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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 17 Apr 1999.
Re: Please help?

Re: Please help?

In article <199...@ng141.aol.com>,
wwr...@aol.com.remove (Ww Ravn wW) wrote:
> 
> Hi, I'm putting together a webpage of ascii art -- as if there weren't enough
> already. :) I'm doing it more for my benefit because I need a nice way to
> catalog my files. Anyway, I found quite a few pieces that didn't have artist ID
> on them and was wondering if anyone could help me find out who they belong to.
> I refuse to put any pages up with pictures that aren't IDed, so I was hoping I
> could get some help here. Following are the pictures I need IDed:
[snip of flower, Hershey Kiss, frog]
> 
>                                    ._,
>            .\.                     |  \
>            |  \                   /    \
>             \  |         ,---,___/      \_/\
>              \  '__-____'--,  |             \  _._,
>               \_---.-' |   /  |          |~~~~~ |  ~'-.
>               /    |   |   |~~~\___,     |      |     .-___
>              /'\    \__|__/    |    ~|   |      |     |    \
[snip]
>     <  '/~                  '---__ |_____|_______   | /      |
>      \ |                          '              ~~~---__  |\_\
>      '~                                                  ~~'
> 
>                                    ._,
>            .\.                     |  \
>       Miami*  \  New Orleans      /    \
>             \  |         *---,_*Houston \_/\
>              \  '__-____'--,  |             \  _._,
>               \_---.-' |   /  |   Dallas |~~~~~ |  ~'-.
>            Atlanta |   |   |~~~\_*_,     |      |     .-___
>              /'\  * \__|__/    |    ~|   |      |     |    *Los Angeles
>            /'-__'-/~      *Memphis   |___|  *Santa Fe |\.   ~.
>           /      /__----~~/~~~~~.-------+-------|-----'  \   '.
>           \--~~~_,/    _-~\     |       |       |    |    \   *San Fran.
[snip]
> 
[snip of jgs money]
> 
>                                                                   ..
>  .  ................................___                          :  :
>  :`,; SEA ::             :   BIS :     `~~/   ,....             :  PWM
>  :        :`.   MSO   BIL:........:    .''..;'_/~__         .--.' .''
>  ;~~~~~~~~)  `...........:        :   MSP   `:  /  ;     .. SYR:   `BOS
[snip
>              '''--.::~.~~'           `.  `..  : ..:.....:
>                        \  ..  AUS   ..:... MSY:~~~\/~:.  :
>                         ''  : SAT .'      `''         :   :
>                              '.  /                     '.  MIA
>                                `. BRO                    '.'
> 

The first upside down USA maps are by Jorn Barger.


The USA turned upsidedown:


                                   ._,
           .\.                     |  \
           |  \                   /    \
            \  |         ,---,___/      \_/\
             \  '__-____'--,  |             \  _._,
              \_---.-' |   /  |          |~~~~~ |  ~'-.
              /    |   |   |~~~\___,     |      |     .-___
             /'\    \__|__/    |    ~|   |      |     |    \
           /'-__'-/~      |    |     |___|      |     |\.   ~.
          /      /__----~~/~~~~~.-------+-------|-----'  \   '.
          \--~~~_,/    _-~\     |       |       |    |    \   |
          |    /  \__.' |  \    |_______|       |    |     \  '.
         ,|'\_/_ .'  |  |   |----\      '---------.  |     |   |
         /}~~~~~_| _,| .-,  /     \__    |        |__|___  |   |
        _'}     .-~/ ~~| |--|_____|  ~~~~|        |    | ~~--__|
     .-'_|'~~~~~|  \_. | |   \    \      |________|    |       /
     '\~|'.  -~~     (_/ /    }   |------|         \  /       |
     .'|| |_/          /__\_ /     \     |          | |~~--~-_/
    <  '/~                  '---__ |_____|_______   | /      |
     \ |                          '              ~~~---__  |\_\
     '~            -jorn                                 ~~'

The USA turned upsidedown, with major cities:

