Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 16 Aug 1998.
Piggyback Diddle - BluePard
alt.ascii-art
· 15 messages · 16 Aug 1998 - 21 Aug 1998
Hi folks, In March, I wrote the following: > I am in email contact with a girlfriend from 25 years ago. One time > on a day hike, she sprained her ankle, and I had to carry her home on > piggy-back. I would love to send her a little picture of that incident. > You would be rewarded by knowing that you bring joy to an old romantic > or two (still not sure about that #2 part). This is BluePard's response: .-------. / \ | \_ \ (-).' (.\`` | `- - / /___ 7 .-------. / / \| / \ ( \ \ | '` /\|/ \ \ | .- ` `\ / ` ,\ \ |\_ _Z / ``-----'. ." `--' / \ '-. __) / __ '-. '-.. ) | (BP'---------.| `-. `'\ .'' / -.``-|__.' | / / '. / \ / _/ \/ '. \ \ \ '----------'. '. \ / '. '. \ /____ '. ' \ .' '---- '--| \ .' `-. /\ \ | /'\ \ \ / \ \ \ '. \ / \ \ / '._ \ \ \ \__ /__---' '. \ `/ \ \___ \ \ \ \___\ The likeness was unbelieveable. Her hair, my broken nose, everything. I sent it to her. Her heart warmed. We talked for a long time, and I believe that we have established a lifelong friendship, if not a future together. BluePard, I owe you, I owe you, I owe you. As things have happened, the woman who is the object of my affection has given me something of enormous value (difficult to explain) in a time of great personal difficulty. I would like to send her something in the form of a personal "thank you". So, here is my request: Can you re-diddle the drawing to show her carrying me? In a figurative sense, she has done just that. BTW, she is a bit skinnier than shown in the original picture. If I sound like a silly romantic, it's true. I am. I still love her even 25 years later. Thanks. Roy
Roy wrote: > > Hi folks, > > In March, I wrote the following: >... > This is BluePard's response: > >...[pic] > > The likeness was unbelieveable. Her hair, my broken nose, everything. > I sent it to her. Her heart warmed. We talked for a long time, and I > believe that we have established a lifelong friendship, if not a > future together. BluePard, I owe you, I owe you, I owe you. >... [Struggling to hold back tears] Thank you Roy, thank you thank you thank you. For from now on, if ever anyone shakes their head disbelievingly at me and asks `what is the point of ASCII art?', I will be able to show them my copy of your message. It's this sort of post which makes being part of a.a-a worthwhile. As for the pic you requested, I will have a go myself if (a) I get the time, and (b) BluePard hasn't posted one before condition (a) is met. :-) Bye -- .._o Matthew Thomas (mpt26 @ student . canterbury . ac. nz) ..://\/ http://cantua.canterbury.ac.nz/~mpt26/ (Site for sore eyes) ..:_/\ ASCII ART FAQ: http://cantua.canterbury.ac.nz/~mpt26/art/ascii/ ..:/ Linux. Because life is too short to reboot.
