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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 16 Nov 1997.
Re: testing my ASCII skull

Re: testing my ASCII skull

In article <347...@nntp.netcom.ca>, lem...@frednwilma.com
wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 15 Nov 1997 16:52:44 -0500, llizard <cq5...@freent.toronto.on.ca>
> wrote:
> 
> >Actually, your skull isn't strictly ascii either because you used a
> >proportional font (Times New Roman, I believe). Ascii, by definition,
> >uses a non proportional font.
> 
> Well, in fact, ascii is just a coding standard for individual characters. It
> has nothing to do with font type.
.
        ___          ha
      _/   |    ,^%--- ha
     |_____|  __<_ \ ha    And I thought _I_ was literal.
       --- ==   >/
     [_____]  __>,^
ejm97 |   |  //| |

Let me rephrase:

Actually, your skull isn't strictly ascii-art either because you used a
proportional font (Times New Roman, I believe). Ascii-art, by
definition, uses a non proportional font.


And in article <64lnn9$2l...@ds2.acs.ucalgary.ca>, Nana
<tss...@freenet.calgary.ab.ca> wrote:
> >         ___                Is ANYBODY new going to read ANY
> >       _/   | waah haah...            FAQ ever???
> >      |_____| ---%^^>
> >        --- ==  /'\/ >               llizard aka ejm
[snip]
> 
> Allow me to consult the all knowing magic 8-ball for the answer...
> 
> ...Hey wow... I didn't know magic 8-balls could laugh that loud.
> 
>      -Nana
.
                   ha
          ,^^,__      ha
         < \  ^,\        ha 
         <  \   ^%--- ha
         < __     \ ha
       ^^ \ /
ejm97     /

                   ha
          ,^^,___     ha
         < \  ^          ha 
         <  \    
         < __    ^%--- ha
       ^^ \ /      \ oh oh
ejm97     /


NOTE: If you hit the reply button, add an "e" to the "freent";
its absense is to stop the torment of automatic mailers.
--
          ,^^,_\               llizard aka ejm
         < \/ ^          cq5...@freenet.toronto.on.ca
         <         http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9334/
         < __     
       ^^ \ /    ,  / oops... I laughed my head off
ejm97     /       ^%---

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From: llizard <cq5...@freent.toronto.on.ca>
Subject: Re: testing my ASCII skull
Date: 1997/11/16
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References: <64i6rj$il...@mtinsc02.worldnet.att.net> <199...@ladder02.news.aol.com> <346d2dba.0@206.103.97.91> <64kbh6$26...@mtinsc04.worldnet.att.net> <346...@freent.toronto.on.ca> <347...@nntp.netcom.ca>
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