Fun_People Archive
16 Dec
Figure/Ground 101

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From: Peter Langston <psl>
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 96 03:44:18 -0800
To: Fun_People
Subject: Figure/Ground 101

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Mrs Smith wanted her third grade class to play a game where one student
starts a drawing on the board and one by one others add to it.

She thinks for a moment, and decides not to start with Johnny, because he
is so naughty and always has some "unusual" picture in mind.

So she starts with Jane.

Jane: "This is our house."

              /\
             /  \
            /    \
           /      \
           |      |
           |      |
           |      |
           |      |



The teacher say "Good, Jane!" and asks Peter to draw next:

Peter: "This is the door to our house."

              /\
             /  \
            /    \
           /      \
           |      |
           |  _   |
           | | |  |
           | |_|  |



The teacher says "Very good, Peter" and calls Mary.

Mary: "This is our house's roof."

              /\
             /UU\
            /    \
           /      \
           |      |
           |  _   |
           | | |  |
           | |_|  |



The teacher says "Very nice, Mary" and calls on Stevie.

Stevie: "And this is the sun over our house."

              \|/
              -O-
              /|\
              /\
             /UU\
            /    \
           /      \
           |      |
           |  _   |
           | | |  |
           | |_|  |



The teacher says "very nice, Stevie" and thinks, there is not much damage
that Johnny can do with this picture and asks Johnny to come to the board.

Johnny: "And this is my dad, trying to pick up the soap that he dropped in
the shower."


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             /      \
            /   \|/  \
           /    -O-   \
           |    /|\   |
           |    /\    |
           |   /UU\   |
           |  /    \  |
           | /      \ |
           | |      | |
           | |  _   | |
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Fun_People Archive 16 DecFigure/Ground 101

Fun_People Archive
16 Dec
Figure/Ground 101
