================================================================== Keylime had a reputation in alt.stupidity for coming up with some quick and dirty (but clever) ASCII graphics. The following shows that he could also pound a tack with a sledgehammer. ================================================================== From: spatula@unicorn.dorm.umd.edu (Spatch) Newsgroups: alt.aol-sucks,alt.stupidity Subject: NEW SMILEY ALERT Date: 14 Apr 1995 22:33:30 -0400 Organization: The Law Offices of Feeney and Defazio *@#!&!@$:) Yes, it's Carmen Miranda. - spatch, cuanto le gusta le gusta le gusta le gusta le gusta le gusta... - -- tv's Spatch, RATM's wacky next-door neighbour and father of alt.stupidity "Yeah, but bacon tastes good." - Morey Amsterdam, "I Married Joan" "I use nn 'cause rn is too complicated." - John "Gwennis" Mayer You're so vain, you probably think this .sig is about you. ==================================================== From: Bill Wilkinson <70325.1137@CompuServe.COM> Newsgroups: alt.stupidity Subject: Re: NEW SMILEY ALERT Date: 16 Apr 1995 01:03:31 GMT Organization: Hall of the Mushroom King spatula@unicorn.dorm.umd.edu (Spatch) wrote: >*@#!&!@$:) >Yes, it's Carmen Miranda. \ / ___| *@#!&!@$:)-<8-< \ \ / \/ Top THAT, Keylime! --Bill (what IS the matter with me tonight????) -- I'll tell you tomorrow. ======================================================== From: spatula@unicorn.dorm.umd.edu (Spatch) Newsgroups: alt.stupidity Subject: Re: NEW SMILEY ALERT Date: 16 Apr 1995 08:58:44 -0400 Organization: The Law Offices of Feeney and Defazio In article <3mpqd3$2qo$2@mhadf.production.compuserve.com>, Bill Wilkinson <70325.1137@CompuServe.COM> wrote: >spatula@unicorn.dorm.umd.edu (Spatch) wrote: > >>*@#!&!@$:) > >>Yes, it's Carmen Miranda. > > \ > / ___| >*@#!&!@$:)-<8-< > \ \ > / \/ Wow, I've been upstaged by Carmen Miranda's chalk outlime. Er, line. -- tv's Spatch, RATM's wacky next-door neighbour and father of alt.stupidity "Yeah, but bacon tastes good." - Morey Amsterdam, "I Married Joan" "I use nn 'cause rn is too complicated." - John "Gwennis" Mayer You're so vain, you probably think this .sig is about you. =============================================================== From: gmoriart@grieg.helios.nd.edu (Keylime) Newsgroups: alt.stupidity Subject: Re: NEW SMILEY ALERT Date: 17 Apr 1995 17:33:31 GMT Organization: University of Notre Dame Bill Wilkinson <70325.1137@CompuServe.COM> dared me: > \ > / ___| >*@#!&!@$:)-<8-< > \ \ > / \/ > >Top THAT, Keylime! :-) Willie Shoemaker -( always should wear safety glasses, especially in the laser burn-in room !-( black eye !-| "I-am-a-Cylon-Centurian-with-one-red-eye-bouncing-back-and-forth." !.'v (profile) flat top #-) partied all night #:-) for people whose hair is in a mess, like mine #:-o "Oh, nooooooo!" (a la Mr. Bill) #:o+= Betty Boop $$ for academic jobs $$$ for industrial jobs $$$$ for people starting up their own company $-) Alex P. Keaton (from "Family Ties") % for bike accidents (a bit far-fetched, I suppose) %') after drinking a fifth for lunch %*@:-( hung over %*} very drunk %+{ lost a fight %-(I) laughing out loud %-) Elephant man %-6 braindead %- drunk with laughter %-\ hungover %-^ Picasso %-{ sad variation %-| been working all night %-} humor variation %-~ Picasso %\v Picasso &-| tearful &.