Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 27 Feb 2002.
Unattributed Ascii-Art?
alt.ascii-art
· 43 messages · 27 Feb 2002 - 5 Mar 2002
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I've long been a fan and admirer of ascii-art (going back to
typewriter-art days), though I've never had the opportunity (or patience)
to figure it out and do it myself. I admire you guys and gals for what you
do.
I want to respect your work, and I do keep your initials on any ascii-art
I reuse. However, sometimes I use a piece of ascii-art that had no
attribution on it when I got it, such as this hug (which I did diddle to
include my glasses and beard);
___ .~~~~ . ___
____( \ /________\ / )____
(____ \_____ / |(@||@)| \ ______/ ____)
(____ A HUG FOR U`-----( > )-----'A HUG FOR U ____)
(____ _____________@@ .___. @@______________ ____)
(______/ @@@.____.@@@ \______)
@@@@@@@@@@
@@@@@@@@
(View this in a monospaced font like Courier New or else
you'll think this is a Picasso instead of a hug!)
I don't want to be known as someone who doesn't respect ascii-artists (I'm
in awe of a lot of the stuff you do), so here's my question (and I have
just read the FAQ);
Has there ever been a discussion of a simple way to indicate that a piece
of ascii-art is from an unknown source? The FAQ states, "If an ASCII ART
picture doesn't have initials on it, mention that you didn't draw it when
posting it". Could there (as a simple alternative) be a standard code or
initials to do that instead? I know I'm not going to be putting "I didn't
draw this and don't know who did" every time I use a piece of unattributed
ascii art. Things I was thinking about might include:
UNK : UNKnown source.
#AU# : Artist unknown. The "#" characters would highlight that it was not
someone with the initials "AU" who did the artwork.
*U* : again, Unknown source.
#NBM# : Not By Me
UNATTR : UNATTRibuted; artist unknown.
My hug might then appear as:
___ .~~~~ . ___
____( \ /________\ / )____
(____ \_____ / |(@||@)| \ ______/ ____)
(____ A HUG FOR U`-----( > )-----'A HUG FOR U ____)
(____ _____________@@ .___. @@______________ ____)
(______/ @@@.____.@@@ #AU# \______)
@@@@@@@@@@
@@@@@@@@
(View this in a monospaced font like Courier New or else
you'll think this is a Picasso instead of a hug!)
And if someone KNEW who the artist was, they could let me know or if I
found an attributed version later, I'd just need to change the #AU# to
JGS, VK, or whoever created it.
I was thinking of this particularly this morning; I was on Veronica's
site, and she had some art on her "oldest" page that she didn't even
attribute (which I added before saving). Also, I found some ascii-art of
spiderwebs (which is the main thing I was looking for), and more than half
of them were unattributed. I'm getting ready to make a header for a
personal newsletter called "Webb-Spinnings", and I was looking for
spiderwebs, naturally.
I'd like to see some discussion on this subject, and hopefully a
"standard" code emerging (which could be added to the FAQ) that, among
other things, I can use on my "Webb-Spinnings" header to indicate that I
respect giving ascii-artists credit for their work, even when I don't know
who did it.
OBASCII:
FYI, this is the closest I've gotten to doing my own ascii-art; it's the
original header for an e-newsletter I was sending out to people while my
son was fighting his cancer battle;
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| TTTT j a m m eeee sss ppp tt |
| TT j aaa m m m ee s RRR p p ooo tttt |
| TT H H EEEE j j a a m m eeee sss R R eeee ppp o o rrr tt |
| TT HHH EE jjj s RRR ee p ooo r tt |
| TT H H EEEE sss R R eeee p r tt |
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| The James Report--Jan. 1, 1997 Via Internet to You! |
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| Reply to: mik...@cde.com afn...@afn.org or mik...@juno.com |
| Children & Families staff reply via cc:Mail to "Webb, Michael E." |
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| "...and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer |
| of a righteous person is powerful and effective." James 5:16 |
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Sometime after that, I was perusing alt.ascii-art at that time, and asked
the First Lady of Ascii Art (Joan Stark) if she could help with another
need, and she also diddled my header (I checked my oldest James Report
which included this; she didn't claim any credit, but I gave her credit in
the newsletter).
:"^"-._.-"^"-._.-"^"-._.-"^"-._.-"^"-._.-"^"-._.-"^"-._.-"^"-._.-"^":
: _ _______) _______) ________) :
: {\o/} (--| (--| (--|__) ,__) :
: /_\ ||_ _ | _,,_,_, _ , | \ _ ,_ _ ,_-|- :
: __|| |(/_ |(_|| | |(/_/_) __| \(/_|_)(_)| | :
: ( (__| ( \_ | :
: :
: The James Report-February 3, 2000 Via Internet to You! :
:-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-:
: Reply to: afn...@afn.org or mwe...@dwebs.dwebs.net :
:-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-:
: James Webb is on the Web ~~ Visit the Miracle Kids Page at :
: http://www.themiraclekids.com/ :
:-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-:
: "...and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer :
: of a righteous person is powerful and effective." James 5:16 :
:"^"-._.-"^"-._.-"^"-._.-"^"-._.-"^"-._.-"^"-._.-"^"-._.-"^"-._.-"^":
Thanksamundo!
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"JamesDad" (my name is Mike--I'm James' Dad) is a nym I use in honor and memory of my son
James Webb (1992-2000), slain in battle fighting leukemia. His story is told on the webpages
http://www.themiraclekids.com/james.htm and at http://www.themiraclekids.com/mem-james.htm.
He was a greater man at 8 than many ever become. May the message of his life not be forgotten!
