# The Ultimate Straight Dope Art Thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-straight-dope-art-thread/39358>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 2, 2000, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-straight-dope-art-thread/39358 "2000-11-02T05:00:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 19\
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**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2001, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-straight-dope-art-thread/39358/81 "2001-02-06T08:00:13Z")

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[sup]IS THIS WHAT YOU HAD IN MIND?[/sup]

[QUOTE]  
\*Originally posted by foolsguinea \*

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**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2001, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-straight-dope-art-thread/39358/82 "2001-02-06T08:01:48Z")

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[SUP]PLEASE MAXIMIZE SCREEN TO CORRECTLY VIEW THE ABOVE POST.[/SUP]

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**Author:** ![wayward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@wayward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wayward)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2001, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-straight-dope-art-thread/39358/83 "2001-02-06T17:10:23Z")

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```auto

                        :o:o:o
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        :o:o :o:o:o:o
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        :o:o:o:o:mad::mad::mad::o:o:o
          :o:o:mad::mad::mad::o:o:o
              :o:o:o:o:o
                ;)
                ;);)
                ;)

```

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**Author:** ![Shatzi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@Shatzi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shatzi)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2001, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-straight-dope-art-thread/39358/84 "2001-02-06T18:24:23Z")

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fishie :\>

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…:):):):D:):):):):):):D…:):D.  
…:D…  
…  
…eh, kinda.

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**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2001, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-straight-dope-art-thread/39358/85 "2001-02-07T04:40:11Z")

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> [@](#):
>
> \*Originally posted by Zenster \*  
> **[sup]IS THIS WHAT YOU HAD IN MIND?[/sup]**

Yeah, pretty much. Funny, mine looks right if you decrease the font size! I designed with my screen set so that five periods across equal the width of a smiley gif. But that’s a small font size. oh well…

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2001, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-straight-dope-art-thread/39358/86 "2001-02-07T07:02:56Z")

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Damn. I was just going to bed when I found this thread.

> [@](#):
>
> _ **Bobort** said:_  
> It’s a fractal; Serpinski was a mathematician. Here is a pretty good description. The one above looks better if you stand back a ways.

You’re counting in binary, aren’t you? 🙂

Oh no.

It’s starting.

😃

And I’m lost in the museum.

:eek:

\<looks into a gallery labeled “Magic Realism” and quickly withdraws head\>

“Ow.”

😕

\<pauses\>

“Help?”

🙂 😃 🙂

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🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 :mad: 🙂 :mad: 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂  
“Now where’d I leave my coat? I’m hungry…”

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**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2001, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-straight-dope-art-thread/39358/87 "2001-02-07T22:31:27Z")

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OK, this one I actually plotted on grid paper. Of course, I tweaked it like crazy with the preview function, but the rays/petals were designed before I sat down to the computer.

I planned to have white space around it, but since the text:gif ratio depends on your browser settings (which vary) and this image is pretty involved, I decided to do it all-gif. So it will now take ages to load.

HMPH.

Anyway, here’s my _Smiley Sunflower (eight points) on a Blue Sky_ **:**

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**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2001, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-straight-dope-art-thread/39358/88 "2001-02-07T22:49:27Z")

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foolsguinea, that last one beats the hell out of my efforts thusfar. Well done.

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**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2001, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-straight-dope-art-thread/39358/89 "2001-02-07T23:22:04Z")

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[bows] Thenk yew, thenk yew! [Don’t mind the sulfur smell,  
don’tcha know I just popped in from [hell](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=58761).]

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**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2001, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-straight-dope-art-thread/39358/90 "2001-02-15T20:48:36Z")

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29x31  
“Freaks in Love”  
(c)2001 Ender Enterprises  
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**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2001, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-straight-dope-art-thread/39358/91 "2001-02-15T20:56:35Z")

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29x31  
“Freaks in Love”  
(c)2001 Ender Enterprises

THAT’S BETTER! ([sub]not by much though[/sub])

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**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2001, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-straight-dope-art-thread/39358/92 "2001-02-16T00:40:55Z")

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Out-frickin’-standing **Ender**!

Great effort there. And, no, it’s never too late for sweet sentiments.

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**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2001, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-straight-dope-art-thread/39358/93 "2001-03-02T09:04:09Z")

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**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2001, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-straight-dope-art-thread/39358/94 "2001-03-02T20:08:41Z")

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Thank you **flodnak**! When I saw that you had posted I immediately thought to do a Danish flag. Imagine how amused I was to see your submission.  
[sup]PS: I need a recipe for _fiske frikerdella med remoulade_, do you have one?[/sup]

Also a big thank you to all of the new contributors to the Art Gallery. I recently had the chance to view the pieces under more advanced graphics so that the screen was much denser. All of the images were quite improved. The Sunflower and the Fractal pieces were much more impressive and deserve comment (not that all the others don’t).

Keep 'em coming folks!

> [@](#):
>
> \*Originally posted by flodnak \*  
> :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:…:(:(…:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:  
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> :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:…:(:(…:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:  
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> :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:…:(:(…:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:  
> …:(:(…  
> :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(☹  
> :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(☹  
> …:(:(…  
> :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:…:(:(…:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:  
> :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:…:(:(…:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:  
> :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:…:(:(…:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:  
> :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:…:(:(…:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:  
> :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:…:(:(…:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:  
> :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:…:(:(…:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

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**Author:** ![Wolverine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2001, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-straight-dope-art-thread/39358/95 "2001-03-02T22:08:09Z")

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:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(☹  
:(;););););););););););););););););););););););););)☹  
:(;););););););););););););););););););););););););)☹  
:(;);):(:(:(:(:(;););););););););););):(:(:(:(:(;);)☹  
:(;);):(:(:(:(:(:(;););););););););):(:(:(:(:(:(;);)☹  
:(;);):(:(:(:(:(:(:(;););););););):(:(:(:(:(:(:(;);)☹  
:(;);););):(:(:(:(:(:(;););););):(:(:(:(:(:(;);););)☹  
:(;);););):(:(:(:(:(:(:(;););):(:(:(:(:(:(:(;);););)☹  
:(;);););):(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(;):(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(;);););)☹  
:(;);););):(:(:(:(;):(:(:(:(:(:(:(;):(:(:(:(;);););)☹  
:(;);););):(:(:(:(;);):(:(:(:(:(;);):(:(:(:(;);););)☹  
:(;);););):(:(:(:(;););):(:(:(;););):(:(:(:(;);););)☹  
:(;);););):(:(:(:(;);););):(;);););):(:(:(:(;);););)☹  
:(;);););):(:(:(:(;););););););););):(:(:(:(;);););)☹  
:(;);););):(:(:(:(;););););););););):(:(:(:(;);););)☹  
:(;);):(:(:(:(:(:(;););););););););):(:(:(:(:(:(;);)☹  
:(;);):(:(:(:(:(:(;););););););););):(:(:(:(:(:(;);)☹  
:(;);):(:(:(:(:(:(;););););););););):(:(:(:(:(:(;);)☹  
:(;););););););););););););););););););););););););)☹  
:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(☹

A quick salute to a great place

(Not quite artistic but definetly a work of art)

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**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2001, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-straight-dope-art-thread/39358/96 "2001-03-03T04:09:21Z")

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-L\<\>L \> [sup]The world’s most fearsome Wolverine one could create in a single line.[/sup]

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**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2001, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-straight-dope-art-thread/39358/97 "2001-03-13T06:43:29Z")

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I lack Zenster’s genius, so you’ll just have to take this.  
I call it “Peroxide”.

