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Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 13 Sep 1996.
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| | | / __|/ _ \ '_ \ / _ \ __|   / _ \ | '__/ __| '_ \| \ \ / / _ \
| |_| \__ \  __/ | | |  __/ |_   / ___ \| | | (__| | | | |\ V /  __/
 \___/|___/\___|_| |_|\___|\__| /_/   \_\_|  \___|_| |_|_| \_/ \___|
best ascii EVER!

best ascii EVER!

alt.ascii-art · 6 messages · 13 Sep 1996 - 27 Sep 1996
The Axeman <tho...@bs1.co.nz> ASCII art 13 Sep 1996 00:00 · permalink · report
I dont know who the artist is but in my view this is the single most 
awesome ASCii that has ever been created.. If you think you can out-do it 
or have one better (bet you wont) post it here!! here it is..


                               ,-.
          ___,---.__          /'|`\          __,---,___
       ,-'    \`    `-.____,-'  |  `-.____,-'    //    `-.
     ,'        |           ~'\     /`~           |        `.
    /      ___//              `. ,'          ,  , \___      \
   |    ,-'   `-.__   _         |        ,    __,-'   `-.    |
   |   /          /\_  `   .    |    ,      _/\          \   |
   \  |           \ \`-.___ \   |   / ___,-'/ /           |  /
    \  \           | `._   `\\  |  //'   _,' |           /  /
     `-.\         /'  _ `---'' , . ``---' _  `\         /,-'
        ``       /     \    ,='/ \`=.    /     \       ''
                |__   /|\_,--.,-.--,--._/|\   __|
                /  `./  \\`\ |  |  | /,//' \,'  \
   eViL        /   /     ||--+--|--+-/-|     \   \
              |   |     /'\_\_\ | /_/_/`\     |   |
               \   \__, \_     `~'     _/ .__/   /
                `-._,-'   `-._______,-'   `-._,-'

COOL HUH!!!
-- 
   _  _  _ ___
  / \( \/ ) __)	- Shortland street has been on the New Zealand
 / O \   <| _|	- airwaves for over five years and is becoming
(_( )_)/\_)___)	- succesfull in Britain. SOMETHING IS WRONG!

tristan <tri...@g-grids.demon.co.uk> ASCII art 20 Sep 1996 00:00 · permalink · report
In article <323...@bs1.co.nz>, The Axeman <tho...@bs1.co.nz> writes
>I dont know who the artist is but in my view this is the single most 
>awesome ASCii that has ever been created.. If you think you can out-do it 
>or have one better (bet you wont) post it here!! here it is..
>
>
>                               ,-.
>          ___,---.__          /'|`\          __,---,___
>       ,-'    \`    `-.____,-'  |  `-.____,-'    //    `-.
>     ,'        |           ~'\     /`~           |        `.
>    /      ___//              `. ,'          ,  , \___      \
>   |    ,-'   `-.__   _         |        ,    __,-'   `-.    |
>   |   /          /\_  `   .    |    ,      _/\          \   |
>   \  |           \ \`-.___ \   |   / ___,-'/ /           |  /
>    \  \           | `._   `\\  |  //'   _,' |           /  /
>     `-.\         /'  _ `---'' , . ``---' _  `\         /,-'
>        ``       /     \    ,='/ \`=.    /     \       ''
>                |__   /|\_,--.,-.--,--._/|\   __|
>                /  `./  \\`\ |  |  | /,//' \,'  \
>   eViL        /   /     ||--+--|--+-/-|     \   \
>              |   |     /'\_\_\ | /_/_/`\     |   |
>               \   \__, \_     `~'     _/ .__/   /
>                `-._,-'   `-._______,-'   `-._,-'
>
>COOL HUH!!!

HEY! I like shortland street
                                                                    
 
        |\__/,|   (`\
      _.|o o  |_   ) )                    .___.
   --(((---(((-----------              _.-|   |          |\__/,|   (`\ 
  |                      |            |   {   |          |o o  |__ _) )  
  |   tristan@g-grids    |]___         "-.|___|        _.( T   )  `  / 
  |     demon.co.uk      |]   \___      .--'-`-.     _((_ `^--' /_<  \ 
  |                      |        \____+|______|__.-||__)`-'(((/  (((/  
   ----------------------
                      

