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What does your avatar say about you?
Posted by MadScientist • 2/10/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: avatars, personality profile
We all got to pic our avatar. Do you think your avatar says something about you specifically if you chose something other than your picture for your avatar?
What did you want your avatar to say about you?
What do you think my avatar says about me?
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Of course I want my avatar to show something about me. I wear scarf and it shows from my avatar. And MadScientist, from your avatar I think you're a nerd. Is that correct?-
Yep...well, I used to be a nerd... now I am a geek. The difference being I get paid better now.
I have to admit though... I don't really see the scarf thing.
Actually for my avatar, I was going for really smart, big into science, always tinkering with or making something, but able to be a little less serious (ergo Jimmy Neutron). In retrospect perhaps I should have used SPONGE BOB -
Jimmy Neutron is perfect!
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Mine says "Oh, look! It's me!"-
Kind of looks more like you'r saying ... "Im watching you"
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Is this meaningless drivel? hmmmmmmm
I wanted to use a picture of me and only have daft ones, therefore I must of wanted to appear daft
I think your avatar is something naughty masquerading as something cute.-
Well I have adapted and decided... If you can't beat'em join'em.
In reality, this is less meaningless drivel and more about blogging. You see its part of the impression that you make since we are visual beings. And if a picture is worth a 1000 words... its a pretty good use of space. But it is nice to know if the impression you are going for with you avatar is actually sending the message that you want. -
Oh yeah... and its nice to see that someone is actually reading my drivel and recognizes when I drivel somewhere else...
If that makes any sense at all. -
Avatars make an impression? Who would of thunk it!
Do you pay attention much attention to other peoples? -
I put too much attention in there, whoops.
I excel in drivel and spot the finest drivel around -
Yep, I notice the avatars, as it is a first indicator if the comment is worth reading.
And yes, you paid just a little too much attention. And as far as drivel goes, I do not think mine really makes the grade.
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Mine says it's very cold out.
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Now you see... I would not have guess cold. I guess the "War on Terror" has warped my sense of reality.... go figure
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Well of course it's because I'm cold, silly! It has nothing to do with hiding my face during protests
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I just figured with your group... on Anarchy... guessed you were incognito
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Shhh don't tell anyone
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Mine says, "look, I'm a real person and not an actual dead rooster."
Yours says, "Gee, Jimmy Neutron looks like a rip-off of the Bob's Bigboy icon."-
OMG it does look like Bob's Big Boy!
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I never realized that... perhaps thats why JN is so popular... even among the adults. Its a subconcious reference to a familiar link to the past.
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It's a hot, fashionable woman other than myself.-
Why did you chose another real person to be the face of your virtual personality? Some have suggested that this is an attempt to employ the classic "Sex Sells" to troll for traffic. If this is the case, do you have a monetized blog?
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Mine says that you can be smart and sexy.-
Both excellent qualities... Just not sure I could pull that off. So I had to go with the GEEK and Guy that will never grow up image.
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I'm Superhero, the tights and cape say so LOL-
That not what I thought the tights and cape meant... But hey... if you say so, I'll take you at your word. :-P
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Mine says - this is what I sell and I'm bright and cheerful too. Other than when I'm cold and miserable.-
Would you like my balaclava?
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mine says I am watching you...-
I can see that... but is that what you wanted your avatar to say to random visitors who have not had the pleasure to get to know you through your posts and comments?
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Mine says "OMG"-
GO figure... I just did not get that.
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its me -
Mine doesn't say anything.
That is because my avatar is busy meditating for world peace. -
Mine says that I have a daughter who wears glasses and I blog about it. -
Hopefully it says, "Hey, I'm a real person and not a scammer." -
Do you think that those that use pictures of cartoons (say Jimmy Neutron) are scammers? But what of people who use avatars of other real people? Are they not scammers? How can you tell?
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No, I'd imagine someone using a licensed character is either promoting an entertainment themed blog, or feels some kinship with the character in some way.
Typically folks who use shots of very beautiful people or parts of very beautiful people are in it for making money/splogs/spam. And you can tell them by the way they instantly start dropping links!
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Nothning.
It's just a picture of me.-
And that cape is so you!
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My avatar says... "Meow", I guess... -
Mine says 'I'm a thiefing thiefer who thiefs.' Or, so I've been told -
It's true
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mine says its the chicky. i am known to my friends for being the crazy chicky wearing pigtails -
Kind of a Sandra Bullock thing going on there...and I have no idea what that is saying... someone help me out here.
