What's up with that Avatar?
 

Well since phredgreen started the what's up with that nickname? Thread I became interested in what reasons people have for their Avatars.

Why did you choose it? What's your reason?

I chose mine because it is portraying (well almost) how I was when I was a young kid :D always up to no good and with a verry strong interest in hidden matters. :crazy:
Plus I think it's a funny image.

(mods: If this post is in the wrong board plz transfer it.)

Well, I thought that seeing as my nick was cliche (and has been for about 6-7 years on various boards/BBSs/IRC) I needed to pick one for an avatar... so the cliche kitty seemed like an obvious choice!

...and it's vewwy vewwy cute...

Jennifer Garner is extremely gorgeous and I loved her pink-haired look from the early Alias episode.

I chose mine because it's a little creepy and obscure, and it's fun to note peoples' reactions when they realize it's staring at them, or that its eyes move.

brllglajblzbrlfhbzbdjfalblargyohblarghdlrbhTIMMEY!

(and the Lords of the Underworld!)

I got one. I'll let yo know what it is as soon as I reach the vaulted post level that triggers the big Avatar day.

Favourite music band..

When I designed it I thought it was cool. I added my name and it became my avatar.

When I grow up, I want to be Ash.

Sir, I have a plan!

Eh... I just haven't found one that really presents me in the way that I think of myself. Thus, I put up an ava of a chick that I think is beautiful.

I've always enjoyed the antics of Milk & Cheese.

<--- just a pair of eyes.....










...mine...


:eek: :o




/me runs :p

<- Shinomori Aoshi

from the anime: 'Rurouni Kenshin'

:thumbsup:

Depends on my mood.

I used to keep it pretty consistent, but now I change it more often.

This time I'm expressing my lustful side.
There is a reason I'm called rogue.;)

It's the man inside my head who tells me what to do.

He looks alot like me...

And damn sexy ones they are!:thumbsup:

Mine is very self serving.

I think I'm due for a revamp though.

I'm just a Mok...

hmm dont have one yet but i picked one out already. . . its of an image in my head that i tried to create got mad and looked for something of a visual aide to draw with and i found the exact picture i had in my head freaky. . . although it is of a male angel and i am female he is my guardian, and inspiration

<-------- me.

I change it from time to time. It may not be me later. Who knows.

um. i wanted to make a new one, i guess.

bones says that it's bill gates with a side of bacon over the fire.

Yeah... that's me in my normal state of anger.

Wario is just my character of choice when it comes to any of the Nintendo games he stars in.
But why do I have a picture of him pumping a rocket?
Ummm... :hmm:

i only have one eye in mine

i crafted it my self in 3dsmax

Sadly it'll be a while before I get to play. Time, you know, time.

But it will probably be a camera.

If you know the theme song. Due for a change though, something not so spongebobby.

Shultz shows us that even a nazi can be cuddly.

It's a pic of John Frusciante. He's my favorite (and greatest IMO) guitarist ever.

mine changes quite regularly, to go with my current mood, or interest.

atm, its Sean Bateman (little brother of Patrick), because imo, one can´t have enough Bateman in ones Avatar.

the pics from Rules of Attraction (bret easton ellis) as is my location, and signature.

its all about streamlining.

It's a drawing I did of a central character in a novel I wrote, I used Ulead Gif Animator and Photoshop to give it an old film like feel, the end-product astounds me.

mine's pretty self-explanatory.

i'm a longhorn & love my school.

HOOK 'EM HORNS!

Well, my old avatar was a phoenix... I know, imaginative, eh? But now it's a stuffed Cthulhu. After all, who doesn't love a cuddly stuffed elder god? Besides, I've been having these weird dreams lately...

HA! Just warn me if you and a group of your buddies decide it's time to head to the beach some weekend; I want to get a few continents away.

Mine is me, devil horns and all, with a bit of the ol' green flame added for effect. That's Thraeryn.

Mines great, It's some girl from the TB's eye. Then more blue, and a dash of anarchy sign. I dont know i just really like the eye.

There are not nearly enough swollen members (to quote air45) on TFP (in terms of avatars - I don't need to know if that's the case behind the keyboard for those of you playing at home), so in order to balance the number of T&A, I present you with... watermelon.gif!

So... uhhh.. yeah, that was disturbing.

