Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 28 Oct 1994.
What is this ?
alt.ascii-art
· 9 messages · 28 Oct 1994 - 16 Mar 1995
>Now that many of the old ascii-art fans have departed, lost their >accounts, or lost interest, it might be time to let the newcomers do >what the oldies failed to do - identify this object: >There are no prizes ! >-------------------------------------------------------------------- > UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object ) by Unknown. > ________ *** > `~~~\__ | **** | **** > || *** | | | | | *** > || []**| | | | | | | | |**[] > || []* | | | | | | | | | *[] > || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** > || **** __|__ **** > ||__*** \___/ *** > ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* > * ############# * > ***************** >-------------------------------------------------------------------- It is the space ship at the top row of space invaders pointing to his right. -The Dude of... (no, not life) From: lem...@cs.colorado.edu (Matt LeMay) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: What is this ? Date: 27 Oct 1994 07:53:00 GMT Colin Douthwaite <Col...@equinox.gen.nz> conjectures: > [what the hell is this?] It is symbolic of the never ending quest for knoweledge and the wisdom to use it effectively without alienating the strata of human existence that struggle within society. It represents that ever-so- thin line between science and personal identity; between philosophy and self-worth; it is that great question-mark that we, as a society, collectively wake up to each and every morning. Its simplistic elegance suggests to us that we must always strive for ever higher peaks and then span the deep, darkened abysmal valleys of ignorance, but that we must not lose our faith in humanity, in all its multitudonousness. Now, whaddya' say I won? -Matt (lem...@cs.colorado.edu) -Who's never really won anything, anyway. From: kth...@oregon.uoregon.edu (Kenneth C. Thomas) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: What is this ? Date: 27 Oct 1994 16:13:33 GMT Any Oregon parent would know this. It's a baby carriage stuck in the mud. I guess Junior's chucking his pasifier over the side. -Ken From: bau...@gtetel.com (Danni Bauer) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: What is this ? Date: 28 Oct 1994 11:41:43 GMT A pan of popcorn that's starting to pop. Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art From: ogr...@netcom.com (Joe Rumsey) Subject: Re: What is this ? Date: Sun, 30 Oct 1994 12:29:38 GMT It's one of those things. You know, the ones you always need but can never find? I know you know what I'm talking about, I just can't remember the name. I used one just the other day, but now I can't find it. I think I left it in the kitchen. Or maybe the garage. No wait, it was the living room! I'm going to go look for it, bye. Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art From: ra...@canon.co.uk (Richard Kirk) Subject: Re: What is this ? Date: Mon, 31 Oct 1994 12:00:57 GMT This is a fragment of aborginal ascii-art from at Ayer's rock from 8000 BC according to Erich von Daniken in "Was God an Astronaut?", and clearly shows we were being cruised by extra-terrestrials who wanted to know if we had any good-looking sisters at home. The whereabouts of the original drawing is a closely-guarded secret. This is also discussed at length in "Was Daniken a Loony?" (various authors). Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art From: an1...@anon.penet.fi Date: Mon, 31 Oct 1994 12:06:04 UTC Subject: Re: What is this ? A little smily that stopped smiling after realicing that it started to rain. From: bjm...@nic.smsu.edu (Minton Brian J) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: What is this ? Date: 31 Oct 1994 08:55:55 -0600 its a batting cage, top view From: Dou...@chameleon.alt.za (Douglas Owen) Date: 31 Oct 94 19:19:21 + Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: What is this ? It's an Egyptian coffee-pot with it's own built-in pestil-and-mortar style coffee grinder. ---or how about--- The head of a robot (automaton?) with one black eye and the other one ripped out, indicating which way the guy went that also rammed his arm into his ear after pulling it off. Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art From: eza...@uoft02.utoledo.edu Subject: RE: Question: What is this ? Date: Sat, 29 Oct 1994 05:44:44 GMT In Article <38s5e7$8f...@gagme.wwa.com> bob...@wwa.com (Bob Allison) writes: I believe that this picture first started appearing when I made a request for Egyptian items about two months ago. Someone, I can't rmember the name unfortunately, made this and said that it was a represnetation of an oil lamp which might have been used back then. I hope this helps clear the confusion. From: Col...@equinox.gen.nz (Colin Douthwaite) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Question: What is this ? Date: 31 Oct 1994 20:25:50 GMT eza...@uoft02.utoledo.edu wrote: : In Article <38s5e7$8f...@gagme.wwa.com> : bob...@wwa.com (Bob Allison) writes: : I believe that this picture first started appearing when I made a : request for Egyptian items about two months ago. Someone, I can't : rmember the name unfortunately, made this and said that it was a : represnetation of an oil lamp which might have been used back then. : I hope this helps clearthe confusion. I think these earlier postings indicate that the Unknown Ascii Object is not of Egyptian origin: -------------------------------------------------------------------- From: pau...@heino.ibh.rwth-aachen.de (Paul Foerster) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: LINE: Ancient Egypt items Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 10:43:11 GMT Col...@equinox.gen.nz (Colin Douthwaite) writes: >Varian (var...@aol.com) wrote: >: Someone asked for ankhs and other items. >: Here's a few I put together this morning. :) >[...interesting pics omitted...] >In view of your interest in things Egyptological perhaps you could >identify this object ? >At the moment I have it classified as a Doams Machine Mach 2 but I >am willing to be persuaded otherwise by authoritative argument ! > ________ *** > `~~~\__ | **** | **** > || *** | | | | | *** > || []**| | | | | | | | |**[] > || []* | | | | | | | | | *[] > || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** > || **** __|__ **** > ||__*** \___/ *** > ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* > * ############# * > ***************** > DOAMS MACH 2 - 1994 i may be totally wrong but this looks rather like a ship under a bridge over a small lake which is filled up by a waterfall on the left. Incidentally, what the hell is a DOAMS MACHINE? -------------------------------------------------------------------- From: var...