POST, somebody!

damnit! where is everybody?

i'm bored! :(

On Sun, 14 Nov 1999 20:39:59 +0000, "endless, nameless" wrote:

I've been, well, busy. If you are really bored, I could slap you around or something,

Kyle, he who means well The Manny Alexander of alt.sports.baseball.chicago.cubs

ok, but only if i get to slap back, and on condition that no fish will be involved.

We're not having any flamewars, which cuts down. alt.books.kurt-vonnegut has surpassed our traffic because we have a big personal fight going on with this guy who called the conservatives Nazis and Klansmen

Or we could just have random shouts of "Look! Another Charlie!" and "Ying tong iddle i po!"

Dagny

http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Workshop/9441/

"This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a whimper." -T.S. Eliot

endless, nameless wrote in message ...

I've been here.

I've .... always been here.

On Sun, 14 Nov 1999 20:39:59 +0000, some letters randomly coalesced from individual pixels, claiming to be from "endless, nameless" , and it said:

Wanna get into a heated argument about things that really don't matter? We haven't done that in a while.

I know. Join me, Americans, in who would be preferred to win the presidential nominations. Personally, I'm rooting for McCain in the Republican primary. ;)

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[email] (Tarvok) wrote:

Personally, I prefer Mr. Above. He's usually known by his full name, though-- None Of The Above. Most likely, though, I'll look around for a total nutjob of a candidate-- you know, someone who'll promise us free UFO rides at Area 51, or worse, believes not only in campaign finance reform but also in strengthening the civil rights of the American People-- you know, from the ever-shrinking civil rights we have from an ever-growing police state that can pretty much have its way with you unless you have a lot of money to hire a big shot lawyer.

That kind of candidate would make me happy, in a drooling, crazy sort of way.

But nobody's crazy enough for me. Yet.

rich.

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On Mon, 15 Nov 1999 23:05:07 +1030, "<Affinity>" wrote:

<snip cool ASCII graphic>

That was a GREAT Jane!! How'd u do that?

amazing..

Nicole Lee

On Mon, 15 Nov 1999 13:00:37 GMT, [email] (Nicole Lee) wrote:

I wanna know, too. Do you really place every character by hand or do you use a computer program to create that from a drawing? MSB

Matthias Benkmann wrote:

Ok i cheated its a program called gifscii , converts gifs into ascii.

On Wed, 17 Nov 1999 00:14:56 +1030, "<Affinity>" wrote:

But I guess you do have to prepare the picture in some way. A friend of mine showed me some computer-generated ASCII art once and it was not especially good. Of course that was several years ago. Maybe these programs have improved. MSB

Matthias Benkmann wrote:

May depend on the program, but some images just don't convert successfully i.e. a heavily detailed gif will come out looking like like a mess.The only 'manipulation' i did to Jane was to invert her ascii image, which looked clearer. Gifscii's mac program, but I'm sure there are similar programs for Windows out there.

On Mon, 15 Nov 1999 13:00:37 GMT, [email] (Nicole Lee) wrote:

I dunno. I thought she looked pregnant...

Still impressive, though.

On Wed, 17 Nov 1999 03:09:50 GMT, [email] wrote:

Emn.. that's not her belly, that's her carrying her sketchbook. Try copy and pasting the ASCII in notepad where they use a Fixedsys font. It'll be much clearer.

Just a few more weeks til winter break...

Nicole Lee

On Wed, 17 Nov 1999 05:26:37 GMT, [email] (Nicole Lee) wrote:

Gah! I knew there was a reason why I'm not a big fan of ASCII art... much like abstract, always leaves me saying "I don't get it" while surrounded by people who do. Foot does not taste good...

My newsreader is (theoretically) configured for Fixedsys. Least, it was at one time...

Fixed fonts differ. What you, as an ASCII artist, see on your screen is not necessarily what someone else will see on their screen. The characters differ in weight and size and that will materially affect the "color" of areas where you use different characters. It might be helpful to specify what font you're using. Back when I first encountered ASCII art you had no choice for fonts.

