I have no idea why I find these ASCII versions of people so hilarious - but I do. Erin McNaught is Australia's entry into the Miss Universe competition this year and I suspect this ASCII picture was the part of her portfolio that won her the gig. Okay, so she looks okay in flesh-mode as well. I saw her on TV today (thank god it isn't the 4th of July yet) talking about how she did some partial nude shots (oh my god say it isn't true! women come in nude flavour?) for her modelling portfolio a couple of years ago and some folks think she shouldn't be allowed to represent her country in Miss Universe as a result. Mind you, Australia's Miss Universe winners do have a history of wardrobe malfunctions, don't they?
Okay, forget Erin, here's an ASCII image to get you geeks REALLY hot under the collar.
Cameron, ask Rich about this when he gets back from LA. Been a while since I was in Perth, but I recall a coffee shop in the WA Art Gallery. On the wall it has an ascii picture of Marilyn Munro done in brown and white coffee mugs, hundreds of them. While you are in the coffee shop, you are too close to be able to make out what it is. Looks like some weird random display of coffee mugs glued to a wall. It is not until you are 20 or 30 metres away to get the right image resolution that you can see what it really is. Quite cleverly done. I had coffee there with someone who had been going there almost every day for a couple of years. She had never been able to figure it out.. It was only that I had first seen it from a distance, while I was trying to find the right coffee shop, that I was able to solve the puzzle for her. (much to her annoyance!)
Posted by: Lindsey | Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at 07:21 AM
Shoot Cam....that unannounced ASCII image of Bill SCARED me! Don't you dare do that again!
Posted by: Dave the Lifekludger | Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at 12:09 PM
I think that NOT having nude pictures in the public domain should be the disqualification rule for Miss Universe - Australia. However some of those pics in Ms. McNaught's modelling portfolio are scarier than Bill.
Posted by: Bob M | Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at 01:37 PM
wow Bob I think you just hit on a great idea. Because, seriously, how do we know they aren't guys in drag unless we see them nekked as a zebra? Wouldn't want those trannies suverting the minds of the kids or anything...
Posted by: Cameron Reilly | Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at 10:01 PM
I think she should be allowed to compete beacause they walk around half nude anyway with three little its of matiriel covering them and the shooot was years ago plus she rang them and asked if it was ok before she competed and they said it was fine....!!!!
Posted by: Nikki | Friday, June 30, 2006 at 11:41 AM