@aol.com (Varian) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: LINE: Ancient Egypt items Date: 28 Jul 1994 07:19:04 -0400 Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Col...@equinox.gen.nz (Colin Douthwaite)asked: >In view of your interest in things Egyptological perhaps you could >identify this object ? ::sigh:: Interest, I have, but an intimate education in that field, I have not. :( I've checked the few books I have that contain photos of objects found in Tutankhamen's tomb and such, but haven't found anything to match this illustration. My best *guess* is that it may represent something like an incense burner or braisier, but again, that is merely a guess. As I have no idea what a "Doams Machine Mach 2" might be, the guess and even my idea that this item should relate in some manner with ancient Egypt could be way offbase. ;) Perhaps someone else will see it and be able to reply more certainly for you. :) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art From: ton...@austin.ibm.com (Toney Cassel) Subject: Re: LINE: Ancient Egypt items Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 18:19:23 GMT In article <318478$j5...@search01.news.aol.com> var...@aol.com (Varian) writes: With the subject of egyptogoly on the board, it looks like one of those burial boats or funeral barges or whatever they're called. Maybe. :) Toney Cassel - ton...@acad.stedwards.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------- From: bar...@kingarthur.jsc.nasa.gov (Joseph A. Barcio II a.k.a. The Wanderer) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Question: What is this ? Date: 31 Oct 1994 22:50:48 GMT Looks to me like a city (Skyscrapers) by a Lake with a Boat in it. There's a a river flowing into the lake. So, it's a bad attempt of a 3D representation of the aforementioned on a 2D "canvas." From: rwb...@giaec.cc.monash.edu.au (Wanderer) Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii,alt.ascii-art,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii Subject: Talk: What is this ? Date: 1 Nov 1994 09:03:13 -0600 Approved: bob...@wwa.com it looks like a boat under a bridge but I don't know what the bit on the left is. Some sort of chimney?? of a cliff? mmmm From: jp...@ecf.toronto.edu (Jason Pilon) Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii,alt.ascii-art,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii Subject: Talk: What is this ? Date: 1 Nov 1994 16:36:53 -0600 >it looks like a boat under a bridge but I don't know what the >bit on the left is. Some sort of chimney?? of a cliff? A boat at the foot of Niagara Falls? From: mmo...@orion.it.luc.edu (Michael Moore) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Question: What is this ? Date: 2 Nov 1994 00:47:21 GMT it's a conversation piece From: ro...@spot.Colorado.EDU (ROH JOHN J) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Question: What is this ? Date: 2 Nov 1994 08:21:14 GMT This is clearly two zebras having sex. John Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art From: is9...@brunel.ac.uk (DR J) Subject: Re: What is this ? Date: Wed, 2 Nov 1994 11:40:41 GMT It's a broken-down flying saucer. The engine won't start, so the little grey man has been trying to crank the motor with the starting handle, only he's given up and gone to 'phone for a tow-ufo. DR J From: dse...@iastate.edu Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: What is this ? Date: 2 Nov 1994 14:32:07 GMT Looks like a sitting Ostrich. From: clh...@vaxa.strath.ac.uk (Jason Irwin) Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii Subject: Talk: What is this ? Date: 2 Nov 1994 10:45:29 -0600 Mighty Morphin Power Ranger? Boba Fett? Robbie the Robot? Some Star Warsy/Treky thingy? Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art From: mic...@treebranch.com Subject: RE: WHAT IS THIS ? Date: Wed, 02 Nov 94 21:48:12 A one eyed hover-robot waiter returning after serving a cognac to Meg Ryan From: dal...@cadence.com (Dale DePriest) Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii,alt.ascii-art,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii Subject: Talk: What is this ??? Date: 2 Nov 1994 18:25:30 -0600 My guess is that it is some sort of spaceship. The bit on the left is the propulsion unit similar to startrek designs. The small object is a shuttle craft which is a similar design shown from the front view. From: max...@mrnews.mro.dec.com () Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii,alt.ascii-art,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii Subject: Talk: What is this ? Date: 3 Nov 1994 17:22:16 -0600 Looks to me like the space-car The Jetsons used to drive. - jw From: sim...@yvax.byu.edu Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: RE: WHAT IS THIS ? Date: 3 Nov 94 09:29:16 -0700 How about a one eyed hover-robot preparing to torture Princess Leia if she doesn't tell Mr. Vader the location of the secret Rebel base? From: psm...@orion.alaska.edu Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: <None> Date: 2 Nov 94 21:40:39 AST >From: rwb...@giaec.cc.monash.edu.au (Wanderer) >Subject: Talk: What is this ? >Date: 1 Nov 1994 09:03:13 -0600 >bob...@wwa.com (Bob Allison) writes: >> This pic has been floating around a.a-a, and I thought Id post it to >>all the groups. The idea is to guess what the object is. Piece of CAKE....not actually....that is to be taken as an expletive.... The great turkey has swallowed the Mayflower in hopes of reducing it's future losses. It, rather than the obnoxious, show off bald eagle, was predicted to be the Thanksgiving meal of the future in the soon to be ripped Americas.... The great turkey is lying in the woods, attempting to digest the noxious boat and it's anti-HR187 population.....and it's feathers are rising vertically due to the various gasses developed in the process. You will note a wry smile on the face of the giant turkey, knowing that the "People" will not lose their land, and the turkey population will not be anually decimated in lustful overindulgence.... The great turkey has also remembered that its progeny were to have been stuffed with a mixture of bread and herbs, and instead it was feeling rather stuffed with this wooden relic in it's dark interior.... Rather than the shot heard around the world....history would record the BELCH heard around the world....no one would ever take note that toothpick like slivers would fly through the woods..... The end Gruffy of the Glacier! From: and...@beenet.com (Andy Nachbaur) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: What is this ? Date: Thu, 3 Nov 1994 15:53:00 GMT >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object ) by Unknown. > ___________________________ > |No Place Like a Warm Home| > | Heated by a Swedish Oven| > --------------------------- >> ________ *** >> `~~~\__ | **** | **** >> || *** | | | | | *** >> || []**| | | | | | | | |**[] >> || []* | | | | | | | | | *[] >> || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** >> || **** __|__ _______/ **** >> ||__*** \___/ |_____| *** >> ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* >> * ############# * >> ***************** >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ozm...