Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 22 Apr 1998.
Hot-Air Ballon Scene
alt.ascii-art
· 5 messages · 22 Apr 1998 - 3 Nov 1998
I saw this and had to share. It's by Erik Anderson.
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VVVVVVVVVVV =::==::==::==::==: \ _ /
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I thought I'd do a tribute to "The Big One (TM)",
the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.
Peace,
Donovan
--
|\ SAVE THE WHALES /| P O E M S B Y D O N O V A N
| \_ PLEASE! _/ |
\ ( `'-.._ _..-'`) / Home of DA QUIZ! By the way, you can't win
\ \ ( ( (`Y`) ) ) / / the award for your homepage, if you don't
\ \ \ \ | / / / / find and conquer the famous SECRET LINK!!!
dwb\ \ \ \ | / / / / http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/6558/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Email: bak...@gwtc.net ICQ#: 812836
(".___.") EVANS PLUNGE BEANIE BABIES PRICE LIST
_ { + } _
()__|>o<|__() http://www.gwtc.net/~bakd/bb.html
( . )
(_) (_) New Beanies are available at $5.95!!!
My baggage, it was really by Yvonne Adams
_
(*) oooo
# OOOOOOOO
@@@@@ _ OOOOOOOO
::::::::::::::: (&) oooooo
@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@= # \ /
:::::::::::::::::::::::== ##
@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@==
:::::::::::::::::::::==
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::::::::::::::: ## &&%%&&%%%&&%%&&
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## ### :::::: &&%%&&%%%&&%%&&
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## \ &&%&& /
\ _ /
|*|
..... ###
!!!!!!!!!!!!! ###
""""""""""""""""
}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} xxxxx
((((((((((((((((( XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
=============== oooo XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
+++++++++++++ OOOOOOOO xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ooooooooooo OOOOOOOO XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
\ ----- / oooooo xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
\ _ / \ / XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
|^| ## xxxxxxxxxxx
### \ XXXXX / .....
### :==::==::==:\ _ / !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
***** :==::==::==::==::==::=/////////////////////
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ =::==::==::==::==::==::==::=}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% =::==::==::==::==::==::==::==:((((((((((((((((((
@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@::==::==::==::==::==::==::==::,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}:==::==::==::==::==::==::==::=\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
------------------ =::==::==::==::==::==::==::=+++++++++++++++
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< :==::==::==::==::==::==::= ooooooooooo
''''''''''''''' ::==::==::==::==::==:: \ ^^^^^ /
VVVVVVVVVVV =::==::==::==::==: \ _ /
\ MMMMM / \ ::==::==:: / |*|
\ _ / \ \ / / ###
|o| \ \/ / ###
### |~~~~|
### | |
######
######
######
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I thought I'd do a tribute to "The Big One (TM)",
the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.
Peace,
Donovan
--
|\ SAVE THE WHALES /| P O E M S B Y D O N O V A N
| \_ PLEASE! _/ |
\ ( `'-.._ _..-'`) / Home of DA QUIZ! By the way, you can't win
\ \ ( ( (`Y`) ) ) / / the award for your homepage, if you don't
\ \ \ \ | / / / / find and conquer the famous SECRET LINK!!!
dwb\ \ \ \ | / / / / http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/6558/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Email: bak...@gwtc.net ICQ#: 812836
(".___.") EVANS PLUNGE BEANIE BABIES PRICE LIST
_ { + } _
()__|>o<|__() http://www.gwtc.net/~bakd/bb.html
( . )
(_) (_) New Beanies are available at $5.95!!!
In article <353...@gwtc.net>, Donovan <bak...@gwtc.net> wrote: > > My baggage, it was really by Yvonne Adams > > _ > (*) oooo > # OOOOOOOO > @@@@@ _ OOOOOOOO > ::::::::::::::: (&) oooooo > @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@= # \ / > :::::::::::::::::::::::== ## > @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@== > :::::::::::::::::::::== > @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ / &&%&& > ::::::::::::::: ## &&%%&&%%%&&%%&& > ==== @@@@@@@@@@@ &&&&%%&&&%%%&&&%%&&&& > ======== \ ::::: / &&&&&%%&&&%%%&&&%%&&&&& > ======== \ _ / ::::&&&&&%%&&&%%%&&&%%&&&&& > ====== |O| :::::::&&&&%%&&&%%%&&&%%&&&& > \ / ### ::::::::&&&%%&&&%%%&&&%%&&& > ## ### :::::: &&%%&&%%%&&%%&& > \ / &&%&&%&&%&& > ## \ &&%&& / > \ _ / > |*| > ..... ### > !!!!!!!!!!!!! ### > """""""""""""""" > }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} xxxxx > ((((((((((((((((( XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX > ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > =============== oooo XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX > +++++++++++++ OOOOOOOO xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > ooooooooooo OOOOOOOO XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX > \ ----- / oooooo xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > \ _ / \ / XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX > |^| ## xxxxxxxxxxx > ### \ XXXXX / ..... > ### :==::==::==:\ _ / !