Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 10 Dec 1997.
CHRISTMAS TREE
alt.ascii-art
· 23 messages · 10 Dec 1997 - 23 Dec 1997
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In article <882...@global.dyn.ml.org>, rob...@global.dyn.ml.org (Robert Todd) wrote: > > -=> Quoting Miss Kitty to All <=- > [snip of part of a Christmas tree almost entirely composed of nonstandard characters] > > Excellent piece of work even if the top and bottom IS cut off [g]. > Excellent for another venue, perhaps. % @ /)\ * / \ 7.~ \ mmm /o "\ \,^^%--- 7 & ~ < \ Here is a Christmas tree using standard characters. / @ ; \ _/> 7` o ~ __> /# " 97 \ _\_ \^^ <EJM> [___] \ NOTE: If you hit the reply button, add an "e" to the "freent"; its absense is to stop the torment of automatic mailers. -- , /@\ | mmm ha It's remarkable that I , @ | * ,^^%--- ha found where the matches | | | @ \_< \ ha were hidden again! | | | | @ _/> |)|( | (| |) > llizard aka ejm <>8<>8<<>8<>>8<> /|^^ cq5...@freenet.toronto.on.ca ejm97 V V V V | \ www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9334/
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David Day wrote: > > ޺���� etc. What ARE these? I am so confused... > -Sarah They are "non-standard ascii" characters. Keep away from those! (they will cause your computer to get a serious throat ache and make your socks smell bad). Only use the characters in this table when making ascii images: =================================================================== }| |{ }| 32 SP | 33 ! | 34 " | 35 # | 36 $ | 37 % | 38 & | 39 ' |{ }| 40 ( | 41 ) | 42 * | 43 + | 44 , | 45 - | 46 . | 47 / |{ }| 48 0 | 49 1 | 50 2 | 51 3 | 52 4 | 53 5 | 54 6 | 55 7 |{ }| 56 8 | 57 9 | 58 : | 59 ; | 60 < | 61 = | 62 > | 63 ? |{ }| 64 @ | 65 A | 66 B | 67 C | 68 D | 69 E | 70 F | 71 G |{ }| 72 H | 73 I | 74 J | 75 K | 76 L | 77 M | 78 N | 79 O |{ }| 80 P | 81 Q | 82 R | 83 S | 84 T | 85 U | 86 V | 87 W |{ }| 88 X | 89 Y | 90 Z | 91 [ | 92 \ | 93 ] | 94 ^ | 95 _ |{ }| 96 ` | 97 a | 98 b | 99 c |100 d |101 e |102 f |103 g |{ }|104 h |105 i |106 j |107 k |108 l |109 m |110 n |111 o |{ }|112 p |113 q |114 r |115 s |116 t |117 u |118 v |119 w |{ }|120 x |121 y |122 z |123 { |124 | |125 } |126 ~ | |{ }| |{ }| No, no, no, MUST'NT use ones that are not on the chart! |{ }| |{ =================================================================== -- _ _ __ ___.--'_`. __ __ _ .'_`--.___ __ ( _`.'. - 'o` ) \ \ / /__ _ _ ___ _ _ (_)__ __ _ ( 'o` - .`.'_ ) _\.'_' _.-' \ V / -_) '_/ _ \ ' \| / _/ _` | `-._ `_`./_ ( \`. ) //\` \_/\___|_| \___/_||_|_\__\__,_| '/\\ ( .'/ ) \_`-'`---'\\__, ,__//`---'`-'_/ \` `-\ uggc://jjj.yhqq.yhgu.fr/hfref/ix/ /-' '/ ` _____________________ r93...@fz.yhgu.fr ____________________ ' LIKE MY SIG? GO HERE: http://www.surfplaza.com/figlet/
Yes, but what do they MEAN? -Sarah
David Day wrote: > > Yes, but what do they MEAN? > -Sarah That depends on what kind of computer you have... On my computer they mean _garbage_! -- _ _ __ ___.--'_`. __ __ _ .'_`--.___ __ ( _`.'. - 'o` ) \ \ / /__ _ _ ___ _ _ (_)__ __ _ ( 'o` - .`.'_ ) _\.'_' _.-' \ V / -_) '_/ _ \ ' \| / _/ _` | `-._ `_`./_ ( \`. ) //\` \_/\___|_| \___/_||_|_\__\__,_| '/\\ ( .'/ ) \_`-'`---'\\__, ,__//`---'`-'_/ \` `-\ uggc://jjj.yhqq.yhgu.fr/hfref/ix/ /-' '/ ` _____________________ r93...@fz.yhgu.fr ____________________ ' LIKE MY SIG? GO HERE: http://www.surfplaza.com/figlet/
ARG! % means percent, & means and, and # means number but what do the symbols I asked about mean? -Sarah ;^\
