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((' |) (| )__|^^^|_\ ______/o ) \\ | | )_|^^^|/ \----- ( / _____ '\ | | | \|^^^| \ / \ // ||||| ___\| | |____|^^^|__________\ / \\\\///__||||| /___)| | |___///|\\\_____=____\_/(___\\)/___|()|| /___( |__|_|__////|\\\\ __ ___-______| | \____||||| /__=__)(___)__)^^^^^^^^^( ;__________| |______||||| /_____(___________________)___________" "____=__||||| ________________________________________________||||| ||||| _________ |OOShy ,, ,, ,, ,, '+` ,, '+` ,, ,, ,,'+`'+`,, ,, '+`,, ,,'+`'+`,, ,, ,, ,,'+`'+`,, '+`,,'+`, ,, '+` '+`'+`,, ,, \\ '+`,, ,,,'+`,, , '+`,,\ \|||/ / '+` '+` \\| // , , \||| ,;;, , | | ~;;,;____ ||| //,;;----\|____ ||| \\)'( (_( )__) , | | / ` ) )\ ||| /, :/ \ ( ) wwwwW ||| ,;;;,/,,,\ ) wwWWwWww ~~~~~^^^^^ _______ |ooShy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Love] _ / \ / \ /_____\ .-''''''''''''''''''-. ( ) /_______ \ )( |\\'\-,/ | _/__\_ .---.\\ \ (()() .---. |______| ' O '\\ /(())()) ' O ' |====| `---'\\/_())))))_______`---' |____| | |____((())))_______| | || || | | |_| __ | || || |__|___ _/___\_ _____ / \ /( \ ([--,ww\ / / | | | WWWW / /| | | \ ( \ \(_________|``\\`--'\ (= _________| \\ //\ '/ \ |__ \\// | / \ / //\\ | | | |__//__\\_/ | | / ^ ^ \ | | | | | | | | They Call It A Love Seat Honney Bunns! ________ |ooShy ,, ,, ,, ,, '+` ,, '+` ,, ,, ,,'+`'+`,, ,, '+`,, ,,'+`'+`,, ,, ,, ,,'+`'+`,, '+`,,'+`, ,, '+` '+`'+`,, ,, \\ '+`,, ,,,'+`,, , '+`,,\ \|||/ / '+` '+` \\| // , , \||| ,;;, , | | ~;;,;____ ||| //,;;----\|____ ||| \\)'( (_( )__) , | | / ` ) )\ ||| /, :/ \ ( ) wwwwW ||| ,;;;,/,,,\ ) wwWWwWww ~~~~~^^^^^ _______ |ooShy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [More of Moe] :;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;: :; ; | ~'~ ;: :;`~~`~ | ~'~ ;: :;~`|~~` | ;: :;===========|===============;: :;~~`~~,, ,, _______ ;: :;`~|~//\\;;//\\ | _|__ ;: :; | ///\\\ | oO=||,|__) ;: :;_____ ///\\\ _____(-)_(-)__;: ;;_____ ///\\\ ______________;: /::::::////\\\\:::::::::::::::\ ////\\\\ Your always ____ ////\\\\ ____ Leaveing me |_______\\_______| behind ; // | \\ ; Hurry Back!! // \\ (_) (_)TS ,, ,, ,, ,, '+` ,, '+` ,, ,, ,,'+`'+`,, ,, '+`,, ,,'+`'+`,, ,, ,, ,,'+`'+`,, '+`,,'+`, ,, '+` '+`'+`,, ,, \\ '+`,, ,,,'+`,, , '+`,,\ \|||/ / '+` '+` \\| // , , \||| ,;;, , | | ~;;,;____ ||| //,;;----\|____ ||| \\)'( (_( )__) , | | / ` ) )\ ||| /, :/ \ ( ) wwwwW ||| ,;;;,/,,,\ ) wwWWwWww ~~~~~^^^^^ _______ |ooShy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Morning Bird] ________________________________ ./ , \. .|'`. `)/ |. .| .'`'. (`o'< Good morning! |. .|' .'` `)___) \ |. .| \ .' ) ) TooShy |. .| /.'.'__.' |. .| /.'( ) ) |. .|,'.. |`|' .'.'.'.',',.'|. .|'.'..'.-|\|\.'.'.'.',',.'.''.'.'.|. .|.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'MJP.'.'|. .\_________________________________/. __.