Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 3 Oct 1996.
ASCI COWS?!?!?!
alt.ascii-art
· 8 messages · 3 Oct 1996 - 7 Oct 1996
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Crazy Surprised Bored Staring Cow
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XEMoo.Moo.Moo /{_\_/ \`'\_/__ (cow by P.Kistner
<dav...@xemu.demon.co.uk> \___ (o\ /o } <upg...@sunyit.edu>)
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/castle/x/xemu.html^^^^^N.B. \___(o'o) [_really MAAAaadd!___]
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"L.Ron Hubbard is the P.T.Barnum of religious leaders"
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In article <ko5...@xemu.demon.co.uk>, Dave Bird---St Hippo of Augustine says... > >(__) (__) (__) (__) (__) >(##)_____ (!!)_____ (..)_____ (66) (@@) >(oo) /|\ (oo) /|\ (oo) /|\ (oo)\ (oo)____ > | |--/ | * | |--/ | * | |--/ | * / \ / \ )\ > w w w w w w w w w w w w w �__) \ / e_\ * > ww > Crazy Surprised Bored Staring Cow > > > /; ;\ >-- Regards, __ \\____// > XEMoo.Moo.Moo /{_\_/ \`'\_/__ (cow by P.Kistner > <dav...@xemu.demon.co.uk> \___ (o\ /o } <upg...@sunyit.edu>) >____________________________/ :--' ____________________ >http:// www.demon.co.uk @@@ \_ `__\ ---[ now you've made me ] >/castle/x/xemu.html^^^^^N.B. \___(o'o) [_really MAAAaadd!___] > `====' > ______________________________________________________ > "L.Ron Hubbard is the P.T.Barnum of religious leaders" > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > This sig file has made its rounds in my territory. First, I must admit that I "stole" the cow and used it in my sig for a period of time, but only in one of my provider's local newsgroups. Then one day a friend of mine who goes by "bigdog" replied to one of my posts, leaving my sigfile in the reply, but altered thusly.... /; ;\ __ \\____// /{_\_/ \`'\_/__ \___ (X\ /X } ___/ :--' @@@ \_ `__\ @@@ \___(o'o) \`. `._ `-`-.,) So I used it THAT way for a while, captioned "Bigdog killed my cow" It became a fun thing in the group and everyone was taking their turn altering it, but the dead cow won out, along with the slogan. Last week our provider threw a fling for all it's Iowa users in Des Moines. Attached is a picture taken at the convention. That's me in the T-Shirt, and bigdog sitting down. Someone named the picture "The Victim, the Villain, and the Innocent." Ben
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In article <ko5...@xemu.demon.co.uk>, Dave Bird---St Hippo of Augustine <dav...@xemu.demon.co.uk> writes >(__) (__) (__) (__) (__) >(##)_____ (!!)_____ (..)_____ (66) (@@) >(oo) /|\ (oo) /|\ (oo) /|\ (oo)\ (oo)____ > | |--/ | * | |--/ | * | |--/ | * / \ / \ )\ > w w w w w w w w w w w w w �__) \ / e_\ * > ww > Crazy Surprised Bored Staring Cow HEY! These are mine!!! For what there worth you should at least put my names on them!!! > > /; ;\ >-- Regards, __ \\____// > XEMoo.Moo.Moo /{_\_/ \`'\_/__ (cow by P.Kistner > <dav...@xemu.demon.co.uk> \___ (o\ /o } <upg...@sunyit.edu>) >____________________________/ :--' ____________________ >http:// www.demon.co.uk @@@ \_ `__\ ---[ now you've made me ] >/castle/x/xemu.html^^^^^N.B. \___(o'o) [_really MAAAaadd!___] > `====' > ______________________________________________________ > "L.Ron Hubbard is the P.T.Barnum of religious leaders" > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > -- ____ Skydancer ____ (\ __ /) (\ __ /) ( \(__)/ ) ~The air of Heaven, ( \(__)/ ) ( /<>\ ) Is that which blows, ( /<>\ ) (\/\/) Between a horses ears~ (\/\/) ( ) ( ) /__\ E-Mail: Sop...@g-dav.demon.co.uk /__\