J. Melusky <wha...@u.washington.edu> ASCII art 20 Sep 1996 00:00 · permalink · report
On Fri, 20 Sep 1996, tristan wrote:
> In article <323...@bs1.co.nz>, The Axeman <tho...@bs1.co.nz> writes
> >I dont know who the artist is but in my view this is the single most
> >awesome ASCii that has ever been created.. If you think you can out-do it
> >or have one better (bet you wont) post it here!! here it is..
> >
> >
> >                               ,-.
> >          ___,---.__          /'|`\          __,---,___
> >       ,-'    \`    `-.____,-'  |  `-.____,-'    //    `-.
> >     ,'        |           ~'\     /`~           |        `.
> >    /      ___//              `. ,'          ,  , \___      \
> >   |    ,-'   `-.__   _         |        ,    __,-'   `-.    |
> >   |   /          /\_  `   .    |    ,      _/\          \   |
> >   \  |           \ \`-.___ \   |   / ___,-'/ /           |  /
> >    \  \           | `._   `\\  |  //'   _,' |           /  /
> >     `-.\         /'  _ `---'' , . ``---' _  `\         /,-'
> >        ``       /     \    ,='/ \`=.    /     \       ''
> >                |__   /|\_,--.,-.--,--._/|\   __|
> >                /  `./  \\`\ |  |  | /,//' \,'  \
> >   eViL        /   /     ||--+--|--+-/-|     \   \
> >              |   |     /'\_\_\ | /_/_/`\     |   |
> >               \   \__, \_     `~'     _/ .__/   /
> >                `-._,-'   `-._______,-'   `-._,-'
> >
> >COOL HUH!!!
> HEY! I like shortland street
>
>         |\__/,|   (`\
>       _.|o o  |_   ) )                    .___.
>    --(((---(((-----------              _.-|   |          |\__/,|   (`\
>   |                      |            |   {   |          |o o  |__ _) )
>   |   tristan@g-grids    |]___         "-.|___|        _.( T   )  `  /
>   |     demon.co.uk      |]   \___      .--'-`-.     _((_ `^--' /_<  \
>   |                      |        \____+|______|__.-||__)`-'(((/  (((/
>    ----------------------
>
Here's my vote for best ascii. Elephant by Susie Oviatt.
                  .,;>>%%%%%>>;,.
           .>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%>,.
         .>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%>>,%%%%%%;,.
       .>>>>%%%%%%%%%%%%%>>,%%%%%%%%%%%%,>>%%,.
     .>>%>>>>%%%%%%%%%>>,%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%,>>%%%%%,.
   .>>%%%%%>>%%%%>>,%%>>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%,>>%%%%%%%,
  .>>%%%%%%%%%%>>,%%%%%%>>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%,>>%%%%%%%%%%.
 .>>%%%%%%%%%%>>,>>>>%%%%%%%%%%'..`%%%%%%%%,;>>%%%%%%%%%>%%.
>>%%%>>>%%%%%>,%%%%%%%%%%%%%%.%%%,`%%%%%%,;>>%%%%%%%%>>>%%%%.
>%%>%>>>%>%%%>,%%%%%>>%%%%%%%%%%%%%`%%%%%%,>%%%%%%%>>>>%%%%%%%.
>%>>>%%>>>%%%%>,%>>>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%`%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%.
>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%,>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%'%%%,>>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%.
>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%,>%%%>>>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%,>>%%%%%%%%>>>>%%%%%%%%%%%.
>%%%%%%%%;%;%;%%;,%>>>>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%,>>>%%%%%%>>;";>>%%%%%%%%%%%%.
>%%%%%%%%%;%;;;%;%,>%%%%%%%%%>>%%%%%%%%,>>>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%.
>>%%%%%%%%%,;;;;;%%>,%%%%%%%%>>>>%%%%%%%%,>>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%.
`>>%%%%%%%%%,%;;;;%%%>,%%%%%%%%>>>>%%%%%%%%,>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%>>
 `>>%%%%%%%%%%>,;;%%%%%>>,%%%%%%%%>>%%%%%%';;;>%%%%%,`%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%>>%%.
  >>>%%%%%%%%%%>> %%%%%%%%>>,%%%%>>>%%%%%';;;;;;>>,%%,`%     `;>%%%%%%>>%%
  `>>%%%%%%%%%%>> %%%%%%%%%>>>>>>>>;;;;'.;;;;;>>%%' `%%'          ;>%%%%%>
   >>%%%%%%%%%>>; %%%%%%%%>>;;;;;;''    ;;;;;>>%%%                  ;>%%%%
   `>>%%%%%%%>>>, %%%%%%%%%>>;;'        ;;;;>>%%%'                   ;>%%%
    >>%%%%%%>>>':.%%%%%%%%%%>>;        .;;;>>%%%%                    ;>%%%
    `>>%%%%%>>> ::`%%%%%%%%%%>>;.      ;;;>>%%%%'                   ;>%%%'
     `>>%%%%>>> `:::`%%%%%%%%%%>;.     ;;>>%%%%%                   ;>%%'
      `>>%%%%>>, `::::`%%%%%%%%%%>,   .;>>%%%%%'                   ;>%'
       `>>%%%%>>, `:::::`%%%%%%%%%>>. ;;>%%%%%%                    ;>%,
         `>>%%%%>>, :::::::`>>>%%%%>>> ;;>%%%%%'                     ;>%,
          `>>%%%%>>,::::::,>>>>>>>>>>' ;;>%%%%%                      ;%%,
           >>%%%%>>,:::,%%>>>>>>>>'   ;>%%%%%.                        ;%%
            >>%%%%>>``%%%%%>>>>>'     `>%%%%%%.     -Susie Oviatt-
            >>%%%%>> `@@a%%%%%%'     .%%%%%%%%%.
            `a@@a%@'    `%a@@'       `a@@a%a@@a'

