best avatar?

[AllThingsUni]

Who. In your opinion has the best avatar on here.

[yoopers]

Who. In your opinion has the best avatar on here.
Most avatars don't sit still long enough to take notice. It'd be tough to pick from a constantly changing field.

You might want to consider categories, i.e., funniest, most creative, best of theme, etc.

[harper]

Nikkifrog. Her animated frog was the best.

[JJuggle]

I have the best avatar.

[nick]

I do.
I do.

[UNIquelyCanadian]

I have the best avatar.

It sure didn't take long for you to come up with that one!

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I think my avatar is best, it's unique and related to the forum's main subject. Also does not change very often so I am easy to spot.

~Cameron
www.camerondonaldson.com

[Spudman]

I'm pretty sure that gewürzsuppe's is the best:

[forrestunifreak]

It sure didn't take long for you to come up with that one!

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I think my avatar is best, it's unique and related to the forum's main subject. Also does not change very often so I am easy to spot.

~Cameron
www.camerondonaldson.com

I like yours too.

I also dont like changing mine. When I do its not for long.

[phil]

Mine's got to be one of the oldest. Ner... :P

Phil

[AllThingsUni]

What about my awesome care bear. It owns!

[siafirede]

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<-------------DC Hardcore

[fexnix]

what about mine.

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I think it´s sums up my personality.

I´m a little like the lemurs in Madagascar the movie.

[yoopers]

what about mine.

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I think it´s sums up my personality.

I´m a little like the lemurs in Madagascar the movie.

fex,

I've seen that picture in your avatar before...where did I see it...





oh yeah, here it is:

[uni57]

Mine's got to be one of the oldest.Mine's old too, but you have me beat by five or six months. An avatar is like a tatoo. You don't change it every day.

[MERCYME]

I like mine....

no one knows who he is.

if you can guess i will clap

[andrew_carter]

Phil's is my favourite.

[john_childs]

Someone needs to come up with a hamburger or fish 'n chips avatar. Then we would have the pub lunch trifecta with me (Guinness), Spudman (fries/chips), and the whoever it is that completes the meal.

[unijesse]

I like mine....

no one knows who he is.

if you can guess i will clap




scratch the human turn table?

[Unitik908]

i like mine.. cuase its so cool

Chase

[dudewithasock]

I like mine...short, sweet, 'n to the point.

[Spudman]

Mine looks tasty.

[unijesse]

hey me ,unitik and dudewithasock all posted at the same time!

[UniTyler]

MERCYME, is that Quest?

[MERCYME]

scratch the human turn table?
No but kinda close.

This guy performed with Scratch

[MERCYME]

MERCYME, is that Quest?
Uh yeah how did you know?

Actually ?uestlove. But you can call him Quest i guess....

[KcTheAcy]

Mine is me :D

[chosen]

i like dudewith a socks cuz i used to be kinda a gamer so i can relate to it i guess.

unitiks is.....original?

[Checkernuts]

I got mine with a box of crackerjacks, I thought it was kind of a lame prize but i never seem to tire of watching that hammer smash 'dem nuts

[UniTyler]

Uh yeah how did you know?
Actually ?uestlove. But you can call him Quest i guess....

Because I am very knowledgeable in his subject...errr...I looked at the file name... :D :D :D

[Fuego]

Billrodgers!

[James_Potter]

mi-ine!tencharacters

[maxisback]

its jimmy hendrix

[siafirede]

I got mine with a box of crackerjacks, I thought it was kind of a lame prize but i never seem to tire of watching that hammer smash 'dem nuts

i dont like your avatar much but i think you have one of the best sig's. I just saw h2o last week in dc.

[dudewithasock]

Unitik908...what is your avatard supposed to be, exactly? I've been staring at it for a while and I can't figure it out.

[DK]

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<-------------DC Hardcore
dc edge


gnar kill

[James_Potter]

Unitik908...what is your avatard supposed to be, exactly? I've been staring at it for a while and I can't figure it out.
the lone clothespin

[Unitik908]

Unitik908...what is your avatard supposed to be, exactly? I've been staring at it for a while and I can't figure it out.

its a clothes pin that is all alone... nothin more nothing less

Chase

[tomblackwood]

Someone needs to come up with a hamburger or fish 'n chips avatar. Then we would have the pub lunch trifecta with me (Guinness), Spudman (fries/chips), and the whoever it is that completes the meal.
You need to go back to your pint. The pint was a better avatar than the logo. To have a pub lunch, you need a pint. A picture is worth a thousand words.

