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Meph >> What do you mean???

Meph >> ???

Meph >> Do you mean "have I seen this picture before?" ??? No, I don't
think I have.

Meph >> "this person"? As in an IRL person? Somebody famous? An ascii
artist? I really have no idea of what you mean...  :-/

Meph >> Ah! So you made an ascii version of this one?

http://www.ludd.luth.se/users/vk/me/me3.jpg

Meph >> You can refresh only by simply hitting "Send/Refresh", but without
a message in the "Message" box.  :)

[I like the nose]

Meph >> Do you have an ascii self portrait?  =)

Meph >> "don't get a connection"??? What do you mean? :-o

Meph >> Nice! (a bit big for the chat fights though...)  =)

Meph >> Yes, that's the idea. If there is no new post from somebody else
then the page will look the same, as if nothing happened (because nothing
has happened). You can use the "last lifesign" to see that *something*
has happened, even if there isn't any new message in the chat...  :)

Meph >> But you aren't familiar with the chat wars yet... Then you need
a self portrait that is 10-20 lines high...

Something like this:

1        ,,,,,
2      .|_   _|.
3      (| O-O |)
4       |  I  |
5       | \_/ |
6        \___/         !!!
7    _____/&\_____    \| |
8   /~~~~~~M~~~~~~\   /-/
9  |~~~~~~~E~~~~~~~| |~|
0  |~|\~~~~P~~~~/|~~\|~|
1  |~||~~~~H~~~~| \~~~/
2 /-/ |=========|   "
3| |\ |....H....|
4!!!   \...J.../
5       |..I..|
6       /..I..\
7      |...I...|
8       \..I../
9     __/==I==\__
0    /_____I_____\

Ha! Exactly 20 lines! (which is still on the big side...)

Smaller...


       ,,,,,
     .|_   _|.
     (| O-O |)
      |  I  |
      | \_/ |
       \___/        !!!
    ____/&\____    \| |
   /~~~~~M~~~~~\   /-/
  |~~~~~~E~~~~~~| |~|
  |~|\~~~P~~~/|~~\|~|
  |~||~~~H~~~| \~~~/
 /-/ |=======|
| |\  \..J../
!!!    |.|.|
       /.|.\
      |..|..|
       \.|./
     __/=|=\__
    /____|____\

Meph >> ":(("??? :D::D:D

Eating ice cream:

       ,,,,,
     .|_   _|.
     (| O-O |)
      |  I  |        ,
      | \_/ |       {}}
       \___/       {{}}}
    ____/&\____    \\X/
   /~~~~~M~~~~~\   /-V
  |~~~~~~E~~~~~~| |~|
  |~|\~~~P~~~/|~~\|~|
  |~||~~~H~~~| \~~~/
 /-/ |=======|
| |\  \..J../
!!!    |.|.|
       /.|.\
      |..|..|
       \.|./
     __/=|=\__
    /____|____\

Preparing to shoot me for making him shrink:

       ,,,,,
     .|_   _|.
     (| O-O |)
      |  I  |
      | \_/ |
       \___/         )=========='
    ____/&\____    (/ _\)
   /~~~~~M~~~~~\   /E/
  |~~~~~~E~~~~~~| |~|
  |~|\~~~P~~~/|~~\|~|
  |~||~~~H~~~| \~~~/
 /-/ |=======|
| |\  \..J../
!!!    |.|.|
       /.|.\
      |..|..|
       \.|./
     __/=|=\__
    /____|____\

Meph >> Speechless?  =)

       ,,,,,
     .|_   _|.
     (| O-O |)
      |  I  |
      | \_/ |                        |||||  ( help! )
       \___/         )=========='   ||. .|| /
    ____/&\____    (/ _\)          |||\o/|||
   /~~~~~M~~~~~\   /E/             |.-- --.|
  |~~~~~~E~~~~~~| |~|              /(.) (.)\
  |~|\~~~P~~~/|~~\|~|              \ ) . ( /
  |~||~~~H~~~| \~~~/               '(  v  )`
 /-/ |=======|                       \ | /
| |\  \..J../                        ( | )
!!!    |.|.|                         '- -`
       /.|.\
      |..|..|
       \.|./
     __/=|=\__
    /____|____\

(Hmmm... maybe *I* need a bigger self portrait?)