Matthew Thomas <mpt...@spamfree.land> wrote: >Thank you Roy, thank you thank you thank you. For from now on, if ever >anyone shakes their head disbelievingly at me and asks `what is the >point of ASCII art?', I will be able to show them my copy of your >message. It's this sort of post which makes being part of a.a-a >worthwhile. What is the point of ascii art? A personal email without art is like .... like ... like a body with no soul. Since January, I shamelessly exploited the work of ascii artists. I scanned a.a-a each day and saved a very large inventory of drawings for future use. I first sent her flowers which were of a "friendship" nature [tulips, daffodils] -- careful -- not too personal just yet. As we discussed our lives and travels in great detail -- before, during and since the time we met -- I carefully selected drawings to illustrate some aspect of each message [cats, temples, castles, hummingbirds, sailing ships, mermaids, knots, etc]. I amused her with cartoons [the Steins, Macarena lessons, cows]. I tantalized her with great art [The Lovers, The Persistence of Memory, Girl with a Pearl Earring]. As we became more intimate, I shifted to drawings with romantic symbolism [orchids, roses, dancers, Kama Sutra (blush)]. My poor words alone could never have succeeded. It was the art, almost all from this NG. What is the point of ascii art? Indeed! - roy
Matthew Thomas <mpt...@spamfree.land> wrote: >Here's my attempt. I've tried to keep pretty much to the style BluePard >used for the original. >---- > .-------. > / . '`\ > / ' ,( > |',- _| > | \_ `--' ____ > | __) ' --_ > ,-- _ -' / \ > ,' `. '=, _ ,-.,` > / \ `. / / ` `| > | `. `. `( / `- _| > | . \`| (--._`- > | \ / ' \`,( > | , /\ ' ` / ` \ > | ________ ( `-_` `. / | > |,'mt-2 `"""-/ `. `._ _/ > | ` / `- ) \ > | ) / '--`=/__' > \ ' / / `--._ > `-._________\ \ \ > ,<BP.`. `.- | > /". `. \) | > | `./ / > | , / / > ) > / \ / / > / \ / > \ ' / > ` > ` >---- >And I have to say that that is probably the picture I have most enjoyed >drawing in my short time as an ASCII artist. Copying BluePard's style >was an education in itself. > >The credits, `mt-2 <BP', mean `Matthew Thomas 1998, after BluePard', >which I think is pretty fair -- I used the original pic to get the rough >proportions right, but didn't actually copy any of it. MT, I have modified your drawing by replacing the original woman's head. Ummm ... given our advanced age, I thought it prudent to tighten her derriere a bit. Thanks greatly, roy .-------. / . '`\ / ' ,( |',- _| | \_ `--' | __) .-------. ,-- _ -' / \ ,' `. | \_ \ / \ `. (-).' (.\`` | `. `. `| `- - | . \`/ /___ 7 | \ / ' \`,( | , /\ ' ` / ` \ | ________ ( `-_` `. / | |,'mt-2 `"""-/ `. `._ _/ | ` / `- ) \ | ) / '--`=/__' \ ' / / `--._ `-._________\ \ \ <BP.. `.- | /". `. \) | | `./ / | , / / ) / \ / / / \ / \ ' /rm ` `
Roy wrote: > Matthew Thomas <mpt...@spamfree.land> wrote: > > >Thank you Roy, thank you thank you thank you. For from now on, if ever > >anyone shakes their head disbelievingly at me and asks `what is the > >point of ASCII art?', I will be able to show them my copy of your > >message. It's this sort of post which makes being part of a.a-a > >worthwhile. > > What is the point of ascii art? A personal email without art is like > .... like ... like a body with no soul. > > Since January, I shamelessly exploited the work of ascii artists. I > scanned a.a-a each day and saved a very large inventory of drawings > for future use. I first sent her flowers which were of a "friendship" > nature [tulips, daffodils] -- careful -- not too personal just yet. > As we discussed our lives and travels in great detail -- before, > during and since the time we met -- I carefully selected drawings to > illustrate some aspect of each message [cats, temples, castles, > hummingbirds, sailing ships, mermaids, knots, etc]. I amused her with > cartoons [the Steins, Macarena lessons, cows]. I tantalized her with > great art [The Lovers, The Persistence of Memory, Girl with a Pearl > Earring]. As we became more intimate, I shifted to drawings with > romantic symbolism [orchids, roses, dancers, Kama Sutra (blush)]. My > poor words alone could never have succeeded. It was the art, almost > all from this NG. What is the point of ascii art? Indeed! - roy ...and she felt for that??? \ ) ( /( (\___/) )\ ( #) \ ('')| ( # ||___c\ > '__|| ||**** ),_/ **'| .__ |'* ___| |___*'| \_\ |' ( ~ ,)'| (( |' /(. ' .)\ | \\_|_/ <_ _____> \______________ / '-, \ / ,-' \ / (// \\) b'ger Either this guy isn't real or I'll never understand girls. \ ) ( /( (\___/) )\ ( #) \ (,,)| ( # ||___c\ > '__|| ||**** ),_/ **'| .__ |'* ___| |___*'| \_\ |' ( ~ ,)'| (( |' /(. ' .)\ | \\_|_/ <_ _____> \______________ / '-, \ / ,-' \ / (// \\) b'ger -- ,___, /(6 6)\_ /\` ' `'\\_ \\\_''''|\\\ joris bellenger (b'ger) )\\\\''//||/ svz...@xs4all.nl --/////""------ascii-art gallery at:---------------- http://www.xs4all.nl/~svzanten/joris/ascii/main.html
joris bellenger <svz...@xs4all.nl> wrote: > ...and she felt for that??? > Either this guy isn't real > or I'll never understand girls. > \ > ) ( > /( (\___/) )\ > ( #) \ (,,)| ( # > ||___c\ > '__|| > ||**** ),_/ **'| > .__ |'* ___| |___*'| > \_\ |' ( ~ ,)'| > (( |' /(. ' .)\ | > \\_|_/ <_ _____> \______________ > / '-, \ / ,-' \ > / (// \\) b'ger ) <----- Cheshire cat smiley roy
Roy wrote: > > Hi folks, > > In March, I wrote the following: > > > I am in email contact with a girlfriend from 25 years ago. One time > > on a day hike, she sprained her ankle, and I had to carry her home > > on piggy-back. I would love to send her a little picture of that > > incident. >... > This is BluePard's response: > >...[pic] > > The likeness was unbelieveable. Her hair, my broken nose, everything. > I sent it to her. Her heart warmed. We talked for a long time, and I > believe that we have established a lifelong friendship, if not a > future together. BluePard, I owe you, I owe you, I owe you. >... > Can you re-diddle the drawing to show her carrying me? In a > figurative sense, she has done just that. BTW, she is a bit skinnier > than shown in the original picture. How could I refuse a request like this? It just makes me feel all mushy inside ... :-) Here's my attempt. I've tried to keep pretty much to the style BluePard used for the original. ---- .-------. / . '`\ / ' ,( |',- _| | \_ `--' ____ | __) ' --_ ,-- _ -' / \ ,' `. '=, _ ,-.,` / \ `. / / ` `| | `. `. `( / `- _| | . \`| (--._`- | \ / ' \`,( | , /\ ' ` / ` \ | ________ ( `-_` `. / | |,'mt-2 `"""-/ `. `._ _/ | ` / `- ) \ | ) / '--`=/__' \ ' / / `--._ `-._________\ \ \ ,<BP.`. `.- | /". `. \) | | `./ / | , / / ) / \ / / / \ / \ ' / ` ` ---- And I have to say that that is probably the picture I have most enjoyed drawing in my short time as an ASCII artist. Copying BluePard's style was an education in itself. The credits, `mt-2 <BP', mean `Matthew Thomas 1998, after BluePard', which I think is pretty fair -- I used the original pic to get the rough proportions right, but didn't actually copy any of it. Bye ... -- .._o Matthew Thomas (mpt26 @ student . canterbury . ac . nz) ..://\/ http://cantua.canterbury.ac.nz/~mpt26/ (Site for sore eyes) ..:_/\ ASCII ART FAQ: http://cantua.canterbury.ac.nz/~mpt26/art/ascii/ ..:/ `Geometrically, love is the shortest path between two hearts.'
