X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,4e6bacc5b29693b0,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-09-06 11:30:21 PST Path: nntp.gmd.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!waikato!canterbury.ac.nz!equinox.gen.nz!equinox!Colin_Douthwaite Subject: Anniversary of alt.ascii-art Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL3] From: Colin_Douthwaite@equinox.gen.nz (Colin Douthwaite) Message-ID: Date: Wed, 7 Sep 94 06:30:21 +1200 Organization: Equinox Networks Lines: 49 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anniversary of alt.ascii-art ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If my historical knowledge is accurate September 1993 was the month that the newsgroup alt.ascii-art was created by Joel Furr. I recall my delight when I discovered the new group in early October 1993 after months of snippets from the rec.humor newsgroup and odd postings elsewhere. To celebrate the a.a-a birthday I intend to repost some of my personal favourites collected in the first year. Here is number (1) KITTY by Ed Savage Actually, Ed has revealed that he posted it on the author's behalf, because she was too nervous to post it under her own name. I think this picture is splendid because Kitty looks dynamic, alive and even 3-D. /\ /\ { `---' } { O O } ~~> V <~~ \ \|/ / `-----'__ / \ `^\_ { }\ |\_\_ W | \_/ |/ / \_\_( ) \__/ /(_E \__/ ( / MM -Ed Savage- Bye,