Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 21 May 1994.
What's this then ?
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· 8 messages · 21 May 1994 - 27 May 1994
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> _____+++ *** > | **** | **** > + / *** | | | | | *** > + | []**| | | | | | | | |**[] > | []* | | | | | | | | | *[] > ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** > **** __|__ **** > *** \___/ *** > *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* When I first saw it I thought it was a turkey being cooked. I don't know *what* I was thinking ;). Row.
In article <Col...@equinox.gen.nz> Col...@equinox.gen.nz (Colin Douthwaite) writes: > > > _____+++ b *** > `---\ |P **** | **** > + / *** | | | | | *** > + | []**| | | | | | | | |**[] > ==| []* | | | | | | | | | *[] > | | ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** > | |**** __|__ __|__ **** > | | *** \___/ \___/ *** > \ \ *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* \ \ * ########### * \ \ * |_|_|_|_|_| * \ \ * * **************** Montezuma's Revenge? (Would have looked better if I could find a picture of Montezuma) -Ian -- ia...@venus.engr.ucdavis.edu | | UCD Mech & Aero, #02404; Davis, CA 95616 ---------------------------' `------------------------------------------ =========================== + ========================================== ---------------------------. .------------------------------------------
In article <dljar1.769608977@giaeb>, dlj...@giaeb.cc.monash.edu.au (Dwayne Jarvis) writes: > >> _____+++ *** >> | **** | **** >> + / *** | | | | | *** >> + | []**| | | | | | | | |**[] >> | []* | | | | | | | | | *[] >> ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** >> **** __|__ **** >> *** \___/ *** >> *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* > >When I first saw it I thought it was a turkey being cooked. I don't >know *what* I was thinking ;). > >Row. You know, I've been looking at this thing for quite some time, and I still can't make out what it is. Perhaps someone could enlighten me. As an Idea, perhaps some of us could send in pics, and other readers have to guess what it is, what it could be used for, and so on. Just an idea, so no flames please. Oh now I've said that 'f' word, that's asking for it. --- ______ ___/ __ \______ ___________________________________________________ _\_\_____) / /\ (____) / Robert Craggs ( Email: mau...@csv.warwick.ac.uk ) / \ __ (_____) /__________________________________________________/____\ \____(___) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In article <2rqgla$sb...@clover.csv.warwick.ac.uk>, mau...@csv.warwick.ac.uk (Mr R J Craggs) writes: |> In article <dljar1.769608977@giaeb>, |> dlj...@giaeb.cc.monash.edu.au (Dwayne Jarvis) writes: |> > |> >> _____+++ *** |> >> | **** | **** |> >> + / *** | | | | | *** |> >> + | []**| | | | | | | | |**[] |> >> | []* | | | | | | | | | *[] |> >> ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** |> >> **** __|__ **** |> >> *** \___/ *** |> >> *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* |> > |> >When I first saw it I thought it was a turkey being cooked. I don't |> >know *what* I was thinking ;). |> > |> >Row. |> |> You know, I've been looking at this thing for quite some time, and I still |> can't make out what it is. Perhaps someone could enlighten me. |> As an Idea, perhaps some of us could send in pics, and other readers have to |> guess what it is, what it could be used for, and so on. Just an idea, so no |> flames please. Oh now I've said that 'f' word, that's asking for it. |> |> --- |> ______ |> ___/ __ \______ ___________________________________________________ |> _\_\_____) / /\ |> (____) / Robert Craggs ( Email: mau...@csv.warwick.ac.uk ) / \ |> __ (_____) /__________________________________________________/____\ |> \____(___) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |> |> Looks like a boat under a suspension bridge to me. But then, I'm from Pittsbugh, we've got a lot of bridges there... -- Phil Staite, (507) 253-2529 pst...@vnet.ibm.com or pstaite@rchland
