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(\ \_O _____\/)_____ ~~~~~~~~~~~~`----\----'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ dt/ejm ~~~~ ~~~~ \ ~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~ ASCII Art on Sea Kayaking The following pictures are made by Jackie Fenton... jf:-) (jackie@intelenet.net) Visit her own site : http://www.gasp-seakayak.org/ascii-art.html PLEASE note, all graphics are copyrighted and can only be used/reproduced with the creator's permission! _ _ / \O/ \ " _ _ / \O/ \ " ______ /\ ~~~~~~~~~(__\/__)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/~~\~~~~~~~~~/\~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ o /{ }\ ,,___,~~~~""' `"""""""' `~~~~.__ o o /} \{_xx_}/ <, ~@ ``~~.__/ } o \ c `vvvvvvvv, )))) o __ ( ( .7 ^^^^^^" ___.~~'' \ } o ~" `~~~~~~~~\ )~~~~~~~~''''' o \} o \_/ o o O< --- o ---- >O O< ----- ---- >O o o o O< --- ---- >O O< ---- ---- >O Roll practice for sea kayakers... or... 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EEEEEEeeeKK! It's one DUCK, Ethel! Ah thank he's of those sea kayaker pirates!! got one o' them thar flars! QUICK, Homer!!! Les git outa TURN the BOAT!!! HEEEEEEeeeeerr...!!! wWWw ,, ___m__oo__m__m__oo__m__ ( ) \ / ,*************************, ( | ) , , , , \ | / , \ | / @ , @ @ \ | / , , , @ , @ \ | / , , @ , @ , , @\ | / @ , , a@ @@ @\ | /@@ @@ @@ a@ @a a@ \@ a @| @@ @ / @aa @aa @ @ , a@ @a@ @a @ @ @@ @@a @ @aa , @@ @a a @a /\ , , @ a@ ~~~~~@ @a / \ @a @a@a @~~~~~~~~~~ , , / \ /\ a@ @a@ , / c*8) \ @ \ / \/ \ ~~~ ~~~~~ \ / \ d ~~~~~~ \ / \ cD_ | d/ \ ( ) / ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ {~~~} ssss========@\/{___}===========ssss ( ^ ) ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ jf:-) jackie@intelenet.net In a boastful discussion about who had kayaked the tallest waterfalls, Doug claims he runs waterfalls *without* his boat... so there! 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Come help me get unstuck from this log I just run up on...... jf:-) jackie@intelenet.net Paddling Baja \ / | \ / \ | / __ ___ / __( ( )_ _( )___ \ | / _( ( ) __ _( )__ _( _( ) ______ ( ) ( ( )_ ( ( )__ __( ( ) _________ _( ______( ) _( ( ) (___ _ ___) ( ) / | (_______ ( _ _ ) | \ (_____ __ _(_ _ _ ) / | \ _ _ / \O/ \ _ " ,,~'""""""""``v' \-'""""""""``~, / _, \_ \ / ,~~~~~~~~'"" ) \""`~~~~""') / | / '' ' ' / \ ~ ' ' `' `'' ' '' / \ '' ' ' ~~ ~~~~ ~ ''' ~~ ~ '~~ ' / \ ' ~~ '' ~~~ ~~~~ ~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~ ~ %@~%@% ~%~ ' %%@%/ ` @% Y@ '' ' ~ ~~ ~ ~~%%~~~%%@~@%%%~ ~%~ ~~)) )@%)~%(~%%(( (%~~%%@@%%~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~~@ ~%%~~ ~ ~~ %% %~ ~%~@@%%@@@~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~ sss ~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~ S( )S ~~ ~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ {|||} ~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~ ssss========@V{___}V@========ssss ~ ~ ~~ ~~ ( ^ ) ~~ ~ ~~~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~ ~~ ~ jf:-) jackie@intelenet.net Self rescue in a sea kayak..... \ / | \ / \ | / __ ___ / __( ( )_ _( )___ \ | / _( ( ) __ __ _ _( )__ _( _( ) ______ ( ) ( ( )_ __ ( ( )__ __( ( ) ________ __ _( ______( ) _( ( ) ___ ___ _ __ (___ _ ___) ( ) __ ____ / | (_______ ( _ _ ) __ _ ___ | \ (_____ __ _(_ _ _ ) / \ / | \ _ _ / \O/ \ / | \ " _ // _L, // |a ) // /'T|| // /__)/ \ / | \ \_ _ __/ / \_\_\/ \\ _________________( /",o_____/____________,|______ \\ .' (`y _(@__C_ v') S O S `. ~~~ ~~ ~~~"'~ ~~ ~~~%%~~~~ \\~/[|||||]\~//~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~ ~~%%~~ ~~`~ ~~~ ~ ~~~~ ~ ~~~%%%~ ~~~%% ~~~~ ~~ ~ ~~~~ ~%% ~~ ~%% %~~ ~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~~%%~ ~~~~ ~~~~~%%%~ ~~%% ~~~%%~ ~~ ~ ~~~~ ~%%%%~ ~~~~ Well, DOn't just STaND THere, FISh bREAth! Lend me A bEAk! jf:-) jackie@intelenet.net D @ D @ D @ D @ * * * * ' ' ' ' / / / / --===+==--- \ \ \ \ D @ D @ D @ D @ * * * * ' ' ' ' Peter ejm98 o o o o /\/) /\/) /\/) /\/) ______/__/_/__/_/__/_/__/______ -~-~ `---/----/----/----/-------' -~-~ -~-~-~-~ -~-~ -~-~-~-~ c < ejm98 /\/ o o o o /_ /\/) /\/) /\/) /\/) _[]/___/__/_/__/_/__/_/__/______ -~-~ `---/----/----/----/-------' -~-~ -~-~-~-~ -~-~ -~-~-~-~ ejm98 c < o o o o /\/ /\/) /\/) /\/) /\/) __/_____/__/_/__/_/__/_/__/______ -~-~ `-----/----/----/----/-------' -~-~ -~-~-~-~ -~-~ -~-~-~-~ o, o__ o_/| o_. _______/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ \ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ !! O I would rather be... \O/ _O _O #=\ ___ __ _ _ __#__\#_\#____H_ \ | _ \__ _ / _| |_(_)_ _ __ _ _ ( : \ \ : )(\ | / _` | _| _| | ' \/ _` | //~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|_|_\__,_|_| \__|_|_||_\__, |~~~~~ || |___/ o o o o o o o o o o o o \/) _(\____/_)/_)/_)/_)/_)/_)/_)/_)/_)/_)____\_____ ______\___/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/________\ /_______ \ /| o /_|=/ ejm 97 /__|<\ ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~======~-~-~-~ ~-~ -~ ~- -~ ~ - /| / | /_ | /[_]| O /____|)===/ / | / / | / \ ~-~-~-~/_______|~-\ \~- ~-~-~ ejm 97~-~-~============~-~-~-~-~ ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~-~ -~ ~ ~ -~-~ ~ - |\ | \ | \ | \ o | \ \|-|_____\ _|\|___ \_____/ , - /| - / | - /o | ~^~ ^~//-'|~^~ ~^~ ~^~.-->>---. ~^ ~^~ ~^~ `"""""""` ^~^ ~^ jgs~^~ ~^ ~^~^ ~^~^ ~^ |\ |-\ |--\ |---\ |----\ |-----\ /|------\ / |-------\ /| |--------\ /-| |---------\ /--| |----------\ /---| |-----------\ /----| |------------\ /_____| |-----O-------\ / |____/ \____|___-\ \------------------------| | \ | ----------------------------- \ - \ | \ |---- \ | KKB \ |---------\ \ \ \--------O-\ \----^-|-^-\ \___/_\____\ __/_____\____\___/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The most beautiful shapes on earth were created by the wind." -=[ canoeing ]=- 8/97 O__, O__, /'._|\/______|\_/.'\ \ / / jgs~^~^~^~^^`~^~^~^~^~~^~^~^~^~^~^ kayak: (\ ,^%--- ejm97 \__> \ These things are tippy! \/> ______\_>,^__ ~-~-~`-----\----'~-~-~ ~-~-~- -~-~\~-~-~