Meph >> That picture was taken in one of those machines where you add
some coins and then you have to sit still and look at nothing and then
suddenly there are four flashes and then you get four very boring pictures...  :P

Hmmm... stating with the width... (adding height soon)

   |||||||||
  || .   . ||
 |||\  =  /|||
 |.---   ---.|
 /( . ) ( . )\
 \ )   .   ( /
 '(    v    )`
   \   |   /
   (   |   )
   '--- ---`

Hmmm.... somethhing is still too short...


     .|||||.
    |||||||||
   || .   . ||
   ||   ^   ||
  |||\  =  /|||
  ||||)`-'(||||
  |.--'   `--.|
  /           \
 / ( . ) ( . ) \
(   `-'   `-'   )
 \  )   .   (  /
  )/         \(
  (           )
   \   \%/   /
    \   |   /
     \  |  /
     ( )|( )
     /  |  \
    (   |   )
     \  |  /
      ) | (
     (mm|mm)

Or too long...

     .|||||.
    |||||||||
   || .   . ||
   ||   ^   ||
  |||\  =  /|||
  ||||)`-'(||||
  |.--'   `--.|
  /           \
 / ( . ) ( . ) \
(   `-'   `-'   )
 \  )   .   (  /
  )/         \(
  (    \%/    )
   \    |    /
    \   |   /
     ( )|( )
     /  |  \
    (   |   )
     \  |  /
      ) | (
     (mm|mm)

Meph >> Still here!  :)

     .|||||.
    |||||||||
   || .   . ||
   |(   ^   )|
  |||\  =  /|||
  |||||`-'|||||
  |.--'   `--.|
  /           \
 / ( . ) ( . ) \
/  /`-'   `-'\  \
\ \ |       | / /
 \ \)   .   (/ /
  )/         \(
  |    \%/    |
   \    |    /
    \   |   /
     \  |  /
     ( )|( )
     /  |  \
    |   |   |
     \  |  /
      ) | (
     (mm|mm)

Meph >> :(

Meph >> Since you mentioned a secret, of course you have to tell it! :D
*curious*

     .|||||.
    |||||||||
   || .   . ||
   |(   ^   )|
  |||\  =  /|||
  |||||`-'|||||
  |.--'   `--.|
  /           \
 / ( . ) ( . ) \
(  /`-'   `-'\  )
 \ \)   .   (/ /
  )/         \(
  |    \%/    |
   \    |    /
    \   |   /
     ( )|( )
     /  |  \
    |   |   |
     \  |  /
      ) | (
     (mm|mm)

Meph >> What do you mean by "not a good chatter"? (I'm no "good chatter"
either, I constantly forget about checking the chat...)

     .|||||.
    |||||||||
   || .   . ||
   |(   ^   )|
  |||\  =  /|||
  |||||`-'|||||
  |.--'   `--.|
  /           \
 / ( . ) ( . ) \
(  /`-'   `-'\  )
 \ \|   .   |/ /
  )/         \(
  |    \%/    |
   \    |    /
    \   |   /
     ( )|( )
     /  |  \
    |   |   |
     \  |  /
      ) | (
     mmo^omm

