Explain your avatar!

[Danger Mouse]

Most of us have interesting/unique avatars that we selected to reflect an aspect of our personality...so what does yours represent?

Errr, mine is pretty nerdy. I'd be surprised if anybody knows what it is...

But feel free to share what yours is about! :hi:

[taterguy]

1. I loved Starsky & Hutch when I was growing up

[MajorChode]

8. Which one is it?

[cyberswede]

91. Funny - I always thought that was Abbie Hoffman - LOL n/t

[Xipe Totec]

2. I like Sancho Panza nt

[dawg]

3. I chose mine 'cause I'm a rebel.

Lots of people here think the flag belongs to the right wingers - they certainly love to wrap themselves in it, don't they? But they stand against everything this flag is the symbol of.

Don't forget that the stars and stripes started out as a rebel flag - rejecting the authority of the King and of a paliament to which we had no representation. Rejecting the divine right of kings and pissing in the face of the establishment.

The founders were very imperfect, but they were enlightenment men and very progressive by the standards of their day.

And as stars and stripes were added to the flag, freedoms were also added to the people. The franchise extended to all races and sexes. With some major setbacks, one of which I feel we are still in right now, this flag has presided over an inexorable march towards greater freedom and fulfillment of its people. It flew over the armies that rolled back fascism in WWII.

I am not willing to cede this flag to the fascists of my generation. It's not theirs. It's a rebel flag, and always will be.

[lunatica]

4. Mine is a small version of this

As an artist I love the simple brush strokes and think they're perfectly executed.

[auntAgonist]

5. Mine is easy

it needs no explanation.

I have none :)


:hi:

[Chan790]

6. It's Roland of Gilead.

The titular character of the first book of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series. He's a gunslinger, he kills people. I like to think of myself as an ideological-liberal gunslinger, I kill stupid craven pragmatic centrist arguments.

I've said it before, I'd rather go down fighting than compromise. My Roland is a reflection of that.

[TK421]

32. As far as that goes, there was talk of the Dark Tower series being made

into a movie...and having read the books ( like you have ) and remembering the description of Roland everyone was prompted to post what celebrity would best portray Roland...and I picked this guy, Dylan McDermott



In every way, the description I read practically screamed out this actors name to fill the role...same eyes, hair, hardened-rough kind of look to him...what do you think? Would he be a good Roland? Without the smile, of course...but I looked for a picture that seemed to bring out more of the facial qualities there

[Sky Masterson]

7. Who is Sky W/O his dice?

Mine happens to be snake eyes. :mad:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVlQXvrWC_A
Marlon Brando- Luck Be A Lady

[sarge43]

9. Athena

Defending warrior, patron of the civic virtues, inventor of the flute and weaving.

[BarenakedLady]

10. It's me

on a horse

;)

What do you mean you can't see it?

[Sky Masterson]

11. Ugh...

I can't see :cry: :(

[BarenakedLady]

13. Sorry.

I was totally nekkid too.

:D

[Sky Masterson]

15. Damn you fates!!!

Poor me..I never get to see the fun stuff..sniff sniff.. :)
(Edited to add)
Oh, I hacked into your computer and found this scandalous picture!

;)

[BarenakedLady]

23. There I am!

Thank you

:hug: :loveya:

[Sky Masterson]

25. My absolute pleasure. :o)

:loveya: :hug:

[Inchworm]

28. Hey wait!

I thought your horse was a chestnut.

:silly:

[RandomThoughts]

57. She looks sad :(

Takes away from what could be beauty in the picture.

[Pool Hall Ace]

101. What, you can't see it? My avatar is a

carrot, for BarenakedLady's horse!! :D

[auntAgonist]

16. your hair is covering too much I guess

:rofl:

[BarenakedLady]

20. Yes

I've gone totally white due to shock of old age. :)

[elocs]

12. "V" from the movie "V for Vendetta" because of my tattoo.

Above the tattoo is the word "FREEDOM" and below it is "FOREVER".

[Archae]

19. Except the real Guy Fawke wasn't for freedom.

In fact he wanted a Catholic theocracy in Britain.

http://www.cracked.com/article_18606_8-historic-symbols-that-mean-opposite-what-you-think.html

[elocs]

24. I'm referring to a movie here, not an actual historical event. I understand the difference. n/t

[Archae]

27. No prob.

[AsahinaKimi]

14. Its me!!

:hi:

[Art_from_Ark]

105. That's really you?

かわい～い

[Mojambo]

17. Hilarious fat guy with hole in his crotch executing nearly perfect flying side kick.

Needs little explanation. It is teh awesome.

