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Request for Ascii X-mas tree

Request for Ascii X-mas tree

alt.ascii-art · 2 messages · 9 Dec 1994 - 11 Dec 1994
Colin Douthwaite <Col...@equinox.gen.nz> ASCII art 9 Dec 1994 21:56 · permalink
William J. Evans (wj...@netcom.com) wrote:
: bil...@uhunix4.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (William J King) wrote:
: : anyone got an ascii x-mas tree i can use as an x-mas card
: : across the internet. thanx in advance.

: Sure.

:   ^
:  /|\
: //|\\
:   +

: Enjoy!


From the acorn grows the oak !

If you really want ascii xmas stuff then you should regularly read the
newsgroup alt.ascii-art which is now carrying all sorts of xmas ascii
pictures - 'Tis the Christmas Season !

Bye,

   Here ya go to satisfy all those holiday-hungry ascii requesters:


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From: sco...@unixland.natick.ma.us (Scott Evernden)
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*   Frohliche Weihnachten!        *:*          ("D     Chag Sameach!   *
*   Sarbatori Fericite!          * . *        ~(=r      Boas Festas!   *
*   Joyous Solstice!            **   **    .../__\       Gut Yontif!   *
*   Mele Kurisumasu!          *** o   ***     [MJ]       Iyi YIllar!   *
*   Mele Kalikimaka!           *\    O *             Wesolych Swiat!   *
*   Merry Christmas!          ** \\    **            Velelykh Svyat!   *
*   Happy Hanukkah!         ***    \\   ***        Stastny Novy Rok!   *
*   Pari Dzounount!          * o     \\  *        Kelemes Unnepeket!   *
*   Happy Holidays!         **    O    \\**      Season's Greetings!   *
*   Veseli Vanoce!        ***\\       o  \***     Gung Hay Fat Choy!   *
*   Feliz Navidad!         *   \\  o       *       Felican Jarfinon!   *
*   Joyeux Noel!          **  o  \\    O   **       Joy to the World   *
*   Bom Natal!         ****        \\     o ****      - And to All a   *
*   God Jul!             ** o     o  \\ o   **           Good Night!   *
*   Cheers!            ***     O       \\    ***                       *
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               and peace to you for the new year.        *****
                  -Kevin Savetz (aka waffle)                ***

From: sco...@unixland.natick.ma.us (Scott Evernden)
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MERRY XMAS ONE AND ALL!

(Ok... I'm a bit early, but I'm about to go on holidays for a month!  :-)

Cheers
Tony
          _______________________________________________________
  _______|      Tony Nugent    |       Griffith University       |______

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The easiest way to make a fruitcake is to buy a darkish cake, then
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                -- Dave Barry, "Simple, Homespun Gifts"

'Twas the nocturnal segment of the diurnal period
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