In article <349...@on.spammer>, dre...@on.spammer (Veronica Karlsson) wrote: > David Day wrote: > > > > Yes, but what do they MEAN? > > -Sarah > > That depends on what kind of computer you have... On my computer they > mean _garbage_! > > -- > _ _ > __ ___.--'_`. __ __ _ .'_`--.___ __ > ( _`.'. - 'o` ) \ \ / /__ _ _ ___ _ _ (_)__ __ _ ( 'o` - .`.'_ ) > _\.'_' _.-' \ V / -_) '_/ _ \ ' \| / _/ _` | `-._ `_`./_ > ( \`. ) //\` \_/\___|_| \___/_||_|_\__\__,_| '/\\ ( .'/ ) > \_`-'`---'\\__, ,__//`---'`-'_/ > \` `-\ uggc://jjj.yhqq.yhgu.fr/hfref/ix/ /-' '/ > ` _____________________ r93...@fz.yhgu.fr ____________________ ' > LIKE MY SIG? GO HERE: http://www.surfplaza.com/figlet/ > � Don't know - looks like a small spaceship. � Degrees (as in 32� Centigrade... I wish!) � This is a double s in German - as in Stra�e (Strasse) meaning Street. � I believe that this is an accented o used in the Norwegian? language. This symbol appears on *my* computer when I try to display a forbidden character, or a character that has no symbol assigned to it. � This means "very much greater than" in mathematical terms, as in 10e12�1 (ten thousand billion is very much greater than one). � Another accented character, but from which language I do not know. I hope this is of some assistance to you, but why you should want to know I have no idea. Take care, /\/\ark _,' ___ <__\__/ \ \_ / _\ \,\ / \\ // \\ ,/' `\_, mar...@cix.co.uk
And in article <679uqj$og9$1...@news01.micron.net>, Subject "Re: CHRISTMAS TREE", "David Day" <dav...@micron.net> wrote: > > ARG! % means percent, & means and, and # means number but what do the > symbols I asked about mean? > -Sarah ;^\ . % /)\ 7.~ * /o "\ \_,^%--- 7 & ~ < \ What does that have to do with a Christmas tree? / @ ; \ _/> 7` o ~ > /# " 97 \ /|^^ <EJM> | \ Sarah, have you noticed the article entitled "FAQ: New to ascii-art? Read me first!" that keeps appearing? You would do well to read it. It will answer many of your questions. The article was written with you in mind. But what the symbols REALLY mean here is that you will get a lot of grief from many people if you use them. NOTE: If you hit the reply button, add an "e" to the "freent"; its absense is to stop the torment of automatic mailers. -- % http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9334/ /)\ cq5...@freenet.toronto.on.ca 7.~ * llizard aka ejm /o "\ \_,^%--- 7 & ~ < \ I'm never going to get this tree / @ ; \ _/> decorated in time! 7` o ~ > /# " 97 \ /|^^ <EJM> | \
Mark Anderson wrote: > (Veronica Karlsson) wrote: > > David Day wrote: [ 8< ] > � Don't know - looks like a small spaceship. > Looks like a rune to me. > � Degrees (as in 32� Centigrade... I wish!) > No, it looks like a small troll. > � This is a double s in German - as in Stra�e (Strasse) meaning Street. > The greek letter beta. > � I believe that this is an accented o used in the Norwegian? language. > I see the same symbol as you see, but it is not "an accented o", it is a Norwegian �. An � is not a funny looking O, it is a completely different letter with a completely different sound, it just happens to look a little bit like an O. > This symbol appears on *my* computer when I try to display a forbidden > character, or a character that has no symbol assigned to it. > This symbol appears on my computer not at all. > � This means "very much greater than" in mathematical terms, as in > 10e12�1 (ten thousand billion is very much greater than one). > Yes, I see the same thing that you see. > � Another accented character, but from which language I do not know. > I see a Y with a dot over it. > I hope this is of some assistance to you, but why you should want to know > I have no idea. > I have no idea either. All I know is that you shouldn't use those characters to make ascii art! One reason is that different people will see different things (if they see anything at all) when someobody uses such characters. This depends on what kind of computer you have, what program you use, what country you live in and if the wind comes from the north. -- _ _ __ ___.--'_`. __ __ _ .'_`--.___ __ ( _`.'. - 'o` ) \ \ / /__ _ _ ___ _ _ (_)__ __ _ ( 'o` - .`.'_ ) _\.'_' _.-' \ V / -_) '_/ _ \ ' \| / _/ _` | `-._ `_`./_ ( \`. ) //\` \_/\___|_| \___/_||_|_\__\__,_| '/\\ ( .'/ ) \_`-'`---'\\__, ,__//`---'`-'_/ \` `-\ uggc://jjj.yhqq.yhgu.fr/hfref/ix/ /-' '/ ` _____________________ r93...@fz.yhgu.fr ____________________ ' LIKE MY SIG? GO HERE: http://www.surfplaza.com/figlet/
