Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 23 Apr 2001.
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A dumb question, but what is ObASCII?
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· 11 messages · 23 Apr 2001 - 24 Apr 2001
I know, I should have read the FAQ (again), but you guys being a helpful lot an' all... what exactly is obascii?
> I know, I should have read the FAQ (again), but you guys being a helpful lot > an' all... > what exactly is obascii? I asked that too when I first started using this group. OBascii is obligatory ascii-art. The idea is that since this is a group about ascii-art, you need to actually post some art every once in a while .. especially when discussing someting off-topic. So a OBascii is a small ascii picture, made to be more ontopic. And since they small ascii's they are often some of the most rediddled pictures , resulting in new pictures people didn't expect Obascii: A warning sign _ / \ / \ / ! \ (_______)
On Mon, 23 Apr 2001 18:12:36 +0200, "Christian 'CeeJay' Jensen" <new...@CeeJay.cjb.nOt> enlightened us with: > > I know, I should have read the FAQ (again), but you guys being a helpful lot > > an' all... > > what exactly is obascii? > > I asked that too when I first started using this group. > > OBascii is obligatory ascii-art. > The idea is that since this is a group about ascii-art, you need to actually post some art > every once in a while .. especially when discussing someting off-topic. > > So a OBascii is a small ascii picture, made to be more ontopic. > And since they small ascii's they are often some of the most rediddled pictures , > resulting in new pictures people didn't expect > > Obascii: > > A warning sign > _ > / \ > / \ > / ! \ > (_______) > _ / \ / \ / ! \ (_______) | | | | | @ | [_] | /_\ | /###\ | /_____\ | (#######) With traffic cone and warning light on top... -- o |\ _[] L_ === Stuart Moore []\, stm
> > > I know, I should have read the FAQ (again), but you guys being a helpful lot > > > an' all... > > > what exactly is obascii? > > > > I asked that too when I first started using this group. > > > > OBascii is obligatory ascii-art. > > The idea is that since this is a group about ascii-art, you need to actually post some art > > every once in a while .. especially when discussing someting off-topic. > > > > So a OBascii is a small ascii picture, made to be more ontopic. > > And since they small ascii's they are often some of the most rediddled pictures , > > resulting in new pictures people didn't expect > > > > Obascii: > > > > A warning sign > > _ > > / \ > > / \ > > / ! \ > > (_______) > > > > _ > / \ > / \ > / ! \ > (_______) > | > | > | > | > | @ > | [_] > | /_\ > | /###\ > | /_____\ > | (#######) > > With traffic cone and warning light on top... _ / \ / \ / ! \ (_______) | | | | \ / | -= @ =- _________________ | / [_] \ ,' `. | /_\ | UNDER OBSTRUCTION | | /###\ '._________________.' | /_____\ //\\ //\\ | (#######) // \\ // \\ With light in the trafficcone and an additional sign
On Mon, 23 Apr 2001 16:43:13 GMT, in alt.ascii-art you wrote: >On Mon, 23 Apr 2001 18:12:36 +0200, "Christian 'CeeJay' Jensen" ><new...@CeeJay.cjb.nOt> enlightened us with: > >> > I know, I should have read the FAQ (again), but you guys being a helpful lot >> > an' all... >> > what exactly is obascii? >> >> I asked that too when I first started using this group. >> >> OBascii is obligatory ascii-art. >> The idea is that since this is a group about ascii-art, you need to actually post some art >> every once in a while .. especially when discussing someting off-topic. >> >> So a OBascii is a small ascii picture, made to be more ontopic. >> And since they small ascii's they are often some of the most rediddled pictures , >> resulting in new pictures people didn't expect >> >> Obascii: >> >> A warning sign >> _ >> / \ >> / \ >> / ! \ >> (_______) >> > > _ > / \ > / \ > / ! \ > (_______) > | > | > | > | > | @ > | [_] > | /_\ > | /###\ > | /_____\ > | (#######) > >With traffic cone and warning light on top... ,-----. / ,'~ \ ( ' ! ) \ .,'/ `--t--' | O | | ,-. | \ ) | `-' | |\ | /| \ | | | | | | | 0 | O | | /#\ O A guy trying to grab a huge lollypop (my first jave test) -- I\ ,;8, TI JF #H _HG_ u t u r e T# a s t '"*#"' ';E" EI H/
> ,-----. > / ,'~ \ > ( ' ! ) > \ .,'/ > `--t--' > | O > | | ,-. > | \ ) > | `-' > | |\ > | /| \ > | | | | > | | | 0 > | O | > | /#\ O > > A guy trying to grab a huge lollypop > (my first jave test) corrected... sorry wrong line width -- I\ ,;8, TI JF #H _HG_ u t u r e T# a s t '"*#"' ';E" EI H/