@kaiwan.com (Mike Zorn) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: What is this ? Date: 3 Nov 1994 22:20:41 -0800 It looks Egyptian to me. Check through a few books on ancient Egypt. From: la...@midnight.eielson.af.mil (Lori A. Martin) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: RE: WHAT IS THIS ? Date: Fri, 4 Nov 1994 06:31:49 GMT Looks to me like a boat in a harbor that just pulled out of it's dock, heading to the channel that will take it out to sea?? From: dse...@iastate.edu Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: What is Looks like a sitting Ostrich. From: Carolyn Adams <ada...@u.washington.edu> Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: What is this ? Date: Thu, 3 Nov 1994 13:53:20 -0800 From: Carolyn Adams <ada...@u.washington.edu> Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: What is this ? Date: Thu, 3 Nov 1994 13:53:20 -0800 It is a teapot with a tea bag in it! From: msm...@netaxs.com (The Samurai) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: What is this ? Date: 4 Nov 1994 06:55:46 GMT It's an oil lamp. From: amu...@shl.com Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii,alt.ascii-art Subject: Talk: What is this ? Date: 2 Nov 1994 10:46:32 -0600 Approved: bob...@wwa.com In article <38s5e7$8f...@gagme.wwa.com>, <bob...@wwa.com> writes: > > This pic has been floating around a.a-a, and I thought Id post it to > all the groups. The idea is to guess what the object is. A swan that ate the entire duck pond? Amanda From: fla...@netcom.com (Flam) Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii,alt.ascii-art,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii Subject: Talk: What is this ? Date: 4 Nov 1994 19:48:22 -0600 -- Or maybe a lamp like a genie would live in? -- Wow.. Did Flam get his uucp to work? From: jm...@hpbs2500.boi.hp.com (Jeannette Weston) Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii,alt.ascii-art,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii Subject: Talk-Line: What is this ? Date: 4 Nov 1994 19:47:59 -0600 Approved: bob...@wwa.com How about one of those popcorn packets that you cook on the stove and the foil puffs up as the popcorn is popped? The handle on the left lets you shake the popcorn as it cooks without having to get your hand anywhere near the burner. The small object on the left in the middle is just the logo on the package. From: vir...@father.com (Virginia Beyer) Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii Subject: Answer: What is this ? Date: 4 Nov 1994 20:17:44 -0600 Approved: bob...@wwa.com >> This pic has been floating around a.a-a, and I thought Id post it to >>all the groups. The idea is to guess what the object is. >> UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object ) by Unknown. My guess would be, a tea pot. That little thingy in the center there may be the tag of a tea bag hanging out on the side. (One tea bag? Fairly weak tea, I'd say) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: TALK-LINE: WHAT IS THIS ? From: jul...@asacomp.com (Julie Rhodes) Date: Sun, 6 Nov 94 07:49:00 -0500 ________ *** `~~~\__ | **** | **** || *** | | | | | *** || []**| | | | | | | | |**[] || []* | | | | | | | | | *[] || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** || **** __|__ **** ||__*** \___/ *** ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* * ############# * ***************** The above looks a lot to me like something out of Egyptian mythology, maybe the boat of the world (or the boat carrying the souls of the dead) as it travels over the ocean and under the sky. From: ia...@venus.engr.ucdavis.edu (Ian Broverman) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Question: What is this ? Date: 7 Nov 1994 11:21:07 GMT Why am I the only one who remembers this? The original artist told everyone that this was a picture of some obscure (to me) bridge in Australia. From: psm...@orion.alaska.edu Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Talk: What is this? Date: 7 Nov 94 21:50:50 AST Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: RE: WHAT IS THIS ? > > UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object ) by Unknown. The reason this has not been revealed before is that this is classified invormation...let me explain: This device was developed during the development of the "Clinton Health Plan." It was becoming obvious to the 500 secret workers on the plan, many of whom had direct interest in various aspects of health, that the plan was more expensive than they thought. Some of them turned in desperation to Mrs. Clinton for suggestions on ways to cut expenses in other areas of the government to pay for the new plan. She, in turn, called on Mr. Clinton for advise. Of course we are all aware of President' Clinton's experience in warfare. After considerable soul searching and head scratching, Mr. Clinton remembered that a great deal of money could be diverted to health from defense, if one could just eliminate expensive projects in defense. This particular design is one he designed and presented to the Joint Chiefs of staff. That is why, to this point, it has been unknown. It is Classified. Their request is that this be considered as a New battle ship for the fleets. It would eliminate the need for larger ships... The premise is very simple, really. Being a student of History, and having studied Greek History whilst at Oxford, Mr. Clinton became aware of the incredible novelty of the "Trojan Horse" as it was used at Troy in actual combat. The principle was really very obvious. The concept would be perfect for the navy. This would be a Trojan Ship, rather than horse. Designed as a Giant Swan, it could slip unnoticed into harbours and unleash small tactical ships to attack the enemy right in his own harbours. If it worked at Troy, it would be a "shoe-in" in enemy harbours. It would have been the PERFECT way to enter Haiti the FIRST try. The thugs at the docks in Port-au-Prince would have been hard pressed to scare off such an innocuous thing as a Swan without looking like very NASTY people. When it is finished, it will be christened the USS Swan Song. Yours in STARK revelation, Glacier Gruff From: sha...@halls1.cc.monash.edu.au (Ahmad Shazli MAHFUDZ - Shaz) Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii,alt.ascii-art,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii Subject: Talk-line: What is this? Date: 8 Nov 1994 00:38:30 -0600 It's an ascii of the Sydney Harbour Bridge with a boat cruising below it.. =) From: le...