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[<aa-a> History 1998] Poem by Martin Atkins
alt.ascii-art
· 4 messages · 28 Apr 2001 - 2 May 2001
Since I don't have much time for drawing ascii-art pics these days
I thought I'd play archivist. Here is a poem from Martin Atkins around
1998 with llizard adding the entries for myself and B'ger
(Hope it doesn't wrap!)
alt.ascii-art - By Martin Atkins (With some help from llizard!) (1998)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
In the alt heirachy of usenet
There`s a group and many people use it.
The group is called alt.ascii-art
And us people love it with all our heart.
Many people hang around and some more than most,
while a lot just lurk there are many who post.
Here is a list of just some of the posters,
and what sort of stuff they tend to post most (ers) <g>
.{{}}}}}}.
{{{{{}}}}}}}.
{{{{ }}}}}}}}} First one of all is Joan G Stark,
}}}}} _ _ {{{{{ Undesputed queen of ascii art.
}}}} 6 6 {{{{ Her pictures are absolutely brill,
{{{{{ ^ }}}}} her whole gallery shows such skill.
{{{{{{\ -=- /}}}}}}
{{{{{{{;.___.;}}}}}}}
{{{{{{{) (}}}}}}}'
`""'"': :'"'"'`
jgs `@`
__.------._
.' -| - . `.
/ '.' `-. ` \
/ / `. ` \ \
| / `. \ |
| | `. | Next up is Veronica Karlsson,the chat room maker,
| |.---. .---.\ | Hopefully I`ll see you in the chat room later!
| ||><@> ) ( <@><|` | A FreeBSD user who often gets flack
| | / \ || | from Windows users who`s IQs lack.
| | ((_)) | |
| `|` / \ '| |
| | _.---._ | |
/ \ `---' / |
/ `. " .' \
/ | | `-.___.-' || \
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
{;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;}
{;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;}
{;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;}
{|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||} Colin Douthwaite is a bit of all,
{|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||} his posts really say it all.
{|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||} He`s collector, contributor and artist too,
| /~~\ | And unmunging addresses he don`t want to do.
= ;) | |
/_ \_/ |
/// |
~~~ |
/ |
/_____ |
\ / -cfbd-
,a@@@@@@@@@m.
,@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@.
J@@P':.. ..:`W@ Matthew Thomas is the FAQ maintainer,
@@@':;;.. ..;;::@) and more than that, he`s a pic creator!
\@!:<#OK>::<4O#>.@ He`s made a lot of stunning pics, on that you can bet,
|.::"??"; `???.:"\ and a wonderful poem about spam on the net.
`._::..:_ee_...::_/
\:..______,::/
\::.. ...:/
`-:____:-'mt-3
Pete Casso is the inventor of the 'stein'
And his characters are absolutely fine! oo. oo. oo. oo.
Frogstein and Birdstein are the main ones' names (- ) (- ) (- ) (- )
and they get up to all sorts of fascinating games. " " " " " " " "
,-.-"".
,//(((((\\. Flump is an artist who specialises in cute,
((( (o O) ))) although a few of her pics were very, er, nute!
_))) - |(_ She has a rainbow coloured ascii website,
._//\-._,-/\\_.which if looked at too long might warp your eyesight!
`-'_/`,-.'\-`-'
,' \/===\/ `.
~---,
\_,^%---
/> \ Then there`s the artist known as ejm,
___/ > Llizard is her actual name,
(# o) > She makes tiny art and animations,
'-~ /|^^ and these things cause revalations!
| \ ejm
` ,
,\, #
|/ ?
| ~ )
You'll see a tasteful display /__/|
from the incomparable J B'ger ____| |____
/ |_/ \
/ \` o '-,
/ <_ ___,_ |_/\ _
|___/_____ \-'----'\|/-----.
| \/| b'ger |
'===x| |
,/ || . _///_, |
| -|. / ` ' '> |
| | ) o' __/_'> |
| |( / _/ )_\'> |
| | ' "__/ /_/\_> |
'\_ | ____/_/_/_/ |
| - | /,---, _/ / |
| | "" /_/_/_/ |
| | /_(_(_(_ |
|, | ( \_\_\\_ |
/__ .|______\'__\_\_\_\|
/x \ / x\
/x o' 'o x\
/_.' '._\
Joris Bellenger
,,,,,,, ,,
,#######;####,
###############
## #
## """ """# The drawings of Shanaka,
## <0> <0>| Come shine or come rain,
( : / will make you look back a-
: ,\, ) gain and again and again....
| _____ :
| '-.-' /
\ \_ /
\ '---'
'----'
Shanaka Dias (snd)
I`m sorry I don`t have time too write about you all,
it`s just a poem, no hard feelings and all?
If you want to write a verse all about you...
feel free, just send me any thing new.
