Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 21 Jul 1994.
REQUEST: ascii wrench(spanner)
alt.ascii-art
· 7 messages · 21 Jul 1994 - 25 Jul 1994
I need an ascii wrench(spanner to you Brits, Aussies, and Kiwis) to
incorporate into my sig(I'm a mechanic). It should be horizontal and
not TOO big. I'm getting flamed too much on my current sig, since it
ain't PC enough.
--
___ ________ ___ ___
The squeaky wheel gets the / _ `/ __/ -_) -_)_ /
The squawky wail gets the \_, /_/ \__/\__//__/
The skanky gal gets the /___/ gre...@bga.com
gre...@bga.com (Dave Fricke) writes: >I need an ascii wrench(spanner to you Brits, Aussies, and Kiwis) to >incorporate into my sig(I'm a mechanic). It should be horizontal and >not TOO big. I'm getting flamed too much on my current sig, since it >ain't PC enough. >-- > ___ ________ ___ ___ >The squeaky wheel gets the / _ `/ __/ -_) -_)_ / >The squawky wail gets the \_, /_/ \__/\__//__/ >The skanky gal gets the /___/ gre...@bga.com Awwww! Not PC enough, eh? I can see you need a spanner. A HEAVY one. /| |\ .-wwwww[]w[] `------[]-[] -- Richard Kirk 0483-448869 (phone) Senior Colour Researcher, 0483-448845 (fax) Canon Research Europe Ltd, ra...@canon.co.uk 20 Alan Turing Road, Surrey Research Park, Guildford, Surrey GU2 5YF, UK.
Richard Kirk (ra...@canon.co.uk) wrote:
: gre...@bga.com (Dave Fricke) writes:
: >I need an ascii wrench(spanner to you Brits, Aussies, and Kiwis) to
: >incorporate into my sig(I'm a mechanic). It should be horizontal and
: >not TOO big. I'm getting flamed too much on my current sig, since it
: >ain't PC enough.
: >--
: > ___ ________ ___ ___
: >The squeaky wheel gets the / _ `/ __/ -_) -_)_ /
: >The squawky wail gets the \_, /_/ \__/\__//__/
: >The skanky gal gets the /___/ gre...@bga.com
: Awwww! Not PC enough, eh? I can see you need a spanner. A HEAVY one.
: /| |\
: .-wwwww[]w[]
: `------[]-[]
Here is what I call a spanner ( ring & open-ended )
___ ____
//~~~\\___________________/ __\
|| |___________________ |___
\\___// \____/
`~~~` -cfbd-
I would define Richard Kirk's illustration as a wrench.
/| |\
.-wwwww[]w[] -Richard Kirk-
`------[]-[]
Here's a heavier version for those bigger jobs:
/| |\
[ | | ]
.---------------------wwwwwwwwwwwww[ ]www[ ]
`----------------------------------[_]---[_]
Do you not differentiate between a spanner and a wrench ?
Bye,
Colin Douthwaite <Col...@equinox.gen.nz> wrote: > >Here is what I call a spanner ( ring & open-ended ) > > ___ ____ > //~~~\\___________________/ __\ > || |___________________ |___ > \\___// \____/ > `~~~` -cfbd- > > > >I would define Richard Kirk's illustration as a wrench. > > > /| |\ >.-wwwww[]w[] -Richard Kirk- >`------[]-[] Although I'm told some people in England call it a 'shifting spanner'. >Here's a heavier version for those bigger jobs: > > > > /| |\ > [ | | ] >.---------------------wwwwwwwwwwwww[ ]www[ ] >`----------------------------------[_]---[_]
In article <Col...@equinox.gen.nz>,
Col...@equinox.gen.nz (Colin Douthwaite) wrote:
[deletia]
>
>
> Here is what I call a spanner ( ring & open-ended )
>
> ___ ____
> //~~~\\___________________/ __\
> || |___________________ |___
> \\___// \____/
> `~~~` -cfbd-
>
>
In Tex-speak, this is a combination wrench, a combination of a box
wrench and an open end wrench.
>
> I would define Richard Kirk's illustration as a wrench.
>
>
> /| |\
> .-wwwww[]w[] -Richard Kirk-
> `------[]-[]
>
>
>
> Here's a heavier version for those bigger jobs:
>
>
>
> /| |\
> [ | | ]
> .---------------------wwwwwwwwwwwww[ ]www[ ]
> `----------------------------------[_]---[_]
>
This is, in common parlance, a "monkey wrench".
>
>
> Do you not differentiate between a spanner and a wrench ?
>
>
To the average Texas mechanic, the word "spanner" is unknown, maybe
conjuring up an image some kind of women's underthingy or something.
"Boot" and "bonnet" have completely different, non-automotive meanings
here,too. Thanks for the ascii, they're great and just what I was
looking for.
--
sig currently being rebuilt
Col...@equinox.gen.nz (Colin Douthwaite) writes: >Richard Kirk (ra...@canon.co.uk) wrote: >: gre...@bga.com (Dave Fricke) writes: >: >I need an ascii wrench(spanner to you Brits, Aussies, and Kiwis) to >: >incorporate into my sig(I'm a mechanic). It should be horizontal and >: >not TOO big. I'm getting flamed too much on my current sig, since it >: >ain't PC enough. >: >-- >: > ___ ________ ___ ___ >: >The squeaky wheel gets the / _ `/ __/ -_) -_)_ / >: >The squawky wail gets the \_, /_/ \__/\__//__/ >: >The skanky gal gets the /___/ gre...@bga.com >: Awwww! Not PC enough, eh? I can see you need a spanner. A HEAVY one. >: /| |\ >: .-wwwww[]w[] >: `------[]-[] Yay!! I love hardware stuff! It seems so hard to draw, though. Here's my modification of rak's "spanner": /] [\ .----------www |w| ) `-------------_|--' I would call this a monkey wrench if it were the big, heavy one you use to twist rusted pipes apart, or an adjustable crescent wrench if it were the smaller, all purpose nut-wrench. Sorry, no spanners in my household! Misstah Brown
gre...@bga.com (Dave Fricke) writes: >> >> Here's a heavier version for those bigger jobs: >> >> >> >> /| |\ >> [ | | ] >> .---------------------wwwwwwwwwwwww[ ]www[ ] >> `----------------------------------[_]---[_] >> >This is, in common parlance, a "monkey wrench". It's more like a micrometer to me---check it out: | | /| |\ ,----------------------------------[ |---| ] | gre...@bga.com [ | | ] |_____________|m|m|m|m|m|m|m|m|m|m|[_||m||_] (though maybe not the tool of a mechanic...) Misstah Brown
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