X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fbb9d,c69c7023d38cdc99,start X-Google-Attributes: gidfbb9d,public X-Google-Thread: f996b,c69c7023d38cdc99,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-12-12 15:32:46 PST Path: nntp.gmd.de!dearn!blekul11!idefix.CS.kuleuven.ac.be!ub4b!EU.net!Germany.EU.net! howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!sashimi.wwa.com!not-for-mail From: dissel@nunic.nu.edu (David S. Issel) Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii,alt.ascii-art Subject: Line: Sigs - Post your signatures here! Date: 12 Dec 1994 12:23:49 -0600 Organization: National University Lines: 149 Sender: boba@gagme.wwa.com Approved: boba@wwa.com Message-ID: <3ci4fl$e8c@gagme.wwa.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: gagme.wwa.com Xref: nntp.gmd.de rec.arts.ascii:3295 alt.ascii-art:18024 A few of these are my favorites and tend to appear more than others in my posts. This first one was paterned after one of Scarecrow's. Soon after, I completed the entire font (BLOOD) and posted it. -- @@@@@@@ @@@@@@ @@@ @@@ @@@@@@@@ @@@ @@@@@@ @@@@@@ @@@@@@@@ @@@ @@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@ @@@ @@@ @@@@@@@@ @@@ @@@@@@@ @@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@ @@@ @@! @@@ @@! @@@ @@! @@@ @@! @@! !@@ !@@ @@! @@! !@! @!@ !@! @!@ !@! @!@ !@! !@! !@! !@! !@! !@! @!@ !@! @!@!@!@! @!@ !@! @!!!:! !!@ !!@@!! !!@@!! @!!!:! @!! !@! !!! !!!@!!!! !@! !!! !!!!!: !!! !!@!!! !!@!!! !!!!!: !!! !!: !!! !!: !!! :!: !!: !!: !!: !:! !:! !!: !!: :!: !:! :!: !:! ::!!:! :!: :!: !:! !:! :!: :!: :::: :: :: ::: :::: :: :::: :: ::.:::: : ::.:: :: ::.: :.:::: : :: : .: : : : :. : :: :: : : : : :: : : :::: :: : : ::: This one was inspired by an ASCII picture of an american flag. I finished the font and posted it, then some nice person converted it into a FIGLET font called USAFLAG. I added a little Geek Code and called it a .Sig! -- :::==== :::==== ::: === :::===== ::: :::=== :::=== :::===== ::: ::: === ::: === ::: === ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: === === ======== === === ====== === ===== ===== ====== === === === === === ====== === === === === === === ======= === === == ======== === ====== ====== ======== ======== GCS e+>++ d-- H+(++) t++@ au+(*) C++ W++>$ M-- B--- D++ u- a n---- -po+(---) This next one is a joke between me and my friends (they all know that I own several laser printers). -- |o| 0000 00000 00 |o| |o| 0 0 0 0 |o| |o| 0 0 000 0 0 000 0 0000 0000 000 0 |o| |o| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |o| |o| 0 0 0000 0 0 00000 0 000 000 00000 0 |o| |o| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |o| |o| 0000 0000 0 000 00000 0000 0000 000 000 |o| |o|------------------------------------------------------------------------|o| |o| I won't get me a laser printer 'till they work all the bugs out of 'em |o| I have no idea where this one came from: -- -o---o o--o--o o----o o----o o----o o | | | | | | | Be more polite. | | | o----o o----o o--o | | | | | | | | (That's an order, -o---o o o--o--o o----o o----o o----o o----o DAMN IT!) These next two were the first .Sig files that I ever created. I love the game of 9-Ball and play as often as I can. -- ..... .:' `:. "Money won is twice as sweet as money earned." :' `: -Fast Eddie Felson :. .:: .--.---.---------------------------------------------- ::::......::::: : : : ::::( 9 )::::': `.__.'__.'_____________________________________________ `:`:::::::' :' `:. .:' dissel@nunic.nu.edu `:::::::' -- o88o "Money won, is twice as sweet as money earned!" -Fast Eddie d8o88b __________________________________________________________ 88888B ()___________________________)______________XXXXXXXXXXXXXX_) Y8888P YggP Send all billiard or pool ascii art to: dissel@nunic.nu.edu This next .Sig gets more comments than any other. I found the quote back in '83 (can't remember where) and I drew a picture of me (the computer wiz). The "a" in the drawing is supposed to be a mouse. -- _ PROGRAM (pro'-gram) [n] A magic spell cast over a .----. . - . computer allowing it to turn one's input into error |C>_.|.:'.:. . messages. [vi] To engage in a pastime similar to _|____|_ `:. O_/ banging one's head against a wall, but, with fewer | --| \/M opportunities for reward. GCS d-- t++ W++>$ u- au+* `-######-'a _/ \_ The next one will only make sense to anyone who has been through a Compiler Design class. -- ::= dissel@nunic.nu.edu .----. . - . ::= David S. Issel |C>_.|.:'.:. . ::= Staff machine _|____|_ `:. O_/ ::= National University | --| \/M ::= Educational Facility `-######-'a _/ \_ BNF.SIG This next one was based on a small piece of art that I drew because of a request posted to alt.ascii-art for rafting related art. I made a quick trip to the gopher FIGLET server for the word "Rafting" and added my e-mail address: -- !! O I would rather be... \O/ O O #=\ ___ __ _ _ __#___<__<____|_ \ | _ \__ _ / _| |_(_)_ _ __ _ _ ( : \ \ : )(\ | / _` | _| _| | ' \/ _` | //~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|_|_\__,_|_| \__|_|_||_\__, |~~~~~ || dissel@nunic.nu.edu |___/ After I created the full sized BLOOD font I received a comment that it was too big. So I created this .Sig first, then began working on the rest of the letters. I posted the entire alphabet which someone made into the SBLOOD (Small BLOOD) FIGLET font. -- @@@@@@@ @@@@@@ @@@ @@@ @@@@@@@@ @@@ @@@@@@ @@@@@@ @@@@@@@@ @@@ @@! @@@ @@! @@@ @@! @@@ @@! @@! !@@ !@@ @@! @@! @!@ !@! @!@!@!@! @!@ !@! @!!!:! !!@ !@@!! !@@!! @!!!:! @!! !!: !!! !!: !!! !: .:! !!: !!: !:! !:! !!: !:: :: : .: : : : :: : :: :: : : : : :: : : :::: :: : :: ::: I have not made a font out of the next one yet: (Hmm, Should only take a couple of minutes though) -- .... . ...... .. . . . . ... . ... . ..... .. ... . . :+: :+: +:: +:+ :+: +:: ++: +:. ++: +++ :++ +:: +*+ +++ +++*++++ +*+ +++ +++++* +++ ++*++ ++*++ +*+++* *++ *+* +*+ *+* +*+ **++*+ *+* *+* **+ *+* *+* *+* ******* *** *** ** ******** *** ****** ****** ******** ******** I am in the middle of my Senior Project (Bachelor's of Computer Science) at National University. We are developing a game program based on Star Trek (including all TV shows and movies). I wanted to create a 4 line .Sig based on the Next Generation and this was the best I could come up with: -- +----- ___-___ ----------------------------------------------+ |GCS _______ -==___ ___==- David S. Issel--dissel@nunic.nu.edu | |t++@ (_______)/_ / " National University, CS425, NU-Trek, Team B | +----- `-.______( ----------------------------------------------+ Now you have seen some of my .Sig files. Oh yes, here is one more: ]) /\ \/ | ]) -- .Sig? No thanks, I'm trying to quit.