Archive-name: the-hedgehog-files Last-modified: 26 January 1996 Version: 2.0 _____ _ |_ _| |__ ___ ///// | | | '_ \ / _ \ o__/////// | | | | | | __/ ___\`///////___ |_| |_| |_|\___| _ _ _ _ | | | | ___ __| | __ _ ___| |__ ___ __ _ | |_| |/ _ \/ _` |/ _` |/ _ \ '_ \ / _ \ / _` | | _ | __/ (_| | (_| | __/ | | | (_) | (_| | |_| |_|\___|\__,_|\__, |\___|_| |_|\___/ \__, | |___/ |___/ _____ _ _ | ___(_) | ___ ___ \\\\\ | |_ | | |/ _ \/ __| \\\\\\\__o | _| | | | __/\__ \ ___\\\\\\\'/___ |_| |_|_|\___||___/ In the dim and distant past (1994) Jimmy Brokaw discovered the common hedgehog and decided to bring them to the common folk, recently a few people have joined him... ******* Yes, this is the AFP Hedgehog Signature Collection ******** Any lines prefixed by ** have been added by me, the rest is signatures... ** Contents ** 1. Early hedgehog sigs ** 2. Rare Breeds ** 3. If hedgehogs were computers/operating-systems ** 4. Aquatic Hedgehogs ** 5. The Emmet Files ** 6. Problems of hedgehog ownership ** 7. Showbiz hedgehogs ** 8. Other hedgehogs _______________________________________________________________________ ** 1. Early hedgehog sigs ** ** The original hedgehog signature -- \\\\\ -------->jimmy@juggler.demon.co.uk<----------- \\\\\\\__o Bringing hedgehogs to the common folk since 1994. ____\\\\\\\'/___________________________________________________ ** Then there were two when Daniel became the first apostle -- \\\\\ Daniel Smart.[+44 (171) 538 8421][dan@F1.telekurs.ch] \\\\\\\__o dan@hegemon.demon.co.uk "echo f 0:0 FFFF 0 | debug" ____\\\\\\\'/__"If you've got a problem - stuff a worm in it" - Berk. Worship Jimmy Brokaw. Join us & bring Hedgehogs to the Common Folk. ** Others rushed to follow, but just could not get the details right... -- \\\\\ E-mail David@zeras.demon.co.uk \\\\\\\__. The trouble with doing something right the first time is ____\\\\\\\'/___is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was. ** And some are just plain disgusting -- \\\\\ ----->bastian@enterprise.mathematik.uni-essen.de<-------- \\\\\\\__o Bringing buggery to the common hedgehog since 1994. ____.\\\\\\Ąo__________________________________________________________ Lies! Lies! You known the ejog can't be buggered. Here is the proof: \\\\\ ///// \\\\\\\__o .__/////// __\\\\\\\'/_____\'///////___ \\\\\ \\\\\ \\\\\\\__o \\\\\\\__. __\\\\\\\'/_____\\\\\\\'/___ \\\\\ \\\\\ \\\\\\\__o\\\\\\\__. ___\\\\\\\'/_\\\\\\\'/______ \\\__o *OUCH!* \\\\\+/\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\__. ____\\\\\\_\\\\\\\'/________ ** I say I say I say, 5 hedghogs crossed the road... \\\\\ \\\\\ \\\\\ \\\\\ \\\\\ \\\\\\\__o \\\\\\\__o \\\\\\\__o \\\\\\\__o \\\\\\\__o _\\\\\\\'/___\\\\\\\'/___\\\\\\\'/___\\\\\\\'/___\\\\\\\'/_ Introducing traffic jams to the common hedgehog since 1995. ** ...and two got squashed This hedgehog is a bit sick really, but Once I've got an idea in my head I have to go along with it (there's only room for one at a time, you see). //! !// ///! !///__o An Ex-Hedgehog /////\___////'/ The phrase 'Mind that bus, what bus, splat' comes to mind. -- -------->alan@doughnut.demon.co.uk<----------------- Bringing squashed hedgehogs to British roads since 1994. ____\\\\=====/////____________________________________________________ ** Luckily they reproduce quickly David Zeraschi -- \\\\\ \\\\\ \\\\__. \\\\__. \\\\__. \\\\\\\__. \\\\\\\__o ___\\\\'/___\\\\'/___\\\\'/___\\\\\\\'/___\\\\\\\'/___ Introducing families to the common hedgehog since 1995 ** And when children grow up they avenge the deaths of their parents... -- -- -- \\\\\ ----------->simes@amdev.demon.co.uk<----------- -- - \\\\\\\__o Bringing vengeance to the common hedgehog since 1995. - -- \\\\\\\`/ /| \_ "Drive faster! DRIVE FASTER!" ________@____@_____'o---o`_______________________________________________ Alan -- O Avenging h hedgehogs - - - \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ with oversize \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ B .sigs since - - \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ u '96 \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ g - - \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ g \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ e - \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ r \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ ______ o ! - \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ O / ,-------, \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ / Ī Ī_ - \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ / Ī_______Ī_\ ________\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\/_________________________ooo_____o_o \\\\\\------\` \\\\\\\\-----/ \\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\__o \\\\\\\\\\\ o/ \\\\\\\\\\\-/ Hows about this for a hedgehog, it is the quantum mutated battlefield hedgehog, evolved to survive on todays modern battlefield. ** This hedgehog appears to have regressed to the fifties. -- //////\ -------->jimmy@juggler.demon.co.uk<----------- \\\\\\\__o Bringing tedhogs to the common folk since 1994. ____\\\\\\\'/___________________________________________________ > unholy trumpets < ** And this one is aiming to be the first to die of lung cancer. \\\\\ \\\\\\\___o ___\\\\\\\__/-'____ I don't know why I had an urge to insert an '_' and a '/'. Someone had to do it I s'pose. I plead diminished responsibility m'lud. E'was arsking for it. Mike. ** For the hedgehog who has everything... David Z. \\\\\ / Bringing laptop computers and \\\\\\\__o / internet access to the common \\\\\\\'/ =====/ hedgehog since 1995. ..and one seen on rec.arts.bodyart (the mind is boggling). >_____________________________________________________________________________ > > Algernon Faust > \\\\\ Algernon's Piercing Pagoda > \\\\\\\__. algernon@netcom.com >____\\\\\\\'/________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ** 2. Rare breeds ** ** The Mexican hairless: -- ,,,,, Don't forget to shave your hedgehog ,,,,,,,__o before buggering it! ___,,,,,,,'/_________________________________________ CyberCat -- ** (Both varieties) "You don't like Crew Cuts? OK, I'll just shave off some more then..." ..... Don't forget to shave your hedgehog .......__o before buggering it! ___.......'/_________________________________________ CyberCat ** The Sausage hedghog: \\\\\\\__o Hedgehachsund. ____\\\\\\\'/___________________________________________________ ** The Raceing hedghog -- Toby Haynes - --- - ----- \\\\\ Hedgehogs on Speed Somewhere in Cambridge - - - -- ---- \\\\\\\__o Bringing Hedgehogs to - - --- ------- \\\\\\\'/ the common folk! For further information on this .sig, please contact AFP for enlightenment. How about the very rare Muraroa Hedgehog? \\\\\ o_\\\\\\\__o ___\' \\\\\\'/___ Not, of course forgetting the Death of Hedgehogs.... \ \ \ \ \ \ \__o _ _\ \ \ \ \0/_ _ Feel free to cabbage me if I've copied someone else's unwittingly Gideon. -- Hedgehog? \ |\ /| / \\\\\ Cabbage!! \|\\\|///|/ \\\\\\\__o You figure it out. \\|\|/|// ____\\\\\\\'/__ \\\|/// Worship Yourself. And Hedgehogs. o | /| |/ | | o| |\\\\ |\\\\\ |\\\\\\ |\\\\\\ |\\\\\ |\\\\ The extremely rare rotated hedgehog. BTW. has anyone heard of vampire hedgehogs? \\\\\ \\\\\\\__o ___\\\\\\\'/`__ /Anders/HAndy/aandy \\\\\ Ok then, in the name of patriotism (for all you ozzie people) \\\\\\\__o this is an echidna. It is similar to the much-loved hedgehog ___\\\\\\\'/____except that...um... well if you look closely you can see that it has layed some eggs and um... it is not immune to snake bites. That last is for the *really* observant. \\\\\ A spiny tenrec. Also similar to the