Who or what is your avatar and why?

[JimmyJazz]

[Lefta Dissenter]

1. Our

puppy, Muppy. Why? Well, because he's cute and he makes me smile! :hi:

[JimmyJazz]

5. He sure is cute! I love your screen name, too! Very clever

:hi:

[derrald]

2. See if you can find my litle avatar fellow!

On www.nuklearpower.com - hint, he isn't in the _main_ comic

[name not needed]

3. Meekrab.

The logo on Kumar's shirt in Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle

[asthmaticeog]

4. Jack Brewer

Singer for Saccharine Trust. I had an avatar of their guitarist, Joe Baiza, but I got tired of it so I switched. They were a very underrated '80s art-punk band, and a big influence on my playing.

[Left Is Write]

6. Santa.

Until yesterday I had the upside down flag, but I needed a little old-fashioned Christmas cheer.

[Guaranteed]

7. Nothing. Cuz my star got gaffled. nt

[JimmyJazz]

8. you can still pick from a lot of avatars without a star.

[Guaranteed]

14. Yeah, but I don't know what would happen to my

personal avatar that's already loaded in...and eventually I'm hoping to get my star back.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

36. You can pick a regular avatar without losing the one you uploaded.

[Guaranteed]

47. Well, then consider this my personal protest

against losing my star. :)

[progmom]

77. how do you get your star gaffled??

[sniffa]

97. need to donate $$ after 1 year

speaking of which, i think i'm about to Lose mine

[Gothic Sponge]

9. Goofy Grape.....because i'm strange.

:crazy:

[MuseRider]

17. I loved Goofy Grape

when I was a kid. It really brought back memories when I saw that.

[JimmyJazz]

25. But cute - I saw you on the WHO ARE YOU thread

:*

[St. Jarvitude]

10. Thom Yorke

Because he is a quirky little man and Radiohead is awesome.

[Champ]

11. Sparky

Because he is horny ;)

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

91. Mine is hornier -- the GNU of Free Software

The reason: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/shouldbefree.html

[ET Awful]

12. My avatar is Quinn, because . . .

well, honestly, he told me he'd eat my eyeballs in my sleep if I didn't publicize him :)

[hippiechick]

13. MMMMMM .... baby !!!

WHO: His name is Chris Brassard and he's a forward for the Boosier-Shreveport Mudbugs of the Central Hockey League.

WHY: 100% lust. :loveya:

:hippie:

[fluffernutter]

51. he is pretty dang hot!

i've wondered who exactly he was :)

[short bus president]

15. Oscar.

BECAUSE I FUCKING SAID SO, THAT'S WHY!

:P

[JimmyJazz]

16. Hey, that wasn't very nice! Nobody said you had to answer the question!

:spank:

[short bus president]

20. Oh, but wait!

For a few more of those, with the pizza paddle, I can be REALLY mean! :P

[Droopy]

18. The peace symbol

Because that's what I'm all about. Not only peace in Iraq, but peace around the world and peace in my personal life.

[CO Liberal]

19. It's ME!!!!

That photo was taken the night The Princess and I met, in October of 1991. it was a Halloween Dance, and I was dressed as Robin Hood.

[Megahurtz]

21. I Drink Beer!!!

And I love it!

[Droopy]

23. Welcome to DU, Megahurtz

I hope you are enjoying our little site here. :toast:

[JimmyJazz]

27. Welcome to DU, but your avatar

is making me thirsty! :toast:

[rbnyc]

22. The Partisan Pussy.

I used to write a political column for Pussy Magazine (now defunct.) The peace kitty avatar is actually my logo from my column, The Partisan Pussy.

[da_chimperor]

24. A chimp wearing a crown. Because that's basically what we have for a prez

except the chimp is far smarter and more capable.

[Fenris]

26. It's an Irish harp

I took this image and resized and colored it.



No particular reason, other than I love Ireland.:)

[flamingyouth]

28. Mine is the love of my life

[the Princess]

29. Kimba the White Lion

Because it was my favorite cartoon as a kid and - when I was heavilyinto new Age shit and everyone was changing their name to reflect their new found spirituality - I wanted to change my name to:

Kimba El Blanca De Leon

It was a joke but no one got it. LOLOL

[Socialist Dem]

30. Darth Sidious

maniacally laughing as he's kicking some Jedi ass.

