Re: Pic: Angel
From Colin Douthwaite <cfb...@southern.co.nz>
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· 11 Oct 1998 00:00 · View full thread
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BluePard <facet@a-VIP.com_remove-me_> wrote: >Colin Douthwaite wrote: >> >> On Sat, 10 Oct 1998 09:07:24 GMT, sdi...@netlane.com (Shanaka Dias) wrote: >> >> >Far be it for me to argue with The Spellchecker. I did mention >> >that there are variations to the spelling, and that griffin is not >> >wrong. >The correct spellings of the word "gryphon" are: gryffen, girphinne, >greffon, grefyne, grephoun, griffen, griffin, griffion, griffon, >griffoun(e), griffown, griffun, griffyn, grifon, grifyn, griphin, >griphon, gryffin, gryffon, gryfon, gryfoun(e), gryphen, gryphin, and >gryphon. >[Hey, I'm a Gryph Guild member. :)] >> Hear's a classic on spell chequers: >Hm. Never heard that one, tho I am familiar with this one [ascii-less]: >THE SPELLCHECKER SONG > ---------------- >I have a spelling checker. >It came with my PC. >It plane lee marks four my revue >Miss steaks aye can knot see. > ---------------- >Eye ran this poem threw it. >Your sure real glad two no. >Its very polished in its weigh, >My checker tolled me sew. > ---------------- >A checker is a blessing. >It freeze yew lodes of thyme. >It helps me right awl stiles to reed, >And aides me when eye rime. > ---------------- >Each frays comes posed up an my screen >Eye trussed too bee a joule. >The checker pours o'er every word >To cheque sum spelling rule. > ---------------- >Bee fore a veiling checkers >Hour spelling mite decline. >And if we're laks oar have a laps, >We wood be maid to wine. > ---------------- >Butt now bee cause my spelling >Is checked with such grate flare, >There are know faults with in my cite, >Of nun eye am a wear. > ---------------- >Now spelling does not phase me, >It does knot bring a tier. >My pay purrs awl due glad den >With wrapped words fare as hear. > ---------------- >To rite with care is quite a feet >Of witch won should be proud, >And wee mussed dew the best wee can, >Sew flaws are knot aloud. > ---------------- >Sow ewe can sea why aye dew prays >Such soft wear four pea seas, >And why eye brake in two averse >Buy righting want too please. I like it! Hope it passes U GNU WHO. :-) Meanwhile here, as a reward, is my Gryphon ( et al ) collection: ============================================================================ The Day of the Gryphon ============================================================================ , , ,-`{-`/ ,-~ , \ {-~~-, ,~ , ,`,-~~-,`, ,` , { { } } }/ ; ,--/`\ \ / / }/ /,/ ; ,-./ \ \ { { ( /,; ,/ ,/ ; / ` } } `, `-`-.___ / `, ,/ `,/ \| ,`,` `~.___,---} / ,`,,/ ,`,; ` { { __ / ,`/ ,`,; / \ \ _,`, `{ `,{ `,`;` { } } /~\ .-:::-. 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'/ / | `, _ //'',.\_ .\\ ,{==>- __// __;_`- \ `;.__,;' ((,--,) (((,------; `--' jv ``` ' ``` ________ -----\ ^__^ __----)(oo) -Chimera- / \||_ \/___ *_/(____,;)\___,; a gryphon |\ /| ||\\ //|| /, , \ <0/ /0> | ______ (00)_ / ______ \\\\\\\\\\ |WW/ | ////////// \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\____ | | ____////////////////// \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ / \ ////////////////////////// \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\/ \////////////////////////////// \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\( | )/////////////////////////////// ~~~~~~~\\\\\\\\\\\\| / \ |//////////////~~~~~~~ \\\\\\\ | | | |//////// \\\/| | | |\/// perish not till the sun / | | | | \ breaks the silence of \ | | | | / -sauron (a rich)- the night __/\ \ / \ / /\__ (vvv)(vvv)---(vvv)(vvv) -sau...@mordor.ind.WPI.EDU (a rich)- ============================================================================ _____, _..-=-=-=-=-====--, _.'a / .-',___,..=--=--==-'` ( _ \ / //___/-=---=----' ` `\ / //---/--==----=-' ,-. | / \_//-_.'==-==---=' (.-.`\ | |'../-'=-=-=-=--' (' `\`\| //_|-\.`;-~````~, _ \ | \_,_,_\.' \ .'_`\ `\ , , \ || `\\ \ / _.--\ \ '._.'