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Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 27 Jun 1999.
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mermaid !

mermaid !

alt.ascii-art · 19 messages · 27 Jun 1999 - 7 Jul 1999
I what alternate universe does that look like a mermaid?

            - www.SHITE.com



Valery Silivanov wrote in message <377...@mail.ru>...
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>
>other mermaids?
>
>
> |--|ASCII|>--   Valery S-v, ASCII-addict
>              `  mailto:sil...@mtu-net.ru
>               ` http://www.angelfire.com/ab/ascii

sara@fiendmail.net ((creeping kid) Sara (VSM)) ASCII art 28 Jun 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
> > > "-\\=/-AcId-\\=/-" <kti...@visi.net> typed the following > > >
> IT LOOKS LIKE A DRUNKEN WHORE WITH A TIGHT BOTTOM
> 

I get the feeling that she isn't the only one who's drunk...
          ...be nice, eh? Who says ascii-art has to be representative?
         ()
         )(
    /_\ /__\
    \#/ |##|         <almost drew a butterfly....>
sjw  Y  |##|
    _A_ \##/

> 
> >>Valery Silivanov <TAP...@mail.ru> wrote in message
> news:377...@mail.ru...
> > ._
> >                              /` \
> >                              \\
> >                         .-.   |\
> >           _.-._        c ,,)  / |
> >          /  ` \`\.__   (_ / _/ /
> >                \    `--'  ``  /
> >                 `--\         (
> >                     /  _      \
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> >                    \_/ \    (
> >                         |  , \
> >                         /`-._/\
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> >                               |
> >
> >
> > other mermaids?
> >
> >
> >  |--|ASCII|>--   Valery S-v, ASCII-addict
>


Oh hell, I give up...

 _    o   o    _
( "-,_ \ / _,-" )
 \ \ _",A."_ / /
  \ {o} H {o} /
   >-", H ,"-<
  ( () _H_ () )
sjw"--" Y "--"


Happy now Andy? <g>

-- 
Sig file returned and left the heart in Cardiff.
* sar...@fiendmail.net: amend 'fiend' to 'saint' in reply
* www.saraw.clara.net

JRO <ogl...@mail.fullnet.net-remove> ASCII art 28 Jun 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
(creeping kid) Sara (VSM) <sar...@fiendmail.net> wrote in message news:377...@news.clara.net...
> Oh hell, I give up...
>
>  _    o   o    _
> ( "-,_ \ / _,-" )
>  \ \ _",A."_ / /
>   \ {o} H {o} /
>    >-", H ,"-<
>   ( () _H_ () )
> sjw"--" Y "--"
>
>
> Happy now Andy? <g>


I'm certain Andy must be estatic; whoever he is. I am sure
happy :)


JRO


                    .--.
                  .'()()`.
                  `.\__/.'    Jonathon R. Oglesbee
                    "||"    ogl...@mail.fullnet.net
                     || /\
                  /\ ||//\)   "AAA is -->A<-- happier
                 (/\\||/     place with more butterflies."
        ____________\||/________________________________

sara@fiendmail.net ((creeping kid) Sara (VSM)) 29 Jun 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
> > > "JRO" <ogl...@mail.fullnet.net-remove> typed the following > > >
> 
> (creeping kid) Sara (VSM) <sar...@fiendmail.net> wrote in message news:377...@news.clara.net...
> > Oh hell, I give up...
> >
> >  _    o   o    _
> > ( "-,_ \ / _,-" )
> >  \ \ _",A."_ / /
> >   \ {o} H {o} /
> >    >-", H ,"-<
> >   ( () _H_ () )
> > sjw"--" Y "--"
> >
> >
> > Happy now Andy? <g>
> 
> 
> I'm certain Andy must be estatic; whoever he is. I am sure
> happy :)

Does Andrew Carpenter ring a bell? <g>

-- 
.-------------------.    .--------------------.
| Sara W, aka. VSM  |    | to e-mail, replace |
| ICQ UIN: 32690270 |    |"fiend" with "saint"|
'-------------------'    '--------------------'