```
                                      sun
     cl ou d sunsuns
   clou dcloudclo unsunsu
  udcloudcloudclou nsu
    cloud cl ou
       dcr l o
          a j
           i trailtrail etjet
            n j
             r
              a bleach
               i babe

```

waterwaterwaterwaterwaterwaterwa pierpierp beachbeachtowel  
terwaterwaterwaterwaterwaterwate i e beachbeachbeach  
rwaterwaterwaterwaterwaterwaterw r p beachbeachbeach  
waterwaterwaterwaterwaterwaterwa i e beachbeachbeach

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**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2001, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-straight-dope-art-thread/39358/98 "2001-03-14T17:18:32Z")

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…sun…  
…cl.ou.d…sunsuns…  
…clou.dcloudclo…unsunsu…  
…udcloudcloudclou…nsu…  
…cloud…cl.ou…  
…dcr…l.o…  
…a…j…  
…i…trailtrail.etjet…  
…n…j…  
…r…  
…a…bleach.  
…i…babe.  
waterwaterwaterwaterwaterwaterwa.pierpierp.beachbeachtowelb  
terwaterwaterwaterwaterwaterwate…i.e.achbeachbeachbea  
rwaterwaterwaterwaterwaterwaterw…r.p.hbeachbeachbeach  
waterwaterwaterwaterwaterwaterwa…i.e.beachbeachbeachb  
andwhoaskedyoutoformatanywayhuh?youannoyingoldfartofaprogram

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**Author:** ![Sweet\_Sue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Sweet\_Sue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sweet_Sue)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2001, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-straight-dope-art-thread/39358/99 "2001-03-15T01:06:44Z")

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Dr\_Paprika  
\*\*sub  
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;º  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;sub)[/sub]  
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;" \*\*

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