On Wed, 27 Feb 2002 18:33:44 GMT, mew...@softhome.net (JamesDad) wrote: ><LURK MODE OFF> [...] >UNK : UNKnown source. >#AU# : Artist unknown. The "#" characters would highlight that it was not > someone with the initials "AU" who did the artwork. >*U* : again, Unknown source. >#NBM# : Not By Me >UNATTR : UNATTRibuted; artist unknown. > >My hug might then appear as: > > ___ .~~~~ . ___ > ____( \ /________\ / )____ > (____ \_____ / |(@||@)| \ ______/ ____) >(____ A HUG FOR U`-----( > )-----'A HUG FOR U ____) > (____ _____________@@ .___. @@______________ ____) > (______/ @@@.____.@@@ #AU# \______) > @@@@@@@@@@ > @@@@@@@@ > > (View this in a monospaced font like Courier New or else > you'll think this is a Picasso instead of a hug!) > >And if someone KNEW who the artist was, they could let me know or if I >found an attributed version later, I'd just need to change the #AU# to >JGS, VK, or whoever created it. this sure is a great idea... i kinda like it.. not your particular suggestions but the idea of marking unattributed ascii art to distinguish it from "self made free for use" ascii art :) [...] >I'd like to see some discussion on this subject, and hopefully a >"standard" code emerging (which could be added to the FAQ) that, among >other things, I can use on my "Webb-Spinnings" header to indicate that I >respect giving ascii-artists credit for their work, even when I don't know >who did it. i think there will be discussed about it and maybe a new standard will emerge :) it's definitely a thing to spend some thought on -- ' + ` . ,-------------. + . ` . * ' \/ * . __ . ( alt.ascii-art ) . . ,-----------. ` (oO) -._'"- ( ,. _.' `-------------' ' ( you said it )_,' vv . `" `-` . ' * ` + `-----------' . JL
On Wed, 27 Feb 2002 19:13:13 GMT, las...@lastfuture.de (Peter -lastfuture- Marquardt) wrote: >On Wed, 27 Feb 2002 18:33:44 GMT, mew...@softhome.net (JamesDad) >wrote: > >><LURK MODE OFF> > >[...] > >>UNK : UNKnown source. >>#AU# : Artist unknown. The "#" characters would highlight that it was not >> someone with the initials "AU" who did the artwork. >>*U* : again, Unknown source. >>#NBM# : Not By Me >>UNATTR : UNATTRibuted; artist unknown. >> hmm I do like -=NBM=- (not by me) or -UNK- though either *could* be a sig too. OBASCII: Respect ` (` ,) ( ))( _()((_)_ `-.....-' ,-._(`-') ,-. /,-._______.-.\ ____//_____________\\__ _ ---------------- (____|_______________|____)------------ _ |''+---------------+''| _ ( ) |''| Unknown |''| ( ) {(_O_)}|''| ASCII |''|{(_O_)} ~:(_)~ |''| Artist |''| ~(_):~ .:}~|% |''+---------------+''| %|~{:. )| |''||_____|_____|__|''M |( (_)) |''|___|_____|_____|''J ((_) .' `..|''|______|_____|__|''P .' `. ; : : ; `. .' `. .' `--' `--' .' `. .' . .' `. .' `_ / \ .' `. .' `
On 28 Feb 2002 02:52:15 GMT, mik...@bluedwarf.spam.net (MJP) wrote: >On Wed, 27 Feb 2002 19:13:13 GMT, las...@lastfuture.de (Peter -lastfuture- Marquardt) wrote: >>On Wed, 27 Feb 2002 18:33:44 GMT, mew...@softhome.net (JamesDad) >>wrote: >>>UNK : UNKnown source. >>>#AU# : Artist unknown. The "#" characters would highlight that it was >>> not someone with the initials "AU" who did the artwork. >>>*U* : again, Unknown source. >>>#NBM# : Not By Me >>>UNATTR : UNATTRibuted; artist unknown. > > hmm I do like -=NBM=- (not by me) or -UNK- though either *could* be a > sig too. My thought is that once a generally agreed-upon indicator (perhaps two or three to cover the possibility you mentioned) was settled on and put in the FAQ (and maybe the pointer, too?), anyone who was already using the indicator as a sig would have a chance to speak up. If someone did, then we'd know and fall back to the other(s). We could even set a date (say, May 1--I thought about April 1 but since that's April Fool's Day...) to give someone time to speak up and say "I use that already!" or "I know someone who uses that one!" After the date chosen, it would BE the alt.ascii-art indicator for unattributed ascii-art, and it would be up to the artist to change his/her form of attributing their artwork to avoid confusion. Four or more letters could minimize that risk, too; ^QAA-A^ = "Query Alt.Ascii-Art" to find the artist. *RHIUDT* = "Raise Hand If You Did This" !ANSU! = "Attribution Needed: Speak Up!" +AUSU+ = "Artist Unknown: Speak Up!" ?DUDT? = "Did U Do This?" ~IRAAAU~ = "I Respect Ascii-Artists: Artist Unknown" (FISAU) = "Fill In Space: Artist Unknown" I think you and I agree at least that putting symbols before and after the letters could help highlight that the letters are not initials but are an indicator that the letters relate to the clip being unattributed. Or the indicator could be all symbols; [***] = Like a password field; it's unknown what's behind the asterisks. I'm not as concerned about WHAT the indicator is (these are just some examples) as I am that there BE one; simple and easy to remember so that others would recognize it as such. That would help distinguish who is intentionally stripping attributions and who is innocently using unattributed ascii-art, not knowing who the artist is. OBUASCII: (OBligatory Unattributed ASCII art) -. .- _..-'( )`-.._ ./'. '||\\. _ _ /| ACK! .//||` .`\. ./'.|'.'||||\\|.. \'o.O' / ..|//||||`.`|.`\. ./'..|'.|| |||||\``````=(___)=''''''/||||| ||.`|..`\. ./'.||'.|||| ||||||||||||. U .|||||||||||| ||||.`||.`\. /'|||'.|||||| ||||||||||||| ||||||||||||| ||||||.`|||`\ '.|||'.||||||| ||||||||||||| ||||||||||||| |||||||.`|||.` '.||| ||||||||| |/' ``\||`` ''||/'' `\| ||||||||| |||.` |/' \./' `\./ \!|\ /|!/ \./' `\./ `\| V V V }' `\ /' `{ V V V ` ` ` V ' ' ' ======================================= A Word on Etiquette from WASUP! Next time wave all your fingers at me! =======================================
To Sum Up: As They Say in "The Phantom" Comics, "For Those Who Came In Late..." Since I started this thread and there may be (hopefully) a good amount of discussion, I'll offer to serve as "secretary" and periodically post a summary of the discussion thus far. On Wed, 27 Feb 2002 18:33:44 GMT, mew...@softhome.net (JamesDad) wrote: >I want to respect your work, and I do keep your initials on any ascii-art >I reuse. However, sometimes I use a piece of ascii-art that had no >attribution on it when I got it, such as this hug (which I did diddle to >include my glasses and beard); > > ___ .~~~~ . ___ > ____( \ /________\ / )____ > (____ \_____ / |(@||@)| \ ______/ ____) >(____ A HUG FOR U`-----( > )-----'A HUG FOR U ____) > (____ _____________@@ .___. @@______________ ____) > (______/ @@@.____.@@@ \______) > @@@@@@@@@@ > @@@@@@@@ > > (View this in a monospaced font like Courier New or else > you'll think this is a Picasso instead of a hug!) > >Has there ever been a discussion of a simple way to indicate that a piece >of ascii-art is from an unknown source? The FAQ states, "If an ASCII ART >picture doesn't have initials on it, mention that you didn't draw it when >posting it". Could there (as a simple alternative) be a standard code or >initials to do that instead? I know I'm not going to be putting "I didn't >draw this and don't know who did" every time I use a piece of >unattributed ascii art. Things I was thinking about might include: > > UNK : UNKnown source. > #AU# : Artist unknown. The "#" characters would highlight that it was > > not someone with the initials "AU" who did the artwork. > *U* : again, Unknown source. > #NBM# : Not By Me > UNATTR : UNATTRibuted; artist unknown. On Wed, 27 Feb 2002 19:13:13 GMT, ast...@lastfuture.de (Peter -lastfuture- Marquardt) added: > this sure is a great idea... i kinda like it.. not your particular > suggestions but the idea of marking unattributed ascii art to > distinguish it from "self made free for use" ascii art :) <SNIP> > i think there will be discussed about it and maybe a new standard will > emerge :) it's definitely a thing to spend some thought on mik...@bluedwarf.spam.net (MJP) put in his two cents' worth in on 28 Feb 2002 02:52:15 GMT; > hmm I do like -=NBM=- (not by me) or -UNK- though either *could* be a > sig too. > OBASCII: Respect (Tomb of the Unknown ASCII Artist) (very appropriate, Mike; your OBASCII was unattributed) On Thu, 28 Feb 2002 13:04:08 GMT, mew...@softhome.net (JamesDad) got back into the act: > We could even set a date (say, May 1--I thought about April 1 but since > that's April Fool's Day...) to give someone time to speak up and say "I > use that already!" or "I know someone who uses that one!" After the date > chosen, it would BE the alt.ascii-art indicator for unattributed > ascii-art, and it would be up to the artist to change his/her form of > attributing their artwork to avoid confusion. Four or more letters could > minimize that risk, too; > ^QAA-A^ = "Query Alt.Ascii-Art" to find the artist. > *RHIUDT* = "Raise Hand If You Did This" > !ANSU! = "Attribution Needed: Speak Up!" > +AUSU+ = "Artist Unknown: Speak Up!" > ?DUDT? = "Did U Do This?" > ~IRAAAU~ = "I Respect Ascii-Artists: Artist Unknown" > (FISAU) = "Fill In Space: Artist Unknown" > ...putting symbols before and after the letters could help highlight > that the letters...are an indicator that the letters relate to the clip > being unattributed. > Or the indicator could be all symbols; > [***] = Like a password field; it's unknown what's behind the asterisks. > I'm not as concerned about WHAT the indicator is...as I am that there BE > one; simple and easy to remember... > OBUASCII: (OBligatory Unattributed ASCII art) Bill the Cat as a Bat BTW, Hope you like my "Picasso" footer to my ASCII-Art postings; I think it *has* minimized some confusion. I had another thought along similar lines to float; with all the diddling that goes on, someone with a good diddle of another's original should be given credit too. Take the example I gave of my crude effort at making a "James Report" header (see my first post). Proper credit could be given by an initial set like MW/jgs. I don't think putting EVERY diddler would work; sigs as big as the artwork (MW/jgs/VK/MGP/LV/aa/lgb/SO would be getting ridiculous), just the most recent diddler (and MAYBE a particularly exceptional intermediate diddler) would suffice. So MW/jgs/VK/MGP/LV/aa/lgb/SO would simply be MW/SO. I offer this for your consideration as well. OBUASCII: (Extended ASCII-art from my BBS days, converted with 7bit) +------------------------------+ |People who accuse Christians | |of being "Bible Bangers" are | |usually far more intolerant | ################ |than the people they accuse | ##################### |of intolerance. Plus, they | ######################### |usually haven't read the book.