# a challenge to any Doper who thinks they can do it
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-challenge-to-any-doper-who-thinks-they-can-do-it/29627
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [August 16, 2000, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-challenge-to-any-doper-who-thinks-they-can-do-it/29627 "2000-08-16T22:09:59Z")
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### Author:  [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2000, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-challenge-to-any-doper-who-thinks-they-can-do-it/29627/1 "2000-08-16T22:09:59Z")
Ok, this IS MPSIMS, the perfect place for a pointless challenge.
Can anyone create, entirely on their own, a full page post picture?
For example, a portrait of George Washington literally made of ones and zeros? (If youre an X Files fan, there is an episode where some kid makes a huge mosaic of 1 & 0’s. From the top of the kid’s house stairs, Scully sees it is the portrait of a womans face.) Can anyone do that kind of thing here, in a post? No cheating please, such as C&P, or some program designed to do such imaging, or a link to such an image. I’m not talking about silly little “pictures” like Ô¿Ô and so on, either. I mean something substantial, a real portrait. If you pull it off, your reward is the awe of all other Dopers. I would say try for in image approximately 150 characters wide by 150 char. high, so it will fit in the post without distortion.
Fire up that keyboard and let’s see what you can give us!
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### Author:  [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2000, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-challenge-to-any-doper-who-thinks-they-can-do-it/29627/2 "2000-08-16T23:15:18Z")
Is that the guy who couldn’t cash a check at the art store?
😃
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### Author:  [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2000, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-challenge-to-any-doper-who-thinks-they-can-do-it/29627/3 "2000-08-16T23:24:52Z")
Well I was thinking of doing a Jasper Johns piece. But, I’m lazy. And I’ve always like Robert Rauschenberg’s work. They have a bit of it at SFMOMA
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### Author:  [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2000, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-challenge-to-any-doper-who-thinks-they-can-do-it/29627/4 "2000-08-16T23:37:33Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Democritus \*
> \*\*Is that the guy who couldn’t cash a check at the art store?
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Snort!!! Pink grapefruit juice just flew out my nose!!
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### Author:  [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2000, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-challenge-to-any-doper-who-thinks-they-can-do-it/29627/5 "2000-08-16T23:38:02Z")
Is that piece called _The Blizzard_?
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### Author:  [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2000, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-challenge-to-any-doper-who-thinks-they-can-do-it/29627/6 "2000-08-16T23:48:25Z")
It’s I believe untitled white canvas #5 or something of the sort. You can go read about Rauschenburg in a lot of places on the Web. Quite influential on Minamlism. So, MSK where the hell is my awe. I just checked the P.O. BOX and it hasn’t arrived yet.
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### Author:  [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2000, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-challenge-to-any-doper-who-thinks-they-can-do-it/29627/7 "2000-08-17T01:43:03Z")
sigh… always have to be smartasses here
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### Author:  [@darkcool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/darkcool)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2000, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-challenge-to-any-doper-who-thinks-they-can-do-it/29627/8 "2000-08-17T04:27:33Z")
I’ll give it a shot.
But it’ll be a while, I’m swamped. I’ll let you know!
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### Author:  [@spluurtaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spluurtaf)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2000, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-challenge-to-any-doper-who-thinks-they-can-do-it/29627/9 "2000-08-17T05:49:48Z")
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### Author:  [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2000, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-challenge-to-any-doper-who-thinks-they-can-do-it/29627/10 "2000-08-17T06:14:39Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by MagicalSilverKey \*
> **(If youre an X Files fan, there is an episode where some kid makes a huge mosaic of 1 & 0’s. From the top of the kid’s house stairs, Scully sees it is the portrait of a womans face.)**
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### Author:  [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2000, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-challenge-to-any-doper-who-thinks-they-can-do-it/29627/11 "2000-08-17T06:15:47Z")
Doh! It looks better if it’s not double-spaced. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Louie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Louie)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2000, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-challenge-to-any-doper-who-thinks-they-can-do-it/29627/12 "2000-08-17T10:19:03Z")
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### Author:  [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2000, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-challenge-to-any-doper-who-thinks-they-can-do-it/29627/13 "2000-08-17T10:28:57Z")
> [@](#):
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> (If youre an X Files fan, there is an episode where some kid makes a huge mosaic of 1 & 0’s. From the top of the kid’s house stairs, Scully sees it is the portrait of a womans face.)
If I recall correctly the picture is of his sister (the little boys not Mulder’s) that was in the 0’s and 1’s. I thought that was way cool.