Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 21 Dec 1999.
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· 4 messages · 21 Dec 1999 - 22 Dec 1999
On the twelfth day of ________________ (fill in your holiday of choice) , My
true love gave to me:
Twelve Drummers Drumming
.-} .-} .-}
|_| |_| |_|
(_) (_) __ (_) .---.
| \ .--. | \.' '. | \/ \
|\_|--o ) |\_|--o ; |\_|--o |
|:| '--' |:|'.__.' |:|\ /
|:| |:| |:| `---`
|:|_ |:|_ |:|_
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
.-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-.
|M| |E| |R| |R| |Y| |X| |M| |A| |S|
(_) (_) (_) (_) (_) (_) (_) (_) (_)
/\Y/\ /\Y/\ /\Y/\ /\Y/\ /\Y/\ /\Y/\ /\Y/\ /\Y/\ /\Y/\
[XXX] [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] [XXX]
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
_|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Eleven Pipers Piping
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
,/_) ,/_) ,/_) ,/_) ,/_) ,/_) ,/_) ,/_) ,/_) ,/_) ,/_)
(") (") (") (") (") (") (") (") (") (") (")
/I\ /I\ /I\ /I\ /I\ /I\ /I\ /I\ /I\ /I\ /I\
(/^\) (/^\) (/^\) (/^\) (/^\) (/^\) (/^\) (/^\) (/^\) (/^\) (/^\)
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
_|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ten Lords A-Leaping
w w
w 0__ \0__
\0__ w /|_ w /_
/_ __0/ '\/ / \0_ '\/ / w
'\/ / /_ ` /_ ` __0/
` `\/ \, _\ \, /_
w ` `\/ \,
\0__ w w
/_ 0__ w \0__
_\ \, /|_ __0/ |_
` `\/ \, /_ _\ \,
`\/ /, `
Nine Ladies Dancing
|~
() () 0` |~
() _/)(\_ () _/)(\_ 0`
_/)(\_ /^^\ () _/)(\_ /""\
/~~\ /____\ _/)(\_ /``\ /____\
/____\ /""\ /____\ ()
() /____\ _/)(\_ ()
|~ _/)(\_ () /^^\ _/)(\_
0` |~ /``\ _/)(\_ /____\ /~~\
0` /____\ /~~\ /____\
/____\
Eight Maids A-Milking
__.----. __.----. __.----. __.----.___
(\(__)/)-' (\(__)/)-' (\(__)/)-' (\(__)/)-' ;--`
`(uu)' _ `(dd)' _ `(gg)' _ `(vv)' _ |
) ( (|) ) ( (|) ) ( (|) ) ( (|) |
(o o) 8~8 (o o) 8~8 (o o) 8~8 (o o) 8~8 ,/
`--'\_ (__).`--'\_ (__).'`--'\_ (__).'`--'\_ _(__)|
`|||~~/\|| `|||~~/\|| `|||~~/\|| `||~|| /\||
^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^
__.----. __.----. __.----. __.----.___
(\(__)/)-' (\(__)/)-' (\(__)/)-' (\(__)/)-' ;--`
`(99)' _ `(66)' _ `(aa)' _ `(ee)' _ |
) ( (|) ) ( (|) ) ( (|) ) ( (|) |
(o o) 8~8 (o o) 8~8 (o o) 8~8 (o o) 8~8,/
`--'\_ (__).'`--'\_ (__).`--'\_ (__).`--'\_ _(__)|
`|||~~/\|| `|||~~/\|| `|||~~/\|| `||~|| /\||
^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^
Seven swans A-Swimming
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
/,_ \ /,_ \ /,_ \ /,_ \ /,_ \ /,_ \ /,_ \ _,
|/ )/ |/ )/ |/ )/ |/ )/ |/ )/ |/ )/ |/ )/ / |
// _/ |// _/ // _/ // _/ // _/ // _/ // _/ |
/ (_/ / (_/ / (_/ / (_/ / (_/ / (_/ / (_/ _)
/ ` / ` / ` / ` / ` / ` / ` _/)
\ ~=- \ ~=- \ ~=- \ ~=- \ ~=- \ ~=- \ ~=- /
~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~
Six Geese A-Laying
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>(' ) >(' ) >(' ) >(' ) >(' ) >(' )
)/ , )/ , )/ , )/ , )/ , )/ ,
/(____/\ /(____/\ /(____/\ /(____/\ /(____/\ /(____/\
/ ) / ) / ) / ) / ) / )
\ ` =~~/ \ ` =~~/ \ ` =~~/ \ ` =~~/ \ ` =~~/ \ ` =~~/
`---Y-' __ `---Y-' __ `---Y-' __ `---Y-' __ `---Y-' __ `---Y-' __
~~' (__) ~~' (__) ~~' (__) ~~' (__) ~~' (__) ~~' (__)
>>>Five Golden Rings
>>>
>>> .-. .-. .-. .-. .-.