| ######### ############## | +---------------------------+ ############ # ############### | | ############### ################# | +-------+ ############################################### +----------+ ################################################# ######################## ################## ############### ################# ############### ################ ################# ################### ###################### ================================================== WASUP! Teaches Zoology: What did the fish say when he hit a concrete wall? Dam! ==================================================
mew...@softhome.net (JamesDad) writes: >I'm not as concerned about WHAT the indicator is (these are just some >examples) as I am that there BE one; simple and easy to remember so that >others would recognize it as such. That would help distinguish who is >intentionally stripping attributions and who is innocently using >unattributed ascii-art, not knowing who the artist is. What I've seen a few times is unknown I can't imagine anything else being as easy to remember and recognize even for non-insiders. Frank -- Mein Neffe hat mir eine andere Gruppe erschaffen, von der er meint, sie sei bestimmt interessanter f�r mich: DE.TEST... wer Lust hat, kann sich ja ebenfalls dort mit mir treffen [Hans Erdinger in dag�]
"JamesDad" <mew...@softhome.net> wrote in message news:3c7...@news.atlantic.net... <SNIP> > Four or more letters could minimize [the risk of mistaken identity] <SNIPPED ACRONYMS> This is a good idea, but long acronyms with random letters are usually difficult to remember (from personal experience). So, my suggestion is using acronyms that resemble words: OANI - ORIGINAL ARTIST NOT IDENTIFIED SITIY - SAY IF THIS IS YOURS IDDI - I DIDN'T DO IT! ONYX - ORIGINATOR NOT YET EXPOSED YASS - YOUR ARTWORK? SAY SOMETHING! ICCO - I CAN'T CLAIM OWNERSHIP ICCA - I CAN'T CLAIM AUTHORSHIP WITHCITO - WHO IN THE HELL (OR HECK, IF YOU PREFER) CAN IDENTIFY THIS ONE? WITHARFT - " ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS? NOSIG - NO SIGNATURE > I think you and I agree at least that putting symbols before and after the > letters could help highlight that the letters are not initials but are an > indicator that the letters relate to the clip being unattributed. I agree. I personally like either parenthesis (), obelisks {}, brackets [], or these thingies <>. That way it's easy to tell that the not-a-sig is in there, and not a part of the artwork. > Or the indicator could be all symbols; > [***] = Like a password field; it's unknown what's behind the asterisks. This could possibly get confused with shading on the pic, I think. Better to use something like a word, this would even let you search for u/i pics on google: NOSIG group:alt.ascii-art.* -- or something like that. > I'm not as concerned about WHAT the indicator is (these are just some > examples) as I am that there BE one; simple and easy to remember so that > others would recognize it as such. That would help distinguish who is > intentionally stripping attributions and who is innocently using > unattributed ascii-art, not knowing who the artist is. Good idea! Thanks for bringing it up! -Phydeaux
Results after searching google groups (group:alt.ascii-art.*): OANI - none SITIY - none IDDI - shading in a pic of an owl ONYX - several email addy's YASS - none ICCO - shading in a pic of Wesley Crusher ICCA - none WITHCITO - none WITHARFT - none NOSIG - none -Phydeaux
JamesDad writes
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___ ____ ___
____( \ .-' `-. / )____
(____ \_____ / (O O) \ _____/ ____)
(____ `-----( ) )-----' ____)
(____ _____________\ .____. /_____________ ____)
(______/ Joe Reiss `-.____.-' \______)
circa 1992-1994 ... maybe earlier
someone did the smiley face
someone else did the hands
it was diddled to the above ... i guess by Joe Reiss
that is as i found it in Steve Sulivan's collection at
ftp://ftp.ncsu.edu/pub/ncsu/chking/Archive/SmallASCIIPics/index.html
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>What I've seen a few times is > >unknown > >I can't imagine anything else being as easy to remember and recognize even >for non-insiders. i think [nosig] is shorter and still recognizable -- ' + ` . ,-------------. + . ` . * ' \/ * . __ . ( alt.ascii-art ) . . ,-----------. ` (oO) -._'"- ( ,. _.' `-------------' ' ( you said it )_,' vv . `" `-` . ' * ` + `-----------' . JL
On Fri, 1 Mar 2002 00:58:51 +0900, "Phydeaux" <dwe...@kornet.com> wrote: >Results after searching google groups (group:alt.ascii-art.*): >OANI - none >SITIY - none >IDDI - shading in a pic of an owl >ONYX - several email addy's >YASS - none >ICCO - shading in a pic of Wesley Crusher >ICCA - none >WITHCITO - none >WITHARFT - none >NOSIG - none >-Phydeaux Methinks that 8 letters would be a bit much. I was thinking more like four, since few people (such as former president George Herbert Walker Bush) have FOUR initials. Most have three, fewer two. I'm starting to pick up a little bit of consensus that a symbol before and after would also help distinguish it from initials. Also, once it's agreed on what the code for "Unattributed" or "Unknown" will be for the group and it's had a little while to be in the FAQ, it would gain common use simply because of how frequently it's referenced. IMHO, simple and distinguishable, including a symbol at each end would be the best guidelines for such a mark. [NOSIG], <unknown> and such work well for such a purpose. I know I put some of these kind in myself as examples, but the personal disclaimer type like IDDI (I Didn't Do It) or the solicitation for creatorship ?DUDT? (Did You Do This?) doesn't seem to have the right tone for me, now that I've thought about it. For myself, I use ascii-art in a variety of ways, like popping them into emails or posts in other parts of Usenet, so a more low-key symbol that just says "I respect the artist; I just don't know who did it" would be more on target. That's my 2c. =========================================== WASUP! Says... You! Out of the gene pool! ...maybe a little chlorine would help, too. ===========================================
On Thu, 28 Feb 2002 20:05:45 +0000, CJRandall <col...@shieldwolf.demon.co.uk> wrote: >JamesDad writes >><LURK MODE OFF> > ___ ____ ___ > ____( \ .-' `-. / )____ > (____ \_____ / (O O) \ _____/ ____) >(____ `-----( ) )-----' ____) > (____ _____________\ .____. /_____________ ____) > (______/ Joe Reiss `-.____.-' \______) >circa 1992-1994 ... maybe earlier >someone did the smiley face >someone else did the hands >it was diddled to the above ... i guess by Joe Reiss >that is as i found it in Steve Sulivan's collection at >ftp://ftp.ncsu.edu/pub/ncsu/chking/Archive/SmallASCIIPics/index.html Thanks, CJ! I have several variants of the hug image, and now they can at least bear credit to the earliest known diddler; OBRAAscii (OBligatory Re-Attributed ASCII Art): ___ .~~~~ . ___ ____( \ /________\ / )____ (____ \_____ / |(@||@)| \ ______/ ____) (____ A HUG FOR U`-----( > )-----'A HUG FOR U ____) (____ _____________@@ .___. @@______________ ____) (______/ JR/MW @@@.____.@@@ \______) @@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@ (View this in a monospaced font like Courier New or else you'll think this is a Picasso instead of a hug!) And here's one for Ascii Annie to diddle should SHE want to give someone a cyberhug; ,,,,, ___ ((((|)))) ___ ____( \ (((' \))) / )____ (____ \_____ ((/ (@ @) \)) ______/ ____) (____ `---((( > )))---' ____) (____ __________(((\ :____; /)))___________ ____) (______/ JR ((( `-.____.-' ))) \______) ((( ))) P.S. to Ascii Annie: I suggest Lord Vader--with an attitude like his, I think he needs a little affection and some kind words. ============================================================== WASUP! on Animal Rights: People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it's safer to pick on rich women than biker gangs. ...one word from me: CHICKEN! ==============================================================
On 2002-03-01 mew...@softhome.net (James Dad) said:
>And here's one for Ascii Annie to diddle should SHE want to give
>someone a cyberhug;
>
> ,,,,,
> ___ ((((|)))) ___
> ____( \ (((' \))) / )____
>(____ \_____ ((/ (@ @) \)) ______/ ____)
>(____ `---((( > )))---' ____)
> (____ __________(((\ :____; /)))___________ ____)
> (______/ JR ((( `-.____.-' ))) \______)
> ((( )))
>
>P.S. to Ascii Annie: I suggest Lord Vader--with an attitude like
>his, I think he needs a little affection and some kind words.