I`ll add it into the poem just here,
And your name will be remembered year after year.
If you think my poem is slightly silly...
I don`t care, I wrote it willy nilly!
So now you know about alt.ascii-art,
which we all love, each one with our heart.
Please look at the art, and do come back...
Oh yeah, and read the FAQing FAQ!
----------------------------------
Copyright Martin Atkins 1998
This poem may be freely
distributed, so long as this
message remains intact
Thank`s to Colin Douthwaite
for his ascii artists gallery -
without him the pics wouldn`t
have been possible.
----------------------------------
____ _____
_. / \ _.-'_.-'
;=',_ _____________________________ \ _\/ _/
S" .--` | Shanaka Dias | ___)/ __<
sS \__ | Victoria, Australia | <'-;:\_ _\
__.' ( \--> | sdi...@netlane.com | '; \_\
_=/ _./-\/ |_____________________________| >/-,\
((\( /-' -'l ""` |_\
) |/ \\
snd \\ \
`~ `~
Shanaka Dias wrote: > > Since I don't have much time for drawing ascii-art pics these days > I thought I'd play archivist. Here is a poem from Martin Atkins around > 1998 with llizard adding the entries for myself and B'ger > > (Hope it doesn't wrap!) > > alt.ascii-art - By Martin Atkins (With some help from llizard!) (1998) > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > In the alt heirachy of usenet > There`s a group and many people use it. > The group is called alt.ascii-art > And us people love it with all our heart. > > Many people hang around and some more than most, > while a lot just lurk there are many who post. > Here is a list of just some of the posters, > and what sort of stuff they tend to post most (ers) <g> > > .{{}}}}}}. > {{{{{}}}}}}}. > {{{{ }}}}}}}}} First one of all is Joan G Stark, > }}}}} _ _ {{{{{ Undesputed queen of ascii art. > }}}} 6 6 {{{{ Her pictures are absolutely brill, > {{{{{ ^ }}}}} her whole gallery shows such skill. > {{{{{{\ -=- /}}}}}} > {{{{{{{;.___.;}}}}}}} > {{{{{{{) (}}}}}}}' > `""'"': :'"'"'` > jgs `@` > > __.------._ > .' -| - . `. > / '.' `-. ` \ > / / `. ` \ \ > | / `. \ | > | | `. | Next up is Veronica Karlsson,the chat room maker, > | |.---. .---.\ | Hopefully I`ll see you in the chat room later! > | ||><@> ) ( <@><|` | A FreeBSD user who often gets flack > | | / \ || | from Windows users who`s IQs lack. > | | ((_)) | | > | `|` / \ '| | > | | _.---._ | | > / \ `---' / | > / `. " .' \ > / | | `-.___.-' || \ > > ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, > {;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;} > {;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;} > {;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;} > {|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||} Colin Douthwaite is a bit of all, > {|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||} his posts really say it all. > {|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||} He`s collector, contributor and artist too, > | /~~\ | And unmunging addresses he don`t want to do. > = ;) | | > /_ \_/ | > /// | > ~~~ | > / | > /_____ | > \ / -cfbd- > > ,a@@@@@@@@@m. > ,@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@. > J@@P':.. ..:`W@ Matthew Thomas is the FAQ maintainer, > @@@':;;.. ..;;::@) and more than that, he`s a pic creator! > \@!:<#OK>::<4O#>.@ He`s made a lot of stunning pics, on that you can bet, > |.::"??"; `???.:"\ and a wonderful poem about spam on the net. > `._::..:_ee_...::_/ > \:..______,::/ > \::.. ...:/ > `-:____:-'mt-3 > > Pete Casso is the inventor of the 'stein' > And his characters are absolutely fine! oo. oo. oo. oo. > Frogstein and Birdstein are the main ones' names (- ) (- ) (- ) (- ) > and they get up to all sorts of fascinating games. " " " " " " " " > > ,-.-"". > ,//(((((\\. Flump is an artist who specialises in cute, > ((( (o O) ))) although a few of her pics were very, er, nute! > _))) - |(_ She has a rainbow coloured ascii website, > ._//\-._,-/\\_.which if looked at too long might warp your eyesight! > `-'_/`,-.'