Ken Ferguson came up with the original idea as near as I can tell.
When we Boeing Everett Ops Computing folks would
feel the need to bug each other, we'd use BIGMSG EXEC.
A great way to fill up another IBM VM/CMS user's screen on KGV1
                                                          (BCTS in the old daze)
with a big ole MSG.
If you were one of us, you may recall this on your screen:

IIIIIIIIIIII
IIIIIIIIIIII
     II
     II
     II
     II
     II
     II
     II
     II
IIIIIIIIIIII
IIIIIIIIIIII


JJJJJJJJJJJJ  UU        UU   SSSSSSSSSS   TTTTTTTTTTTT
JJJJJJJJJJJJ  UU        UU  SSSSSSSSSSSS  TTTTTTTTTTTT
     JJ       UU        UU  SS        SS       TT
     JJ       UU        UU  SS                 TT
     JJ       UU        UU  SSS                TT
     JJ       UU        UU   SSSSSSSSS         TT
     JJ       UU        UU    SSSSSSSSS        TT
     JJ       UU        UU           SSS       TT
JJ   JJ       UU        UU            SS       TT
JJ   JJ       UU        UU  SS        SS       TT
JJJJJJJ       UUUUUUUUUUUU  SSSSSSSSSSSS       TT
 JJJJJ         UUUUUUUUUU    SSSSSSSSSS        TT


DDDDDDDDDD     OOOOOOOOOO   NN        NN       ''       TTTTTTTTTTTT
DDDDDDDDDDD   OOOOOOOOOOOO  NNN       NN       ''       TTTTTTTTTTTT
DD       DDD  OO        OO  NNNN      NN      ''             TT
DD        DD  OO        OO  NNNNN     NN                     TT
DD        DD  OO        OO  NN NNN    NN                     TT
DD        DD  OO        OO  NN  NNN   NN                     TT
DD        DD  OO        OO  NN   NNN  NN                     TT
DD        DD  OO        OO  NN    NNN NN                     TT
DD        DD  OO        OO  NN     NNNNN                     TT
DD       DDD  OO        OO  NN      NNNN                     TT
DDDDDDDDDDD   OOOOOOOOOOOO  NN       NNN                     TT
DDDDDDDDDD     OOOOOOOOOO   NN        NN                     TT


KK       KKK  NN        NN   OOOOOOOOOO   WW        WW
KK      KKK   NNN       NN  OOOOOOOOOOOO  WW        WW
KK     KKK    NNNN      NN  OO        OO  WW        WW
KK    KKK     NNNNN     NN  OO        OO  WW        WW
KK   KKK      NN NNN    NN  OO        OO  WW        WW
KKKKKKK       NN  NNN   NN  OO        OO  WW   WW   WW
KKKKKKK       NN   NNN  NN  OO        OO  WW  WWWW  WW
KK   KKK      NN    NNN NN  OO        OO  WW WWWWWW WW
KK    KKK     NN     NNNNN  OO        OO  WWWWW  WWWWW
KK     KKK    NN      NNNN  OO        OO  WWWW    WWWW
KK      KKK   NN       NNN  OOOOOOOOOOOO  WWW      WWW
KK       KKK  NN        NN   OOOOOOOOOO   WW        WW



Granted, it doesn't have that special  MSG FROM EVOC3:  in front of it.
But there's nothing I can do about that...  Sorry...

or perhaps you may recall the infamous:


JJJJJJJJJJJJ  UU        UU   SSSSSSSSSS   TTTTTTTTTTTT
JJJJJJJJJJJJ  UU        UU  SSSSSSSSSSSS  TTTTTTTTTTTT
     JJ       UU        UU  SS        SS       TT
     JJ       UU        UU  SS                 TT
     JJ       UU        UU  SSS                TT
     JJ       UU        UU   SSSSSSSSS         TT
     JJ       UU        UU    SSSSSSSSS        TT
     JJ       UU        UU           SSS       TT
JJ   JJ       UU        UU            SS       TT
JJ   JJ       UU        UU  SS        SS       TT
JJJJJJJ       UUUUUUUUUUUU  SSSSSSSSSSSS       TT
 JJJJJ         UUUUUUUUUU    SSSSSSSSSS        TT