--
Annie Ascii -- budding 14-year-old ASCII artist
.,,,.
#### #### (~~~))) Ummm...sorry, 'Dad,' but I'll have
## ## ## ## [.][.](() / to decline. The guy's a total
###### ###### (^ )))) sleazeball. And whatever his
## ## ## ## ~_((((() problem is, I don't want it
## ## ## ## / )))))) all over ME! Hehehe!
\
Anyway, Mom says that for most
guys, a 'hug' is just an excuse
for a cheap thrill.
On Fri, 01 Mar 2002 07:17:23 -0000, ann...@oal.com wrote in message <u7u...@corp.supernews.com>: >On 2002-03-01 mew...@softhome.net (James Dad) said: > >And here's one for Ascii Annie to diddle should SHE want to give > >someone a cyberhug; > > ,,,,, > > ___ ((((|)))) ___ > > ____( \ (((' \))) / )____ > >(____ \_____ ((/ (@ @) \)) ______/ ____) > >(____ `---((( > )))---' ____) > > (____ __________(((\ :____; /)))___________ ____) > > (______/ JR ((( `-.____.-' ))) \______) > > ((( ))) > >P.S. to Ascii Annie: I suggest Lord Vader--with an attitude like > >his, I think he needs a little affection and some kind words. >-- >Annie Ascii -- budding 14-year-old ASCII artist > .,,,. > #### #### (~~~))) Ummm...sorry, 'Dad,' but I'll have >## ## ## ## [.][.](() / to decline. The guy's a total >###### ###### (^ )))) sleazeball. And whatever his >## ## ## ## ~_((((() problem is, I don't want it >## ## ## ## / )))))) all over ME! Hehehe! you adore sleeze... > \ > Anyway, Mom says that for most > guys, a 'hug' is just an excuse > for a cheap thrill. yeh... you know... this is not a joke... -- I am your father www.adderleystreet.co.za/atjfaq.php
JamesDad wrote: > > > +------------------------------+ > |People who accuse Christians | > |of being "Bible Bangers" are | > |usually far more intolerant | ################ > |than the people they accuse | ##################### > |of intolerance. Plus, they | ######################### > |usually haven't read the book.| ######### ############## > | +---------------------------+ ############ # ############### > | | ############### ################# > | +-------+ ############################################### > +----------+ ################################################# > ######################## > ################## > ############### > ################# > ############### > ################ > ################# > ################### > ###################### Well, I read the book. | It's full of cities destoyed, people drowned, burnt or smashed by a single tolerant fellow. / / ) ( /( (\___/) )\ _ Let's teach the kids how ( #) \ (oo)| ( # / to keep the world peace. ||___c\ > '__|| ||**** ),_/ **'| .__ |'* ___| |___*'| -._ Tolerance for Dummies... \_\ |' ( ~ ,)'| (( |' /(. ' .)\ | \\_|_/ <_ _____> \______________ / '-, \ / ,-' ______ \ b'ger / (// \\) __/ / \ './_____/ ---------.---------.---------.---------.---------.---------.---------.-- joris
<ann...@oal.com> skrev i meddelandet news:u7u...@corp.supernews.com > > .,,,. > #### #### (~~~))) Ummm...sorry, 'Dad,' but I'll have > ## ## ## ## [.][.](() / to decline. The guy's a total > ###### ###### (^ )))) sleazeball. And whatever his > ## ## ## ## ~_((((() problem is, I don't want it > ## ## ## ## / )))))) all over ME! Hehehe! > \ > Anyway, Mom says that for most > guys, a 'hug' is just an excuse > for a cheap thrill. I thought that's what hugs were for... :) Do you want a hug? , OO ..~ || << bb /| Sure! `OO ..~ -||- -<<- bb /| *skewer!* _ Oo.~ _.`-|<< b|\ Ooopsie... , ## ~'' (< >> jg bb |\
On Fri, 01 Mar 2002 07:17:23 -0000, ann...@oal.com wrote: >I suggest Lord Vader--with an attitude like >his, I think he needs a little affection and some kind words. My hat is off to you if you can do that, but I believe that we should accept responsibility for our own actions. Considering his truculant abuse of people here in aaa, I cannot see where he deserves any kindness. N
On 2002-03-01 cla...@lords.com said: > ann...@oal.com skrev: > > > > > > > .,,,. > > #### #### (~~~))) Ummm...sorry, 'Dad,' but I'll have > >## ## ## ## [.][.](() / to decline. The guy's a total > >###### ###### (^ )))) sleazeball. And whatever his > >## ## ## ## ~_((((() problem is, I don't want it > >## ## ## ## / )))))) all over ME! Hehehe! > > \ > > Anyway, Mom says that for most > > guys, a 'hug' is just an excuse > > for a cheap thrill. > >I thought that's what hugs were for... :) > > > Do you want a hug? > , > OO ..~ > || << > bb /| > > > Sure! > `OO ..~ > -||- -<<- > bb /| > > > *skewer!* > _ Oo.~ > _.`-|<< > b|\ > > Ooopsie... > , > ## ~'' > (< >> >jg bb |\ -- Annie Ascii -- budding 15-year-old ASCII artist _____ #### #### ((( `\ That was an =expensive= thrill. ## ## ## ## _ _`\ ) / Hehehe! ###### ###### (^ ) ) \ ## ## ## ## ~-((,,,)) BTW, today is my birthday. I got ## ## ## ## / a new hairstyle. Do you like it?
