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Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 7 Oct 1998.
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Pic: Angel

Pic: Angel

alt.ascii-art · 23 messages · 7 Oct 1998 - 19 Oct 1998
BluePard <fac...@a-VIP.com_remove-me_> ASCII art 7 Oct 1998 00:00 · permalink
Krogg wrote:

[snip o angel]

'Tis lovely, BTW. :)

> I would love to see the sketch,please post a url or something.

Ditto.

> Also i would like to point out this url:
> http://www.xs4all.nl/~svzanten/joris/ascii/main.html
> Its Joris' site and he makes sketches based on ascii's,what a cool
> idea!I have promissed to make some ascii2gif's but as of yet
> i havent gotten to it,in fact i havent put my page back up yet.....
> anyway..............

Wow... that is really nice. Love da way b'ger draws... lots o his ascii
menosee before (it no longer occurs to me to click on sigs :) and plus,
there's a sheild with a gryphon on it there! *copypastes to gryphsci
file* Yay!

*wonders how many gryphsci's she missed while gone...*
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        ,-------/.)- (   ` \  Born wingless into interesting times
      //           \  )     ) 
.------/`>          \      /      Don't be ashamed of the past,
'-      (            \    /           it molds the present
 `-....-'             \ _/ 
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Utendi <NoS...@juno.com> ASCII art 7 Oct 1998 00:00 · permalink
Mkay, just finished her. If anyone wants to see the pic I based her off of, 
let me know--it's a sketch I did.

          |\                |\
          \ \               | \
           \ \       _______|__|
          |`  \     /           \
          \ `  \   |  ___ ___    |
          |` `  \  / /  \/   \    \
          \ ` `  \ | |`\   /`,\   |
          |` ` `  \| ~o>   <o~ |  |
          `| ` ` `  \/  ,      | ||
           `\ ` ` `  \  `-`    |\\/
             | ` ` ` /\ `~~'   //`|
             `\ _____\\\_____/`\\ | 
              /`     //\       //\-----,
             |       v  `    / v       \
             |    `|              \    |
              \    \        Y      \   |
               \    \       |       |  |
                \    L (o) /\    (o)/  |
                 \   \----`  `----,/   |
                  \   `,    ,     !   <  
                  ;\    \   .    /|   |
                   }\    \      / |   |
                   / \    \ `  {  |   |
                  /   \   `,    \ /   |
                 {     `\  \     /   /
                 (       \  \   /  .`
                 \        `,`, /  ,`\
                /`\         -\`   |  \
               /   \          \  /    \,
              /     \          \/       \
            _/   \   \          \        \
           (____/ \   k          ;        ;
                   \             )        )
                    \           / \      /
                     \________/``\______/ nmf

                     Nicole M. Fennessy
                   ute...@philly.infi.net
              http://www.lionking.org/~utendi
                           
                   Life bites? Bite back.

Krogg <kro...@gtcom.net> ASCII art 7 Oct 1998 00:00 · permalink
Utendi wrote:
> 
> Mkay, just finished her. If anyone wants to see the pic I based her >off of,
> let me know--it's a sketch I did.
> 
>           |\                |\
>           \ \               | \
>            \ \       _______|__|
>           |`  \     /           \
>           \ `  \   |  ___ ___    |
>           |` `  \  / /  \/   \    \
>           \ ` `  \ | |`\   /`,\   |
>           |` ` `  \| ~o>   <o~ |  |
>           `| ` ` `  \/  ,      | ||
>            `\ ` ` `  \  `-`    |\\/
>              | ` ` ` /\ `~~'   //`|
>              `\ _____\\\_____/`\\ |
>               /`     //\       //\-----,
>              |       v  `    / v       \
>              |    `|              \    |
>               \    \        Y      \   |
>                \    \       |       |  |
>                 \    L (o) /\    (o)/  |
>                  \   \----`  `----,/   |
>                   \   `,    ,     !   <
>                   ;\    \   .    /|   |
>                    }\    \      / |   |
>                    / \    \ `  {  |   |
>                   /   \   `,    \ /   |
>                  {     `\  \     /   /
>                  (       \  \   /  .`
>                  \        `,`, /  ,`\
>                 /`\         -\`   |  \
>                /   \          \  /    \,
>               /     \          \/       \
>             _/   \   \          \        \
>            (____/ \   k          ;        ;
>                    \             )        )
>                     \           / \      /
>                      \________/``\______/ nmf
> 
>                      Nicole M. Fennessy
>                    ute...@philly.infi.net
>               http://www.lionking.org/~utendi
> 
>                    Life bites? Bite back.
I would love to see the sketch,please post a url or something.
Also i would like to point out this url:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~svzanten/joris/ascii/main.html
Its Joris' site and he makes sketches based on ascii's,what a cool
idea!I have promissed to make some ascii2gif's but as of yet
i havent gotten to it,in fact i havent put my page back up yet.....
anyway..............

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mat...@math.canterbury.ac.nz (Bill Taylor) writes:

>                           ,
>                          /|
>                         / |
>                        /  |
>                 ______| ._|____
>                |      | |      |
>                |    __| !___   |
>                |   /  |/   /   |
>                |__/   '   /____|
>                  /_______/|
>                       |   !
>                       |  /
>                       | /
>                       |/
>                       '

Ooh, I like this one! I'll put it on the ascii of 
the day on my mailing list if you don't mind. But
what should the credit be on it? 