[tomblackwood]

Mine is me :D
Mee too! (adding extra words to pass the new 10 character minimum)

[AllThingsUni]

Someone should make a poll on this, and include everyone in the poll that is active or semi active.

[caw89]

Drewation has the best avatar, the one of Tomsey doing a grind...

[DK]

I have the best avatar









or not

[Spudman]

Should we make nominations?

[unijesse]

i nominate unitik.

[chosen]

i nomiinate tomsey with is current unispin/crAankflip av.

[unijesse]

ya that 1s pretty sweet

[nick]

Mine's got to be one of the oldest. Ner... :P

Phil

I'm pretty sure I have you beat.

[chosen]

nick im jealous of your avatar man. its dope.

[tyler_cochrane]

my avatar is my Halo 2 symbol. it's pretty cool looking if i do say so myself.

[dudewithasock]

Well if I can't nominate myself, then...I nominate Unitik908.

[phil]

I'm pretty sure I have you beat.
You've got me there... when I posted that I was hoping you wouldn't notice... :)

Your avatar was the only one I could think of which is older, hence why I put "one of the oldest" rather than "the oldest".

Phil

[chosen]

i like yours too actually phil, i used to love legos insanely

[Spudman]

I still DO love legos insanely

[boo radley]

i think fexnix used to have an avatar with some dancing fruit or something. i thought it was quite funny, but that's just me.

[dudewithasock]

New avatard.

[unijesse]

New avatard.


y did it take you sooo long to match ur avatar and name?:confused:

[chosen]

i still say my carebear avatar owns.

[Murde Mental]

I drew my own avaturd! It used to be a moving eyeball but yeah... I decided to change it..

[phil]

I drew my own avaturd! It used to be a moving eyeball but yeah... I decided to change it..
100 bonus points for making your own avatar rather than just stealing one... :)

Phil

[UniBrier]

100 bonus points for making your own avatar rather than just stealing one... :)Shoot, and I like bonus points.

Just stole a Cuckoo similey too. http://joanongovernment.homestead.com/files/cuckoo.gif

I'll have to do some thimking on who has the best avatar.

[Unitik908]

i took the poicture in my avatar.. it on my friends floor

Chase

[dudewithasock]

I just took a picture of a sock puppet thing off the intranetz and put in the words.

y did it take you sooo long to match ur avatar and name?:confused:

I dunno, to tell you the truth...I've never considered using an actual sock icon/avatard, and I've used the name DWaS for almost 3 years, from AIM to all forums.

I got a unicycle picture as my AIM icon right now....this sock one is too big and I don't feel like resizing it.

[theotherguy]

hey, i just found this avatar. it's pretty neat if you ask me.

[cathwood]

hey, i just found this avatar. it's pretty neat if you ask me.

I agree.

Cathy

[theotherguy]

it is cool. oh, and here's another, this one with a giraffe....

[James_Potter]

hey, i just found this avatar. it's pretty neat if you ask me.
somewhere there's a full-size version of that picture, that's like 500px big, it's even awesomer.

[theotherguy]

yeah, if you go to google image search and put "juggling gif", there's a 280 by 222 version there on the second page

[chosen]

dude guys ive found a winner...forget the poll-]this (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/member.php?u=3942) guy has THE best avatar.

[dudewithasock]

Duuude....

[Unitik908]

dude guys ive found a winner...forget the poll-]this (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/member.php?u=3942) guy has THE best avatar.


i was gonna say treepotatoe had a really cool av but i never really got around to it i guess

Chase

[chosen]

is it fair to say tree potato even though he never posts...

[MrBoogiejuice]

Mine's a new find. But yeah, treepotatos is pretty niftois!

[this end up]

i think tha the best avatar thing is a tie between yoopers new one and my old one

[weeble]

You need to go back to your pint. The pint was a better avatar than the logo. To have a pub lunch, you need a pint. A picture is worth a thousand words.

Avatars that advertise alcoholic beverages or make me hungry are annoying. Gilby should ban them.

[this end up]

how do you like my new new new new one?

these are my old ones. in order (except i can't find my first one)

[Thanh-uni]

My avatar is the best, Yes! But with my extreme and unicycle I have exercised my weak wrists. NO more house of ill-reupute for me!!