On Fri, 01 Mar 2002 16:16:46 -0800, Nat <h...@century.net> wrote in message <d76...@4ax.com>: >On Fri, 01 Mar 2002 07:17:23 -0000, ann...@oal.com wrote: >>I suggest Lord Vader--with an attitude like >>his, I think he needs a little affection and some kind words. >My hat is off to you if you can do that, but I believe that we should accept >responsibility for our own actions. Considering his truculant abuse of people >here in aaa, I cannot see where he deserves any kindness. get over yourself... when have i abused you...? this is not a joke... -- I am your father www.adderleystreet.co.za/atjfaq.php
On Sat, 02 Mar 2002 00:52:37 -0000, ann...@oal.com wrote in message <u80...@corp.supernews.com>: >On 2002-03-01 cla...@lords.com said: >> ann...@oal.com skrev: >> > .,,,. >> > #### #### (~~~))) Ummm...sorry, 'Dad,' but I'll have >> >## ## ## ## [.][.](() / to decline. The guy's a total >> >###### ###### (^ )))) sleazeball. And whatever his >> >## ## ## ## ~_((((() problem is, I don't want it >> >## ## ## ## / )))))) all over ME! Hehehe! >> > \ >> > Anyway, Mom says that for most >> > guys, a 'hug' is just an excuse >> > for a cheap thrill. >>I thought that's what hugs were for... :) >> >> Do you want a hug? >> , >> OO ..~ >> || << >> bb /| >> >> >> Sure! >> `OO ..~ >> -||- -<<- >> bb /| >> >> >> *skewer!* >> _ Oo.~ >> _.`-|<< >> b|\ >> >> Ooopsie... >> , >> ## ~'' >> (< >> >>jg bb |\ > >-- >Annie Ascii -- budding 15-year-old ASCII artist > _____ > #### #### ((( `\ That was an =expensive= thrill. >## ## ## ## _ _`\ ) / Hehehe! >###### ###### (^ ) ) \ >## ## ## ## ~-((,,,)) BTW, today is my birthday. I got >## ## ## ## / a new hairstyle. Do you like it? 51 today, eh...? this is not a joke... -- I am your father www.adderleystreet.co.za/atjfaq.php
On Sat, 02 Mar 2002 00:52:37 -0000, ann...@oal.com wrote: >-- >Annie Ascii -- budding 15-year-old ASCII artist > _____ > #### #### ((( `\ That was an =expensive= thrill. >## ## ## ## _ _`\ ) / Hehehe! >###### ###### (^ ) ) \ >## ## ## ## ~-((,,,)) BTW, today is my birthday. I got >## ## ## ## / a new hairstyle. Do you like it? It's very nice, Annie. And Happy Birthday! Mine is the 6th. How old will I be? Here's a history/geography assignment; what month, day and year did the former British colony known as the Gold Coast become the independent country of Ghana? I was born the same month, day and year. Yes, Annie, you can't escape homework even on Usenet! ;-) Second assignment; what do *YOU* think would be good candidates for a code to indicate "Author Unknown" on a piece of unattributed ascii-art? (Trying to get this thread back on topic after having gotten it off-topic!) later on.... ============================================================ WASUP! Exposes Microsoft's True Intentions... "One World, one Web, one Program" - Microsoft promotional ad "Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuhrer" - Adolf Hitler ...now THIS is SCARY. ============================================================
On Sat, 02 Mar 2002 02:45:05 GMT, mew...@softhome.net (JamesDad) wrote in message <3c8...@news.mpinet.net>: >On Sat, 02 Mar 2002 00:52:37 -0000, ann...@oal.com wrote: >>-- >>Annie Ascii -- budding 15-year-old ASCII artist >> _____ >> #### #### ((( `\ That was an =expensive= thrill. >>## ## ## ## _ _`\ ) / Hehehe! >>###### ###### (^ ) ) \ >>## ## ## ## ~-((,,,)) BTW, today is my birthday. I got >>## ## ## ## / a new hairstyle. Do you like it? >It's very nice, Annie. And Happy Birthday! Mine is the 6th. How old will I >be? Here's a history/geography assignment; what month, day and year did >the former British colony known as the Gold Coast become the independent >country of Ghana? I was born the same month, day and year. Yes, Annie, you >can't escape homework even on Usenet! ;-) yer an idiot... >Second assignment; what do *YOU* think would be good candidates for a code >to indicate "Author Unknown" on a piece of unattributed ascii-art? (Trying >to get this thread back on topic after having gotten it off-topic!) it's not important... >later on.... >============================================================ >WASUP! Exposes Microsoft's True Intentions... >"One World, one Web, one Program" - Microsoft promotional ad >"Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuhrer" - Adolf Hitler >...now THIS is SCARY. >============================================================ you're easily scared, huh... this is not a joke... -- I am your father www.adderleystreet.co.za/atjfaq.php
Here's another one... ICHDTBSBMTI - I could have done that, but someone beat me to it TCAAWMBSSI - That crappy Ascii-Art was mine before someone stole it ?:) "Phydeaux" <dwe...@kornet.com> wrote in message news:a5lj3e$lnt$1...@news1.kornet.net... > Results after searching google groups (group:alt.ascii-art.*): > > OANI - none > SITIY - none > IDDI - shading in a pic of an owl > ONYX - several email addy's > YASS - none > ICCO - shading in a pic of Wesley Crusher > ICCA - none > WITHCITO - none > WITHARFT - none > NOSIG - none > > -Phydeaux > >
On 2002-03-02 mew...@softhome.net (James Dad) said:
>It's very nice, Annie. And Happy Birthday!
Thank you, 'Dad.'
>Mine is the 6th. How old will I be? Here's a history/geography
>assignment;
Nah! I don't do school-type assignments on Fridays or Saturdays.
Besides, it's my birthday.
>what month, day and year did the former British colony known as
>the Gold Coast become the independent country of Ghana? I was born
>the same month, day and year.
Don't forget British Togoland. My Mom says it was also part of
that mix in 1957...and my Mom's a smart lady.
>Second assignment; what do *YOU* think would be good candidates for
>a code to indicate "Author Unknown" on a piece of unattributed
>ascii-art?
Well, if it's unattributed, I'd just leave it that way. The
lack of an attribution MEANS it's 'unattributed,' yes?
>...Microsoft's True Intentions...
>"One World, one Web, one Program" - Microsoft promotional ad
>"Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuhrer" - Adolf Hitler
>....now THIS is SCARY.
--
Annie Ascii -- budding 15-year-old ASCII artist
_____
#### #### ((( `\ No need to be scared, 'Dad.' Gill Bates
## ## ## ## _ _`\ ) / is a nerd. He might WANT to rule the
###### ###### (^ ) ) world, but he can't. As long as DR-DOS,
## ## ## ## ~-((,,,)) Linux, QNX, FreeBSD, Real/32 and so
## ## ## ## / many other operating systems are still
available, Mr. Bates is doomed to dis-
appointment. And in another few decades,
he'll be dead...just like Hitler. Hehe!
