Article 74869 of alt.tv.animaniacs: Path: detroit.freenet.org!news1.oakland.edu!vtc.tacom.army.mil!ulowell.uml.edu!europa.chnt.gtegsc.com!news.sprintlink.net!uunet!in1.uu.net!news.io.com!woodward From: woodward@io.com (Jonathan Woodward) Newsgroups: alt.tv.animaniacs Subject: Repost: The Animaniacs Code v2.0 Date: 7 Apr 1995 18:05:09 GMT Organization: Illuminati Online Lines: 252 Message-ID: <3m3usl$had@anaxagoras.io.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: pentagon.io.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] -By popular demand... Animaniacs Code v2.0 Copyright 1995 Jonathan Woodward, woodward@ftp.com. See disclaimer below. Distribute freely. --------------------------------- Are you an Animaniacs fan? Well, tell the world! Presented herein is the Animaniacs Code (abbrev.: A!Code). Void where prohibited. Chicken Boo appears courtesy of Zacky Farms. Simply add this convenient code to your sig file, and all the net will know the truth of your love for the Warners and their wacky friends. At cons, add it to your badge! A million uses! The Animaniacs Code is a simple, powerful, and, hopefully, _silly_ tool for fan communication. =====Changes From 1.1 In addition to a variety of new codes and modifiers, the version indicator has been simplified, the "I" modifier has been changed to "i", some character codes have been changed to conform to the new, expanded system, the implementation of the "D" code has been amplified, and extra spiffiness has been added. =====Format To distinguish our code from other, lesser codes, the code is always preceded by the identifier "A!", and the version indicator "JW2". These are _not_ optional! Follow this with codes from the categories below. You do not have to include every code; only those you think significant. In cases where degrees are indicated, feel free to expand the code in either direction as you see fit. For example, in Jennette's first few days on alt.tv.animaniacs she was arguably "P++++" or even "P+++++". The use of more than ten "+"s or "-"s, however, is regarded as extreme hyperbole, and is a sign one should not be taken seriously. Whitespace between the codes is recommended but not required; "YK++ WK++" and "YK++WK++" are equally acceptable. Case is important! As yet there is little possibility of confusion if you use "dt++" instead of the correct "DT++", but we are attempting to maintain forward compatibility. =====Modifiers The following modifiers may be applied to the codes. Most of them indicate a degree of indecision. / Used when two different values apply. For example, "MM---^/++!". > Indicates a range of feelings. "RI->++" ~ Indicates waffling and indecision. "MI~" ? Used to denote true bafflement. "CB?" {} Use curly brackets around a rating you hope to attain. "P0{++}" [] Use square brackets around a rating that once applied. "Dp[s]" =====Characters We Love You are not obliged to include a code for _every_ character; just the ones you want us to know about. For characters in groups, there is one code for the group (three letters long), and codes for the individual characters as well (two letters). Use of _both_ ("P&B++ PI+++ BR+") is not recommended, but it's your choice. The ratings are as follows: XX--- I throw anvils at the TV when this character is on. XX-- I turn off the TV when this character is on. XX- I'd rather this character wasn't on so often. XX or XX0 No feelings; ho-hum. XX+ I'm fond of this character. XX++ I love this character! XX+++ I have written mash notes to this character; I have a tattoo. You may modify this rating by appending one of the following: i I see elements of myself in the character. ! I have a sexual attraction to the character. ^ I love the character for his or her mind. " I love the character for his or her ears. For example: "SL+++!". The codes are: WAR The Warners YK Yakko WK Wakko DT Dot P&B Pinky and the Brain PI Pinky BR The Brain S&S Slappy and Skippy Squirrel SL Slappy SK Skippy R&R Rita and Runt RI Rita RU Runt GDF The Goodfeathers BO Bobby PS Pesto SQ Squit GP The Godpigeon (a class by