[maestro8]

My avatar is the best, Yes! But with my extreme and unicycle I have exercised my weak wrists. NO more house of ill-reupute for me!!
No, DorK, your extreme and posting has exercised your weak wrists :p

[forrestunifreak]

I'm in the process of making my own...hopfully it'll be a good'un.

[TheoELind]

<- You can't beat Weezer.

P.S. how many threads like this have there been?

[uni57]

dude guys ive found a winner...forget the poll-] this (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/member.php?u=3942) guy has THE best avatar.treepotato is a girl (FYI)

[forrestunifreak]

Oh yeah.


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Can anybody tell me how to make stuff "transparent"?

[this end up]

weezer is cool but i still think treepotato's is better.

[chosen]

i changed mine cuz i wanted to be more halloweenish. i think its pretty dope.

[fishnchipsx2]

Can anybody tell me how to make stuff "transparent"?

You would need to make it a .gif

Then you can fiddle with it somehow, using some sort of software (not MSpaint)

[Jimwahhh]

eh i still like mine, stewie r0x0rz teh big one!111!!1!one one one!1

[chosen]

i tried to do a stewie avatar like a week ago and it said i waasnt allowed or something. wierd how it worked for you.

[frogger]

I have the best avatar

[gewürzsuppe]

I agree with spudman : I have the best avatar

[Elmer Fudd]

Toon avatars are the best.



Hahahahahahahaha

[UNIquelyCanadian]

I like my new avatar!

For more details about the t-shirt check out:

This thread (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44017)

~Cameron

[forrestunifreak]

I like my new avatar!

For more details about the t-shirt check out:

This thread (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44017)

~Cameron

Well I don't. Its unfimiliar!

[UNIquelyCanadian]

Well I don't. Its unfimiliar!

It's only temporary. I'll change it back to my normal one, once the t-shirts sell.

Do you want to buy one, or two?:)

~Cameron

[this end up]

my avatar is being rented by forrestunifreak. but people can still rent space in my sig line.

[andrew_carter]

Can anybody tell me how to make stuff "transparent"?Sorry, I would normally explain how but am in a rush to get some study done this morning. Hopefully this will work though...

Andrew

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[forrestunifreak]

Thanks Andrew!

But it seems that the white before is the same white color as the forum...

I'll compare:

[chosen]

i sorta overlooked andrews avatar. its pretty dope. im not sure who, theres so many good ones.

[andrew_carter]

Thanks Andrew!

But it seems that the white before is the same white color as the forum...

I'll compare:On their own they will both look the same because the default background colour is white. When you get a darker background and put the GIF one I did over it you should see that it's different. I think I can tell the difference between the one I posted in its current location and the white one.

...sorry if none of this makes sense. It's 3:20am, I'm half way through an all-nighter, and I won't be able to sleep until about midnight this coming night (I have to go out and play a gig with the band first)!

Andrew

[unitic]

Do i have a good avatar? :confused:

[yoopers]

We're not alone in this universe.

[Naomi]

I'd never presume as to claim my avatar was best, nor anywhere near it, however I finally figured out how to get one a couple of days ago, and this one certainly fits me somedays, not least when I am waving my arms around desperately trying not to fall off.


Nao

[patmoore]

Who's the final aribiter of "the coolest avatar"?

[AllThingsUni]

i suppose its undecided. a non lazy person should review this thread and put all the nominees in a poll. im not doin it.

[this end up]

i can't let this thread die. i still think yoopers is the best.

[dudewithasock]

I nominate Unique's.

[yoopers]

i can't let this thread die. i still think yoopers is the best.
Thanks, TEU.

[maestro8]

i still think yoopers is the best.
I think yoopers is the best too, even though I don't think his avatar is anything special... :p

[yoopers]

I think yoopers is the best too, even though I don't think his avatar is anything special... :p
I do what I can. :)

[forrestunifreak]

John Childs changed his avatar!!!!

[john_childs]

John Childs changed his avatar!!!!
Just for a day.

[Rutabaga]

Who's the final aribiter of "the coolest avatar"?
I am. Worship the turnip.

[this end up]

Just for a day.

what was it for just that one day?

[john_childs]

what was it for just that one day?
Yup, but here's what it was:

[this end up]

ooh very cool

[chosen]

i had to switch mine. i liked the snoopy one a lot but halloween is over and i decided on this one. you like it?
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[yoopers]

There's been a tiny bit of speculation about my avatar. For clarity's sake, it's not so much a soccer ball on fire but the results of a soccer ball traveling at high velocity through the atmosphere.

