Original Usenet thread from rec.arts.ascii, started 18 Sep 1996.
[Pictures] by Bill Hirst
rec.arts.ascii
· 2 messages · 18 Sep 1996 - 19 Sep 1996
Bill Hirst
Dated: June 25, 1991 through January 10, 1993
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/2695/hirst.htm
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Impressions of driving across the Great Salt Lake desert (looks better at
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"The Emoticon Family"
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Tonezone, you don't need clippers, you need a weed wacky, er, whacker.
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It's on FIRE !! | | Obviously a software problem.
I started with the sports car and got carried away. Maybe I spent too much
time driving today.
"Traffic"
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This started out as a heart for Valentine's day. Sometimes things
don't turn out quite the way you expect.
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A big bowl of chicken soup for anyone with a cold or flu.
(Please copy and distribute as necessary)
Mush!
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This is roughly what my cat Smoky looked like the day she got herself trapped
in the silverware drawer.
SMOKY, THE SILVERWARE CAT
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great job.. this is what i am looking for.. more ascii art with humor :) eve1 On 18 Sep 1996 03:31:42 GMT, mul...@gate.net (Allen Mullen) wrote: > >Bill Hirst >Dated: June 25, 1991 through January 10, 1993 >http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/2695/hirst.htm > > > /\/\ /\ > / \ \/\ / \ > /\ /\ / \/ \/ \ > /\_/ \ / \ / / \ > / / \ / \/ / > ____________________________________________________________________ > / : \ ______ > / . \ | | > / . \ | Utah | > / \ |______| > / . \ || > / \ || > / . \ || > / \ || > / \ > / | \ > / \ > / \ > / | \ > / | \ | > / \ \|/ > / \ > / \ > / I \ > / I \ > / I \ > > > >Impressions of driving across the Great Salt Lake desert (looks better at >43 lines) > > > > "The Emoticon Family" > > > ."""""". ****** > / \ ********** > | #0 \ | **.------.** > ((| < | |)) **/ \** > | #0 / | *| (@ \ |* > \ / {*| < | |*} __ > ~-- --~ !*| (, / |*! ___|__|___ > | | <@> \ / <@> /~~~~~~\ > /--_____| |____--\ * ~-- --~ * | o \ | > /========\____/=======\ * | | * ""- [| o / |] > / .==============. \ ____| |____ \\ \_ _/ > \ /\ | / \ / | | \ \ \ ___| |___ > \/ \ | \/ \ | | | | \__ `--' \ > \ \==========| \ | |/:\____/:\| | \ . | > \ \=========| \ | |::::::::::| | | : | > > > >Tonezone, you don't need clippers, you need a weed wacky, er, whacker. > > > ________ > //~~)~~~~ > // > // > _!_ //___ > |===|//~~~~~ > (_O_) > // > // > // > // > // > ___//___ > |________| > ~~~~~~}=={ > > > > ( ( ( ) > )(*) (* > ****** ( )( ) ) ."""""". > ********** _____)* ) ( ________ / \ > **.------.** / ( (( )*) /| | ### ### | > **/ \ / \** /____________________/ | ((| 0 0 |)) > *| @ @ |* | | | | ^ | > {*| > |*} | =-=- ==-= =-=- ==-= | | \ ~~~ / > !*| __ |*! | =-== --=- =-== -=-- | | ~-- --~ > <@> \ (__) / <@> | | | | | > * ~-- --~ * | M I N I | | /--_____| |_____--\ > * | | * | --------- | | / \\__// \ > ____| |____ | M A I N F R A M E | | / . \##/ . \ > / | | \ | | | / \ /| || !_ |\ / \ > | | | | | ___________ | | \/ | || : : | \/ > | |/:\____/:\| | | | | === | | / | || :..:| \ > | |::::::::::| | | | == == | | | | || | > | |___________| === | > It's on FIRE !! | | Obviously a software problem. > > >I started with the sports car and got carried away. Maybe I spent too much >time driving today. > > "Traffic" > > _________________ > | | _\__ > | | | |L\ > __o_\___ |_________________|=|__|__] > =-O----O-' 00 00 00 0 > > __o :\ ___ _______ > __/___\__ j _\__| `-, | OO L\ > `--O----O-' 'O-----O-' `-O----O-' > > > This started out as a heart for Valentine's day. Sometimes things > don't turn out quite the way you expect. > > > > > oooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooo > AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA > IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII > HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH > zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz > .<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>. > /XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX\ > /XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX\ > \XXX[ ]XXX[ ]XXXX[ ]XXXX[ ]XXXX[ ]XXXX[ ]XXXX[ ]XXX[ ]XXX/ > \XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/ > ~~~~\XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/~~~~ > / ~~~<><><><><><><><><><>~~~ \ > / / | | \ \ > / / | \ \ > / / | \ \ > / / | | \ \ > / / | \ \ > _/_/ | | \_\_ > <___> | | <___> > | > | > > (0) (__) > We haf vways .