Roy <mcc...@NOSPAM.uthscsa.dcci.com> wrote: >joris bellenger <svz...@xs4all.nl> wrote: >> ...and she felt for that??? >> Either this guy isn't real >> or I'll never understand girls. >> \ >> ) ( >> /( (\___/) )\ >> ( #) \ (,,)| ( # >> ||___c\ > '__|| >> ||**** ),_/ **'| >> .__ |'* ___| |___*'| >> \_\ |' ( ~ ,)'| >> (( |' /(. ' .)\ | >> \\_|_/ <_ _____> \______________ >> / '-, \ / ,-' \ >> / (// \\) b'ger > ) <----- Cheshire cat smiley >roy .'\ _ _ /`. | | | | | | | | | | |_ _ _ _ _| | | \= = = = = = = = = = =/ : : ..._: .-. .-. :_... .' '-.(o ) (o ).-' `. : _ _ _`~(_)~`_ _ _ : : /: ' .-=_ _=-. ` ;\ : : :|-.._ ' ` _..-|: : : `:| |`:-:-.-:-:'| |:' : `. `.| | | | | | |.' .' -cfbd- `. `-:_| | |_:-' .' after jgs `-._ ```` _.-' ``-------'' Cheshire Cat Smile ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bye,
joris bellenger <svz...@xs4all.nl> wrote: >Roy wrote: >> Matthew Thomas <mpt...@spamfree.land> wrote: >> >> >Thank you Roy, thank you thank you thank you. For from now on, if ever >> >anyone shakes their head disbelievingly at me and asks `what is the >> >point of ASCII art?', I will be able to show them my copy of your >> >message. It's this sort of post which makes being part of a.a-a >> >worthwhile. >> >> What is the point of ascii art? A personal email without art is like >> .... like ... like a body with no soul. >> >> Since January, I shamelessly exploited the work of ascii artists. I >> scanned a.a-a each day and saved a very large inventory of drawings >> for future use. I first sent her flowers which were of a "friendship" >> nature [tulips, daffodils] -- careful -- not too personal just yet. >> As we discussed our lives and travels in great detail -- before, >> during and since the time we met -- I carefully selected drawings to >> illustrate some aspect of each message [cats, temples, castles, >> hummingbirds, sailing ships, mermaids, knots, etc]. I amused her with >> cartoons [the Steins, Macarena lessons, cows]. I tantalized her with >> great art [The Lovers, The Persistence of Memory, Girl with a Pearl >> Earring]. As we became more intimate, I shifted to drawings with >> romantic symbolism [orchids, roses, dancers, Kama Sutra (blush)]. My >> poor words alone could never have succeeded. It was the art, almost >> all from this NG. What is the point of ascii art? Indeed! - roy > ...and she felt for that??? > \ > ) ( > /( (\___/) )\ > ( #) \ ('')| ( # > ||___c\ > '__|| > ||**** ),_/ **'| > .__ |'* ___| |___*'| > \_\ |' ( ~ ,)'| > (( |' /(. ' .)\ | > \\_|_/ <_ _____> \______________ > / '-, \ / ,-' \ > / (// \\) b'ger > Either this guy isn't real > or I'll never understand girls. > \ > ) ( > /( (\___/) )\ > ( #) \ (,,)| ( # > ||___c\ > '__|| > ||**** ),_/ **'| > .__ |'* ___| |___*'| > \_\ |' ( ~ ,)'| > (( |' /(. ' .)\ | > \\_|_/ <_ _____> \______________ > / '-, \ / ,-' \ > / (// \\) b'ger You should spend more time studying roses, make some specially, add a little poetry and post them to the " Computer Girls " you most admire. Your talents will impress them and they will ask for more. Be careful with the poetry though...perhaps just a rose from you would be enough. " Only a rose I give you." -- from the musical " Rose Marie ". Just think of all the girls here on alt.ascii-art who already admire you and you haven't sent any of them any roses. Or have you... privately...by email? Hmmm. And...you are already in the voluptuous Veronica's chatroom. :-) =================================================================== The Rose =================================================================== . . ... :``..': Some say love it is the river : ````.' :''::' that drowns the tender reed. ..:.. : .'' : Some say love it is a razor ``. `: .' : that leaves your soul to bleed. : : : : Some say love it is a hunger : : : : an endless aching need. : : : : I say love it is a flower : : :..''''