-Hayley

> and plus,
> there's a sheild with a gryphon on it there!

Griffin? See you later, I've got a site to check.
    -Sarah

> 
>           |\                |\
>           \ \               | \
>            \ \       _______|__|
>           |`  \     /           \
>           \ `  \   |  ___ ___    |
>           |` `  \  / /  \/   \    \
>           \ ` `  \ | |`\   /`,\   |
>           |` ` `  \| ~o>   <o~ |  |
>           `| ` ` `  \/  ,      | ||
>            `\ ` ` `  \  `-`    |\\/
>              | ` ` ` /\ `~~'   //`|
>              `\ _____\\\_____/`\\ |
>               /`     //\       //\-----,
>              |       v  `    / v       \
>              |    `|              \    |
>               \    \        Y      \   |
>                \    \       |       |  |
>                 \    L (o) /\    (o)/  |
>                  \   \----`  `----,/   |
>                   \   `,    ,     !   <
>                   ;\    \   .    /|   |
>                    }\    \      / |   |
>                    / \    \ `  {  |   |
>                   /   \   `,    \ /   |
>                  {     `\  \     /   /
>                  (       \  \   /  .`
>                  \        `,`, /  ,`\
>                 /`\         -\`   |  \
>                /   \          \  /    \,
>               /     \          \/       \
>             _/   \   \          \        \
>            (____/ \   k          ;        ;
>                    \             )        )
>                     \           / \      /
>                      \________/``\______/ nmf
> 
>                      Nicole M. Fennessy

I diddled this a bit to try and soften her femininity a little.
Also turned her into a terrestial woamn...

                     __________.
                    /           \
                   |  __  ___    |
                   / /  \/   \    \
                   | |        \   |
                   | ~o>   <o~ |  |
                    \/   ,     | ||
                     :  `-'    |\\/
                     /\ `~~' / //
               ,_____\\`.__.'  \\
              /      //\       //\----.
             |       v  `     'v       `
             |     .              .    |
              \    \        Y      \   |
               \    \       |       |  |
                \    L (o) /\    (o)/  |
                 \   \----`  `----,/   :
                  \   `.          !   ,
                   \    \        /|   |
                    ^    \      / |   |
                   / \    \ .  (  |   |
                  /   \    ;    \ /   |
                 {     `.  \     /   /
                 (       \  \   /   ;
                 \        `. : /  ,'\
                /`\         -.'   |  \
               /   \          \  /    \,
              /     \          \/       \
            _/   \   \          \        \
           (____/ \   k          :        :
                   \             ;        ;
                    \    `      / `      /
                     \________/``\______/ nmf

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Bill Taylor     W.T...@math.canterbury.ac.nz
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.
                        - Bertrand Russell
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                           ,
                          /|
                         / |
                        /  |
                 ______| ._|____
                |      | |      |
                |    __| !___   |
                |   /  |/   /   |
                |__/   '   /____|
                  /_______/|
                       |   !
                       |  /
                       | /
                       |/
                       '

joris bellenger <svz...@xs4all.nl> ASCII art 8 Oct 1998 00:00 · permalink

Bill Taylor wrote:
[snip]

>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>                Bill Taylor     W.T...@math.canterbury.ac.nz
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>                The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.
>                         - Bertrand Russell
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>                            ,
>                           /|
>                          / |
>                         /  |
>                  ______| ._|____
>                 |      | |      |
>                 |    __| !___   |
>                 |   /  |/   /   |
>                 |__/   '   /____|
>                   /_______/|
>                        |   !
>                        |  /
>                        | /
>                        |/
>                        '


Nice sig.
--

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       |/  ?
       | ~ )\
       /_ /\ \____  joris bellenger (b'ger)
       /   \_/    \ e-mail: svz...@xs4all.nl
http://www.xs4all.nl/~svzanten/joris/ascii/main.html
     / < ______ _> \
    /___/  ,___/____)
        |\/

> >Griffin? See you later, I've got a site to check.
>
> Gryphon!
> From what I've seen, when talking about heraldry and coat
> of arms, the spelling G-R-Y-P-H-O-N is most often used,
> though "Griffin" is not wrong.
> There are other variations.

Oh, sorry. I've just always read it as "griffin". Plus, spellchecker says
"gryphon" is wrong, and suggests griffin. Maybe it varies in different parts
of the world, or something.
    -Sarah

flu...@quadrant.xs4all.nl.spambgone (Hayley Jane Wakenshaw) writes:

|> Ooh, I like this one!

Very kind of you!

|> what should the credit be on it? 

Not that I'm much into this ascii-art accrediting business - but if you want 
to credit me, you could try...

                           ,
                          /|
                         / |
                        /  |
                 ______| ._|____
                |      | |      |
                |    __| !___   |
                |   /  |/   /   |
                |__/   '   /____|
                  /_______/|
                       |   !
                       |  /
        wfct           | /
                       |/
                       '

Shanaka Dias <sdi...@netlane.com> ASCII art 9 Oct 1998 00:00 · permalink
"Sarah Day" <med...@micron.net> wrote:
>> and plus,
>> there's a sheild with a gryphon on it there!
>
>Griffin? See you later, I've got a site to check.

