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From: cfbd@southern.co.nz (Colin Douthwaite)
Subject: 4th Anniversary of alt.ascii-art  14
Date: 1997/09/13
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                 Let's go fly a kite and send it soaring !

                                  - " Mary Poppins "

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                   \._     /...\    _./     -cfbd-
                      `\./.......\./
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              _../           |           \._
          _./                |               \._
       ./    ----------------O---------------    \.
    ./                       |                      \.
 ./                   :::::::|::::                    \.
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    \._                    Fighter                 _./
       \._               ::::|:::::::           _./
          \._                |               _./
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                   \._     /|||\    _./     -cfbd-
                      `\./|||||||\./
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anyone remember this gayla monster?

                         .:.
                       .::|::.
                     .:' :|: `:.
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 db8d8Y*"""""`````Y8888888|8888888Y'''''"""""*Y8b8db
                      Y888|888Y
                        Y8|8Y
                         Y|Y           -Eamon Daly-


<sigh>

that  thing had more duct  tape  on it than it had wing. the stupid
poles would rip right through the sides of the "head".




          /\
          \/
        /            -Dr Andrew H.J. Tate-
 Q    /
 |-+/
/ \   Go fly a kite ! It's fun.





         ____
       _(    )   __
      (___(__)  /  \
        /_ /_   \  /
         /_ /   /\/
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          /   / %     @@@@~@
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 /X_,    /              ||
  <     6              _||_
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
KITE TROUBLE - DAVID S. ISSEL





                                       \
           Go fly a kite.   o        --|\
           Really,         /==      ---|/
           It's FUN!       \           /
        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
                 -Kevin Mayeshiro-




  " The simple joys of kite flying - for flyers, & spectators "



                            \
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                           ,| \
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                       ,',' |/
               .o    ,','   /  ----( Bad doggy!  Go home!  Shoo! )
    ,___o'       \--8 '
  ___>_>_________/\_______________________________________________
                                                         -cfbd-






       *       _   _    \_/                        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      *'*       \_/           ~                   ~  -GISELLA-
     *'-'*              .  ~ /^\ ~               ~
    *'-'-'*           ~     / | \  ~  ~        ~
   *'--'--'*       ~ .'    <--|-->   `. ~  ~
      /=\        ~  .~      \ | /     `.      ~    ...save our planet...
     -----    ~   .~         \./         --0--  ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 ~    ~    ~     '          >>o<<  .'`.   .'
   ~                          "...'    ``'




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                             o    / /
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                              /\
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                                o  _______/| \
                               /==8_______/| /
                              /\           |/
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                      THE BIG STUNTER                     \
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 Launching....                     Flying.....




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         /    |    \
       /      |      \
     /        |        \
     \                 /
       \             /
         \         /
           \     /
             \ /
               +
                +        -Bob Harris-
                  +
                    +           +
                      +      +
                        +++




        /|\
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/::::::::|        \
\::::::::|        /
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      \::|  /
        \|/
          +
           +
             +
               +           +
-Bob Harris-     +      +
                   +++




  /|\
 / | \
/  |  \        -Bob Harris-
\     /
 \   /
  \ /
   +
    +      +
      +   +
       +++



                  A
                 / \
              /::: %%\                      Singapore Fighter
           /::::::a%%%%%\                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
        /::::::::: %%%%%%%%\                AB = 19"
     /:::::::::::: %%%%%%%%%%%\             CD = 19"
C <::::::::::::::: %%%%%%%%%%%%%%> D        AC = AD = 12"
   \:::::::::::::: %%%%%%%%%%%%%/           BC = BD = 15"
    \::::::::::::: %%%%%%%%%%%%/
      \::::::::::: %%%%%%%%%%%/             Bridle points:
        \::::::::: %%%%%%%%%/               Aa = 3.25"
          \::::::: %%%%%%%%/                Bb = 3"
            \:::::b%%%%%%/
              \::: %%%%/                    Bridle length
                \: %%/                      Lower leg = 15"
                  \/                        Upper leg = 12.5"
                  B
                                            Ratio
                                            Lower/Upper = 1.20



             *
         *       *
      *             *
       *           *
        *         *
         *       *
          *     *
           *   *
            * *
             *
             *
              ******** Mike Dallmer (P.A.W.S.)




           .
         /   \
       /       \                            / \
     / \   |   / \                        /     \
   /    .~o o~.    \                    /    o    \
 /  -- :   !   : -- \                 /      +      \
  \     `._~_.`     /               /        +        \
    \ /    |   \  /               /  a o X o M o X o a  \
      \    +    /                 \          +          /
        \  +  /                     \        +        /
          \+/     Vics                \      +      /   Jordan Air
            +      Fighter              \    o    /     Mighty Mite
            +                             \  +  /
           +                                \ /
          +                                   +
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   '                                                              ~
Dr Kyte                                                    Amoxo Dean

\#/  \|/  \\||//  \#/   \\\||/   \||///    \\#|//   \\\-cfbd-// \|/#\|
                   Preparing to do battle !



