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How or why did you pick your avatar (now with request)

Posted: 30 May 2010, 03:54
by Ed.
I'm curious as this forum lacks the normal spread of adverts and objectification for the most part.

also secret I need an avatar topic and need ideas

Re: How or why did you pck your avatar

Posted: 30 May 2010, 04:05
by Lord Chrusher
I picked a self portrait that I quite like.

Re: How or why did you pck your avatar

Posted: 30 May 2010, 04:06
by theDreamer
What he said.

My gf drew this, and I happen to enjoy her style.

Re: How or why did you pck your avatar

Posted: 30 May 2010, 04:14
by iamafish
it describes my political beliefs in a satirical self-parody that i felt was witty and light-hearted

Re: How or why did you pck your avatar

Posted: 30 May 2010, 04:21
by The Jester
Mine's a pic I drew of myself, with the simple addition of all-blue eyes, which I quite like so I set it as my avatar. ;)

Re: How or why did you pck your avatar

Posted: 30 May 2010, 04:22
by Mister Fiend
Am I Evil?
Yes, I am.
You know who else is Evil? Cthulhu.

Re: How or why did you pck your avatar

Posted: 30 May 2010, 04:30
by Nevrmore
Cthulhu's not evil.

Mine is a picture of a snake holding a samurai sword that was drown by nedroid of www.nedroid.com. Too cool not to use.

Re: How or why did you pck your avatar

Posted: 30 May 2010, 04:45
by Whitmore
TUBES

Re: How or why did you pck your avatar

Posted: 30 May 2010, 04:47
by Mad Madam Mimm
Following the trend, my avatar is a self portrait wot I drew.

It used to be a picture of Groucho Marx

Re: How or why did you pck your avatar

Posted: 30 May 2010, 04:58
by Agloriouscuppa
My avatar is a cartoony self portrait I drew when I was learning to draw.

On other forums I use Konata from lucky star, mostly because I havnt gotten round to replacing her with this one.

Re: How or why did you pck your avatar

Posted: 30 May 2010, 05:23
by Mister Fiend
Agloriouscuppa wrote:My avatar is a cartoony self portrait I drew when I was learning to draw.

On other forums I use Konata from lucky star, mostly because I havnt gotten round to replacing her with this one.

I'm sorry, are you somehow implying that you are more awesome than Konata?
Image
I'm going to have to hurt you now. With PAIN.

Re: How or why did you pick your avatar

Posted: 30 May 2010, 06:14
by Ottoman
It's simple, clean, a somewhat obscure reference, and looks nothing like me; what more could I want? I was inspired after something during Desert Bus got me to watch the entire ReBoot archive.

Re: How or why did you pick your avatar

Posted: 30 May 2010, 06:24
by aeric90
Mine is my rugby team's logo.

Re: How or why did you pick your avatar

Posted: 30 May 2010, 06:35
by Myrph
Self portrait drawn by a friend of mine on the internet from a picture of me I had sent her.
Previous to that it was the Canadian hobo from a webcomic I read that several people told me (at the time) sort of looked like me (before my hair went wild).

I also use the logo of the Sheep Poo Paper company, because what is more awesome than paper made from animal poo?

Re: How or why did you pick your avatar

Posted: 30 May 2010, 06:50
by madrak_the_red
Colonial Marines are cool

Re: How or why did you pick your avatar

Posted: 30 May 2010, 06:53
by Darkobra
I saw this somewhere else. Can't remember where. It was pretty much the only 300 parody I liked so I claimed it.

Re: How or why did you pick your avatar

Posted: 30 May 2010, 06:53
by operagirl95
Just a photo of myself that I like. The previous avatar was drawn by Kathleen and is still used elsewhere.

Re: How or why did you pick your avatar

Posted: 30 May 2010, 07:00
by House MD
When i changed my name on another board to House
i went hunting for a piccyture of him and made it

Re: How or why did you pck your avatar

Posted: 30 May 2010, 07:09
by Agloriouscuppa
Mister Fiend wrote:
Agloriouscuppa wrote:My avatar is a cartoony self portrait I drew when I was learning to draw.

On other forums I use Konata from lucky star, mostly because I havnt gotten round to replacing her with this one.

I'm sorry, are you somehow implying that you are more awesome than Konata?
Image
I'm going to have to hurt you now. With PAIN.


I would never suggest something like that, I just felt myself was probably a better symbol of who I am than Konata, I can only dream to be one day as awesome as konata.


I just noticed my avatars eyes accidentally look at my post, but the face is clearly hesitant.. A completely unintentional accident which sums up everything I ever post..

Re: How or why did you pick your avatar

Posted: 30 May 2010, 07:18
by Jillers
Rejected Cartoons was amazing.
I used to hae an avatar of a kitten licking the screen. I still really liked that one, but I wanted a change.

Re: How or why did you pick your avatar

Posted: 30 May 2010, 08:12
by GreigKM
I like to think, and I wanted my Brain avatar to match the LRR colors, everywhere else it's gray.

Re: How or why did you pick your avatar

Posted: 30 May 2010, 08:20
by Master Gunner
Mine's from back when I was active on the xkcd forum. At some point one of the strips caused me to become obsessed with Zeppelins, so I mocked up a quick one and have being using it as my avatar since then. More recently I "upgraded" it with one that took slightly more than 5 minutes of work, and is now heavily armed, which is what you see to your left.

Re: How or why did you pick your avatar

Posted: 30 May 2010, 08:29
by GreigKM
Well, If you want to get Historical, First I had the falling man from the cover of MYST, then this (The Stranger's Hand): Image and then I went for the Brain, which was first this: Image then I upgradded (with 2 Ds for a double dose of my pimping abilities)

Re: How or why did you pick your avatar

Posted: 30 May 2010, 09:21
by Evil Jim
I am a Runner. I am a (mid)West Coast Mother Lovin' G. If you don't know what either of those are you need to watch more of Loading Ready Run's CommodoreHUSTLE. I also like subtle animations.

My avatar may change soon so for archival purposes the one in question is below.
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Re: How or why did you pick your avatar

Posted: 30 May 2010, 09:28
by Smeghead
because Cirno is the strongest!