Gryphon!
From what I've seen, when talking about heraldry and coat
of arms, the spelling G-R-Y-P-H-O-N is most often used,
though "Griffin" is not wrong.
There are other variations.

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Shanaka Dias <sdi...@netlane.com> ASCII art 10 Oct 1998 00:00 · permalink
"Sarah Day" <med...@micron.net> wrote:

>Oh, sorry. I've just always read it as "griffin". Plus, spellchecker says
>"gryphon" is wrong, and suggests griffin. Maybe it varies in different parts
>of the world, or something.

Far be it for me to argue with The Spellchecker. I did mention
that there are variations to the spelling, and that griffin is not
wrong.

Anyway, if you are using the US Settings, try these
phrases in M$Word 97, then highlight each one and check
the Thesaurus.

I'd love to see you naked
Unable to follow directions
I have no life.
Beat me and spank me, please.
I abhor your face
Who does Bill Clinton have sex with?
When will OJ confess?
Turn off the radio.
Unable to get a girlfriend


ObAscii: Wallace and Grommit

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BluePard <fac...@a-VIP.com_remove-me_> ASCII art 10 Oct 1998 00:00 · permalink
Colin Douthwaite wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 10 Oct 1998 09:07:24 GMT, sdi...@netlane.com (Shanaka Dias) wrote:
> 
> >Far be it for me to argue with The Spellchecker. I did mention
> >that there are variations to the spelling, and that griffin is not
> >wrong.

The correct spellings of the word "gryphon" are: gryffen, girphinne,
greffon, grefyne, grephoun, griffen, griffin, griffion, griffon,
griffoun(e), griffown, griffun, griffyn, grifon, grifyn, griphin,
griphon, gryffin, gryffon, gryfon, gryfoun(e), gryphen, gryphin, and
gryphon.

[Hey, I'm a Gryph Guild member. :)]

> Hear's a classic on spell chequers:

Hm. Never heard that one, tho I am familiar with this one [ascii-less]:

THE SPELLCHECKER SONG
               ----------------
I have a spelling checker.
It came with my PC.
It plane lee marks four my revue
Miss steaks aye can knot see.
               ----------------
Eye ran this poem threw it.
Your sure real glad two no.
Its very polished in its weigh,
My checker tolled me sew.
               ----------------
A checker is a blessing.
It freeze yew lodes of thyme.
It helps me right awl stiles to reed,
And aides me when eye rime.
               ----------------
Each frays comes posed up an my screen
Eye trussed too bee a joule.
The checker pours o'er every word
To cheque sum spelling rule.
               ----------------
Bee fore a veiling checkers
Hour spelling mite decline.
And if we're laks oar have a laps,
We wood be maid to wine.
               ----------------
Butt now bee cause my spelling
Is checked with such grate flare,
There are know faults with in my cite,
Of nun eye am a wear.
               ----------------
Now spelling does not phase me,
It does knot bring a tier.
My pay purrs awl due glad den
With wrapped words fare as hear.
               ----------------
To rite with care is quite a feet
Of witch won should be proud,
And wee mussed dew the best wee can,
Sew flaws are knot aloud.
               ----------------
Sow  ewe can sea why aye dew prays
Such soft wear four pea seas,
And why eye brake in two averse
Buy righting want too please.
-- 
              _  -    ___ \ BluePard, Lone Loopy Lupine Leopard Mage
        ,-------/.)- (   ` \  Born wingless into interesting times
      //           \  )     ) 
.------/`>          \      /      Don't be ashamed of the past,
'-      (            \    /           it molds the present
 `-....-'             \ _/ 
    ''''`'|'\         /   `-  Loopy Land: http://www.a-vip.com/facet
BP           (                         facet(at)a-vip.com

In article <362...@news.southern.co.nz>, Colin Douthwaite wrote:
>Hear's a classic on spell chequers:
>
>   ___________________________________________________________
>  /                                                          /\
> |                                                          |_/
> |                     My Pee See - A Poem                  |
>  \                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                  \
>   \                                                         \
>    |     Written by Larry Hatfield revised by Wade Price     |
>    |                                                         |
>    |   ( This poem contains no spelling errors.              |
>   /      Or at least my spell checker didn't catch them!    /
>  |       P.S.  This is a poem and can be read a such. )    |
>  |                                                         |
>   \             Eye have a gnu spill checker                \
>    |            Hit come width my Pea See                    |
>    |            Know longer dew eye knead two spill          |
>    |            Hit does the work fur me                     |
>    |                                                         |
>    |            Hit makes things sew much bidder             |
>    |            Par faction is hear Tuesday                  |
>   /             Eye tail ewe, righting is sew much fun      /
>  |              Eye can't pool myself a weigh              |
>  |                                                         |
>   \             Sew fallow my eggs ample                    \
>    |            Every time ewe right                         |
>    |            Four lung Yule harem seine                   |
>    |            That ewer reel outer site                    |
>   /                                                         /
>  |              Wail, hive eight my bole of serial         |
>  |              Booted up and hit F-3                      |
>   \             And fur the next too ours                   \
>    |            This is wear aisle bee                       |
>    |                                                         |
>    |            In front of my Pea See                       |
>    |            My marvel us Pea Sea                         |
> __/_____________________________________________________    /
>/                                                       /   /
>\                                                       \__/
> `-------------------------------------------------------'
>

Hmmm. My (GNU) ispell has found three errors. Progress :?

