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Original Usenet thread from rec.arts.ascii, started 29 Oct 1994.
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Question: What is this ?

Question: What is this ?

rec.arts.ascii · 7 messages · 29 Oct 1994 - 2 Nov 1994
Bob Allison <bob...@wwa.com> ASCII art 29 Oct 1994 00:36 · permalink · report
   This pic has been floating around a.a-a, and I thought Id post it to
all the groups.  The idea is to guess what the object is.



             UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object )  by  Unknown.


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                 || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^****
                 || ****   __|__                 ****
                 ||__***   \___/                 ***
                  ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
                          *   #############   *
                            *****************



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In Article <38s5e7$8f...@gagme.wwa.com> "bob...@wwa.com (Bob Allison)" says:
>
>    This pic has been floating around a.a-a, and I thought Id post it to
> all the groups.  The idea is to guess what the object is.
>
>
>
>              UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object )  by  Unknown.
>
>
>           ________                 ***
>           `~~~\__ |            **** | ****
>                  ||         *** | | | | | ***
>                  ||     []**| | | | | | | | |**[]
>                  ||     []* | | | | | | | | | *[]
>                  || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^****
>                  || ****   __|__                 ****
>                  ||__***   \___/                 ***
>                   ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
>                           *   #############   *
>                             *****************
>
>
>
> --
>  ::::::  :::::  ::::::  :::::::  ::::::  ::::: :::::::   ::::::  :::  :::  :::
> ------- ------ -------- -------- ------ ------ -------- -------- ---  ---  ---
> ===     ===    ===  === ===  === ===    ===    ===  === ===  === ===  ===  ===
> ######  ###    ######## #######  #####  ###    #######  ###  ### ###  ###  ###
>  ###### ###    ######## ######   #####  ###    ######   ###  ### ###  ###  ###
>     === ===    ===  === === ===  ===    ===    === ===  ===  === ===  ===  ===
> ------- ------ ---  --- ---  --- ------ ------ ---  --- -------- -------------
> ::::::   ::::: :::  ::: :::  ::: ::::::  ::::: :::  :::  ::::::   :::::::::::
>

Is it a teapot??? (with a ship in it!?)

bob...@wwa.com (Bob Allison) writes:


>   This pic has been floating around a.a-a, and I thought Id post it to
>all the groups.  The idea is to guess what the object is.



>             UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object )  by  Unknown.


>          ________                 ***
>          `~~~\__ |            **** | ****
>                 ||         *** | | | | | ***
>                 ||     []**| | | | | | | | |**[]
>                 ||     []* | | | | | | | | | *[]
>                 || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^****
>                 || ****   __|__                 ****
>                 ||__***   \___/                 ***
>                  ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
>                          *   #############   *
>                            *****************



it looks like a boat under a bridge but I don't know what the
bit on the left is.  Some sort of chimney?? of a cliff?
mmmm

In article <395lbh$mo...@gagme.wwa.com>,
Wanderer <rwb...@giaec.cc.monash.edu.au> wrote:
>
>bob...@wwa.com (Bob Allison) writes:
>
>>   This pic has been floating around a.a-a, and I thought Id post it to
>>all the groups.  The idea is to guess what the object is.
>>             UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object )  by  Unknown.
>
>
>>          ________                 ***
>>          `~~~\__ |            **** | ****
>>                 ||         *** | | | | | ***
>>                 ||     []**| | | | | | | | |**[]
>>                 ||     []* | | | | | | | | | *[]
>>                 || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^****
>>                 || ****   __|__                 ****
>>                 ||__***   \___/                 ***
>>                  ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
>>                          *   #############   *
>>                            *****************
>
>
>
>it looks like a boat under a bridge but I don't know what the
>bit on the left is.  Some sort of chimney?? of a cliff?

A boat at the foot of Niagara Falls?


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jp...@ecf.toronto.edu (Jason Pilon) writes:

>>>   This pic has been floating around a.a-a, and I thought Id post it to
>>>all the groups.  The idea is to guess what the object is.
>>>             UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object )  by  Unknown.

>>>          ________                 ***
>>>          `~~~\__ |            **** | ****
>>>                 ||         *** | | | | | ***
>>>                 ||     []**| | | | | | | | |**[]
>>>                 ||     []* | | | | | | | | | *[]
>>>                 || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^****
>>>                 || ****   __|__                 ****
>>>                 ||__***   \___/                 ***
>>>                  ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
>>>                          *   #############   *
>>>                            *****************

>>it looks like a boat under a bridge but I don't know what the
>>bit on the left is.  Some sort of chimney?? of a cliff?

> A boat at the foot of Niagara Falls?

Mighty Morphin Power Ranger?

Boba Fett?  Robbie the Robot?  Some Star Warsy/Treky thingy?

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In <395lbh$mo...@gagme.wwa.com> rwb...@giaec.cc.monash.edu.au (Wanderer) writes:


>bob...@wwa.com (Bob Allison) writes:


>>   This pic has been floating around a.a-a, and I thought Id post it to
>>all the groups.  The idea is to guess what the object is.



>>             UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object )  by  Unknown.


>>          ________                 ***
>>          `~~~\__ |            **** | ****
>>                 ||         *** | | | | | ***
>>                 ||     []**| | | | | | | | |**[]
>>                 ||     []* | | | | | | | | | *[]
>>                 || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^****
>>                 || ****   __|__                 ****
>>                 ||__***   \___/                 ***
>>                  ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
>>                          *   #############   *
>>                            *****************



>it looks like a boat under a bridge but I don't know what the
>bit on the left is.  Some sort of chimney?? of a cliff?
>mmmm

That thing on the left looks more like some kind of waterfall to me.

Doei, Arthur.

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amu...@shl.com 2 Nov 1994 16:46 · permalink · report
In article <38s5e7$8f...@gagme.wwa.com>, <bob...@wwa.com> writes:
> 
>    This pic has been floating around a.a-a, and I thought Id post it to 
> all the groups.  The idea is to guess what the object is.
> 
> 
> 
>              UAO ( Unknown Ascii Object )  by  Unknown.
> 
> 
>           ________                 ***
>           `~~~\__ |            **** | ****
>                  ||         *** | | | | | ***
>                  ||     []**| | | | | | | | |**[]
>                  ||     []* | | | | | | | | | *[]
>                  || ****^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^****
>                  || ****   __|__                 ****
>                  ||__***   \___/                 ***
>                   ~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
>                           *   #############   *
>                             *****************
> 
A swan that ate the entire duck pond?

Amanda

P.S.  Some of the stuff on this group is really impressive ....  Good work.

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