[Archae]

18. I think mine is pretty obvious...

[dawg]

21. color blind Georgia fan?

:)

[Goblinmonger]

126. +1. Nice! n/t

[femmocrat]

22. I love this topic!

I have had several different avatars over the years. I chose Ted Kennedy last year when he passed away. (I had used him before, too.)

I have left it up as kind of a little "protest" because his health care plan is still unfulfilled. I ask, "What would Teddy say?"

[nolabear]

26. In honor of my Choctaw great grandmother.

I know the avatar isn't Choctaw, but I'm less computer literate than I am respectful. Besides, they're all my relations.

[Danger Mouse]

29. I love the responses so far! SO I take it...nobody does know what mine is...

sigh...not enough gamers in the lounge, i take it :P

[Inchworm]

30. Guessing it had to do with cheese

:rofl:

[charlie and algernon]

31. mine is of the fish from Florida

[velvet]

33. I aspire

to Krazy Kat's sunny disposition.

[lazarus]

34. Mine's fairly obvious

Darwin fish. I'm a skeptic/humanist/freethinker/atheist type.

I want to switch it out for the the football season to an Alabama logo, but can't find one on the web, and don't have the skillz to make one myself.

[TK421]

35. my home state n/t

[denbot]

36. Mine is a Chiricahua Apache Warrior..

I like him. Not to sound mean, but he REALLY looks like my very sweet grandmother in her later years.



denbot

[cherokeeprogressive]

37. Um...

[qnr]

38. 'Quoth' the raven is the mascot for our Linux distro n/t

[The Midway Rebel]

39. I got a guitar

Its got six strings
and a pick to make'm ring
I can sing out a note or two
And I'm going to use'm to serenade you


Love affairs with various guitar solos, elusive sonorities and an obsession with singing, playing, the public performance of, listening to and exploring music has ruined a very promising military career.

[Bombero1956]

40. for a long time my Avatar was Al Franken

Then it stopped showing up so I uploaded a new one tonight.

[denbot]

42. Perhaps you should re-load it?

Just saying..

[Bombero1956]

103. I did

it just never showed up.

[Bombero1956]

120. ah there it is

[Shell Beau]

41. No explanation. It was what I liked best from

what DU had to offer. I went with it. I changed it once, but it messed everyone up. I went back to the hamster. Have had it for 5 years now (minus the couple of months I went with Matthew McConaughey). Won't change it again.

[dawg]

43. Why'd you get rid of Matt, Shell?

Couldn't forgive him for the drunken, naked ukelele incident?

[Shell Beau]

44. It was bongos and it was the "high" incident. It actually made me love him more.

[dawg]

45. Yeah .... bongos! How could I have forgot.

That incident kinda made me stop being jealous of the guy.

[Shell Beau]

49. Nah! He was letting loose in his own house. No biggie.

He's a laidback kinda guy (from what I can tell anyway). Makes me like him more.

[frogmarch]

46. A picture's worth a thousand words

[Dystopian]

47. Personal Anti-war Statement

My avatar is a photo of my deceased husband.
Joe served in Vietnam , USMC.
PTSD and heroin addiction, died by the needle.
Causality of war in 1992.

His photo is the story of my life...Love, Life, Death, Agent Orange....
A constant reminder that the horrors of war last a lifetime and go on for generations.
On both sides.

This photo was taken while he was in a drug unit at the area state hospital. The VA would not accept him in their drug rehab program because he refused to abide by their rules. He would not cut his hair.

Life goes on.


peace~

[dawg]

50. I always wondered who that was.

What a touching story.

[Kali]

51. ...

I rarely use this smiley, but :hug:

[hippywife]

69. Love you, sweetie.

[MiddleFingerMom]

48. Mine just SEEMED right...

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When I told AsahinaKimi that I hadn't seen her post for awhile, she responded...
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[applegrove]

52. I had Hillary Clinton as an avatar. But Obama won the nomination so I quickly changed my avatar.

I've not been disappointed. Well except for the single payer health care thing.

[baldguy]

53. My little puppy.

60-lbs of little.

[Kali]

54. er

it is a rendering of one of my/her manifestations}(

[MiddleFingerMom]

58. Sometimes Kali's a little free with...

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[pepperbear]

55. allen ginsberg n/t

[Goblinmonger]

127. One of the greats.

Love reading him, Kerouac, and Burroughs.

[Richardo]

56. During baseball season it's Roberto Clemente

After the World Series I'll go back to Astro Jetson.