>>> ((_)) ((_)) ((_)) ((_)) ((_))
>>> '-' '-' '-' '-' '-'
>>>
>>>
>>>Four Calling Birds
>>>
>>> ___ ___ ___ ___
>>> ('v') ('v') ('v') ('v')
>>> (( )) (( )) (( )) (( ))
>>> -/-"---"---/-"---"---/-"---"---/-"---"--
>>>
>>>
>>>Three French Hens
>>>
>>> (\ }\ (\ }\ (\ }\
>>> ( \_('> ( \_('> ( \_('>
>>> (__(=_) (__(=_) (__(=_)
>>> -"= -"= -"=
>>>
>>>Two Turtle Doves
>>> _ _
>>> <')_,/ <') ,/
>>> (_==/ (_==/
>>> ='- ='-
>>>
>>>
And a Partridge in a Pear Tree
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Its not unknown... its Joan!!! :) On Tue, 21 Dec 1999 13:05:20 -0500, Douglas G Braswell <dgb...@columbia.edu> wrote: > >On the twelfth day of ________________ (fill in your holiday of choice) , My >true love gave to me: >Twelve Drummers Drumming > > .-} .-} .-} > |_| |_| |_| > (_) (_) __ (_) .---. > | \ .--. | \.' '. | \/ \ > |\_|--o ) |\_|--o ; |\_|--o | > |:| '--' |:|'.__.' |:|\ / > |:| |:| |:| `---` > |:|_ |:|_ |:|_ > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. > |M| |E| |R| |R| |Y| |X| |M| |A| |S| > (_) (_) (_) (_) (_) (_) (_) (_) (_) > /\Y/\ /\Y/\ /\Y/\ /\Y/\ /\Y/\ /\Y/\ /\Y/\ /\Y/\ /\Y/\ > [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] > ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| > ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| > _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > > Eleven Pipers Piping > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ > ,/_) ,/_) ,/_) ,/_) ,/_) ,/_) ,/_) ,/_) ,/_) ,/_) ,/_) > (") (") (") (") (") (") (") (") (") (") (") > /I\ /I\ /I\ /I\ /I\ /I\ /I\ /I\ /I\ /I\ /I\ > (/^\) (/^\) (/^\) (/^\) (/^\) (/^\) (/^\) (/^\) (/^\) (/^\) (/^\) > ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| > ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| > _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > Ten Lords A-Leaping > > w w > w 0__ \0__ > \0__ w /|_ w /_ > /_ __0/ '\/ / \0_ '\/ / w > '\/ / /_ ` /_ ` __0/ > ` `\/ \, _\ \, /_ > w ` `\/ \, > \0__ w w > /_ 0__ w \0__ > _\ \, /|_ __0/ |_ > ` `\/ \, /_ _\ \, > `\/ /, ` > > > Nine Ladies Dancing > > |~ > () () 0` |~ > () _/)(\_ () _/)(\_ 0` > _/)(\_ /^^\ () _/)(\_ /""\ > /~~\ /____\ _/)(\_ /``\ /____\ > /____\ /""\ /____\ () > () /____\ _/)(\_ () > |~ _/)(\_ () /^^\ _/)(\_ > 0` |~ /``\ _/)(\_ /____\ /~~\ > 0` /____\ /~~\ /____\ > /____\ > > Eight Maids A-Milking > > > __.----. __.----. __.----. __.----.___ > (\(__)/)-' (\(__)/)-' (\(__)/)-' (\(__)/)-' ;--` > `(uu)' _ `(dd)' _ `(gg)' _ `(vv)' _ | > ) ( (|) ) ( (|) ) ( (|) ) ( (|) | > (o o) 8~8 (o o) 8~8 (o o) 8~8 (o o) 8~8 ,/ > `--'\_ (__).`--'\_ (__).'`--'\_ (__).'`--'\_ _(__)| > `|||~~/\|| `|||~~/\|| `|||~~/\|| `||~|| /\|| > ^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^ > __.----. __.----. __.