Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 5 Feb 1998.
Gumball Machine
alt.ascii-art
· 10 messages · 5 Feb 1998 - 6 Mar 1998
Can someone create or locate an ascii gumball machine? Thanks! The Cyber Gumball Machine http://www.merlet.com/gumball
Does anyone have an ascii gumball machine???? The Cybe Gumball Machine http://www.merlet.com/gumball
Spunk1111 wrote: > Paul wrote: > >Does anyone have an ascii gumball machine???? > > I don't think it's that great... maybe it'll work... > > ___ > .-Ooo0O-. > /.o0O0o0O0\ > |:o0O0ooO0o0| > |:ooOo0o0oOo| > \.oOoo0o0O/ > /`'O0o''\ > jgs / (_) \ > (`-.,___,.-') > `-.,___,.-' > Hmmm.... those machines are usually about half-full... And they have 1. a slot to put coins in, 2. a handle to turn and 3. an opening where the actual gum balls come out. Something like this: Small, round model (as seen in American films): o .od888bo. / \ |oo oo8| |88888888888| \888888888/ /`-----'\ | | | | | jgs/VK | |(/)| | | |[_]| | (`--.___.--') `-._____.-' Straight, double model (as seen outside Swedish shops): _________ _________ [_________][_________] | || | | || o| |o oo||o oOOOO| |88O8O8888||OOOOOOOOO| |8O8888O88||OOOOOOOOO| |---------||---------| | | | | || | | | | jgs/VK | |(/)| || |(/)| | | || | | [_] || [_] | |_________||_________| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || [] [] [] (no, I didn't actually look at a one, I drew this from memory) -- _ _ __ ___.--'_`. __ __ _ .'_`--.___ __ ( _`.'. - 'o` ) \ \ / /__ _ _ ___ _ _ (_)__ __ _ ( 'o` - .`.'_ ) _\.'_' _.-' \ V / -_) '_/ _ \ ' \| / _/ _` | `-._ `_`./_ ( \`. ) //\` \_/\___|_| \___/_||_|_\__\__,_| '/\\ ( .'/ ) \_`-'`---'\\__, ,__//`---'`-'_/ \` `-\ uggc://jjj.yhqq.yhgu.fr/hfref/ix/ /-' '/ ` _____________________ r93...@fz.yhgu.fr ____________________ ' LIKE MY SIG? GO HERE: http://www.surfplaza.com/figlet/
>From: Paul <gumball**@**merlet.com> >Date: Thu, Feb 12, 1998 19:44 EST >Message-id: <6c04pp$26a$2...@santaclara.santafe.edu> >Does anyone have an ascii gumball machine???? I don't think it's that great... maybe it'll work... ___ .-Ooo0O-. /.o0O0o0O0\ |:o0O0ooO0o0| |:ooOo0o0oOo| \.oOoo0o0O/ /`'O0o''\ jgs / (_) \ (`-.,___,.-') `-.,___,.-' -joan -- _ {_} /*\ /_*_\ {('o')} Just Clowning Around... C{{([^*^])}}D [ * ] joan stark <spu...@juno.com> / Y \ _\__|__/_ ASCII ART GALLERY: jgs (___/ \___) <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/>
Veronica Karlsson <dre...@on.spammer> wrote: >Straight, double model (as seen outside Swedish shops): > > _________ _________ > [_________][_________] > | || | > | || o| > |o oo||o oOOOO| > |88O8O8888||OOOOOOOOO| > |8O8888O88||OOOOOOOOO| > |---------||---------| > | | | | || | | | | >jgs/VK | |(/)| || |(/)| | > | || | > | [_] || [_] | > |_________||_________| > || || || > || || || > || || || > || || || > || || || > || || || > || || || > || || || > || || || > || || || > [] [] [] Ah, yes. Currently, that is the most common model here in Canada (close to the United States) as well, although we also see round models. The small ones used to appear on counter tops, but that indeed was in a bygone era. John Savard
