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Archive for October, 2002

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Saturday evening was really cool. I think Cat just about summed it up in her post about it.

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  • Anti-spam

    I just sent this reply to a spammer…

    From: "Aaron B. Russell"
    To: Sarah Williams
    Subject: Re: test.livejournal.org

    Please note that the email which you have sent me is unsolicited commercial
    email. By having sent this email to me, you have breached the Section 17538.4
    of the California Business and Professions Code. Subdivision (g) of this
    document states that:
    “In the case of e-mail that consists of unsolicited advertising material for
    the lease, sale, rental, gift offer, or other disposition of any realty, goods,
    services, or extension of credit, the subject line of each and every message
    shall include “ADV:” as the first four characters.”

    Your email did not contain the characters “ADV:” as the first four characters
    of the subject line.

    I would also like to take this opportunity to inform you that Subdivision (f),
    Paragraph (1) of Section 17538.45 of the California Business and Professions
    Code states that:
    “In addition to any other action available under law, any electronic mail
    service provider whose policy on unsolicited electronic mail advertisements is
    violated as provided in this section may bring a civil action to recover the
    actual monetary loss suffered by that provider by reason of that violation, or
    liquidated damages of fifty dollars ($50) for each electronic mail message
    initiated or delivered in violation of this section, up to a maximum of
    twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per day, whichever amount is greater.”

    I hereby request that you remove me from any mailing lists that you may hold,
    as this email address was not added to any such lists by myself. If you or your
    organisation continues to send me Unsolicited Commercial Email, I may consider
    legal action. Thank you for your time.

    Aaron B. Russell
    E: idigital@livejournal.com
    T: 07753 258 806

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  • Cow Art!

     ____                                                  |++ + +|
    |++ +|    ___                                  ____    | +  ++|
    | ++ |   |++ _____________________            | ++ |   | ++ + |
    |+ + |   |++/      /( )\          \           |++ +|   |++  ++|
    |    |   |+|      |-oo- |          \________  |+ ++|   |  + + |
    -----(__)--|       \__\/           _(__)_   \ -----------------------
     o   ( oo /_______________________| (oo)  \  |        __
     |  _/\_| |  M O O - B U S T E R S|__\/\ /|  |       /oo| - Bleaurgh!
     |-|  \\____                         ------   )_    /|  /\
      -|_  \_|-_|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ O      _|  *  \/  *
         \  |  ___________________________________/
         |  W|  \ \_/ /-----------------\ \_/ /
         / /\ \  \___/                   \___/
        / /  \ \                                    Who you gonna call...?
        ~~~   ~~~

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

             (__)              (__)              (__)       (----------)
             (OO)              (-o)              (--) . . . ( *>YAWN<* )
      /-------\/        /-------\/        /-------\/        (----------)
     / |     ||        / |     ||        / |     ||
    *  ||----||       *  ||----||       *  ||----||
       ~~    ~~          ~~    ~~          ~~    ~~
    Cow w/ Glasses   Flirtatious cow    Cow after pulling an all-nighter
                        (winking)

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    *        (__)              (__)              (__)             (__)
     \       (oo)              (oo)              (oo)             (oo)
      \-------\/        /-------\/        /-------\/       /-------\/
      /|     ||\       / /      \        / \      /       / \      \
     //||----||\\     * //------\\      *   \\--//       *   \\----\\
     ~ ~~    ~~ ~       ~        ~           ~  ~             ~     ~
     Cow walking       Cow jogging         Same cow      Cow breaking

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

            (__)
            (oo)                         (__) o       *     (__)
             \/                          (oo)/ "      |     (oo)
         ____| \____              /-------\/(__ o=o=o=|------\/
         ---/   --**             / |       /          |      |
      *____/    |___//          *  ||----||           ||----||
          //--------/              ~~    ~~           ~~    ~~
         //__                         Cow          Cow pooing
         Cow marching               standing

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

       Side    Front   Side                 (___)   Where's all the bulls!
       (__)    (__)    (__)    (__)         (o o)/
       ( oo    (oo)    oo )    (  )     ~  _/\ /\_  ~
       /\_|    /\/\    |_/\    /  \     \\/   O   \//