                                   ._,
           .\.                     |  \
      Miami*  \  New Orleans      /    \
            \  |         *---,_*Houston \_/\
             \  '__-____'--,  |             \  _._,
              \_---.-' |   /  |   Dallas |~~~~~ |  ~'-.
           Atlanta |   |   |~~~\_*_,     |      |     .-___
             /'\  * \__|__/    |    ~|   |      |     |    *Los Angeles
           /'-__'-/~      *Memphis   |___|  *Santa Fe |\.   ~.
          /      /__----~~/~~~~~.-------+-------|-----'  \   '.
          \--~~~_,/    _-~\     |       |       |    |    \   *San Fran.
          |DC  /  \__.' |  *StL *KC_____|  *Denver   |Reno*\  '.
         ,|'*_/_ .'  |  |   |----\      '---------.  |     |   |
         /}~~~~~_| _,| .-*Chicago \__    |        |__|___  |   |
      NYC'}     .-~/ ~~| |--|_____|  ~~~~|        |    | ~~--__|
     .-'_*'~~~~~|  \_. | |   \    \      |________|    |       /
Boston*~|'.  -~~     (_/ /    *Mnpls-----|         \  /       |
     .'|| |_/          /__\_ /     \     |          | |~~--~*Portland
    <  '/~                  '---__ |_____|_______   | /      |
     \ |                          '              ~~~---__  *\_\
     '~   -jorn                                          ~~'Seattle

And here is Jorn's map of The USA as traditionally seen:

         ,__                                                  _,
      \~\|  ~~---___              ,                          | \
       | Wash./ |   ~~~~~~~|~~~~~| ~~---,                VT_/,ME>
      /~-_--__| |  Montana |N Dak\ Minn/ ~\~~/Mich.     /~| ||,'
      |Oregon /  \         |------|   { WI / /~)     __-NY',|_\,NH
     /       |Ida.|~~~~~~~~|S Dak.\    \   | | '~\  |_____,|~,-'Mass.
     |~~--__ |    | Wyoming|____  |~~~~~|--| |__ /_-'Penn.{,~Conn.
     |   |  ~~~|~~|        |    ~~\ Iowa/  `-' |`~ |~_____{/NJ
     |   |     |  '---------, Nebr.\----| IL|IN|OH,' ~/~\,|`MD
     ',  \ Nev.|Utah| Colo. |~~~~~~~|    \  | ,'~~\WV/ VA |
      |Cal\    |    |       | Kansas| MO  \_-~ KY /`~___--\
      ',   \  ,-----|-------+-------'_____/__----~~/N Car./
       '_   '\|     |      |~~~|Okla.|    | Tenn._/-,~~-,/
         \    |Ariz.| New  |   |_    |Ark./~~|~~\    \,/S Car.
          ~~~-'     | Mex. |     `~~~\___|MS |AL | GA /
              '-,_  | _____|          |  /   | ,-'---~\
                  `~'~  \    Texas    |LA`--,~~~~-~~,FL\
                         \/~\      /~~~`---`         |  \
                             \    /                   \  |
                              \  |                     '\'
                               `~'              -jorn

And I think, if I am reading an ancient post of Joan's correctly, that
this map is by M. Jacobs

                                                                 ..
 .  ................................___                          :  :
 :`,; SEA ::             :   BIS :     `~~/   ,....             :  PWM
 :        :`.   MSO   BIL:........:    .''..;'_/~__         .--.' .''
 ;~~~~~~~~)  `...........:        :   MSP   `:  /  ;     .. SYR:   `BOS
 ;   PDX  : BOI  :       .    PIR :.....`. MKE;|   ';   :......:...:
;.........:......:       :~~~~~~~~\  DSM :---::/..-'''': PIT    .JFK
;     :      :   :......CYS.       :.....'    :  :  DAY:........\/
:     :  RNO : SLC :       :~~~~~~~~.MCI :    : .:....'  .'  \|'
 :  SFO:.    :     :    DEN     ICT :   STL  :.'    `,.'   RIC:
  \.     '.  :.....:......:.........:......:'- BNA---.~~~~~~~~,:
    \      ':      :     :~~~:   OKC: LIT  :......./....... .CHS
     `;  LAX:   PHX:  ABQ:   '--....:.   .'   :  : ATL.   .'
       `.___:      :     :     DFW   :---: JAN: MGM    `.SAV
             '''--.::~.~~'           `.  `..  : ..:.....:
                       \  ..  AUS   ..:... MSY:~~~\/~:.  :
                        ''  : SAT .'      `''         :   :
                             '.  /                     '.  MIA
                               `. BRO                    '.'



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     _/   |    ,^%---                         llizard aka ejm
    |_____|  __<_ \  Dejanews is so handy!
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    [_____]  __>,^          ASCII-ar+, ASCII & gif anima+ions
  ejm|   |  //| |        www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9334/

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