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Original Usenet thread from rec.arts.ascii, started 30 Sep 2008.
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[PIC] old comic of mine: Knoty Kned

[PIC] old comic of mine: Knoty Kned

rec.arts.ascii · 1 message · 30 Sep 2008
I don't remember drawing this, but the style of art (including my
signatures in the characters) and jokes are mine. The file timestamp
is from August 2001, a few months after the first time I drew
Knotty Kned on a paint can:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/elithebearded/428959459/


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    | .   She's looking to tie the knot with someone.         |    x
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So what's a nice knot like you doing in a place like this?  .      x
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      .  What kind of tattered pickup line is that?           |    x
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    /    Hey, loosen up. I just wanted to rope you into some  |    x
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     I'm a dyed-in-the-wool independant thinker. Don't         |   x
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  |                          Don't get frazzled, granny knot.  |   x
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Elijah
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found this looking for a different piece of art

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