@leis.leis.bellcore.com (Lee Lichtenstein) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Question: What is this ? Date: 8 Nov 1994 19:47:48 GMT We all live in an ascii submarine, ascii submarine, ascii submarine :) :P Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art From: dwi...@cix.compulink.co.uk ("Wavey Davey") Subject: Re: What is this ? Easy, that's a sumo wrestler sitting on a very small toilet having a very difficult dump..... Isn't it? Davey Winder (aka Wavey Davey) From: fxd...@camelot.acf-lab.alaska.edu (A Figment of your Imagination) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Dragon (Re: Question: What is this?) Date: 10 Nov 1994 00:18:35 GMT After the hippo was posted I couldn't resist! ^==================. oo____00 / / \ . ' ";'.- `.____/|] [] [] || \ . ' " U ||] []******|| \ , ' ||] []**{[{[{// \;*[] ||] []* [{[{// ,.'``\[ *[] ||] []*^^^^^^// ,.^^^^^^^^^^^^*[] [] ||]**** __|?_ .'{[{[{[{[{[{[{[*********[] ||__*** \___/{[{[{[{[{[{[{[{[{*********** Art `~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* `****[] Modifyed by * #############* ,* **** dk * *** **** *** * ***[] ,/ J ./ J *** ________________________________ ***[] <==#**{}**{}**{}**[]***[]****[]****[]** Internet: Fsd...@acad3.alaska.edu From: psm...@orion.alaska.edu Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: What is it? Solved!! Date: 13 Nov 94 22:56:19 AST Birthday Pin~ata with surprise boat inside for avid duck hunter ? FFURg 'n Rand, Esq. From: psm...@orion.alaska.edu Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: What is it, solved again! Date: 17 Nov 94 05:59:13 AST Subject: RE: WHAT IS THIS ? UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object ) by Unknown. ________ *** `~~~\__ | **** | **** || *** | | | | | *** || []**| | | | | | | | |**[] || []* | | | | | | | | | *[] || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** || **** __|__ **** ||__*** \___/ *** ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* * ############# * ***************** Way, Down upoooooooonnn a Swanee's River, Farrrrrrr, farrrrrrr, awayyyyyyyyy.... Waterfall? What waterfall......? FFURg 'n Rand, Esq. From: psm...@orion.alaska.edu Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Solved at Last... Date: 21 Nov 94 21:04:40 AST Message-ID: <199...@orion.alaska.edu> Subject: RE: WHAT IS THIS ? UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object ) by Unknown. ________ *** `~~~\__ | **** | **** || *** | | | | | *** || []**| | | | | | | | |**[] || []* | | | | | | | | | *[] || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** || **** __|__ **** ||__*** \___/ *** ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* * ############# * ***************** What do you mean Boatswain....sea monster...have you been sneaking grog again? NO Captain....NO...I'm not kidding... Yours truly... Gruff 'n Rand From: sri...@chat.carleton.ca (Serge Rivard) Subject: Re: Important Archaelogical Discovery Message-ID: <D07...@cunews.carleton.ca> Sender: new...@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Date: Sat, 3 Dec 1994 01:51:11 GMT > Subject: RE: WHAT IS THIS ? > UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object ) by Unknown. > ________ *** > `~~~\__ | **** | **** > || *** | | | | | *** > || []**| | | | | | | | |**[] > || []* | | | | | | | | | *[] > || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** > || **** __|__ **** > ||__*** \___/ *** > ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* > * ############# * > ***************** it kinda looks like the 'eel' in the game indiana jones and the fate of atlantis....if i remember it was called 'electric eel' which happened to be an archeological find ;) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: What is it...Solved at LAST....! Date: 27 Dec 94 11:07:01 AST Message-ID: <199...@orion.alaska.edu> Subject: RE: WHAT IS THIS ? UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object ) by Unknown. ________ *** `~~~\__ | **** | **** || *** | | | | | *** || []**| | | | | | | | |**[] || []* | | | | | | | | | *[] || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** || **** __|__ **** ||__*** \___/ *** ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* * ############# * ***************** Your intrepid reporters JUST returned from a trip to the very north-most latitudes in search of the TRUTH. WHAT is it? We took with us a polaroid-ascii camera (new invention), and snuck this photograph. This is AMAZING.... You have here a sneak photo of the loading of Santa's sled....the elves are busily cramming in a canoe for some wonderful child out there in the farthest reaches of the trip, knowing it will be one of the LAST objects off the sled before it returns to the polar regions for next season's efforts....needless to say, the elves move so quickly they couldn't be captured on ascii-film. Sincerely, Your Far BETTER than National Inquirer reporters, Gruff 'n Ran.. Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art From: mbo...@apdev.cs.mci.com (MLH Bonham) Subject: Re: What is it...Solved at LAST....! Message-ID: <D1H...@sgi1.cs.mci.com> Date: Wed, 28 Dec 1994 00:21:09 GMT In article <199...@orion.alaska.edu>, psm...@orion.alaska.edu writes: |> Subject: RE: WHAT IS THIS ? |> |> UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object ) by Unknown. |> |> ________ *** |> `~~~\__ | **** | **** |> || *** | | | | | *** |> || []**| | | | | | | | |**[] |> || []* | | | | | | | | | *[] |> || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** |> || **** __|__ **** |> ||__*** \___/ *** |> ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* |> * ############# * |> ***************** I seem to remember seeing a similar picture once and I think it was a type of pyramid with a passage that went to this huge burial chamber with other passages down below. Or I could be way off base... Sky Warrior From: rsl...@aurora.alaska.edu Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Finally...it IS...drum roll.... Date: 19 Jan 95 08:10:44 -0900 Message-ID: <199...@aurora.alaska.edu> Subject: RE: WHAT IS THIS ? UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object ) by Unknown. ________ *** `~~~\__ | **** | **** || *** | | | | | *** || []**| | | | | | | | |**[] || []* | | | | | | | | | *[] || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** || **** __|__ **** ||__*** \___/ *** ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* * ############# * ***************** A research grant was let the year before last by the United States Congress, encouraged by the then incumbent party, to discover the real truth about this incredibly controversial drawing. Needless to say, while some were pursuing the quantitization of outgassing from Polled Herefords, others were studiously investigating this drawing for the Plain, simple, Truth." The conclusion by the committee that studied the material thus far engendered in this debate was final. Their presentation to the House Committee on Half-Ascii Drawings was that this was actually a prototype of the first mamalian Chicken. They showed that it was actually a side pocketed marsupial with a flap covering a teat for little chickens. The side pocket was to be covered by a decorative wing. Thus, Chickens can't fly. Their studies completed, the Committee was scrapped by the new party in Congress, but not before they commissioned a re-study of the issue. More to come.... Yours in the TRADITION of accurate American Journalism, Gruff 'n Ran' PS - to our "boaring" friend out there in ether land, nobody will know you are a pig if you don't go "oink oink." Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Finally...it IS...drum roll.... Date: Sat, 21 Jan 1995 13:04:54 +0100 (MET) From: nep...@galaxy.teuto.de (Hendrik Mylius) In <199...@aurora.alaska.edu> rsl...@aurora.alaska.edu wrote: >Subject: RE: WHAT IS THIS ? > UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object ) by Unknown. It lools kinda like an intergalctic frying pan to me ;-)= From: tno...@cup.hp.com (terry (just terry)) : Subject: RE: WHAT IS THIS ? : UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object ) by Unknown. : ________ *** : `~~~\__ | **** | **** : || *** | | | | | *** : || []**| | | | | | | | |**[] : || []* | | | | | | | | | *[] : || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** : || **** __|__ **** : ||__*** \___/ *** : ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* : * ############# * : ***************** It is some sort of ancient boat. I think either an egyptian or viking boat. no? Date: 25 Jan 1995 09:05:00 +0100 From: Rom...@pussycat.ping.de (Roman Bloeth) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Message-ID: <5eY...@pussycat.ping.de> Subject: Re: Finally...it IS...drum roll.... Also, tno...@cup.hp.com meinte am 23.01.95 zum Thema "Re: Finally...it IS...drum roll....": > : Subject: RE: WHAT IS THIS ? > > : UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object ) by Unknown. > > : ________ *** > : `~~~\__ | **** | **** > : || *** | | | | | *** > : || []**| | | | | | | | |**[] > : || []* | | | | | | | | | *[] > : || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** > : || **** __|__ **** > : ||__*** \___/ *** > : ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* > : * ############# * > : ***************** > > It is some sort of ancient boat. I think either an egyptian or > viking boat. no? It's definitely something for alt.folklore.computers... From: rsl...@aurora.alaska.edu Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: What in the WORLD...it is.... Date: 29 Jan 95 22:50:58 -0900 Message-ID: <199...@aurora.alaska.edu> Subject: RE: WHAT IS THIS ? UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object ) by Unknown. ________ *** `~~~\__ | **** | **** || *** | | | | | *** || []**| | | | | | | | |**[] || []* | | | | | | | | | *[] || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** || **** __|__ **** ||__*** \___/ *** ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* * ############# * ***************** Your intrepid reporters were watching the film "Aladdin," and noticed a very quick and subtle picture....subliminal....so, we warmed up our ASCII camera and photographed the scene from the cartoon...in stop motion on the VCR. A little thought revealed the answer: The Genie has various recreational activities to maintain his strength. One of those activities is rowing a boat, knowing that to maintain his MASSIVE arms and MASSIVE stomach "6-pack," he has to row regularly and maintain an aerobic pace. In the picture...the genie was rowing. They accidentally showed it in the cartoon... Yours in truthful reporting of the day... Gruff 'N Ran From: rsl...@aurora.alaska.edu Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: More on the "What is it"... Date: 5 Feb 95 11:05:40 -0900 Message-ID: <199...@aurora.alaska.edu> Subject: RE: WHAT IS THIS ? UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object ) by Unknown. ________ *** `~~~\__ | **** | **** || *** | | | | | *** || []**| | | | | | | | |**[] || []* | | | | | | | | | *[] || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** || **** __|__ **** ||__*** \___/ *** ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* * ############# * ***************** You've heard of a "mine sweeper" in the U.S. Navy? This, unfortunately, is the LAST picture taken before the demise of a MINED "sweeper." Yours in the TRADITION of accurate American Journalism, Gruff 'n Ran' From: rsl...@aurora.alaska.edu Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: What is it...Correction... Date: 17 Feb 95 10:29:30 -0900 Message-ID: <199...@aurora.alaska.edu> Subject: RE: WHAT IS THIS ? UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object ) by Unknown. ________ *** `~~~\__ | **** | **** || *** | | | | | *** || []**| | | | | | | | |**[] || []* | | | | | | | | | *[] || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** || **** __|__ **** ||__*** \___/ *** ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* * ############# * ***************** In our last bulletin on the Pure Truth network, we said: >You've heard of a "mine sweeper" in the U.S. Navy? This, unfortunately, >is the LAST picture taken before the demise of a MINED "sweeper." Unfortunatly, this is NOT the case. We are certain you are all aware of the amount of coal dust that collects in your average coal mine, or dust dust that collects in a gold mine....Actually, in THIS picture we are looking at an ASCII photograph, in the cross section, of a MINE SWEEPER...actually sweeping out the mine.... Yours in the TRADITION of accurate American Journalism, Gruff 'n Ran' From: bm5...@albnyvms.bitnet (fodder) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: What is this ? Date: 8 Mar 1995 10:00:46 GMT Message-ID: <3jjv8e$g9...@rebecca.albany.edu> In article <-142...@paradigm.co.jp>, Matt_LeMay_<lem...@cs.colorado.edu>%Par...@paradigm.co.jp (Matt LeMay <lem...@cs.colorado.edu>,Paranet) writes: >Colin Douthwaite <Col...@equinox.gen.nz> conjectures: >> [what the hell is this?] > >> UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object ) by Unknown. >> ________ *** >> `~~~\__ | **** | **** >> || *** | | | | | *** >> || []**| | | | | | | | |**[] >> || []* | | | | | | | | | *[] >> || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** >> || **** __|__ **** >> ||__*** \___/ *** >> ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* >> * ############# * >> ***************** > >It is symbolic of the never ending quest for knoweledge and the wisdom >to use it effectively without alienating the strata of human existence >that struggle within society. It represents that ever-so-thin line >between science and personal identity; between philosophy and >self-worth; it is that great question-mark that we, as a society, >collectively wake up to each and every morning. Its simplistic >elegance suggests to us that we must always strive for ever higher >peaks and then span the deep, darkened abysmal valleys of ignorance, >but that we must not lose our faith in humanity, in all its >multitudonousness. > >Now, whaddya' say I won? > >-Matt (lem...