I love knights, princess's and all that stuff.
Very cool :D

I can SEE you ;)

er, i thought mine looked nice :)


Actually, i might go hunting for another avatar now, ive been inspired.

Mine is the fantastic severed, re-animated head of Dr. Carl Hill. If you've seen "Re-Animator," you know what an important part he plays in the movie. I felt he deserved the honor of being a TFP avatar.

Sadly, I'm beginning to think it's time to move on. We will see.

I'm a sci-fi fan, so I my avatar is always of a sci-fi character. I try to change it on a monthly basis.

He's one of my favorite cartoon characters. He try's really hard, but nothing ever quite turns out the way he wants, kinda like me. Also, because he consistently thwarts The Brain's plans to take over the world he is a bit of a sub-superhero.

My family coat-of-arms...nothing more...nothing less.

It's football season. I change it to the Bears logo during the season, when the season's over, I'll switch back to the stomping Juggernaut. :)

Easy... domokun RAWR!!!!!!!!!

fat albert was always cool and in a good mood.

<<<<<< I'll give you three guesses

Just me. I was going to put up the one I made of Jonny #5 but that was a bit too predictable for my tastes.

As of now this one is my in a paper bag being the mean monster. The monster my friends named Ralph (due the the fact that I'm using a Ralph's grocery bag).

They aren't my eyes, but they look a lot like mine. I use them on another board that a lot of my IRL friends visit, and they didn't know they weren't my eyes until I told them.
I just like the way they sit there and watch the post :)

Can anyone guess whose eyes they really are?

Mine just reminds me that I was born a century or two too late. I've always liked the Jolly Roger and this one is just a little fancier. I used to change mine now and again but so far I just haven't felt the urge.

Sticky the Stickman

Loved the movie, and the game. But Newman has a soliloquy in where he talks about playing pool that I related to after playing for a few years:

"...it's a great feeling, boy, it's a real great feeling when you're right and you KNOW you're right. It's like all of a sudden I got oil in my arm. The pool cue's part of me....you don't have to look, you just KNOW...."

I've got mine all ready - a nice picture of me... But you'll all have to wait until I get to the magic number.

Mike.

To spite Spec, the bears fan... :D

But now that I did that I think i'm in the mood for something crazier. And yes Spec, I'm a Packers Fan... Wisconsin born :)

some avatars I have used in the past at the Opera Support forums or the Anything Forums (under my normal internet nomenclature)
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http://www.torlian.net/pics/avatars/...one_figure.jpg
took this myself with my G2 at my older sister's wedding
1) cowboy bebop
http://www.torlian.net/pics/avatars/...epop_large.gif
made that with stills from the first DVD and unFREEz
2) current avatar at a regular haunt - picture needs no explanation
http://www.torlian.net/pics/avatars/ron_jeremy.jpg
3)homestar runner - shamelessly stolen from an associated fark thread early/mid last year or thereabouts
http://www.torlian.net/pics/avatars/...7k_100x100.gif
4) my own creation from my own self-pic
http://www.torlian.net/pics/avatars/rotating_head.gif

Those remind me of Eddie Vedder's, dont know why :confused:

Well, it's an ancient peruvian....oh, wait. no avatar yet :/

<- usually calvin and hobbes

"Peace, Love, and Happiness"
http://macgng.netfirms.com/peacelovehappiness-small.jpg
click for a bigger pic

<-- David Bowie's cover from his album Heathen.

Probably because they are Eddie's ;)
From the Jeremy music video

Quit your job for Bob! Repent now! The world ends tomorrow.
<---

oOo i just got my avatar

i didn't put THAT much thought to it..
just a pic i had lying around i cropped and messed w/ contrast.

i like the 20's flapper society and louise brooke.. this isn't as representative of me as it could be because i don't really think it encompasses how i am, but rather, how i want to be? or maybe this is the inner me, waiting to come out ;) rawr.

Working on getting mine atm~

The new one... seeing as how it isn't of me anymore...

It's Snoop. You gotta love Snoop.


I'm a Pimp... He's a Pimp... it works out.

I'm me. good old digital cam, crop and a little playing with balance. On a side note it always confuses the hell out of me when people change avitars or sigs. I mostly use them to ID people (as I think is the point) and using sigs to ID people is sort of an old slashdot habit. anyway, maybe I'm just easily confused.