On Thursday December 18 1997 at 14:14, mar...@cix.co.uk (Mark Anderson) for some reason, known only to himself, got the urge to write something about "Re: CHRISTMAS TREE": > � I believe that this is an accented o used in the Norwegian? language. Norwegian AND Danish! It is not an accented o, actually it's pronunced oe, and is a standard letter like � (ae) and �(aa). > Y Another accented character, but from which language I do not know. I only see a standard Y... -- Lars Rander | There are many things in life E-Mail..: ran...@bigfoot.com | that will catch you eyes, but Homepage: http://www.image.dk/~rander | only a few will catch you heart Fido....: 2:236/447.28 | UIN.....: 987520 | - pursue those!
In article <349...@on.spammer>, dre...@on.spammer (Veronica Karlsson) wrote: > Mark Anderson wrote: > > (Veronica Karlsson) wrote: > > > David Day wrote: > [ 8< ] > > � Don't know - looks like a small spaceship. > > > > Looks like a rune to me. > > > � Degrees (as in 32� Centigrade... I wish!) > > > > No, it looks like a small troll. > > > � This is a double s in German - as in Stra�e (Strasse) meaning Stree > t. > > > > The greek letter beta. > > > � I believe that this is an accented o used in the Norwegian? languag > e. > > > > I see the same symbol as you see, but it is not "an accented o", it is a > Norwegian �. An � is not a funny looking O, it is a completely different > letter with a completely different sound, it just happens to look a > little bit like an O. > > > This symbol appears on *my* computer when I try to display a forbid > den > > character, or a character that has no symbol assigned to it. > > > > This symbol appears on my computer not at all. > > > � This means "very much greater than" in mathematical terms, as in > > 10e12�1 (ten thousand billion is very much greater than one). > > > > Yes, I see the same thing that you see. > > > � Another accented character, but from which language I do not know. > > > > I see a Y with a dot over it. > > > I hope this is of some assistance to you, but why you should want to k > now > > I have no idea. > > > > I have no idea either. All I know is that you shouldn't use those > characters to make ascii art! One reason is that different people will > see different things (if they see anything at all) when someobody uses > such characters. This depends on what kind of computer you have, what > program you use, what country you live in and if the wind comes from the > north. > > -- > _ _ > __ ___.--'_`. __ __ _ .'_`--.___ __ > ( _`.'. - 'o` ) \ \ / /__ _ _ ___ _ _ (_)__ __ _ ( 'o` - .`.'_ ) > _\.'_' _.-' \ V / -_) '_/ _ \ ' \| / _/ _` | `-._ `_`./_ > ( \`. ) //\` \_/\___|_| \___/_||_|_\__\__,_| '/\\ ( .'/ ) > \_`-'`---'\\__, ,__//`---'`-'_/ > \` `-\ uggc://jjj.yhqq.yhgu.fr/hfref/ix/ /-' '/ > ` _____________________ r93...@fz.yhgu.fr ____________________ ' > LIKE MY SIG? GO HERE: http://www.surfplaza.com/figlet/ > I think we see the same characters, although what interpretation you put on them is very subjective. However, as has been said before, it really is irrelevant - these characters should *NOT* be used when producing ASCII art! By the way, is that the overhead view of a very small troll? /\/\ark _,' ___ <__\__/ \ \_ / _\ \,\ / \\ // \\ ,/' `\_, mar...@cix.co.uk
Veronica Karlsson wrote in message <349...@on.spammer>... >Mark Anderson wrote: >> (Veronica Karlsson) wrote: >> > David Day wrote: >> � Don't know - looks like a small spaceship. >> > >Looks like a rune to me. I believe it's "thorn" but I'm not fluent, so I can't say for sure. >> � Degrees (as in 32� Centigrade... I wish!) >> > >No, it looks like a small troll. What's a small troll look like? (ASCII! ASCII!) >> � This is a double s in German - as in Stra�e (Strasse) meaning Street. >> > >The greek letter beta. It looks like both, but more like the ss/sz ligature (i.e., the German one) because the tail on the Greek is usually presented as going below the finishing hook. Hm.. >> � I believe that this is an accented o used in the Norwegian? language. >> > >I see the same symbol as you see, but it is not "an accented o", it is a >Norwegian �. An � is not a funny looking O, it is a completely different >letter with a completely different sound, it just happens to look a >little bit like an O. It's a slashed o. (/) like that, only more o-like. ;) >> This symbol appears on *my* computer