(creeping kid) Sara (VSM) <sar...@fiendmail.net> wrote in message news:377...@news.clara.net...
> > > > "JRO" <ogl...@mail.fullnet.net-remove> typed the following > > >
> >
> > (creeping kid) Sara (VSM) <sar...@fiendmail.net> wrote in message news:377...@news.clara.net...
> > > Oh hell, I give up...
> > >
> > >  _    o   o    _
> > > ( "-,_ \ / _,-" )
> > >  \ \ _",A."_ / /
> > >   \ {o} H {o} /
> > >    >-", H ,"-<
> > >   ( () _H_ () )
> > > sjw"--" Y "--"
> > >
> > >
> > > Happy now Andy? <g>
> >
> >
> > I'm certain Andy must be estatic; whoever he is. I am sure
> > happy :)
>
> Does Andrew Carpenter ring a bell? <g>
>
> --
> .-------------------.    .--------------------.
> | Sara W, aka. VSM  |    | to e-mail, replace |
> | ICQ UIN: 32690270 |    |"fiend" with "saint"|
> '-------------------'    '--------------------'

Oh.... I don't know if he rings any bells or not, but I know you
you're tokkin' about, now.

JRO

Spunk1111 <spu...@aol.comQQ> ASCII art 29 Jun 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
>Message-id: <37780321.0@206.103.97.91>

found a mermaid created by Hayley...
where has she been??


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                                    `;;;;;;;\
                                      `;;;;;;;. _______
                                        `~;;;;;;.    _,'
                                           `~.;;  ,-'
                                               \  ;
                                                \ ;      hjw
                                                 \j

-joan
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JRO <ogl...@mail.fullnet.net-remove> wrote in message
news:3778f7ee.0@206.103.97.91...
>
> (creeping kid) Sara (VSM) <sar...@fiendmail.net> wrote in message
news:377...@news.clara.net...
> > > > > "JRO" <ogl...@mail.fullnet.net-remove> typed the following > > >
> > >
> > > (creeping kid) Sara (VSM) <sar...@fiendmail.net> wrote in message
news:377...@news.clara.net...
> > > > Oh hell, I give up...
> > > >
> > > >  _    o   o    _
> > > > ( "-,_ \ / _,-" )
> > > >  \ \ _",A."_ / /
> > > >   \ {o} H {o} /
> > > >    >-", H ,"-<
> > > >   ( () _H_ () )
> > > > sjw"--" Y "--"
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Happy now Andy? <g>
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm certain Andy must be estatic; whoever he is. I am sure
> > > happy :)
> >
> > Does Andrew Carpenter ring a bell? <g>
> >
> > --
> > .-------------------.    .--------------------.
> > | Sara W, aka. VSM  |    | to e-mail, replace |
> > | ICQ UIN: 32690270 |    |"fiend" with "saint"|
> > '-------------------'    '--------------------'
>
> Oh.... I don't know if he rings any bells or not, but I know you
> you're tokkin' about, now.
>
> JRO

     o
   .` `.
   |   |
   |._.|
  /     \
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[ DONG ]



