Re: Piggyback Diddle - BluePard

Roy wrote:

> Matthew Thomas <mpt...@spamfree.land> wrote:
>
> >Thank you Roy, thank you thank you thank you. For from now on, if ever
> >anyone shakes their head disbelievingly at me and asks `what is the
> >point of ASCII art?', I will be able to show them my copy of your
> >message. It's this sort of post which makes being part of a.a-a
> >worthwhile.
>
> What is the point of ascii art?  A personal email without art is like
> .... like ... like a body with no soul.
>
> Since January, I shamelessly exploited the work of ascii artists.  I
> scanned a.a-a each day and saved a very large inventory of drawings
> for future use.  I first sent her flowers which were of a "friendship"
> nature [tulips, daffodils] -- careful -- not too personal just yet.
> As we discussed our lives and travels in great detail -- before,
> during and since the time we met -- I carefully selected drawings to
> illustrate some aspect of each message [cats, temples, castles,
> hummingbirds, sailing ships, mermaids, knots, etc].  I amused her with
> cartoons [the Steins, Macarena lessons, cows].  I tantalized her with
> great art [The Lovers, The Persistence of Memory, Girl with a Pearl
> Earring].  As we became more intimate, I shifted to drawings with
> romantic symbolism [orchids, roses, dancers, Kama Sutra (blush)].  My
> poor words alone could never have succeeded.  It was the art, almost
> all from this NG.  What is the point of ascii art?  Indeed! - roy


            ...and she felt for that???
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                 Either this guy isn't real
                    or I'll never understand girls.
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                   /   '-, \   / ,-'              \
                  /      (//   \\)            b'ger

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       ,___,
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     \\\_''''|\\\ joris bellenger (b'ger)
     )\\\\''//||/ svz...@xs4all.nl
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