[Neoma]

31. My avatar just speaks the Truth...

[Lady Effingbroke]

32. For now, I'm using the upside-down flag avatar, because this country is in

fscking trouble!

[frictionlessO]

33. funny I just changed my avatar, Im feeling witchy these days..but

the one I'd been useing, was a slightly morphed photo of me playing didge!! Might put it back up some day, but yeah the closer it gets to Yule, the more wicthy I feel.

[JimmyJazz]

34. I remember your other avatar - we posted to each other

regarding smoking - and when you are going to quit! :hi:

[frictionlessO]

40. Ah yes I remember!! Im useing the weather to help quit, when we

bought our new house we made on sacred rule no smokey in the house, well cigarettes anyways... So as it gets colder and colder the less we smoke,
Im at 15 or so a day when I get down to 10, Ill take a day or two to force myself down to 5 one or two days at 5 and then its over. My wife is waiting for me to get there, I say probably 2 weeks maybe less now. I wanted to do it before xmas and Yule is a good time for breaking habits.

Im already starting to get light headed and dizzy with my first couple of smokes of the day... which are the hardest to give up for me, but Ive already pushed back the nicotine breakfast to lunch. I guilt trip the shit out of myself everytime I light up as well. I just think of all the big bad assholes im supporting, for the whole smoke. That way there is no crutching for the "helps me think" excuse...

BTW You are incredibly cool and a have super memory to remember me from that thread!!!

okay outa breath now..sorry so long...

[fluffernutter]

35. raspberry fluff.

goes with the username, and i like pink :)

[frictionlessO]

41. I have this insane weakness for fluff, thus I love your name and

avatar.. noticed you from day one and have been makeing hungry eyes at your avatar ever since!!

[fluffernutter]

50. thank you! fluff is a delectable weakness :)

[auntAgonist]

63. ok .. I have to ask ..

What is fluff? Is it real? (serious)

[frictionlessO]

66. yes its real, has nenough preservatives to pickle you for centuries

in a single jar!! well maybe not but.

Yes its real.. and really good peanut butter, or in cocoa or just about anything you'd think would be good with marshmallows.

and it comes in 3 different flavors!!! YUMAAY!!!mmmmmmmmmm...

Im off to make a sandwich now!

[auntAgonist]

69. alrighty then :)

I'll have to look for it. If it's good, and goes on a sammich , I'm sure my husband will love it. He LOVE pb and j .. so I'll go on a fluff hunt.

thanks :)

[frictionlessO]

70. Im sure he will, but start with regular then move onto the pink ones

Gotta find out if hes okay with its thick semisauce consistancy first!:hi:

[fluffernutter]

71. i agree, go with the white fluff.

i have never tried the raspberry or strawberry kind, but the white is yummilicious :9

[City Lights]

103. I used to love peanut butter and fluffernutter sandwiches

as a kid. I thought they were :9. Not sure I could eat the stuff today though. Too much sugar.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

37. It's a cute little rubber duckie in a rain hat for obvious reasons...

[azoth]

38. Om...

The quest toward Universality works for me.

[Deja Q]

39. I couldn't make up my mind.

Linux Mascot
Reverberating toad
Smoking Peep
Gay Triangle
6th Doctor


Soon to change...

[JimmyJazz]

42. A little on the indecisive side, are we?

:P

[donheld]

43. Mine is Grinch because it's cute

and i couldn't find a good link to a blue paperclip avatar

[Mabeline]

48. Mine is the Grinch too...

I cannot go a Christmas season without seeing How the Grinch Stole Christmas, now that Jim Carey did it too I get to watch both versions....

[Abelman]

44. Good ol' TJ

Because, let's face it. He's the man.

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

45. Cover of The Violent Femmes "Freak Magnet" album.....

because I have a sick obsession with the Femmes and, oddly enough am also a Freak Magnet.

[no name no slogan]

46. No Right Turn

For a few reasons:

1) It's the unofficial symbol of the MN DFL Progressive Caucus. I originally came up with the idea to put the logo on buttons that we sold as a fundraiser at our state convention; however, folk liked it, so we use now it on our lit. and web site. IIRC, Nevada's progressive caucus may be using it, too.

