Do you have images of other DUers in your mind?

[BurtWorm]

The way you might have an image of what a radio announcer looks like, for instance?

For example: I have an image of TXLib based entirely on his moniker in me mind. I think he's a Yankee really, but I can't help seeing this cranky looking greaser with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth...I'd be cranky too if I were a liberal in Texas. I don't quite know where the greaser image comes from--and I mean greaser in the kindest way possible, TxL, if you're offended by this idea. Kind of like Mickey Rourke or Charles Bukowski. I guess what I'm trying to say, TxL, is I'd be really disappointed to find out you were shaven headed or had a blond crewcut, a goatee, and a crown of thorns tattooed around your left biceps.

[SOteric]

1. I've seen a lot of their pictures, at least

and know one intimately IRL.

TXLiberal doesn't look like a greaser, -even a Mickey Rourke-type greaser. But on the other hand, he isn't blonde, a skin-head, sporting a crew-cut or any kind of goatee in the photo I've seen.

[BurtWorm]

4. I've seen some pictures, too, but not TXlib's.

This thread is allegedly about how one pictures a person one hasn't seen.

[SOteric]

36. Yeah, I got that

about the 'pictures in one's mind.' I'm just saying he doesn't look like that. His wife posted a picture of them at the Texas Redistricting protest a few days ago.

[BurtWorm]

43. He's got a WIFE!

I'm kidding. I knew that. KCDem, right? I think of her as Faye Dunaway or Kim Basinger. (You know what? It may be the content of his posts I'm reacting too after all--BDSM and scotch?)

[arwalden]

55. Incontinentia ... Incontinentia Buttocks

:-)

[TeeYiYi]

112. That was good! ;->

TYY :thumbsup:

[arwalden]

2. Here I Am... You Can Stop Imagining.

[BurtWorm]

13. The duck threw me off completely!

[arwalden]

58. It Can Be Confusing. I'm The Human. The Duck Is Just A Cartoon Character.

Although I'm as silly acting as the duck character is sometimes, I can easily see where the confusion comes from.

-- Allen

[Cheswick2.0]

35. I have seen your pic before

but before I saw it, I would have thought you were blond.... I have no idea why

I don't mean it as an insult, I am blond and don't find my IQ the least bit compromised.

[arwalden]

57. I've Been Blonde Before...

I wouldn't mind being blonde again. Except for the bleaching of the eyebrows. And the touch-ups.

-- Allen

[soleft]

41. You're so young and handsome!

For some reason I thought you were older.

[arwalden]

56. Thank You. I'm 43. In That Photo I'm 39 or 40... I Think.

So... I suppose I need to update it. But it's the best one I've got of me, so I'll keep showing it until it's rediculously out of date and so totally UNLIKE me that nobody would even think I was related to it.

LOL.

-- Allen

[noiretextatique]

84. you are so cute, allen

:hi: oh my gay stars!!!!

[arwalden]

92. ... and you are so sweet. Thanks.

:hi:

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

87. This sounds stupid

But for all this time I thought you were a blonde! And I didn't picture you with glasses either! :hi:

[arwalden]

95. Cheswick Thought I Was Blonde Too... That's Too Funny...

Do I really "act blonde"?

-- Allen

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

96. no no no!

I'm not really sure why I thought you were blonde, to be honest! :D

[arwalden]

98. I think it's a hoot that you both came up with the same image.

Only... when you look at the photo... imagine more gray (here and there) and a higher hairline...

Ah... age. Getting older sucks.

-- Allen

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

99. hehe

Yeah that is funny! yer gettin' old! :hi:

[Cheswick2.0]

115. Maybe you were blonde in another life and we have ESP?

That is funny isn't it. Maybe Allen is a blonde name or maybe you are just a sunny kind of guy.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

135. I think that's it

It's your bright personality! :D

[TheBigGuy]

88. yoiks.....I always imagined a gay daffy duck....

..oh nooo!

[arwalden]

97. I Don't Think DAFFY DUCK Can Be Any Gayer Than He Already IS...

... surely the folks at Warner Bros knew all along that he was gay. They just kept him in the celluloid closet along with the rest of their stars.

-- Allen

P.S. Bugs is gay too. And Sylvester. And Snagglepuss.

[WoodrowFan]

120. NOT Bugs!

Remeber how he always goes nuts for those shapely girl rabbits? I would believe he's a cross-dresser, but that's not a sign of sexual preference.

Snagglepuss tho, FLAMING! No closet big enough.

[WoodrowFan]

119. not a freeper

Look more normal (and more handsome) than 90% of the freepers in their photo albuum.\\\


(Don't get ideas tho:think: , I'm straight. :P

[Zomby Woof]

3. I am too beautiful for DU

Don't hate me.

[BurtWorm]

10. That conjures an image

You look like Hedy Lamar?