--
    <\_________________________________________
   // ||          Andrew Carpenter             \
  ||  || news @ gloucestershire.freeserve.co.uk \
  ||  ||          ICQ : 20885021                 \
  ||gj||\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
  ~~~~~~

JRO <ogl...@mail.fullnet.net-remove> ASCII art 29 Jun 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
Andreus Carpentus <and...@cirencester.ac.uk> wrote in message news:377...@news.star.co.uk...
>
> JRO <ogl...@mail.fullnet.net-remove> wrote in message
> news:3778f7ee.0@206.103.97.91...
> >
> > (creeping kid) Sara (VSM) <sar...@fiendmail.net> wrote in message
> news:377...@news.clara.net...
> > > > > > "JRO" <ogl...@mail.fullnet.net-remove> typed the following > > >
> > > >
> > > > (creeping kid) Sara (VSM) <sar...@fiendmail.net> wrote in message
> news:377...@news.clara.net...
> > > > > Oh hell, I give up...
> > > > >
> > > > >  _    o   o    _
> > > > > ( "-,_ \ / _,-" )
> > > > >  \ \ _",A."_ / /
> > > > >   \ {o} H {o} /
> > > > >    >-", H ,"-<
> > > > >   ( () _H_ () )
> > > > > sjw"--" Y "--"
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Happy now Andy? <g>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I'm certain Andy must be estatic; whoever he is. I am sure
> > > > happy :)
> > >
> > > Does Andrew Carpenter ring a bell? <g>
> > >
> > > --
> > > .-------------------.    .--------------------.
> > > | Sara W, aka. VSM  |    | to e-mail, replace |
> > > | ICQ UIN: 32690270 |    |"fiend" with "saint"|
> > > '-------------------'    '--------------------'
> >
> > Oh.... I don't know if he rings any bells or not, but I know you
> > you're tokkin' about, now.
> >
> > JRO
>
>      o
>    .` `.
>    |   |
>    |._.|
>   /     \
>  `----u--
>
> [ DONG ]
>

I guess he is a ringer.


                    .--.
                  .'()()`.
                  `.\__/.'    Jonathon R. Oglesbee
                    "||"    ogl...@mail.fullnet.net
                     || /\
                  /\ ||//\)   "AAA is -->A<-- happier
                 (/\\||/     place with more dingbells."
        ____________\||/________________________________

Andreus Carpentus <and...@cirencester.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:377...@news.star.co.uk...

[ 8< ]
|
|      o
|    .` `.
|    |   |
|    |._.|
|   /     \
|  `----u--
|
| [ DONG ]

Dong?

      ,
    ,( \,
    |   |
    |   |
    |   |
   -|   |-   Pr59
  '-------'

cONdOM! :-)
--

Praseodymium 59_____         http://nepenthe.fsn.net

Martin Atkins <zne...@ovtsbbg.pbz> ASCII art 1 Jul 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
.----- On 29 Jun 1999 18:37:28 GMT, Spunk1111 posted:
|>Message-id: <37780321.0@206.103.97.91>
|
|found a mermaid created by Hayley...
|where has she been??
|
|
|                       . o  O
|                     O  () o ().o
|                       o O.    _
|                  ___  .   ,~`'~`~._
|                 `-,_\  o(((\\ ~ _~`~._,,,_
|                     \\O . >>`-, ~ _~ ,~'~
|                      \`.o \__  /,-~,,~'`
|                       \ `.__\  )--.
|                        `.___ \/    `.
|                             )&,   ._ `.
|                             \_\_  ( `. \
|                               `.   `._`.\--,
|                                 \_.-;;;.\,-'
|                                  \;;;;;;;.
|                                   \;;;;;;;\
|                                    `;;;;;;;\
|                                      `;;;;;;;. _______
|                                        `~;;;;;;.    _,'
|                                           `~.;;  ,-'
|                                               \  ;
|                                                \ ;      hjw
|                                                 \j
|
'-----------------------

I was just saving a few of these to my collection... but It's thrown out my
categorisation... should Mermaids go under 'Animals' or 'People'?

-Martin
|\/| _..__|_o._   /\_|_| o._  _   mart.atkins@--
|  |(_||  |_|| | /--\|_|<|| |_>            --bigfoot.com

Martin Atkins wrote:
> .----- Spunk1111 posted:
> |>Message-id: <37780321.0@206.103.97.91>
> |
> |found a mermaid created by Hayley...
> |where has she been??
> |
> |
> |                       . o  O