``::. and you, its only seed. : ...:..' .'' .' .' .::::' It's the heart afraid of breaking :..'''``::::::: that never learns to dance. ' `:::: It's the dream afraid of waking `::. that never takes the chance. `:: It's the one who won't be taken :::. who cannot seem to give, ..:```.:'`. ::'`. and the soul afraid of dying ..' `:.: :: that never learns to live. .: .:``::: .: ..'' ::: When the night has been too lonely : .'' :: and the road has been too long, : :: and you think that love is only : for the lucky and the strong, : just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows lies the seed that with the sun's love in the spring becomes the rose..... [ poet unknown ] ====================================================================== Bye,
Colin Douthwaite wrote: > joris bellenger <svz...@xs4all.nl> wrote: > > >Roy wrote: > > >> Matthew Thomas <mpt...@spamfree.land> wrote: > >> > >> >Thank you Roy, thank you thank you thank you. For from now on, if ever > >> >anyone shakes their head disbelievingly at me and asks `what is the > >> >point of ASCII art?', I will be able to show them my copy of your > >> >message. It's this sort of post which makes being part of a.a-a > >> >worthwhile. > >> > >> What is the point of ascii art? A personal email without art is like > >> .... like ... like a body with no soul. > >> > >> Since January, I shamelessly exploited the work of ascii artists. I > >> scanned a.a-a each day and saved a very large inventory of drawings > >> for future use. I first sent her flowers which were of a "friendship" > >> nature [tulips, daffodils] -- careful -- not too personal just yet. > >> As we discussed our lives and travels in great detail -- before, > >> during and since the time we met -- I carefully selected drawings to > >> illustrate some aspect of each message [cats, temples, castles, > >> hummingbirds, sailing ships, mermaids, knots, etc]. I amused her with > >> cartoons [the Steins, Macarena lessons, cows]. I tantalized her with > >> great art [The Lovers, The Persistence of Memory, Girl with a Pearl > >> Earring]. As we became more intimate, I shifted to drawings with > >> romantic symbolism [orchids, roses, dancers, Kama Sutra (blush)]. My > >> poor words alone could never have succeeded. It was the art, almost > >> all from this NG. What is the point of ascii art? Indeed! - roy > > > ...and she felt for that??? > > \ > > ) ( > > /( (\___/) )\ > > ( #) \ ('')| ( # > > ||___c\ > '__|| > > ||**** ),_/ **'| > > .__ |'* ___| |___*'| > > \_\ |' ( ~ ,)'| > > (( |' /(. ' .)\ | > > \\_|_/ <_ _____> \______________ > > / '-, \ / ,-' \ > > / (// \\) b'ger > > > Either this guy isn't real > > or I'll never understand girls. > > \ > > ) ( > > /( (\___/) )\ > > ( #) \ (,,)| ( # > > ||___c\ > '__|| > > ||**** ),_/ **'| > > .__ |'* ___| |___*'| > > \_\ |' ( ~ ,)'| > > (( |' /(. ' .)\ | > > \\_|_/ <_ _____> \______________ > > / '-, \ / ,-' \ > > / (// \\) b'ger > > You should spend more time studying roses, make some specially, add > a little poetry and post them to the " Computer Girls " you most > admire. Your talents will impress them and they will ask for more. > > Be careful with the poetry though...perhaps just a rose from you > would be enough. > Are you trying to tell something here? Don't you like my poetry? <g> [the lousy poet] I've always thought that poetry Just wasn't my cup of tea. But I'm not doing that bad, Have I gone suddenly mad? I've got the hang of it now And would surely make some more If I wasn't afraid you'd say "Aw! He is such a bore" _________________________________ \ \ \_ `, ' ')# |/ ? | - )\ /__/\ \____ / \_/ \ / < _____ _> \ ------/___/ ,___/___\--------- / |\/ | b'ger \ /_______| ' > " Only a rose I give you." -- from the