[GILD]

P.S. how many threads like this have there been?I can't remember seeing a 'Best Avatar' thread before.
There's been a bit of a discussion about animated avatars, especially around the time the picture-sigs got switched off, but no previous 'Best Avatar' threads that I've seen.



There was a dancing spiderman avatar a while ago that had me in stitches.
BoogieJuice had one with Che Guavarra playing hacky sack that I quite liked.
Harper's been running an entertaining series of pic-avatars with very appropriately funny titles that I enjoy.
I also preferred John Child's pint of Guiness to the logo.
Catboy's X avatar where the cat appears to steal the cross was probably my favourite.
And Phil's legoman is like a pillar of stabillity and a sanity touchstone.



But nobody voted for Kenny?

You Bastards!!

[john_childs]

I also preferred John Child's pint of Guiness to the logo.[/I]
OK
This pint's on me. ;)

[GILD]

Ah, and just the right temperature too!
Thanx.

[MrBoogiejuice]

John, have you tried Guinness Foreign Extra? I think it's 7.5%...Very good stuff!

[tomblackwood]

OK
This pint's on me.
You know, it's the little things like that that make my day. Glad to see the pint back, and in New Economy Size to boot.

[GILD]

I'm going to have to find me a pub after work today.

[MrBoogiejuice]

Duvel is another recent find...It's absolutely lovely but at 8.5% a bit dangerous!

[john_childs]

John, have you tried Guinness Foreign Extra? I think it's 7.5%...Very good stuff!
I haven't. I don't think we have that in the US. We have the Guinness Extra Stout. There's a beer shop in Seattle that may have it if it's available in the US. I'll have to stop by there to check.

[forrestunifreak]

I drew my own avaturd! It used to be a moving eyeball but yeah... I decided to change it..

Ohhhhhh really? (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showpost.php?p=231898&postcount=26)

[uniracer]

i like my avatar because it is actually me riding. prolly not the best but still good. i liked the animated ones personally and i give a vote to nick for his unispin attemp avatar.

[GILD]

Ohhhhhh really? (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showpost.php?p=231898&postcount=26)An impressive bit of fora-sleuthing John.
However did you find that?

[tomblackwood]

Duvel is another recent find...It's absolutely lovely but at 8.5% a bit dangerous!
Duvel is tasty...I buy it from time to time, although I prefer the Chimay Blue over all other beers. The price for Chimay in the US has recently gone up, however, so now it's $10 for one of those large bottles. Still worth it, but I can't justify drinking it as often as I used to. If one adopts the "apple a day" philosophy, that's $70 a week in Chimay. Only a couple months of that and I'd have the KH 29 I'm wanting so bad.

[john_childs]

The price for Chimay in the US has recently gone up, however, so now it's $10 for one of those large bottles.
Yikes!! :eek:

Diamond Knot (http://www.diamondknot.com/) in Mukilteo has an Industrial IPA (http://www.diamondknot.com/beer/indust.htm) that's about 7.5%. A nice beer to try if you're ever in Mukilteo waiting for the ferry. The Diamond Knot Brewery is right by the ferry dock.

The Industrial IPA is certainly not in the league of Chimay and it's not my favorite IPA, but it's still a nice one to try just cause it's a little different.

[MrBoogiejuice]

I know Chimay well...'tis a fine beer. $10 a bottle is pretty steep though!
I was in Belgium earlier this year, I had a lot of fun tasting all the lovely beers they have.

There's an Italian one I'm quite keen on at the moment Birra Moretti that and a czech one called Staropramen (both lagers).

[forrestunifreak]

An impressive bit of fora-sleuthing John.
However did you find that?


.....John?

It was me....:confused:



But I was just looking at the 'other' Best Avatar threads, and came across it, and realized something sounded funny..

[unigamer]

I like my one quite a bit, a non-unicyclist friend drew it for me.

http://nbog.co.uk/album/Unicycling/Cartoons/avatar_snoopy.png

I also like Andrew Carter's face plant one.

[chosen]

that is a robbery. peanuts gang is my thing. lol

[this end up]

i have news.


after november 5th my avatar is for rent again. if you are interested, pm me.

peanuts rock.