when I try to display a forbidden >> character, or a character that has no symbol assigned to it. >> > >This symbol appears on my computer not at all. It's a square box. _ |_| only more connected. :) >> � This means "very much greater than" in mathematical terms, as in >> 10e12�1 (ten thousand billion is very much greater than one). >> > >Yes, I see the same thing that you see. Odd, I thought it went with � (its mirror image character) as European-style quote marks? At least, I forget what language I saw them used in, but it was --oh never mind, all the people I argue against know everything more about Europe than I do, 9/10ths of y'all are Nederlanders.. Anyway, I see << and >> and is taht what you see? >> � Another accented character, but from which language I do not know. >> > >I see a Y with a dot over it. Y with an accent that does not go ` that way. (it goes the other way.) >> I hope this is of some assistance to you, but why you should want to know >> I have no idea. >> > >I have no idea either. All I know is that you shouldn't use those >characters to make ascii art! One reason is that different people will >see different things (if they see anything at all) when someobody uses >such characters. This depends on what kind of computer you have, what >program you use, what country you live in and if the wind comes from the >north. Because if the wind's in the East, then MARY POPPINS comes in and everything goes weird. >>BKNambo, yeahO! -- http://wwp.mirabilis.com/1936556 http://come.to/brocks.place World Domination Through Trivia!
I was just curious. Thanks. -Sarah
Ummm I saw a Y with a backward ` over it..... -Sarah
> In article <349...@on.spammer>, dre...@on.spammer (Veronica > Karlsson) wrote: > > � Don't know - looks like a small spaceship. > > � Degrees (as in 32� Centigrade... I wish!) > > � This is a double s in German - as in Stra�e (Strasse) meaning Street. > > � I believe that this is an accented o used in the Norwegian? language. > > This symbol appears on *my* computer when I try to display a forbidden > character, or a character that has no symbol assigned to it. > > � This means "very much greater than" in mathematical terms, as in > 10e12�1 (ten thousand billion is very much greater than one). > > � Another accented character, but from which language I do not know. Also used in place of * when asterisks get out of hand. > > I hope this is of some assistance to you, but why you should want to know > I have no idea. > > Take care, > > /\/\ark > > _,' ___ > <__\__/ \ > \_ / _\ > \,\ / \\ > // \\ > ,/' `\_, > mar...@cix.co.uk =-> = Go right <-= = Go left <-> = I don't care where you go, just go =^_^= = Go feed your cat >:^P = Go *%&^$! yourself! |:[ = Go Groucho! Go Groucho!... |||||| ( o o ) = Nothin', just Kilroy ---UUU (__) UUU--- -- __________________ / /\ / P_r_o_s_p_e_r_o /::\ /_________________/:::/_________________ __\ \::/ /\ / \_________________\/ tca...@itis.com /::\ / Where does your /______________________/:::/ / fist go when /\ \::/ / you open it? /::\______________________\/ /_________________/:::/ \ \::/ \_________________\/
I use Central European charsets and some of them look different > Ţ Don't know - looks like a small spaceship. A 'T' with a comma below. It is a romanian letter and stands after 'T' in our alphabet. > ş Degrees (as in 32ş Centigrade... I wish!) A 's' with a comma below. Another romanian letter which stands after 's' in our alphabet. axiac -- ____ ____ __ ______ ___\ \ \/ /_/__\ \/ ____/ To answer me | Best experienced / __ / / / / __ / /__ remove an 'o' --. | .----------. /_____/_/\_\/_____/_____/ from my address | | with | Fixedsys | axi...@skylab.math.unibuc.roo <---------------' | '----------'
