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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 9 May 1994.
Re: Kite Reels

Re: Kite Reels

In article <Col...@equinox.gen.nz>, Col...@equinox.gen.nz (Colin Douthwaite) says:
>
>Charlie Dunton (c.v...@LaRC.NASA.GOV) wrote:
>
>
>> When I wind new line on a reel for the first time I don't have the 
>> advantage of having a swivel and kite attached to the other end  8-(
>> so I place the new line on the floor and let it flip, flop, spin 
>> around, roll under the sofa, what ever it wants to do to handle 
>> the twist.  
>
>> I do not recommend doing this when the family cat is around.  
>
>              
>          /\     /\            Why not ?  If Kitty puts her
>         {  `---'  }           paw on the line for you she
>         {  O   O  }           will push all that unwanted
>         ~~>  V  <~~           kinky twist backwards towards 
>          \  \|/  /            the free end of the line :-)
>           `-----'__             
>           /     \  `^\_         
>          {       }\ |\_\_   W   
>          |  \_/  |/ /  \_\_( )                         _0
>           \__/  /(_E     \__/                         /
>             (  /                                    /
>              MM __ __ __ _%__@___@%___@%_%@%_ _ _ / 
>              /                
>            /
>          /
>        /
>       |
>    I\_|_/I
>    I  |  I               
>    I  |  I     Kite Line
>    I  |  I        on          
>    I _|_ I     Halo Reel
>    I/   \I
>
>
>              [...ascii picture of Kitty by Ed Savage...] 
>
>
>

Nice Kitty! I especially like the claws and kinks.

Looks like we have the start of a new newsgroup...Alt.Pictures.ASCII ;-)

Charlie
--
Charlie Dunton
c.v...@larc.nasa.gov
May you never stand in the shadow of your kite.

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From: c.v...@LaRC.NASA.GOV (Charlie Dunton)
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Subject: Re: Kite Reels
Date: 9 May 1994 12:17:16 GMT
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