X-Google-Thread: fbb9d,39e300ef934b1efe,start X-Google-Attributes: gidfbb9d,domainid0,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Original-To: rec-arts-ascii@robomod.net From: Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii Subject: [PIC] old comic of mine: Knoty Kned X-Original-Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:51:02 +0000 (UTC) Organization: Some absurd concept Message-ID: X-Liz: It's actually happened, the entire Internet is a massive game of Redcode X-Motto: "Erosion of rights never seems to reverse itself." -- kenny@panix X-US-Congress: Moronic Fucks. X-Attribution: EtB Encrypted: double rot-13 User-Agent: Vectrex rn 2.1 (beta) X-Comments: "(Welcome to the desert of the real.)" -- eck@panix "... terrorism is open-source war ..." -- srini@unamerican X-Gweep-Cleanmime: quoted=02% miswrapped=01% X-Gweep-Robomod-Bayes-Score: 0.0001 Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:51:32 -0400 Approved: rec-arts-ascii-moderator@robomod.net Path: g2news2.google.com!news2.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!sol01.ashbva.gweep.ca!not-for-mail Xref: g2news2.google.com rec.arts.ascii:68 I don't remember drawing this, but the style of art (including my signatures in the characters) and jokes are mine. The file timestamp is from August 2001, a few months after the first time I drew Knotty Kned on a paint can: http://www.flickr.com/photos/elithebearded/428959459/ '-.,-'~'-.,-'~'-.,-'~'-.,-'~'-.,-'~'-.,-'~'-.,-'~'-.,-'~'-.,-'~'-.,x x Pogonatus Productions Proudly Presents x x .-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`x x x etb x ,mm, ,mM' 'Y, x ,R Y, ,P J' x }( * T, Y * E Knotty Kned x M. E " d' x , 'e, :Y x .EP " ,om' x M~ YoooMMP x T' ______ ,. x R, ,Y ome x YmmmmmmmmMP Y` `Mm. .mm. x `L P. Y' R. x Overhand Ollie 3 * Y oT * ){ x `b " 3 .M x Y: .e' , x `mo. P3. x and PMMoooo ~E x ,. ______ `T x Y. .B x ome etb YMmmmmmmmmY x Y' `Mm. ,mM' `Y, x `L ... P. ,P ... J' x E * T Y * E x `b b" d' x Y: e :Y Miss Hardly Half-Hitched x `mo. ' ' ,om' x YMMoooMMP x ,. ,. x Y -~- Y x `M. `"' ,M' x TMmmmMP x x x x IN x x x '-.,-'~'-.,-'~'-.,-'~'-.,-'~'-.,-'~'-.,-'~'-.,-'~'-.,-'~'-.,-'~'-.,x x x ___ . . . _ . .__ ._ x | /_\ |\ | / | |__ | \ x | / \ | \| \_T L__ L__ L_/ x x x x .-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`x x x . Hey Ollie, Did you hear the news about Miss Hardly? x / x | No, I'm afraid not. . x | \ x | . She's looking to tie the knot with someone. | x |/ | x | Wow! Guess I should whip my line into shape. . | x | \| x \ etb ome / x \ ,mm, ,mM' 'Y, Y` `Mm. .mm. x ,R Y, ,P J' `L P. Y' R. x }( * T, Y * E 3 * Y oT * ){ x M. E " d' `b " 3 .M x , 'e, :Y Y: .e' , x .EP " ,om' `mo. P3. x M~ YoooMMP PMMoooo ~E x T' ______ ,. ,. ______ `T x R, ,Y Y. .B x YmmmmmmmmMP YMmmmmmmmmY x x x x .-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`x x x Meanwhile.... x x x I'm sick of all these singles ome etb x chat lines, I need a better Y' `Mm. ,mM' `Y, x way to rope me a mate. Maybe `L ... P. ,P ... J' x I need to hang out at some | E * T Y * E x dockside bars where a good | `b b" d' x square knot wouldn't be told | Y: e :Y x to loosen up. .' `mo. ' ' ,om' x ____-' YMMoooMMP x O ,. ,. x o . Y -~- Y x `M. `"' ,M' x TMmmmMP x x x .-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`x x x x So what's a nice knot like you doing in a place like this? . x \ x . What kind of tattered pickup line is that? | x / | x / Hey, loosen up. I just wanted to rope you into some | x | dialog. . | x | . More like string me along. Beat it. \ | x |/ \| x | | x ome etb etb / x Y' `Mm. ,mM' `Y, ,mm, ,mM' 'Y, x `L ... P. ,P ... J' ,R Y, ,P J' x E * T Y * E }( * T, Y * E x `b b" d' M. E " d' x Y: e :Y , 'e, :Y x `mo. ' ' ,om' .EP " ,om' x YMMoooMMP M~ YoooMMP x ,. ,. T' ______ ,. x Y -~- Y R, ,Y x `M. `"' ,M' YmmmmmmmmMP x TMmmmMP x x x x .-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`-._.-'`x x x Say, don't get your knickers in a twist over that knot. x \ x I'm a dyed-in-the-wool independant thinker. Don't | x / order me about. | x | | x | Don't get frazzled, granny knot. | x | \| x | Sorry for snapping. | x |/ | x | | x | I've got some String Cheese Incident tix, wanna lossen | x | up? \| x | | x x ome etb ome x Y' `Mm. ,mM' `Y, Y` `Mm. .mm. x `L ... P. ,P ... J' `L P. Y' R. x E * T Y * E 3 * Y oT * ){ x `b b" d' `b " 3 .M x Y: e :Y Y: .e' , x `mo. ' ' ,om' `mo. P3. x YMMoooMMP PMMoooo ~E x ,. ,. ,. ______ `T x Y -~- Y Y. .B x `M. `"' ,M' YMmmmmmmmmY x TMmmmMP x x x x x Elijah ------ found this looking for a different piece of art