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    T H E   E N D

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                  (---)
                  (   )
                 /-----\                                 (___)
                 |     |                                 (o o)
                 |  |  |                          (-----) \ /
                 |  |  |                         /  / \    O
                 |  *  |                        *  | O |
                 ~~   ~~                           -----
                 Coward                         Phone Bull

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

     |    |                            |    |          *
     |    |            (__)            |    |           \       (__)
     |    |            (oo)            |    |            \      (oo)
     |    |     /-------\/             |    |         -----------\/--
     |    |    / |     ||              |    |         ----|      |---
     |    |   *  ||----||              |    |             --------
     |    \______~~____~~___           |    \_________________
     |     _________________           |     _________________
     |    /                            |    /
     |    |                            |    |
     |    |                            |    |
     |    |                            |    |
     |    |                            |    |

     |    |                            |    |
     |    |                            |    |
     |    |                            |    |
    /      \                          /      \

    Cow perched on a tree.           Cow attemtping to fly off tree.

     |    |
     |    |
     |    |
     |    |
     |    |
     |    \_________________
     |     _________________
     |    /
     |    |
     |    |
     |    |
     |    |
     |    |
     |    |                               (__)
     |    |                     *---------(..)
    /      \                       ~~----~~\/

    Cow has failed miserably in the attempt.

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

                                            .         :             (__)
     .             /\           .                     :             (xx)
                  /  \        .               .       :      __------\/
           .     /    \     .      .           *      :     * ||____||
                /      \               .    *         :      / |    |\
                | (__) |    .        .    **          :
      .        /| (oo) |\        .        **          :      Hamburger
              / | /\/\ | \                 *          :
        .    /  |=|==|=|  \         .     .   *       :    *        (__)
      .   /     | |  | |     \     .                  :     \       (oo)
         /  USA | ~||~ |NASA  \         .             :      \-------\/
        |_______|  ~~  |_______|    .           .     :     8-|     ||
            .   (__||__)         .     .    .  .      :       ||----||
    .   .       /_\  /_\     .           .            :       ~~    ~~
                !!!  !!!                              :      Flying Cow
                                                      :
    The cow that jumped over the moon.                :

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

                 ..---..                              (__)
                /       \                             (oo)
                |  RIP  |                      /-------\/
                |       |                     / |     ||
                |       |                    *  ||----||
                |       |                       ~~    ~~
                |       |
    \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\/////////////////

            Elvis's Cow...    ...Or is it alive and living in tax exile???

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

                              ...---...
                           ../  / | \  \..
                         ./ /  /  |  \  \ \.
                        /  /   /  |  \   \  \
                       /  /   /   |    \  \  \
                       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
                       \          |          /
                        \         |         /
                         \        |        /
                          \       |       /
                           \      |      /
                            \     |     /
                             \    |    /
                              \   |   /
                               \  |  /
                                \ | /(__)
                                 \|/ (oo)
                              /---++--\/
                             / |     ||
                            *  ||-++-||
                               ~~    ~~
                   Cow surviving attack by Red Baron

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

                       (__)
                       (oo)
          /---+      +--\/
         / |  |      | ||
        *  ||-+      +-||
           ~~          ~~                             *

    David Copperfield's Cow             David Copperfield's other Cow

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

                                          (__)
                                          (oo)
                                   /-------\/
                                  / |     ||
                                 *  ||----||
                                    ~~    ~~
                                   (__)  (__)
                                   (oo)  (oo)
                            /-------\/    \/-------\

                           / |     || -~~- ||     | \
                          *  ||----   -~~-       ||  *
                             ~~                  ~~
                            (__)                (__)
                            (oo)                (oo)
                     /-------\/                  \/-------\
                    / |     ||                    ||     | \
                   *  ||----||                    ||----||  *
                      ~~    ~~                    ~~    ~~
                       Barnum's Troupe of performing cows

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

                       (__)                      _--------_
                       (oo)                     |__________|    BIG
                /-------\/                       XXXXXXXXXX     MAC
               / | 007 ||                        __________
              *  ||----||                       |_        _|
                 ~~    ~~                         --------
         Cow licenced to kill     Enemy Cow after having met previous cow