J. Melusky wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 20 Sep 1996, tristan wrote:
> > In article <323...@bs1.co.nz>, The Axeman <tho...@bs1.co.nz> writes
> > >I dont know who the artist is but in my view this is the single most
> > >awesome ASCii that has ever been created.. If you think you can out-do it
> > >or have one better (bet you wont) post it here!! here it is..
> > >
> > >
> > >                               ,-.
> > >          ___,---.__          /'|`\          __,---,___
> > >       ,-'    \`    `-.____,-'  |  `-.____,-'    //    `-.
> > >     ,'        |           ~'\     /`~           |        `.
> > >    /      ___//              `. ,'          ,  , \___      \
> > >   |    ,-'   `-.__   _         |        ,    __,-'   `-.    |
> > >   |   /          /\_  `   .    |    ,      _/\          \   |
> > >   \  |           \ \`-.___ \   |   / ___,-'/ /           |  /
> > >    \  \           | `._   `\\  |  //'   _,' |           /  /
> > >     `-.\         /'  _ `---'' , . ``---' _  `\         /,-'
> > >        ``       /     \    ,='/ \`=.    /     \       ''
> > >                |__   /|\_,--.,-.--,--._/|\   __|
> > >                /  `./  \\`\ |  |  | /,//' \,'  \
> > >   eViL        /   /     ||--+--|--+-/-|     \   \
> > >              |   |     /'\_\_\ | /_/_/`\     |   |
> > >               \   \__, \_     `~'     _/ .__/   /
> > >                `-._,-'   `-._______,-'   `-._,-'
> > >
> > >COOL HUH!!!
> > HEY! I like shortland street
> >
> >         |\__/,|   (`\
> >       _.|o o  |_   ) )                    .___.
> >    --(((---(((-----------              _.-|   |          |\__/,|   (`\
> >   |                      |            |   {   |          |o o  |__ _) )
> >   |   tristan@g-grids    |]___         "-.|___|        _.( T   )  `  /
> >   |     demon.co.uk      |]   \___      .--'-`-.     _((_ `^--' /_<  \
> >   |                      |        \____+|______|__.-||__)`-'(((/  (((/
> >    ----------------------
> >
> Here's my vote for best ascii. Elephant by Susie Oviatt.
>                   .,;>>%%%%%>>;,.
>            .>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%>,.
>          .>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%>>,%%%%%%;,.
>        .>>>>%%%%%%%%%%%%%>>,%%%%%%%%%%%%,>>%%,.
>      .>>%>>>>%%%%%%%%%>>,%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%,>>%%%%%,.
>    .>>%%%%%>>%%%%>>,%%>>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%,>>%%%%%%%,
>   .>>%%%%%%%%%%>>,%%%%%%>>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%,>>%%%%%%%%%%.
>  .>>%%%%%%%%%%>>,>>>>%%%%%%%%%%'..`%%%%%%%%,;>>%%%%%%%%%>%%.
> >>%%%>>>%%%%%>,%%%%%%%%%%%%%%.%%%,`%%%%%%,;>>%%%%%%%%>>>%%%%.
> >%%>%>>>%>%%%>,%%%%%>>%%%%%%%%%%%%%`%%%%%%,>%%%%%%%>>>>%%%%%%%.
> >%>>>%%>>>%%%%>,%>>>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%`%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%.
> >%%%%%%%%%%%%%%,>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%'%%%,>>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%.
> >%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%,>%%%>>>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%,>>%%%%%%%%>>>>%%%%%%%%%%%.
> >%%%%%%%%;%;%;%%;,%>>>>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%,>>>%%%%%%>>;";>>%%%%%%%%%%%%.
> >%%%%%%%%%;%;;;%;%,>%%%%%%%%%>>%%%%%%%%,>>>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%.
> >>%%%%%%%%%,;;;;;%%>,%%%%%%%%>>>>%%%%%%%%,>>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%.
> `>>%%%%%%%%%,%;;;;%%%>,%%%%%%%%>>>>%%%%%%%%,>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%>>
>  `>>%%%%%%%%%%>,;;%%%%%>>,%%%%%%%%>>%%%%%%';;;>%%%%%,`%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%>>%%.
>   >>>%%%%%%%%%%>> %%%%%%%%>>,%%%%>>>%%%%%';;;;;;>>,%%,`%     `;>%%%%%%>>%%
>   `>>%%%%%%%%%%>> %%%%%%%%%>>>>>>>>;;;;'.;;;;;>>%%' `%%'          ;>%%%%%>
>    >>%%%%%%%%%>>; %%%%%%%%>>;;;;;;''    ;;;;;>>%%%                  ;>%%%%
>    `>>%%%%%%%>>>, %%%%%%%%%>>;;'        ;;;;>>%%%'                   ;>%%%
>     >>%%%%%%>>>':.%%%%%%%%%%>>;        .;;;>>%%%%                    ;>%%%
>     `>>%%%%%>>> ::`%%%%%%%%%%>>;.      ;;;>>%%%%'                   ;>%%%'
>      `>>%%%%>>> `:::`%%%%%%%%%%>;.     ;;>>%%%%%                   ;>%%'
>       `>>%%%%>>, `::::`%%%%%%%%%%>,   .;>>%%%%%'                   ;>%'
>        `>>%%%%>>, `:::::`%%%%%%%%%>>. ;;>%%%%%%                    ;>%,
>          `>>%%%%>>, :::::::`>>>%%%%>>> ;;>%%%%%'                     ;>%,
>           `>>%%%%>>,::::::,>>>>>>>>>>' ;;>%%%%%                      ;%%,
>            >>%%%%>>,:::,%%>>>>>>>>'   ;>%%%%%.                        ;%%
>             >>%%%%>>``%%%%%>>>>>'     `>%%%%%%.     -Susie Oviatt-
>             >>%%%%>> `@@a%%%%%%'     .%%%%%%%%%.
>             `a@@a%@'    `%a@@'       `a@@a%a@@a'
Too bad my mail-viewer turns lines starting wit > into
double-width... Now it looks like a frog in a blender...
-- 
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  HH' `HH  HH .nHHHn.\.nHHHn. HHnHHn. HH HHnHHn..nHHHn.  HH
  HH. .HH  HH HH( )HH `*HHHn._HH' `HH HH HH'  "'HH( )HH  "" 
  `*HHH*' nH' `*HHH*' `*HHH*' HH   HH HH HH     `*HHH*'  HH
kas...@formal.nl