[REP]

59. Kirara, a neko-mata from a cartoon I like

Kirara is what real cats imagine themselves to be - very cute, loving companions who can transform into enormous demon cats who fly on clouds of fire.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

60. It's the cover of Miles Davis' "Steamin'" album.

[Bennyboy]

61. I am a HUGE BEE GEES fan!

and I put Jerry up there just to keep myself from detection.

[Kali]

77. !

:spray:

[sakabatou]

62. I'm a Pastafarian.

[kentauros]

63. I'll let the enlarged version explain itself,

although you do have to know Babylon 5 to get it ;)



"Mister Garibaldi!!!"

[cyberswede]

89. LOL - love it! n/t

[Ghost in the Machine]

64. I made mine myself... my candle stays lit until all our troops are home..

I also posted it as a "gift" to DU and DU'ers to use if they wanted to. I've seen several using it.

Peace,

Ghost

[Rob H.]

65. Mine's a Scottish tartan

I have Scots on my mom's side of the family and my dad's ancestors came to the US from Germany in the early 1830s, so my avatar is a tiny square of the German Heritage tartan to honor both sides of the family. I'd like to have a kilt made in that tartan someday, too.

[DainBramaged]

66. OK, what one finger means more than any other?

[rug]

67. 12/1/09

[Kali]

76. aww my 50th birthday!

B-)


I know it is now a more serious date, but I had to do a double take.

[hippywife]

68. Mine's pretty easy...

we keep a smallish flock of chickens for eggs. :hi:

[kedrys]

70. Mine used to be Hal

When I moved to Montreal 2 and a half years ago, I retooled it a little.

[lunatica]

71. This is a cool thread

What can I say, I love DUers.

[Roon]

72. The nazis used to label the gays with a pink triangle during the holocaust

The gays adopted the symbol for themselves.

[Iggo]

73. .

[area51]

74. I like the FreeBSD operating system but I'm still a noob in learning it. n/t

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

99. Ditto...

My main system's been Ubuntu for some time, I'm still trying out others.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

75. Crop and background change of The Grateful Dead's immortal "Grateful Dead" album...

...a.k.a. "Skull & Roses," originally conceived as "Skullf**k" by the band.

The last official release with Pigpen...the Godchauxs would be along for the next ride, "Europe 72."

This was the first Grateful Dead album I ever bought.

In the years that have followed, the Dead have released a wealth of archive material from this period, via the "Dick's Picks" and "Road Trips" series.

ESPECIALLY tasty is Road Trips Vol. 1 No. 3...



...and "Three From The Vault."



For the truly obsessive there is "Dick's Picks 35," a.k.a. "The Houseboat Tapes," named so because the master tapes were found on Keith Godchaux's houseboat after his death. The tapes were given to Godchaux by the band when he joined so that he could quickly learn their material before jumping into the deep end of the pool. No way of knowing if he ever listened to a single tape. 4 hours 43 minutes, 44 songs, 4 CDs.

Wikipedia's description (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick%27s_Picks_Volume_35): "t is a four CD set that contains the complete show recorded on August 7, 1971 at Golden Hall in San Diego, California, and a substantial portion of the show recorded on August 24, 1971, at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. It also includes bonus tracks from August 6, 1971, at the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California."







:toast:

[Lisa D]

78. Here's mine:

I like food :)

[av8rdave]

79. Mine speaks for itself

[Irishonly]

80. 11 year survivor

I also use peace symbols

[Danger Mouse]

81. Mine is a Rowdy Mouse from the game "Earthbound".

I saw somebody else from a different forum and decided to uhm 'borrow' it cause I really liked it. And really, it is awesome, because the Rowdy Mouse is awesome. So, there you go, extra nerdy information to complete your day.

[fizzgig]

82. it's the same one i've had for years

i don't remember why i chose it, but i've never seen a reason to change it, so it remains.

my heart lies in my sig line :)

[GreenPartyVoter]

83. It's my late mother. I would put one up of her and my late father but I fear

they would be so small no one could tell what the picture was. :(

[Lucian]

84. It's a wolf howling at the moon.

My screen name is named after a werewolf in the Underworld Trilogy, so I found it fitting.

[Arctic Dave]

85. Mine is just a stock avatar from the DU library, however

it rang true for me. I read the book and felt the same way.

You can only be lied to so many times before the lies no longer work.