Veronica Karlsson wrote: >Small, round model (as seen in American films): > > o > .od888bo. > / \ > |oo oo8| > |88888888888| > \888888888/ > /`-----'\ > | | | | | > jgs/VK | |(/)| | > | |[_]| | > (`--.___.--') > `-._____.-' Hm, I don't like the look of the 'globe', what about .o. .' `. / .. \ |oooO::::.Oo| |O8O88o88O88| \888O88888/ |`-----'| | | | | | jgs/VK | |(/)| | | |[_]| | `-.___.-' Well, what do we have here? A parking meter: .-. .' ... `. / ,'.. /. \ |o ' /` o| |88o.d8b.o88| \888ooo888/ |`-----'| | | | | | jgs/VK | |(/)| | a:f | |[_]| | `-.___.-' | | | | | | | | | | | | Anyway ... [snipped the nice rectangular models which are what we have in Germany too] :) Andreas __ ( o) Ascii Drive Through (o\/o) http://www.stud.uni-hannover.de/~freise/ " "
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Andreas Freise wrote: > Veronica Karlsson wrote: > >Small, round model (as seen in American films): > > > > o > > .od888bo. > > / \ > > |oo oo8| > > |88888888888| > > \888888888/ > > /`-----'\ > > | | | | | > > jgs/VK | |(/)| | > > | |[_]| | > > (`--.___.--') > > `-._____.-' > > Hm, I don't like the look of the 'globe', what about > > .o. > .' `. > / .. \ > |oooO::::.Oo| > |O8O88o88O88| > \888O88888/ > |`-----'| > | | | | | > jgs/VK | |(/)| | > | |[_]| | > `-.___.-' > The type I was trying to draw has a characteristic little "hat" at the top of the round container: http://wsi.cso.uiuc.edu:8080/MikesPlace/images/gumballmachine.jpg And while I'm at it, here's a straight model (without "legs"): http://www.olypen.com/disndat/gumballmachine.jpg > Well, what do we have here? A parking meter: > .-. > .' ... `. > / ,'.. /. \ > |o ' /` o| > |88o.d8b.o88| > \888ooo888/ > |`-----'| > | | | | | > jgs/VK | |(/)| | > a:f | |[_]| | > `-.___.-' > | | > | | > | | > | | > | | > | | > *brrrr* no gumballs coming our of *those*... -- _ _ __ ___.--'_`. __ __ _ .'_`--.___ __ ( _`.'. - 'o` ) \ \ / /__ _ _ ___ _ _ (_)__ __ _ ( 'o` - .`.'_ ) _\.'_' _.-' \ V / -_) '_/ _ \ ' \| / _/ _` | `-._ `_`./_ ( \`. ) //\` \_/\___|_| \___/_||_|_\__\__,_| '/\\ ( .'/ ) \_`-'`---'\\__, ,__//`---'`-'_/ \` `-\ uggc://jjj.yhqq.yhgu.fr/hfref/ix/ /-' '/ ` _____________________ r93...@fz.yhgu.fr ____________________ ' LIKE MY SIG? GO HERE: http://www.surfplaza.com/figlet/
Veronica Karlsson wrote: >Small, round model (as seen in American films): > > o > .od888bo. > / \ > |oo oo8| > |88888888888| > \888888888/ > /`-----'\ > | | | | | > jgs/VK | |(/)| | > | |[_]| | > (`--.___.--') > `-._____.-' Are you sure this is a gumball machine? >;-) o .od888bo. / \ | | | | \ / / \ | | | | jgs/VK/JEZ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (`--.___.--') `-._____.-' -- Note: remove .nospam from reply header to email me. _ _____ _____ | | ____|__ / .+'''+. .+'''+. .+'''+. _ | | _| / / <<<<** Jesper B. Nielsen je...@post9.tele.dk **>>>> | |_| | |___ / /_ '+.,.+' '+.,.+' '+.,.+' \___/|_____/____|
JEZ wrote: > Veronica Karlsson wrote: > >Small, round model (as seen in American films): > > > > o > > .od888bo. > > / \ > > |oo oo8| > > |88888888888| > > \888888888/ > > /`-----'\ > > | | | | | > > jgs/VK | |(/)| | > > | |[_]| | > > (`--.___.--') > > `-._____.-' > > Are you sure this is a gumball machine? >;-) > > o > .od888bo. > / \ > | | > | | > \ / > / \ > | | > | | jgs/VK/JEZ > | | > | | > | | > | | > | | > | | > | | > | | > | | > | | > | | > | | > | | > (`--.___.--') > `-._____.-' > > Quite sure! That's another kind of "gum"... :D -- _ _ __ ___.--'_`. __ __ _ .'_`--.___ __ ( _`.'. - '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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