On Sat, 02 Mar 2002 08:00:46 -0000, ann...@oal.com wrote in message <u81...@corp.supernews.com>: >On 2002-03-02 mew...@softhome.net (James Dad) said: > >It's very nice, Annie. And Happy Birthday! >Thank you, 'Dad.' > >Mine is the 6th. How old will I be? Here's a history/geography > >assignment; >Nah! I don't do school-type assignments on Fridays or Saturdays. >Besides, it's my birthday. > >what month, day and year did the former British colony known as > >the Gold Coast become the independent country of Ghana? I was born > >the same month, day and year. >Don't forget British Togoland. My Mom says it was also part of >that mix in 1957...and my Mom's a smart lady. > >Second assignment; what do *YOU* think would be good candidates for > >a code to indicate "Author Unknown" on a piece of unattributed > >ascii-art? >Well, if it's unattributed, I'd just leave it that way. The >lack of an attribution MEANS it's 'unattributed,' yes? > >...Microsoft's True Intentions... > >"One World, one Web, one Program" - Microsoft promotional ad > >"Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuhrer" - Adolf Hitler > >....now THIS is SCARY. >-- >Annie Ascii -- budding 15-year-old ASCII artist > _____ > #### #### ((( `\ No need to be scared, 'Dad.' Gill Bates >## ## ## ## _ _`\ ) / is a nerd. He might WANT to rule the >###### ###### (^ ) ) world, but he can't. As long as DR-DOS, >## ## ## ## ~-((,,,)) Linux, QNX, FreeBSD, Real/32 and so >## ## ## ## / many other operating systems are still > available, Mr. Bates is doomed to dis- > appointment. And in another few decades, > he'll be dead...just like Hitler. Hehe! btw i preferred you with longer hair... not that i actually prefer you at all... but <mumble mumble>... -- I am your father www.adderleystreet.co.za/atjfaq.php
"JamesDad" wrote... > Methinks that 8 letters would be a bit much. I was thinking more like > four, since few people (such as former president George Herbert Walker > Bush) have FOUR initials. Most have three, fewer two. Yeah, 8 letters overdoes it a bit. One more to add to the list: ?HYSTA? - Have You Seen This Artist? > I'm starting to pick > up a little bit of consensus that a symbol before and after would also > help distinguish it from initials. Also, once it's agreed on what the code > for "Unattributed" or "Unknown" will be for the group and it's had a > little while to be in the FAQ, it would gain common use simply because of > how frequently it's referenced. I concede that consensus. :) > IMHO, simple and distinguishable, including a symbol at each end would be > the best guidelines for such a mark. [NOSIG], <unknown> and such work well > for such a purpose. I know I put some of these kind in myself as examples, > but the personal disclaimer type like IDDI (I Didn't Do It) or the > solicitation for creatorship ?DUDT? (Did You Do This?) doesn't seem to > have the right tone for me, now that I've thought about it. For myself, I > use ascii-art in a variety of ways, like popping them into emails or posts > in other parts of Usenet, so a more low-key symbol that just says "I > respect the artist; I just don't know who did it" would be more on target. > That's my 2c. I still like the ring of <NOSIG>. It doesn't have the "it wasn't me, honest!" tone to it as some of the others do, as you pointed out. I also believe that this should not be a word in the english dictionary, so if someone wants to search out <NOSIG> artwork, they can do so without having to wade through every conversation in which the word "unknown" was used. Of course, the -only- thing we here at alt.ascii-art find to be unknown has only been the artist of a <NOSIG> work, but every little bit helps. ;) And that's my 10 won to throw in the pile. ObAscii: _ .' . '. . # T # . ' _]_[_ ' '. _ .' (a rough estimation of the tails side of a 10-won piece) -Phydeaux
<ann...@oal.com> wrote... > > > On 2002-03-01 cla...@lords.com said: > >I thought that's what hugs were for... :) > > > > > > Do you want a hug? > > , > > OO ..~ > > || << > > bb /| > > > > > > Sure! > > `OO ..~ > > -||- -<<- > > bb /| > > > > > > *skewer!* > > _ Oo.~ > > _.`-|<< > > b|\ > > > > Ooopsie... > > , > > ## ~'' > > (< >> > >jg bb |\ Moral here being... "Beware girls bearing greetings"? > -- > Annie Ascii -- budding 15-year-old ASCII artist > _____ > #### #### ((( `\ That was an =expensive= thrill. > ## ## ## ## _ _`\ ) / Hehehe! > ###### ###### (^ ) ) \ > ## ## ## ## ~-((,,,)) BTW, today is my birthday. I got > ## ## ## ## / a new hairstyle. Do you like it? Happy birthday! And nice haircut, also! You look much more grown up now, if I do say so myself (and I just did). :) ObASCII: /\__/\ / (..) \ ___________,\ \ ~( # ` /`' \ ).-.____.\' // / \ `.\ \ ` (Spot: The Deliberate Mistake get's a haircut, too... not much difference here)
On 2002-03-02 dwe...@kornet.com said:
>Happy birthday! And nice haircut, also! You look much more grown
>up now, if I do say so myself (and I just did). :)
--
Annie Ascii -- budding 15-year-old ASCII artist
_____
#### #### ((( `\ Well, thanks, Phydeaux.
## ## ## ## _ _`\ ) /
###### ###### (^ ) )
## ## ## ## ~-((,,,))
## ## ## ## /
On Sat, 2 Mar 2002 20:06:23 +0900, "Phydeaux" <dwe...@kornet.com> wrote in message <a5qamq$op5$1...@news1.kornet.net>: ><ann...@oal.com> wrote... >> On 2002-03-01 cla...@lords.com said: >> >I thought that's what hugs were for... :) >> > Do you want a hug? >> > , >> > OO ..~ >> > || << >> > bb /| >> > >> > >> > Sure! >> > `OO ..~ >> > -||- -<<- >> > bb /| >> > >> > >> > *skewer!* >> > _ Oo.~ >> > _.`-|<< >> > b|\ >> > >> > Ooopsie... >> > , >> > ## ~'' >> > (< >> >> >jg bb |\ > >Moral here being... >"Beware girls bearing greetings"? > >> -- >> Annie Ascii -- budding 15-year-old ASCII artist >> _____ >> #### #### ((( `\ That was an =expensive= thrill. >> ## ## ## ## _ _`\ ) / Hehehe! >> ###### ###### (^ ) ) \ >> ## ## ## ## ~-((,,,)) BTW, today is my birthday. I got >> ## ## ## ## / a new hairstyle. Do you like it? > >Happy birthday! And nice haircut, also! You look much more grown up now, if I do say so >myself (and I just did). :) suck up... -- I am your father www.adderleystreet.co.za/atjfaq.php
On Thu, 28 Feb 2002 13:04:08 GMT, mew...@softhome.net (JamesDad) wrote: > >^QAA-A^ = "Query Alt.Ascii-Art" to find the artist. >*RHIUDT* = "Raise Hand If You Did This" >!ANSU! = "Attribution Needed: Speak Up!" >+AUSU+ = "Artist Unknown: Speak Up!" >?DUDT? = "Did U Do This?" >~IRAAAU~ = "I Respect Ascii-Artists: Artist Unknown" >(FISAU) = "Fill In Space: Artist Unknown" > how about <RIPT> (Really I didn't remove the sig Please Tell me whos it is if you know)
On Sat, 02 Mar 2002 08:00:46 -0000, ann...@oal.com wrote: > >Well, if it's unattributed, I'd just leave it that way. The >lack of an attribution MEANS it's 'unattributed,' yes? > No, it means someone removed the sig of the person who created the pic
On 02 Mar 2002 13:36:25 GMT, mik...@bluedwarf.spam.net (MJP) wrote: >On Thu, 28 Feb 2002 13:04:08 GMT, mew...@softhome.net (JamesDad) wrote: > >> >>^QAA-A^ = "Query Alt.Ascii-Art" to find the artist. >>*RHIUDT* = "Raise Hand If You Did This" >>!ANSU! = "Attribution Needed: Speak Up!" >>+AUSU+ = "Artist Unknown: Speak Up!" >>?DUDT? = "Did U Do This?" >>~IRAAAU~ = "I Respect Ascii-Artists: Artist Unknown" >>(FISAU) = "Fill In Space: Artist Unknown" >> > > >how about <RIPT> (Really I didn't remove the sig Please Tell me whos it is if you know) how about ?sig? -- ' + ` . ,-------------. + . ` . * ' \/ * . __ . ( alt.ascii-art ) . . ,-----------. ` (oO) -._'"- ( ,. _.' `-------------' ' ( you said it )_,' vv . `" `-` . ' * ` + `-----------' . JL