musical " Rose Marie ". > ?????? > Just think of all the girls here on alt.ascii-art who already admire > you and you haven't sent any of them any roses. Or have you... > privately...by email? Hmmm. And...you are already in the voluptuous > Veronica's chatroom. :-) I could't possibly start sending roses to "all the girls on a.a.a who admire me" (please Colin send me a list), I'd be too afraid that Sandra would terminate our internet account. She already gives me that strange look when I'm in Veronica's chatroom. ;-) > > > =================================================================== > > The Rose > > =================================================================== > > . . > ... :``..': Some say love it is the river > : ````.' :''::' that drowns the tender reed. > ..:.. : .'' : Some say love it is a razor > ``. `: .' : that leaves your soul to bleed. > : : : : Some say love it is a hunger > : : : : an endless aching need. > : : : : I say love it is a flower > : : :..''''``::. and you, its only seed. > : ...:..' .'' > .' .' .::::' It's the heart afraid of breaking > :..'''``::::::: that never learns to dance. > ' `:::: It's the dream afraid of waking > `::. that never takes the chance. > `:: It's the one who won't be taken > :::. who cannot seem to give, > ..:```.:'`. ::'`. and the soul afraid of dying > ..' `:.: :: that never learns to live. > .: .:``::: > .: ..'' ::: When the night has been too lonely > : .'' :: and the road has been too long, > : :: and you think that love is only > : for the lucky and the strong, > : just remember in the winter > far beneath the bitter snows > lies the seed > that with the sun's love in the spring > becomes the rose..... > > [ poet unknown ] > > ====================================================================== > > Bye, The song above (The Rose) is by Amanda McBroom. Bette Midler sings it in Mark Rydell's exellent movie: The Rose (1979) See, I'm a fan of Bette Midler :) -- ,___, /(6 6)\_ /\` ' `'\\_ \\\_''''|\\\ joris bellenger (b'ger) )\\\\''//||/ svz...@xs4all.nl --/////""------ascii-art gallery at:---------------- http://www.xs4all.nl/~svzanten/joris/ascii/main.html
> >> all from this NG. What is the point of ascii art? Indeed! - roy wait. the point of ascii art is scamming babes? don't work too well for me: >What's the creature, a cat? > >> _ _ >> ((`'-"``""-'`)) >> ) - - ( >> / (o _ o) \ >> \ ( 0 ) / >> _'-.._'='_..-'_ >> /`;#'#'#.-.#'#'#;`\ >> \_)) '#' ((_/ >> #. .# >> '#. .#' >> jgs / '#. .#' \ >> _\ \'#. .#'/ /_ >> (((___) '#' (___))) not *quite* the response i'd hoped for. (ok, maybe it did help. the lady in question usually doesn't even answer my messages...) > : :: and you think that love is only > : for the lucky and the strong, yeppers! found this for the credits for the rose > Words & Lyrics by: Amanda McBroom (words *and* lyrics?. hmmm. maybe one should be music?) my address: (rot13) cva...@qnegzbhgu.rqh
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Praseodymium 59 <pra...@m.usa.net> wrote: >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 >Colin Douthwaite wrote in message ><903...@mnementh.southern.co.nz>... >|=================================================================== >| >| The Rose >| >|=================================================================== >This poem is really beautiful... Are you sure that the poem is "unknown"? Well the answer has been given by a couple of people: Joris Bellenger wrote: > The song above (The Rose) is by Amanda McBroom. Bette Midler sings > it in Mark Rydell's exellent movie: The Rose (1979) There is also another recorded version entitled "Perhaps Love" which is a duet by John Denver and Placido Domingo. The lyrics have been changed somewhat in that rendition. Bye,
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