X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,62e124efb81c40fd X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-04-23 11:41:08 PST Path: newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeed.mesh.ad.jp!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed01.sul.t-online.de!newsmm00.sul.t-online.com!t-online.de!news.t-online.com!not-for-mail From: lastfuture Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: A dumb question, but what is ObASCII? Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 20:41:39 +0200 Organization: T-Online Lines: 89 Message-ID: References: <988031686.568573@news.knoware.nl> <9c1k7n$4tb$1@news.inet.tele.dk> <3ae45b14.1460045@news.ntlworld.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: news.t-online.com 988051259 00 30945 KwyGShjXSSAbS 010423 18:40:59 X-Complaints-To: abuse@t-online.com X-Sender: 520084321266-0001@t-dialin.net X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.6/32.525 Xref: newsfeed.google.com alt.ascii-art:5381 On Mon, 23 Apr 2001 16:43:13 GMT, in alt.ascii-art you wrote: >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... ,-----. / ,'~ \ ( ' ! ) \ .,'/ `--t--' | O | | ,-. | \ ) | `-' | |\ | /| \ | | | | | | | 0 | O | | /#\ O A guy trying to grab a huge lollypop (my first jave test) -- I\ ,;8, TI JF #H _HG_ u t u r e T# a s t '"*#"' ';E" EI H/