In article <ko5...@xemu.demon.co.uk>, Dave Bird---St Hippo of Augustine <dav...@xemu.demon.co.uk> writes >(__) (__) (__) (__) (__) >(##)_____ (!!)_____ (..)_____ (66) (@@) >(oo) /|\ (oo) /|\ (oo) /|\ (oo)\ (oo)____ > | |--/ | * | |--/ | * | |--/ | * / \ / \ )\ > w w w w w w w w w w w w w �__) \ / e_\ * > ww > Crazy Surprised Bored Staring Cow THese are ALL my cows, I'll show you my collection to prove it: (__) (@@) (oo) ~Normal cow~ -=Skydancer=- (__) (@@) (oo) ~Just a little dangerous thinking~ -=Skydancer=- (__) (UU) (oo) ~A little nap didn't hurt anyone~ -=Skydancer=- (__) (/\) (oo) ~Realizing he is going to the butchers~ -=Skydancer=- (__) (##) (oo) ~BSE~ -=Skydancer=- (__) (XX) (OO) ~Dead cow~ -=Skydancer=- (__) (**) (oo) ~Cow wearing sun glasses~ -=Skydancer=- __ /(--)\ (oo) ~Old cow~ -=Skydancer=- (__) (��) (oo) ~Sly cow~ -=Skydancer=- (__) (!!) (oo) ~Surprised cow~ -=Skydancer=- (__) (-@) (oo) ~Winking cow~ -=Skydancer=- (__) (&&) (OO) ~Cow thats been looking at the computar screem for too long~ -=Skydancer=- (__) (..) (oo) ~Bored cow~ -=Skydancer=- (__) (++) (oo) ~Cow with no brains~ -=Skydancer=- (__) (-+) (oo) ~Cow with half a brain~ -=Skydancer=- (__) (??) (oo) ~Puzzled cow~ -=Skydancer=- (__) ($$) (oo) ~Money making cow~ -=Skydancer=- (__) () (oo) ~Blocked sunglasses~ -=Skydancer=- (__) (%%) (OO) ~Martian cow~ -=Skydancer=- (__) (@@) (OO) ~Bull~ -=Skydancer=- (__) (66) (oo) ~Whats going on over there? Cow~ -=Skydancer=- and: (__) (@@)_____ (oo) /|\ | | /| * ~Cow~ -=Skydancer=- W W W W (__) (@@) (oo)\ / \ * W �___)/ ~Sitting down cow~ -=Skydancer=- (__) (@@) (oo)_____ / \ )\ \ / >__\ * ~Lying down cow~ -=Skydancer=- WW (__) * (UU)_______| >__(oo) \___> / / ~Sleeping cow~ -=Skydancer=- W W (__) O M (^^) | \(oo)/ / \ \_6__/ ~It's not over until the fat cow sings~ -=Skydancer=- / | \ W * W (__) (��) (oo)__3 /| \ \| 6 / | | ~Teacher~ -=Skydancer=- W W ___ (__) |__/ (#@) | (Oo)______/ / \ ~Surendering~ -=Skydancer=- \3 3____/ (__) M (/\)/ (oo)\ ~Help! I'm going to the butchers!~ -=Skydancer=- / \ \3 3_) (__) (66) * (oo) / ----W--W---- ------------ ~Ten little cows sitting on a wall ...~ -=Skydancer=- ------------ (__) (OO) />(oo)<\ __\(____)/__ ~A little dangerous thinking~ -=Skydancer=- (__) (@@) (oo)_____ / \ / )\ ~Another laying down cow~ -=Skydancer=- W W W * (__) M (/\)/ (oo)\ ~Help! I'm going to the butchers!~ -=Skydancer=- / \ \3 3_) (__) (/\)_M___ (oo)/ /|\ |----/| * ~Woe is me ...~ -=Skydancer=- W W W See ? Please, next time you use these KEEP MY NAME on them! > > /; ;\ >-- Regards, __ \\____// > XEMoo.Moo.Moo /{_\_/ \`'\_/__ (cow by P.Kistner > <dav...@xemu.demon.co.uk> \___ (o\ /o } <upg...@sunyit.edu>) >____________________________/ :--' ____________________ >http:// www.demon.co.uk @@@ \_ `__\ ---[ now you've made me ] >/castle/x/xemu.html^^^^^N.B. \___(o'o) [_really MAAAaadd!___] > `====' > ______________________________________________________ > "L.Ron Hubbard is the P.T.Barnum of religious leaders" > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > -- ____ Skydancer ____ (\ __ /) (\ __ /) ( \(__)/ ) ~The air of Heaven, ( \(__)/ ) ( /<>\ ) Is that which blows, ( /<>\ ) (\/\/) Between a horses ears~ (\/\/) ( ) ( ) /__\ E-Mail: Sop...@g-dav.demon.co.uk /__\