[unigamer]

that is a robbery. peanuts gang is my thing. lol

Ahh, but do yours ride unicycles. I think not. :p Besides... We should all spread the joy of Peanuts!

[GILD]

.....John?

It was me....:confused:

And so it was. My apologies, I don't know where my head's been at.
I also like Andrew Carter's face plant one.
(At the risk of belabouring the obvious in case you know this already...) You do know that andrew's avatar is a drawing-effect of a screenshot from one of his videos right?

[andrew_carter]

I like my one quite a bit, a non-unicyclist friend drew it for me.

http://nbog.co.uk/album/Unicycling/Cartoons/avatar_snoopy.png

I also like Andrew Carter's face plant one.
That one's great!

[unigamer]

(At the risk of belabouring the obvious in case you know this already...) You do know that andrew's avatar is a drawing-effect of a screenshot from one of his videos right?

Yeah, I know. Still it's a nice avatar.

[GILD]

Still it's a nice avatar.I'm with you. I forgot about it when I made my fav list a couple of posts ago. Avatars with such a personal story are nice.
My previous one (http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=108961&g2_GALLERYSID=9dc6d9c8f551380978ba98debd1f9e8d)was me on a uni during a solar eclipse.
That wasn't nearly as painfull tho.

EDIT: Wrong link, here's (http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=108944&g2_GALLERYSID=a63a2fc86f6add52ac54b82d942cee29)the right one.

[chosen]

i changed my avatar and ill probably stick with this one for a bit. most people dont have themselves in their avatar so do i get a prize for being unique?

[this end up]

i used to be in my avatar. check it out.

[Murde Mental]

Ohhhhhh really? (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showpost.php?p=231898&postcount=26)

ACTUALLY I never did use the one that tennis guy made so I decided to make my own...

[forrestunifreak]

Oh yeah yours is better....

[fishnchipsx2]

it wouldn't let me upload this one :( - apparantly you can't have animated avatars :confused:

http://www.anyfun.net/animation/gifs/gif004.gif

[andrew_carter]

it wouldn't let me upload this one :( - apparantly you can't have animated avatars :confused:
Get it down to within 100x100 pixels and it should let you.

[chosen]

it wouldn't let me upload this one :( - apparantly you can't have animated avatars :confused:

http://www.anyfun.net/animation/gifs/gif004.gif
yea dude isnt that ashame? i had to settle for a still shot of me breakin, i was gonna put a flash one of me doing a repeating windmill. it said i wasnt allowed tho.

[Spudman]

This woulda been awesome.

[drewation]

Drewation has the best avatar, the one of Tomsey doing a grind...

agreed mines ownes all yours since most of yours are just images im never changing it now lol

[James_Potter]

mine is the best, man.

[uniMcPeat]

Ralph Nader. Cant be beat.

[habbywall]

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a172/habbywall/cooljuggle.gif

best ever!

[uniMcPeat]

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a172/habbywall/cooljuggle.gif

best ever!
Defenately.

[Mullethunter]

Check it

[manon1wheel]

Uh yeah how did you know?

Actually ?uestlove. But you can call him Quest i guess....
kind of looks like a sperm lol

[manon1wheel]

ACTUALLY I never did use the one that tennis guy made so I decided to make my own...
is that on some sort of geared 20"?

is this a sine of the new geared 20"??.....made by KH?

[red_rider]

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a172/habbywall/cooljuggle.gif

best ever!
This one and Andrew Carters are the best. Both for totally different reasons:cool:

[Mike_Foote]

john childs and me share the best one, you all know that.

[Naomi]

hey, i just found this avatar. it's pretty neat if you ask me.



The juggler in the juggling avatar, and the creator of that avatar is a UK juggler called Luke Burrage: damn good juggler too.


Nao

[Naomi]

I am distraught, upset, and in tears. I went the whole way through the thread and not one of you liked my avatar. Not a single mention. Not an entry in someone's top ten. No clamours of adulation, not even a mild appreciation. My avatar lies way below Lego bricks and Peanuts in popularity, sobbing on the floor, a crumpled damp heap in the corner. Unconsoleable, shoulder shaking grief is racking my entire body. I can't sleep nights, don't even want to get up in the morning. My evenings I spend crying into my beer...well if I drank the stuff I would. :(


I wonder if I should have used the whole painting instead of just a cutout? Perhaps not.

Nao

[GILD]

Which painting?

(I haven't figured out how to Google for bits of pictures yet so I thought I'd ask.)

