Re: [PIC] Mae West

In article <37b...@news.vossnet.net>, zne...@ovtsbbg.pbz
(Martin Atkins) wrote:
> 
> .----- On Thu, 19 Aug 1999 14:47:16 -0400, llizard posted:
> |In article <37b...@news.mdc.net>, amy...@nospammail.com (Amykate)
> |wrote:
> |>
> |> In article <37b...@news.mdc.net>, amy...@nospammail.com (Amykate) wrote:
> |> >I was looking at all the sigs for the contest and decided to try to
> |> >give my Mae West a body.  I went brain dead trying to make one so I
> |> >looked around for a good example.  Joan had a woman with a great body
> |> >but too small for my head. I tried diddling it into a Mae West but I
> |> >wasn't happy, so I used it as a guide to make a slightly larger
> |> >version. When I finished, it still had so much Joan in it, I gave her
> |> >credit.
> |> >
> \
>  > SNIP! Previous versions
> /
> |
> |I always think of Mae West's figure as being much more exaggerated. I
> |hope you don't mind this alteration:
> |            ____
> |          /((   ))
> |         ( )6  6( )
> |         (_)  l (_)
> |           \ <> )
> |       _____) (_____
> |      (    \   /    )
> |      )  ,  \_/  `  (
> |     / /(    Y    )\ \
> |    / /   `     ,   \ \
> |    \ \     )==(    / /
[snip]
> 
> Hmm...
> 
> Your usage of '`' as the opposite of ',' intriegues me - perhaps it's my
> font, but it makes her body look somewhat ... wonky... :o/
> 
> Still, I have no idea who Mae West is ... so she could be wonky for all I
> know!

Ah Martin! You are in for a treat if you haven't been introduced to the
inimitable Miss West. You neeeeeeeeeeed to rent some old movies to watch
Mae in action. Here is a list of her films.
http://www.sirius.com/~kims/mw.films.html

Here, you can see Mae West in her hourglass glory:
http://www.sirius.com/~kims/mw_photos/mw_belle.JPG

It's true that the armor she wore confined her to a certain extent, but
I used the , and ` purposely to show how inviting she was. I see that
two `s were misplaced though and I've given her an even smaller waist.
Here is the fix.

             ____
           /((   ))
          ( )6  6( )    When I'm good I'm very, very good,
          (_)  l (_)    but when I'm bad, I'm better.
            \ <> )                       
        _____) (_____
       (    \   /    )
       )  ,  \_/ `   (
      / /(    Y    )\ \
     / /  `     ,    \ \
     \ \     )=(     / /
      \ \  ,     `  / /
       '\\/        \//'
        '|\`      '|\`
           \      /
            \    /
            )    (
  jgs/akg  /      \
          /        \
         /          \
        /            \
       /              \
      /                \
      `-....,      ,..-'
             `-..-'



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