@cs.colorado.edu) >-Who's never really won anything, anyway. it's a teapot. -ben From: Col...@equinox.gen.nz (Colin Douthwaite) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: THIS is the longest thread (was Re: What is this ?) Date: 16 Mar 1995 18:15:36 GMT March Hare (sys...@mome-raths.iac.net) wrote: : : > : : >> UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object ) by Unknown. : : >> ________ *** : : >> `~~~\__ | **** | **** : : >> || *** | | | | | *** : : >> || []**| | | | | | | | |**[] : : >> || []* | | | | | | | | | *[] : : >> || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** : : >> || **** __|__ **** : : >> ||__*** \___/ *** : : >> ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* : : >> * ############# * : : >> ***************** : : > : : You know, too bad the artist is unknown. He/she would be a Usenet : celebrity by now. : : BTW - I still think it either a swan or a Viking boat. : : John Actually the artist may be known to Steven Sullivan because I am reasonably certain that this object was included in his very early collections of Ascii Pictures. His collections are available in the archives so someone may like to start at Collection No. 1 until they find the picture and then ask Steven Sullivan who the author was. In those early days Steven did not append artists' names :-) Bye, From: rsl...@aurora.alaska.edu Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: The "Whazzit" Thread continues... Date: 19 Mar 95 11:52:43 -0900 Message-ID: <199...@aurora.alaska.edu> Subject: RE: WHAT IS THIS ? UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object ) by Unknown. ________ *** `~~~\__ | **** | **** || *** | | | | | *** || []**| | | | | | | | |**[] || []* | | | | | | | | | *[] || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** || **** __|__ **** ||__*** \___/ *** ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* * ############# * ***************** The intrepid reporters were researching the "WHAZZIT" pictures presented by Bob Allison, and, as you know, the search led to the Patent Office. A casual study of the evolution of artificial limb modifications led us to wonder if we might find something in the archaeological books, since flora and fauna have been shown to mutate through the eons, as environmental changes were forced on them. It was there we discovered, along with the well known fossil of the archeopteryx, a fossil of a chicken. It was flattened just like the fish and birds in fossils, and looked exactly like the picture above. Lo and behold, this was an EARLY fossil chicken, designed specifically for Easter. IT not only contained eggs, but Easter baskets for the eggs. Further inquiry showed us that the basket was too difficult to "pass" (our apologies to the more sensitive in the audience)....too scratchy! So the chicken evolved as we see it now, passing eggs FOR Easter where we have to make our own baskets. We know this to be true, because some chickens still lay blue and brown eggs to save work in the egg dying process. Yours in the TRADITION of accurate American Journalism, Gruff 'n Ran' : Looks to me like the space-car The Jetsons used to drive................... : - jw But why all the confusion? It's the Loch Ness monster (with a section on the stomach after it swallowed a yacht) of course! Can't you see. It's sooooo clear! -- | Brandon Peirce bpe...@info.vub.ac.be | | Vesalius College of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel | | Brussels Free University, BELGIUM | From: gio...@sam.nask.org.pl (Gl. Insp. Ochrony Srodowiska) Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii,alt.ascii-art,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii Subject: Talk-line: What is this ? Date: 22 Apr 1995 12:45:24 -0500 It's frog crossing the street whitout succe4ss From: ka...@intr.net (Kaz Karl) Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii,alt.ascii-art,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii Subject: Talk-line: What is this ? Followup-To: rec.arts.ascii,alt.ascii-art,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii Date: 24 Apr 1995 18:13:44 -0500 Message-ID: <3nhbb8$og...@gagme.wwa.com> Gl. Insp. Ochrony Srodowiska (gio...@sam.nask.org.pl) wrote: : : : |>>> UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object ) by Unknown. : : : |> : : : |> : : : |>>> ________ *** : : : |>>> `~~~\__ | **** | **** : : : |>>> || *** | | | | | *** : : : |>>> || []**| | | | | | | | |**[] : : : |>>> || []* | | | | | | | | | *[] : : : |>>> || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** : : : |>>> || **** __|__ **** : : : |>>> ||__*** \___/ *** : : : |>>> ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* : : : |>>> * ############# * : : : |>>> ***************** : : : |> : : : |> : : : |> : : : |>>it looks like a boat under a bridge but I don't know what the : : : |>>bit on the left is. Some sort of chimney?? of a cliff? : : : |>>mmmm : : : |> : : : |>That thing on the left looks more like some kind of waterfall to me. : : : |> : : : Looks to me like the space-car The Jetsons used to drive. : : : - jw : : But why all the confusion? It's the Loch Ness monster (with a section : : on the stomach after it swallowed a yacht) of course! Can't you see. : : It's sooooo clear! : It's frog crossing the street whitout succe4ss No, it's Alladin's lamp. I can't believe you guys are humiliating the poor guy who made it. You can see that it's the lamp from the Disney movie the moment it shows up on the screen. The poor artist must think he failed to capture the essence of an arabic oil lamp, thanks to you guys... From: rsl...@aurora.alaska.edu Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Whazzit returns.......? Date: 5 May 95 12:26:36 -0800 Message-ID: <199...@aurora.alaska.edu> �Subject: RE: WHAT IS THIS ? UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object ) by Unknown. ________ *** `~~~\__ | **** | **** || *** | | | | | *** || []**| | | | | | | | |**[] || []* | | | | | | | | | *[] || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** || **** __|__ **** ||__*** \___/ *** ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* * ############# * ***************** The intrepid reporters were researching the "WHAZZIT" pictures presented by Bob Allison, and, as you know, the search has been very difficult, and many solutions found. Your reporters formed a committee and came to a new conclusion: On further examination, we believe this is a representation of the first stackable cookware. Notice the handle on the larger pan. Historically, this was a collossal bomb. The inventors only came out with two sizes of pan, ( a dutch oven and a custard cup ). The picture does give a fascinating view of early advertising efforts. One question does arise. We wonder why they put that coctail olive with a toothpick in the cup???? Hmmm. Yours in the TRADITION of accurate American Journalism, Gruff 'n Ran' 'n Rich Our motto: "The Camel was a Horse invented by a Committee!" From: cla...