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My avatar says that I like to goof off on sites like mrpicassohead.com -
My avatar says I'm BEYOND happy in Jamaica. That is a look of pure contentment.-
I can see that as a look of contenment... a land where the temp never gets below 74 degrees, a beach in less than an hour in any direction, and all the ganja you can handle plus and unlimited supply of regae music.
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I tried to change mine and it won't allow me and now i'm a black shadow...BOO!!-
Oh noes!!
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i feel so anonymous!
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So...did you try to upload your avatar again? You look weird
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Okay... everyone just remember what Lordiwantobewhole looks like and project that onto her silhouette avatar...
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If I project any harder I'll bust my monitor!
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I know, i look like a shadow of my old self
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Aha! Much better!
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There ya go new avatar working now. I had a problem with my new one "sticking" for a couple days but now it's ok
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well, its a squishy picture, but I'm wearing my favorite hat!!! I ♥ hats!
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Um, I am seeing you hat-less. Are you messing with our minds?
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I'm seeing more shirt than hat...
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i changed it again...i'm messing with ya!
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Hey hey hey! No messing!
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i like sad clowns.
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That I like to smoke? I don't actually smoke so that is somewhat misleading haha -
My avatar says that I really would like to fire a real Civil War cannon some day!-
I suppose then that you should take up Civil War re-enacting. I hear that in Virginia... they have some of the best re-enactments... literally thousands of people participating in a single envent. I am not that far from many of the civil war battlefields in VA.
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you does my avatar say about me??-
It says that you blink whenever the camera flashes?!?!?!
Or perhaps you are the only sherpa in Tibet with internet access and a blog?
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Mine says love and romance!-
I think your avatar says fun and childish!
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My wife probably agrees with the childish aspect... sometimes. But as Tim McGraw said... "I may be a real bad boy... but baby I'm a real good man..."
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Since you've giving your impressions, what do you think mine says, madscientist?-
Well....I think it indicates that you are a student of life. I think that the it shows you have a profound respect for the natural world, in a pristine and untouched or untainted condition. I beleive that in this place out at sea observing one of Gods largest living creations, you can really sense the grander scheme of LIFE as god intended it uncluttered by all of MANS plans and designs. I think that this is evidenced by the fact that there are no manmade objects in the avatar including the boat from which the picture was taken.
Then again, you may just have thought that it was cool and did not have anything better to put up. I preferr to think I was closer on the first pass.
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My AV says i don't have an avatar
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It says you short cutted your way through the sign-up process so that you could get to posting right away. Or possibly that you have issues with making decisions and so have too many choices and are paralyzed by choice overload...
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I think someone said you can go to www.gravatar.com and get one. Now OFF WITH YOU and dont come back till you have selected a dandy.
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What!!! Are you saying Polybore's Avatar is talking about Polybore behind Polybore's back?
What does it say...?
Like some forum Frankenstein has Polybore created an avatar with life, intelligence, free will and speech?-
I see polybore is talking about polybore's avatar talking about polybore and each seems to be speaking about polybore in the 3rd person ... so me thinks this is like the 6th person when rolled together. Its like more personalities than Syble.
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So now you are saying that that blasted avatar is talking about ALL the Polybores?
This is turning into a nightmare. Next you are going to tell me that this fiendish avatar, whom Polybore once considered a friend, has hooked up with some avatar of easy virtue and a virtual army of child avatars are on the way each and every one chatter, chatter, chattering. -
Polybore... this is begining to sound like that scene from Fantasia where all the brooms are marching with the pales of water.....
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D'ya want my shoes to come over and sort out your avatar's attitude, Polybore?
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@madscientist - excellent and you visited my blog. Like the avatar, you only see the tail of the largest mammal on earth which is what empowering oneself and others is all about....the potential for greatness is there even though the human eye can only see perhaps the tail end! Thank you for that intrepid analysis! Bravo!
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I Am the Goddess
Your avatar says you are cute-
I think all my avatar says is... I have a big forehead and pointy hair.
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My avatar says happy new yr. You avatar teamed with your name screams science freak to me, in a good way.-
Well let me see, high IQ, classic under achiever in school, all of my friends rounded out the top 10 in my graduating class of over 900 (total class was over 1300... lot of bone heads), intense interest in physics, energy, gravity.... I was not an "Erkle" level nerd, but I was pretty high on the nerd-o-meter. I was writing programs for computers when you had all your friends at your house because you had a 300 baud modem and they did not have any connectivity.