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

                                                         (__)
                                                         (oo)
                                                       /'~~~-m
           (__)                                       / '' ` )
           (oo)    o     /| /|/|_                    |      /|
          / \/    /    /      _ /                    |  |  | |
         /  _\===~   ___\_____/___                   |_____|_|
     ___|__/ |/\    (___________(_)                   //|| ||
    *        ~  ~                                    *  ww ww

           Mrs. O'Leary's Cow                      Cow'nt Dracula

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                                                (___)
          \~~~~~~~~\   (__)                     (o o)
           \~~~~~~~~\\ (oo)                      \ /
        *-----\_______\/\/                     \--O--/
      ~_______/   ---  \_______~              // -----\
     ~--------\   \S/  /\______~              \\/_~{} /==V===[]
               \______/                         \_____\\//
                                                 \__/
    It’s a bird…                               //\\         The Boss
     It’s a plane…                             //  \\   (Bruce Holstien)
                                                 //   //
                                                 ~~    ~~

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

                                            ==================
    ______________________________          H                H
    |              |————-|          H     (__)       H
    |              |   ________  |          H     (oo)       H       __
    |    COWNTY    |  | (|__|) | |          H    / \/ \      H     /    \
    |     JAIL     |  |  |oo|  | |          H   | |  | |     H    | STOP |
    |              |  |__|\/|__| |          H   D===b=—–  H     \ __ /
    |              | o           |          H~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~H       ||
    |              | ~           |          H                H       ||
    |              | ]           |          H                H       ||
    |              |             |          H                H       ||
    |______________|_____________|          H                H       ||
                                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     ~~~~~~~
    Some cows get in trouble…                 Cattle Guard

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

        (  (    )
      ( (     )   )
      ( (         )
     (           / )
    ( ( \\       )
        ( |   //
          |    |    (__)
          |    |    (oo)                         (__)
          |    | —-\/                    ______(oo)_____
          |    |    ||                    ( _)_______(__) )
        **|    | —||                      \ __________/
       “’———-~~
           Cow Hide                            Cow Pie

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

                       \  |  /         ___________
        ____________  \ \_# /         |  ___      |       _________
       |            |  \  #/          | |   |     |      | = = = = |
       | |   |   |  |   \\#           | |`v’|     |      |         |
       |            |    \#  //       |  — ___  |      | |  || | |
       | |   |   |  |     #_//        |     |   | |      |         |
       |            |  \\ #_/_______  |     |   | |      | |  || | |
       | |   |   |  |   \\# /_____/ \ |      —  |      |         |
       |            |    \# |+ ++|  | |  |~~~~~~| |      | |  || | |
       |            |    \# |+ ++|  | |  |~~~~~~| |      | |  || | |
    ~~~|    (~~~~~) |~~~~~#~| H  |_ |~|  | |||| | |~~~~~~|         |
       |    ( ||| ) |     # ~~~~~~    |  | |||| | |      | ||||||| |
       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~________/  /_____ |  | |||| | |      | ||||||| |
            `v’-                      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~      | ||||||| |
             || |`.      (__)    (__)                          ( )

                         (oo)    (oo)                       /—V
                  /——-\/      \/ ——–\             * |  |
                 / |     ||        ||_______| \
                *  ||W—||        ||      ||  *
                   ~~    ~~        ~~      ~~

                            ”Cow Town”

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

                    \ (__)                       (__)
                    \\(oo)                       (\/)
               /—–\\\/                 /——-\/
              / |    (##)                / |     ||
             *  ||—-||”               *  ||—-||
                ~~    ~~                   ~~    ~~
          This cow plays bagpipes.      Cow from Beijing
             (__)                    (__)                    (__)
             (\/)                    ($$)                    (**)
      /——-\/              /——-\/              /——-\/
     / | 666 ||              / |=====||              / |     ||
    *  ||—-||             *  ||—-||             *  ||—-||
       ~~    ~~                ~~    ~~                ~~    ~~
    Satanic cow         This cow is a Yuppie         Cow in love

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

             (__)                                             (__)
             (oo)                                             (oo)
      /-””’-\/                           /——————-\/
     / |””’||                           / |                 ||
    *  ||””||                          *  ||—————-||
       ~~    ~~                             ~~                ~~
     Cow in Argyle                               Stretch Cow