Night Raven (sop...@g-dav.demon.co.uk) wrote: >In article <ko5...@xemu.demon.co.uk>, Dave Bird---St Hippo of >Augustine <dav...@xemu.demon.co.uk> writes >>(__) (__) (__) (__) (__) >>(##)_____ (!!)_____ (..)_____ (66) (@@) >>(oo) /|\ (oo) /|\ (oo) /|\ (oo)\ (oo)____ >> | |--/ | * | |--/ | * | |--/ | * / \ / \ )\ >> w w w w w w w w w w w w w �__) \ / e_\ * >> ww >> Crazy Surprised Bored Staring Cow >THese are ALL my cows, I'll show you my collection to prove it: Do you mean you can still get the newsgroup "alt.cows.moo.moo.moo" at your access site ? It was rmgrouped by some mad rmgrouper from the UK ages ago. Does it carry much traffic these days ? Bye,
In article <538qbp$nn...@orm.southern.co.nz>, Colin Douthwaite <cfb...@southern.co.nz> writes >Do you mean you can still get the newsgroup "alt.cows.moo.moo.moo" >at your access site ? > Yes: demon.co.uk carries "everything" -- 18,000 groups. If your ISP's newsfeed is no good, try zippo.com @ US$100/year. >It was rmgrouped by some mad rmgrouper from the UK ages ago. >Does it carry much traffic these days ? Four or five messages per day. I have about three screens of stuff (on 8 day expiry). Killfile .GIF/.JPG/.WAV files if you have a slow link. -- (__) (__) (@@) XEMoo.moo.moo (@@) _____(oo) #--(oo)_____ /( / \ # <dav...@xemu.demon.co.uk> / \ )\ * /_x \ / | \ / x_\ * '''''''''''ww''''www.demon.co.uk/castle/x/xemu.html''''ww''''''''''' "Ron mocked up his PhD":Scott McClare, on alt.religion.scientology
In article <532o2d$4q...@insosf1.netins.net>, Ben King <dai...@worf.netins.net> writes >In article <ko5...@xemu.demon.co.uk>, Dave Bird---St Hippo of >Augustine says... >> /; ;\ >>-- Regards, __ \\____// >> XEMoo.Moo.Moo /{_\_/ \`'\_/__ (cow by P.Kistner >> <dav...@xemu.demon.co.uk> \___ (o\ /o } <upg...@sunyit.edu>) >>____________________________/ :--' ____________________ >>http:// www.demon.co.uk @@@ \_ `__\ ---[ now you've made me ] >>/castle/x/xemu.html^^^^^N.B. \___(o'o) [_really MAAAaadd!___] >> `====' >> ______________________________________________________ >> "L.Ron Hubbard is the P.T.Barnum of religious leaders" >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >This sig file has made its rounds in my territory. First, I must admit that I >"stole" the cow and used it in my sig for a period of time, but only in one of >my provider's local newsgroups. Then one day a friend of mine who goes by >"bigdog" replied to one of my posts, leaving my sigfile in the reply, but >altered thusly.... Hi. The version I acknowledge, and turned into a sig, was Paul Kistner's "Really Mad Cow"; but he may have derived from something earlier. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From: "Paul G. Kistner" <upg...@sunyit.edu> Subject: Re: Mad cows - does this look mad to you? Date: Sun, 21 Apr 1996 18:58:39 GMT Feel free to make any modifications to make it look even madder. I want a REALLY MAD COW!!! BTW: Thanx Sophie! /; ;\ __ \\____// /{_\_/ \`'\_/__ \___ (o\ /o } _____________________________/ :--' MOOO DARNIT! ,-,'`@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@ \_ `__\ ;:( @@@@@@@@@ @@@ \___(o'o) :: ) @@@@ @@@@@@ ,'@@( `====' :: : @@@@@: @@@@ `@@@: :: \ @@@@@: @@@@@@@) ( '@@@' ;; /\ /`, @@@@@@@@@\ :@@@@@) ::/ ) {_----------------: :~`,~~; ;;'`; : ) : / `; ; ;;;; : : ; : ; ; : `'`' / : : : : : : )_ \__; :_ ; \_\ :__\ \ \ \ : \ `^' `^' `-^-' -- XEMoo ;|_/| ___________________ (__) )pp) ( I am still a cow ) o o o |UU| * _____<OO> ( even when nobody ) #--(..)_____/ (( /('';, /';\ # (__is_observing_me__) /~~\.:' )==( * /_x ';\ / | \ ;/:' x_\ =(( H S '''''''''''ww''''www.demon.co.uk/castle/x/xemu.html''ww'''''''''''''2
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