2) It's memorable, and succinctly expresses my own sentiments about the direction of the party.

3) And finally, because I can-- at least until it becomes illegal.

[johnnie]

49. Alfred E Newman

I used to love Mad when I was young and I got a lot of my quirky humor from them.

[gollygee]

52. Michigan Frog

from Looney Toons I think?

Because I'm from Michigan

[bobthedrummer]

53. Both my soulmate and myself are musicians. We are The Books Banned.

:hi:
:smoke:

[JimmyJazz]

54. Hi bobthedrummer

:hi: I like the name of your band! Oh and can you pass the blunt? Please.

[bobthedrummer]

58. Why thank you! Have a cyber toke while you're at it, my lady!

:smoke:

[hippiechick]

68. 'Sup bob ?

:hi:

:hippie:

[Straight Shooter]

55. We've got a major problem with a tainted election.

Thus the avatar, with thanks to AmyCrat of DU for her creativity.

[SarahB]

56. I means what is in this quote....

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom" - Anais Nin

It is the metaphoric blossoming of my spiritual, emotional, intellectual, and physical self from a state of keeping much of it closed off and hidden within for a long, long time.

[JimmyJazz]

59. I understand.

[SarahB]

61. Tell us about your Avatar.

:hi:

[JimmyJazz]

62. Mine is a picture of Joe Strummer that I took a long, long time ago!

[progmom]

78. Seriously? You took the photo?

Oh, do tell!

[JimmyJazz]

89. I'm sorry - I just got this this morning!

I took this backstage at the University of Pennsylvania in 1982. I can't get the full picture to post, but I will soon.

[Der Blaue Engel]

57. Betty Blue

A Photoshopped crop that I made from the movie poster for the French film Betty Blue...because that's my name. :)

[baldguy]

60. It's a dog pissing on a Bush/Cheney sign

I couldn't think of anything more appropriate.

[GRLMGC]

64. Jigglypuff

because Jigglypuff doesn't take shit from anyone.

[realisticphish]

65. Pretty self-explanatory

im from ohio, and i voted blue


:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[lumberingbear]

67. Lumbering Bear

A friend calls me Bear and as I get older I lumber around alot!

[democracy eh]

72. assorted Canadian sterotypes

but fun,
will be changing soon..

maybe tonight

to Photoshop!



:toast:

[ellie]

73. On edit,

I used to have an avatar, but no longer have one. Probably because I lost my star?

[cedahlia]

74. Tori Amos

is my avatar, because I love music and she is my favorite musician. Simple enough. :-)

[frictionlessO]

94. oooh Tori!! Great avatar! shes my fave as well, did a post about her

being the Goddess incarnate yesterday....

I wish she ruled the world! Than faeries and humans could start to hang out with eachother again... yes, escapism is my favorite reality these days.

[cedahlia]

100. Tori post

Damn...I must have missed it! I would have most definitely stopped in and said hello had I been aware. O8)

I'm with you on the escapism. Tori's music has helped me get through so much ever since I discovered her in the early 90's. Sometimes I don't know what I'd do without her music!

[JimmyJazz]

101. That is a great avatar! I wouldn't have recognized her

because of the size of the photo - but now that you say it, it seems obvious!

[frictionlessO]

106. Oh WOW! Jimmy youre a Tori fan?! I am really really starting to groove

on you! and SBP but dont say anything.

[JimmyJazz]

108. Your secret is safe with me babe! I know it seems I'm just totally

Clashified, but I really do like a wide variety of music. I don't do hair bands (aqua net, spandex and the POWER BALLAD creep me out a little), but otherwise, my taste is pretty eclectic.

You're starting to groove on both of us? What are we, a matched set? :P

:hi:

[frictionlessO]

113. eclectic works best for food, orgasms, art, and spirituality. as for the

matched set thingy..well you two do boing boing off eachother a lot, it seems!! Truth be told whenever I see both of you posting a bunch in the same thread Ill usually read the whole episode! and even related threads, not stalking though just being entertained!

but yeah youre like a matched set of ben wa balls or anal beads.. something nice and cuddly like that!

:spank: :loveya:

[frictionlessO]

104. I was actually one of the dorks that bought Y Kant Tori Read!! I saw the

cover and was like "oh a yummy redhead"! I only like two songs on it but I threw it away when I moved. Saw her on Letterman a few years later doing Crucify and completely flipped out, went nutso and have bought everything of hers since!!