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

                          *
                       **   **
                 * **   * * *  **
                *   /   /   \ *  *
             \  \ /  \          / /                      (__)
          *  /  / \  \   (__)   \ \             /——–(oo)
            /            (oo)   / /            / |      |(  )
            \     /——-\/    \ \           *  ||—- ||()
            /    / |     ||     / /              ||     ||
         \  \   *  ||—-||     \ \              ~~     ~~
        /   /      ~~    ~~     / /           Cow Chewing Marbles
                  Cow in Heat

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

                (___)
                (o o)
          /——\ /   (__)                         (__)
         /    ____O    (oo)                         (oo)
        |   / /—-\—-\/                   /——-\/
        /\oo===|  /    ||                   / |     ||
       | ||   *||~—–||                  *  OO—-OO
       *  ~~   ~~      ~~
         Cowt in the Act                   low rider cow

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

             (__)                  (__)                   (__)
             (oo)              o   (oo)                   (oo)
      /——-\/            ____\___\/            *+——-\/
     / |     ||            / |     ||             ||______||
    *  ||—-||           *  ||—-||               ||—-||
       OO    OO              OO    OO               OO    OO
    Detroit cow           Mustang cow              pickup cow

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

                     (__)              (__)                    \_||_~
                     (oo)              (oo)                    (*||*)
      /—————\/           /—-\/              /——-\||/
     / |             ||           /    ||              / |     ||
    *  ||————||        *-||—-||             *  ||—-||
       OO            OO          OO    OO                OO    }{
          li-moo-cow         fastback cow             teenager’s cow
    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

             ____
            (____)

             (__)                       .xxxx.
             (oo)                       ’(oo)`
      /——-\/                  /—–’-\/ `
     / |     ||                  / |    |============>
    *  ||—-||                 *  ||—-| (~)
       ~~    ~~                    ~~    ~
       holy cow                  Moo-ammar Cowdafi
                                armed and dangerous

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

             (___)                    (___)
             (o o)                    (o o)
      /——-\ /              /——-\ /
     / |     ||O              / |  O~ ||O
    *  ||,—||              *  ||,—||
       ~~    ~~                 ~~    ~~
        A Bull              A-bomb-in-a-bull         No-bull

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                                     (____)
                                     ( o o)
                          /-----------\  /
                         / ||       |  \/
                        /  ||       ||||
                       *   ||||-----||||
                           ~~~~     ~~~~
                      No one was sure whether
                     M.C. Escher's cow had four
                           legs or eight

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

                O__O                                 \_|_/
                (oo)                                 (oo)
         /-------\/                           /-------\/
        / |     ||                           / |     ||
       *  ||----||                          *  ||----||
          ~~    ~~                             ~~    ~~
      Cow at Disneyland             Cow visiting the statue of Liberty

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

                            (__)                       (__)
                            (oo)                       (--)
                  ~~ /-------\/                       /-\/-\
              ~~~~  / |     ||                       /|    |\
           ~~~~~   *  ||    ||                      ~ |    | ~
        ~~~~~~~~  ====~~====~~====                    |    |
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~/                                    /----\
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                               /    \ \
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~              ~      * ~
       Cow Hanging Ten at Malibu        Cow sunbathing at Fort Lauderdale
                                            (What a bod, huh guys?)

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

                   )\               (__)
                  /  \              (oo)
            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
               Cow swimming at Amityville
    (Where Jaws was filmed, for those less educated)

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

            *
             \
              \

              |\                                       (__)
              | \ (__)                                 (DD)
           \\ || \(oo)                          /-------\/
            \\||\ \\/                          / |     ||_\_/
              ~~ \||                          *  ||----|
               \\ ||                             ~~    ~
                \\||                  Cow chugging brews and staring at
                 \||                    sunbathers at Fort Lauderdale
                  ~\\_
                    \_
    Cow skiing a Black Diamond at Aspen

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
                                                  / / / / / / / / / / /
                                                 / / / / / / / / / / / /
                                                 / / / / / _______   / /
                                                 / / /    /   |   \  / /
                                                 / / /    (__)|      / /
     ( @@@ )                                     / / /    (oo)|      / /
      ( @@ )            (------------)             /-------\/ |
         @@  (__)    &