ASCII-Art Owls

This is not actually something I developed. In 1992 or ‘93, a friend encountered this list someplace, and emailed it to me knowing my thing for owls. I’m posting it here because I haven’t seen it elsewhere on the web.

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      (*)
     <*,*>
     [`:']
     -"-"-
  flying squad
  (UK police)

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      (+)
     <*,*>
     [`+']
     -"-"-
     bishop  

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      =!=
     <*,*>
     [`-']
     -"-"-
indian owl (brave)

      ===
    <<oqo>>
    [["="]]
    -""-""-
owl perched on
pneumatic drill

			 ***** The Compleat Owl *****
                   From Brad Green
      ___             ___             _v_             v_v              ___
     <*,*>           <*,*>           <*,*>           <*,*>            <`,'>
     [`-']          =^`-'^=          [`-']           [`-']            [`-']
     -"-"-            " "            -"-"-           -"-"-            -"-"-
      owl         flying owl        punk owl    owl with antlers   chinese owl
      ___             ___             ___             ___              ___
     <*,->           <-,->           <+,+>           <@,@>            <$,$>
     [`-']           [`-']           [`-']           [`-']            [`-']
     -"-"-           -"-"-           -"-"-           -"-"-            -"-"-
  winking owl     sleeping owl     drunk owl    caffeinated owl     greedy owl
       ___            ___             ___             ___              ___
      {*,*}          <=,=>           <O,O>           <v,v>            <^,^>
      [`-']          [`-']           [`-']           [`-']            [`-']
      -"-"-          -"-"-           -"-"-           -"-"-            -"-"-
  owl listening    shrewd owl    wide-eyed owl      shy owl         happy owl
   to walkman                                         _                 _
      ___             ___            _|||_            /_              _( )_
     <#,#>           <o-o>           <*,*>           <*,*>            <*,*>
     [`-']           [`-']           [`-']           [`-']            [`-']
     -"-"-           -"-"-           -"-"-           -"-"-            -"-"-
  TV-eyed owl    with glasses    with top hat    owl with fez       cowboy owl
      ___             ___             ___             ___              ___
     <*_*>           <*,*>           <*,*>           <*,*>            <*,*>
     [  \]           [`-//           [`-']           [`o']            [`S']
     -"-"-           -"-"-           -"---           -"-"-            -"-"-
  owl smoking    owl with sling  one-legged owl  with medalion      super owl
      ___            -"-"-        o  _____   _.
     <*,*>           [,-,]       o  /o __ \_/ |       * *             "owl"
     [`~']           <*'*>        o[  ///  _  <
     -"-"-            ---           `-----' `-'
  vampire owl    owl pretending    surreal owl    owl in cave          owl
                  to be a bat         ___            ___              .   .
      |_|                            (___)          * /_\              )_(
   W <*,*>                           <*,*>           <*,*>            <*,*>
   |-[`-']_.         <*,*>          =^`-'^=          [`-']            [`-']
   | -"-"-           ~~~~~           -"-"-           -"-"-            -"-"-
   devil owl      deviled owl      angel owl       santa owl       martian owl
      ___             ___             ___             ___             ___
     <m,m>           <g,g>           <q,p>           < * >           <x,x>
     [`=']           [`-']           [' `]           [`-']          >>>>>>>
     -"-"-           -"-"-           -"-"-           -"-"-          <<<<<<<
   owl with      baggy-eyed owl    crying owl     cyclops owl     roadkill owl
 lipstick and
long eyelashes