@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu (Daniel Claflin) Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii Subject: Line-talk: Whazzit returns......? Date: 9 May 1995 18:25:22 -0500 Sender: bob...@miso.wwa.com Approved: bob...@wwa.com Message-ID: <3ootl2$gq...@miso.wwa.com> rsl...@aurora.alaska.edu rsl...@aurora.alaska.edu said on <5 May 1995 15:50:03 -0500>, in rec.arts.ascii: *] {Subject: RE: WHAT IS THIS ? *] UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object ) by Unknown. *] ________ *** *] `~~~\__ | **** | **** *] || *** | | | | | *** *] || []**| | | | | | | | |**[] *] || []* | | | | | | | | | *[] *] || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** *] || **** __|__ **** *] ||__*** \___/ *** *] ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* *] * ############# * *] ***************** You know, after seeing this picture so many times... I can't believe it only finally comes to me what this really looks like to me... It appears, to me. to be a propane light that normally hangs on the ceiling. My family has a camp in the middle of the Adirondack Mountains in NY state, and there is no electricity and the only running water is the brook next to our camp. Every year we have to drag in a new tank of propane and (probably illegally) drag it across the river and up the hill to our camp. This looks exactly like some of the Humphery lighting fixture that were installed in the camp probably about 50 years ago.. The arm on the left side, is where the propane comes in and where it's attached to the wall or ceiling, and the little thing to the right of the arm is where you adjust how much propane is sent to the light... Just thought I would throw that in... as the thought just comes to me. I know it... it must be that... (+: Dan (+; Beg to differ, but I think this is a representation of one of those cute little animated flying saucers from the movie "Batteries Not Included" - the one with Hume Cronin and Jessica Tandy. ken...@omnifest.uwm.edu Nah, you're all wrong ;) It obviously a barrel-organ. The organ-grinder (ouch!) turns the handle and out comes some crappy tune whilst some little monkey tries to poke your eyes out... So now the mystery is solved ;^) Al. -- __ _ _ _ .-":.\|,. _| |___ ___| L __ _ __ / : :"::/ _ | _/_ ( --/ _)/-_\ | | "It's not an optical illusion, | : : ::\___|| |_|/-__)___/__/_||_| it just looks like one." | : : :::; \ `. : .''/ ,-======-, Al Tinsley : al...@hangar18.demon.co.uk "-:._:__:-::.`:.:__..-::. . ============================================================================
Mike Zorn (ozm...@kaiwan.com) wrote:
: >>Kenneth C. Thomas (kth...@oregon.uoregon.edu) wrote:
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It's an oil lamp.
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> > ________ *** > `~~~\__ | **** | **** > || *** | | | | | *** > || []**| | | | | | | | |**[] > || []* | | | | | | | | | *[] > || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** > || **** __|__ **** > ||__*** \___/ *** > ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* Easy, that's a sumo wrestler sitting on a very small toilet having a very difficult dump..... Isn't it? Davey Winder (aka Wavey Davey) Internet Columnist - Sunday Times Contributing Editor - PC Pro Contributing Editor - .Net (The Internet Magazine) Contributor - PC Direct Contributor - Amiga Shopper Author of "All You Need To Know About The Internet"
Colin Douthwaite (Col...@equinox.gen.nz) wrote: > Now that many of the old ascii-art fans have departed, lost their > accounts, or lost interest, it might be time to let the newcomers do > what the oldies failed to do - identify this object: > There are no prizes ! > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object ) by Unknown. > ________ *** > `~~~\__ | **** | **** > || *** | | | | | *** > || []**| | | | | | | | |**[] > || []* | | | | | | | | | *[] > || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** > || **** __|__ **** > ||__*** \___/ *** > ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* > * ############# * > ***************** > -------------------------------------------------------------------- A lake and a Waterfall with the sun in background... This is my best guest (And a picture better of anything I can do...) -DeathStroke ----Internet Header Follows---- Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Path: paradigm.co.jp!spinnews!wnoc-tyo-news!news.u-tokyo.ac.jp!sinetnews!uwvax!uwm.ed u!news.moneng.mei.com!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!uunet!newsflash.concordia.c a!CC.UMontreal.CA!news.uqam.ca!UQuebec.CA!Levis_Tremblay From: Lev...@UQAT.UQUEBEC.CA () Subject: Re: What is this ? Sender: new...@UQuebec.CA (news) Message-ID: <Cy9...@UQuebec.CA> Date: Tue, 25 Oct 1994 23:51:28 GMT References: <38fitn$22...@southern.co.nz> Nntp-Posting-Host: panoramix.uqss.uquebec.ca Organization: Universite du Quebec X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 31 -- ---------- Sent via Paradigm Online, Tokyo ---------- 202.33.54.66 Port 3000 +81-3-5478-7943 In cyberspace, everyone can hear a samurai scream -----------------------------------------------------
>-------------------------------------------------------------------- > > UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object ) by Unknown. > > > > > ________ *** > `~~~\__ | **** | **** > || *** | | | | | *** > || []**| | | | | | | | |**[] > || []* | | | | | | | | | *[] > || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** > || **** __|__ **** > ||__*** \___/ *** > ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* > * ############# * > ***************** > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------- Any Oregon parent would know this. It's a baby carriage stuck in the mud. I guess Junior's chucking his pasifier over the side. -Ken >-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ __o > Anything worth doing is worth doing to excess. |___________ _=\<,_ >-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ (*)/o(*) ----Internet Header Follows---- Path: paradigm.co.jp!spinnews!wnoc-tyo-news!news.u-tokyo.ac.jp!sinetnews!uwvax!uwm.ed u!math.ohio-state.edu!caen!usenet.cis.ufl.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!news.uoregon.e du!oregon.uoregon.edu!KTHOMAS From: kth...@oregon.uoregon.edu (Kenneth C. Thomas) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: What is this ? Date: 27 Oct 1994 16:13:33 GMT Organization: University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon Lines: 29 Message-ID: <38ojjd$83...@pith.uoregon.edu> References: <38fitn$22...@southern.co.nz> Reply-To: kth...@oregon.uoregon.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: donald.uoregon.edu -- ---------- Sent via Paradigm Online, Tokyo ---------- 202.33.54.66 Port 3000 +81-3-5478-7943 In cyberspace, everyone can hear a samurai scream -----------------------------------------------------
