Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 22 Mar 1994.
Aaaarrrggghhhh!!!!!!!
alt.ascii-art
· 4 messages · 22 Mar 1994 - 23 Mar 1994
I've only just found you lot.
I can't believe it. You think you've come up with a new idea
<sigh>
but in the end, nothing is original.
I dreamed this up one night, wrote the code, and now you tell
me people have been doing it for ages.... what is this GIFASCII
thing, anyway?
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In article <276...@thor.cf.ac.uk> wdr...@thor.cf.ac.uk (David Wooding) writes: > >I've only just found you lot. > >I can't believe it. You think you've come up with a new idea > <sigh> >but in the end, nothing is original. > >I dreamed this up one night, wrote the code, and now you tell >me people have been doing it for ages.... what is this GIFASCII >thing, anyway? > [Very good gifsci deleted...] Actually, your program seems to work better than many I have seen... Did you touch up the results much? Because if not, I'd _love_ a copy of your program! What system does it run on? *Smile* Love, } In a sky full of people -==)> There's only some want to fly! Chuckles } Isn't that crazy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >SEAL<
In article <276...@thor.cf.ac.uk> wdr...@thor.cf.ac.uk (David Wooding) writes: > >I've only just found you lot. > >I can't believe it. You think you've come up with a new idea > <sigh> >but in the end, nothing is original. > >I dreamed this up one night, wrote the code, and now you tell >me people have been doing it for ages.... what is this GIFASCII >thing, anyway? > > > > 444. <44QQ(4. 444(4 44QQ( > ..44. .4(QQ(4,,_,pp,__ <44tC( 44Q#( > .444. _,,jpygQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQyQ4(4 C4Q#4 > C444 jyQQQQQQQQQQQQQMQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ4 44QQ, > .444C,pQQQQMMQMMMCCCC44444(MQMMMQQQQQQQQQ 44QQ( > ..44(QQQQQ(C444^ ~ 44{<44(4((4M0MQQQQf 44QQ( > 44(QQQQM` ,4p44p(44<< 4<44((QQQQQ( .4QQ4 > 44QQQQM` 444Q([4M4<(((y4((4C44GQQQ4. 44QQ( > .44QQQQ$ .(4(p(4(((4<,(<(4(4 .4(QQQQQp. 4(QQ( > .4QQQQ4( .4QQQQQQQQ44pQQQQQQQQ#Q44(QQQQQQQQ( <4QQ( > .4QQQQ(4. ,pQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQMQQQQGGGGQQQQQQQQQQC, .4QQ4 > 4pQQQ[4 4QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ(4((((4QQQQQQQQQQ, C4QQ( > 44GGMC( <GQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ4(((((((4((t(($QQQQC. 44QQ( > 44(((((. .GQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ0(((((((444<((4C44(0QQC. <4QQ( > <C4C4(444.<4(t4GMQQQQQQQQQ004((4(44(44C4(<<..444MQQ(.44QQ( > .4(Q(4444. (p<<<<4Q4QQQQ[((4` ..., ~4~ <4..`444GQQQ,4[QQ( > ~_,4QQQG444<4 (((44444(QG4(4. .44((44.. .. 4444GQQQQ4tQQ( > `4QQQQM444.444(44M((C(QQG4. ,pp(((.<~~ .. 44444QQQQQ4QQ1 > .pQQQQ0[4444 ` . _jWpQ[4 ,(",, .... (4QQQQQQQQQ[ > jQtMM$$Q((4(j4pp(((4QQQQQ((44([t(4. . 444.... . 4MQQQQQQQQQ, > jQGQQg44(((4 pQQQQQQQQQQQQ4444(tQGpGpQ4444.~.<. 4QQQQQQQQQQ4. > 40pQQQQ(4< OQQQQQQQQ0Q0$(4.4(4QQQQM((444 <.. 4QQQQQQQQQQQy, > 44(QQQ$4(,. ((QQQQQMQ(44` 44pQQQ44444 ... jQQQQQQQQQQQQQ4 > 4Qt4((444. ((4QQQQQQpp(, GQQ$(44C ... .<QQQQQQQQQQQQQC > ((44444. 4(4QQQQQQMMQQ$(44((4((4C. .. ..(4QQQQ0QQQQQQQQ( > 4[(<,,,. (((044C`````````<<((444.... 4jQQQQM0QM[(44QQQ4 > 4(4.` ((G[(p.<44<<,. . ,4(((4. .. 44QQMM44((((4((pQQ( > <(( `[4$44((,``....,((((4444.. ((((C444444C44(Q$4 > 4444, 4(t4QQQ44((<(4444((4<< .. .~~ ..C44<44(4(4 > 44<4<4<j#4CC(44QQQQQQpt(((44.C . . .44(tC, > 44444 ~<Q4&( `((4((((((44<~ |.( .44(4QB. > 4C44C444Q444 4(.