Couple that with a life long interest in weapons design (I always wanted to work for a DOD contractor and wear a lab coat... wierd I know)... and a stent in the military and excellent marksmanship and an near insatiable interest in the documents and intentions or our founding fathers... and what you end up with....
is a MadScientist
Not really sure now... that Jimmy Neutron fits the bill
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Mine says this is what I look like! you either favor or not! I do not fault you...
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I think maybe your avatar says "I'm just keeping it real"
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I'm hoping my avatar says that I stand behind what I write (using my own face to say it) and that I have taken a bit of time to think about the avatar and therefore I care about what I put out there.-
That is kind of what I was aluding to Sebastyne. The avatar is what people see before they even begin to read, and it conveys a message about you even before you really lay be knowledge on the reader. If if you are a pulitzer prize winning author, a poor choice of avatar could diminish the impact of your writing.
I am learning this even as I am writing this stuff now, I am reconsidering my choice of avatar. My choice does not convey that I am mature, intelegent, or to be taken seriously. Why would anyone ready my posts on alternative, renewable energy resources, complex chemical and mechanical processes when they are staring at a picture of Jimmy Neutron... who while well meaning and super smart causes more problems and trouble than he solves.
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My avatar says that I love my Grand Daughter to the fullest. It's a pix of her. =)
What I think your says about you? to me it says you are possibly the smart nerd type and humorous...lol..hell I don't know...lol-
Heck... thats at least better than the "Bob's Big Boy" look alike reference.
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Mine says dark, mysterious, masked man approaching. Handle with care -
You could use a Zoro avatar to say that... why choose "SPAWN"?
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I guess we may never know what your avatar says. But whatever is was... the "community" did not find it appropriate. I suppose your lucky to still have your avatar instead of one of those facesless avatars.
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Mine says, "What you see, is what you get. Simple and friendly."-
Now see, I did not think that your avatar said that you were "simple" (not like in a Forest Gump way) but rather a inteligent, inquisitive, curious sort of way. I agree it does say friendly, but I thiknk it also says mischievious and flirtatious. But maybe thats just me. After all what do I know, I am no psychologist.
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Mine says, come play with me, promise I wont bite cause Im an angel
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Sounds like your avatar should have been an "Invitation"... Also, I don't see a halo, but there is a definite glow there over your head.
I think it says you are fun and full of life, likeable and personable, young and energetic. Now, I think I will go see what you blog about to see how right or wrong I was. -
Sensico... your avatar has changed... and you are looking less and less like an angel. In fact quite the ooposite with red background and what can only be described as horn looking protrusions from your head. Yet its still classy and easy to distinguish in the sea of avatars out there.
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Your avatar does not say much, then again.... Neither did your comment.
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@akash--Wow, that is a long statement about what your avatar says about you.
or maybe you are in the wrong discussion. And you forgot to add what you thought about the post author's avatar. After all it is that authors post -
guess the community thought so too...lol & removed akash posts..
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Melodramatic and sentimental -
I love black/white photography. -
Mine says, "Nice shoes."
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Looks like classic Converse...and yes, those are nice shoes.
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That I have an alter ego? That I like to monkey around? That I'm stuffed with fluff? That sock monkeys are a girls best friend? I'll put my finger on it in a minute.-
:O I don't want to know where you're going to put your finger!
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Mine says "Whey!"
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Mine was recently changed but BC's buggy system keeps popping back to the old one. It should be me and my daughter in hula gear. It says I'm a mom and it says I love the outdoors and warm weather, especially the beach. I am also a laugh-out-loud person, not very inhibited with my humor.
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Definitely says "Family Oriented". Does not scream "I am monetizing my blog" by using suggestive avatars just to get people to click on it and visit my site.
Also says dedicated parent. Its a bold statement today, when so many are letting schools and daycare and nanny's raise thier kids. Kudos
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There is a dude on my avatar. I don't why he is there. But I know him from somewhere and I don't think it's from TV. I see him quite often in my bathroom mirror and I don't know what he is doing there either but I guess that's one of those things you have to put up with. -
I'm a closet Druid.-
Is that stone henge in the background?
