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Why Did You Pick Your Avatar?

Started by Zachary The First, February 08, 2007, 03:26:39 PM

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Zachary The First

So, is there a reason why you picked the avatar you did?  I know we all bask in the sexiness of Rotwang's narrow pink tie, but where there ever a moment when he considered another color?  Is JimBob really black, wear an afro, and appear in increasingly poor Hollywood decisions?
 
As for me, I recently switched to this one because it's my family's traditional coat of arms, and I liked the way it looked.  Simple as that.
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I chose not to have one because I'm too lazy to poke around and find a good one. :)

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A robot in a wizard hat pretty much sums up how seriously I take my hobby.
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Gabriel

Kain Blueriver just seemed appropriate.

Although, I've been thinking of changing it to Charles Bronson.

Imperator

I think my choice is quite easy to explain.
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My current avatar is just something I picked up over at the ICE forums and decided that I rather liked.

What's more strange is my 'Willow' avatar over at RPGnet.  I had it for a few weeks a couple of years ago (I was watching a lot of BtVS at the time, and was in the mood for a change).  When I switched it all kinds of people there (i.e. four) complained, so I went back to 'Willow'.  Then, after a few more months, I tried changing it again.  And again there was a public outcry.  So back it went, and it's stayed the same ever since.
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Cleto is both cute and functional; being the anthropomorphic representation of los guantes de campeones, Cleto Reyes.  The only pity is that I can't snag the animated gif of him hopping around and shadowboxing.

Historical Note: Cleto Reyes is the traditional choice of hard-punching fighters with tough fists.  The padding Reyes gloves is thin and malleable, allowing for -in theory- more force to pass from fist to opponent.  The physics of the matter just ain't there but generations of fighters have put their trust in the brand all the same.

My own fists are fairly small so I stick to stuff with heftier padding, such as Winning and Shevlin.
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Quote from: Zachary The FirstSo, is there a reason why you picked the avatar you did?  I know we all bask in the sexiness of Rotwang's narrow pink tie, but where there ever a moment when he considered another color?  Is JimBob really black, wear an afro, and appear in increasingly poor Hollywood decisions?

I used to post as an unregistered user on RPG.net back when it was allowed. For my "name" I used to just type a couple of characters quickly and randomly on my keyboard. Like that

fjhfkfkjf
or
fhjfkjglg
or
fjkgjkjkgkg

Eventually, I figured out that outside of a few people like Balbinus, I was stigmatized due to being anonymous. A few people had been referring to me (in good fun) as "the random consonant guy" or things like that. So I decided to register as such and to have my random assortment of letters as an avatar.

I'd like to take this opportunity to say that people who look down on posters that have low post counts or because they don't register regardless of actual posting content deserve to be sodomized with a warhammer. Repeatedly.
FKFKFFJKFH

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flyingmice

OK, that inspired me! Except it's a Fokker Tripe rather than a Sopwith. :D

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Geoff Hall

Y'know, I don't have a damn clue.  I used to have some crazy, hypnotic, dancing carrot on tBP but got bored of its cutsie gyrations so went avatar hunting in the wilds of the interweb.  If found this alien one which I liked, changed my title to 'alien intelligence' and have stuck with it ever since.  I've migrated the avatar to my LJ and, now, to here.  I've never been able to pin down why I like it or feel it appropriate (I've never really tried to be honest), I just do.
 

Dr Rotwang!

My buddy, my heartie, my pal Anjiko-Z (not her real name) drew the illo; I colored it with Photoshop and stuck it up here.

Why pink?  Because I actually own that tie;I got it at Aardvark's Odd Ark in Pasadena, CA in 1998 for a buck.  It sums me up very well I think.
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HinterWelt

Quote from: Dr Rotwang!My buddy, my heartie, my pal Anjiko-Z (not her real name) drew the illo; I colored it with Photoshop and stuck it up here.

Why pink?  Because I actually own that tie;I got it at Aardvark's Odd Ark in Pasadena, CA in 1998 for a buck.  It sums me up very well I think.
I can attest to this. I have seen it and was nearly blinded. ;)

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