
> > jgs/VK  |  |(/)|  |
> >         |  |[_]|  |
> >        (`--.___.--')
> >         `-._____.-'
> 
> Hm, I don't like the look of the 'globe', what about
> 
>             .o.
>          .'     `.
>         /   ..    \
>        |oooO::::.Oo|
>        |O8O88o88O88|
>         \888O88888/
>          |`-----'|
>          | | | | |
> jgs/VK   | |(/)| |
>          | |[_]| |
>          `-.___.-'
> 

The type I was trying to draw has a characteristic little "hat" at the
top of the round container:

http://wsi.cso.uiuc.edu:8080/MikesPlace/images/gumballmachine.jpg

And while I'm at it, here's a straight model (without "legs"):

http://www.olypen.com/disndat/gumballmachine.jpg

> Well, what do we have here? A parking meter:
>             .-.
>          .' ... `.
>         / ,'.. /. \
>        |o  '  /`  o|
>        |88o.d8b.o88|
>         \888ooo888/
>          |`-----'|
>          | | | | |
> jgs/VK   | |(/)| |
> a:f      | |[_]| |
>          `-.___.-'
>             | |
>             | |
>             | |
>             | |
>             | |
>             | |
> 

*brrrr* no gumballs coming our of *those*...

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