The power of the Avatar

[jonny jeez]

Topical one this (what with the film and all)

I chose my Avatar years ago and generally use it any online environment. It is recognisable to those who know me from other forums and even to my "real life" friends.

But, I had no reason for choosing it that I can think of, I just had a picture of Fry and liked Futurama, so kinda "plopped" it online and it stuck from there.

Funny though, I've only just realised how much thought people put into their choice of avatar and also how much others read into them. I am, for instance, not a ginger haired 20 something but have noticed that many assume I am ...just from my choice of avatar.

So why did you choose yours?

 

[mr Mag00]

i change mine depending on my mood

 

[XmisterIS]

Ditto. And the season.

I thought I would go for "Evil Santa" this year.

I have a tongue-in-cheek attitude to life (hence my usual avatar - see attached!), but I also have a dark side ...

 

[Fnaar]

Chose the name a few years back now, when I got back into cycling and wanted to ask a question related to pedals Googled, and got Cycling Plus forum, signed up and picked first name that came into my head; kinda fits my smutty sense of humour anyway. When there was a mass-migration to this site, and avatars were possible, just googled up an image of Finbarr Saunders

 

[ianrauk]

Because Blue is the Colour....I'm a Chelsea supporter.
And I do some work for the Blue Man Group Corporation

 

[XmisterIS]

Fnaar - can you remember the name of the guy who wore a jumper with "13" on it, walked around with a permanent cloud over his head and had the worst luck in the world?

 

[Fnaar]

Not sure on that one... haven't actually read Viz in over a decade, I think!

 

[tyred]

Should I get one in the first place?

 

[theclaud]

And I do some work for the Blue Man Group Corporation

I'm interested, Ian. Are you an actual Blue Man?

 

[Shaun]

I'm still thinking about mine.

 

[Fnaar]

I'm still thinking about mine.

Here you go...

 

[mr Mag00]

here is one for 'admin'

 

[swee'pea99]

I have bulgy eyes. Rivet rivet.

 

[ianrauk]

Lol, no Claud.. though I wouldn't mind (there are currently about 40 Blue Men at the moment)

European marketing is my part of the Blue Man machine.

I'm interested, Ian. Are you an actual Blue Man?

 

[Davidc]

I'm still thinking about mine.

You can have my skeleton when I get bored with it! (But I'll keep the santa hat).