(.. crying &:-) curly hair '-) one eyed man ':-) accidentally shaved off one of his eyebrows this morning '~;E unspecified 4-legged critter ( o ) ( o ) hooters (-) needing a haircut (-: Australian (-::-) Siamese twins (-:|:-) Siamese twins (-E: wearing bifocals (-_-) secret smile (-o-) Imperial Tie Fighter ("Star Wars") (00) mooning you (8-) wears glasses (8-o Mr. Bill (8-{)} glasses, moustache and a beard (: (=| wearing a ghost costume (:)-) likes to scuba dive (:+) big nose (:- unsmiley frowning (:-# I am smiling and I have braces (watch out for the glare!) (:-$ ill (:-& angry (:-( frowning (:-) big-face (:-* kissing (:-... heart-broken (:-D blabber mouth (:-I egghead (:-\ VERY sad (:-{~ bearded (:-|K- formally attired (:<) blabber mouth (:=) TWO noses (?) (:>-< thief: hands up! (:I egghead (:^( broken nose (@ @) You're kidding! (O--< fishy (V)=| pacman champion ([( Robocop (}-8] left-handed bearded smiley with glasses and headphones ) Cheshire cat )8-) scuba smiley big-face ):-( unsmiley big-face ):-) smiley big-face *!#*!^*&:-) a schizophrenic ** for winter sports generally *-( Cyclops got poked in the eye *-) shot dead *8-) Beaker (the Muppet lab assistant) *:* fuzzy *:** fuzzy with a fuzzy mustache *:o) Bozo the Clown *<.'v (profile) wearing snow cap *<8-)X party outfit with hat and bow-tie *<:-) Santa Claus *<|:-) Santa Claus (Ho Ho Ho) *<|:-)) Santa Claus *L* blotto *| for oh what a beautiful sunset +-(:-) Religious leader +-:-) priest +:-) priest +<.'v (profile) knight +<:-) "Peace be upon you, my children..." +<:-| monk/nun +<||-) knight +O:-) the Pope ,-) one eye ... and winking ,-} wry and winking ,.'v (profile) has short hair ,:-) shaved his left eyebrow off this morning - Helen Keller - @= messages about nuclear war - -:-( punk rocker (real punk rockers don't smile) (alternate version) - -:-) punk rocker (alternate version) -) Jose Feliciano ---... SOS (variant) ---...--- SOS (really OSO, but retained anyway) -:-( punk rocker (real punk rockers don't smile) -:-) has mohawk -= a doused candle (to end a flame) -=#:-) wizard ->- for airline tickets going cheap ->=:-)X Zippy the Pinhead .'! (profile) grim .'" (profile) pursing lips .'J (profile) smiling .'P (profile) sticking tongue out .'T (profile) keeping a straight face .'U (profile) yawning .'V (profile) shouting .'Y (profile) whistling .'\ (profile) frowning .'r (profile) sticking tongue out .'v (profile) talking .'w (profile) speaking with forked tongue .-( always should wear safety glasses .-) Sammy Davis, Jr. .-] one eye ...---... SOS .\/ duck variation .^v (profile) pointy nose ._) suffering from Lorentz contraction (they're coming every ten minutes now) /8^{~ hair line, glasses, moustache, and goatee /:-| Mr. Spock /;-) has one big thick cockeyed eyebrow /\ for camping and backpacking 0-( scuba diver with a broken mask 0-) Cyclops 0:-) angel 2B|^2B message about Shakespeare 3 :-) Bart Simpson 3:*> Rudolph the reindeer 3:-o cow 3:[ mean pet smiley 3:] pet smiley 3:o[ net.pets 4:-) George Washington 5:-) Elvis Presley 6\/) elephant 7:) Ronald Reagan 7:-) Fred Flintstone 7:^] Ronald Reagan 8 infinity 8 :-) wizard 8 :-I net.unix-wizards 8(:-) Mousketeer 8) frog 8*) glasses and a moustache 8-# death 8-) excited 8-* just ate a hot pepper 8-O "Omigod!!" (done after "rm -rf *" ?) 