Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 12 Apr 2005.
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· 14 messages · 12 Apr 2005 - 17 Apr 2005
... in another NG and several years ago I came across an ASCI art called "troll-o-meter". It was used as a warning by one group participant about a new poster. The thing was way cute and the "meter" was pegging about 95%. Anyhoo... has anyone seen that thing or can you post it? Thanks, JD
JD Cooper wrote: > ... in another NG and several years ago I came across an ASCI art called > "troll-o-meter". It was used as a warning by one group participant about > a new poster. The thing was way cute and the "meter" was pegging about 95%. > > Anyhoo... has anyone seen that thing or can you post it? > > Thanks, > > JD This one? http://blog.lagrimasenlalluvia.com/archives/000297.html Once again, luckily we have Google ;). -- Eero "Aero" Ahonen, aer...@removethis.imnetti.fi
In <425c2b87$0$9353$7b1...@news.nbl.fi>, Eero Ahonen wrote: >JD Cooper wrote: >> ... in another NG and several years ago I came across an ASCI art called >> "troll-o-meter". It was used as a warning by one group participant about >> a new poster. The thing was way cute and the "meter" was pegging about 95%. >> >> Anyhoo... has anyone seen that thing or can you post it? >> >> Thanks, >> >> JD > >This one? > >http://blog.lagrimasenlalluvia.com/archives/000297.html > >Once again, luckily we have Google ;). TROLL-O-METER 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +10 +20 | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||| LAME-O-METER 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +10 +20 | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ;-) -- Sharky
_.-In alt.ascii-art, Homer.Simpson wrote the following -._ > Here's a few more for trolls (credits... where credits due): > > .:\:/:. > +-------------------+ .:\:\:/:/:. > | PLEASE DO NOT | :.:\:\:/:/:.: > | FEED THE TROLLS | :=.' - - '.=: > | | '=(\ 9 9 /)=' And a few more: .-------------------------------------------------. |____________________________________________O_-_X| | File Options Tools Help | `_-_____-________-______-____________________:F_P:' | Alert |__________ | *Plonk* ' Subject |____________ `----------. *Sender* ' *Troll* | `----------. Idiot | | Moron | | Twit | | Imbecile | | Changeling | | Cretin | | Asshole | | Weird | | Dunce | | Kook | | Eerie | | Morph | `------------' :F_P:#################################Thu Dec 2 2004################# __ ______.-------------| | __ (______( | |\\\\\ ..--'' ``--.._ ___/ `------------| |___ __ ``--..______.---'|| \ __ | || ..--'' ``--.._ / || || | | | | | | || ``--.._____\ || || | | | |__| | || The plug is pulled `---.||_/ | || Plonked is the troll \ .------------| |---' Feed him I will not .------( :F_P: | |\\\\\ `------`-------------| | http://fauxascii.com/ascii `--' :F_P:################################################################ -- .-')) fauxascii.com ('-. | It's a damn poor mind that ' ..- .:" ) ( ":. -.. ' | can only think of one way to ((,,_;'.;' UIN=66618055 ';. ';_,,)) | spell a word. ((_.YIM=Faux_Pseudo :._)) | - Andrew Jackson
JD Cooper wrote: > ... in another NG and several years ago I came across an ASCI art called > "troll-o-meter". It was used as a warning by one group participant about > a new poster. The thing was way cute and the "meter" was pegging about 95%. > > Anyhoo... has anyone seen that thing or can you post it? > > Thanks, > > JD Thanks folks! Those are neat. None are the one I originally saw but all are great!! :-) JD
About the second one. Is it on purpose that it looks like a gun? BoD