> |                     O  () o ().o
> |                       o O.    _
> |                  ___  .   ,~`'~`~._
> |                 `-,_\  o(((\\ ~ _~`~._,,,_
> |                     \\O . >>`-, ~ _~ ,~'~
> |                      \`.o \__  /,-~,,~'`
> |                       \ `.__\  )--.
> |                        `.___ \/    `.
> |                             )&,   ._ `.
> |                             \_\_  ( `. \
> |                               `.   `._`.\--,
> |                                 \_.-;;;.\,-'
> |                                  \;;;;;;;.
> |                                   \;;;;;;;\
> |                                    `;;;;;;;\
> |                                      `;;;;;;;. _______
> |                                        `~;;;;;;.    _,'
> |                                           `~.;;  ,-'
> |                                               \  ;
> |                                                \ ;      hjw
> |                                                 \j
> |
> '-----------------------
> 
> I was just saving a few of these to my collection... but It's thrown out my
> categorisation... should Mermaids go under 'Animals' or 'People'?
> 

Don't you have a special section for these half-animal-half-human
creatures?


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Martin Atkins <zne...@ovtsbbg.pbz> wrote in
message news:377...@news.vossnet.net...

<snip>


> I was just saving a few of these to my collection...
> but It's thrown out my categorisation... should
> Mermaids go under 'Animals' or 'People'?
>
> -Martin


Bwaaahaaahaaa!  I found that so funny.. it was
almost like deadpan humour!


--
            <\______________________________
    v      // ||      Andrew Carpenter      \       v
  (`8')   ||  || andrew @ cirencester.ac.uk  \    (`8')
  (.8.)   ||  ||       ICQ : 20885021         \   (.8.)
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Martin Atkins <zne...@ovtsbbg.pbz> ASCII art 2 Jul 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
.----- On Thu, 1 Jul 1999 20:42:07 +0100, Andreus Carpentus posted:
|
|> I was just saving a few of these to my collection...
|> but It's thrown out my categorisation... should
|> Mermaids go under 'Animals' or 'People'?
|>
|> -Martin
|
|
|Bwaaahaaahaaa!  I found that so funny.. it was
|almost like deadpan humour!
|
'--------------------------------

Hmm.... OK :o)

-Martin
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.----- On Thu, 01 Jul 1999 20:14:26 +0200, Veronica Karlsson posted:
|Martin Atkins wrote:
|> 
|> I was just saving a few of these to my collection... but It's thrown out my
|> categorisation... should Mermaids go under 'Animals' or 'People'?
|> 
|
|Don't you have a special section for these half-animal-half-human
|creatures?
|
'-------------------------------

Well, I'm going to have to now, aren't I?! Just when I think I've got my
collection nicely categorised someone posts something that goes in two
categories... darn.

-Martin
|\/| _..__|_o._   /\_|_| o._  _   mart.atkins@--
|  |(_||  |_|| | /--\|_|<|| |_>            --bigfoot.com

Veronica Karlsson <aci...@earthling.net> ASCII art 3 Jul 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
Martin Atkins wrote:
> Veronica Karlsson posted:
> |Martin Atkins wrote:
> |>
> |> I was just saving a few of these to my collection... but It's thrown out my
> |> categorisation... should Mermaids go under 'Animals' or 'People'?
> |>
> |
> |Don't you have a special section for these half-animal-half-human
> |creatures?
> 
> Well, I'm going to have to now, aren't I?! Just when I think I've got my
> collection nicely categorised someone posts something that goes in two
> categories... darn.


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Martin Atkins <zne...@ovtsbbg.pbz> ASCII art 4 Jul 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
.----- On Sat, 03 Jul 1999 12:42:11 +0200, Veronica Karlsson posted:
|Martin Atkins wrote:
|> Veronica Karlsson posted:
|> |Martin Atkins wrote:
|> |>
|> |> I was just saving a few of these to my collection... but It's thrown out my
|> |> categorisation... should Mermaids go under 'Animals' or 'People'?
|> |>
|> |
|> |Don't you have a special section for these half-animal-half-human
