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Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 9:59 am
by The Sybian
For posterity, it's always fun to go back and see the old avatars. In the early days, it helped me formulate who people were, before FB and people posting pics of themselves, meeting people etc.

I thought of this to recognize Rex's new avatar, which is an all-time great. "I learned it by watching you!"


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Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:11 am
by Johnnie
Where are you going back to view these avatars?

The only thing that immediately tracks my memory that's avatar related was Hood starting a thread saying that "a new member seems to be solid for the Swamp, but has an unfortunate avatar."

It was mine. And it was Varitek pushing A-Rod's face. Little did I understand the Yankees/Red Sox rivalry in here when I finally started posting.

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:12 am
by Jerloma
Not counting avatar bet losses, I think I've only had like 4 avatars in over 10 years. I had Jamie Powell for a long time.

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:20 am
by The Sybian
Johnnie wrote:Where are you going back to view these avatars?

The only thing that immediately tracks my memory that's avatar related was Hood starting a thread saying that "a new member seems to be solid for the Swamp, but has an unfortunate avatar."

It was mine. And it was Varitek pushing A-Rod's face. Little did I understand the Yankees/Red Sox rivalry in here when I finally started posting.
I'm not going back, the original Swamp had a thread where people posted their previous avatars when they changed them. Every once in a while, I'd go back.

It is shocking and sad that the younger sister on Charles in Charge is now much hotter than Nicole Eggert. At least the last time I saw them 5 or so years ago. Nicole blew up and was obese. The other one got hot.

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 11:29 am
by Rex
Thanks. One of the great "oh shit" looks ever, alongside this:


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Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 12:01 pm
by rass
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Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 12:05 pm
by Gunpowder
I miss 300x300 avatars.

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 10:59 am
by rass
I know it's a ninja rubber ducky, and as such is both not real and a ninja and therefore doubly capable of performing amazing feats, but how is it gripping it's little ducky throwing star with that part of its wing?

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 11:14 am
by A_B
Forget that, it's spongelike!

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 11:17 am
by rass
AB_skin_test wrote:Forget that, it's spongelike!
Oh shit!


But still....

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 11:20 am
by A_B
It's a spongelike ninja duck. It's a masterpiece. Do you look at the Venus De Milo and say, "yeah, but she hasn't got any arms?"

The real spongelikeninja was the first person to notice. He texted me about it a few days ago.

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 11:21 am
by rass
ninjalikesponge

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 11:22 am
by spongelikeninja
rass wrote:
AB_skin_test wrote:Forget that, it's spongelike!
Oh shit!


But still....
It is the most badass thing ever posted here. Go Ducks!

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 11:25 am
by rass
spongelikeninja wrote:It is the most badass thing ever posted here. Go Ducks!
Not the highest bar, but OK!

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 11:34 am
by brian
You know it's awesome if it got him to post here. Respect the duck!

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 11:42 am
by spongelikeninja
brian wrote:You know it's awesome if it got him to post here. Respect the duck!

Seven total posts (now 8) and three already this year..... I am going to crush it in 2015

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:41 pm
by Sabo
AB_skin_test wrote:It's a spongelike ninja duck. It's a masterpiece. Do you look at the Venus De Milo and say, "yeah, but she hasn't got any arms?"

The real spongelikeninja was the first person to notice. He texted me about it a few days ago.
This response isn't getting the Swamp love it deserves.

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 7:43 am
by rass
Nice...

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Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 7:46 am
by bfj
AB sent me my current avatar. He "couldn't help but think of me".

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 7:58 am
by A_B
I'm apparently the avatar whisperer.

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:23 pm
by rass
For some reason (the rocks in the background, I guess?) I keep seeing steve's current avatar as a B&W version of the Houses of the Holy album cover. Then I glance over to the left and remember it's John Cleese. It's happened a couple of times during the recent stevaissance.

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2015 11:08 am
by The Sybian
Not appreciation, just wondering what the/who the hell is MisterD's current avatar?

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Never noticed until Rass turned his avatar upsidedown. but the pirates logo is the side view of cock and balls with ball hair, done in an artsy block style.


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Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2015 11:14 am
by bapo!
The Sybian wrote:Never noticed until Rass turned his avatar upsidedown. but the pirates logo is the side view of cock and balls with ball hair, done in an artsy block style.
I never noticed that either, even tho I see that logo thousands of times over the course of a season. And when it pertains to graphic artists, there are no coincidences or accidents. Whoever designed that is probably still giggling.

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2015 11:17 am
by sancarlos
The Sybian wrote:Not appreciation, just wondering what the/who the hell is MisterD's current avatar?
Houston Astro slugger Colby Rasmus, per the terms of mister d's lost avatar bet against Astro fan, Giff.

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2015 3:21 pm
by Pruitt
Love to see Tom Henke make an appearance.

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2015 4:26 pm
by Rush2112
Pruitt wrote:Love to see Tom Henke make an appearance.
He's been here before. I was a bit of a Blue Jays fan when I was in my formative years (summers in Toronto, well Port Perry.)

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:45 am
by rass
Buxom: With her hair pulled up into a taut bun, she certainly appeared younger than her 49 years - especially in the chest area, where she was particularly perky
Guess who?

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 9:24 am
by mister d
Something PDX wrote in 1994?

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 9:30 am
by Rex
gonna switch up the avi for a while for our boy Ben.

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 9:40 am
by rass
Rex wrote:gonna switch up the avi for a while for our boy Ben.
nice

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 9:23 am
by The Sybian
Rex wrote:gonna switch up the avi for a while for our boy Ben.

Saw Duff's new avatar, and for a split second I got excited thinking it was Bensell, then the realization.


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Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 12:31 pm
by rass

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 6:05 pm
by rass

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 6:10 pm
by Johnny Carwash
On Salma's shirt: bonus if that was made from a picture of herself.

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 9:45 pm
by The Sybian
Johnny Carwash wrote:On Salma's shirt: bonus if that was made from a picture of herself.

I assumed it was the Janet Jackson Rolling Stone Cover.



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Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 10:17 pm
by mister d
Oh man. "Snow" on the cover.

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 12:22 am
by DaveInSeattle
mister d wrote:Oh man. "Snow" on the cover.
Definitely is the "One of These Things Is Not Like The Others" winner...

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2016 2:47 pm
by rass

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2016 3:33 pm
by Giff
I'd rather listen to Informer on repeat for 10 days straight than listen to any RHCP song ever.

Re: Avatar Appreciation Thread

Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2016 10:24 am
by rass