\-`-' > ,' \/===\/ `. > > ~---, > \_,^%--- > /> \ Then there`s the artist known as ejm, > ___/ > Llizard is her actual name, > (# o) > She makes tiny art and animations, > '-~ /|^^ and these things cause revalations! > | \ ejm > > ` , > ,\, # > |/ ? > | ~ ) > You'll see a tasteful display /__/| > from the incomparable J B'ger ____| |____ > / |_/ \ > / \` o '-, > / <_ ___,_ |_/\ _ > |___/_____ \-'----'\|/-----. > | \/| b'ger | > '===x| | > ,/ || . _///_, | > | -|. / ` ' '> | > | | ) o' __/_'> | > | |( / _/ )_\'> | > | | ' "__/ /_/\_> | > '\_ | ____/_/_/_/ | > | - | /,---, _/ / | > | | "" /_/_/_/ | > | | /_(_(_(_ | > |, | ( \_\_\\_ | > /__ .|______\'__\_\_\_\| > /x \ / x\ > /x o' 'o x\ > /_.' '._\ > Joris Bellenger > > ,,,,,,, ,, > ,#######;####, > ############### > ## # > ## """ """# The drawings of Shanaka, > ## <0> <0>| Come shine or come rain, > ( : / will make you look back a- > : ,\, ) gain and again and again.... > | _____ : > | '-.-' / > \ \_ / > \ '---' > '----' > Shanaka Dias (snd) > > I`m sorry I don`t have time too write about you all, > it`s just a poem, no hard feelings and all? > If you want to write a verse all about you... > feel free, just send me any thing new. > I`ll add it into the poem just here, > And your name will be remembered year after year. > If you think my poem is slightly silly... > I don`t care, I wrote it willy nilly! > > So now you know about alt.ascii-art, > which we all love, each one with our heart. > Please look at the art, and do come back... > Oh yeah, and read the FAQing FAQ! > > ---------------------------------- > Copyright Martin Atkins 1998 > This poem may be freely > distributed, so long as this > message remains intact > Thank`s to Colin Douthwaite > for his ascii artists gallery - > without him the pics wouldn`t > have been possible. > ---------------------------------- /\\\\ And,Krogg,be this mighty one. | o o\| Reproblorible in all respects. |\(-)/| Done wrote severle other rhymes. ||)'(|| They was all a bunch of rejects. /|'\X/`\\ | \ : / | .( | : | ). \|_|==E==|_|/ (\/ j \/) /\\ | //\ \\ | // |\\|//| |_\\/_| (_L\|_)Krogg -- |"""""<`.THE PRINCE ,'>"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""| | `.`/""""""\,',' my sig is too big, | |SEE HIS ( / \ \' SEE HIS but its really cool. | | FACE \/<> <>\/ SMILE | | / W \ Visit my ascii art site: | | ,'\_|||||_/`. http://www.gtcom.net/~krogg/ascii/ | | ,',' ||| `.`. kro...@gtcom.net | |____<,' TIME TO DIE `.>____Remove no.to.spam to reply____|
On Sun, 29 Apr 2001 00:03:08 -0400, Krogg <kro...@gtcom.net> wrote: > /\\\\ And,Krogg,be this mighty one. > | o o\| Reproblorible in all respects. > |\(-)/| Done wrote severle other rhymes. > ||)'(|| They was all a bunch of rejects. > /|'\X/`\\ > | \ : / | > .( | : | ). > \|_|==E==|_|/ > (\/ j \/) > /\\ | //\ > \\ | // > |\\|//| > |_\\/_| > (_L\|_)Krogg > > hehe, nice rhyme Krogg! __|\ .-' '-. / .--, _ a L .J ( '-' "'--' '-'-.) .~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. | Shanaka Dias | __ | Victoria | ,.-'e ''-'7 | Australia | '--. ( | sdi...@netlane.com | ), \ '~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~' ` ) : ,__.'_.' '-, ( snd '--'
Shanaka Dias wrote: > > On Sun, 29 Apr 2001 00:03:08 -0400, Krogg <kro...@gtcom.net> > wrote: > > > /\\\\ And,Krogg,be this mighty one. > > | o o\| Reproblorible in all respects. > > |\(-)/| Done wrote severle other rhymes. > > ||)'(|| They was all a bunch of rejects. > > /|'\X/`\\ > > | \ : / | > > .( | : | ). > > \|_|==E==|_|/ > > (\/ j \/) > > /\\ | //\ > > \\ | // > > |\\|//| > > |_\\/_| > > (_L\|_)Krogg > > > > > > hehe, nice rhyme Krogg! Thanks,I typed in a bunch of other ones,but they were bad,so i wrote a story about that,but it was only after i realized that poetry must come from the soul of the writer and that the soul of the writer was composesd of the writers own experiences that i could finnaly write something with the depth and true release of truth that the readers of this disscusion and exibitionary forum could find worthy of reading.And i didnt even use any run on sentences. -- |"""""<`.THE PRINCE ,'>"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""| | `.`/""""""\,',' my sig is too big, | |SEE HIS ( / \ \' SEE HIS but its really cool. | | FACE \/<> <>\/ SMILE | | / W \ Visit my ascii art site: | | ,'\_|||||_/`. http://www.gtcom.net/~krogg/ascii/ | | ,',' ||| `.`. kro...@gtcom.net | |____<,' TIME TO DIE `.>____Remove no.to.spam to reply____|
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