[phil]

I wonder if I should have used the whole painting instead of just a cutout? Perhaps not.
What does your avatar say about you, though? Were you feeling a bit, erm, tangled up in events when you made it?

Phil

[Naomi]

What does your avatar say about you, though? Were you feeling a bit, erm, tangled up in events when you made it?

Phil

What on earth do you mean? When I made it? I feel like that all the time.


I think I would have greatly enjoyed being the artist's model for the picture. Now, if as I suspect Phil, you know the painting, what does THAT say about me?

( You might prefer not to answer that in too much detail.:rolleyes: )

P.S. I'll probably post it for GILD once I work out how to cut and paste it into a post from my c: drive.


Nao

[phil]

I think I would have greatly enjoyed being the artist's model for the picture. Now, if as I suspect Phil, you know the painting, what does THAT say about me?
That you can hold your breath for a very long time? :)

You're right, that's about as much detail as I should probably go into...

Phil

[Naomi]

Which painting?

(I haven't figured out how to Google for bits of pictures yet so I thought I'd ask.)

Just for you: if my attempt to insert a picture works: preview post appears not to show it, which is worrying.

Nao

[wobbling bear]

I think I would have greatly enjoyed being the artist's model for the picture. Now.... what does THAT say about me?

Aargh! NO that can't be possible! NO! it isn't true! tell me that's NOT true!
(I said that even before having a glimps on the whole picture!)

[Naomi]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Naomi
I think I would have greatly enjoyed being the artist's model for the picture. Now.... what does THAT say about me?

Aargh! NO that can't be possible! NO! it isn't true! tell me that's NOT true!
(I said that even before having a glimps on the whole picture!)


Why not? The octopus is a fabulous creature, and does, as I understand it , grow to sizes similar to that. We used to catch ( and release ) small ones as kids in the shallows of the South China Sea.
I would have posed with one quite happily. I really like the artist, highly skilled, even his painting of the bubbles is astonishing.

Nao . . . . It's just cats and dogs I don't like, and maybe camels.

[Zzagg]

I think I would have greatly enjoyed being the artist's model for the picture.
NaoIf you look as good as the model (I guess you do;) ) you won't have any problem to find an artist who can put you on a painting... well probably less than to find an octopus. :p
Nice painting by the way... It reminds me my role playing game period (it looks like heroic fantasy paintings)

[Naomi]

Nice painting by the way... It reminds me my role playing game period (it looks like heroic fantasy paintings)


Yes very similar indeed. I think Boris Vallejo was a master of that sort of fantasy stuff.


Nao

[Wheel Rider]

And so it was. My apologies, I don't know where my head's been at.

(At the risk of belabouring the obvious in case you know this already...) You do know that andrew's avatar is a drawing-effect of a screenshot from one of his videos right?

Andrew's avatar is a drawing using the photo as a model.

http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showpost.php?p=253803&postcount=22

It was drawn by Kayote aka Greg Cravens.

[monkeyman]

THREAD KILLER!!!
hehe

[wobbling bear]

Quote:
Why not? The octopus is a fabulous creature
no problem with that: Octopusses have a reputation for purring (yes for real: they love being cuddled : they do not make the noise they just twitch their tentacles). In fact I love octopusses (properly roasted!).
I wrote my comment before getting the whole picture.
My point is about the symbols carried by avatars: some have no symbolic power some really talk to me. For instance I like Mikefule's avatar: when watching it I curiously hear south-american music playing: both sad and joyous. So I am wondering if Mikefule IS actually both sad and joyous...
I found your avatar carrying a "possessive" image so I was wondering if you were an anguished possessive person ... probably not: interpretation of images is a very personal thing. Often one see his own shade when interpreting others :(

[Naomi]

no problem with that: Octopusses have a reputation for purring (yes for real: they love being cuddled : they do not make the noise they just twitch their tentacles). In fact I love octopusses (properly roasted!).
I wrote my comment before getting the whole picture.
My point is about the symbols carried by avatars: some have no symbolic power some really talk to me. For instance I like Mikefule's avatar: when watching it I curiously hear south-american music playing: both sad and joyous. So I am wondering if Mikefule IS actually both sad and joyous...
I found your avatar carrying a "possessive" image so I was wondering if you were an anguished possessive person ... probably not: interpretation of images is a very personal thing. Often one see his own shade when interpreting others :(