In article <882...@global.dyn.ml.org>, rob...@global.dyn.ml.org says... > > -=> Quoting Miss Kitty to All <=- > > MK> �������������������������///\\ \�������������������������� > MK> ������������������������/�/ \\\�\����������������������ͻ > MK> ޺� . � �. � � � � /////\�\ \\ . � .� : � � . > MK> ����������������������/// //\\\\\\\������������� > MK> ޺� � . ��. �� .� �//�// \\\ \\\\ � . � � � . � > MK> ��������������������///f////\\\\\\ \\����������� > MK> ޺ . :� . ���. � /�///// /\\\�\\\\�\ �� . � � �� > MK> ������������������/// /////�\\\\ \\\\\��������� > MK> �����������������/ //�// ///\\\ \\\\ ������������������ > > Excellent piece of work even if the top and bottom IS cut off [g]. > >... Backup not found: (A)bort (R)etry (S)lap nearest innocent bystander. >___ Blue Wave/OS2 v2.30 >--- > � UseNet: Wavelengths BBS * Meridian MS * wavebbs.dyn.ml.org
> >> � Don't know - looks like a small spaceship. > >Looks like a rune to me. My display show that when it doesn't know how to dispay the correct symbol :) > >> � Degrees (as in 32� Centigrade... I wish!) > >No, it looks like a small troll. Nope ... degrees would be the symbol without the dash ... it is more like: 1� meaning first > >> � This is a double s in German - as in Stra�e (Strasse) meaning Street. > >The greek letter beta. Yup ... beta beta :) > >> � I believe that this is an accented o used in the Norwegian? language. > >I see the same symbol as you see, but it is not "an accented o", it is a > >Norwegian �. An � is not a funny looking O, it is a completely different > >letter with a completely different sound, it just happens to look a > >little bit like an O. > It's a slashed o. > (/) like that, only more o-like. ;) I also see a slashed "o", but I believe it is meant to be another greek letter, called fi (to be read fee) but maybe written in some other way .. phi?! Or is it theta?! Well ... I know it's greek :) > >> This symbol appears on *my* computer when I try to display a forbidden > >> character, or a character that has no symbol assigned to it. > >This symbol appears on my computer not at all. > It's a square box. > _ > |_| only more connected. :) ctrl+O ?! > >> � This means "very much greater than" in mathematical terms, as in > >> 10e12�1 (ten thousand billion is very much greater than one). > >Yes, I see the same thing that you see. > Odd, I thought it went with � (its mirror image character) as European-style > quote marks? At least, I forget what language I saw them used in, but it > was --oh never mind, all the people I argue against know everything more > about Europe than I do, 9/10ths of y'all are Nederlanders.. > Anyway, I see << and >> and is taht what you see? when I was 8 or 9 I still used that those instead of "", nowadays it is no longer used, as a matter of fact I don't see any use for it! > >> � Another accented character, but from which language I do not know. > >I see a Y with a dot over it. me too! And now ... why am I doing a follow up on this ... :-\\\ Ah!! ladies and gentelmen ... what does this tell us? :) We are seeing this characters diferrent from system to system ... and that means they are not standard ASCII characters ... and that means we should not use them for decorating trees!! (or anyother thing in here :))) merry christmas Anti-spam measure: remove the ** to reply by email -- ,o888b,`?88888 Armando Frazao 88888P',d888o, ,8888 888 ?888 aka Seal 888P 888 8888, 8888888P' 888 L33812 @ alfa.ist.utl.pt 888 `?8888888 888P' 888 http://alfa.ist.utl.pt/~l33812 888 `?888 `88 O d888 --*--*-- 888b O 88' `?._ _.o88888 "Keep the balance" SEAL8o._ _.P'
On 19 Dec 1997 16:35:59 GMT, Seal do Mar (**l33...@alfa.ist.utl.pt) wrote in alt.ascii-art: > > >> � Don't know - looks like a small spaceship. > > >Looks like a rune to me. > My display show that when it doesn't know how to dispay the correct symbol :) Here it is an uppercase Icelandic Thorn. > > >> � Degrees (as in 32� Centigrade... I wish!) > > >No, it looks like a small troll. > Nope ... degrees would be the symbol without the dash ... it is more like: > 1� meaning first .. in some Spanishish languages.. yes.. degrees is � > > >> � This is a double s in German - as in Stra�e (Strasse) meaning Street. > > >The greek letter beta. > Yup ... beta beta :) Actually there is some disagreement about it, and a German sharp s does look different from a Greek beta, but in ISO 8859-1 it is definitely a sharp s (ISO 8859-1 contains no other Greek letters) > > >> � I believe that this is an accented o