An ascii rose by any other name

When you're really in love, sometimes it takes more than just 26 letters to express it. Sometimes the only way to say 'I love you' is to write someone a rosebud in ascii. Here's a few variations if you get tongue-tied:

The longer stemmed rose, probably a hybrid tea rose:

@(---`---,---

A shorter stemmed variety, probably a Jacquard rose:

@}-`-,-

Looks like a David Austin rose, very hardy, double-flowering, my mother's favourite:

@(---`---`---

And if you're feeling really extravagant:

Or, to really impress the ladies:

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_____8″”=”"8′__”88a88′
.._.;88m a8___,8″”_”8
__”8″‘__”88″__A”_____8;
___”8,__”8___8_______”8,
____”8___8,__8,_______”8
_____8,__”8,_”8,_______8,
_____”8,__”8,_”8mm”"”"”"8m.
______”8,am888i”‘___ 3,mm”
______,8″___8″__ 3.m888″
_____,88P”"”"” 3I888888
________________”I888_
__________________”I8,
___________________”I8
____________________”I8_
________,mmeem.m”"i,_I8″”__,mmeem,’.
_______m”"____._”8.8_I8__,8″___.__”88
______i8__._’__,mi”"8I8_,8_._’__,8″_88
______88.’_,mm”"____”8I88″m,,mm’” 8
______”8_m”"_________”I8 “”‘
_______”8_____________I8
______________________I8
______________________I8
______________________I8
______________________I8

Or, if she's the one:



Or you could create a YouTube declaration of your love. Hmm.

Cute counting

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