Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 12 Jul 1994.
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LINE: Cat Leash ascii found on R.P.C.
alt.ascii-art
· 3 messages · 12 Jul 1994 - 21 Jul 1994
I found this on rec.pets.cats. It involves ascii art, is mildly amusing,
and is informative. Some guy with the last name "Hampton" posted it there,
and I'm posting it here without permission:
===========================================================================
THE FOLLOWING IS A MESSAGE FROM
THE NATIONAL CAT SAFETY AND WELFARE INSTITUE (NCSWI)
+---------------------------------------------------------+
| ,--.,--. ,--------------------------. |
| / ///\\\\\ / I love my kitty a lot. \ |
| / ///|| \\\\ | I let her play outside and | |
| / /__//__\\\\ \ she likes to climb trees. / |
| / // [a] [a]\\\ `-----, ,-----------------' |
| ||(| | |)|| / ,' |
| || | ____, |||| /,' |
| || \ `--' /|||| /' |
| \\\ |`.__,'|/// |
| ---|\ /|--- , , |
| | \ / | |\___/| ,-. |
| |o o|_______________ | | |
| }""""""""""""""""{""" \ w / \`. ,',' |
| { Meow-meow-meow } _`---' , |.`--' ,' |
| } { (____``\ |```` ( \ `---' |
| """""""""""""""""" (________|````````\ /) |
| ) // |
| / // |
| / // |
| (// |
|=========================================================|
| ,---------------. /|/| |
| / Then one day \ ,--' | |
| / a stray knocked \ /c c | |
| | her up. I thought | >(w:< | |
| | of selling the | `--- \ |
| \ kittens to a / /| \ ,-. |
| \ research lab. / \| | \ | | |
| `-------------' , , // , \ | | |
| |\___/| // ,' \ | | |
| |O O| // / \\ \ | | |
| \ w /____((_/___\\ \ | | |
| `---' \ \ / / |
| }"""""""""{"""""" | \/ `-' / |
| { purr-purr } ;\ | | | |`--' |
| } { \\ |--------`. \ | \ |
| """"""""""" || | \ |\ | | |
| || | || | | || | |
| || | || |/ / | | |
| ((_/ ((_/((/ ((| |
|=========================================================|
| ,. , , ,--.,--. |
| \ \ |\___/| / ///\\\\\ |
| \ \ |o --| / ///|| \\\\ |
| \ \\ w / / /__//__\\\\ |
| ______\ \`---'\ # / //`== ,=='\\\\ |
|(_______\ `-- (|(## || | "" |'"`|||| |
| #\___ )|)# || | __ |||| |
| ### (|(|( || \ (==) /|||| |
| ######## )|)|)|# ,-. \\\ |`.__,'|/// |
| ##### |(|(|(# | | ---|\ /|--- |
| ####|)|)|)\ \ \ | \ / | |
| ##|(|(|( \ | | \. |
| ##|)|)|) |\ / / \`. |
| ####(|(|( | `-' / \ `. |
| ## )|)|) \`---' ,-----------' `-. |
| # /)| `. | / But someone ran \ |
| / / | | | over my kitty and | |
| / / | | \ now she's DEAD! / |
| ((/ ((| `----------------' |
+---------------------------------------------------------+
Only a cruel and thoughtless person would
let a cat roam free. Please help prevent ,---. ,---.
the unwanted proliferation of cats before / , v , \
there is another corpse on the highway. | |\___/| |
Give your cat a new leash on life. \ |o o| /
\ \ w / /
((`---'))
poooqoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo@====='
boood \ /
v
Why did I have to die?
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* The Truth Hurts *
*******************
Ericka Hansen (u35...@elm.circa.ufl.edu) wrote:
: Obligatory ASCII art ;):
: A.,.A
: (u u )\-=-__---===-. \
: `.^,,' , ( \`-. / `.-~~--..--~~~-.
: /~/~~~~~ /...;/~~~~~ (`\`. <__ `.
: """"~~~~~~~~~~""~~~~~~~,','~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.~~~~,','
: `" `.~~_,'
:
: (Sorry I forgot to save the improved versions people on this group posted)
EEK ! What an admission ! Here they are:
CD> I thought the sleepy cat needed a closed eye:
A.,.A
(u u )\-=-__---===-. \
`.^,,' , ( \`-. /_ `.-~~--..--~~~-.
/~/~~~~~ /...;/~~~~~ (`\`. <__ `.
""""~~~~~~~~~~""~~~~~~~,','~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.~~~~,','
`" `.~~_,'
-Ericka Hansen-
Bungle> I thought it'd look good with a face ;], and maybe a paw?
A.,.A
(u u )\-=-__---===-. \
`.^,,' , ( \`-. / ,`.-~~--..--~~=-.
/~/~~~~~ /...;/~~~~~ (`\`. <_'` , \ _ `,`.
""""~~~~~~~~~~""~~~~~~~,','~~~~~~~~~~> ;~~~.~~~~,','
`" `-' `.~~_,'
-Ericka Hansen/Bungle-
And Ericka had the last word with:
\ _____
/ ,`.-~~__ (~-.
<_ '`' ~3 Z~~ `,`. <-- happy cat now (or smirking cat?)
~~~~~~~~~~~~.~~~~,',' all curled up
`.~~_,'
-Ericka Hansen-
Bye,
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