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My avatar says "Team work always take the lead" -
I'm lazy. -
That I can still fool the camera to appear younger than I am and that I definitely need my hair cut again to fit my avatar :-) -
I still have my hair! (and a smile!) -
mine shows my latest photoshop adventure
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That I love trees...and prefer to remain incognito. -
Just in case some people didnt know where to get an avatar when posting on a wordpress blog, you can go to www.gravatar.com and they'll hook you up. They associate your email address with the avatar pic so when you post on a comment on a blog, that appears. I hope this helped some of the people here. Have fun and check out my profile when you got some extra time.-
Thanks... that cool, did not know that. So all of you with NO avatar... go get hooked up, you no longer have an excuse.
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It says you short cutted your way through the sign-up process so that you could get to posting right away. Or possibly that you have issues with making decisions and so have too many choices and are paralyzed by choice overload...
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That is so very wrong .-
Just kidding, though your avatar seems to suggest that your hair is parted on the left side. Not really sure what that means.
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My avatar tells I am beautiful. -
So it does. Actually, your avatar kind of looks like one of those hot chicks from the Final Fantasy videos. (Computer Animated)... its interesting light and hairstyle I guess that give it that appearance.
However, that only tells us about the outside. What does it tell us about who you are? What your like...when your not busy being beautiful?
Also, you forgot to tell me what you think MY avatar says about me. -
I don't know about Final Fantasy but yes I have received comments relating to it. About your avatar I think your are "mad". No seriously its cute and naughty.
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It says I have a moustache.-
But does the mustache have significance? Does the mustache make the man... or does the man make the mustache.
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Mine says I love flowers and summertime, but I see someone else is now using very similar avatar to mine.
BusyLizzy, your avatar is lovely. -
I don't think you should use an image that does not belong to you for your avatar. Unless you created, voiced, or animated that character, I think you should change your avatar.
I believe that avatars should represent you in some way. That is why I created this logo for mine.
I also have a bone to pick with people who use celebrity photos for their avatars.
What is the point in that?
It just seems dishonest to me.-
Chasemarch - To some degree I agree with your point of view. In as much as the avatar should represent you in some way. That is why I chose JImmy Neutron as my avatar. He is smart, funny, inventive, always in trouble, always planning his next invention, always problem solving... However, I do not own the image, but to people who recognize the character would immediately think science physics etc... all of which is why I chose it.
As for celebrity photos... well.. maybe there is something about that particular celebrity that they identify with and so they use it.
But what does your avatar say about you? The concept of a picture is worth a 1000 words applies. So do you care to explain your choice?
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Mine says that I am a Viking ... living in Sweden ... YaY!
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Kind of looks like a Viking version of Minnie Pearl... with the tag hanging down.
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Mine says "..."
It doesn't say anything, it's a damn picture....and it definitely doesn't say anything about me because I don't talk about myself behind my back.-
Why does everyone assume the avatar is speaking about them behind their backs? You picked it... its right there screaming about you to your face... but I guess only WE can hear it.
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If my avatar ever says anything about me, he's getting a faceful of knuckle sandwich! -
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Hi Mad Scientist,
My avatar represents the fact that I am a teacher. It is basically a children's block toy. The letters that are visible are my initials C.M. for Chase March.
I think this logo says a lot and is easily recognizable as a brand. I am hoping that it is unique and simple enough that people on the www will recognize it as me immediately.-
Do the colors have any particular meaning? Also, what exactly is it that you teach? Might that not be an option for the green panel, some kind of symbol to represent the thing which you teach?
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I teach elementary school. Currently I teach a Grade 3/4 split. Green is what you get when you mix the other two visible sides of the cube.
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A thinker who is also blonde and who has rejected the popular idea of bimbo-hood.-
Yeah, but are you a natural blonde?
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I grew up blonde, but am now naturally dishwater. I do have to color it to keep it like it was when I was 18.
Part of growing into being an old hag.
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@maxisangry - I would say that your avatar looks a bit like a bat that is throwing up. Or parhaps a sick Pteradactyl.... I dont really make the connection to you being angry.
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Mine says No Sheeping! Hopefully ;p or i'm just another ewe-
It's sheepism!! Heh. I don't think you're another ewe.
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I can't work a camera timer quick enough or well enough to take a picture not containing urine.-
I gather that you are referring to that stream by your foot there?
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Yeah it says that my co-bloggers and I are cool kids...and yours says that you either have a big head or you like cartoons or jimmy neutron is your favorite
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Yes... also says that I could not find a better "MadScientist" icon to use.
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Gene Wilders "Frankestein" is a good one
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That I'm cute -
Simple. I like South Park and I'm a Tottenham Hotspur fan.
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It says that I like to take my own picture
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My avatar implies that I enjoy dressing up as Alice in Wonderland (this past Halloween)
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