[LynneSin]

17. For those who don't know what Zomby looks like

Here's a picture of him peaking out his bedroom window:

[BigMcLargehuge]

5. Everyime I read a post by Skinner

I hear the voice of Principal Skinner... does that count?

[BurtWorm]

6. Yeah, that counts.

I hate to say what I think you look like, BigMcLargehuge! :o


PS: I'm kidding!!

[BigMcLargehuge]

9. I'm the one in the back

[ronnykmarshall]

20. My passport photo

[LincolnMcGrath]

7. Skinner from X-Files!

Is who I picture.

[TXlib]

11. Me, too. But that's Skinner's fault

for putting Principal Skinner's pic as his avatar. If he had used Agent Skinner from X-Files, I'd have a different image altogether.

[Skittles]

15. huh

I hear Principal Skynyrd.

[WoodrowFan]

18. Not Me

I picture the Skinner from X-Files. That's why i call him "Mr. Skinner."

[TXlib]

8. Heh heh

Yes, I'm originally, and forevermore in my mind, a Yankee.

Born in Pennsylvania, raised (mostly) in Massachussetts.

I've been told I look a little bit like Tom Hanks, especially after I get my hair cut.

People only started telling me that after Forrest Gump came out, though. D'oh!

Life is like a box of chocolates...

[BurtWorm]

12. That's how I picture ForrestGump

for some reason.

[SOteric]

Nope, - Forrest looks like

Elvis Presley. It's an amazing resemblence.

[BurtWorm]

80. You mean he looks like what I thought TXlib looks like?

I'm totally confused...

PS: The young slim TXlib or the old fat one?

[SOteric]

83. Oh the

young, good-looking Elvis, to be sure.


P.S. I tease. Forrest is a devoted fan of Elvis Presley and sports a photo of the young Elvis as his avatar.

I will neither confirm nor deny that the poster known as ForrestGump may actually bear some resemblence in fact to Elvis, but I will state with certainty that he often does sport "The Wet Look."

[Skittles]

14. TO ALL OF YOU WHO THINK I LOOK LIKE SOME SORT OF CRAZY BAG LADY

I'LL KICK YOUR ASS

[Hubert Flottz]

33. I kinda pictured you lookin' like Ellie May Clampett!

With # 14 eee boots!

[Generic Other]

65. Skittles?

[Skittles]

76. HEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My hair is REAL BLONDE, thank you very much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[short bus president]

16. Lots of 'em

I find my mind's eye views of my favorite DUers very... stimulating.

[VelmaD]

22. hey...

get those hands back out where we can all see them. ;-)

DV

[short bus president]

28. Ahem!

Isn't there something else you should be attending to right about now?

[VelmaD]

52. er...uh...

maybe...dunno...nothing to see here...everyone move along. ;-)

DV

P.S. Am I supposed to start the process here or wait til I get downtown to the hotel meeting room. Cause I really don't want to have to ride down there in a car with my supervisor "like that".

[short bus president]

63. *snarf*

<crinkle> <crinkle>

"Um, Velma?"

<crinkle> "Yes?" <squirm>

:P

[VelmaD]

75. Does mylar...

conduct electricity?

This could be an important thing to know before implementing the plan.

DV

[WoodrowFan]

19. yes, tin hats

several of them are wearing actual tin hats....

[THUNDER HANDS]

21. here's me

During the great Cat - Mouse war of 1977.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

23. I'm pretty sure everyone has an image of me

on the hood of my car :D

[Booberdawg]

42. What does a militant feminazi lesbian look like anyway??

:shrug:

[BurtWorm]

60. Oh god! Stop it!

Just the words turn me on!

[Booberdawg]

78. LMAO! BurtWorm! Get a hold of yourself!

:evilgrin:

[BurtWorm]

79. I will! I will!

On the hood of my car, I'll get a hold of myself... (if I had a car.)

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

66. I dunno but I bet you all wonder late at night!

hand check!!!

[Generic Other]

24. I thought Will Pitt had a mullet

Matcom's fault, I bet.

I spent most of Will's CSPAN speech trying to spot it.

:)

[Skittles]

34. NAH

THAT'S GOPISEVIL.

[GOPisEvil]

37. I DO NOT HAVE A MULLET!

Nor do I have a vehicle on blocks in my front yard. x(

[Generic Other]

46. Your avatar has one

David slew Goliath with it.

[GOPisEvil]

49. I've gotten a haircut since then...

...I let Samson talk me into it - last time I listen to him! I haven't felt the same since! x(

[Generic Other]

62. Isn't this you?

[GOPisEvil]

69. Etcetera, etcetera...

:D

[ScreamingMeemie]

106. It's in the back yard...

:P

[WoodrowFan]

122. WHAT is a mullet?

I have no idea. A beard of some sort?

