What we really look like!!!

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#226 Post by **navynuke04** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 6:55 am

Yeah... there was a slight bug that occured when we transfered the posts from the old forums. I could go back and manually change everyone's post counts, but I don't feel it would be worth the great amout of effort it would take.

Khaveen · #227 Post by **Khaveen** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 7:05 am

Yeah. And, besides, because of this bug, I'm the Defence Minister now!

VampD3 · #228 Post by **VampD3** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 3:07 pm

Here are some pics of our walk today!!

There is a nature reserve not far from my house.

Me and the Swans!!

Me in my room!!

Me feeding the Swans!!

The Swans!

Feeding Swans still....

Swans again!!

Kurdt · #229 Post by **Kurdt** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 5:11 pm

Here's one I found of me cleaning my dorm last year. I'd just finished up a play and I've still got the makeup on, which is why I look like a dirty street urchin, heh.

Winter Cleaning.

Kurdt · #230 Post by **Kurdt** » Sat May 01, 2004 5:52 pm

Okay, folks, I've decided to aquiesce and show a side of myself I kept denying you for a while...so here it is...

A Texan in his native environment

and...

A DRUNK Texan in his native environment

Hope you enjoy!

Rambaldi0503 · #231 Post by **Rambaldi0503** » Sat May 01, 2004 6:34 pm

All right, I guess I should post my pic.

http://infamous.iconrate.net/forums/upl ... 929314.jpg

Charlemagne · #232 Post by **Charlemagne** » Wed May 05, 2004 10:13 pm

I thought I'd post these just so I can boast about how large my back yard is.

At the southern end of the yard, looking north.
Near a tree.

Me doing what I do best (yeah, right!).

Action shot 1
Action shot 2
Action shot 3

Time for a beer, I think.

Relight · #233 Post by **Relight** » Wed May 05, 2004 10:40 pm

Erpy always surprises me... every time... I just always picture him as Nash. If I ever met him in RL I would get confused.

#234 Post by **navynuke04** » Wed May 05, 2004 10:40 pm

So you live on a golf course then?

Charlemagne · #235 Post by **Charlemagne** » Wed May 05, 2004 11:00 pm

So you live on a golf course then?

Nope. I just have a really, really big back yard. Big enough to be my own personal driving range in the summer. My landlord owns a 4.9 Hectare (~12.2 acre) lot that used to be a farm.

And I'm not Erpy, Relight. Or did you think that maybe I look like him?

Relight · #236 Post by **Relight** » Wed May 05, 2004 11:06 pm

Oh no, I was only looking at this topic all over again from the beginning since I'm at work and very bored with nothing to do... and not able to do anything productive on this computer except surf... so my comments were retrospective.

Charlemagne · #237 Post by **Charlemagne** » Wed May 05, 2004 11:47 pm

You're right Relight: Erpy doesn't much look like Nash... or me. I guess that's one of the problems with avatars. You tend to associate faces with them. For example, I'm sure that many people thought I looked like a green skull eating a parrot in real life.

And for everyone's browsing pleasure, I found a couple more pictures of me. I think I might have posted them already.

A reasonably professional picture of me without the beard. Reasonably.

Befuddled as usual.

Mathematicians rock!

My mother actually does think I'm cool.

Me having a Soprano's moment.

Snarky · #238 Post by **Snarky** » Thu May 06, 2004 3:04 am

The funny thing is, I think Erpy kind of does look like his avatar.

I think it's quite common for others to think of you as your avatar, the same way they might call you by your nick. Since humans are pretty superficial, it's probably a good idea to choose a nice-looking image to represent yourself. Also, if you keep changing it, not everyone may realize that you're the same person, so they're more likely to forget you.

I'm quite happy with my avatar (and nick). I think it sets the tone for my posts, and communicates a number of things efficiently. Also, it is distinctive enough to be recognizable, and it sort of kinda looks like me.