Regards,
  Staszek

Colin Douthwaite <cfb...@southern.co.nz> ASCII art 11 Oct 1998 00:00 · permalink
BluePard <facet@a-VIP.com_remove-me_> wrote:
>Colin Douthwaite wrote:
>> 
>> On Sat, 10 Oct 1998 09:07:24 GMT, sdi...@netlane.com (Shanaka Dias) wrote:
>> 
>> >Far be it for me to argue with The Spellchecker. I did mention
>> >that there are variations to the spelling, and that griffin is not
>> >wrong.

>The correct spellings of the word "gryphon" are: gryffen, girphinne,
>greffon, grefyne, grephoun, griffen, griffin, griffion, griffon,
>griffoun(e), griffown, griffun, griffyn, grifon, grifyn, griphin,
>griphon, gryffin, gryffon, gryfon, gryfoun(e), gryphen, gryphin, and
>gryphon.

>[Hey, I'm a Gryph Guild member. :)]

>> Hear's a classic on spell chequers:

>Hm. Never heard that one, tho I am familiar with this one [ascii-less]:

>THE SPELLCHECKER SONG
>               ----------------
>I have a spelling checker.
>It came with my PC.
>It plane lee marks four my revue
>Miss steaks aye can knot see.
>               ----------------
>Eye ran this poem threw it.
>Your sure real glad two no.
>Its very polished in its weigh,
>My checker tolled me sew.
>               ----------------
>A checker is a blessing.
>It freeze yew lodes of thyme.
>It helps me right awl stiles to reed,
>And aides me when eye rime.
>               ----------------
>Each frays comes posed up an my screen
>Eye trussed too bee a joule.
>The checker pours o'er every word
>To cheque sum spelling rule.
>               ----------------
>Bee fore a veiling checkers
>Hour spelling mite decline.
>And if we're laks oar have a laps,
>We wood be maid to wine.
>               ----------------
>Butt now bee cause my spelling
>Is checked with such grate flare,
>There are know faults with in my cite,
>Of nun eye am a wear.
>               ----------------
>Now spelling does not phase me,
>It does knot bring a tier.
>My pay purrs awl due glad den
>With wrapped words fare as hear.
>               ----------------
>To rite with care is quite a feet
>Of witch won should be proud,
>And wee mussed dew the best wee can,
>Sew flaws are knot aloud.
>               ----------------
>Sow  ewe can sea why aye dew prays
>Such soft wear four pea seas,
>And why eye brake in two averse
>Buy righting want too please.


I like it!

Hope it passes U GNU WHO. :-)

Meanwhile here, as a reward, is my Gryphon ( et al ) collection:



============================================================================

                          The Day of the Gryphon

============================================================================


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      /` .`\ /` .  ^  ,  ~  ,  . ` . ~\~                       \\, `,__
     / ` , ,`\.  ` ~  ,  ^ ,  `  ~ . . ``~~~`,                   `-`--, \
    / , ~ . ~ \ , ` .  ^  `  , . ^   .   , ` .`-,___,---,__            ``
  /` ` . ~ . ` `\ `  ~  ,  .  ,  `  ,  . ~  ^  ,  .  ~  , .`~---,___
/` . `  ,  . ~ , \  `  ~  ,  .  ^  ,  ~  .  `  ,  ~  .  ^  ,  ~  .  `-,

                                               -Daniel Hunt-



           +-------------------------------------+
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           |    __.--/)  .-~~   ~~>>>>>>>>   .-. |
           |   (._\~  \ (        ~~>>>>>>>>.~.-' |
           |     -~}   \_~-,    )~~>>>>>>>' /    |
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                                -Valkyrie-




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         _________________________________
         \____________________________( ( )
           \___________________________( (|    _____
             \________________________( ( |   /VVVVO\_____
               \________________________( /  |VVVVVV/     \
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              ________
                 -----\ ^__^
                 __----)(oo)      -Chimera-
                /  \||_  \/___
             *_/(____,;)\___,;   a gryphon




                                |\     /|
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                                /,    ,  \
                               <0/  /0>  |
           ______              (00)_     /                ______
          \\\\\\\\\\            |WW/    |              //////////
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           ~~~~~~~\\\\\\\\\\\\|    / \    |//////////////~~~~~~~
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                          \\\/|    | |    |\///
  perish not till the sun  /  |    | |    |  \
   breaks the silence of   \  |    | |    |  /   -sauron (a rich)-
        the night         __/\ \  /   \  / /\__
                         (vvv)(vvv)---(vvv)(vvv)

                   -sau...@mordor.ind.WPI.EDU (a rich)-


============================================================================



                  _____,    _..-=-=-=-=-====--,
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           +-------------------------------------+
           |                 ___                 |
           |    __.--/)  .-~~   ~~>>>>>>>>   .-. |
           |   (._\~  \ (        ~~>>>>>>>>.~.-' |
           |     -~}   \_~-,    )~~>>>>>>>' /    |
           |       {     ~/    /~~~~~~. _.-~     |
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           |   .--~~~~_\  \--~(   -.-~~-.  \     |
           |   ```-'~~ /  /    ~-.  \ .--~ /     |
           |        (((_.'    (((__.' ```-'      |
           +-------------------------------------+
Dragon or Gryphon?

