*** Wicked Ascii Art - *** From - Wed Nov 20 23:25:27 1996 Path: online.no!Oslo2.Norway.EU.net!Norway.EU.net!mcvax!EU.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!uwm.edu!news-peer.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!hammer.uoregon.edu!news.uoregon.edu!waikato!canterbury.ac.nz!southern.co.nz!not-for-mail From: cfbd@southern.co.nz (Colin Douthwaite) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Who is TOTORO ? Date: 14 Nov 1996 16:58:59 GMT Organization: Southern InterNet Services Lines: 261 Message-ID: <56fj4j$alt@orm.southern.co.nz> NNTP-Posting-Host: kalessin.southern.co.nz X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950621BETA PL0] ============================================================================ TOTORO ============================================================================ From: johncooney@delphi.com Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii Subject: Answer: Who Totoro is Date: 16 Jan 1995 01:08:02 -0600 Organization: Delphi (info@delphi.com email, 800-695-4005 voice) Message-ID: <3fd60i$mne@gagme.wwa.com> Kaisa Clark (Pioneer Valley RHS 00) writes: > Who is Totoro?> Totoro is a Japanese cartoon character, that is sort of a fuzzy, flying, giant gopher with a sly grin and a loud roar, and a benign character. He seems to represent a sort of "Spirit of the Forest". The movie-length cartoon is a fairly recent work. My six-year-old daughter watches it over and over. It's a good message and a decent cultural experience for young kids. Adults are entertained by the incredibly beautiful animation and the strange beauty of the story. If you are cynical, be forewarned...Totoro is a little like Barney with an attitude. And, finally, some more Totoro ASCii ... /--i--\ . ''''||\___/| DAI TOTORO ||o - o| by Martin Opitz | /---\ \ E/^ ^ ^\W \m___m/ ____ _ O ___ ___ _ __ _ _ /|/| | ___) |_(_ (__ | |_ /o \ L | |_ /66 | | _)_| | |/ // o | o \ _/ _)| | =-"-=|__ Elizabeth K. Lin |____)_|_|___)___|___/___)___)_|_| |n_n|___= ekclin@leland.stanford.edu ! ! ! ! ! ! ! . ! ! . ! ^^^^^^^^^^^ ^ ^ ^ (0) (0) ^ ^ "" ^ ^ *************** ^ ^ * * ^ ^ * /\ /\ /\ * ^ ^ * * ^ ^ * /\ /\ /\ /\ * ^ ^ * * ^ ^ * * ^ ^ * * ^ ^ * * ^ ^* * ^ ^ * * ^ -Chibiko Kurenai- ^ * * ^ ^ * ) ( * ^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ __,__ / \ vvvvvvv /|__/| I /O,O | I /_____ | /|/| J|/^ ^ ^ \ | /00 | _//| |^ ^ ^ ^ |W| |/^^\ | /oo | \m___m__|_| \m_m_| \mm_| ======================================================================== Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art From: beitsu@katsura.demon.co.uk ("Kanji T. BATES") Subject: 101 Things to do With a Dead Totoro #1-16 Date: Fri, 20 Jan 1995 13:46:03 +0000 After I posted my .sig earlier this week to a.a-a, I've been approached by people through both e*mail on IRC requesting to see the rest of my "OH&OTTDWADT" .sigs, so I'm posting my last 16 which HAVE appeared elsewhere, and will post the remainder on a once weekly basis. Hope you guys can all wait the 85-week circle before I get back to #1. ^_^ -- ___,___ +-------/,,,,,,,\--- ONE HUNDRED & ONE THINGS TO DO WITH A DEAD TOTORO ---+ | |\____|\ I | | | + .+ \ I #1 : Tied firmly to steel frames, a matched pair of | | | /^ ^ ^\J Totoros make excellent railway buffers in the event of | | |W|^ ^ ^ ^| a runaway train. | +-|__\_m__m/--------------------------------------------------------------+ | Kanji T BATES - - Moemi on IRC | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- ___,___ +-------/,,,,,,,\--- ONE HUNDRED & ONE THINGS TO DO WITH A DEAD TOTORO ---+ | |\____|\ I | | | + .+ \ I #2 : Snap your Totoro's head backwards, and ram a bottle | | | /^ ^ ^\J of your favourite beverage down it's throat. The bottle | | |W|^ ^ ^ ^| will keep at a stable temperature for some hours. | +-|__\_m__m/--------------------------------------------------------------+ | Kanji T BATES - - Moemi on IRC | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- ___,___ +-------/,,,,,,,\--- ONE HUNDRED & ONE THINGS TO DO WITH A DEAD TOTORO ---+ | |\____|\ I | | | + .+ \ I #3 : Hollowed-out Totoros make superb boxing gloves, if | | | /^ ^ ^\J placed o