Yes, I agree, having chosen an avatar, you must, almost by definition, have put some of your personality into that choice. How much probably varies a lot from person to person and will also greatly reflect how much time was put into making that choice. I did put a fair bit of thought into making my choice, although I wouldn't see possessive as one of my main characters. I admit that anything with 8 arms has to seem a little possessive ( although squid, with 10 arms I think, seem less possessive to me), whether applying these attributes to the unicyclist has any validity may well be pure fantasy. Bit like trying to read someone's stars I guess, but with maybe a little more weight to the results. I think that, like many people, I am too complex a character to be easily pigeonholed. But have fun anyway.
Another thing that inhibits my making any judgement is previous knowledge of the avatar owner. I know what Mike's avatar refers to, and as such that would prevent me from getting any S. American flavour. I would guess that if the avatar is in any way diagnostic, it would work best when new members first join in the fray.
I will look at people's avatars in a new light from now on, but only for entertainment value. I would hate to be seen to get anyone wrong, except in fun.

Nao

[GILD]

Just for you: if my attempt to insert a picture works: preview post appears not to show it, which is worrying.

Nao
Thanx for posting that.
It's a pretty intense painting and yes, the bubbles are amazing.

Andrew's avatar is a drawing using the photo as a model.

http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showpost.php?p=253803&postcount=22

It was drawn by Kayote aka Greg Cravens.
Thanx for the link. I thought it was simply a screenshot that had been 'charcoalised'.

[wobbling bear]

I will look at people's avatars in a new light from now on, but only for entertainment value. I would hate to be seen to get anyone wrong, except in fun.
agreed with all you've said; this may be a problem with forums : one should look at them with a certain distance otherwise people may appear in an inappropriate "light".

[treepotato]

is it fair to say tree potato even though he never posts...

sorry i'd just like to correct you there, 'hasn't posted for a long time but used to be and now is again a reglar poster' :p

:p oh and one other thing, i'm a girl!

ut after all that thankyou very much for nominating me i am very touched :cool:

[BillyTheMountain]

:p oh and one other thing, i'm a girl!

ut after all that thankyou very much for nominating me i am very touched :cool:

DOOOOD! You have to know (ask James Potter) that Treepotato is a 39 year old guy living in his mother's basement!!!!

You are OUTED!!!!

[BillyTheMountain]

Yes, I agree, having chosen an avatar, you must, almost by definition, have put some of your personality into that choice. How much probably varies a lot from person to person and will also greatly reflect how much time was put into making that choice. I did put a fair bit of thought into making my choice, although I wouldn't see possessive as one of my main characters. I admit that anything with 8 arms has to seem a little possessive ( although squid, with 10 arms I think, seem less possessive to me), whether applying these attributes to the unicyclist has any validity may well be pure fantasy. .... I would hate to be seen to get anyone wrong, except in fun.

Nao

A squid is also spineless... But scary nonetheless. Like George W. Bush.

[phil]

DOOOOD! You have to know (ask James Potter) that Treepotato is a 39 year old guy living in his mother's basement!!!!
TreeP has dreads.

No 39 year old basement-dweller could possibly come close.

Phil

[treepotato]

I'm not a 39 year old basement-dweller i'm just a 17 year old girl who loves unicycling, i'm quite offended now :(

[Murde Mental]

I'm not a 39 year old basement-dweller i'm just a 17 year old girl who loves unicycling, i'm quite offended now :(

You know...

this is weird... I always thought that treepotato was a girl... then I remember being shocked when told that you weren't... but now it turns out that I was right!

I can't remember what my avatar is anymore.. oh yeah, it's my turntable. I used to have a spiffy one that I made myself though.

[GILD]

just a 17 year old girl
Are you 17 already?

Cor, they grow up so fast nowadays...

[treepotato]

Are you 17 already?

Cor, they grow up so fast nowadays...


tis' scary :p

[Unimichael]

I like mine....

no one knows who he is.

if you can guess i will clap

It's either a sperm or a tadpole ('Pollywog' for you scientific types).

[toddw9]

I'm not a 39 year old basement-dweller i'm just a 17 year old girl who loves unicycling, i'm quite offended now :(

you and kristine both, she has now been suspected of being a hairy, beer drinking, 50 year old man. Note her avatar, which did make me laugh the first time I saw it.