The answer lies with both the telltale tail and the head.

A Gryphon has a lion's tail whereas the Dragon does not have a
lion's tail but usually has a tail which is barbed at the end.

The trouble is that artists get confused and mix things up so that
they depict dragons with lions', dinosaurs' and barbed dragons'
tails.

The Gryphon has a lion's body and an eagle's beak. The dragon does
not have an eagle's beak.

There can be no remaining doubts that the Welsh Dragon is indeed a
Dragon and not a Gryphon.

--------------------------------------------------------------------

                              DRAGONS
                             ~~~~~~~~~
           Heads                                  Tails

   WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW                   WWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
   WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWP'dP'dWW                   WWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
   WWW"VWWWb """'.o.. .dWWW                   WWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
   WWWb  """""""w.     jWWW                   wWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
   WWWWbWWWWF"""""`    WWWW                   WWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
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   ::::::::::'.::::::::::::                   ::'  ::::::::::
   ::::'.....:.. ::::::::'.                   ...::.`::::::::
   ::::::::::::::::::::::::                   :::::::::::::::
   ::::::::::::::::::::::::                   :::::::::::::::


  >\    /<__
   (O^^O)                                  \         ___
    \)(/ ---                                |        \  |
    (oo)                                     \______/ /\|
     VV                                   \_________/


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            ,\`(                         )^^^


--------------------------------------------------------------------


                              GRYPHONS
                             ~~~~~~~~~~

                   Heads                            Tails

                      /)
                  .---`,
              __--\/6-  \`
             (----/    \\\`
                ~/-\  \\\\\
                    \\\\\\\
                    |\\\\\\
                    //////|
                   |||||||\                             . \
                   |\\\\\\\                             | |
                    \\\\\\\                             | |
                     |\\\\                              / /
                     | \\__                            / /
                     |    /                           / /
                     |   /                           / /  ,,
                     |   |                          / /  //,
                     |   |                         | |   |\\,
                  _--'   _-                         \ \__/\|/
                 (-(-===(-(                          \____/



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               ( _     \
                ` `\    /
             ,-.    | /
            (.-.`\  |
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                  \ |                  \     .'_`\
                   `\                 , \    || `\\
                     \                 \ '._.'/  / |
                     /                  `'---'   \/
                    / /
                 __/ /
               ((='--;)



                __.--/)                      .-.
               (._\~  \                    .~.-'
                 -~}                      ' /
                   {                     .-~
                    ~.(                  ~.
               .--~~~~_                    \
               ```-'~~                     /
                                         -'

--------------------------------------------------------------------


Bye,






               ,  /{                                }\  ,
              (-\`\{___                          ___}/'/-)
                 (____/(__,"    Gryphons    ",__)\____)
    -cfbd-       ,}  ,}         ~~~~~~~~         {,  {,



GRIFFIN, GRIFFON, GRYFON, GRYPHON: an imaginary animal with lion's
body and eagle's beak and wings.



                              GRYPHONS
                             ~~~~~~~~~~

                   Heads                            Tails

                      /)
                  .---`,
              __--\/6-  \`
             (----/    \\\`
                ~/-\  \\\\\
                    \\\\\\\
                    |\\\\\\
                    //////|
                   |||||||\                             . \
                   |\\\\\\\                             | |
                    \\\\\\\                             | |
                     |\\\\                              / /
                     | \\__                            / /
                     |    /                           / /
                     |   /                           / /  ,,
                     |   |                          / /  //,
                     |   |                         | |   |\\,
                  _--'   _-                         \ \__/\|/
                 (-(-===(-(                          \____/



                   _____,
                _.'a   /
               ( _     \
                ` `\    /
             ,-.    | /
            (.-.`\  |
             (' `\`\|                          _
                  \ |                  \     .'_`\
                   `\                 , \    || `\\
                     \                 \ '._.'/  / |
                     /                  `'---'   \/
                    / /
                 __/ /
               ((='--;)



                __.--/)                      .-.
               (._\~  \                    .~.-'
                 -~}                      ' /
                   {                     .-~
                    ~.(                  ~.
               .--~~~~_                    \
               ```-'~~                     /
                                         -'

============================================================================

Gryphonically,

Colin Douthwaite <cfb...@southern.co.nz> ASCII art 11 Oct 1998 00:00 · permalink
Stanislaw Ciszewski <sta...@only.foo.is.portable> wrote:
>In article <362...@news.southern.co.nz>, Colin Douthwaite wrote:
>>Hear's a classic on spell chequers:
>>
>>   ___________________________________________________________
>>  /                                                          /\
>> |                                                          |_/
>> |                     My Pee See - A Poem                  |
>>  \                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                  \
>>   \                                                         \
>>    |     Written by Larry Hatfield revised by Wade Price     |
>>    |                                                         |
>>    |   ( This poem contains no spelling errors.              |
>>   /      Or at least my spell checker didn't catch them!    /
>>  |       P.S.  This is a poem and can be read a such. )    |



> Hmmm. My (GNU) ispell has found three errors. Progress :?

> Regards,
>  Staszek


Oh damn...I just Gnu something like that might happen.