much-loved (but \\\\\\\___o rarely buggered) hedgehog; but can be distinguished by ___\\\\\\\_-'____ (a) a more slender snout, and (b) being found in Madagascar. Tenrecs don't lay eggs. Not sure how they react to snakebite... Bringing Spiny Tenrecs to the Common Folk, in a Special, Seasonal Offer... Bargain basement prices [*] - and that's cutting me own throat... [*] While stocks last. ** The hoghedg (1 mad owner, goes by the name of Dali) \/\ \\\\\\/`' Surrealism, hedgehog. Hedgehog, surrealism \ //\\/ \=__=+> . .: :, Hedgehog. Flatmate. :) $$$$$ $$$$$$$__o My hedgehog, he's called Bill [1] $$$$$$$'/ [1] Legal Notice: The above refers to bill as in dollar bill, any similarities to a Mr Bill Gates are purely coincidental. _______________________________________________________________________ ** 4. Aquatic Hedgehogs ** Or the Aquatic Hedgehog? 0 \\\\\ 0 o \\\\\\\\__o ___\\\\\\\\\P/___ ** Which was quickly improved upon... Adrian. -- \_____\\\\\_______________________________________________________ \ \\\\\\\__o <>< \__\\\\\\\'/___ ><> \_______________<><___________________><>________ ** However, it was pointed out that Adrian was doing a great cruelty to ** his hedgehog and causing it to drown. Adrian -- \_______/\/\/\____________________________________________________ \ \\\\\\\__o -, <>< \_____\\\\\\\'_}========' ><> \_______<><___________________________________><> ** Well, he's _getting_ there... Now if he can just get the snorkel ** _above_ the surface... _ _ _ _ \\\\\ ~ _-_\\\\\\\__o -- ~ ~ -_\\\\\\\`/ \________\\\\\______||_________________""""""""___________________ \ \\\\\\\__o || <>< \_____\\\\\\\'_}=="' ><> \___><>___________________________________<><____ ** Much better - And note the exceedingly rare levitated hover-hedgehog _______________________________________________________________________ ** 5. The Emmet Files ** ** Now, most afpersons will have read postings by the one and only ** Emmet O'brien. We now present, for your entertainment and ** enlightenment, Emmet's contribution to the field of hedghoggery... -- ## \\\\\ ### -------->eaobrien@ebi.ac.uk<------------------------- \\\\\\\__o_# Bringing cannabis to the common hedgehog since 1994. ____\\\\\\\'/_________________________________________________________________ -- /////// //////// -------->eaobrien@ebi.ac.uk<------------------------------- ///////__o Bringing the Leningrad Cowboys look to Jimmy's .sig since 12:2 ____///////'/_________________________________________________________________ -- \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\-------->eaobrien@ebi.ac.uk<----------- \\\\\\\\\\\__o\\ The common hedgehog tends to get lost in the rain. \\\\\\\\\\\'/\\\\________________________________________________ *cuddles* -- (Emmet) -----/,\\\\\\\--- Warning: Turning hedgehogs upside down can be hazardous o--\\\\\\\ to their health. \\\\\ ** Of course, Emmet has a little trouble when it comes to telling the ** difference between geography and hedgehography... > _; > / / /_ > '.Y / > = */_ Perth > "/___/ I thought we'd _done_ the surrealist hedgehog ? Emmet ** And no commentry on Emmet-Hedgehogs would be complete without ** Emmet's patent applied for modifications to the standard battlefiled ** hedgehog. You thought Abslom X Z Greyhawk wrote: > \\\\\\------\` > \\\\\\\\-----/ > \\\\\\\\\\\ > \\\\\\\\\\\\\\__o > \\\\\\\\\\\ o/ > \\\\\\\\\\\-/ >Hows about this for a hedgehog, it is the quantum mutated battlefield >hedgehog, evolved to survive on todays modern battlefield. but if we slow the hedgehog down by a factor of 30, you see: > \\\\\\------\` > \\\\\\\\-----/ > \\\CUDDLE\\\ > \\\\\EMMET\\\\__o > \\\\\\\\\\\ o/ > \\\\\\\\\\\-/ Be wary of subliminal messages in hedgehogs, people ! Emmet _______________________________________________________________________ ** 6. Problems of hedgehog