Avatar? To face or not to face? Childish, Fun, Sad, Ego?

Posted by: Tony2011 on 07 June 2012

I have  always wondered why people choose avatars instead of personal pictures for their profile?

KR.

Tony

 

Posted on: 08 June 2012 by TomK
Originally Posted by Gale 401:
Originally Posted by Tony2011:
Originally Posted by winkyincanada:

Because I'm ugly.


Merrick made a name for himself. I feel your pain!

KR

Tony

Mel Brooks brought John Merrick to the masses with his film the Elephant Man.

  No one had heard of him before that film.

Telegram for mungo???

Stu.

Stu,

I didn't know that Mel Brooks was executive producer of Elephant Man. Thanks for making me ask WTF's he talking about so I went and looked.

Posted on: 09 June 2012 by Steebo

I`m just very ANGRY!!!

Posted on: 09 June 2012 by Tony Lockhart

Mine's a pencil self-portrait from when I shared a cell with Dennis Nilsen. He had some strange uses for the mirror I used..... 

Posted on: 09 June 2012 by Tony2011
Originally Posted by Steebo:

I`m just very ANGRY!!!


I'm sure deep inside you're just a pussycat. MeeeeeeoooooooW!

 

Posted on: 09 June 2012 by Tony2011
Originally Posted by Tony Lockhart:

He had some strange uses for the mirror I used..... 

Do you still have the mirror? I could think of a thousand jokes.But then again.....

Posted on: 09 June 2012 by Tony Lockhart
Nilsen is a very scary character. His use of a mirror has spooked me for decades Tony
Posted on: 09 June 2012 by Tony2011
Originally Posted by Tony Lockhart:
Nilsen is a very scary character. His use of a mirror has spooked me for decades Tony

Tony,
I know! I've seen the ways you use humour as an escapism. It's going to be Ok! I will always be here if you need me. Hush, hush...

KR

Tony

Posted on: 09 June 2012 by Tony Lockhart
I've just watched a crap Liam Neeson fillum, and mixed beer, wine and vodka. I think I'll go to beddy byes
Posted on: 09 June 2012 by Tony2011
Originally Posted by Tony Lockhart:
I've just watched a crap Liam Neeson fillum, and mixed beer, wine and vodka. I think I'll go to beddy byes


Nighty, night. Sweet dreams....

Posted on: 09 June 2012 by naim_nymph

The only avatars I don’t like are those sinister looking silhouette man or woman type ones, they really give me the creeps, people who use them ought to speak up and explain themselves.

 

And why has the man silhouette got a walnut whip on his head?

 

 

perhaps we shouldn't be told 

 

Debs

Posted on: 09 June 2012 by pcstockton
Originally Posted by TomK:

Stu,

I didn't know that Mel Brooks was executive producer of Elephant Man. Thanks for making me ask WTF's he talking about so I went and looked.

Me neither.  I own it and have watched it many times as with most of Lynch's films.  I never saw that credit.  He must have asked to not be credited.  Really cool.

 

-p

Posted on: 09 June 2012 by Julian H
Originally Posted by naim_nymph:

The only avatars I don’t like are those sinister looking silhouette man or woman type ones, they really give me the creeps, people who use them ought to speak up and explain themselves.

 

And why has the man silhouette got a walnut whip on his head?

 

 

perhaps we shouldn't be told 

 

Debs

Nothing wrong with walnut whips, or cupcakes or twiglets...

Posted on: 10 June 2012 by Gale 401
Originally Posted by pcstockton:
Originally Posted by TomK:

Stu,

I didn't know that Mel Brooks was executive producer of Elephant Man. Thanks for making me ask WTF's he talking about so I went and looked.

Me neither.  I own it and have watched it many times as with most of Lynch's films.  I never saw that credit.  He must have asked to not be credited.  Really cool.

 

-p

Pat and Tom.

Mel did a lot more than just ex-producer.

He just took that credit because he thought that if his name showed up as writer producer/director, people would think it was just another Mel Brooks comedy.

When in fact it was a serious film that he had wanted to make for years.

Stu.

Posted on: 10 June 2012 by Dungassin
Originally Posted by naim_nymph:

The only avatars I don’t like are those sinister looking silhouette man or woman type ones, they really give me the creeps, people who use them ought to speak up and explain themselves.

 

And why has the man silhouette got a walnut whip on his head?

 

 

perhaps we shouldn't be told 

 

Debs

Because he's Tintin.

Posted on: 10 June 2012 by J.N.
Originally Posted by Tony Lockhart:
I've just watched a crap Liam Neeson fillum, and mixed beer, wine and vodka. I think I'll go to beddy byes

Was it 'The Grey' by any chance Tony?

 

I thought that was crap, and looked like it was made for three and six in the snow. Around Smithers BC, apparently.

 

John.

Posted on: 10 June 2012 by Tony Lockhart
Yep, that's the one. I'm no survival expert, but there's no way I'd have survived half as long as they did in those conditions. It'd have been a better, and shorter, film if Neeson had pulled the trigger at the beginning.
Posted on: 10 June 2012 by naim_nymph
Originally Posted by Dungassin:
Originally Posted by naim_nymph:

And why has the man silhouette got a walnut whip on his head?

 

 

Because he's Tintin.

 

 

And because she's Argus?

 

I see the niam forum woman avatar is a non-UFO version! : >

Posted on: 10 June 2012 by Dungassin
Originally Posted by naim_nymph:
Originally Posted by Dungassin:
Originally Posted by naim_nymph:

And why has the man silhouette got a walnut whip on his head?

 

 

Because he's Tintin.

 

 

And because she's Argus?

 

I see the niam forum woman avatar is a non-UFO version! : >

Or perhaps Daft Ada (Darth Vader for the intellectually challenged)  

Posted on: 21 June 2012 by JamieL_v2

On the few other forums I use, avatars are far more common than photos of yourself, and although you can read someone's face, they broadcast something specific about yourself.

I guess a similar question would be why do companies have logos and not just an image of the product(s) they make.

 

However on dating websites having a photo of yourself and not your favourite album cover, etc. is probably more important.

Posted on: 21 June 2012 by Jan-Erik Nordoen
Originally Posted by Gale 401:

Mine now just shows a ugly mug.

Stu.


Speaking of which, I seem to recall sending you one of these a while back 

 

Posted on: 21 June 2012 by Gale 401
Originally Posted by Jan-Erik Nordoen:
Originally Posted by Gale 401:

Mine now just shows a ugly mug.

Stu.


Speaking of which, I seem to recall sending you one of these a while back 

 

Jan,

I never got it 

Stu.

Posted on: 21 June 2012 by Jan-Erik Nordoen

No, I meant the picture .

 

If you want the real thing :

 

http://www.zazzle.ca/munch_mug-168064776486154433

Posted on: 21 June 2012 by Jan-Erik Nordoen

.... and we really should chip in and get Frank Abela a replacement shot for his fuzzy malteser.

Posted on: 21 June 2012 by Jan-Erik Nordoen

.... I'm also starting a sideline in Naim avatars. Here's my first one up for grabs by the highest bidder :

 

 

 

Posted on: 21 June 2012 by Gale 401
Originally Posted by Jan-Erik Nordoen:

No, I meant the picture .

 

If you want the real thing :

 

http://www.zazzle.ca/munch_mug-168064776486154433

Not at that price.