So now I will have to quote my entire source for the poem by
Hatfield/Price. Then, if you want to take matters further, you can
write to Wade Price and compare Spelchequers with him.   8-)

==========================================================

From: pri...@osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu (Wade Price)
Subject: My Pee See - A Poem
Message-ID: <Cuu...@osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu>
Organization: Oklahoma State University Computer Center
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 1994 22:00:31 GMT
Lines: 34

Eye have a gnu spill checker
Hit come width my Pea See
Know longer dew eye knead two spill
Hit does the work fur me

Hit makes things sew much bidder
Par faction is hear Tuesday
Eye tail ewe, righting is sew much fun
Eye can't pool myself a weigh

Sew fallow my eggs ample
Every time ewe right
Four lung Yule harem seine
That ewer reel outer site

Wail, hive eight my bole of serial
Booted up and hit F-3
And fur the next too ours
This is wear aisle bee

In front of my Pea See
My marvel us Pea Sea

Written by Larry Hatfield revised by Wade Price

This poem contains no spelling errors.
Or at least my spell checker didn't catch them!
P.S.  This is a poem and can be read a such.

========================================================



               ----------------------------------
                            "NOTICE
               ----------------------------------


The objective of all dedicated managers should be to thoroughly
analyse all situations, anticipate all problems prior to their
occurrence, have answers for these problems and move swiftly to
solve these problems when called upon......

HOWEVER

WHEN YOU ARE UP TO YOUR ARSE IN ALLIGATORS, IT IS DIIFICULT TO
REMIND YOURSELF THAT YOUR INITIAL OBJECTIVE WAS TO DRAIN THE SWAMP!"




        ('(
          \ \                    " Help !!!   Alligators...."
       d@b | |
       @@@@' |
   ('(  Y@P   `--..
    \ `--'      .' `.
     `---....__/    |
               /   . \                     /^^^^\
             /  .'\  \       /^^\________/0     \
              \  \  \  \     (                    `~+++,,_____,,++~^^^^^^^
  -unknown-    \  \  \__\  ...V^V^V^V^V^V^\...............................
               _`--` `--'     Allen Mullen
              `---'



--------------------------------------------------------------------------


C U LEighter Ally Gaiter,

Shanaka Dias <sdi...@netlane.com> ASCII art 11 Oct 1998 00:00 · permalink
BluePard <facet@a-VIP.com_remove-me_> wrote:


>The correct spellings of the word "gryphon" are: gryffen, girphinne,
>greffon, grefyne, grephoun, griffen, griffin, griffion, griffon,
>griffoun(e), griffown, griffun, griffyn, grifon, grifyn, griphin,
>griphon, gryffin, gryffon, gryfon, gryfoun(e), gryphen, gryphin, and
>gryphon.
>
>[Hey, I'm a Gryph Guild member. :)]

phew, thanks, I didn't want to look them all up myself
in case I missed one ! :)

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Lester5374 <les...@aol.commander> ASCII art 11 Oct 1998 00:00 · permalink
>From: Colin Douthwaite <cfb...@southern.co.nz>

     This one is a Phoenix, isn't it?

>
>
>                        (                           )
>                  ) )( (                           ( ) )( (
>               ( ( ( )  ) )                     ( (   (  ) )(
>              ) )     ,,\\\                     ///,,       ) (
>           (  ((    (\\\\//                     \\////)      )
>            ) )    (-(__//                       \\__)-)     (
>           (((   ((-(__||                         ||__)-))    ) )
>          ) )   ((-(-(_||           ```\__        ||_)-)-))   ((
>          ((   ((-(-(/(/\\        ''; 9.- `      //\)\)-)-))    )
>           )   (-(-(/(/(/\\      '';;;;-\~      //\)\)\)-)-)   (   )
>        (  (   ((-(-(/(/(/\======,:;:;:;:,======/\)\)\)-)-))   )
>            )  '(((-(/(/(/(//////:%%%%%%%:\\\\\\)\)\)\)-)))`  ( (
>           ((   '((-(/(/(/('uuuu:WWWWWWWWW:uuuu`)\)\)\)-))`    )
>             ))  '((-(/(/(/('|||:wwwwwwwww:|||')\)\)\)-))`    ((
>          (   ((   '((((/(/('uuu:WWWWWWWWW:uuu`)\)\))))`     ))
>                ))   '':::UUUUUU:wwwwwwwww:UUUUUU:::``     ((   )
>                  ((      '''''''\uuuuuuuu/``````         ))
>                   ))            `JJJJJJJJJ`           ((
>                     ((            LLLLLLLLLLL         ))
>                       ))         ///|||||||\\\       ((
>                         ))      (/(/(/(^)\)\)\)       ((
>                          ((                           ))
>                            ((                       ((
>                              ( )( ))( ( ( ) )( ) (()
>
>
>
>


     .-~~-.
    (_^..^_)
Lester||||AMC


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BluePard <fac...@a-VIP.com_remove-me_> ASCII art 11 Oct 1998 00:00 · permalink
Colin Douthwaite wrote:
> 
>                ,  /{                                }\  ,
>               (-\`\{___                          ___}/'/-)
>                  (____/(__,"    Gryphons    ",__)\____)
>     -cfbd-       ,}  ,}         ~~~~~~~~         {,  {,

Yay! New gryphon pic... have t'update the gryphsci page. Some o those
other creatures were real lovely (hey, it's a matter o opinion :), too.
> 
> GRIFFIN, GRIFFON, GRYFON, GRYPHON: an imaginary animal with lion's
> body and eagle's beak and wings.