himself) GLF The Girlfeathers B&M Buttons and Mindy BU Buttons MI Mindy HIP The Hip Hippos WBS Warner Bros. Staff SN Dr. Scratchansniff HN Hello Nurse RL Ralph PL Mr. Plotz WB Will Bell NVC Non-Verbal Characters CB Chicken Boo MS Mr. Skullhead ME The Mime S!D Sexy Characters You Wouldn't Want To Date MM Minerva Mink KK Katie Ka-Boom CO Colin (Randy Beaman's Pal) For other characters, simply use their name. "Director++" =====alt.tv.animaniacs And You How Often Do You Post? (P) P--- What's posting? P-- What's a.t.a.? P- I've heard of the group. P I lurk. P+ I've posted. P++ I post regularly. P+++ I post scores of messages daily; I _am_ a.t.a. What Have You Done For a.t.a. Lately? (D) D I have made humorous posts. Dp I've written a song parody. Ds I run an FTP site. Df I've written fan-fiction. Da I've hosted an Animania event. Dd I maintain a small document (e.g., the PAYPWIP? list). Ddd I maintain a large document (e.g., the CRG). Do Other. Dadoo You call we can? Combine these freely. "Dpf" The Envelope Please... (Tow) If you've received a Tower Award, indicate it with "Tow". Two Towers? "Tow2" An Extra-Large Tower? "Tow*" =====Fan Behavior Money Spent ($) Each + indicates an order of magnitude. This is total money spent on anything connected to Animaniacs. $ $0 $+ $1-$10 $++ $11-$100 $+++ $101-$1000 (Cels are nice, eh?) $++++ ...and so on (eek!). Voice Artists Met (V) Use a "V" followed by one or more of these: r Rob Paulsen j Jess Harnell t Tress MacNeille m Maurice LaMarche f Frank Welker s Sherri Stoner b Bernadette Peters o Orson Welles Indicate others with their names. Add a "+" for each autograph, voice recording, picture taken _with both you and the artist in the picture_, or anything else that would stand up in court. "Vj+" Favorite Episode (E) Indicated with an E and the episode number. For example, "E65". The anal may indicate their second favorite with "Ee", third with "Eee", et cetera. _Least_ favorite shows may obviously be indicated with sixty-nine "E"s and the show number. Animaniacs Fan Purity Test Score (T) Most recent version, please. You may list either your raw score _or_ your ranking. For example, "T160" or "TPinky". Normal mixed case is recommended for ranking-type codes. =====Misc. Age (A or Ay) As it seems to be a hot topic of discussion, you may indicate your age (A) or your year of birth (Ay). For example: "A25" for someone who is 25 years old, or "Ay69" for someone who was born in 1969. Gender (F or M) Optional gender-indicator. =====Sample (No, This Isn't Me) A! JW2 YK++ WK++ DT++^ PI++ BR+i SL++! RI+++! GDF+ BU+ MI~ HIP-- MM+++/0 CO? P+{+++} Dpf[s] Tow $++ Vrm++ E1 TSlappy A27 M =====In Closing... This is yet a work in progress. All comments are welcome, and contributors will be credited in future versions. Stay tooned... =====Contributors & Pioneers Kim Robarts (bc891@FreeNet.Carleton.CA) Richard Manning (mannin16@egr.msu.edu) Jennette Owen (jennette.owen@servcent.org) Zach White (zwhite@efn.org) Jonathan Nicholson (jono@acme.demon.co.uk) Ricky Foltz (Ricky.Foltz@yob.com) Karen KJT Dot (kjtdot@aol.com) Shokko (K. Anderson, shock@MO.NET) Sarah Dealy (RoxDe@aol.com) Bryan Chaney (z9406052@cc.mita.keio.ac.jp) Brad Littlejohn (tyketto@cwis.unomaha.edu) =====Disclaimer Use of trademarks is not intended as a challenge to their validity. The right to create derivative works is explicitly not granted. Mine! Any attempt to make a profit from this without my consent will incur the wrath of my lawyers. This work is a parody of "The Geek Code" and, as such, is permitted and protected by US and international copyright law. This work is in no way connected to Duncan Richer's "AnimaniCode", and any resemblance is the result of coincidence and similar sources of inspiration. "Animaniacs" and most characters are the intellectual property of Warner Bros. -JW woodward@ftp.com -- Jonathan Woodward woodward@ftp.com woodward@io.com http://io.com/~woodward A! JW2 WAR++ P&B+++i SL+++!^ SK++ RI+++! RU++i P+++ Dpfo[s] $+++ Vrj++ TPinky GCS/O H+ a- w+ v++ C++$ N++ W++$ t++ 5+ R++ G+++ tv b+++ T+++$ c++ e++ &r* y+