Original Usenet thread from rec.arts.ascii, started 6 Jun 1995.
Question: What is it?
rec.arts.ascii
· 20 messages · 6 Jun 1995 - 17 Nov 1995
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It's OBVIOUSLY one of those weather station spigmomometer things...or a
mailbox...er...maybe a bird feeder? <grin>
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In article mv...@miso.wwa.com, ljw...@thor.cam.ac.uk (L.J. Wischik) writes: > > / / > ('/ _+]}\. > ( < * """""\ > |.:;.:. ``````\ <------ like, what is that thing ? > !~~|||@@ybco=# > |/\ ? > | | > | | > >-- >Lu Ooooo.. that's an easy one. That's from the Star Wars ascii-art collection. It's an Imperial anti-aircraft installation from the forest moon of Endor. Eric T. Simon sz9...@sun32.hqs.mid.gmeds.com ()_() "Aloha, Aloha. I do not know what FDC Captain of Monorail Black ( ) that means, but I like the sound ** Paige O'Hara/Belle fan ** of it. Aloha!" ---- Views expressed are my own and not those of my employer. ----
In a L.J. Wischik <ljw...@thor.cam.ac.uk> like, asks: > / / > ('/(__)}\. > ( < (oo)""""\ > |.:;.*\/*`````\ <------ like, what is that thing ? > !~~|||@@ybco=# > |/\ ? > | | > | | It appears to be an animated, single-plane 3D-image (complete with ray-tracing) of a Manatee (Sea Cow). Note the imbedded ESC-sequences. This is *nice* work! It becomes more visible if you invert your screen, and view it by means of a mirror. I hope this helps! -- ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ sad...@bcstec.ca.boeing.com /__// //__ / /\ // _ Customer Service Center Seattle, WA USA /__//__//__ _/_ / //__/ Information & Support Services - Unix Administration
In article <3r4l7r$fj...@miso.wwa.com>, ait...@lvld.hp.com (Jim Aites) writes:
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I don't know......after looking at it for awhile it appears to me to be
a human hand carrying a dead rat.
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Jim Aites (ait...@lvld.hp.com) wrote:
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: It's OBVIOUSLY one of those weather station spigmomometer things...or a
: mailbox...er...maybe a bird feeder? <grin>
no no no no no !!! :) Can't you see that its one of those hair dryers
that they stick you under at the hairdressers??
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Faerie's Forever! <smi...@tiac.net> wrote: >Jim Aites (ait...@lvld.hp.com) wrote: > >: : / / >: : ('/ _+]}\. >: : ( < * """""\ >: : |.:;.:. ``````\ <------ like, what is that thing ? >: : !~~|||@@ybco=# >: : |/\ ? >: : | | >: : | | > >: It's OBVIOUSLY one of those weather station spigmomometer things...or a >: mailbox...er...maybe a bird feeder? <grin> > >no no no no no !!! :) Can't you see that its one of those hair dryers >that they stick you under at the hairdressers?? Has this been figured out? My guess: Alien ship beeming up a person. Can't you see the person's legs daggling? I do think that the ship is in need of repairs though. -- \ \ /\ Bruce ( ) bt...@odutsa.att.com .( o ).
>>: : / / >>: : ('/ _+]}\. >>: : ( < * """""\ >>: : |.:;.:. ``````\ <------ like, what is that thing ? >>: : !~~|||@@ybco=# >>: : |/\ ? >>: : | | >>: : | | >> >>: It's OBVIOUSLY one of those weather station spigmomometer things...or a >>: mailbox...er...maybe a bird feeder? <grin> >> >>no no no no no !!! :) Can't you see that its one of those hair dryers >>that they stick you under at the hairdressers?? > > Has this been figured out? My guess: Alien ship beeming up a person. > Can't you see the person's legs daggling? I do think that the ship is > in need of repairs though. no no no! has anyone here seen Rocko's Modern Life on cable tv?? it's Rocko shaking his head back and forth so fast his feature blur into each other--can't you see it???
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>[...deletia....]
It is a UPO!
Unidentified Posted Object
They are sighted on this newsgroup from time to time.
I guess it's time to call Mulder and Scully in on this one,
and have them initiate an FBI X-file.
Of course, the left most portion somewhat resembles a tire tread...
So maybe it is part of a vehicles suspension.
Or if we were to couple it with the other UPO that frequents this
newsgroup, maybe they spell out a hidden message!
ren
rog...@ucbeh.san.uc.edu wrote:
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: >>: It's OBVIOUSLY one of those weather station spigmomometer things...or a
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: >>no no no no no !!! :) Can't you see that its one of those hair dryers
: >>that they stick you under at the hairdressers??
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: > Has this been figured out? My guess: Alien ship beeming up a person.
: > Can't you see the person's legs daggling? I do think that the ship is
: > in need of repairs though.
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: no no no! has anyone here seen Rocko's Modern Life on cable tv?? it's Rocko
: shaking his head back and forth so fast his feature blur into each other--can't
: you see it???
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Well, well ... and I always thought I would see two perrots sitting on a stick
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> : > : >>: : / / > : >>: : ('/ _+]}\. > : >>: : ( < * """""\ > : >>: : |.:;.:. ``````\ <------ like, what is that thing ? > : >>: : !~~|||@@ybco=# > : >>: : |/\ ? > : >>: : | | > : >>: : | | [...deletia....] > Well, well ... and I always thought I would see two perrots sitting on a stick *sigh* no, it's most definately snoopy on an overdose on vivarin MaDhAtTeR
In article <3s6rct$fp...@miso.wwa.com>, ng1...@nyssa.swt.edu (MaDhAtTeR) says:
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Well, well ... and I always thought I would see two perrots sitting on a stick
*sigh* no, it's most definately snoopy on an overdose on vivarin
MaDhAtTeR
Hmmm.....I think it might be a medical ascii of a urinary tract infection.