ownership ** ** Your hedgehog may have pets of its own... -- . . . . . . .. . . . \\\\\ . --------->watha@anorankh.demon.co.uk<----------- . \\\\\\\__o Fleaing the country since time immemorial. ____\\\\\\\'/__________________________________________________ ** Which can be got rid of by giving the hedgehog a bath. -- John aka Greebo @@@@@ Hilda Hedgehog @@@@@@@__o with her curlers in ___@@@@@@@'/_________________________________________ ** Or they may have megalomaniacal tendencies -- ///////////////////////////// This hedge is ///////////////////////////// MINE,ALL MINE! ///// ///////////////////////////// \__ o__/////// __I__I__I__I__I__I__I__I__I_____________________\'///////____ ** And they also have an alarming tendency to grow up. You thought you ** had a cute little baby hedgehog and all too soon they turn into ** hulking great teenagers... -- John aka Greebo \ \ \ /\/\\ \\\\\ \\\\\\\__o ///\\\\__o \\\\\\\__o \\\\\__o __\\\\\\\`/u___////\\\\'/_____\\\\\\\;/_____\\\\\\~/__ "Cars are "Cat food "Brilliant!" "C'mon Guys!" complete rights & bastards!" peace!" The Young Ones - The hedgehog years. ** Obviously this one isn't a student (No student could afford that much food). -- \\\\\ \\\\\\\\ -------->lee@roogna.demon.co.uk<----------- \\\\\\\\\\ Bringing high protein diets to hedgehogs everywhere \\\\\\\\\\--O ____\\\\\\\\\'/____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ** 7. Showbiz hedgehogs ** -- John aka Greebo *==== Harrison Hedgehog in **=====__o Patriot Games ___======='/_________________________________________ The Debbee McGee Hedgehog _____ ___________ | \\| |\\\ | | \\\| |\\\\__o | |__\\\| |\\\\'/_____| The Paul Daniels (alledgedly) Hedgehog _\_\_ /\ \ \__o ___\ \ \'/___ Mark Burbidge ** Note for Ammericans and other aliens... ** Paul Daniels is a short balding british magician and Debbie McGee ** is his scantily clad assistant. _______________________________________________________________________ ** 8. Other hedgehogs ** ** i.e. all the stuff that was left at the end... -- .-------------.~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~.-------------. | \ \ \ | Bringing teleportation to | \ \ | | \ \ \ \ _ | the common hedgehog since 1995 | \ \ \ _ o | |___\_\_\_'___| adrian@suitcase.demon.co.uk |__\_\_\_\_/__| -- Name :Ben Chalmers. \\\> Bringing <\\ Email:ben@bench.demon.co.uk \\\\> Damian <\\\__o WWW :http://uptown.turnpike.net/B/benchal/Ben.html \\\\> Hirst <\\\'/ To the common Hedgehog ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨__o A Reghog [2] ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'/ [2] I hope this works, they are supposed to be (R) symbols -- Toby Haynes |||||| Hedgehog for Christmas anyone? Somewhere in Cambridge |||||||__o |||||||"/ /Anders/HAndy/aandy [1] --------------------------------------------------------------- ______________ | Anders Henriksson / \ | d95has@dtek.chalmers.se | | | Introducing the hedgehog garage in | |_o | order to keep your hedgehog warm | |/ | in cold weather.[2] ---------------------------------------------------------------- -- Thomas _______________ / \ The Oxford Hedgehog Sanctuary '| ..... |' (Affiliated to the church of Jimmy Brokaw) | .......__o | + __.......'/___+ Protecting hedgehogs from common folk since 1995 -- Gareth@thedrum.demon.co.uk ^o-o^ \\\\\\ ***Cyberkoala*** ( O ) o__\\\\\\ Making peace between hegehogs \ '\\\\\\ And Koalas everywhere. _______________________________________________________________________ Well thats all folks, please mail me any interesting hedgehog sigs that I've missed. This file will soon also be available from the pratchett archives at ftp.lspace.org. -- Robert R. Collier | The Terry Pratchett Homepage | \\\\\ send subject rob@lspace.org | http://www.lspace.org/ | \\\\\\\__o | "get pgp" InterNIC RRC7 | |__\\\\\\\'/__| for keys