So what WOULD your avatar be if this site allowed?

Cloud · 06-11-2007, 10:20 AM

Maybe since we can't use them, it would be instructive to have a thread to post --imaginary-- avatars.

Here's the one I usually use, big deal:

xoxoxoBruce · 06-11-2007, 10:22 AM

Why would it be instructive?

Cloud · 06-11-2007, 10:26 AM

because avatars give an additional glimpse into the interests and personalities of the owner

xoxoxoBruce · 06-11-2007, 10:28 AM

Rubbish, it's only what they want to make people think. What they post tells the real story.

Shawnee123 · 06-11-2007, 10:32 AM

True. Otherwise, what would the pic I would use in my avatar, the pic on my public profile, say about me? That I want to be a Pez dispenser? That I am a duck, of the daffy order?

The profile pic suffices.

Cloud · 06-11-2007, 10:33 AM

sure, but you can't divorce what people want to present the world from their personality.

If you're not interested, don't post. If you want to argue about it, how about the why no avatars thread. I'm curious to see what people might choose.

Happy Monkey · 06-11-2007, 10:45 AM

Cloud · 06-11-2007, 10:50 AM

yeek. okay, I'd vote no on that one. Besides, it's too big!

glatt · 06-11-2007, 10:55 AM

Clodfobble · 06-11-2007, 10:57 AM

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Beestie · 06-11-2007, 11:00 AM

I'm just glad HM decided not to show us the rest of the pic.

I haven't said too much about the avatar question. But I'm glad we don't use them. I used to participate in another forum (sports related) and the avatars and HTML sig lines are just visually exhausting - blinking, scrolling, animated things that just tax the eyes and brain.

I see where Cloud picked a somewhat serene and not a "look at Meeeee" avatar which is fine and all but since we don't have an approval committee anything goes. As I think back over the past few years of the Cellar, I have waking nightmares just thinking about what some people would have chosen.

On a related note, I drive around and can't help but notice what some people do with personalize license plates and wonder what on earth they were thinking.

There's a sig line that can be used to say something about yourself and I think quite a few people use it very effectively.

But that's just my opinion and differing ones count just as much.

monster · 06-11-2007, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloud

Besides, it's too big!

I understand you're not the first to say that about HM's cock.

Beestie · 06-11-2007, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

Trivia question: What argument was settled by this picture? Glatt you are disqualified (assuming you know the answer).

Cloud · 06-11-2007, 11:01 AM

it's okay that you guys don't want to use avatars--I just wanted a fun thread with a little self-expression, 'kay? Don't make it into more than it is.

Beestie · 06-11-2007, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

I understand you're not the first to say that about HM's cock.

The chicken, however, is another matter altogether.

Just kidding HM!!

06-11-2007, 10:20 AM	#1
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	So what WOULD your avatar be if this site allowed? Maybe since we can't use them, it would be instructive to have a thread to post --imaginary-- avatars. Here's the one I usually use, big deal: __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-11-2007, 10:22 AM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Why would it be instructive? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-11-2007, 10:26 AM	#3
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	because avatars give an additional glimpse into the interests and personalities of the owner __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-11-2007, 10:28 AM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Rubbish, it's only what they want to make people think. What they post tells the real story. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-11-2007, 10:32 AM	#5
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	True. Otherwise, what would the pic I would use in my avatar, the pic on my public profile, say about me? That I want to be a Pez dispenser? That I am a duck, of the daffy order? The profile pic suffices. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

06-11-2007, 10:33 AM	#6
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	sure, but you can't divorce what people want to present the world from their personality. If you're not interested, don't post. If you want to argue about it, how about the why no avatars thread. I'm curious to see what people might choose. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-11-2007, 10:45 AM	#7
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	__________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

06-11-2007, 10:50 AM	#8
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	yeek. okay, I'd vote no on that one. Besides, it's too big! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-11-2007, 10:55 AM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717

06-11-2007, 10:57 AM	#10
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	. Attached Images Last edited by Clodfobble; 06-11-2007 at 10:59 AM. Reason: WHOA big picture

06-11-2007, 11:00 AM	#11
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	I'm just glad HM decided not to show us the rest of the pic. I haven't said too much about the avatar question. But I'm glad we don't use them. I used to participate in another forum (sports related) and the avatars and HTML sig lines are just visually exhausting - blinking, scrolling, animated things that just tax the eyes and brain. I see where Cloud picked a somewhat serene and not a "look at Meeeee" avatar which is fine and all but since we don't have an approval committee anything goes. As I think back over the past few years of the Cellar, I have waking nightmares just thinking about what some people would have chosen. On a related note, I drive around and can't help but notice what some people do with personalize license plates and wonder what on earth they were thinking. There's a sig line that can be used to say something about yourself and I think quite a few people use it very effectively. But that's just my opinion and differing ones count just as much. __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

06-11-2007, 11:01 AM	#14
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	it's okay that you guys don't want to use avatars--I just wanted a fun thread with a little self-expression, 'kay? Don't make it into more than it is. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

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