                              //
                             //
                          __//____
     .|||||.             /        \
    |||||||||           |  +    +  |
   |||||| . \           |          |
   ||||||   -'          /\   ..   /
  |||||||  -|          // \  __  /
  ||||||| -'         \//   \_  _/
  |.--'   `---------- /  __ /  \ __
  /             ____//\`/          \
 / ( . ) ( . ).'       |            |
(   `-'   `-'/         / |        | \
 \  )   .   (         |  |        |  |
  )/         \        |  A        A  |
  (           )       | | |      | | |
   \   \%/   /        | | |      | | |
    \   |   /         / | |      | | \
     \  |  /         |  | |      | |  |
     ( )|( )         / / /        \ \ \
     /  |  \        |  | |        | |  |
    (   |   )       |__| |        | |__|
     \  |  /             |   /\   |
      ) | (              |  |  |  |
     (mm|mm)            (___|  |___)

Meph >> "fast enough"? It is quite common for chatters to disappear
for a few minutes while drawing something (and you get faster at it 
after a while...)  :)

                .------------------------.
               ( come closer little alien )
               /`------------------------'
              /           ________
     .|||||. /           /        \
    |||||||||           |  =    =  |
   |||||| . \           |          |
   ||||||   -'           \   ..   /
  |||||||  -|             \ \__/ /
  ||||||| -'               \_  _/
  |.--'   `--------------__ /  \ __
  /             ________/          \
 / ( . ) ( . ).'       |            |
(   `-'   `-'/         / |        | \
 \  )   .   (         |  |        |  |
 |)/         \        |  A        A  |
==(           )       | | |      | | |
 ||\   \%/   /        | | |      | | |
 || \   |   /         / | |      | | \
 ||  \  |  /         |  | |      | |  |
 ||  ( )|( )         / / /        \ \ \
 ||  /  |  \        |  | |        | |  |
 || (   |   )       |__| |        | |__|
 ||  \  |  /             |   /\   |
 ||   ) | (              |  |  |  |
 \/  (mm|mm)            (___|  |___)

               .---------------------------------------.
              ( that's right, keep those eyes closed... )
               `---------------------------------------'
                 O
                o         ________
     .|||||.  o          /        \
    |||||||||           |  _    _  |
   |||||| . \           |          |
   ||||||   -'           \   ..   /
  |||||||  -|             \ \__/ /
  ||||||| -'               \_  _/
  |.--'   `--------------__ /  \ __
  /             ________/          \
 / ( . ) ( . ).'       |            |
(  /`-'   `-'/         / |        | \
 \ \)   .   (         |  |        |  |
  \ \|_______\________|_ A        A  |
 (_\ ___________________> \      / \ |
   \|| \%/   /        | | |      | | |
    \   |   /         / | |      | | \
     \  |  /         |  | |      | |  |
     ( )|( )         / / /        \ \ \
     /  |  \        |  | |        | |  |
    (   |   )       |__| |        | |__|
     \  |  /             |   /\   |
      ) | (              |  |  |  |
     (mm|mm)            (___|  |___)

                .--------------------------------------------.
               ( you can never be too careful with these guys )
               /`--------------------------------------------'
              /        
     .|||||. /          
    |||||||||          
   |||||| . \          
   ||||||   -'          
  |||||||  -|           
  ||||||| -'            
  |.--'   `--------------._
  /             ___________\____
 / ( . ) ( . ).'       /        \
(   `-'   `-'/        |  =    =  |
 \  )   .   (         |          |
 |)/         \         \   ..   /
==(           )         \ \__/ /
 ||\   \%/   /           \_  _/
 || \   |   /      
 ||  \  |  /       
 ||  ( )|( )       
 ||  /  |  \                 ____________________
 || (   |   )          _____/                    \__
 ||  \  |  /         _/                   __      __\_
 ||   ) | (         /   \_    /                     \ \
 \/  (mm|mm)       |__________________________________|

Meph >> Oh, come on, show the picture!  =)
(and then you can kill me back if you like...)

Meph >> Maybe the alien has three angry brothers... *hint*hint*  :)

Meph >> What do you mean? What didn't work?

Meph >> What kind of computer/OS are you using? What browser are you
using?  :(

Meph >> That's strange. From what I've heard IE4 behaves well with text
boxes... (have you tried copy-and-paste to Notepad as the in-between
step?)

Meph >> ok, bye!  :)