[tarkus]

25. I accidentally posted the same thing twice and can't get rid of this one!

[BurtWorm]

27. I had an image of you as being very environmentally aware

[tarkus]

26. Yeah, I subconciously imagine people as looking like their little pictures

Ladyfreedom looks like the statue of liberty, that zombiejesus dude like Hendrix, Shortbus like some kid with mental disabilities. I guess that makes me look like a recycling bin. Does anyone else have that picture? I am worried that everyone dismisses my posts as being rubbish because of that. Of course, most of them are...

[blondeatlast]

110. EEK! I DO NOT look like an ass!

[Bunny]

29. I liked seeing the pics in the Gallery.

It was nice to put faces with names. But I lost my link to the Gallery when DU2 was implemented, and I haven't gotten around to PM'ing GregW for the link.

I definitely have images in my mind's eye of what certain DU'ers look like. For you BurtWorm, I have it in my head that you look like Sid Blumenthal. This is because when I first noticed you, you were posting about The Clinton Wars. And I teasingly asked you if you were Sid. You of course said no, but the image of him comes into my mind everytime I see a post of yours. That's a good thing, BTW. I admire Sid tremendously, and he's easy on the eyes as well!

[BurtWorm]

38. I will accept that.

Though I've heard once that I looked like George Stephanopoulos, I'd rather look like Blumenthal.

Your name made me think you looked like Sgt. Pyle's girlfriend on Gomer Pyle. Va-va-vavoom!

[Bunny]

53. Oh, I could only dream of looking like Sgt. Carter's girl!

I probably more closely resemble Gomer!! Okay, not really...

[Cheswick2.0]

30. I think NSMA looks like

someone with a hot car B-) <------ and sunglasses

lol, on your post NSMA

[BurtWorm]

32. A car with a hot hood, anyway

Or a warm hood.

[Cheswick2.0]

31. to spare anyone imagining to hard

I am a cranky middle aged feminazi

[BurtWorm]

39. My god! No offense but I thought you looked like Benjamin Franklin!

It was the name! The name threw me off.

[Cheswick2.0]

73. LOL, I know

I was named that by a boyfriend in HS (actually an illicit relationship behind his girlfriends back) it is a long story about a japanese foreign exchange student who couldn't pronounce my nic-name, a group trip to see One Flew over the Cuckoos Nest and his fascination with certain body parts reminiscent of the name Ches.

When it was time to choose a DU name that one came to mind, I have no idea why.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

40. I just think that is SOOO SEXY!!!!

:D

[Cheswick2.0]

77. which part? the cranky, middle aged or Feminazi?

I need to know what my best side is = )

[noiretextatique]

85. i happen to adore cranky, middle-aged feminazis

:loveya: a big plus if they are sopranos who sing opera...my last gf was an alto :shrug:

[Cheswick2.0]

109. and I happen to adore people who write

and appreciate Opera, who are strong inteligent and outspoken :*

PS.. I am a mezzo/contralto

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

124. Each has its own merit

cranky is a challenge to cheer up...middle age smacks of EXPERIENCE and a feminazi will boss me around...on the hood of my car! :D

[dolo amber]

44. Judging by the recent posts

regarding the awesomeness of Ms. Garofolo, I would be more than honoured for you all to imagine I look like her, considering I've only heard that about 1.6 katrillion times in my life.

Although due to where I live and the COMPLETE lack of any pop-cultural knowledge beyond Eminem and whatever the latest reality TV show is, I usually get "Hey, you look like that one girl that was in that movie about dogs...or cats....or something...you know, the not-hot one, with the glasses..." or something to that effect. :eyes:

[BurtWorm]

45. Thanks for the tip. I will think of you that way henceforthwith.

I used to get a lot of "You look like Jeremy Irons," and was always flattered to hear it.

[tarkus]

111. Hmm. Whoever called her the non-hot one is wrong. Well, I think so.

[Individualist]

47. I look like...

me. :hi:

[BurtWorm]

48. I'm imagining a woman in a straw hat and a lab coat.

[Individualist]

50. Hee hee

I don't own a straw hat or a lab coat. However, you can see what this ol' woman looks like if you go to the DU gallery.

[BurtWorm]

51. I have seen you and I thought you were pretty darn good lookin'!

:loveya:

[Individualist]

54. Awwww, shucks

Thank you. :-)

[Boudicea]

59. Hey TN

I'm here in middle, myself.

[Individualist]

61. Hey backatcha

from the northeastern part of the state. :hi:

I have a niece who lives in Antioch, but rarely get to that part of the state.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

68. I think you are as sexy as Tammy Wynette

and I LOVED HER!!

