Here follows some of the work of __ __ {{{{\ /}}}} Sue Mitchell {{::\ V /::}} sue at imps.demon.co.uk >--->8<---< {:.;/ 0 \;.:} "My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies" ~~ ~~ - B.H.M. Sue does this ascii art, you see.... All one has to do is make some comment in umra that catches her imagination, as it might be: "cor blimey and knock me down with a feather" Stunned Weevil ==<<<<<<<_VVV_ \___/0< and suddenly, there is the image to go with the words. It happens quite often: . ._\ 0--, >\ \ >\ | ___________>\|_________________________ Weevil Rampant _VVV_ (( \___/0< )) Rocking with laughter Well-Wishing Weevil _______ /"""""""\ ^|^^|^\|^ _ | U |-' _____ |#######| >0/_____\ |#######| X X X ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Anarchist Weevil __ V ) ( ) _ __| |___ ( )>===|@|==========/________\ (__) __|__________|___ _______________________(@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@)__________________ . . ~l \| _(#)_ 0/_____\ __________________________________/\/\/\_________________ "( # is the Curculionidae rune for 'BOMB' )" explained Sue, helpfully. After which she asked: "As you're the eighth Chris, didn't you consider being an arachnid?" | | | /\_|_/\ />/ \<\ /_|@,@|_\ / \_~_/ \ (Well, no, because at that point there hadn't been a Chris-count, it was just noticable that there were rather a lot of Chrises in umra) One or four might have a signature which appealed to Sue, as in the case of Aardvark, Anteater, Millipede & Giraffe: _________ ______ , , ____ ___/ V '\ \/ / \ / v |\ \ __/@\/ \ /_@/-\ / \ | ~~~~\ | '---\_ /__\ /==' ,, // \ |---\_ | ~~ \| \/ Oo= |/ \| \| ~~~~~~~~~~^^~~~~^^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~~~^^~~~~~~~~~~ V 0(@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ u /-^ _/0 | <___)| |/| |#| |@| |\| |#| |/#\ |@ /\_ | # \#\_____/| |/\_/ /#\_/#\| |\@ #__| @ // | /_@/ |/\#| |#/ \@ |_ || \# / || |/ (@) || || || || || || || || || ________________//|________//|______________________ or just say something at random: "That's a French duck." (A canard, actually.) _____ |#####| | | _ |%%%%%| =(@) |____||____/| \____| ___, | \_____/ | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ or even put in some sort of direct request: "I am Impressed. Do you do dragons, too?" __ _/\ ,________ ( ) _/@ | /\ _( ( )===='--/ | / |\ _( (__) ^^^\ \ / | \_( ___/ \__/ |_( ((----/ __ < '' \ / \_ \ / \_ \_| \ \_ _, vvv \__ |__ \_ _/ _/^^^\\ ____> / \_ \_/ _/ <-, \| _________________((-----'_____ \_____/ ____ \_/ ___________ '' Dragon - Mark I This is probably not the end.... [8/8/2000] >Tue When the cat's away. > The hippopot-army await her return... _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (@)_(@) (@)_(@) (O)_(O) (@)_(@) (0)_(0) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ {#}~{#} ~~ {#}~{#} ~~~ {0}~{0}~~~ {#}~{#} ~~ ~~{%}~{%} ~~~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~ ~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~~ ~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~ [19/12/2000] Regarding fences... #=========#=========#=========#=========#=========# | | @ | |@ | @ | #=@====@==#===|====@#====@====#|====@===#==|====@=# |\|/..\|/.|..\|/..\|/...\|/...\|/..\|/..|.\|/..\|/| ---------------------------------------------------- [11/2/2001] Congratulations! I hope you will both be very happy :) (@(@) (@) \| (@) \(@)|(@) (@)\ (@)/_ (@) _\ (@)|/ (@) \_\ |()_/_ _\| /_ \ -- / | | /~~\ / \ |######| _______________\____/_________________ Very best wishes for your future together, Sue - Yes, Weevil, I can take a hint ;) [14/2/2001] >Anne, quaffing a glass of champagne in Geneva, so this had better be the >Last Post of the evening..(Sue, can you do tiddly giggles?) ___ __/ \ _____ / / \ ___ / ><(@)>* ___* '''/ || <(@)>< || ''' (0 \| * \_0) \\. _, \-~^"^~-/ '----'' Er, no :( Well, tiddly maybe ;) [18/2/2001] sibling <----------------> sibling <---------------> sibling | | | | | | | | | | | | child_ <---1st cousins---> child_ child | |\ | |\ | | \ | \ | | 1st cousins once | \ | | removed | \ | | \ | 1st cousins | | _\| | \ | grandchild_<--2nd cousins--> grandchild twice gr.child |\ | \ | \ | removed | 2nd. cousins once | \ | removed | \ | _\| | _\| | great-grandchild <3rd cousins>gt.gr.child [8/3/2001] (Min Lacey) >as we passed through Scunthorpe I commented to the driver about the >dreadful palls of smoke. He said it was normal pollution - I was >horrified. (Sue) You should have seen it when the four Princesses were working :((( The old A18 from Grimsby came out of the woods at the top of a low rise, giving a panoramic view over Scunny. There used to be one enormous pall of pink vapour hanging over the town, like it was confined under the skin of a big blister. Not a place I fancied visiting, never mind living in :((( ____________________________ ______/ , ' ; . ' , ; ' . : " , ' \______ _____/ ' , ; " . ' . " : ' . : , '. " ; ', . : \________ ______/ " : , . : ' #~ '#~ ' : #~ ' #~ ' : ' " ; . ', : "\_______ ''';;;...,,,______[#@#/##@[/#]\#'/###\[#@/#@][@##]______,,,...;;;''''''' [19/3/2001] (Re Big Sticks with Nails In Them) \ __/ _\/ \--- ( ^ o}__ --{^'. ) __(, )-- --\ ^/\ /|| \ || || || () This do? [22/3/2001] >...start to do ASCII pictures of sheep in your spare time... Mark I _//. ,;~~~~;@_*\ \\ {{;;,.;,}} /* ; \|~~~|| '",.'~~~~;, ^^ ^^ {{;;.,;;}} ||~~~|/ ^^ ^^ [9/4/2001] >Spot on that firedrake! Have a gorilla! > .::: |@ @ ',. \ " / ::': _/--- : :::: / \ \ \::: | /\ \ | :::: | | ' | | ::: - \_ --; | ::: / | / ,' / ::: \ | / /\_ / / \ | | | | / / \ | | \\\\ | < \- < | | ^^^ / / \ \ / /, / _/ \ \ ^^^^ / / ^^^^ ^^^^ Unghk? =========================================================================