...tho I think a few o the gryphs might argue that "imaginary" bit. ;)
-- 
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        ,-------/.)- (   ` \  Born wingless into interesting times
      //           \  )     ) 
.------/`>          \      /      Don't be ashamed of the past,
'-      (            \    /           it molds the present
 `-....-'             \ _/ 
    ''''`'|'\         /   `-  Loopy Land: http://www.a-vip.com/facet
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Colin Douthwaite <cfb...@southern.co.nz> ASCII art 11 Oct 1998 00:00 · permalink
On Sat, 10 Oct 1998 09:07:24 GMT, sdi...@netlane.com (Shanaka Dias) wrote:

>Far be it for me to argue with The Spellchecker. I did mention
>that there are variations to the spelling, and that griffin is not
>wrong.
>
>Anyway, if you are using the US Settings, try these
>phrases in M$Word 97, then highlight each one and check
>the Thesaurus.
>
>I'd love to see you naked
>Unable to follow directions
>I have no life.
>Beat me and spank me, please.
>I abhor your face
>Who does Bill Clinton have sex with?
>When will OJ confess?
>Turn off the radio.
>Unable to get a girlfriend


Hear's a classic on spell chequers:

   ___________________________________________________________
  /                                                          /\
 |                                                          |_/
 |                     My Pee See - A Poem                  |
  \                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                  \
   \                                                         \
    |     Written by Larry Hatfield revised by Wade Price     |
    |                                                         |
    |   ( This poem contains no spelling errors.              |
   /      Or at least my spell checker didn't catch them!    /
  |       P.S.  This is a poem and can be read a such. )    |
  |                                                         |
   \             Eye have a gnu spill checker                \
    |            Hit come width my Pea See                    |
    |            Know longer dew eye knead two spill          |
    |            Hit does the work fur me                     |
    |                                                         |
    |            Hit makes things sew much bidder             |
    |            Par faction is hear Tuesday                  |
   /             Eye tail ewe, righting is sew much fun      /
  |              Eye can't pool myself a weigh              |
  |                                                         |
   \             Sew fallow my eggs ample                    \
    |            Every time ewe right                         |
    |            Four lung Yule harem seine                   |
    |            That ewer reel outer site                    |
   /                                                         /
  |              Wail, hive eight my bole of serial         |
  |              Booted up and hit F-3                      |
   \             And fur the next too ours                   \
    |            This is wear aisle bee                       |
    |                                                         |
    |            In front of my Pea See                       |
    |            My marvel us Pea Sea                         |
 __/_____________________________________________________    /
/                                                       /   /
\                                                       \__/
 `-------------------------------------------------------'


Cat chew late her,

Colin Douthwaite <cfb...@southern.co.nz> ASCII art 12 Oct 1998 00:00 · permalink
On 11 Oct 1998 15:41:29 GMT, les...@aol.commander (Lester5374) wrote:

>
>>From: Colin Douthwaite <cfb...@southern.co.nz>
>
>     This one is a Phoenix, isn't it?
>
>>
>>
>>                        (                           )
>>                  ) )( (                           ( ) )( (
>>               ( ( ( )  ) )                     ( (   (  ) )(
>>              ) )     ,,\\\                     ///,,       ) (
>>           (  ((    (\\\\//                     \\////)      )
>>            ) )    (-(__//                       \\__)-)     (
>>           (((   ((-(__||                         ||__)-))    ) )
>>          ) )   ((-(-(_||           ```\__        ||_)-)-))   ((
>>          ((   ((-(-(/(/\\        ''; 9.- `      //\)\)-)-))    )
>>           )   (-(-(/(/(/\\      '';;;;-\~      //\)\)\)-)-)   (   )
>>        (  (   ((-(-(/(/(/\======,:;:;:;:,======/\)\)\)-)-))   )
>>            )  '(((-(/(/(/(//////:%%%%%%%:\\\\\\)\)\)\)-)))`  ( (
>>           ((   '((-(/(/(/('uuuu:WWWWWWWWW:uuuu`)\)\)\)-))`    )
>>             ))  '((-(/(/(/('|||:wwwwwwwww:|||')\)\)\)-))`    ((
>>          (   ((   '((((/(/('uuu:WWWWWWWWW:uuu`)\)\))))`     ))
>>                ))   '':::UUUUUU:wwwwwwwww:UUUUUU:::``     ((   )
>>                  ((      '''''''\uuuuuuuu/``````         ))
>>                   ))            `JJJJJJJJJ`           ((
>>                     ((            LLLLLLLLLLL         ))
>>                       ))         ///|||||||\\\       ((
>>                         ))      (/(/(/(^)\)\)\)       ((
>>                          ((                           ))
>>                            ((                       ((
>>                              ( )( ))( ( ( ) )( ) (()
>>
>>

Yep, probably...because it does not have a lion's body or tail.

When I collected the picture it must have been offered as an example
of a Gryphon. I'm a bit lazy in reviewing and editing my archive files.

I will delete that pic from my Gryphon file. Thanks!

Here as a reward are efforts at a Welsh Dragon from the newsgroup
soc.culture.welsh:

====================================================================

                            Welsh Dragons

====================================================================


 The position of the tongue, rampant front claw and the over-
 hand loop to the tail are essential.