In article <2rqgla$sb...@clover.csv.warwick.ac.uk> mau...@csv.warwick.ac.uk (Mr R J Craggs) writes: >From: mau...@csv.warwick.ac.uk (Mr R J Craggs) >Subject: Re: What's this then ? >Date: 23 May 1994 16:04:10 +0100 >In article <dljar1.769608977@giaeb>, > dlj...@giaeb.cc.monash.edu.au (Dwayne Jarvis) writes: >> >>> _____+++ *** >>> | **** | **** >>> + / *** | | | | | *** >>> + | []**| | | | | | | | |**[] >>> | []* | | | | | | | | | *[] >>> ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** >>> **** __|__ **** >>> *** \___/ *** >>> *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* >> >>When I first saw it I thought it was a turkey being cooked. I don't >>know *what* I was thinking ;). >> >>Row. >You know, I've been looking at this thing for quite some time, and I still >can't make out what it is. Perhaps someone could enlighten me. >As an Idea, perhaps some of us could send in pics, and other readers have to >guess what it is, what it could be used for, and so on. Just an idea, so no >flames please. Oh now I've said that 'f' word, that's asking for it. >--- > ______ >___/ __ \______ ___________________________________________________ > _\_\_____) / /\ > (____) / Robert Craggs ( Email: mau...@csv.warwick.ac.uk ) / \ >__ (_____) /__________________________________________________/____\ > \____(___) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I really don't see what the problem is. Maybe the fact that it was posted from Melbourne fooled you. It perhaps would make more sense if Dwayne was posting from _Sydney_ <hint> Cheers, Kermit. -- Insert .sig here --
In article <cee...@mfs01.cc.monash.edu.au> cee...@mfs01.cc.monash.edu.au (CAMERON ERMERT) writes: >In article <2rqgla$sb...@clover.csv.warwick.ac.uk> mau...@csv.warwick.ac.uk (Mr R J Craggs) writes: >>From: mau...@csv.warwick.ac.uk (Mr R J Craggs) >>Subject: Re: What's this then ? >>Date: 23 May 1994 16:04:10 +0100 > >>In article <dljar1.769608977@giaeb>, >> dlj...@giaeb.cc.monash.edu.au (Dwayne Jarvis) writes: >>> >>>> _____+++ *** >>>> | **** | **** >>>> + / *** | | | | | *** >>>> + | []**| | | | | | | | |**[] >>>> | []* | | | | | | | | | *[] >>>> ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** >>>> **** __|__ **** >>>> *** \___/ *** >>>> *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* >>> >I really don't see what the problem is. Maybe the fact that it was posted >from Melbourne fooled you. It perhaps would make more sense if Dwayne was >posting from _Sydney_ <hint> > >Cheers, > >Kermit. . . . . . . . .'^`. . ..\ /.. . = . .___. /|||||\ _ Ach! It is the Sydney Opera House!! (|^^^^^|) / d o O b / {. j ,} )`-'( -~~\ /~~- Still reminds me of an Aztec idol, tho.... :-) -Ian -- ia...@venus.engr.ucdavis.edu | | UCD Mech & Aero, #02404; Davis, CA 95616 ---------------------------' `------------------------------------------ =========================== + ========================================== ---------------------------. .------------------------------------------
In article <CqB...@ucdavis.edu> ia...@venus.engr.ucdavis.edu (Ian Broverman) writes: >In article <cee...@mfs01.cc.monash.edu.au> cee...@mfs01.cc.monash.edu.au (CAMERON ERMERT) writes: >>In article <2rqgla$sb...@clover.csv.warwick.ac.uk> mau...@csv.warwick.ac.uk (Mr R J Craggs) writes: >>>In article <dljar1.769608977@giaeb>, >>> dlj...@giaeb.cc.monash.edu.au (Dwayne Jarvis) writes: >>>> >>>>> _____+++ *** >>>>> | **** | **** >>>>> + / *** | | | | | *** >>>>> + | []**| | | | | | | | |**[] >>>>> | []* | | | | | | | | | *[] >>>>> ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** >>>>> **** __|__ **** >>>>> *** \___/ *** >>>>> *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* >>>> >>I really don't see what the problem is. Maybe the fact that it was posted >>from Melbourne fooled you. It perhaps would make more sense if Dwayne was >>posting from _Sydney_ <hint> > . . . . > . . > . .'^`. . > ..\ /.. > . = . > .___. > /|||||\ _ Ach! It is the Sydney Opera House!! > (|^^^^^|) / > d o O b / > {. j ,} > )`-'( > -~~\ /~~- Ach no.. it's the Sydney Harbour Bridge.. This is the Opera house... __ | -__ __ | -. ./ | __ | \ / | ./ | [Sorry looks a bit messy.. I can't do angled | \ |/ | lines.. the fronts of each theatre are supposed | . | | to be angled inwards as well] | | | | +--------------------+ Edward (In Sydney) -- _______ Edward Groenendaal Email: edd...@jtec.com.au _==/_| | Jtec Pty Limited, Work Tel: +61 (0)2 390 0191 [ | Unit 3, 118-122 Bowden St. Work Fax: +61 (0)2 809 6619 ~(*)----(*)` Meadowbank NSW 2114, Australia --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Opinions presented are mine and are not necessarily those of my employer."
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