[Quantess]

86. smörgåstårta

Swedish sandwich cake

[Forkboy]

87. It's, uh, Godzilla.

It's about, uh , Godzilla. :)

[SidDithers]

88. Hey. Was you talking to me?...

Was you saying something to me? I don't see no-one else in the room, so you must be having some form of conversation with me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P60kNrJMsaA

Sid

[cyberswede]

90. Scene from The Manchurian Candidate

Great movie - great scene. :)

[marzipanni]

92. Trots 'n Bonnie, and Pepsi

I just love Shary Flenniken's comics. A long time ago my friend's husband had a subscription to the National Lampoon and she made a bunch of copies of Trots 'n Bonnie cartoons for me. I identify with a girl with a dog pal. ;)


http://www.sharyflenniken.com/

[Lilith Velkor]

93. I frakked the Vice President, and called him somebody else's name.

D'oh. :blush:

[joeybee12]

94. It's obvious that I value everything righteous and good...

:D

[Tuesday Afternoon]

95. stock avatar from DU

:hi:

[carlyhippy]

96. I love the look on the church lady's face

I have this same look sometimes when I read some of the posts in GD...ain't that special?

[mwdem]

97. 4 1/2 year survivor.

Life's a journey.

[wysimdnwyg]

98. Poker chip with a kayak

Two of my favorite hobbies are paddling (recreational kayak) and playing poker. Sometime in the past couple of years I drew up a design of what I would like a custom set of poker chips to look like. This is an animated version of that. (OK, so it's not very animated on here...)

[SteppingRazor]

100. Get sheep over side...women and children to armored car...orders from Captain Zeep n/t

[Call Me Wesley]

102. Jacques Tatischeff aka Jacques Tati.

Great, great French comedian and visionary/social observer. Unfortunately, a tragical character, too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE9t98Gox60&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncyCgWQhcJ4&feature=related

But this was all before your time I suppose. :P

[Sugarcoated]

104. It's my pretty Patty Griffin pic

It makes me smile when I see it.

[billyclem]

106. Not me, but close enough.

I don't have a photo of me in flight; but, my avatar is a biplane that is built from the same plans, just a different color combo. Mine is baby blue and yellow. If you like spending time alone, no better way than a single seat open cockpit biplane!

O8)

[TroglodyteScholar]

107. Zappa

Sorry, FZ defies explanation.

[CBR]

108. Greatest team ever! nt

[name not needed]

109. It's my reaction to 80% of the threads in GD.

[S n o w b a l l]

110. Matisse...The Dance

A favorite artist.

[BarbaRosa]

111. Cheech Wizard

Long time fan of Vaughn Bode, his artwork and comics.

[Seedersandleechers]

112. My cat Tiger

when he was a kitten. This is him now. As I'm currently living in the UK for awhile a friend is taking care of him. I miss him so much!!

<a href="" target="_blank"><img src="" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

[Supply Side Jesus]

113. Mine is for fallen Law Enforcement

For my Sisters and Brothers.

One dies in duty every 53 hours on average in the U.S. I also keep it up in memory of all those who gave their life for peace and the safety of others.

And specifically one, who died of a heart attack, while running to stop a large fight. He left behind 2 daughters and his wife.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

114. Seriously? Bush, Cheney, Rove, Rumfilled, Rice,Gonzo, Yu

The line forms on the right. The far right.

[Orsino]

115. Toby Stephens as Orsino. n/t

[pacalo]

116. Mine

is Diane Keaton, my favorite actress. I can identify somewhat with her personality.

:hi:

[LiberalAndProud]

117. Mine is an Alaskan landscape.

Because it is where I want to live.

[Skittles]

118. I've never had one

I guess that says something about me :o

[pokerfan]

119. no explanation needed

The greatest comic strip of all time.

[guitar man]

121. I'm a frivilous nincompoop!!

[KamaAina]

122. The Lads clinched the division yesterday

:bounce:

[rrneck]

123. Found the image on a now defunct weird news site

about twelve years ago. It rattled around in my hard drive till I signed up here. It's easy to spot on a long thread and it reminds me of something from Hieronymus Bosch. The title of the gif was originally Satan, although I don't know why. It has animated gif potential if I ever get around to it.

[In_The_Wind]

124. She's just a silly little blond with a so_what attitude.

Don't let her fool ya cause that's only a disguise for a no_nonsense_gutsy_braineack ~

http://images.cryhavok.org/d/12115-1/LOLhedgehog+-+Pritty+Sharp.jpg

:hi:

[Haole Girl]

125. Photo taken in Hawaii (Plumeria)

Here is the larger version:

[Goblinmonger]

128. Love the movie, Office Space

Have a real-life model of the red stapler on my desk at school.

[hyphenate]

129. My Jessica

Babygirl.

RIP 1991-2006

[Bertha Venation]

130. It is the logo of my home town, Huntington Beach, CA