Original Usenet thread from rec.arts.ascii, started 17 Sep 1996.
REQ: MERMAID and FAIRY art
rec.arts.ascii
· 3 messages · 17 Sep 1996 - 25 Sep 1996
If it is all possible would anybody be able to send me mermaids in
ascii? I collect mermaid and fairy art and I thought that I should
collect some of it in ascii form. Please mail me or post what you have.
THANK YOU!
Sincerely:
Bama
On Tue, 17 Sep 1996 16:44:32 GMT, Bama <ava...@falcon.cc.ukans.edu> wrote: > > >If it is all possible would anybody be able to send me mermaids in >ascii? I collect mermaid and fairy art and I thought that I should >collect some of it in ascii form. Please mail me or post what you have. > >THANK YOU! > >Sincerely: >Bama > > > > here is one i found.. not done by me, sorry artist unknown: initials are jgs ~ o ~ ~ ~ .:. o / ~ vvVAVvv o /--, / ~ ~ ~ (((())) <') =< ~ ~ ))6.6(( \__/ \ ~ ((( v ))) //\ ~ ~ ))) (((\ // /(() ()))\// ~ ~ /, ~ ~ //))).(((`\/. ~ . <')=< //(((^^^))) |\ /| ~ / \` // ))^^^(( \\\/// /\ ~ // ((\^^^)\ \\// <'(=< ~ ~` ))`\^^^`\__/^/ ~ \/ ~ ~ ( `\^^^^^^/ jgs \ ~ ~ ``~~~` ~ ~ ~ ~ here is another: . . / ((()) . /--, / (((())) <') =< ))6.6(( \__/ \ ((( v ))) //\ ))) (((\ // /(() ()))\// //))) (((`\/ //(((^^^))) |\ /| // ))^^^(( \\\/// // ((`\^^)\ \\//jgs ~` )) `\^^^`\_/^/ ( `\^^^~^/ `~~~` and a one that you can use as sig: @@@ @@@ @("} {")@ @(.(.)\__ __/(.).)@ @@@) ( """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ) (@@@ ( . ) dav...@xemu.demon.co.uk ( . ) \ ) / http://www.demon.net/ \ ( / \\.-' ,' castle/x/xemu.html ', `-_// // ~-~ """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" '~ \\ / \ "Consciousness is a product of the brain no more & no less than earwax is a product of the ear"-Martin Hunt on a.r.s hope that helps you :) eve1
eve1 (ber...@best.com) wrote:
: On Tue, 17 Sep 1996 16:44:32 GMT, Bama <ava...@falcon.cc.ukans.edu>
: wrote:
: >
: >
: >If it is all possible would anybody be able to send me mermaids in
: >ascii? I collect mermaid and fairy art and I thought that I should
: >collect some of it in ascii form. Please mail me or post what you have.
: >
: >THANK YOU!
: >
: >Sincerely:
: >Bama
: >
: >
: >
: >
: here is one i found.. not done by me, sorry artist unknown: initials
: are jgs
The artist is Joan Stark (Spunk).
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: here is another:
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: `~~~`
: and a one that you can use as sig:
: @@@ @@@
: @("} {")@
: @(.(.)\__ __/(.).)@
: @@@) ( """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ) (@@@
: ( . ) dav...@xemu.demon.co.uk ( . )
: \ ) / http://www.demon.net/ \ ( /
: \\.-' ,' castle/x/xemu.html ', `-_//
: // ~-~ """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" '~ \\
: / \
: "Consciousness is a product of the brain no more & no less
: than earwax is a product of the ear"-Martin Hunt on a.r.s
: hope that helps you :)
: eve1
Ummmm, netiquette says you should ask Dave's permission before you use his
.sig.
I have zero fairies. Maybe, just maybe, if we all close our eyes and
wish very, very hard, Joan Stark will make some for us.
Following is my mermaid collection, most of which is a repost of Colin
Douthwaite's 3rd anniversary post to <a.a.a>: Warning: the first piece of
art is just over 6.5 inches (16.51 cm).
Diane
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From: N...@No.Com (No)
Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art
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Artist: Joan Stark (Spunk)
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