Re: Ancient history question

On Tue, 6 Jul 1999, JRO wrote:
> Matthew Thomas <mpt...@spamfree.land> wrote in message news:378...@spamfree.land...
> > JRO wrote:
> > > Jorn Barger <jor...@mcs.com> wrote in message
> > > news:1du...@207-229-173-209.d.enteract.com...
> > > >
> > > > Back around 1993, an ad was posted in this group for ascii-artists
> > > > to render various corporate logos, for use on legal e-documents that
> > > > needed to include a logo for some important reason.
> >
> > Actually Jorn, I don't think this group existed in 1993. You're probably
> > thinking of rec.arts.ascii. But you're posting in the right place, since
> > rec.arts.ascii is kinda dead.
> >
> > Can't help you personally, since I was only vaguely aware of the
> > existence of the Internet in 1993. :-)
> >
> > > > Did anyone ever get paid for this?
> > >...
> > > I made $63,000 that year, for doing some of those logos. You ever see
> > > the MacDonald's golden arches? - those were my idea. So was the shape
> > > of a Coke bottle. You can also credit to me the Seal that you see
> > >...
> > All right, Jonny me boy, that's enough! Jorn Barger is the grand old
> > duke of ASCII art -- he was here before you learnt to talk, and he wrote
> > the ASCII art FAQ which preceded mine. AND he's a minor Net-legend.
> >
> > So play nice and stop making fun of him, y'hear? And give him back those
> > false teeth RIGHT NOW!
> >
> >        ______
> >   _,--'. .-,-)
> >  |_,^,^'`^-^-'  mpt-1
> >  L_ "=-,-v-v-.  ObAscii: A very bad attempt at some false teeth
> >    `--._-^-^,'
> >         `""'
> 
> It's all true. And no one was here before I could talk, because here wasn't
> here. Audie Murphy is a legend; people on the WWW merely cultivate a condition
> closely resembling saddle sores, and/or either get too fat or two skinny, and
> don't count. I'm growing deaf, and I don't even have false teeth myself, much
> less anybody else's. Is there some kind of thing going around, about stealing
> people's choppers who post to AAA? If so, I think this is really bad. We should
> form a coalition:
> Determined Ascii Artists Against False Teeth Theft... DAAAFTT, or DAFT, for short.
> I think the problems that DAFT addresses are serious ones for our times, in
> today's technical society. It's time we stood up, and put a stop to sick, criminal
> behavior like this.
> 
> You know, a lot of people depend on false teeth. Some day, you may even have them,
> yourself. You don't have to be old to have false teeth, or have bad brushing habits-
> misconceptions propagated by the American Dental Association. Some people git their
> teeth knocked out, you know. Then there are those, who pull them out for trivial reasons,
> such as on a dare or for a party prank, later to sober up and discover that last night's
> stunt really DIDN'T impress that cute little redhead who was sitting on the beer keg next
> to the wicker lamp table, toying with a measuring cup filled with yellow and blue feathers
> while she smiled sweetly at your host's prize collection of green bean cans. For many, false
> teeth are an actual necessity, rather than mere conversation pieces on the coffee table.
> Stealing false teeth, should be treated as more than a felony; it's interfering with someone's
> diet, after all. SOME people might find that funny, especially if their victims never look
> up from the computer long enough to even offer a challenge to the low-life teeth-thief. But
> I don't.
> 
> Perhaps there are some of you out there, who are ashamed to admit that your choppers were taken,
> whilst you were on-line. It's a natural reaction, but nothing to be too ashamed of. I know,
> I know... you're thinking you can still manage without them. Sure, you can eat twinkes and
> tabouli without your false teeth, but I'd like to meet the guy who's sitting there, crunching
> pork-rinds and reading this newsgroup, without the aid of his dentures. --- Now, there's a MAN.
> But, you folks with that kind of intestinal fortitude are few and far between. Even so, it's
> a terrible injustice that's been done you, and your twinkie-eating colleagues.
> 
> Please help us make people aware of this situation. The theft of false teeth, while innocent people
> are purusing the World Wide Web, is something that could affect all of us. All you need to do to
> show your support to the Determined Ascii Artists Against False Teeth Theft, is add the DAAAFTT
> logo to your post:
>                            ____    __    ____  ____
>                           (  _ \  /__\  ( ___)(_  _)
>                            )(_) )/(__)\  )__)   )(
>                           (____/(__)(__)(__)   (__)
> 
> DAAAFTT needs your help. Remember - the next bite you take, could be your last.
> 
>                         God bless you, and don't forget to brush,
> 
>                                  Jonathon R. Oglesbee
>                            President of the DAAAFTT Coalition
>                                ogl...@mail.fullnet.net
> 
I agree with most of what you say Johnny, having a partial plate myself!
 
[tongue in cheek  ;-)]
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