On Sat, 02 Mar 2002 18:46:35 GMT, las...@lastfuture.de (Peter -lastfuture- Marquardt) wrote: >On 02 Mar 2002 13:36:25 GMT, mik...@bluedwarf.spam.net (MJP) >wrote: >>On Thu, 28 Feb 2002 13:04:08 GMT, mew...@softhome.net (JamesDad) wrote: >>>^QAA-A^ = "Query Alt.Ascii-Art" to find the artist. >>>*RHIUDT* = "Raise Hand If You Did This" >>>!ANSU! = "Attribution Needed: Speak Up!" >>>+AUSU+ = "Artist Unknown: Speak Up!" >>>?DUDT? = "Did U Do This?" >>>~IRAAAU~ = "I Respect Ascii-Artists: Artist Unknown" >>>(FISAU) = "Fill In Space: Artist Unknown" >>how about <RIPT> (Really I didn't remove the sig Please Tell me whos it is if you know) > >how about > >?sig? Whatever floats the newsgroup's boat. SUGGESTION: when you post to this thread, mention the ones you like of what's been posted already in addition to any new ones you add. That way the group can be working toward consensus.1
On Sat, 02 Mar 2002 08:00:46 -0000, ann...@oal.com wrote: >On 2002-03-02 mew...@softhome.net (James Dad) said: > >It's very nice, Annie. And Happy Birthday! >Thank you, 'Dad.' > > >Mine is the 6th. How old will I be? Here's a history/geography > >assignment; >Nah! I don't do school-type assignments on Fridays or Saturdays. >Besides, it's my birthday. > >what month, day and year did the former British colony known as > >the Gold Coast become the independent country of Ghana? I was born > >the same month, day and year. >Don't forget British Togoland. My Mom says it was also part of >that mix in 1957...and my Mom's a smart lady. I only knew that Ghana and I shared "birthdays" (and your Mom got the year right--March 6, 1957 is the day) from a random "hit" years ago in reading the Annuals my folks had bought of the "Encyclopedia Americana". Good for your Mom! > >Second assignment; what do *YOU* think would be good candidates for > >a code to indicate "Author Unknown" on a piece of unattributed > >ascii-art? > >Well, if it's unattributed, I'd just leave it that way. The >lack of an attribution MEANS it's 'unattributed,' yes? My main concern is the differentiation between ascii-art where the sig has been *intentionally* stripped (as I've read about in some recent threads) and where someone has gotten hold of a piece of ascii-art, would like to give credit, but doesn't know who to give it to. Later on, Annie... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "JamesDad" (my name is Mike--I'm James' Dad) is a nym I use in honor and memory of my son James Webb (1992-2000), slain in battle fighting leukemia. His story is told on the webpages http://www.themiraclekids.com/james.htm and at http://www.themiraclekids.com/mem-james.htm. He was a greater man at 8 than many ever become. May the message of his life not be forgotten!
On Sat, 2 Mar 2002 19:56:42 +0900, "Phydeaux" <dwe...@kornet.com> wrote: >"JamesDad" wrote... >> Methinks that 8 letters would be a bit much. I was thinking more like >> four, since few people (such as former president George Herbert Walker >> Bush) have FOUR initials. Most have three, fewer two. >Yeah, 8 letters overdoes it a bit. One more to add to the list: > >?HYSTA? - Have You Seen This Artist? I think it's HYSTArical! I like it, too. ============================================================== WASUP! on Animal Rights: People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it's safer to pick on rich women than biker gangs. ...one word from me: CHICKEN! ==============================================================
On Sun, 03 Mar 2002 02:32:12 GMT, mew...@softhome.net (JamesDad) wrote in message <3c8...@news.mpinet.net>: >On Sat, 02 Mar 2002 08:00:46 -0000, ann...@oal.com wrote: >>On 2002-03-02 mew...@softhome.net (James Dad) said: >> >It's very nice, Annie. And Happy Birthday! >>Thank you, 'Dad.' >> >Mine is the 6th. How old will I be? Here's a history/geography >> >assignment; >>Nah! I don't do school-type assignments on Fridays or Saturdays. >>Besides, it's my birthday. >> >what month, day and year did the former British colony known as >> >the Gold Coast become the independent country of Ghana? I was born >> >the same month, day and year. >>Don't forget British Togoland. My Mom says it was also part of >>that mix in 1957...and my Mom's a smart lady. >I only knew that Ghana and I shared "birthdays" (and your Mom got the year >right--March 6, 1957 is the day) from a random "hit" years ago in reading >the Annuals my folks had bought of the "Encyclopedia Americana". Good for >your Mom! at 45, yer damn gullible... suuuure "she" asked her mommy... >---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > "JamesDad" (my name is Mike--I'm James' Dad) is a nym I use in honor and memory of my son > James Webb (1992-2000), slain in battle fighting leukemia. His story is told on the webpages > http://www.themiraclekids.com/james.htm and at http://www.themiraclekids.com/mem-james.htm. > He was a greater man at 8 than many ever become. May the message of his life not be forgotten! sorry about your kid... yer a sentimental old bastard, aren't you...? -- I am your father www.adderleystreet.co.za/atjfaq.php
On Sat, 2 Mar 2002 19:56:42 +0900, "Phydeaux" <dwe...@kornet.com> wrote: <snip> > >> IMHO, simple and distinguishable, including a symbol at each end would be >> the best guidelines for such a mark. [NOSIG], <unknown> and such work well >> for such a purpose. I know I put some of these kind in myself as examples, >> but the personal disclaimer type like IDDI (I Didn't Do It) or the >> solicitation for creatorship ?DUDT? (Did You Do This?) doesn't seem to >> have the right tone for me, now that I've thought about it. For myself, I >> use ascii-art in a variety of ways, like popping them into emails or posts >> in other parts of Usenet, so a more low-key symbol that just says "I >> respect the artist; I just don't know who did it" would be more on target. >> That's my 2c. > >I still like the ring of <NOSIG>. It doesn't have the "it wasn't me, honest!" tone to it >as some of the others do, as you pointed out. I also believe that this should not be a >word in the english dictionary, so if someone wants to search out <NOSIG> artwork, they >can do so without having to wade through every conversation in which the word "unknown" >was used. Of course, the -only- thing we here at alt.ascii-art find to be unknown has >only been the artist of a <NOSIG> work, but every little bit helps. ;) And that's my 10 >won to throw in the pile. [NOSIG] works for me > >ObAscii: > _ > .' . '. >. # T # . >' _]_[_ ' > '. _ .' > >(a rough estimation of the tails side of a 10-won piece) > >-Phydeaux > lgbeard