-~---_ mikechat __)/ > O ( @ ) / /|\ )" best.com ) | ^ ^ ^| )_\ ^ ^ ( )\ ^ ^ \ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~MJP~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Sweet Dreams] ______________________________ /|~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~|\ /~| ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ | \ /~ \~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/ ~\ /~~ \ |\(| | )/ || ,\/, /~ ~\ /~ ~\| |\\||//| || <o><o> / ~~\ ~~||))| \\//(())| /|`v' \ ||~~ ||((<o>)(<O>)) \ |\vvvv/ | || || )\ || /( ))\___ \\vv//// || ||| / //\\ \(())__ \_((_((// || |||| //()\\| ) |/ \____ / \\\ || || // \\ || // || |||(( || | )) || /\ || ||||)) || ((|| | / /\ || || (/ || | \) || | | | || ||| || || ||| || TS|| ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: GOODNIGHT!!!! Sweet Dreams };-> ,, ,, ,, ,, '+` ,, '+` ,, ,, ,,'+`'+`,, ,, '+`,, ,,'+`'+`,, ,, ,, ,,'+`'+`,, '+`,,'+`, ,, '+` '+`'+`,, ,, \\ '+`,, ,,,'+`,, , '+`,,\ \|||/ / '+` '+` \\| // , , \||| ,;;, , | | ~;;,;____ ||| //,;;----\|____ ||| \\)'( (_( )__) , | | / ` ) )\ ||| /, :/ \ ( ) wwwwW ||| ,;;;,/,,,\ ) wwWWwWww ~~~~~^^^^^ _______ |ooShy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Wares Mah CowBoy cont.....] Alright I Know Mah CowBoy Is here sumwares / | | ___ | | , , | | /,,,\ | | )) (( | | __|___|____ | | ((___)) ,, | | /__% o\/-%__ \ | | (_)(_) / \ | |\\ |/ %% ( %% \| //| | ) ( /____\ | | \\ %,\_/,% // | | |oo| |BEER| | | \\ __} {__ // | | `--' | 2 | | | ||____/::< >::\_____|| | | (~\/~) |bits| | | ||____ : _____ || | | (__)__(__) ^^^^^^ | | || (\`-'`-'| || | | / (O) | | || \||||||\/| || | | ( @ _) | | || | ||(- || | | \ ))) | | || | \`| || | | || } { _ ,,_ | | || | |`' || | | ||/ \___ |J| |CC|)) | | || :::::: || | | || \______`|A|_|__|___ | | || www www || | | ||,,,,,|_______________ | |\\ || _| | \ \_ || // | ||______ \ ) ( | | \\|| (___/][]\__)TS ||//| | ||=====|| | |||| ______________________________| | || || | |||| ______________________________| | || MJP|[]\__) |||| /_/\_\ ,, ,, ,, ,, '+` ,, '+` ,, ,, ,,'+`'+`,, ,, '+`,, ,,'+`'+`,, SirSal ,, ,, ,,'+`'+`,, '+`,,'+`, ,, '+` @ '+`'+`,, ,, \\ '+`,, ,,,'+`,, Teleport.com , '+`,,\ \|||/ / '+` '+` \\| // , , \||| ,;;, , | | ~;;,;____ ||| //,;;----\|____ ||| \\)'( (_( )__) , | | / ` ) )\ ||| /, :/ \ ( ) wwwwW ||| ,;;;,/,,,\ ) wwWWwWww ~~~~~^^^^^ _______ |ooShy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Xmas cat cartoon] Dear Ascii friends, I've been lurking around and loving your news group since last year when someone sent me an ascii turkey at Thanksgiving. Next thing I knew I was collecting quite a file of great images, rearranging your drawings and smiling and laughing a lot more often. Thanks! If anybody can ID the tree artist I'd be grateful. Merry Christmas to all of you and yours! Ellen Stern . . . + . . . . # . . . . ### . . . . "#:. .:##"##:. .:#" . . . . "####"###"####" . . | . "#:. .:#"###"#:. .:#" . . "#########"#########" . | . "#:. "####"###"####" .:#" . . | . "#######""##"##""#######" . . ."##"#####"#####"##" . . "#:. ... .:##"###"###"##:. .. .:#" . | "#######"##"#####"##"#######" . . . . 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(- -____- -) | | | | `---. | | | | ,---| `---. ~/"/~->0<-~\"\~ ` ' ` ` `---' `---' ` ' ' `---^ `---' figwin __.-~---_ mikechat __)/ > O ( @ ) / /|\ )" best.com ) | ^ ^ ^| )_\ ^ ^ ( )\ ^ ^ \ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~MJP~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [dont look now] .. .';-_ -~>>>><<<<<~~~ >>>>>>><<<<<<<<<~ >>>>>>~:::<: <<<<<<` >>>>>. .<: <<<<<` >>>;;; ;;;<<<< >>;;_____......_____;;<< '/' ""#\==/#"~ ``\.''' ;| :: )( .. ' |;;'' .: :: /\ ~ ~ : . ' .`'....'/ \ `'....' .` . ( ::')' '.' . .'::::::::'. ..' '. '< ~~~~~ '-. .' .: ~ . . . .' 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