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > ***** :==::==::==::==::==::=///////////////////// > \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ =::==::==::==::==::==::==::=}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% =::==::==::==::==::==::==::==:(((((((((((((((((( > @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@::==::==::==::==::==::==::==::,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, > }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}:==::==::==::==::==::==::==::=\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ > ------------------ =::==::==::==::==::==::==::=+++++++++++++++ > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< :==::==::==::==::==::==::= ooooooooooo > ''''''''''''''' ::==::==::==::==::==:: \ ^^^^^ / > VVVVVVVVVVV =::==::==::==::==: \ _ / > \ MMMMM / \ ::==::==:: / |*| > \ _ / \ \ / / ### > |o| \ \/ / ### > ### |~~~~| > ### | | > ###### > ###### > ###### > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > I thought I'd do a tribute to "The Big One (TM)", > the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. > > Peace, > Donovan > http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/6558/ . _.-._ .-' | `-. / | \ | | | | | | \ | / \`. | .'/ \ ` | ' / \ |_|__|/ ha \__|,^^%--- ha )__|>\_ \ ha =+=+=/= What excellent use of +=+=+=+ all the hot air that ejm98 =+=+=+= has been floating around this newsgroup! Thanks for posting that wonderful picture to push us back on track. NOTE: If you hit the reply button, add an "e" to the "freent"; its absense is to stop the torment of automatic mailers. -- llizard aka ejm cq5...@freenet.toronto.on.ca ,^ www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9334/ ===%^^^^^^^^^^^^ ASCII-art and Javascript ASCII-animations " "
>From: llizard <cq5...@freent.toronto.on.ca> >Date: Fri, Apr 24, 1998 14:57 EDT >Message-id: <354...@freent.toronto.on.ca> > _.-._ > .-' | `-. > / | \ > | | | > | | | > \ | / > \`. | .'/ > \ ` | ' / > \ |_|__|/ ha > \__|,^^%--- ha > )__|>\_ \ ha > =+=+=/= What excellent use of > +=+=+=+ all the hot air that >ejm98 =+=+=+= has been floating around > this newsgroup! > >Thanks for posting that wonderful picture to push us back on track. I couldn't agree with you more... I'm tired from reading about "wars" and posts about posts about "wars"-- let's get on with the ASCII art! -joan -- _______ `-----.\ _____, `---- \\ .-./.---` ,__`---. `-` '>---` joan stark .-. `,_.-. /`.-` spu...@juno.com <' ) ',___.' / \ " ASCII ART GALLERY: | / \ http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/ \\_, \ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'--'\\~~~~~ ~~~jgs~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\\~~~~
On Fri, 24 Apr 1998 14:57:41 -0400, llizard <cq5...@freent.toronto.on.ca> wrote: >In article <353...@gwtc.net>, Donovan <bak...@gwtc.net> wrote: >> >> My baggage, it was really by Yvonne Adams >> >> _ >> (*) oooo >> # OOOOOOOO >> @@@@@ _ OOOOOOOO >> ::::::::::::::: (&) oooooo >> @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@= # \ / >> :::::::::::::::::::::::== ## >> @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@== >> :::::::::::::::::::::== >> @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ / &&%&& >> ::::::::::::::: ## &&%%&&%%%&&%%&& >> ==== @@@@@@@@@@@ &&&&%%&&&%%%&&&%%&&&& >> ======== \ ::::: / &&&&&%%&&&%%%&&&%%&&&&& >> ======== \ _ / ::::&&&&&%%&&&%%%&&&%%&&&&& >> ====== |O| :::::::&&&&%%&&&%%%&&&%%&&&& >> \ / ### ::::::::&&&%%&&&%%%&&&%%&&& >> ## ### :::::: &&%%&&%%%&&%%&& >> \ / &&%&&%&&%&& >> ## \ &&%&& / >> \ _ / >> |*| >> ..... ### >> !!!!!!!!!!!!! ### >> """""""""""""""" >> }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} xxxxx >> ((((((((((((((((( XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX >> ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> =============== oooo XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX >> +++++++++++++ OOOOOOOO xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> ooooooooooo OOOOOOOO XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX >> \ ----- / oooooo xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> \ _ / \ / XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX >> |^| ## xxxxxxxxxxx >> ### \ XXXXX / ..... >> ### :==::==::==:\ _ / !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >> ***** :==::==::==::==::==::=///////////////////// >> \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ =::==::==::==::==::==::==::=}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} >> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% =::==::==::==::==::==::==::==:(((((((((((((((((( >> @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@::==::==::==::==::==::==::==::,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}:==::==::==::==::==::==::==::=\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ >> ------------------ =::==::==::==::==::==::==::=+++++++++++++++ >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< :==::==::==::==::==::==::= ooooooooooo >> ''''''''''''''' ::==::==::==::==::==:: \ ^^^^^ / >> VVVVVVVVVVV =::==::==::==::==: \ _ / >> \ MMMMM / \ ::==::==:: / |*| >> \ _ / \ \ / / ### >> |o| \ \/ / ### >> ### |~~~~| >> ### | | >> ###### >> ###### >> ###### >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> I thought I'd do a tribute to "The Big One (TM)", >> the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. >> >> Peace, >> Donovan >> http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/6558/ >. > _.-._ > .-' | `-. > / | \ > | | | > | | | > \ | / > \`. | .'/ > \ ` | ' / > \ |_|__|/ ha > \__|,^^%--- ha > )__|>\_ \ ha > =+=+=/= What excellent use of > +=+=+=+ all the hot air that >ejm98 =+=+=+= has been floating around > this newsgroup! > >Thanks for posting that wonderful picture to push us back on track. > > >NOTE: If you hit the reply button, add an "e" to the "freent"; >its absense is to stop the torment of automatic mailers. Old Person
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