On Thu, 28 Feb 2002 13:04:08 GMT, mew...@softhome.net (JamesDad) wrote: >On 28 Feb 2002 02:52:15 GMT, mik...@bluedwarf.spam.net (MJP) >wrote: >>On Wed, 27 Feb 2002 19:13:13 GMT, las...@lastfuture.de (Peter >-lastfuture- Marquardt) wrote: >>>On Wed, 27 Feb 2002 18:33:44 GMT, mew...@softhome.net (JamesDad) >>>wrote: >>>>UNK : UNKnown source. >>>>#AU# : Artist unknown. The "#" characters would highlight that it was >>>> not someone with the initials "AU" who did the artwork. >>>>*U* : again, Unknown source. >>>>#NBM# : Not By Me >>>>UNATTR : UNATTRibuted; artist unknown. >> >> hmm I do like -=NBM=- (not by me) or -UNK- though either *could* be a >> sig too. > <snip >^QAA-A^ = "Query Alt.Ascii-Art" to find the artist. >*RHIUDT* = "Raise Hand If You Did This" >!ANSU! = "Attribution Needed: Speak Up!" >+AUSU+ = "Artist Unknown: Speak Up!" >?DUDT? = "Did U Do This?" >~IRAAAU~ = "I Respect Ascii-Artists: Artist Unknown" >(FISAU) = "Fill In Space: Artist Unknown" > <snip> >OBUASCII: (OBligatory Unattributed ASCII art) > > -. .- > _..-'( )`-.._ > ./'. '||\\. _ _ /| ACK! .//||` .`\. > ./'.|'.'||||\\|.. \'o.O' / ..|//||||`.`|.`\. > ./'..|'.|| |||||\``````=(___)=''''''/||||| ||.`|..`\. > ./'.||'.|||| ||||||||||||. U .|||||||||||| ||||.`||.`\. > /'|||'.|||||| ||||||||||||| ||||||||||||| ||||||.`|||`\ > '.|||'.||||||| ||||||||||||| ||||||||||||| |||||||.`|||.` > '.||| ||||||||| |/' ``\||`` ''||/'' `\| ||||||||| |||.` > |/' \./' `\./ \!|\ /|!/ \./' `\./ `\| > V V V }' `\ /' `{ V V V > ` ` ` V ' ' ' Acknowledgements Missing Ack Missing Ack!Msg [A!Msg] <-- Throwing one into the pot .:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::. : _ : : ' ( .-. .-. .-. : : / . `. .' ) | /.-. ( | : : ) / \ | / .-' ) \) ) \ | : : .' ) | \ ' / '. ( | ( : : ) '-' \ | | | '. \/ : : ' .'-'. ( ` \_.-. / /\ ) .-. : : /_/ /_/ \ _) )_/ /_/ (_.' : : `--^-' : ':::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::LGB:' crooked letter ACK! :) lgbeard
On Sun, 3 Mar 2002 23:37:06 +0000 (UTC), drsquare <now...@nowhere.co.uk> wrote in message <kmu...@4ax.com>: >On Sat, 02 Mar 2002 00:52:37 -0000, in alt.ascii-art, > (ann...@oal.com) wrote: >>Annie Ascii -- budding 15-year-old ASCII artist >One more year and it's legal to shag you. i was interested in shagging her at 14... 15 seems a bit old... >That is if you're not just a 50 year old paedophile. heh... the bimboness does tend to shine through... either a good actor, or she's really a 15yo girl... i wonder if she's had her boobs squeezed yet...? > _____ >> #### #### ((( `\ That was an =expensive= thrill. >>## ## ## ## _ _`\ ) / Hehehe! >>###### ###### (^ ) ) \ >>## ## ## ## ~-((,,,)) BTW, today is my birthday. I got >>## ## ## ## / a new hairstyle. Do you like it? >Fuck that bollocks, send us a proper picture. yeh... naked preferable... -- I am your father www.adderleystreet.co.za/atjfaq.php
You wanna dance with her?? But you can do the shag even now... THAT IS
IF ANNIE would like to be on the same planet with you (if given the choice)
Shag also means
* A tangle or mass, especially of rough matted hair
She just got her hair straightened, so why in a years time do you want
to revert her back???
* A coarse long nap, as on a wollen cloth
* a rug with a thick rough pile
* Coarse shredded tobacco
I know the tobacco bit more than the other coz it happened with a friend
he was Dutch and his brother was in Durban, he went visiting his brother
and there he went to a shop and asked the lady behind the counter for a
SHAG... and SHE WAS SHOCKED!! She nearly tore this guys head off before
he could even explain that IN Europe, or atleast in Holland SHAG is a
pouch of tobacco for rolling your own cigarettes.....
?:)
"drsquare" <now...@nowhere.co.uk> wrote in message
news:kmu...@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 02 Mar 2002 00:52:37 -0000, in alt.ascii-art,
> (ann...@oal.com) wrote:
>
> >Annie Ascii -- budding 15-year-old ASCII artist
>
> One more year and it's legal to shag you. That is if you're not just a 50
> year old paedophile.
> _____
> > #### #### ((( `\ That was an =expensive= thrill.
> >## ## ## ## _ _`\ ) / Hehehe!
> >###### ###### (^ ) ) \
> >## ## ## ## ~-((,,,)) BTW, today is my birthday. I got
> >## ## ## ## / a new hairstyle. Do you like it?
>
> Fuck that bollocks, send us a proper picture.
>
>
> --
> Drsquare
> '. .' . .
> '. : : .''
> : : : .'
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> '.....:......'
On 2002-03-04 Pos...@NoSpam.net said:
>You wanna dance with her?? But you can do the shag even now... THAT
>IS IF ANNIE would like to be on the same planet with you (if given
>the choice)
--
Annie Ascii -- budding 15-year-old ASCII artist
_____
#### #### ((( `\ There'll be no 'dancing' -- or anything
## ## ## ## _ _`\ ) / else -- with DrSquare or with Richard
###### ###### (^ ) ) Catto (a.k.a. 'Mel' and 'Lord Vader').
## ## ## ## ~-((,,,)) They're pathetic little wankers.
## ## ## ## / Besides, they're both faggots. They
can 'dance' with EACH OTHER. Hehehe!
"Lord Vader" <vad...@empire.starwars.com> wrote in message news:sn6...@4ax.com... > On Sat, 02 Mar 2002 08:00:46 -0000, ann...@oal.com wrote in message > <u81...@corp.supernews.com>: > >On 2002-03-02 mew...@softhome.net (James Dad) said: > > >It's very nice, Annie. And Happy Birthday! > >Thank you, 'Dad.' > > >Mine is the 6th. How old will I be? Here's a history/geography > > >assignment; > >Nah! I don't do school-type assignments on Fridays or Saturdays. > >Besides, it's my birthday. > > >what month, day and year did the former British colony known as > > >the Gold Coast become the independent country of Ghana? I was born > > >the same month, day and year. > >Don't forget British Togoland. My Mom says it was also part of > >that mix in 1957...and my Mom's a smart lady. > > >Second assignment; what do *YOU* think would be good candidates for > > >a code to indicate "Author Unknown" on a piece of unattributed > > >ascii-art? > >Well, if it's unattributed, I'd just leave it that way. The > >lack of an attribution MEANS it's 'unattributed,' yes? > > >...Microsoft's True Intentions... > > >"One World, one Web, one Program" - Microsoft promotional ad > > >"Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuhrer" - Adolf Hitler > > >....now THIS is SCARY. > >-- > >Annie Ascii -- budding 15-year-old ASCII artist > > _____ > > #### #### ((( `\ No need to be scared, 'Dad.' Gill Bates > >## ## ## ## _ _`\ ) / is a nerd. He might WANT to rule the > >###### ###### (^ ) ) world, but he can't. As long as DR-DOS, > >## ## ## ## ~-((,,,)) Linux, QNX, FreeBSD, Real/32 and so > >## ## ## ## / many other operating systems are still > > available, Mr. Bates is doomed to dis- > > appointment. And in another few decades, > > he'll be dead...just like Hitler. Hehe! > > btw i preferred you with longer hair... not that i actually prefer you at > all... but <mumble mumble>... we all know you are a man's man !!! Jono told u s.. LOL
"Lord Vader" <vad...@empire.starwars.com> wrote in message news:r1f...@4ax.com... > On Fri, 01 Mar 2002 16:16:46 -0800, Nat <h...@century.net> wrote in message > <d76...@4ax.com>: > >On Fri, 01 Mar 2002 07:17:23 -0000, ann...@oal.com wrote: > >>I suggest Lord Vader--with an attitude like > >>his, I think he needs a little affection and some kind words. > >My hat is off to you if you can do that, but I believe that we should accept > >responsibility for our own actions. Considering his truculant abuse of people > >here in aaa, I cannot see where he deserves any kindness. > > get over yourself... when have i abused you...? you abuse everyone.... yer posts prove it....
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