On Sat, 20 Nov 1999 11:16:06 -0500, "R. K. Henry" wrote:

Actually, it claims to default to fixed...

10 point courier. I still want to blame it on my inability to 'see' ascii art.

[email] wrote:

Have you tried squinting?

rich.

Jane: All I want is to make beautiful things!

On Mon, 15 Nov 1999 01:23:30 GMT, [email] (Tarvok) wrote:

I would like to take this moment to announce my candidacy for the ATD nomination for the presidency of the United States of America.

Kyle, he who means well The Manny Alexander of alt.sports.baseball.chicago.cubs

On the mountaintop, herecomethehawks@hockeymail.....com (Kyle) spake thusly:

I wanna be his running mate! Even though you have to be at least 35 to be President or VP (and I'm not even 18).

-Mindy "When elected, I will abolish... uh... what does everyone hate... PIDGEONS!"

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Mindy wrote:

Hey, I *like* pigeons! Carrier pigeons have done their duty time and time again for America during wars. Homing and racing pigeons delight and amaze people with their remarkable and uncanny abilities. Even regular park pigeons bring joy to the hearts of children and adults alike by flocking about and eating tossed bread crumbs. Who didn't wish that the Banks children could stop and "feed the birds" in the movie "Mary Poppins?" ... I do believe that If you run on that platform, I may have to seek nomination on an opposite platform, so those who find pigeons good and pleasant will have an alternative.

--J, the Bird Lady

In article , "Jessica L." wrote:

Here's a game for all you inner-city dwellers; it's called "The Pigeon Foot Game".

Score 5 points if you see a pigeon missing toes from one foot.

Score 10 points if it's missing toes from both feet, or if one of it's feet is a gnarled stub.

Score 20 points if both it's feet are gnarled stubs.

Optional: Score 5-20 points for each roadkill pigeon you see, depending on how much is still left. A single bit of wing would only get 5 points, while a whole carcass scores the full 20. Summer is usually a high scoring period, because they tend to collapse from heat exhaustion, instead of being run over.

On Mon, 15 Nov 1999 12:16:12 GMT, Bear wrote:

Am I allowed to increase my score manually if I happen to have my Swiss army knife handy or would that be cheating? MSB

In article ,

Pfff... You'd get to score both under normal rules, and under the optional rules, if you like. Score an additional 50 points if you escape the mob of upset members of the public.

On Tue, 16 Nov 1999 13:19:34 GMT, Bear wrote:

Hmm, I could include the upset members of the public in the game. I got a large machete. And for once I'd be aligned with a current trend. I even have Doom on my hard disk. MSB

p.s.: Thank you guys. Without atd I would have no place to put those cynical jokes. Of course the above was just a...hmmm...no, I don't think I want to be fixed on this.

pigeons are 'orrible... and they poo everywhere. they're all over the place in town... you have to mind you don't tread on them (and believe me, the only reason i do is because squished pigeon probably isn't a nice thing to get on your shoes).

On Mon, 15 Nov 99 03:47:53 GMT, [email] (Mindy) wrote:

Your in! I'm only 17 anyways, but what the heck. Voters are so stupid, they won't know the difference.

Kyle, he who means well The Manny Alexander of alt.sports.baseball.chicago.cubs

On the mountaintop, herecomethehawks@hockeymail.....com (Kyle) spake thusly:

Muahahahaha! With this small step to power comes the opportunity for *ominous music* WORLD DOMINATION! A-hahahahahahahaha *is hit on the head by a wayward exclamation point* Ohhhh.... *collapses*

-Mindy

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On Mon, 15 Nov 1999 01:23:30 GMT, [email] (Tarvok) wrote:

McCain? Ain't that a company that makes french fries? I'd vote for them. MSB

nahh. french fries are yuk. bleuughh. :)

I'm voting for George Harrison's hair. Cyril.

Dagny

http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Workshop/9441/

"This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a whimper." -T.S. Eliot