Original Usenet thread from rec.arts.ascii, started 13 Jun 1994.
Line: Calvin & Hobbes Cartoon
rec.arts.ascii
· 1 message · 13 Jun 1994
This cartoon came from lup...@uhuru.uchicago.edu (Andrew Chen) who says, "THESE ARE MY FIRST ASCII DRAWINGS..." ________________________________________ | | | Test: |& ******************************* | |&& * * | 1. When did the Pilgrims |&&& * Calvin & Hobbes * | land at Plymouth Rock? |&&&| * * | |&&&| * By Bill Watterson * | /| |&&&| * * | _/|/ |7_ |&&&| ******************************* | > - - < |&&&| | *==+ O O_| |&&&| ______________________________ | ( _) / |&&&|| | | \____-/ / |&&&|| Quality and results vary | | [|^|^T/--B |&&&|| depending on font used while | | |[|_|_/^^/ |&&&|| viewing this comic strip. | | |[____|============= |&&&|| | | |@@@@@@@]_________/ |&&&|| Change fonts until desired | | |L@@@@@@||] || |&&&|| picture is found. | | ^][^^][^|| || |&&&||______________________________| | ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ |&&&| | |&&&| |________________________________________|&&&| &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&| &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&| | |^^^^ | |& | 1620. |&& | |&&&| | _ /| |&&&| | _\ \/ / 7 |&&&| | > ^ ^ |&&&| | = /_/ |&&&| | ( _) |&&&| | \____-/__** |&&&| | ||/ T T /--\\ |&&&| | |/___^/===~~~~+~==== |&&&| | |@@@@@@@]_________/ |&&&| | |L@@@@@@||] || |&&&| | ^][^^][^|| || |&&&| | ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ |&&&| | |&&&| | |&&&| | |&&&| |________________________________________|&&&| &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&| &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&| | As You CaN sEE, I'VE MEMoRiZEd tHis |^^^^ |uttERLY uSELESS fact LoNG ENouGH to PaSS|& |a tESt QUEStiON. I NoW iNtENd to fORGEt|&& |it foREVER. You'VE tauGHt ME NotHiNG |&&& |EXCEpt HOW to CYNiCaLLY MaNiPuLatE tHE |&&&| |SYstEM. coNGRatuLatioNS. |&&&| | |&&&| | _ /| |&&&| | _\ \/ / /7 |&&&| | > ~ ~ |&&&| | = /_/ |&&&| | ( n_ _) |&&&| | \_____/ ** |&&&| | ||/--T^T^7--\\ |&&&| | |/---^/---~~~~+~==== |&&&| | |@@@@@@@]_________/ |&&&| | |L@@@@@@||] || |&&&| | ^][^^][^|| || |&&&| | ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ |&&&| |________________________________________|&&&| &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&| &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&| | |^^^^ | THEY SAY THE SATISFACTION OF TEACHING |& | MAKES UP FOR THE LOUSY PAY. __/|&& |\_________________ _______________/ |&&& | | / |&&&| | /| |/ |&&&| | _/|/ |7_ |&&&| | > ^ ^ < |&&&| | o= O O = |&&&| | ( (_) ) | |&&&| | \_ \_// | |&&&| | [|^T^T/--B |&&&| | |[|_|_/^^^| |&&&| | |[____|============= |&&&| | |@@@@@@@]_________/ |&&&| | |L@@@@@@||] || |&&&| | ^][^^][^|| || |&&&| | ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ |&&&| | Watterson | ASCII Text Rendition* by |&&&| |_1-27/94___|_Andrew_Chen_2-8-94_________|&&&| &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&| &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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