Nice to see you posting :D

[Individualist]

71. Ohmigosh!

I was 58 when that gallery pic was taken; 60 now. You've made me feel young again. :-)

[sexybomber]

64. *sings "i'm too sexy"*

'nuff said. ;)

[ScreamingMeemie]

67. You can stop imagining now...This is me...MrsGrumpy

Hanging over Brett Favre's shoulder.

[BurtWorm]

70. You don't look like a Mrs. or a Grumpy

Except for the ring and the slight snarl.

[ScreamingMeemie]

72. Thank you, I think?

Gotta be careful...I have fangs.

;)

Happily together with my love for 11 years. Married 7. I thought it was together 10, but we just passed that milestone. Wow.

[BurtWorm]

74. I meant that as a compliment, and I was being careful.

You're lovely, dahling!

[ScreamingMeemie]

104. Hee hee. Thanks!

:hi:

[noiretextatique]

90. speaking for the entire lebanese population

you are quite a cutie, mrs. grumpy :hi:

[ScreamingMeemie]

102. Thank you very much.

:hi:

I was just feeling very badly because I went to 7-11 to buy beer and I guess I don't even pass for 26 anymore. :(


So you have made me happy indeed. Thanks!!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

81. Every time I see "Burt Worm", I picture

This.

[BurtWorm]

82. I wish I were that cute and cuddly

[GoddessOfGuinness]

86. Maybe, but it'd take

an awful long time to get from here to there! :-)

[TheBigGuy]

89. a bald gay version of Tim Allens sidekick in home improvment.

but still w. the beard.

Thats me.

[ScreamingMeemie]

105. But are you around 6'5" because that's how I picture you?

:hi:

[WoodrowFan]

123. ME TOO!

Except I'm not bald, have all my hair, still think as hell, in my mid-40s. but other than that.... Thank you Grandpa E for the hair!

[SOteric]

91. Don't bother yourself with an image of me, -

This should be the picture in your mind:

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

93. LOL

:D

[noiretextatique]

100. you are beautiful....your poetry tells me so

a beautiful mind and soul...priceless :loveya:

[SOteric]

101. Look who's talkin,'

:loveya:

Right backatchya.

[ScreamingMeemie]

107. I imagined never looked you like that..

[ForrestGump]

113. I'll tell ya, man,

you put on those sunglasses and your whole face is transformed....




Hey....lady.....chill....

Please?


Put.....down...the light saber......

[SOteric]

114. Varlet, you are.

[BurtWorm]

116. Um...I thought you were a little prettier than that...

My mistake. But you have lovely...um...ears.

[SOteric]

128. So....

the hot date is off, then?

Drat.

[BurtWorm]

129. I never let looks get in the way of a hot date.

My marriage on the other hand...

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

94. I'd hate to think

Of how people pictured me before I posted my pictures! :scared:

[ScreamingMeemie]

103. I always picture you with hair in ponytail and a

multi colored soccer jersey.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

108. ohh haha

I hate my hair in a ponytail and definitely don't wear soccer jerseys outside of games!, LMAO :)

[Lurking Dem]

117. My hair is starting to turn WHITE.

Not gray - WHITE! Just in a few spots - so I color it. Can I blame Bush??

[Cheswick2.0]

118. on you it looks fabulous

and it is fair to blame bush for anything and everything. Double standard is perfectly kosher in this case!

[BigMcLargehuge]

121. Please, no offense intended...

HOLY MACKEREL!!!!

Someone BETTER tell you how strikingly beautiful you are every single day.

[WoodrowFan]

125. MORE!

More pics please!!! :wow:

[Lurking Dem]

126. Thanks all.

That pic is over a year old now so I ought to replace it. If my hair would turn white all over, I'd let it even though it would make me look older. But it's doing it just at the temples and I'm afraid I'd look like some kind of deranged Pepe Lepew.

I can't decide if gray pubic hair is a sign of impending doom or just a sign of impending wax.

I guess getting old beats the alternative, eh?!

[WoodrowFan]

127. awwwwwwwwwww

Darn, best pic I've EVER seen here! :P

[Samuraimad]

130. I started to grey at 15

now at 29 i'm pretty close to full grey!
Dont feel so bad, you look great.

[Lurking Dem]

132. 15!

Genetics or did somebody scare the crap outta you? Wow.

My best friend in college had a gray chunk in the front (soph year) and her hair went all the way down to her butt. It looked kinda cool.

[Samuraimad]

133. genetics

yet, i also started following politics at 12...wonder if that added to it?? :crazy: My dad and my grandma went grey early, but at least I get to keep my hair! Can't say the same for my older and chick magnet brother! :evilgrin:

Sounded like you friend had a Rogue (xmen) thing going on there...sounded very cool.

[mac56]

131. Wow!

You're gorgeous, LD!

:wow:

[Lurking Dem]

134. >blush<

Thanks.

I think, as a rule, Dems are better looking than Republicans. Maybe good Karma shows!