Colin Douthwaite <Col...@equinox.gen.nz> conjectures: > [what the hell is this?] > UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object ) by Unknown. > ________ *** > `~~~\__ | **** | **** > || *** | | | | | *** > || []**| | | | | | | | |**[] > || []* | | | | | | | | | *[] > || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** > || **** __|__ **** > ||__*** \___/ *** > ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* > * ############# * > ***************** It is symbolic of the never ending quest for knoweledge and the wisdom to use it effectively without alienating the strata of human existence that struggle within society. It represents that ever-so-thin line between science and personal identity; between philosophy and self-worth; it is that great question-mark that we, as a society, collectively wake up to each and every morning. Its simplistic elegance suggests to us that we must always strive for ever higher peaks and then span the deep, darkened abysmal valleys of ignorance, but that we must not lose our faith in humanity, in all its multitudonousness. Now, whaddya' say I won? -Matt (lem...@cs.colorado.edu) -Who's never really won anything, anyway. ----Internet Header Follows---- Path: paradigm.co.jp!spinnews!wnoc-tyo-news!aist-nara!wnoc-kyo-news!oskgate0.mei!chor us.mei!ced.mei!panasonic.com!newsserver.jvnc.net!howland.reston.ans.net!math.oh io-state.edu!caen!zip.eecs.umich.edu!yeshua.marcam.com!uunet!boulder!lemay From: lem...@cs.colorado.edu (Matt LeMay) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: What is this ? Date: 27 Oct 1994 07:53:00 GMT Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder Lines: 31 Message-ID: <38nm8t$1k...@lace.Colorado.EDU> References: <38fitn$22...@southern.co.nz> NNTP-Posting-Host: nag.cs.colorado.edu -- ---------- Sent via Paradigm Online, Tokyo ---------- 202.33.54.66 Port 3000 +81-3-5478-7943 In cyberspace, everyone can hear a samurai scream -----------------------------------------------------
Kenneth C. Thomas (kth...@oregon.uoregon.edu) wrote: > >-------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object ) by Unknown. > > > > > > > > > > ________ *** > > `~~~\__ | **** | **** > > || *** | | | | | *** > > || []**| | | | | | | | |**[] > > || []* | | | | | | | | | *[] > > || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** > > || **** __|__ **** > > ||__*** \___/ *** > > ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* > > * ############# * > > ***************** > > > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------- A pan of popcorn that's starting to pop. -- c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c"c" |~\ _ ._ ._ o Danni Bauer |_/(_|| || || bau...@gtetel.com 737...@compuserve.com ----Internet Header Follows---- Path: paradigm.co.jp!spinnews!wnoc-tyo-news!news.u-tokyo.ac.jp!sinetnews!uwvax!uwm.ed u!spool.mu.edu!agate!cat.cis.Brown.EDU!news2.near.net!ceylon!bauer From: bau...@gtetel.com (Danni Bauer) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: What is this ? Date: 28 Oct 1994 11:41:43 GMT Organization: GTE Telephone Operations Lines: 31 Message-ID: <38qo1n$ko...@ceylon.gte.com> References: <38fitn$22...@southern.co.nz> <38ojjd$83...@pith.uoregon.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: jaws.gtetel.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] -- ---------- Sent via Paradigm Online, Tokyo ---------- 202.33.54.66 Port 3000 +81-3-5478-7943 In cyberspace, everyone can hear a samurai scream -----------------------------------------------------
In article <-142...@paradigm.co.jp>, Matt_LeMay_<lem...@cs.colorado.edu>%Par...@paradigm.co.jp (Matt LeMay <lem...@cs.colorado.edu>,Paranet) writes: >Colin Douthwaite <Col...@equinox.gen.nz> conjectures: >> [what the hell is this?] > >> UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object ) by Unknown. >> ________ *** >> `~~~\__ | **** | **** >> || *** | | | | | *** >> || []**| | | | | | | | |**[] >> || []* | | | | | | | | | *[] >> || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** >> || **** __|__ **** >> ||__*** \___/ *** >> ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* >> * ############# * >> ***************** > >It is symbolic of the never ending quest for knoweledge and the wisdom >to use it effectively without alienating the strata of human existence >that struggle within society. It represents that ever-so-thin line >between science and personal identity; between philosophy and >self-worth; it is that great question-mark that we, as a society, >collectively wake up to each and every morning. Its simplistic >elegance suggests to us that we must always strive for ever higher >peaks and then span the deep, darkened abysmal valleys of ignorance, >but that we must not lose our faith in humanity, in all its >multitudonousness. > >Now, whaddya' say I won? > >-Matt (lem...@cs.colorado.edu) >-Who's never really won anything, anyway. it's a teapot. -ben
March Hare (sys...@mome-raths.iac.net) wrote: : Once upon a time, fodder (bm5...@albnyvms.bitnet) in <3jjv8e$g9...@rebecca.albany.edu> was overhead by the Queen of Hearts: : : In article <-142...@paradigm.co.jp>, Matt_LeMay_<lem...@cs.colorado.edu>%Par...@paradigm.co.jp (Matt LeMay <lem...@cs.colorado.edu>,Paranet) writes: : : >Colin Douthwaite <Col...@equinox.gen.nz> conjectures: : : >> [what the hell is this?] : : > : : >> UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object ) by Unknown. : : >> ________ *** : : >> `~~~\__ | **** | **** : : >> || *** | | | | | *** : : >> || []**| | | | | | | | |**[] : : >> || []* | | | | | | | | | *[] : : >> || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**** : : >> || **** __|__ **** : : >> ||__*** \___/ *** : : >> ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* : : >> * ############# * : : >> ***************** : : > : : You know, too bad the artist is unknown. He/she would be a Usenet : celebrity by now. : : BTW - I still think it either a swan or a Viking boat. : : John Actually the artist may be known to Steven Sullivan because I am reasonably certain that this object was included in his very early collections of Ascii Pictures. His collections are available in the archives so someone may like to start at Collection No. 1 until they find the picture and then ask Steven Sullivan who the author was. In those early days Steven did not append artists' names :-) Bye,
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