X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,62e124efb81c40fd X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-04-23 09:47:58 PST Path: newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!212.74.64.35!colt.net!newspeer.clara.net!news.clara.net!news5-gui.server.ntli.net!ntli.net!news6-win.server.ntlworld.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: stumo@bigfoot.com (Stuart Moore) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: A dumb question, but what is ObASCII? Message-ID: <3ae45b14.1460045@news.ntlworld.com> References: <988031686.568573@news.knoware.nl> <9c1k7n$4tb$1@news.inet.tele.dk> X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.21/32.243 Lines: 58 Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 16:43:13 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 213.105.136.136 X-Complaints-To: abuse@ntlworld.com X-Trace: news6-win.server.ntlworld.com 988044161 213.105.136.136 (Mon, 23 Apr 2001 17:42:41 BST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 17:42:41 BST Organization: ntlworld News Service Xref: newsfeed.google.com alt.ascii-art:5378 On Mon, 23 Apr 2001 18:12:36 +0200, "Christian 'CeeJay' Jensen" enlightened us with: > > I know, I should have read the FAQ (again), but you guys being a helpful lot > > an' all... > > what exactly is obascii? > > I asked that too when I first started using this group. > > OBascii is obligatory ascii-art. > The idea is that since this is a group about ascii-art, you need to actually post some art > every once in a while .. especially when discussing someting off-topic. > > So a OBascii is a small ascii picture, made to be more ontopic. > And since they small ascii's they are often some of the most rediddled pictures , > resulting in new pictures people didn't expect > > Obascii: > > A warning sign > _ > / \ > / \ > / ! \ > (_______) > _ / \ / \ / ! \ (_______) | | | | | @ | [_] | /_\ | /###\ | /_____\ | (#######) With traffic cone and warning light on top... -- o |\ _[] L_ === Stuart Moore []\, stm