used in the Norwegian? language. > > >I see the same symbol as you see, but it is not "an accented o", it is a > > >Norwegian �. An � is not a funny looking O, it is a completely different > > >letter with a completely different sound, it just happens to look a > > >little bit like an O. > > It's a slashed o. > > (/) like that, only more o-like. ;) > I also see a slashed "o", but I believe it is meant to be another greek > letter, called fi (to be read fee) but maybe written in some other way .. phi?! > Or is it theta?! Well ... I know it's greek :) Again, ISO 8859-1 contains no Greek letters. � and � are Norwegian/ Danish letters. > > >> This symbol appears on *my* computer when I try to display a forbidden > > >> character, or a character that has no symbol assigned to it. > > >This symbol appears on my computer not at all. > > It's a square box. > > _ > > |_| only more connected. :) > ctrl+O ?! ^O here. > > >> � This means "very much greater than" in mathematical terms, as in > > >> 10e12�1 (ten thousand billion is very much greater than one). > > >Yes, I see the same thing that you see. > > Odd, I thought it went with � (its mirror image character) as European-style > > quote marks? At least, I forget what language I saw them used in, but it > > was --oh never mind, all the people I argue against know everything more > > about Europe than I do, 9/10ths of y'all are Nederlanders.. > > Anyway, I see << and >> and is taht what you see? > when I was 8 or 9 I still used that those instead of "", nowadays it > is no longer used, as a matter of fact I don't see any use for it! French quotation marks: � comme �a � or alternative German quotation marks: �Wichtig� Swiss German: �Gr�ezi miteinand!� It's much too small to be the Mathematical sign. > > >> � Another accented character, but from which language I do not know. > > >I see a Y with a dot over it. > me too! Accented Y. > Ah!! ladies and gentelmen ... what does this tell us? :) > We are seeing this characters diferrent from system to system ... > and that means they are not standard ASCII characters ... and that means we > should not use them for decorating trees!! (or anyother thing in here :))) No.. there is a standard.. see http://www.unicode.org/ :) -- tobias benjamin koehler tk...@rcs.urz.tu-dresden.de __/==----__ _________ _________ _________ _________ __----==\__ / o oo | 'H'|'H=======|'H=======|=========|'H=======|`H` | oo o \ `-o-o----oo-"-oo---oo-"-oo---oo-"-oo---oo-"-oo---oo-"-oo----o-o-'
Mark Anderson wrote: > Veronica Karlsson wrote: > > Mark Anderson wrote: > > > (Veronica Karlsson) wrote: > > > > David Day wrote: [ 8< ] > > > � Degrees (as in 32� Centigrade... I wish!) > > > > > > > No, it looks like a small troll. > > [ 8< ] > > I have no idea either. All I know is that you shouldn't use those > > characters to make ascii art! One reason is that different people will > > see different things (if they see anything at all) when someobody uses > > such characters. This depends on what kind of computer you have, what > > program you use, what country you live in and if the wind comes from the > > north. > > I think we see the same characters, although what interpretation you put > on them is very subjective. However, as has been said before, it really > is irrelevant - these characters should *NOT* be used when producing ASCII > art! :) > > By the way, is that the overhead view of a very small troll? > No, it is a troll that is very fat and has very large feet: _.---._ .' `. / - - \ | O o | | O | \ \ / / .---`. `---' .'---. ( `-...-' ) `--------^--------' (but it is too small to see the eyes, nose and mouth) -- _ _ __ ___.--'_`. __ __ _ .'_`--.___ __ ( _`.'. - 'o` ) \ \ / /__ _ _ ___ _ _ (_)__ __ _ ( 'o` - .`.'_ ) _\.'_' _.-' \ V / -_) '_/ _ \ ' \| / _/ _` | `-._ `_`./_ ( \`. ) //\` \_/\___|_| \___/_||_|_\__\__,_| '/\\ ( .'/ ) \_`-'`---'\\__, ,__//`---'`-'_/ \` `-\ uggc://jjj.yhqq.yhgu.fr/hfref/ix/ /-' '/ ` _____________________ r93...@fz.yhgu.fr ____________________ ' LIKE MY SIG? GO HERE: http://www.surfplaza.com/figlet/
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