On Mon, 23 Apr 2001 20:09:14 +0200, "Christian 'CeeJay' Jensen" <new...@CeeJay.cjb.nOt> wrote: >> > > I know, I should have read the FAQ (again), but you guys being a helpful lot >> > > an' all... >> > > what exactly is obascii? >> > >> > I asked that too when I first started using this group. >> > >> > OBascii is obligatory ascii-art. >> > The idea is that since this is a group about ascii-art, you need to actually post some >art >> > every once in a while .. especially when discussing someting off-topic. >> > >> > So a OBascii is a small ascii picture, made to be more ontopic. >> > And since they small ascii's they are often some of the most rediddled pictures , >> > resulting in new pictures people didn't expect >> > >> > Obascii: >> > >> > A warning sign >> > _ >> > / \ >> > / \ >> > / ! \ >> > (_______) >> > >> >> _ >> / \ >> / \ >> / ! \ >> (_______) >> | >> | >> | >> | >> | @ >> | [_] >> | /_\ >> | /###\ >> | /_____\ >> | (#######) >> >> With traffic cone and warning light on top... > > _ > / \ > / \ > / ! \ > (_______) > | > | > | > | \ / > | -= @ =- _________________ > | / [_] \ ,' `. > | /_\ | UNDER OBSTRUCTION | > | /###\ '._________________.' > | /_____\ //\\ //\\ > | (#######) // \\ // \\ > >With light in the trafficcone and an additional sign , ) ' ____( ( )) \ .~,/ /\ (/ '-, / ~') |\ / ' (. . || . X - __________________ _ \|| [_] ,' `. -.,_|| /_\ | UNDER CONSTRUCTION | : | /###\ '.__________________.' ; | /_____\ //\\ //\\ -' | (#######) // \\ // \\ A Jeep drove against the sign! -- I\ ,;8, TI JF #H _HG_ u t u r e T# a s t '"*#"' ';E" EI H/
On Mon, 23 Apr 2001 21:00:38 +0200, lastfuture <las...@lastfuture.de> enlightened us with: > >> > And since they small ascii's they are often some of the most rediddled pictures , > >> > resulting in new pictures people didn't expect , ) ' ____( ( )) _ ___ __ \ .~,/ / \ | | /||\ /\ (/ | | | ' \ o G| '-, / ~') \_/ _|_ * -- @__/ |\ / ' (. / /##\ . || . X - _________|##|_____ _ \|| [_] ,' `. -.,_|| /_\ | UNDER CONSTRUCTION | : | /###\ '.__________________.' ; | /_____\ //\\ //\\ -' | (#######) // \\ // \\ > A Jeep drove against the sign! Pissing off a construction worker... (No, he's not too small, that's perspective. Honest! ;-) -- o |\ _[] L_ === Stuart Moore []\, stm
> >> > Obascii: > >> > > >> > A warning sign > >> > _ > >> > / \ > >> > / \ > >> > / ! \ > >> > (_______) > >> > > >> > >> _ > >> / \ > >> / \ > >> / ! \ > >> (_______) > >> | > >> | > >> | > >> | > >> | @ > >> | [_] > >> | /_\ > >> | /###\ > >> | /_____\ > >> | (#######) > >> > >> With traffic cone and warning light on top... > > > > _ > > / \ > > / \ > > / ! \ > > (_______) > > | > > | > > | > > | \ / > > | -= @ =- _________________ > > | / [_] \ ,' `. > > | /_\ | UNDER OBSTRUCTION | > > | /###\ '._________________.' > > | /_____\ //\\ //\\ > > | (#######) // \\ // \\ > > > >With light in the trafficcone and an additional sign > > , > ) > ' > ____( > ( )) > \ .~,/ > /\ (/ > '-, / ~') > |\ / ' (. > . || . X - __________________ > _ \|| [_] ,' `. > -.,_|| /_\ | UNDER CONSTRUCTION | > : | /###\ '.__________________.' > ; | /_____\ //\\ //\\ > -' | (#######) // \\ // \\ > > A Jeep drove against the sign! Nice idea .. but did you have to ditch my "Under Obstruction" joke ? "Under construction" is no fun.
Then ObASCII is COOL :D Stuart Moore <stu...@bigfoot.com> schreef in berichtnieuws 3ae...@news.ntlworld.com... > On Mon, 23 Apr 2001 21:00:38 +0200, lastfuture <las...@lastfuture.de> > enlightened us with: > > >> > And since they small ascii's they are often some of the most rediddled pictures , > > >> > resulting in new pictures people didn't expect , ) ' ( )) _ ___ __ ! \ .~,/ / \ | | /||\ cM> /\ (/ | | | ' \ o G| // '-, / ~') \_/ _|_ * --_@__/// |\ / ' (. /.###// . || . X - ______//|###|_____ _ \|| [_] ,' " `. -.,_|| /_\ | UNDER OBSTRUCTION | : | /###\ '.__________________.' ; | /_____\ //\\ || || //\\ -' | (#######) // \\ C/_) (_//. \\ > A Jeep drove against the sign! > Pissing off a construction worker... > (No, he's not too small, that's perspective. Honest! ;-) Flippin' the bird and holding the sign With added legs for more walky-goodness :P Oh, and I corrected the sign to it's original state :) NP:(=Now Playing--> derived from the various music-related forums* I visit, and also an idea I find too good to resist, even if it's wholly off-topic ;) NP: Iron Maiden - The Trooper Arjen *Actually it was just the Blind Guardian Forum where I got this idea :) NP: (I spent too long on this message ;): HammerFall - Dreamland > > -- > o > |\ _[] > L_ === Stuart Moore > []\, stm
>Nice idea .. but did you have to ditch my "Under Obstruction" joke ? >"Under construction" is no fun. my apologies.. won't happen again! ;) -- I\ ,;8, TI JF #H _HG_ u t u r e T# a s t '"*#"' ';E" EI H/
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