Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 20 Apr 1999.
REQUEST - AARD-VARK
alt.ascii-art
· 6 messages · 20 Apr 1999 - 4 May 1999
Has anyone got an aard-vark please?
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(And yes - I know - it will be 'ard wark to make one!)
Here is a wooden spoon for your trouble...
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On 20 Apr 1999 07:12:36 GMT, mat...@math.canterbury.ac.nz (Bill Taylor) wrote: >Has anyone got an aard-vark please? > ========= > >(And yes - I know - it will be 'ard wark to make one!) > > > >Here is a wooden spoon for your trouble... > > ___ > ,' `.____________________...._ > ( .____________________...._) > `.___' > > >---------------------------------------------------- > Bill Taylor W.T...@math.canterbury.ac.nz >---------------------------------------------------- >Whatever you wish for me, may you get twice as much. >---------------------------------------------------- Hi Bill On the assumption you are planning to compile an ASCII art encyclopedia, I think the least we can do is contribute to this mammoth undertaking. Since my modest talents aren't up to attempting an aardvark, or an aasvogel (a type of South African vulture), here is an abacus. Hope that helps get you started :-) Cheers John R Ramsden (j...@redmink.demon.co.uk) /=====================================\ || || || (@@) || || || || || || || || || (@@) || || || || || || || || || || (@@) || || || || || (@@) || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || (@@) || || || || || || || || || || || || (@@) || || || || (@@) (@@) || || || || || \=====================================/
In article <372...@news.demon.co.uk>, j...@redmink.demon.co.uk (John R Ramsden) wrote: >On 20 Apr 1999 07:12:36 GMT, mat...@math.canterbury.ac.nz (Bill Taylor) >wrote: > >>Has anyone got an aard-vark please? This isn't mine, but it's an aardvark. _.---._ /\\ ./' "--`\// ./ o \ /./\ )______ \__ \ ./ / /\ \ | \ \ \ \ / / \ \ | |\ \ \7 " " " " VK
Bill Taylor wrote: > > |> here is an abacus. > > And very nice too. I just hope it wasn't an optical illusion... > Well, here's one of those: _.-"""-._ .' `. / \ | | | | | | \ / _.-"""-._ _.`. .'. .' `. |`-._`-.._..-'_.-| / \ | _ `-._ _.-' | | | | | `-._ " _.-'| | | | | | || | | | | | | | || | | | \ / | | || | | | _`. .'. | | || | | | |`-.`-.._..-'.-'| | | || | | | | `-._.-' | | | _.-'| |_ | | | |`-._ _.-'| | | |'_.-'| |_`-.| | | | || | | | |_.-' | | `-._ `._|`-._ | | || | | | / / | | ``---._ `-._ | | || | | | | / / .-' `-._|`-._ ``-._ `-._ | | || | | | || || / /|-| |-._ `-._ `--._`-._|`-._ | | || | | | | | ' || |\ `-._ `-._ ``---._ `| | || | | | | - | | | || | \ | |`-._ `-._|`-._ ``-| |`-.|| | | | _.-' | | || | \ | | `-._ `-._ | |-._ | |._ | | _.-' | | || | \| | `-._ `-.| | `| |_ `-| | | | | || | | | `-._ _.| | | | `.-| | | | || || | | | _.-'|_.-'_.-' | |_.-' | | | | . || | | | _.-' __.---'' _.| ' | | | || || | | |\_.-'|_.-'_.-'' _.-'|_.-' _. | | | | || | | |' _- _.-' _.-' | | || || || |_.-'| |_.---'' _.-' _ | | | \ | | | || |_.-'| | _.-'|_.-' _.-'|| | | | \ | || .'_| | | |_.-' _.-'| | || | | | \ | | |._ | | | `-._ _.-' | | || | | | \ || | | `| | ```-._`-._|`-._ _.-' | | || | | | |\_.-| | `-._ ``---._ `-._ | | || | | | | | `-._|`-._ ``-._ `-._ | | || | | | | || || | `-._ `--._`-._|`| | || | | | | | | | `-._ ``---.| |`|| | | | | | | | |`-._ `-._|`-._ | |-.| |-._ | | | | ||`-._ `-.| | | |._ `-| | | | | | || | `-._ _.| | | | `-_| | | | | ||__ | | | `-._ _.-'|_.-'_.-' | |_.-' | | | | | ._.-| |. | | `-._ _.-' __.---'' _| | | | | ||/ | | \ | | _.-'|_.-'_.-'' _.-'|_.-' | | || || | | .'| |-' __.---'' _.-' | | | | | |.| '| |-'' _.-'|_.-' | | | || _. | | | | | _.-' | | | | ' | | | | |_.-' | | || | | \ | | / _| ' _.-' |_.-' | _`.| |'-' _.-' |`-._ _.| _.-' | `-._ _.-' _.-' | |' _.-' | | _.-' | | _.-' | | _.-' | | _.-' | | _.-' | | _.-' _ | | _.-' Original by M.C. Escher `-|_ | _.-' ASCII version by Veronica Karlsson `-._ | _.-' `-.|.-' -- (, http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/cgi/asciichat/ /|__--__ . __--__ |\ '__ /|\ _{ _ `.' / `.,_ _________ | _________ _,.' (/ `. / ||``._.' ASCII ART CHAT! `---'|:||,/ .' /| /|:| \ .' /\ \ __ __ _ `/|'\' ` `,/ /`,\ \ \ / /__ _ _ ___ _ _ (_)__ __ _ /,'\ \ .'.' /| \ V / -_) '_/ _ \ ' \| / _/ _` | |\ `.`. ,' / / | \_/\___|_| \___/_||_|_\__\__,_| | \ \ `, - `- -- `-'- -ejm-------------------------------------VK-- -`-' -- -' -
j...@redmink.demon.co.uk (John R Ramsden) writes:
|> Hi Bill
Hi John!
|> On the assumption you are planning to compile an ASCII art
|> encyclopedia, I think the least we can do is contribute to
|> this mammoth undertaking.
Funny; I don't recall asking for a mammoth. :)
But has anyone got one? That would be kool.
|> Since my modest talents aren't up to attempting an aardvark,
|> or an aasvogel (a type of South African vulture),
You didn't mention an aardwolf. So are you planning an aardwolf?
|> here is an abacus.
And very nice too. I just hope it wasn't an optical illusion...
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hug...@mail.com (Huggles) writes:
|> This isn't mine, but it's an aardvark.
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|> " " " " VK
A beauty. Thank you Huggles! Give yourself a hug from me.
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