 This is my first attempt

                              ___, ____--'
                         _,-.'_,-'      (
                      ,-' _.-''....____(
            ,))_     /  ,'\ `'-.     (          /\
    __ ,+..a`  \(_   ) /   \    `'-..(         /  \
    )`-;...,_   \(_ ) /     \  ('''    ;'^^`\ <./\.>
        ,_   )   |( )/   ,./^``_..._  < /^^\ \_.))
       `=;; (    (/_')-- -'^^`      ^^-.`_.-` >-'
       `=\\ (                             _,./
         ,\`(                         )^^^
           ``;         __-'^^\       /
             / _>emj^^^   `\..`-.    ``'.   -Elaine Jones-
            / /               / /``'`; /
           / /          ,-=='-`=-'  / /
     ,-=='-`=-.               ,-=='-`=-.
   *******************************************


                 .
             ___/|'              _____
        ____/_. .'              //'''/
     _ ~|,, @   }|            .'____(___        .
     \(====)   } >           '/.------'/   ___ /_\
        |^^_  }  \          / \--'._  (   / _ \//
        |/  \ _   >       .'/\_-.. ''-.> ( (_) )'
             (_)xx\  ____//\'. ''\'.  '___\_/ .'
             (__)xx>/--/-\' '.\   ''\.' .___.'
      <)=\   (__)x//_//  ||  _\\__ .'   )
     <)=+ '.  (_)_/ |/\__||_/  ' \'xxxxx '.
      <)= . '._(_(  __   \/       \_ xxxx  \
        |/ '.  _\| /   _/_/_/~~/~~~/'.___.  '.__
        '    |/ /  _  )       ( /_ \      \_    \
-Rich-        / // \/        '.  |/~       |RS|/~
           <)=/ //          <)=/ //      <)=/ //
          <)=+  (          <)=+  (      <)=+
           <)=.'\=(>        <)=.'\=(>    <)=.'\=(>


====================================================================

Nosda,
Later, 

Martin Atkins <zne...@ovtsbbg.pbz> ASCII art 15 Oct 1998 00:00 · permalink
.----- On Sun, 11 Oct 1998 16:17:11 GMT, Colin Douthwaite posted:
|
|
|Hear's a classic on spell chequers:
|
|   ___________________________________________________________
|  /                                                          /\
| |                                                          |_/
| |                     My Pee See - A Poem                  |
|  \                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                  \
|   \                                                         \
|    |     Written by Larry Hatfield revised by Wade Price     |
|    |                                                         |
|    |   ( This poem contains no spelling errors.              |
|   /      Or at least my spell checker didn't catch them!    /
|  |       P.S.  This is a poem and can be read a such. )    |
|  |                                                         |
|   \             Eye have a gnu spill checker                \
|    |            Hit come width my Pea See                    |
|    |            Know longer dew eye knead two spill          |
|    |            Hit does the work fur me                     |
|    |                                                         |
|    |            Hit makes things sew much bidder             |
|    |            Par faction is hear Tuesday                  |
|   /             Eye tail ewe, righting is sew much fun      /
|  |              Eye can't pool myself a weigh              |
|  |                                                         |
|   \             Sew fallow my eggs ample                    \
|    |            Every time ewe right                         |
|    |            Four lung Yule harem seine                   |
|    |            That ewer reel outer site                    |
|   /                                                         /
|  |              Wail, hive eight my bole of serial         |
|  |              Booted up and hit F-3                      |
|   \             And fur the next too ours                   \
|    |            This is wear aisle bee                       |
|    |                                                         |
|    |            In front of my Pea See                       |
|    |            My marvel us Pea Sea                         |
| __/_____________________________________________________    /
|/                                                       /   /
|\                                                       \__/
| `-------------------------------------------------------'
'--------------------

I know a variation on that theme:

Eye have a spilling chequer,
It came with my pea see.
It clearly marks for my revue,
Miss takes eye can not sea.
I have run this poem through it,
and I`m sure you are pleased to no,
It's let her perfect in every weigh,
My chequer told me sew.


The above longer version is better of course!

|\/| _..__|_o._   /\_|_| o._  _   mart.atkins@--
|  |(_||  |_|| | /--\|_|<|| |_>            --bigfoot.com

I have run this poem through it,
                     ^^^^^^^
I found one he checker missed! That should be "threw"! ;^D
    -Sarah

Martin Atkins wrote in message <362...@news.vossnet.net>...
>
>
>Eye have a spilling chequer,
>It came with my pea see.
>It clearly marks for my revue,
>Miss takes eye can not sea.
>I have run this poem through it,
>and I`m sure you are pleased to no,
>It's let her perfect in every weigh,
>My chequer told me sew.



Well, it finally looks like there are sumone else on
this here aksy newsgroop that kin spell, two.  I am
so happy that Martin has took up to learnin' proper
type English, even if he is a Redcoat.  It are mighty
ree-freshin' to see a young'un comin' along with his
studies.  I figgers he will prob'ly end up 'bout the
best spell-slinger that they is on ault.asky.

I are proper proud tah see that I will no longer be
all a-lone, with tryin' to bring kee-rect langu...
lingois..... hell; talk, on this here noosegroup.

Be good........ JRO

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