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Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 26 May 1995.
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Talk-Line: Who does this art?? I do!

Talk-Line: Who does this art?? I do!

alt.ascii-art · 3 messages · 26 May 1995 - 6 Jun 1995
Paul Stewart <ah7...@FREENET.BUFFALO.EDU> generalized:
:>    I have noticed that much of the original ascii-art posted on
:>    the list seems to be from computer science majors in universities. But
:>    then that's mostly who uses the internet in a serious way. Am I wrong
:>    about that?

Daniel C. Au <dca...@casbah.acns.nwu.edu> refused to conform:
> I think that you may be incorrect on this assumption.  I, for one, am a
> medical student who enjoys making ascii art for a hobby.  And I'm quite
> serious with what I do on the internet (but that doesn't mean that I don't 
> do things for fun, either :)
>
> Anyone else out there who is a non-comp sci major who does ascii artwork?

<waving an arm in the air>  Over here!  Me!     
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Randy Dewoolfson <ran...@cais2.cais.com> ASCII art 31 May 1995 00:00 · permalink
F.L. Catalyst (m...@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu) wrote:

: Paul Stewart <ah7...@FREENET.BUFFALO.EDU> generalized:
: :>    I have noticed that much of the original ascii-art posted on
: :>    the list seems to be from computer science majors in universities. But
: :>    then that's mostly who uses the internet in a serious way. Am I wrong
: :>    about that?

: Daniel C. Au <dca...@casbah.acns.nwu.edu> refused to conform:
: > I think that you may be incorrect on this assumption.  I, for one, am a
: > medical student who enjoys making ascii art for a hobby.  And I'm quite
: > serious with what I do on the internet (but that doesn't mean that I don't 
: > do things for fun, either :)
: >
: > Anyone else out there who is a non-comp sci major who does ascii artwork?

: <waving an arm in the air>  Over here!  Me!     
:     ________________________________________
:    |      Animal science & ascii art!       |
:    |----------------------------------------|
:    |             .            .------.      |
:    |    ,~~~\     .           |\ _____\     |
:    |   :(_/(a`-o .:           |:|      |.   |
:    |   `____.,,' :.          _|\|      |:.  |
:    |   ;----\    __         |\`\|______| ::.|
:    |   | ( `\___,||  _____..|\|~~~~~~~~|.:__|
:    |   |  `\____)_,' \  \:\ `\|________|-.  | 
:    |   |     |   ||  ||\ `~"    (_)-.....'  |
:    |   |  |_||   `'  ||\`\__________________|
:    |---|_____|-------||-`\||________Catalyst|
:    |    : : :_       `'   ||                |
:    |    `-:___)           ||                |
:    |                      `'                |
:    |________________________________________|

I'm not a comp-sci major in college either...  Now I'm a network
administrator, database administrator, and developer... I think
ascii-art is a great past time - and there are lots of other 
important things on the net as well...

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> :>    I have noticed that much of the original ascii-art posted on
> :>    the list seems to be from computer science majors in universities. But
> :>    then that's mostly who uses the internet in a serious way. Am I wrong
> :>    about that?
> > I think that you may be incorrect on this assumption.  I, for one, am a
> > medical student who enjoys making ascii art for a hobby.  And I'm quite
> > serious with what I do on the internet (but that doesn't mean that I don't 
> > do things for fun, either :)
> >
> > Anyone else out there who is a non-comp sci major who does ascii artwork?
> <waving an arm in the air>  Over here!  Me!     

How about High school Seniors who have absolutely no clue what they want 
to major in?

PELF (pelf) n. 1. Money, riches, wealth.

USUFRUCT (yoo' suh frukt) n. 1. The right to enjoy the benefits of other 
				people's pelf.

                     The Declaration of Independence
	  			(Revised)
	  We all have the right to Life, Liberty, and Usufruct.

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