 GGGGGGGGGG   IIIIIIIIIIII  MM        MM  MM        MM  EEEEEEEEEEEE
GGGGGGGGGGGG  IIIIIIIIIIII  MMM      MMM  MMM      MMM  EEEEEEEEEEEE
GG        GG       II       MMMM    MMMM  MMMM    MMMM  EE
GG                 II       MMMMM  MMMMM  MMMMM  MMMMM  EE
GG                 II       MM MMMMMM MM  MM MMMMMM MM  EE
GG                 II       MM  MMMM  MM  MM  MMMM  MM  EEEEEE
GG     GGGGG       II       MM   MM   MM  MM   MM   MM  EEEEEE
GG     GGGGG       II       MM        MM  MM        MM  EE
GG        GG       II       MM        MM  MM        MM  EE
GG        GG       II       MM        MM  MM        MM  EE
GGGGGGGGGGGG  IIIIIIIIIIII  MM        MM  MM        MM  EEEEEEEEEEEE
 GGGGGGGGGG   IIIIIIIIIIII  MM        MM  MM        MM  EEEEEEEEEEEE


   AAAAAA
  AAAAAAAA
 AA      AA
AA        AA
AA        AA
AA        AA
AAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAA
AA        AA
AA        AA
AA        AA
AA        AA


           BBBBBBBBBBB   RRRRRRRRRRR   EEEEEEEEEEEE     AAAAAA     KK       KKK
          BBBBBBBBBBBB  RRRRRRRRRRRR  EEEEEEEEEEEE    AAAAAAAA    KK      KKK
         BB        BB  RR        RR  EE             AA      AA   KK     KKK
        BB        BB  RR        RR  EE            AA        AA  KK    KKK
       BB       BB   RR        RR  EE            AA        AA  KK   KKK
      BBBBBBBBBBB   RRRRRRRRRRRR  EEEEEE        AA        AA  KKKKKKK
     BBBBBBBBBB    RRRRRRRRRRR   EEEEEE        AAAAAAAAAAAA  KKKKKKK
    BB       BB   RR    RR      EE            AAAAAAAAAAAA  KK   KKK
   BB        BB  RR     RR     EE            AA        AA  KK    KKK
  BB        BB  RR      RR    EE            AA        AA  KK     KKK
 BBBBBBBBBBBB  RR       RR   EEEEEEEEEEEE  AA        AA  KK      KKK
BBBBBBBBBBB   RR        RR  EEEEEEEEEEEE  AA        AA  KK       KKK


And now those days are gone...  Sigh...
Why can't Microsoft with all of it's power develop an OS as good as VM/CMS???
(he said rolling on the floor in a fit of laughter)...

WELL WORRY NO

           MM        MM   OOOOOOOOOO   RRRRRRRRRRR   EEEEEEEEEEEE       !!
          MMM      MMM  OOOOOOOOOOOO  RRRRRRRRRRRR  EEEEEEEEEEEE      !!!!
         MMMM    MMMM  OO        OO  RR        RR  EE                !!!!
        MMMMM  MMMMM  OO        OO  RR        RR  EE                !!!!
       MM MMMMMM MM  OO        OO  RR        RR  EE                !!!!
      MM  MMMM  MM  OO        OO  RRRRRRRRRRRR  EEEEEE            !!!!
     MM   MM   MM  OO        OO  RRRRRRRRRRR   EEEEEE             !!
    MM        MM  OO        OO  RR    RR      EE                 !!
   MM        MM  OO        OO  RR     RR     EE                 !!
  MM        MM  OO        OO  RR      RR    EE
 MM        MM  OOOOOOOOOOOO  RR       RR   EEEEEEEEEEEE       !!
MM        MM   OOOOOOOOOO   RR        RR  EEEEEEEEEEEE       !!


Because since Steve got laid off he has more time than he knows what to do with.
(It took me two days to write this so you BETTER appreciate it!)

Consequently I (Steve) give you...




Wait for it...




big.exe!



Type in some text, copy it to the clipboard with the copy button and
paste away into notepad or whatever email app you got.

Limitations:
Ya gotta have a fixed width font (CourierNew, FixedSys, etc)
for it to look right.
Email apps often do terrible things to line breaks.  Watch out...

Oh, whatever.  You know you're die'in to try it...
It's a whoppin 56K so it'll probably fit on your hard drive.

If you want to pay me for this MARVELOUS app, well,
just find me a job.  That oughta cover it...

(Actually, I did find a job so nevermiiind.)