[brockfisher05]

I think mine is pretty sweet but I like the one of people in photo of them riding those are always good

[Unitik908]

whoah treepotatoe is a chick... weird... anyway.. i like gilds, and mine...

Chase

[GILD]

you and kristine both, she has now been suspected of being a hairy, beer drinking, 50 year old man.
Can you imagine how devastated Kristine is going to be when she finds out that people thought she was an older man than they thought Treepotato was?!?

[toddw9]

Can you imagine how devastated Kristine is going to be when she finds out that people thought she was an older man than they thought Treepotato was?!?

Ooh now we sit and wait for the wrath of kristine to be unleashed!:eek:

[skianduniaddict]

mine bob is the cutest most ferocios cat in the world he ate 4 kids

[uniikki]

Oh Shit!

[MrBoogiejuice]

I happen to quite like my current one but wish I could find that che guevara one I had.

[GILD]

Che Hacky? (http://images.google.co.za/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=che+footbag&btnG=Search)

[MrBoogiejuice]

Hoorah!

Thankyou GILDYPIE

[GILD]

You're welcome, and slipping.
That was a 4second google...

[forrestunifreak]

New avatar, we took a picture of my friends t-shirt.....

Can't see the words too well though.

[kristine]

Ooh now we sit and wait for the wrath of kristine to be unleashed!:eek:
*unleashes*
Can you imagine how devastated Kristine is going to be when she finds out that people thought she was an older man than they thought Treepotato was?!?
Well... I supose,the difference isn't that much, so its all gravy. yumm yum gravy

PS. I nominate my av... haha!

[habbywall]

mine is awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[toddw9]

*unleashes*


Uh oh.

[harper]

Danny Colyer unicycling while drinking a beer and mowing his lawn with a Flymo lawnmower. (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showpost.php?p=479140&postcount=3)

[GILD]

Well... I supose,the difference isn't that much, so its all gravy. yumm yum gravy

Oh yeah, I'd forgotten about your thing for older/greying men.

[telegirl]

i like mine because i hate the red wings and thats why they got out of the playoffs in the 1st series
hahahahaha i hate the red wings

[dan de man]

I think treepotatoes avatar is this best 9heheheh the little danceing dude hes so cool

[gkmac]

I'm quite fond of Brian MacKenzie (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/member.php?u=7650)'s avatar of a clown vomiting a rainbow into a toilet. Maybe because I suffered really bad migraines in my childhood, so regularly that my parents put a bucket next to my bed.

[swarbrim]

I almost PM'ed you on yours GK. Its awesome, not the fall, the avatar. Seriously, nive job.

Mike

[mornish]

I like skate4flip's avatar. It's of him skateboarding(or at least it was)

[harper]

Into the blue's Boomstick avatar is my present favorite.

[spazdude222]

Mine isn't like...amazing...but my name is Sam...so...yeah...it works

[patmoore]

Gotta put in a vote for the old guy's....

[leo]

After just seeing Dustin Kelms (Minnesota) avatar:

http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/image.php?u=920&dateline=1125021489

I changed mine into this one (Nevada) :

http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/image.php?u=224&dateline=1174235572

though I really liked my old one:

http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/image.php?u=224&dateline=1126555277

as Semcycle is often refered to as the Rolls among unicycles, and the two united on one picture looks great. Maybe I should swop it back, I can't decide.

[James_Potter]

I nominate mine!

[dudewithasock]

After just seeing Dustin Kelms (Minnesota) avatar:

http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/image.php?u=920&dateline=1125021489

I changed mine into this one (Nevada) :

http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/image.php?u=224&dateline=1174235572

though I really liked my old one:

http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/image.php?u=224&dateline=1126555277

as Semcycle is often refered to as the Rolls among unicycles, and the two united on one picture looks great. Maybe I should swop it back, I can't decide.

I'm failing to see the difference between those last two pics.

[Goats_On_Unicycles]

mine is a goat therfore mine wins.

[James_Potter]

I'm failing to see the difference between those last two pics.
What, you don't see it? The pixel in the upper right hand corner is just a shade lighter.
mine is a goat therfore mine wins.
That's a good point actually....

[patmoore]

I still think I've got the best one.

:p :p

[leo]

What, you don't see it? The pixel in the upper right hand corner is just a shade lighter.

That's a good point actually....


I didn't knew you were complaining about, but appearently my cache displayed something else at my computer. Anyway, this was my old avatar. I still doubt if my current one is better.