8-O --* just before doubling over with pain 8-P reaction to College Cafeteria Coffee 8-] "wow, maaan" 8-o Mr. Bill 8-| eyes wide with surprise 8:) pig 8:-) glasses on forehead 8:] gorilla 8=:-) Galloping Gourmet 8===> dickhead 8P bullfrog in mating season 8^ chicken 8_) don't get your nose out of joint 8b bullfrog in mating season : ) leper :###) Jimmy Durante :$) Donald Trump :%) an accountant :%)% has acne :'-( crying :'-) crying with happiness :'O Bob Hope :'} Richard Nixon :( sad :) cheshire cat smile :* kisses :*) Ed McMahon :+( punched nose, hurt :+) Carl Friedrich Gauss :,( crying :- male :-! bland face :-" heavy smoker :-# braces :-#| bushy mustache :-$ mouth wired shut :-% banker :-& tongue-tied :-' smoker :-'| has a cold :-( Drama :-( ) You backed your car over my toe :-( :- impotent (or let down) :-( ) You stepped on my toe :-() I stubbed my toe :-(*) sick of netnews articles, about to vomit :-(0) yelling :-(=) big teeth :-(O) yelling :-) Comedy :-) , outie belly button :-) . innie belly button :-) 8 Dolly Parton :-) < slut :-) < ... :-) < ... :-) < ... nymphomaniac :-) > celibate :-) -8 blue balls :-) -: smiley with an erection :-) -^-: in need of some corrective surgery :-) :-... taking a leak :-) )-: masking theatrical comments :-) --- John Holmes :-) ... :-( ... :-) ... :-( ... manic depressive :-) 8 - female :-) :-) :-) loud guffaw :-)!!! Sam Kinnison :-)' drooling :-)) double chin :-))) William Conrad :-)-- 98-pound weakling :-)-8 big girl :-)-O smiling doctor with stethoscope :-)-{8 big girl :-)-}8 big girl :-)8 man with bowtie :-)== Arnold Schwarzenegger :-)X wearing a bowtie :-)} has goatee/beard :-)~ drooling :-* Oops! :-, "Hmmmm." :--) Jamie Farr (Klinger from M*A*S*H) :------------) big liar :-/ lefty undecided smiley :-0 No Yelling! (Quiet Lab) :-1 bland face :-6 after eating something sour :-7 smiley after a wry statement :-8 talking out both sides of your mouth :-8( condescending stare :-9 licking its lips :-: mutant :-< frowning :-=) Adolph Hitler :-> biting sarcastic face :->X==| smiley formalware :-? smiley smoking a pipe :-@ "I swear" :-B drooling :-C just totally unbelieving :-D big smile :-E bucktoothed vampire :-F bucktoothed vampire with one tooth missing :-G- smoking cigarettes :-I hmm :-J tongue-in-cheek comments :-M speaking no evil :-O Mr. Bill :-O>-o smiley American tourist (note big mouth and camera) :-P Nyahhhh! :-Q smoker :-Q~ smoking :-R has the flu :-S just made an incoherent statement :-T keeping a straight face :-V shouting :-W speak with forked tongue :-X A big wet kiss! :-Y a quiet aside :-[ biting criticism :-\ Popeye :-\ 8o after a cold shower :-] biting sarcasm :-` smiley spitting out its chewing tobacco :-a lefty smiley touching tongue to nose :-b left-pointing tongue :-c bummed out :-d lefty smiley razzing you :-d~ smokes heavily :-e disappointed :-f sticking tongue out :-i semi-smiley :-j left smiling :-k beats me, looks like something, tho :-l y.a.s. :-o "Oh, nooooooo!" (a la Mr. Bill) :-o ^^^^: after zipping up fly too fast :-p smiley sticking its tongue out (at you!) :-p~ smokes heavily :-q smiley trying to touch its tongue to its nose :-r sticking tongue out :-s after a BIZARRE comment :-t cross smiley :-v speaking :-w speak with forked tongue :-x "my lips are sealed" :-y said with a smile :-z y.a.s. :-{ mustache :-{ -__-: after slamming the toilet seat :-{#} messages teasing people about their braces :-{) moustache :-{} heavy lipstick :-{~ has read too many of the toilet paper articles previous to lunch :-| "have an ordinary day" :-| 8( )- pregnant female :-|| angry :-} "Thish wine tashted pretty good" :-} -oo-: taking matters into hand :-~) has a cold :/) not funny :/7) Cyrano de Bergerac :/i no smoking :3-< dog :8) pig ::-) wears glasses :< midget unsmiley :<() African tribesman :<) from an Ivy League School :<)= for those with beards too :<= walrus :<| attends an Ivy League school := | Baboon :=) has two noses :=8) baboon :> hmm, let me think... :>) big nose :?) philosopher :@ what? :@) pig :C what? :D laughter :I Hmmm, not funny! :O yelling :Q what? :Q) John Q. Public :Ui smoking :Uj smoking (and smiling) :V woodpecker :V) woodpecker :X) hearing no evil :[ real downer :] Gleep...a friendly midget smiley who will gladly be your friend :^( has had his nose put out of joint; useful for replying to flames :^) 3/4 view of person with elf-type sharp nose :^D "Great! I like it!" :^{ for those with moustaches :^{)> moustache and beard :_) nose sliding off face :c) big nose variant :c< big nose variant :n) funny-looking right nose :q vi user saying, "How do I get out of this damn emacs editor?" :u) funny-looking left nose :v) left-pointing broken nose :{ oh boy, the headmaster!... :} What should we call these? (what?) :~( nose put out of joint :~) Peter Ubberoth :~-( crying :~-) so happy, s/he is crying :~/ really mixed up ;( crying ;-( 'that makes me so mad that if I ever see you I'll punch your lights out' ;-) a practical joker who played one too many and got beat up ;-) ===8 circumcised ;-) o===8 braggart ;-D a friendly, winking, laughing smile ;-\ Popeye beaten up ;-| beaten up but silent ;-} leer? (terminal dependent) ;^? punched out <&&> message concerning rubber chickens <*:oDX clown with bowtie and dunce <:-( disappointed <:-) Vietnamese peasant <:-)<<| in a space rocket <:-I dunce <:-O Eeek! <:>== a turkey emoticon <:I dunce <<<<(:-) hat salesman <= for messages about housing in the Snow Belt - female >-< absolutely livid!! >-> china man >-^);> fish >:) a little devil >:*) Bozo the Clown >:-( mad, annoyed >:-( 8 *>- for disparaging opinions on feminists >:-) devil >:-< mad >:-> devilish >:-I net.startrek >:-b left-pointing tongue smiley >:^( headhunter (Amazon style) >;-) devilish wink >;-> winky and devil combined. A very lewd remark was just made. >< >< about/to someone wearing argyle socks >>-O-> General Custer >>>>>:============ an asparagus >[I Television >w nose-thumbing gesture >|( Robocop: "Thank you for your co-operation." >|-> Chinese ?-( about people with a black eye @%&$%& You know what that means... @%&$%&$\&*@%$#@ you know what that means... @-( "Ulysses! Bring me Ulysses!" @-) Cyclops @.'v (profile) has curly hair @:-) Indian (East) @:I turban @= flame about nuclear war, power or weapons follows (mushroom cloud) @>--->---- a rose @O=E<= woman in skirt wearing turtleneck sweater @l@ too many hours at terminal B) frog wearing sunglasses B-(8 Sir Robin Day (a British BBC TV presenter, famed for his grumpy countenance, and who wears glasses and a bow tie) B-) "Let's do the beach, man!" B-)-[< sunglasses and swimming trunk B-D "Serves you right, dummy!!" B-| cheap sunglasses B:-) sunglasses on head B^) hornrimmed glasses C:# football player C:-) large brain capacity C=:-) Galloping Gourmet C=>8*) devilish chef with glasses and a moustache C=}>;*{)) mega-smiley... a drunk, devilish chef with a toupee in an updraft, a mustache, and a double chin C=}>;*{O) mega-smiley... a