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From: perrip@red.seas.upenn.edu (Phillip J. Perri)
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Subject: Line: Birthday Stuff
Date: 27 Feb 1995 16:24:54 -0600
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In article <AjGqr=200iUv43JgIO@andrew.cmu.edu>,
I-Ping Li  <il29+@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
>Does anyone has any nice birthday ascii pictures. I would really
>appreciate them being posted. 
>
>Thanks, 
>Ping

I hope the birthday hasn't yet passed, or you alread got some stuff, but
here is the nicest cake I've ever seen (and I've seen loooooots).  This one
is of course done by Susie Oviatt (please leave her name attached if anyone
reposts this)

                                       *        
          *                                             *
                                               *
                    *
                                  *
                                                            *
         *
                                                  *
             *
                           *             *
                                                     *
      *                                                               *
               *
                               (             )
                       )      (*)           (*)      (
              *       (*)      |             |      (*)
                       |      |~|           |~|      |          *
                      |~|     | |           | |     |~|
                      | |     | |           | |     | |
                     ,| |a@@@@| |@@@@@@@@@@@| |@@@@a| |.
                .,a@@@| |@@@@@| |@@@@@@@@@@@| |@@@@@| |@@@@a,.
              ,a@@@@@@| |@@@@@@@@@@@@.@@@@@@@@@@@@@@| |@@@@@@@a,
             a@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@' . `@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@a
             ;`@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@'   .   `@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@';
             ;@@@`@@@@@@@@@@@@@'     .     `@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@'@@@;
             ;@@@;,.aaaaaaaaaa       .       aaaaa,,aaaaaaa,;@@@;
             ;;@;;;;@@@@@@@@;@      @.@      ;@@@;;;@@@@@@;;;;@@;
             ;;;;;;;@@@@;@@;;@    @@ . @@    ;;@;;;;@@;@@@;;;;;;;
             ;;;;;;;;@@;;;;;;;  @@   .   @@  ;;;;;;;;;;;@@;;;;@;;
             ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;@@     .     @@;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;@@@;
         ,%%%;;;;;;;;@;;;;;;;;       .       ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;@@;;%%%,
      .%%%%%%;;;;;;;@@;;;;;;;;     ,%%%,     ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;%%%%%%,
     .%%%%%%%;;;;;;;@@;;;;;;;;   ,%%%%%%%,   ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;%%%%%%%,
     %%%%%%%%`;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;  %%%%%%%%%%%  ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;'%%%%%%%%
     %%%%%%%%%%%%`;;;;;;;;;;;;,%%%%%%%%%%%%%,;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;'%%%%%%%%%%%%
     `%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%,,,,,,,%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%,,,,,,,%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%'
       `%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%'
           `%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%'
                  """"""""""""""`,,,,,,,,,'"""""""""""""""""
                                 `%%%%%%%'
                                  `%%%%%' 
                                    %%%   
                                   %%%%%  
                                .,%%%%%%%,.       
                           ,%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%,  

And if you want balloons to go with it (also by Susie Oviatt):

              ,,,,,,,,,,,,,    
          .;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;,.  
        .;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;,  
      .;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;.  
      ;;;;;@;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;' .............    
      ;;;;@@;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;'.................   
      ;;;;@@;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;'................... 
      `;;;;@;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;@;;;;;;;'.....................  
       `;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;@@;;;;;'..................;.... 
         `;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;@@;;;;'....................;;... 
           `;;;;;;;;;;;;;@;;;;'...;.................;;.... 
              `;;;;;;;;;;;;'   ...;;...............;..... 
                 `;;;;;;'        ...;;..................  
                    ;;              ..;............... 
                    `                  ............ 
                   `                      ......                    
                  `                         ..                     
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               `                           ' 
              `                           `  
              `                           `, 
              `                           
               `  
                 `.

And also a birthday card, by David Issel:


    .--------------------------------------------.
    |~''--..__                                   |
    |         ~~''--..__                         |
    |   88 aa   _       ~~''--..__               |
    |   88 88  d88  oo..          ~~''--._       |
    |   88a88 88 8b 88"8b 88oo            |      |
    |   88 88 88a88 88 88 88 88 88 oo     |      |
    |   88 88 88 88 88aP" 88 8P 88 88     |      |
    |    " "9 88 88 88    88P"   YP"      |      |
    |          " "9 98    88     88       |      |
    |   88oo              "9     88       |      |
    |   88 88                    "9       |      |
    |   88 8P       88gg.                 |      |
    |   88P"  8bgg. 88 8b  o8o. oo        |      |
    |   88 98    "" 88 88 d8 8b 88  88    |      |
    |   88 88       88 88 88a88 98  88    |      |
    |   988P        9DSI" 98 88  9bo8P    |      |
    |                   ,    "9   88"     |      |
    |                  /(         88      |      |
    |                 (  )        88      |      |
    |                 ,\/,        88      |      |
    |                 |--|         "      |      |
    |                 |  |                |      |
    |                 |  |                |      |
    |       .-'~--..__|  |                |      |
    |      |~-,,__    `..|'--..__         |      |
    |      |      ~~''--,,__     ~-.      |      |
    |      |                ~~''--~|      |      |
    |      |    .                  |      |      |
    |      |   ' `     _.          |      |      |
    |      | ,'   \   /  \       .-|      |      |
    |      |'      `-'    \     /  |      |      |
    |      |               `._,'   |      |      |
    |   _-~|                       |      |      |
    |   -   ~-..__                 |._    |      |
    |    ~-.__    ~~''--..__       |  -.  |      |
    |         ~~''--..__    ~~''--'~  ,'  |      |
    |                   ~~''--....--'~    |      |
    |                                     |------'
    ~~''--..__                            |      
              ~~''--..__                  | 
                        ~~''--..__        | 
                                  ~~''--._|

Hope you (or anyone else)_ can make good use of this stuff! :)

     .-.     .-.     .-.     .-.     .-.     .-.     .-.     .-.     .-.      
   ,'   `._.'\|/`._.'   `._.'   `._.'   `._.'   `._.'   `._.'   `._.'   `.
  ;       ,-------.       _____  _     _ _____               _____  _____`.
 (       /  o   o  \     |_____] |_____|   |   |      |        |   |_____] )
  `.     |  _____  |     |       |     | __|__ |_____ |_____ __|__ |     .'
    )_(\_| <_____> |_/)_ _____        _____  _______  ______  ______ ___(_     
  ,' \_,-| \__|__/ |-._/   |         |_____] |______ |_____/ |_____/   | `.    
 (       |_________|     __|   .     |       |______ |    \_ |    \_ __|__ )   
  `.     __||   ||__     .-.     .-.     .-.     .-.     .-.     .-.     ,'
    `._.(___)._.(___)._.'   `._.'   `._.'   `._.'   `._.'   `._.'   `._.'