_.-In alt.ascii-art, BoD wrote the following -._ > About the second one. Is it on purpose that it looks like a gun? > > BoD A gun? It is a serial cable. Am I so old that I am the only person who remembers what a serial cable looks like? OA: _Memories of Tomorrow # 0040 # Food # 5/7 # Urinating Vitamin K______ | | | ____ _ ____ | | | | | |( \(_)/ )| | | | _______________ | | `-._:F_P:_.-' | | Beer companies trying | | | | `---o | `-.| | | | | | to target the health | | | | \| | `----n | | | | conscience are | | | |_______| || | | | | criticized as marketing | | | .----u \ / | | to children for their | | |_______________.-'| | V 7% | | multi-vitamin beers. | | | |_______________| | | | | | | |_____________________________________________________________________| ######################################Fri Mar 25 2005################# -- .-')) fauxascii.com ('-. | It's a damn poor mind that ' ..- .:" ) ( ":. -.. ' | can only think of one way to ((,,_;'.;' UIN=66618055 ';. ';_,,)) | spell a word. ((_.YIM=Faux_Pseudo :._)) | - Andrew Jackson
Faux_Pseudo <Fau...@gmail.com> wrote: > A gun? It is a serial cable. Am I so old that I am the only person > who remembers what a serial cable looks like? He's talking about the "Options" menu one... it looks like a handgun (sort of) -- ._____. |[LD8]! SIMON WILLIAMS :: LUDDITE ENTERPRISES UNLIMITED | (O) | 68K MACINTOSH SERVER http://luddite.no-ip.com !__!__! FAILURE RECORDS http://failurerecords.no-ip.com
BoD <Bo...@JRAF.org> wrote in message news:<425e333c$0$28435$626...@news.free.fr>...
> About the second one. Is it on purpose that it looks like a gun?
it's supposed to be a windows-style program menu, i think the
resemblence is a coincidence.
In article <lNt7e.1666$H53.698@lakeread05>, Faux_Pseudo wrote: > Am I so old that I am the only person > who remembers what a serial cable looks like? > That's a *narrow* serial cable. One of those new-fangled, 9-pin 'D'-types I'd say. Give us 25-pin shells and a +/- 24V signal level to fry those TTL input buffers. -- Aidan Karley, Geologist, "You are in a maze of twisty little presentation styles, all [different | alike]."
On Fri, 15 Apr 2005, Aidan Karley wrote: > > > In article <lNt7e.1666$H53.698@lakeread05>, Faux_Pseudo wrote: >> Am I so old that I am the only person >> who remembers what a serial cable looks like? >> > That's a *narrow* serial cable. One of those new-fangled, 9-pin > 'D'-types I'd say. Give us 25-pin shells and a +/- 24V signal level to > fry those TTL input buffers. 'bout RFC 1149? Now there's comumication, mon Cher Ami. 3ch
In article <200...@nonsuch.ronnet.moc>, wrote: > 'bout RFC 1149? Now there's comumication, mon Cher Ami. > Nothing to get into a flap about. (sadly, I did recognise the protocol from the RFC number. OK, for 1149 that might /just/ be excusable. What's the QoS version? about 2549? ) -- Aidan Karley, Geologist, "You are in a maze of twisty little presentation styles, all [different | alike]."
"Aidan Karley" wrote in message ... > In article <200...@nonsuch.ronnet.moc>, wrote: > > 'bout RFC 1149? Now there's comumication, mon Cher Ami. > > > Nothing to get into a flap about. > > > (sadly, I did recognise the protocol from the RFC number. OK, > for 1149 that might /just/ be excusable. What's the QoS version? about > 2549? ) Not sure about the QoS version, but RFC 2795 (IMPS) may well play a vital part. STM
In article <oH58e.20279$JO6...@newsfe6-win.ntli.net>, Semach.the.monkey wrote: > Not sure about the QoS version, but RFC 2795 (IMPS) may well play a > vital part. > That protocol's most likely contribution will be an infinitely large pile of monkey poo. Well, in any non-infinitely large universe for a finite period of time. -- Aidan Karley, Geologist, "You are in a maze of twisty little presentation styles, all [different | alike]."
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