Actually, I'd probably rather that people saw me as just this disembodied grin than had actual photos of me.

Charlemagne · #239 Post by **Charlemagne** » Thu May 06, 2004 3:49 am

You raise a very interesting point Snarky.

I've chosen a fairly unique, though not particularly nice-looking avatar, but I'm not really concerned with the hoi polloi associating it with my face (just certain Flemish cryptographers).

Nonetheless, I'd be interested to know how often people and their avatars are confused, insofar as confusion is possible.

I agree that humans are superficial, and wonder how many people have associated Spikey with Northstar, Kurdt with Graham, Erpy with Nash and (dare I say it) Jafar with Kirby.

Spikey · #240 Post by **Spikey** » Thu May 06, 2004 7:58 am

I think it's quite common for others to think of you as your avatar

So they think of you as a mouth eh??? And Charlemagne is a palmtree. But when I look closer I see a skull in there.

Jafar · #241 Post by **Jafar** » Thu May 06, 2004 10:07 am

(dare I say it)

Go ahead and dare. I dare ya.

Spikey · #242 Post by **Spikey** » Thu May 06, 2004 11:51 am

He already did. Now Jafar, isn't it time to go and rule the world or something??

Snarky · #243 Post by **Snarky** » Thu May 06, 2004 12:27 pm

Charlemagne wrote:You raise a very interesting point Snarky.

I've chosen a fairly unique, though not particularly nice-looking avatar, but I'm not really concerned with the hoi polloi associating it with my face (just certain Flemish cryptographers).

I don't suppose I've chosen the most attractive avatar myself, but that's because I'm not trying very hard to be well-liked around here.

Nonetheless, I'd be interested to know how often people and their avatars are confused, insofar as confusion is possible.

I agree that humans are superficial, and wonder how many people have associated Spikey with Northstar, Kurdt with Graham, Erpy with Nash and (dare I say it) Jafar with Kirby.

Of course, it's particularly easy to think of Erpy as this "Nash", because of the expressive portraits in his sig. Spikey's Northstar pictures, particularly the old one, make it fairly obvious that he's gay, which is another example of using your avatar to communicate something about yourself.

#244 Post by **navynuke04** » Thu May 06, 2004 12:33 pm

Arrrhhh me maties. Me avatar speaks loads about me!

Actually I've been thinking about changing it. I'm afraid people think I'm a crusty old sailor. The truth is, I'm a crusty young sailor.

Spikey · #245 Post by **Spikey** » Thu May 06, 2004 12:46 pm

Does my current picture communicate that??

Broomie · #246 Post by **Broomie** » Thu May 06, 2004 5:07 pm

You haven't seen a picture of me in a while, probably because I don't like strangers looking at my face, but I know all of you so what the hell!

Edit: Changed picture, didn't like last one.

Snarky · #247 Post by **Snarky** » Thu May 06, 2004 7:55 pm

Spikey wrote:Does my current picture communicate that??

No, not if you don't know the character.

Spikey · #248 Post by **Spikey** » Thu May 06, 2004 8:37 pm

OK you had me worried

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Smile no smile on this face today
Jerk like a thing on a string and go join the parade
=> “Private goes public”, Suzanne Vega
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Spikey · #249 Post by **Spikey** » Thu May 06, 2004 9:05 pm

You have a high cutefactor, Broomie. If I may be so bold. If not, then bad luck cause I've said it already.

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He's just a poster but he's everywhere
A face under a street lamp ripped and hanging in the air
Turn the corner and he's still there
Watching all the people who are passing unaware
=> “Headshots”, Suzanne Vega
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Rambaldi0503 · #250 Post by **Rambaldi0503** » Fri May 07, 2004 3:36 pm

Spikey wrote:You have a high cutefactor, Broomie. If I may be so bold. If not, then bad luck cause I've said it already.

Yeah but for the record, I think he lost who's the best looking member of the QFI team poll we had a few months ago?