Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 29 Mar 1996.
horses on demand...
alt.ascii-art
· 1 message · 29 Mar 1996
ascii horse and unicorns have been asked around here...
here are some that I have found in WWW:
| _ ___,;;;;, |
| ;( )__, ) ^\| |
| ; // ,--; |
| ;: \ | |
| _ ___,;;;, |
| ,;`( )__, )^\| |
| // // `--; ~ |
| \ | |
,-^,
_ ___/ /\| A variation
,:`( )__, ) ~ by Julia Thaxter
// // '--; I think
' \ | ^
------^----^-------
,,))))))));,
__)))))))))))))),
\(((((`````((((((,
((('' . `))))), .,;;,,
)| / ;-. `((((( ,;;;;;;;;,,;'
(' | / ) )))))), %%' ';;;;;;;'
) | | | )))((((`-_______------^^^--.%% ';;;,
o_|/ ; ((((( `:: % ''
; `))) `: `::)
| ) (( / `;
\/ / / / ;
._____/ / _______-( / \
/ ;._______;'---------' \ / \ )
/ / \ | \ \ \ :
// : ; > / ) ;
(<_ ( ) / / | ;
\_| !| / / ( L
_); _// \ !
/_| /_| `
. .
/|| |\\
/ || | \\
\_|((((|_//,
/ ((((( _ ))
< )))) (O/ ((((
/ ((( ))))
| )) / ((((
| ) ___/ )))))
/ / /((((
(| (@ / )))))
\____//, / ))))) \
\__/ \ / \
,|
//| ,|
//,/ -~ |
// / | _-~ / ,
/'/ / / _-~ _/_-~ |
( ( / /' _ -~ _-~ ,/'
\~\/'/| __--~~__--\ _-~ _/,
,,)))))));, \/~-_ __--~~ --~~ __/~ _-~ /
__))))))))))))));,>/\ / __--~~ \-~~ _-~
-\(((((''''(((((((( >~\/ --~~ __--~' _-~ ~|
--==//////(('' . `)))))), / ___---~~ ~~\~~__--~
))| @ ;-. (((((/ __--~~~'~~/
( `| / ) )))/ ~~~~~__\__---~~__--~~--_
| | | (/ ---~~~/__-----~~ ,;::' \ ,
o_); ; / ----~~/ \,-~~~\ | /|
; ( ---~~/ `:::| |;| < >
| _ `----~~~~' / `:| \;\_____//
______/\/~ | / / ~------~
/~;;.____/;;' / ___----( `;;;/
/ // _;______;'------~~~~~ |;;/\ /
// | | / | \;;,\
(<_ | ; /',/-----' _>
\_| ||_ //~;~~~~~~~~~
`\_| (,~~
\~\
~~
,,)))))));,
__))))))))))))));,
-\(((((''''((((((((
--==//////(('' . `)))))),
))| @ ;-. (((((
( `| / ) )))) ______ --~~--_
| | | (((~~~------/~ ---~~ ,;::' \ ,
o_); ; )) : \,-~~~\ | /|
; ' `:::| |;| < >
| _ / `:| \;\_____//
______/\/~ | / / ~------~
/~;;.____/;;' / ___----( `;;;/
/ // _;______;'------~~~~~ |;;/\ /
// | | / | \;;,\
(<_ | ; /',/-----' _>
\_| ||_ //~;~~~~~~~~~
`\_| (,~~
\~\
~~
,|
//| ,|
//,/ -~ |
// / | _-~ / ,
/'/ / / _-~ _/_-~ |
( ( / /' _ -~ _-~ ,/'
\~\/'/| __--~~__--\ _-~ _/,
,,)))))));, \/~-_ __--~~ --~~ __/~ _-~ /
__))))))))))))));,>/\ / __--~~ \-~~ _-~
-\(((((''''(((((((( >~\/ --~~ __--~' _-~ ~|
((('' . `)))))), / ___---~~ ~~\~~__--~
))| @ ;-. (((((/ __--~~~'~~/
( `| / ) )))/ ~~~~~__\__---~~__--~~--_
| | | (/ ---~~~/__-----~~ ,;::' \ ,
o_); ; / ----~~/ \,-~~~\ | /|
; ( ---~~/ `:::| |;| < >
| _ `----~~~~' / `:| \;\_____//
______/\/~ | / / ~------~
/~;;.____/;;' / ___----( `;;;/
/ // _;______;'------~~~~~ |;;/\ /
// | | / | \;;,\
(<_ | ; /',/-----' _>
\_| ||_ //~;~~~~~~~~~
`\_| (,~~
\~\
~~
-\= \=\
--=_\=---=--
-_==/ \/ \/--
==/ /O O\==--
_ _ _ _ /_/ \ ] /--
/\ ( (- \ / ] ] ]==-
(\ _\_\_\-\__/ \ (,_,)--
(\_/ \ \-
\/ / ( ( \ ] /)
/ ( \ \_ \./ )
( \ \ ) \
( /\_ _ _ _ /---/ /\_ \
\ / \ / ____/ / \ \
( / ) / / /__ ) ( )
( ) / __/ '---` / /
\ / \ \ _/ /
] ] )_\_ /__\/
/_\ ]___\
(___)
--Monoceros
* THE LAST UNICORN!
l\ How in our childlike hearts,
\_\ Still we mourn the passing of the Unicorn,
\_\ . . Of gentle beauty and infinite grace,
\_\/|| |\\ A creature unfit for our world's pace,
\_\|| | \\ Yet wait
\_\((((|_//, For who's to say?
/\_\((( _ ))) Perhaps even now,
< \_\) (O/ (((( In some far distant forest glade,
/ ((( )))) There still moves quietly,
| )) / (((( in the cool and leafy shade
| ) ___/ ))))) That timeless creature
/ / /(((( Of a golden age,
(| (@ / ))))) That spirit of a shining dawn,
\____//, / ))))) \ That Noble Beast,
\__/ \ / \ The UNICORN!! (author unknown)
Bruno Rino, rin...@ciunix.uc.pt
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