# Pictures out of text **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 22, 2000, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-out-of-text/13019 "2000-01-22T01:06:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wolf\_of\_Were](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/59ef9b/32.png) [@Wolf\_of\_Were](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf_of_Were)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2000, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-out-of-text/13019/1 "2000-01-22T01:06:00Z")
How creative are you people? I had to ‘invent’ my sig picture. Have you came up with any? Share if you have… ./^\_/^\ \< o | o \> .\<\_ | \_\> …\U/ ---
**Author:** ![Daniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Daniel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daniel)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2000, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-out-of-text/13019/2 "2000-01-22T03:37:00Z")
.\_ - - / - - (x) it’s a speeding unicycle. I use it in my email sig. * * * Mayor of [Snerdville](http://fathom.org/snerdville), the home of Mortimer Snerd “I’m just too much for human existence – I should be animated.” –Wayne Knight ---
**Author:** ![Daniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Daniel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daniel)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2000, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-out-of-text/13019/3 "2000-01-22T03:39:00Z")
of course, in email it doesn’t delete the spacebars. (sigh) \*\*\*\*\*\***.\_ _--_/ _-_**-\*\*(x) maybe that’ll work. . . * * * Mayor of [Snerdville](http://fathom.org/snerdville), the home of Mortimer Snerd “I’m just too much for human existence – I should be animated.” –Wayne Knight ---
**Author:** ![Daniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Daniel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daniel)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2000, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-out-of-text/13019/4 "2000-01-22T03:40:00Z")
the heck with it. . . huh? “flood control”? now the MB is telling me I have to wait 60 seconds to post this dismissal? how odd. . . ---
**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2000, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-out-of-text/13019/5 "2000-01-22T07:25:00Z")
My favorite from chat: \8===D O-:\ Hey… I’m into minimalism! * * * Yer pal, Satan ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2000, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-out-of-text/13019/6 "2000-01-22T07:57:00Z")
I don’t think that the variable spaced font used here on the SDMB lends itself to ASCII art. In fact, I know it doesn’t. Though, if it’s your thing, alt.ascii-art is the place to go 🙂 * * * “I guess one person can make a difference, although most of the time they probably shouldn’t.” ---
**Author:** ![Daniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Daniel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daniel)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2000, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-out-of-text/13019/7 "2000-01-22T08:05:00Z")
hm, alt.ascii-art, great place. Some years ago, I posted asking if anyone could make me a UN logo out of ascii art. No one voluneered. So I did it myself. Then everyone volunteered to tell me how much it did _not_ resemble the UN logo, or anything for that matter. (sigh) I’m happy with my tiny unicycle. I’m sure the people on the unicycling email list appreciate it, even if the Dopers are denied the pleasure. * * * Mayor of [Snerdville](http://fathom.org/snerdville), the home of Mortimer Snerd “I’m just too much for human existence – I should be animated.” –Wayne Knight ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2000, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-out-of-text/13019/8 "2000-01-22T09:24:00Z")
FixedSys seems to be the best font for ASCII art. Just doesn’t seem to look quite as nice in other fonts. Even so, I’ll try this one on for size. Not my creation, but it’s still pretty. ``` | |.| |.| |\./| |\./| ``` . |./| . ^.\ |\.//| /.^/ –.|\ |\.//| /|.–/ –.| \ |\.//| / |.–/ —.|\ |./| /|.—/ –.|\ |./| /|.–/ \ .\ |.| /. / \_ -_^_^_^_- \ \ // / -_^_^_^_- \_ - -/_/_/- ^ ^ | ^ ^ -\_\_- - ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2000, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-out-of-text/13019/9 "2000-01-22T09:26:00Z")
_sigh_ Well it was a nice try. [This](http://www.lycaeum.org/drugs/Cannabis/leaf.ascii) is what I was trying to paste. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2000, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-out-of-text/13019/10 "2000-01-22T10:46:00Z")
This might come out disastrously, but this was my usenet sig: \ \>^,^\< (   😉 _( | | )_ (@)~~~\ ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2000, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-out-of-text/13019/11 "2000-01-22T10:48:00Z")
This might come out disastrously, but this was my usenet sig: \ \>^,^\< (  ) _( | | )_ (@)~~~\ Grrr!!! Stupid smileys… * * * – Teeming Millions: [http://fathom.org/teemingmillions](http://fathom.org/teemingmillions) “Meat flaps, yellow!” - DrainBead, naked co-ed Twister chat O p a l C a t [www.opalcat.com](http://www.opalcat.com) ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2000, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-out-of-text/13019/12 "2000-01-22T16:42:00Z")
The porcupine was my one and only effort in this line. And I have a terrible feeling it looks more like a rocket with quills. * * * \\| |/ === '\> ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2000, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-out-of-text/13019/13 "2000-01-22T23:26:00Z")
From [download.com](http://download.com) you can get many programs that take a GIF picture & turn it into ASCII! Pretty spiffy. Too big to post here porbably. (_) (_) =youth (.) (.) =maturity ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2000, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-out-of-text/13019/14 "2000-01-23T10:39:00Z")
Fretful… put some legs on that guy! \\\| |/ \>\>\>=== '\> ‘’‘L’'L` That sure is one creepy lookin’ puppy * * * “I guess one person can make a difference, although most of the time they probably shouldn’t.” ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2000, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-out-of-text/13019/15 "2000-01-23T10:42:00Z")
Huh… forget it. ASCII art in variable fonts ain’t for me 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2000, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-out-of-text/13019/16 "2000-01-23T11:14:00Z")
My personal favourite (and simple to boot): @}----,------ * * * _Eschew Obfuscation_ ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-out-of-text/13019/17 "2000-01-24T06:20:00Z")
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\ \<^ . .^\> ( ©v© ) (/;;;~;;😉 ;;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;/ ===!!!=!!!=== UUUU \ \

Totally juvenile crap: ( o Y o ) (_!_) * * * – Teeming Millions: [http://fathom.org/teemingmillions](http://fathom.org/teemingmillions) “Meat flaps, yellow!” - DrainBead, naked co-ed Twister chat O p a l C a t [www.opalcat.com](http://www.opalcat.com) ---

**Author:** ![OldBroad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@OldBroad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldBroad)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-out-of-text/13019/18 "2000-01-24T06:26:00Z")
Not usually into this stuff, but love the owl, Opal! ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2000, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-out-of-text/13019/19 "2000-01-23T22:38:00Z")
Yeah, that is killer Opal!