-+-. ~|==- oo )_______ > uf making you / | \./ |_/\ |\ > talk, Earthie. | / \ ||___ | \ > =' _| |_ || W|| > > > > > /=====\ > /=======\ > /=======/## > { <o > { ( \ > { `###~~ > { __; > \ .' > | |~~ > / \ > /~~~~~ ~~~~\ > | | > &&@&&&&%%%a | > &&&&&&&&&&&&%%a ' > &&&&&&&&& ,@@@@. > &&&&&& /@@@@@@@@. > $$&% | ""@@@@@@, > ______%&%%_______ (O) "@@@@ > | .-------------. | / .)'@@@ > | | Rub the | | ~|___ 6 @@@ > | | Magic Lamp! | | __/ "@@@ > | `-------------' | _____________ : @`@@ > |_________________| |#############| `~~| @,'@@ > ______>III<______ |#############| / @`,@@,`@ > | ===== |~~\|#[ ]#| /~~~ '@@ ~~~\ > |_________________| `~~~~~~~~~~~~~' | | > > > > > > > > / / / > BBBB RRRR A K K !!! /~~~~`\ / > B B R R A A K K !!! ______/' o ) ) \ > BBBB RRRR AAAAA KK ! `~-._ ) ) ) ) > B B R R A A K K --====, ) ) ) / > BBBB R R A A K K ! `\ ) ) / > | ) ) > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > \ / > \ @ @ @ @ @ / > \ \|/ \|/ \|/ \|/ \|/ / > \____________________________________________________/ > > > A big bowl of chicken soup for anyone with a cold or flu. > (Please copy and distribute as necessary) > >Mush! > > O_ > # '\ > \/ \ |~~~\-____ (____/^- (____/^- (____/^- (____/^- > / \________; ~~~~ /\~~/\ ~~~~ /\~~/\ ~~~~ /\~~/\ ~~~~ /\~~/\ > > > I just flew in from the coast... > > ,,, > i i' > \~;\ > \; \ > \ ;\ ==== > \ ;\ ==== \ > __,--';;;\-' ( 0 > __,--';;; ;;; ;;\ > > __,--'\\ ;;; ;;; ;;; ;;;\--__< > _ _,--' __,--'\\ ;;; __,~~' \ ;\ > (_)|_,--' __,--'\\;,~~' \ ;\ > |(_)|_,--' ~~ \; \ > || | \ ;\ > |_/ !~!, > .---'''---. > | | > | | > | | > `---------' > > Boy, are my arms tired. > > > > ._ > \ \_____________________________^__ > .' { > / { ___{~~~~~~~~~~~~ > \ / ~ { ___{ > | / {_______{ > / /|~~~~\\ > | /\ \ || > / | \ } // All right. This is a > / |_____ // stickup. Send in your > { xxxxxxx /~~~~~~~ ascii art or else I > {xxxxxxxxx\ shoot the computer. > {xxxxxxxxx/ > {xxxxxxxxx\ > {xxxxxxxxx/ > \xxxxxxx/ > ~~~~~~ > > > /\ > / \ > / \ > / \ > / \ > / \ > / \ > / \ > / \ > / \ > / \ > /______________________\ > | | > | _ | > | _.-'_) | > | _.-'_.-' | > | (_ (._ | > | `-._ `-_ | > | `-. ) | > | /~`-._ | | | > | | _ | | | | > | | | | | | | | > | | | | `~ | | > | | | ~-._/' | > | (_ `-._ | > | `-._ `-_ | > | _) _) | > | _.-'_.-' | > _| (_ (._ | > | | `-._ `-_ | > | | `-. ) | > | | _.-'_| | > | | _.-'_.-' | > | | (_ (._ | > | | `-._ `-_ | > | | `-._) | > | | | > | | | > | | | > | |~~~~~~~~||~~~~~~~~ > | | || > | | \\ , > | | \*' > | | ',`` > | | > | | > | | > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > A funds cut strikes NASA > > || > || > || > || > .-----------.------. > | | | > | | | > | | | > |-----------'------| > | Microsoft | > | | > | | > | | > | | > | | > | | > ` ' > `. ,' > \_ _/ > '-,____,-' > >I can't remember if I put this up before. > > > > % > o \o > %~~/ / > % | % | > _|_ _|_ > ------------ > > > > 9 \ / > 9 9 | \ / | > 9 9 ! !! ! ! ! ! ! | \____/ | > 99 ;;; ;; ; ; ;; ; / \ > 99 ;;; ;! / \ > * ;!; ' ~~~~' (|) (|) ; > * ; .. : > ; _ v~~v _ : > : -_ _- : > ; ^--^ , > ; ; ;; ;; ; ;''.., ,' > ; ; ; ;; ; `'`'`' > ; / ; : > ; / ; ; > ; : ; ; > : : ; ; > ; : ; : > : ; ; : > : ; ; : > ; ; ; ; > ; ; ; ; > ; ; : : > \\\ ~\\\ > > > The Cat o' Nines Tail > > > .--------------------------------------------------. > | | > | $ | > | $$$ FFFF I V V EEEEE ____/| | > | $ F I V V E \'o O' | > | $$$ FFF I V V EEE =(_^_)= | > | $ F I V V E U | > | $$$ F I V EEEEE | > | $ Atck-pthpt | > |__________________________________________________| > > > "ASCII MONEY" > > > > @@@@@@@@@@ ( ) > @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ) ) ) > @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ) ( > @@@@@ @@@@@@ ( ) > { /~'; @@@@ ) ( > } { ( _ / @ __&&__ ( ) > -'~ ' (*) __ <======> /##/ > ( . _. | //~\\/########\__/###/ > (. `. \ /~~ /@| (###############-' > ( ` .`. ._ /` /`/'/ \\___)########(___ > .' .-_.' ~~ | ) `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~' > ( ' `-_ ./ ) ,/' `\ > ( `-_ _.- '`. ,/'. ~ / `\ > `, `-_.-~' _~ /' `\ `\ > ( -._ _-~ /' `\ `\ > ( ~--._ _-~ /' `\ /, > ( ~--~~ /' `\ /;/~-._ > ( /' `\/~~ ~`-.__ > (_____________________________/' {___/~'-._____} > > > >This is roughly what my cat Smoky looked like the day she got herself trapped >in the silverware drawer. > > > SMOKY, THE SILVERWARE CAT > > _____________________________________________ > / (0 0) \ > /' --{ ^ }-- `\ > |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| > | | > | | > |___________________________________________________| > >
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