X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,f076f407587dc787 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-04-21 22:15:21 PST Path: newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!cyclone.bc.net!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!brick.direct.ca!quark.idirect.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: llizard Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Canadian coins (was "Re: School Map") Organization: via Internetdirect, Canada; zone 6A (or is it 5b?) Reply-To: llizard@idirct.ca Message-ID: References: <3AD4DD75.FDABAC7D@homail.com> <3AD5EDBC.62403CCF@homail.com> <3adf029b.511825@news.ntlworld.com> <3m91et0jljpfv31h9rb28jos8u3e4j7i8r@4ax.com> <3AE1AC94.C2909A2F@homail.com> <9bsft7$4u5$1@news.inet.tele.dk> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.8/32.548 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 140 Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 01:13:38 -0400 NNTP-Posting-Host: 216.154.0.131 X-Complaints-To: abuse@look.ca X-Trace: quark.idirect.com 987916420 216.154.0.131 (Sun, 22 Apr 2001 01:13:40 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 01:13:40 EDT Xref: newsfeed.google.com alt.ascii-art:5346 "Christian 'CeeJay' Jensen" wrote: >> > >> > ,,==="""""""===,, >> > ,==""' |\ | /\ `""==, >> > ,="'|\ | \| /__\ /\ `"=, >> > /" |,"\ | | /' `\ / ) "\ >> > /" ," | `\/ /| "\ >> > /' | , /",| `\ >> > /' ",/" | `\ >> > /' I=I=I ,d8ba,___ `\ >> > /' I=8=8=8=I_I_ 88888P""" `\ >> > | xXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXxIxx ,888" | >> > | ~XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX~-~-~-~-~ d888~-~-~-~-~-~-~ | >> > | ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-,aad888ba,8888,-~-~-~-~-~-~ | >> > | ~-~-~-~-~-~-,ad888888888888888b-~-~-~-~-~-~ | >> > \ ~-~-~-~-~,ad8888888888888888888-~-~-~-~-~-~ / >> > `\ -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- /' >> > `\ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~,-,~~~~~ /' >> > `\ /"\ 1 9 9 4 \ /\ /' >> > `\ "\,/' |\ `\ ` /' >> > "\ /""\ | | |,'\ /" >> > `"=,_ \__/ |__ |__ | ,="' Normand >> > `""=,__ __,=""' Veilleux >> > ``""=========""'' >> > > >Is the coin supposed to have rough edges ? >I could diddle it more round easily but some coin are not perfect round shapes by nature >and it would be silly to diddle it more round if the coin wasn't round The coin is not round. There is a picture of it at http://www.clta.on.ca/hillsofmexico/canadacorner/looney01.htm The even huger (and almost as worthless) two dollar coin IS round http://www.cronum.com/ukdol.htm In searching for a photo of the "toony", I came across this article http://www.greenpeace.org/majordomo/index-press-releases/1996/msg00029.html one of the protesters: ________ W = '\ `._ \ \` \ ) \ / , ) | / _| /' / | | / / / / / |' ( | | | | | |\ ( ( (/ /) ' \" " " / _ \ \ ( ,-' _\_) ') _.,-'-/ b'ger . ... ",",,,,,,,'.'_ _.,-' .. . '-,-/_ /_ One of the bears who declined to protest (too busy): _.--""""--.._ _."" .' `-._ ."; ; ; `-. / / .' ; `. / ; ; ; \ ; : : : `-.\ ; ; : `. `; : : : \ : : \ `: \ `.; \ \ `; ; ; \ : .' ; | ; `>' : `.; ) / _.' `. ;/ _( ;,' ; `. `.; `-. ;' .' : `. `. / \, \ \ \ :,' : `. `. \ ; ::\_/_/_/:: .-=:.-" -,- "-.,=-.\ ;.; :::; ; ;:: |(`.` : .')| \: `. ::::::: \\/ : \// ; \ _____ : .:. : _/ ; \hjw: / ; ; ; | \""" .' : _ _ ; / ; /| / `. \; ;/ .' .' / /:| | ! : : !_.' / .--::/ |\___ `.: :.'/\ ; ____.':|:|/ \:::|\ \ _ / | : : ___/|:::|:'""" `""|:\ ;"^" | ! :__/|::|/"""" \::\_____ .-' | ; |::|/"" \:|::::|\ / / / / / /""" \|::::|:`--\_\_\__.'-| ; """" \::::::::::::/ .' """"'"""".-' ( __,------.__.--/ , , , |/--._ / :\| | |v' \_ |\ :::v-;v-':: \ \:\ ::::::::: \ \|`-. /| `: \ ____ ____/:/ \|:-.______/|__|\ /|:::|/ |::|:::::|:/ \\_____/:/"""" `-:|:::::|/ \|::::|/ """""' `""""' uH Oh!.. _ _ (\/ ) _ _ ( \/) \ | ( \/ ) | / ) | \ / ___ | ( __,------/ <-.__.----\/---' `-/ \---, / ^-^ \ / \ / ^-, \ |\ /6 6 \ /,_, \ _/ 9 9 _ \ \:\ &/(_x_ ),_/_) __/ 6 6 \_ (_`\_( _x_)_\ | \|`-. ` /,_>(_x_)<_,\ `' /| `: \ ___________ ______/:/ \|:-.______/|_________|\ /|:::::|/ |::|:::::|:/ \\_____/:/"""""" `-:|:::::|/ \|::::|/ """""' `""""' (Seals by mic) (bear by ???) NOTE: I never pick up my mail from the yahoo address. If you are e-mailing and hit the reply button, add an "e" to "idirct"; its absence is to stop the torment of automatic mailers. -- llizard aka ejm hahahaahaha >%^7^^^7^^ llizard@idirec+.ca ASCII-art & ASCII-animation www.crosswinds.net/~llizard/ascii-art/