drunk, devilish chef with a toupee in an updraft, a mustache, and a double chin C|:-= Charlie Chaplin E-:-) ham radio operator E-:-I net.ham-radio EK( Frankenstien Honk! oo---oo-Bo semi-truck moving right K:P a little kid with a propeller beanie L:-) just graduated M-) sees no evil M-),:X),:-M sees no evil, hears no evil, speaks no evil M:-) saluting O 8-) the angelic halo look O :-) an angel (at heart, at least) O |-) net.religion O+ appropriate for women's messages, surely? O-&-< doing nothing O-(==< chastised and/or chagrined, or is merely asleep. O-) Megaton Man, on patrol! O-G-< pointing to self O-S-< in a hurry O-Z-< in a big hurry O:-) acting very innocent (halo) O>-<|= of interest to women OO headlights on msg P-) Colonel Klink (Hogan's Heroes) Q:-) new graduate R-) broken glasses X-( just died [8-{) bearded smiley with glasses and headphones [:-) listening to walkman [= for messages about housing in Arizona \/\/\/\,8-O really should fix frayed line cord on terminal \:-) french hat \:^) gumby smiley \o/ PTL (praise the lord, or pass the loot?) ]:-) The Devil ]:-> The Devil ^(^ happy variation ^)^ ^(^ two people talking ^L^ happy ^v^v^ mountains _:^) American Indian _\\// Vulcan salute __. properly chastised and/or chagrined, or is merely asleep __/~`-'~\_/ line of thought isn't quite a line __Q~`__ cat `:-) shaved his right eyebrow off this morning d :-o hats off to your great idea d.'v (profile) wearing hard hat d8= Your pet beaver is wearing goggles and a hard hat d:-) baseball player g-) wearing pince-nez glasses i-=<*** __. CAUTION: has flame thrower and uses it! i-=<****** o-(==< CAUTION: has flame thrower and uses it! i-=<***i CAUTION: has flame thrower o-) Cyclops o-<:-{{{ santa o/ raised hand o= a burning candle (for flames) o>-<|= of interest only to women o>8<|= messages about interesting women oF-oo---oo semi-truck moving left oo somebody's head-lights are on oo- puzzled, confused ouch... O>--< dead driver/passenger on pavement pp# cow pq`#' bull q:-) wearing baseball cap backwards { Alfred Hitchcock { :-) Marge Simpson (Homer's wife) {(:-) wearing toupee {0-) Cyclops {:-) hair parted in the middle {:-{)} new hair style, mustache and beard {:\/ sounds like a duck {:^=( Adolph Hitler {= for messages about housing {{-}}} refugee from the '60's {} 'no comment' | for bike fleet messages |) salamander |-( asleep with nightmares |-) Chinese |-<> kissy face |-D ho ho |-I sleeping |-O birth |-P reaction to unusually ugly C code |-{ "Good Grief!" (Charlie Brown?) |:-) heavy eyebrows |:-O (no explanation given) |:-| excessively rigid |:[' Groucho Marx |I asleep |^o snoring || for messages about cars or other four-wheeled vehicles ||*( handshake offered ||*) handshake accepted |~( "Someone just busted my nose". }(:-( wearing toupee in wind }:-( bull headed }:-) hair parted in the middle in an updraft }:-< cat }:^#}) mega-smiley: updrafted bushy-mustached pointy nosed smiley with a double-chin }:~#}) mega-smiley: updrafted bushy-mustached pointy nosed smiley with a double-chin }}\/=oo---oo Crash! semi-truck after collision ~ :-( particularly angry ~'v (profile) has long bangs ~:-( net.flame ~= a candle, to annotate flaming messages ~== flame follows (picture of a lit match or candle) ~M`'~ camel ~~:-( net.flame ~~\8-O needs to fix frayed cord on terminal ~~~\8-O zapped by frayed cord on terminal ~~~c___ beach ~~~~8} snake ~~~~~8} snake