X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: f996b,8ac0108a4fc44558 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-12-15 03:55:17 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!65.217.105.134!not-for-mail From: "Zotiel R. Bell" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Nerd Boy, episode 472 Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 06:52:26 -0500 Lines: 81 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 65.217.105.134 X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de 1071489315 4481969 65.217.105.134 ([218098]) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:838 "Joaquim G�ndara" wrote in message news:brk62k$3uh0g$1@ID-102694.news.uni-berlin.de... > "Anonymous" skrev i meddelandet > news:brjv4u$7uu$1@visp.bt.co.uk > > Bateau wrote in message ... > > >>Joaquim G�ndara wrote in message ... > > >> \\\ > > >> \ > > >> oo/\ > > >> .|| > > >> || > > >> > > >>b) The dude with the trident > > > > > >Pitchfork. > > > > No, trident. > > > > Tridents have 3 prongs; pitchforks have 2. > > > > \_\ > > \ > > oo/\ > > .|| > > || > > > > That'd be a bloke with a pitchfork. > > I actually meant to draw a pitchfork. No angry mob is complete > without a pitchfork. And every pitchfork I've ever seen had > 3 prongs. Here's a famous example: > http://www.buzztones.com/images/pitchfork.gif > Well according to Merriam-Webster I think that the object in question could be easily confused... Main Entry: pitchfork : a long-handled fork that has two or three long somewhat *curved prongs* and is used especially in pitching hay Main Entry: (1) trident : having three teeth, processes, or points (2) trident 1 : a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (as Neptune) 2 : a 3-pronged spear (as for fishing) Had you draw it > > ((( > > \ > > oo/\ > > .|| > > || It would have looked more like a snow shovel (and who'd be fearful of that...unless your 15 & your Mom is telling you the driveway needs to be done). Now personally when I read it I got a big kick outta the fact NB even pissed off the mighty Poseidon, so naturally I thought it was a trident myself. Either way, and what ever it was, it is secondary to the strip and certainly not worth bickering over. * * Damn you snow! * * * \ ((( * * \ \ * * * oo/\ * .-. * * .|| * ,-' `. * ~~~~~~bb~~~~~~~' `~~~~~ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.541 / Virus Database: 335 - Release Date: 11/14/03