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           .                             /       \
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        /     \                      /    .~o o~.    \
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/  a o X o M o X o a  \                 \    +    /  Vics
\          +          /                   \  +  /    Fighter
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    \      +      /  Jordan Air              +
      \    o    /    Mighty Mite           +
        \  +  /                         +
          \ /                       +
            +                  +
               +           +
                   +   +
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             +             +
        +                        +
    +                                +
 O_>                                      +   .o~
 /X_,                                        '-/
  <                                          _/\
   '                                            ~
Dr Kyte                                    Amoxo Dean

\#/  \|/  \\||//  \#/   \\\||/   \||///    \\#|//   \\\-cfbd-//
                   Fighter Kite Battle




Kite Train or Arch...
                                           _       _
                                   _      / \     / \      _
                           _      / \  ,.( O ),,,( X ),   / \
                   _      / \   ,( m )'   \_/     \_/  ',( O ),   _
            _     / \   ,( O ),'  \_/      )       (      \_/  ',/ \
           / \   ( X ) '  \_/      (      /         )      (    ( a )
          ( O ) ' \_/      )        \    (         (        \    \_/
      _   ,\_/     \      (          )                        \   (
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    ( a )   (        )                                            /
  ,' \_/     )
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\#/  \|/  \\||//  \#/   \\\||/   \||///    \\#|//   \\\\\|||/// \|/#\|


         [  Kite shapes made with figlet.exe Bubble Font ]





Wind junkie Kite freak    /\
                          \/
                      /\  (
                      \/   )
                  /\  (   (
                  \/   )
     -Rick-       (   (
                   )
                  (




       -Mike Emery-           \      |   Stunt kites, isn't it ?
  0     Metsolantie           |\     |   Overgrown boys in the park.
  Lc-------------------------/__\    |   Axels as goals.
  #\c------------------------\  /    |   Carl Robertshaw holding it
  \      36640  Iltasmaki     |/     |    aloft.
 / L      Finland             /      |   Enduring image. Hmmm ?





   ,|.
 ,' | `.
<---|--->
 \  |\ /
  \ | X      -Shimrod-
   \|/ `.
hh  |    `.





Here are some kite flyers and kites I did:

kite:


                  /\
ejm97            '\/
               '  +
            '      +
         '         +
     '            +
 '                 +
                     +




Kite flyer and kite:
                                                /\
ejm97                                          '\/
                                              '  +
                                             '     +
                                           '      +
                                         '         +
                                       '             +
                                     '                  +
                                   '
                                 '
                               '
                             '
                           '
                        '
                    '
                '
__          '
\o  .   '
 \\/
 /\
/ /

kite flyers and kite:
                                                          /\
ejm97                                                    '\/
                                                        '  +
                                                      '      +
                                                   '        +
                                                '          +
                                             '              +
                                          '                   +
                                       '
                                    '
                                 '
                              '
                           '
                        '
                    '
                '
__          '
\o  .   '
 \\/
  \
  /\  ==o_\
 / /    /\
 ~ ~   /  \/\\
ejm97        ~~



       .-.-.
      (_\|/_)
jgs   ( /|\ )
       '-'-'`-.__.-'



I do apologize again. I just took a look at subject and read
"Kitties" (instead of "kites") :-)

        ~         ~
         \______ /        .-------------------------.
         /  o   |        |  I hope I'm safe here...  |
        / , , o |.        `-------------------------'
       /  \.   _| \.              0
      /..---''   \  `.           o
     \            ~   \         o
     /     __          `.      .
   >*<    %  \          |   /\ /\
     \ v /   >*<        |  | . . |   \
       *                `.   =;= ____/
       ^                 |  '        ;
                          \ // ~~  //       nm.




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  \  |\ /
   \ | X
    \|/ `.
 hh  |    `.
            `.
              `.     ^,~,^  ,.
                `.  =(^.^)= ))
        Samwise   `.,~ _ ) //
      --=~(@)~=--  E3-M.,')/
                     n','\n

How about a cat flying a kite?



        ~         ~
         \______ /
         /  o   |
        / , , o |   -Dariusz Sieradzki-
       /  \.   _|
      /..---''   \
     \            ~
     /     __  nm
    |     /  \
     \ _ /   >*<


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ascii'sd by kurt scaletta (kscale31@maine.bitnet)
based on the cover of _the tao of pooh_

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