|> |creatures?
|> 
|> Well, I'm going to have to now, aren't I?! Just when I think I've got my
|> collection nicely categorised someone posts something that goes in two
|> categories... darn.
|
|
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My 'Mermaids' directory is now called 'Strange Crossbreeds'

-Martin
   |   .--.___
  |+|--|      | Strange Crossbreeds
   |   '------'         .------------ Damn logical filesystems...
   |   .--.___          |   |||||      ...they have no concept
  |+|--|      | Animals |  |o ||||        of myth!
   |   '------'         |  <    ||
   |   .--.___          '- |-    |    Martin Atkins    .--@bigfoot.com
  |+|--|      | People      \___/         mart.atkins--'
   "   '------'

Martin Atkins wrote:
> Veronica Karlsson posted:
> |Martin Atkins wrote:
> |> Veronica Karlsson posted:
> |> |Martin Atkins wrote:
> |> |>
> |> |> I was just saving a few of these to my collection... but It's thrown out my
> |> |> categorisation... should Mermaids go under 'Animals' or 'People'?
> |> |>
> |> |
> |> |Don't you have a special section for these half-animal-half-human
> |> |creatures?
> |>
> |> Well, I'm going to have to now, aren't I?! Just when I think I've got my
> |> collection nicely categorised someone posts something that goes in two
> |> categories... darn.
> |
> | <snip>
> 
> My 'Mermaids' directory is now called 'Strange Crossbreeds'
> 

That's better than my suggestion, since it allows for other combinations
than those where one half is human.   :-)


Hmmm.... How do different collectors organise their collections?

Mine's just one big mess at the moment...  :-/


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sara@fiendmail.net ((creeping kid) Sara (VSM)) ASCII art 5 Jul 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
> > > zne...@ovtsbbg.pbz (Martin Atkins) typed the following > > >
> .----- On Thu, 1 Jul 1999 20:42:07 +0100, Andreus Carpentus posted:
> |
> |> I was just saving a few of these to my collection...
> |> but It's thrown out my categorisation... should
> |> Mermaids go under 'Animals' or 'People'?
> |>
> |> -Martin
> |
> |
> |Bwaaahaaahaaa!  I found that so funny.. it was
> |almost like deadpan humour!
> |
> '--------------------------------
> 
> Hmm.... OK :o)
> 
> -Martin
>   |||||            ____________________
>  |||( o|          / Dead pan? WTF...? /
>  |||   >    _____/   ________________/
>   |  '.|   /________/ \
>    \__/        |    |  |   Martin Atkins
>    | |         |    |  |  mart.atkins 
>   / " \ __     |____|__|             '@
>   |\\ |/.-' _.|______|__| mga          'bigfoot.com
>   | \\//     """""""""""""

   .-----------------.  .---.
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   '------------------> ) " (
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Martin Atkins <zne...@ovtsbbg.pbz> ASCII art 7 Jul 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
.----- On Mon, 05 Jul 1999 17:22:33 GMT, Sara posted:
|> > > zne...@ovtsbbg.pbz (Martin Atkins) typed the following > > >
|> .----- On Thu, 1 Jul 1999 20:42:07 +0100, Andreus Carpentus posted:
|> |
|> |> I was just saving a few of these to my collection...
|> |> but It's thrown out my categorisation... should
|> |> Mermaids go under 'Animals' or 'People'?
|> |>
|> |> -Martin
|> |
|> |
|> |Bwaaahaaahaaa!  I found that so funny.. it was
|> |almost like deadpan humour!
|> |
|> '--------------------------------
|>   |||||            ____________________
|>  |||( o|          / Dead pan? WTF...? /
|>  |||   >    _____/   ________________/
|>   |  '.|   /________/ \
|>    \__/        |    |  |
|>    | |         |    |  |
|
|   .-----------------.  .---.
|  ( think Jack Dee... ): o o : 
|   '------------------> ) " (
| ____________           |HHH|
| \__________/=======>    """ 
|
'--------------------------------

    |||||        _    /""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""\
   | o o |      (_)  ( Jack Dee... Hmm now I think I get it!  )
   |  >  |   ()       \______________________________________/
   |   . | o
    \___/

:o)
-Martin
|\/| _..__|_o._   /\_|_| o._  _   mart.atkins@--
|  |(_||  |_|| | /--\|_|<|| |_>            --bigfoot.com

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