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Marco V

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February 16, 2011 at 3:19 am

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As you can see i have none (On this forum)

EDIT: as the day goes by time to get mine also fixed (used this 1 as long as i can remember)

there are several who uses a RL photo of themself.

There are quite a few i think that are starwars fans here.

So just wondering what is the motivation why you choose youre avatar picture as it is now?
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Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 397721 More actions · Answer 1

There was a chat about Babylon 5 one day and I decided to switch. I'm too lazy to make it something else. That's about it.

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004494 More actions · Answer 2

We had a starwars weekend some time back (good couple of years). Just about everyone had a starwars avatar and used starwars-style phrasing and idioms. I just never bothered switching back.

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Lowell SSC Guru Points: 323482 More actions · Answer 3

these were my previous avatars:

favorite comic inspired 7 plus years ago

my dawg debbie was my avatar for years..

for the star wars period Gail mentioned.

reading on uglyoverload, time for a n avatar change...this ended up too creepy for me and I changed it quickly.

My current one...monkeying around with SQL.

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February 16, 2011 at 6:43 am

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Mine says it all :w00t:

Far away is close at hand in the images of elsewhere.
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Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 397721 More actions · Answer 5

And now it's a new one. It was time to change.

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February 16, 2011 at 7:05 am

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Grant Fritchey (2/16/2011)

And now it's a new one. It was time to change.

did the post trigger it?

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Marco V (2/16/2011)

Grant Fritchey (2/16/2011)

And now it's a new one. It was time to change.

did the post trigger it?

Yep. Wouldn't have bothered probably. I'm not overly driven by it. Just as the mood strikes, put something quasi-meaningful up.

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004494 More actions · Answer 8

Grant Fritchey (2/16/2011)

And now it's a new one. It was time to change.

Ooh. Beware the wizard. Swift to anger.

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GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 9

I've used several. Current one (from Galaxy Quest) is because someone noted we had Babylon 5, Star Wars, Star Trek, and all kinds of sci fi avatars on a particular thread, while mine was a picture of me at that time. So I added yet another sci fi one.

I'll probably change it again soon. Getting bored. Probably time to go to something that has no bearing on me at all this time. Or maybe another iguana picture.

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004494 More actions · Answer 10

GSquared (2/16/2011)

Or maybe another iguana picture.

There's an idea...

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mister.magoo SSC-Forever Points: 47068 More actions · Answer 11

Mine is a picture of me at work.

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February 16, 2011 at 8:19 am

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Because i'm a fan of Hitchhiker's Guide.

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mazzz SSCertifiable Points: 6139 More actions · Answer 13

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February 16, 2011 at 10:46 am

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Mine is a picture an artist friend drew of me.

I write fiction which tends to be on the dark side, hence the crows 🙂

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February 16, 2011 at 10:52 am

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My present picture is mainly due to my location, Buffalo, NY. Seemed fitting at the time. Might be changing it soon though. Looking for the right one.

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