----. __.----.___ > (\(__)/)-' (\(__)/)-' (\(__)/)-' (\(__)/)-' ;--` > `(99)' _ `(66)' _ `(aa)' _ `(ee)' _ | > ) ( (|) ) ( (|) ) ( (|) ) ( (|) | > (o o) 8~8 (o o) 8~8 (o o) 8~8 (o o) 8~8,/ > `--'\_ (__).'`--'\_ (__).`--'\_ (__).`--'\_ _(__)| > `|||~~/\|| `|||~~/\|| `|||~~/\|| `||~|| /\|| > ^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^ > > > Seven swans A-Swimming > > ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ > /,_ \ /,_ \ /,_ \ /,_ \ /,_ \ /,_ \ /,_ \ _, > |/ )/ |/ )/ |/ )/ |/ )/ |/ )/ |/ )/ |/ )/ / | > // _/ |// _/ // _/ // _/ // _/ // _/ // _/ | > / (_/ / (_/ / (_/ / (_/ / (_/ / (_/ / (_/ _) > / ` / ` / ` / ` / ` / ` / ` _/) > \ ~=- \ ~=- \ ~=- \ ~=- \ ~=- \ ~=- \ ~=- / > ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ > > > Six Geese A-Laying > __ __ __ __ __ __ > >(' ) >(' ) >(' ) >(' ) >(' ) >(' ) > )/ , )/ , )/ , )/ , )/ , )/ , > /(____/\ /(____/\ /(____/\ /(____/\ /(____/\ /(____/\ > / ) / ) / ) / ) / ) / ) > \ ` =~~/ \ ` =~~/ \ ` =~~/ \ ` =~~/ \ ` =~~/ \ ` =~~/ > `---Y-' __ `---Y-' __ `---Y-' __ `---Y-' __ `---Y-' __ `---Y-' __ > ~~' (__) ~~' (__) ~~' (__) ~~' (__) ~~' (__) ~~' (__) > > > >>>Five Golden Rings > >>> > >>> .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. > >>> ((_)) ((_)) ((_)) ((_)) ((_)) > >>> '-' '-' '-' '-' '-' > >>> > >>> > >>>Four Calling Birds > >>> > >>> ___ ___ ___ ___ > >>> ('v') ('v') ('v') ('v') > >>> (( )) (( )) (( )) (( )) > >>> -/-"---"---/-"---"---/-"---"---/-"---"-- > >>> > >>> > >>>Three French Hens > >>> > >>> (\ }\ (\ }\ (\ }\ > >>> ( \_('> ( \_('> ( \_('> > >>> (__(=_) (__(=_) (__(=_) > >>> -"= -"= -"= > >>> > >>>Two Turtle Doves > >>> _ _ > >>> <')_,/ <') ,/ > >>> (_==/ (_==/ > >>> ='- ='- > >>> > >>> > And a Partridge in a Pear Tree > _ > ('> > /))@@@@@ > /@"@@@@@()@ > @@()@@()@@@@ > @@@O@@@@()@@@ > @()@@\@@@()@@ > @()@||@@@@@ > @@||@@@ > || > > __,,--``\\ _,,-''`` \\ , '----------_.------'-.___|\__ _.--''`` `)__ )__ @\__ ( .. ''---/___,,E/__,E'------` `-''`'' ldb http://members.xoom.com/ldb/fireone.htm
On Wed, 22 Dec 1999 05:03:58 -0600, "JRO" <ogl...@mail.fullnet.net-remove> wrote: > >LDB <She...@excite.com> wrote in message news:=T5f...@4ax.com... >> Its not unknown... its Joan!!! :) > >It's typical. Everyone should just give up, and switch to painting. > > >JRO > I thought it was a very good rhyme. :( Laura, don't you know it, I'm a poet. __,,--``\\ _,,-''`` \\ , '----------_.------'-.___|\__ _.--''`` `)__ )__ @\__ ( .. ''---/___,,E/__,E'------` `-''`'' ldb http://fireone.tripod.com/
LDB <She...@excite.com> wrote in message news:=T5f...@4ax.com...
> Its not unknown... its Joan!!! :)
It's typical. Everyone should just give up, and switch to painting.
JRO
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