~`~< (., <444(QQQ. > <CC( CQ0( <((, { 44 44QQ( > .C44 `` (((4. <4 .4QQ#4 > .44< {((444. jyyQg, .4QQQ. > 4444 ((((((4, __,ppQQQQQQQQQQy (0QC~ > .444 ((((4((4,gpQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ, 4(Q(. > .4C4 ((4(4(QQQQQQQQ04QQQQQQQQQMMQQQ0QQ[, <44(. > .444 444pQOM44QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ0GpQQQQp, 444 > C44C 4pQQQQQQQQQQGQQQQQQQQQQMQQQG4p[QQpQQQQ4(( > 444. jQQQQQQQQQGpGQQQ David Wooding 4[(Q4pQQQQQ( > .4444 QQQQQQMQQ00QQG00G( (c)1993 4Q4444[(Q4pQQQQQQp > 4444 jQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ44[((44(((44((Q(4pGQQ4Q[Q0GGQQ#4, > >
In article <276...@thor.cf.ac.uk> wdr...@thor.cf.ac.uk (David Wooding) writes: > >I've only just found you lot. > >I can't believe it. You think you've come up with a new idea > <sigh> >but in the end, nothing is original. > >I dreamed this up one night, wrote the code, and now you tell >me people have been doing it for ages.... what is this GIFASCII >thing, anyway? > > > > 444. <44QQ(4. 444(4 44QQ( > ..44. .4(QQ(4,,_,pp,__ <44tC( 44Q#( > .444. _,,jpygQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQyQ4(4 C4Q#4 > C444 jyQQQQQQQQQQQQQMQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ4 44QQ, > .444C,pQQQQMMQMMMCCCC44444(MQMMMQQQQQQQQQ 44QQ( > ..44(QQQQQ(C444^ ~ 44{<44(4((4M0MQQQQf 44QQ( > 44(QQQQM` ,4p44p(44<< 4<44((QQQQQ( .4QQ4 > 44QQQQM` 444Q([4M4<(((y4((4C44GQQQ4. 44QQ( > .44QQQQ$ .(4(p(4(((4<,(<(4(4 .4(QQQQQp. 4(QQ( > .4QQQQ4( .4QQQQQQQQ44pQQQQQQQQ#Q44(QQQQQQQQ( <4QQ( > .4QQQQ(4. ,pQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQMQQQQGGGGQQQQQQQQQQC, .4QQ4 > 4pQQQ[4 4QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ(4((((4QQQQQQQQQQ, C4QQ( > 44GGMC( <GQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ4(((((((4((t(($QQQQC. 44QQ( > 44(((((. .GQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ0(((((((444<((4C44(0QQC. <4QQ( > <C4C4(444.<4(t4GMQQQQQQQQQ004((4(44(44C4(<<..444MQQ(.44QQ( > .4(Q(4444. (p<<<<4Q4QQQQ[((4` ..., ~4~ <4..`444GQQQ,4[QQ( > ~_,4QQQG444<4 (((44444(QG4(4. .44((44.. .. 4444GQQQQ4tQQ( > `4QQQQM444.444(44M((C(QQG4. ,pp(((.<~~ .. 44444QQQQQ4QQ1 > .pQQQQ0[4444 ` . _jWpQ[4 ,(",, .... (4QQQQQQQQQ[ > jQtMM$$Q((4(j4pp(((4QQQQQ((44([t(4. . 444.... . 4MQQQQQQQQQ, > jQGQQg44(((4 pQQQQQQQQQQQQ4444(tQGpGpQ4444.~.<. 4QQQQQQQQQQ4. > 40pQQQQ(4< OQQQQQQQQ0Q0$(4.4(4QQQQM((444 <.. 4QQQQQQQQQQQy, > 44(QQQ$4(,. ((QQQQQMQ(44` 44pQQQ44444 ... jQQQQQQQQQQQQQ4 > 4Qt4((444. ((4QQQQQQpp(, GQQ$(44C ... .<QQQQQQQQQQQQQC > ((44444. 4(4QQQQQQMMQQ$(44((4((4C. .. ..(4QQQQ0QQQQQQQQ( > 4[(<,,,. (((044C`````````<<((444.... 4jQQQQM0QM[(44QQQ4 > 4(4.` ((G[(p.<44<<,. . ,4(((4. .. 44QQMM44((((4((pQQ( > <(( `[4$44((,``....,((((4444.. ((((C444444C44(Q$4 > 4444, 4(t4QQQ44((<(4444((4<< .. .~~ ..C44<44(4(4 > 44<4<4<j#4CC(44QQQQQQpt(((44.C . . .44(tC, > 44444 ~<Q4&( `((4((((((44<~ |.( .44(4QB. > 4C44C444Q444 4(.~`~< (., <444(QQQ. > <CC( CQ0( <((, { 44 44QQ( > .C44 `` (((4. <4 .4QQ#4 > .44< {((444. jyyQg, .4QQQ. > 4444 ((((((4, __,ppQQQQQQQQQQy (0QC~ > .444 ((((4((4,gpQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ, 4(Q(. > .4C4 ((4(4(QQQQQQQQ04QQQQQQQQQMMQQQ0QQ[, <44(. > .444 444pQOM44QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ0GpQQQQp, 444 > C44C 4pQQQQQQQQQQGQQQQQQQQQQMQQQG4p[QQpQQQQ4(( > 444. jQQQQQQQQQGpGQQQ David Wooding 4[(Q4pQQQQQ( > .4444 QQQQQQMQQ00QQG00G( (c)1993 4Q4444[(Q4pQQQQQQp > 4444 jQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ44[((44(((44((Q(4pGQQ4Q[Q0GGQQ#4, > > oops, forgot to write my comment. what is it? Donna
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