/ / | / /`---' \ \ |`'---' \/ / /' \ ;-. \ jgs __/ / __) \ ) `| ((='--;) (,___/(,_/ +-------------------------------------+ | ___ | | __.--/) .-~~ ~~>>>>>>>> .-. | | (._\~ \ ( ~~>>>>>>>>.~.-' | | -~} \_~-, )~~>>>>>>>' / | | { ~/ /~~~~~~. _.-~ | | ~.( `--~~/ /~ ~. | | .--~~~~_\ \--~( -.-~~-. \ | | ```-'~~ / / ~-. \ .--~ / | | (((_.' (((__.' ```-' | +-------------------------------------+ Dragon or Gryphon? The answer lies with both the telltale tail and the head. A Gryphon has a lion's tail whereas the Dragon does not have a lion's tail but usually has a tail which is barbed at the end. The trouble is that artists get confused and mix things up so that they depict dragons with lions', dinosaurs' and barbed dragons' tails. The Gryphon has a lion's body and an eagle's beak. The dragon does not have an eagle's beak. There can be no remaining doubts that the Welsh Dragon is indeed a Dragon and not a Gryphon. -------------------------------------------------------------------- DRAGONS ~~~~~~~~~ Heads Tails WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW WWWWWWWWWWWWWWW WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWP'dP'dWW WWWWWWWWWWWWWWW WWW"VWWWb """'.o.. .dWWW WWWWWWWWWWWWWWW WWWb """""""w. jWWW wWWWWWWWWWWWWWW WWWWbWWWWF"""""` WWWW WWWWWWWWWWWWWWW WWWWWWWWWLLWP jWWWW wWWWWWWWWW WWWW WW`W`W`WWWW' jWWW' WWWWWWWWP `VWW WWW, dWWWW' jWWWW WP".w."WWP.WWWW WWW' VWWWW VWW' ( WWWW. P.WWWWW :::': ::: " ::. '' ,.:::::: ::,::: :: '''' .:::::::: ::::::: ..,::::::::: :::::::: . ::::::::::::::: ::::::::: :: .: :::::: `:::::::::: :::::::::::' .:::::::::: ::: :::::::::: ::::::::::'.:::::::::::: ::' :::::::::: ::::'.....:.. ::::::::'. ...::.`:::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::: >\ /<__ (O^^O) \ ___ \)(/ --- | \ | (oo) \______/ /\| VV \_________/ |\___/| (,\ /,) / / (@_^_@)/ W//W_/ (//) | (/ /) _|_ / \ (// /) '/,_ _ \ \ (( // )) \ `. \^-. (( /// )) `. ^-` ^-_ (( ///)) ~--_. .-~ ((/ )) /.-~ ,))_ /\ __ ,+..a` \(_ / \ )`-;...,_ \(_ ;'^^`\ <./\.> ,_ ) |( < /^^\ \_.)) `=;; ( (/ ^-.`_.-` >-' `=\\ ( _,./ ,\`( )^^^ -------------------------------------------------------------------- GRYPHONS ~~~~~~~~~~ Heads Tails /) .---`, __--\/6- \` (----/ \\\` ~/-\ \\\\\ \\\\\\\ |\\\\\\ //////| |||||||\ . \ |\\\\\\\ | | \\\\\\\ | | |\\\\ / / | \\__ / / | / / / | / / / ,, | | / / //, | | | | |\\, _--' _- \ \__/\|/ (-(-===(-( \____/ _____, _.'a / ( _ \ ` `\ / ,-. | / (.-.`\ | (' `\`\| _ \ | \ .'_`\ `\ , \ || `\\ \ \ '._.'/ / | / `'---' \/ / / __/ / ((='--;) __.--/) .-. (._\~ \ .~.-' -~} ' / { .-~ ~.( ~. .--~~~~_ \ ```-'~~ / -' -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bye, , /{ }\ , (-\`\{___ ___}/'/-) (____/(__," Gryphons ",__)\____) -cfbd- ,} ,} ~~~~~~~~ {, {, GRIFFIN, GRIFFON, GRYFON, GRYPHON: an imaginary animal with lion's body and eagle's beak and wings. GRYPHONS ~~~~~~~~~~ Heads Tails /) .---`, __--\/6- \` (----/ \\\` ~/-\ \\\\\ \\\\\\\ |\\\\\\ //////| |||||||\ . \ |\\\\\\\ | | \\\\\\\ | | |\\\\ / / | \\__ / / | / / / | / / / ,, | | / / //, | | | | |\\, _--' _- \ \__/\|/ (-(-===(-( \____/ _____, _.'a / ( _ \ ` `\ / ,-. | / (.-.`\ | (' `\`\| _ \ | \ .'_`\ `\ , \ || `\\ \ \ '._.'/ / | / `'---' \/ / / __/ / ((='--;) __.--/) .-. (._\~ \ .~.-' -~} ' / { .-~ ~.( ~. .--~~~~_ \ ```-'~~ / -' ============================================================================ Gryphonically,
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,cfedb76dbf06fe33 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public From: Colin Douthwaite <cfb...@southern.co.nz> Subject: Re: Pic: Angel Date: 1998/10/11 Message-ID: <908...@mnementh.southern.co.nz> X-Deja-AN: 399864166 References: <6verq2$u3o$1...@nw003t.infi.net> <361...@gtcom.net> <361BEFE8.ED1B8242@a-VIP.com_remove-me_> <BGeT1.22$_t1...@skin03.micron.net> <361...@news.m.gic.net.au> <nvAT1.15$hX1...@skin03.micron.net> <361...@news.m.gic.net.au> <362...@news.southern.co.nz> <361FD9EC.A1BC821A@a-VIP.com_remove-me_> Organization: Southern InterNet Services User-Agent: tin/pre-1.4-980226 (UNIX) (SunOS/5.4 (sun4m)) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art
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