Oh I even got a helluva deal from working at a record store on buying a mint promo copy of Y Kant! Got it for 50 bucks and a couple of cds.
I gave it to a friend to keep so I wouldnt sell it!

I know I wouldnt survive at least creatively without her doing her thing, she inspires and heals... Goddess!!

[tyedyeto]

75. Been changing it according to what's happened

Put George Harrison on since it was the anniv of his passing.
I think it might be time to search for another one now................

[Bouncy Ball]

76. Peace.

The ultimate high.

[judaspriestess]

79. I'm a 23 yar Spurs fan and I'm from San Antonio n/t

[RagingInMiami]

80. I've always been an anarchist at heart

But when the shrub stole the last two elections, killing democracy in the process, I see no choice but to call for the overthrowing of the regime.

[Cadence]

81. My avatar

kind of looks like me....if I were painted in shades of brown that is. :)

[tuvor]

82. Just became a contributor and changed it today.

Devo's cover for Duty Now for the Future.

One of my favorite albums 25 years later--incredibly imaginative, even better than Are We Not Men?--and their quasi-concept of de-evolution is becoming more real every day it seems.

[Endangered Specie]

83. Standard Left Turn only sign...

should be obvious why. ;)

[devilgrrl]

84. Mine is Howard Stern.

A. Because I'm a fan regardless of his piggishness
B. He thinks * is a major league fuckstick.

[qnr]

85. Ensign Opus

Opus the penguin covers my affinity for penguins, Antarctica, Linux, the Coast Guard, personal flotation devices, herring/beer bellies, and lemonade. He's a real Renaissance penguin, even if he is a fricken' officer.

[Goldom]

86. It is a dancing dow

because it is awesome.

[qnr]

87. /me loans Goldom a spare "c" :) n/t

[JimmyJazz]

107. That is awesome

I'm always impressed with the animated avatars!

[StrongbadTehAwesome]

88. Strongbad from www.homestarrunner.com

Because his e-mails are hilarious, and I was depressing the crap out of myself with the upside-down flag av.

[borlis]

90. Jon Bon Jovi

Because he is the perfect man and my favorite musician. Not only is he drop dead gorgeous, he is still married to his high school sweetheart and he is "just a regular guy." Oh, btw he is also a big time democrat which doesn't hurt either.

:loveya:

[NoPasaran]

92. Mine's a blue paperclip

Because one day it seemed like all the cool kids were changing to it and I'm all about imitating what the cool kids are doing.

[Phillycat]

93. Red Sox, because...you know, they're the champions of the world.

And that's pretty great. :)

[Bertha Venation]

95. California Angels' 1971 cap

O8)

Why? hmm... I guess because like thelower-case "a" with the halo. Rather wish they'd bring it back.

[City Lights]

96. George Clooney, because he's the sexiest man alive.

Other than my husband, of course. ;-)

[sniffa]

98. it's a pic of me

i am me.
i stand by what i write.
if you recognize and wanna say hi, pLease do. (if you're a freeper and want to confront, feeL free, but i most LikeLy won't be hospitabLe in return).

[JimmyJazz]

102. you are very cute, sniffa - and I mean that in a very

non-lounge stalking kinda way :hi:

[Dora]

99. Pie. Bcause I like to make pie.

[terrya]

105. The Rainbow Flag.

It's a symbol of the gay community. And I like it very much. :-)

[JimmyJazz]

109. Hi sweetie! Where have you been hiding lately?

:hi:

[terrya]

111. I haven't been posting all that much here lately.

I've been in sort of a weird mood. :-)

:hi:

T

[JimmyJazz]

112. Okay - as long as it wasn't something I said

:P

'cause you just know I'm sweet on you!

:hi:

[terrya]

115. Oh, no, no.

It was NOTHING you said.

Thanks, sweetie. :-)

T

[LincolnMcGrath]

110. UNION

Why? Because I work for a living!

[pagerbear]

114. Vincent Van Gogh

People started telling me I resembled him, since I'd lost weight and started keeping my hair and bear short. Judge for yourself:

[neoteric lefty]

116. Florida Gators

that is where I attend school. I love you Urban :)!