Kickstart
Denise Goodin (dgo...@Direct.CA) wrote: > In article <3s6rct$fp...@miso.wwa.com>, ng1...@nyssa.swt.edu (MaDhAtTeR) says: > / / > ('/ _+]}\. > ( < * """""\ > |.:;.:. ``````\ <------ like, what is that thing ? > !~~|||@@ybco=# > |/\ ? > | | > | | > [...deletia....] > > Well, well ... and I always thought I would see two perrots sitting on > a stick / _+]}\. """""\ ``````\ <---- Oh! I see a parrot now, but... !~~|||@@ybco=# |/\ ? | | | | / ('/ ( < * <----- ... what is this???? |.:;.:. !~~|||@@ybco=# |/\ ? | | | | Regards, Simon H.K.Chan -- . -.._ .__ __. _..- . *BA*BI* . -- . *BU*BE* : ~ >_-()-_< ~ : Simon H.K.Chan . oo . . . ~~~~ . . hkc...@cs.cuhk.hk . Y8b 88 . .. .--. .--. .. sim...@cuhk.hk . oo Y8P . . __ __ . =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= . oo Y8b oo . . `="~~"= ="~~"=' . Boorin: . d88 Y8b 88b . . .--------. . The latest heroine . 88P oo Y8b Y88 . . : | | : . in Japan... . Y8888P . . `. | | .' . ...though she is a . __ . ~~~~ --= PIG =-- *B O O R I N*
rog...@ucbeh.san.uc.edu wrote:
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: >>: It's OBVIOUSLY one of those weather station spigmomometer things...or a
: >>: mailbox...er...maybe a bird feeder? <grin>
: >>
: >>no no no no no !!! :) Can't you see that its one of those hair dryers
: >>that they stick you under at the hairdressers??
: >
: > Has this been figured out? My guess: Alien ship beeming up a person.
: > Can't you see the person's legs daggling? I do think that the ship is
: > in need of repairs though.
: no no no! has anyone here seen Rocko's Modern Life on cable tv?? it's Rocko
: shaking his head back and forth so fast his feature blur into each other--can't
: you see it???
> > : >>: : / / > > : >>: : ('/ _+]}\. > > : >>: : ( < * """""\ > > : >>: : |.:;.:. ``````\ <------ like, what is that thing ? > > : >>: : !~~|||@@ybco=# > > : >>: : |/\ ? > > : >>: : | | > > : >>: : | | > > Well, well ... and I always thought I would see two perrots sitting on a stick > > *sigh* no, it's most definately snoopy on an overdose on vivarin > > MaDhAtTeR No way! It's a decapitated flamingo! Tracy
In article <3sd3c9$qu...@miso.wwa.com>, Tracy Miller <tmi...@haas.berkeley.edu> writes: >From: Tracy Miller <tmi...@haas.berkeley.edu> >Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii >Subject: Line-talk: What is it? >Date: 22 Jun 1995 19:54:33 -0500 >Organization: University of California, Berkeley > > > > >> > : >>: : / / >> > : >>: : ('/ _+]}\. >> > : >>: : ( < * """""\ >> > : >>: : |.:;.:. ``````\ <------ like, what is that thing ? >> > : >>: : !~~|||@@ybco=# >> > : >>: : |/\ ? >> > : >>: : | | >> > : >>: : | | >> > Well, well ... and I always thought I would see two perrots sitting on a stick >> >> *sigh* no, it's most definately snoopy on an overdose on vivarin > >> >> MaDhAtTeR > >No way! It's a decapitated flamingo! > >Tracy It is an anti-aircraft gun for a battleship, or an AA emplacement on land. Can't you see the two barrels pointing skyward and all the protective armor? And it can pivot. Michael Cook ML...@IBERIA.CCA.ROCKWELL.COM These are not the opinions of my employer. Post in haste, repent in leisure.
Tracy Miller (tmi...@haas.berkeley.edu) wrote:
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: No way! It's a decapitated flamingo!
Nah, it's a dead facing-up bird, beak to the left.
Also the comma to the left is its eye.
The thing below it is a table of some sort - bird-table with poisoned seed?
Just ...Casper...!
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> : > > : >>: : / / > : > > : >>: : ('/ _+]}\. > : > > : >>: : ( < * """""\ > : > > : >>: : |.:;.:. ``````\ <------ like, what is that thing ? > : > > : >>: : !~~|||@@ybco=# > : > > : >>: : |/\ ? > : > > : >>: : | | > : > > : >>: : | | > : > > : > *sigh* no, it's most definately snoopy on an overdose on vivarin where's his ears? > : No way! It's a decapitated flamingo! > not bad... > Nah, it's a dead facing-up bird, beak to the left. on a pole? > Ok, how about....Snoopy's little yellow birdie friend, beat up with a bloody 'lip' and several of his head feathers pulled out...
It look a train flying through a building to me.
rog...@ucbeh.san.uc.edu wrote:
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: where's his ears?
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: not bad...
: > Nah, it's a dead facing-up bird, beak to the left.
: on a pole?
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: Ok, how about....Snoopy's little yellow birdie friend, beat up with a bloody
: 'lip' and several of his head feathers pulled out...
Is it Van Gogh's starry night?
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