X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,7d1f7c998d458c2 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-04-28 21:05:07 PST Path: newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.kjsl.com!HSNX.atgi.net!falcon.america.net!eagle.america.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3AEB927C.A3664996@gtcom.net> From: Krogg Reply-To: krogg.no.to.spam@gtcom.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.73 [en] (Win95; U) X-Accept-Language: en,en-US,en-GB,ja,af MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: [ History 1998] Poem by Martin Atkins References: <3aea41fb.6553239@mel-news.tpg.com.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 190 Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 00:03:08 -0400 NNTP-Posting-Host: 12.35.154.33 X-Trace: eagle.america.net 988517098 12.35.154.33 (Sun, 29 Apr 2001 00:04:58 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 00:04:58 EDT Organization: 24hoursupport.com Xref: newsfeed.google.com alt.ascii-art:5544 Shanaka Dias wrote: > > Since I don't have much time for drawing ascii-art pics these days > I thought I'd play archivist. Here is a poem from Martin Atkins around > 1998 with llizard adding the entries for myself and B'ger > > (Hope it doesn't wrap!) > > alt.ascii-art - By Martin Atkins (With some help from llizard!) (1998) > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > In the alt heirachy of usenet > There`s a group and many people use it. > The group is called alt.ascii-art > And us people love it with all our heart. > > Many people hang around and some more than most, > while a lot just lurk there are many who post. > Here is a list of just some of the posters, > and what sort of stuff they tend to post most (ers) > > .{{}}}}}}. > {{{{{}}}}}}}. > {{{{ }}}}}}}}} First one of all is Joan G Stark, > }}}}} _ _ {{{{{ Undesputed queen of ascii art. > }}}} 6 6 {{{{ Her pictures are absolutely brill, > {{{{{ ^ }}}}} her whole gallery shows such skill. > {{{{{{\ -=- /}}}}}} > {{{{{{{;.___.;}}}}}}} > {{{{{{{) (}}}}}}}' > `""'"': :'"'"'` > jgs `@` > > __.------._ > .' -| - . `. > / '.' `-. ` \ > / / `. ` \ \ > | / `. \ | > | | `. | Next up is Veronica Karlsson,the chat room maker, > | |.---. .---.\ | Hopefully I`ll see you in the chat room later! > | ||><@> ) ( <@><|` | A FreeBSD user who often gets flack > | | / \ || | from Windows users who`s IQs lack. > | | ((_)) | | > | `|` / \ '| | > | | _.---._ | | > / \ `---' / | > / `. " .' \ > / | | `-.___.-' || \ > > ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, > {;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;} > {;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;} > {;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;} > {|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||} Colin Douthwaite is a bit of all, > {|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||} his posts really say it all. > {|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||} He`s collector, contributor and artist too, > | /~~\ | And unmunging addresses he don`t want to do. > = ;) | | > /_ \_/ | > /// | > ~~~ | > / | > /_____ | > \ / -cfbd- > > ,a@@@@@@@@@m. > ,@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@. > J@@P':.. ..:`W@ Matthew Thomas is the FAQ maintainer, > @@@':;;.. ..;;::@) and more than that, he`s a pic creator! > \@!:<#OK>::<4O#>.@ He`s made a lot of stunning pics, on that you can bet, > |.::"??"; `???.:"\ and a wonderful poem about spam on the net. > `._::..:_ee_...::_/ > \:..______,::/ > \::.. ...:/ > `-:____:-'mt-3 > > Pete Casso is the inventor of the 'stein' > And his characters are absolutely fine! oo. oo. oo. oo. > Frogstein and Birdstein are the main ones' names (- ) (- ) (- ) (- ) > and they get up to all sorts of fascinating games. " " " " " " " " > > ,-.-"". > ,//(((((\\. Flump is an artist who specialises in cute, > ((( (o O) ))) although a few of her pics were very, er, nute! > _))) - |(_ She has a rainbow coloured ascii website, > ._//\-._,-/\\_.which if looked at too long might warp your eyesight! > `-'_/`,-.'\-`-' > ,' \/===\/ `. > > ~---, > \_,^%--- > /> \ Then there`s the artist known as ejm, > ___/ > Llizard is her actual name, > (# o) > She makes tiny art and animations, > '-~ /|^^ and these things cause revalations! > | \ ejm > > ` , > ,\, # > |/ ? > | ~ ) > You'll see a tasteful display /__/| > from the incomparable J B'ger ____| |____ > / |_/ \ > / \` o '-, > / <_ ___,_ |_/\ _ > |___/_____ \-'----'\|/-----. > | \/| b'ger | > '===x| | > ,/ || . _///_, | > | -|. / ` ' '> | > | | ) o' __/_'> | > | |( / _/ )_\'> | > | | ' "__/ /_/\_> | > '\_ | ____/_/_/_/ | > | - | /,---, _/ / | > | | "" /_/_/_/ | > | | /_(_(_(_ | > |, | ( \_\_\\_ | > /__ .|______\'__\_\_\_\| > /x \ / x\ > /x o' 'o x\ > /_.' '._\ > Joris Bellenger > > ,,,,,,, ,, > ,#######;####, > ############### > ## # > ## """ """# The drawings of Shanaka, > ## <0> <0>| Come shine or come rain, > ( : / will make you look back a- > : ,\, ) gain and again and again.... > | _____ : > | '-.-' / > \ \_ / > \ '---' > '----' > Shanaka Dias (snd) > > I`m sorry I don`t have time too write about you all, > it`s just a poem, no hard feelings and all? > If you want to write a verse all about you... > feel free, just send me any thing new. > I`ll add it into the poem just here, > And your name will be remembered year after year. > If you think my poem is slightly silly... > I don`t care, I wrote it willy nilly! > > So now you know about alt.ascii-art, > which we all love, each one with our heart. > Please look at the art, and do come back... > Oh yeah, and read the FAQing FAQ! > > ---------------------------------- > Copyright Martin Atkins 1998 > This poem may be freely > distributed, so long as this > message remains intact > Thank`s to Colin Douthwaite > for his ascii artists gallery - > without him the pics wouldn`t > have been possible. > ---------------------------------- /\\\\ And,Krogg,be this mighty one. | o o\| Reproblorible in all respects. |\(-)/| Done wrote severle other rhymes. ||)'(|| They was all a bunch of rejects. /|'\X/`\\ | \ : / | .( | : | ). \|_|==E==|_|/ (\/ j \/) /\\ | //\ \\ | // |\\|//| |_\\/_| (_L\|_)Krogg -- |"""""<`.THE PRINCE ,'>"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""| | `.`/""""""\,',' my sig is too big, | |SEE HIS ( / \ \' SEE HIS but its really cool. | | FACE \/<> <>\/ SMILE | | / W \ Visit my ascii art site: | | ,'\_|||||_/`. http://www.gtcom.net/~krogg/ascii/ | | ,',' ||| `.`. krogg.no.to.spam@gtcom.net | |____<,' TIME TO DIE `.>____Remove no.to.spam to reply____|