Seal do Mar <l33...@alfa.ist.utl.pt> ASCII art 27 Sep 1996 00:00 · permalink · report
> > In article <323...@bs1.co.nz>, The Axeman <tho...@bs1.co.nz> writes
> > >I dont know who the artist is but in my view this is the single most
> > >awesome ASCii that has ever been created.. If you think you can out-do it
> > >or have one better (bet you wont) post it here!! here it is..
> > >
> > >
> > >                               ,-.
> > >          ___,---.__          /'|`\          __,---,___
> > >       ,-'    \`    `-.____,-'  |  `-.____,-'    //    `-.
> > >     ,'        |           ~'\     /`~           |        `.
> > >    /      ___//              `. ,'          ,  , \___      \
> > >   |    ,-'   `-.__   _         |        ,    __,-'   `-.    |
> > >   |   /          /\_  `   .    |    ,      _/\          \   |
> > >   \  |           \ \`-.___ \   |   / ___,-'/ /           |  /
> > >    \  \           | `._   `\\  |  //'   _,' |           /  /
> > >     `-.\         /'  _ `---'' , . ``---' _  `\         /,-'
> > >        ``       /     \    ,='/ \`=.    /     \       ''
> > >                |__   /|\_,--.,-.--,--._/|\   __|
> > >                /  `./  \\`\ |  |  | /,//' \,'  \
> > >   eViL        /   /     ||--+--|--+-/-|     \   \
> > >              |   |     /'\_\_\ | /_/_/`\     |   |
> > >               \   \__, \_     `~'     _/ .__/   /
> > >                `-._,-'   `-._______,-'   `-._,-'
> > >
> > >COOL HUH!!!

	Since you wanted to see the best, where is the one most
impressed me, other than my owns of course!! :))

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I think both  of them are pretty good, but you should take a look at
the following website though.

http://www.afn.org/~afn39695/ascii.htm

Best regards,
-- 
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					 -- Ronald Reagan

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