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Muzer
3 Oct 2008, 17:31
Just wondering, when was the last avatar fad? Someone mrbunsy said in this post (http://forum.team17.co.uk/showpost.php?p=669306&postcount=69) in the welcome 2008 invitees thread that it was about time to start a new one...
I have absolutely no ideas, and no artistic talent :p. Can anyone think of anything?
If we're not up to an avatar fad, we could perhaps do a location fad, having "od" somewhere subtly in your location like I did...

MtlAngelus
3 Oct 2008, 22:52
I'm allways up for an avatar fad. Those allways annoy several people outside od. :cool:
Perhaps use a cryptic phrase and split it into words, assign a different word to each one of us and see if anyone out there puts it togheter. :p

Muzer
3 Oct 2008, 23:03
Yeah, that would be awesome. Maybe make it spell "OD IS FOR REAL" or something.

worMatty
3 Oct 2008, 23:03
Spadge hats? A picture of Spadge, each of us having him wear a different hat.

MtlAngelus
3 Oct 2008, 23:17
Or maybe each of us uses an avatar of a different Assanit or whatever it's called from Plasma's freak spore collection of very similar creatures?
Seriously how many did he make? I remember a shot with a lot of them on his sporepedia or something and they all looked the same to me...

Akuryou13
4 Oct 2008, 01:09
Or maybe each of us uses an avatar of a different Assanit or whatever it's called from Plasma's freak spore collection of very similar creatures?
Seriously how many did he make? I remember a shot with a lot of them on his sporepedia or something and they all looked the same to me...http://forum.team17.co.uk/member.php?u=22847
he's got it in his sig:
http://www.spore.com/sporepedia#qry=usr-DarkPlasma%7C2263075478%3Assc-500029414918

KRD
4 Oct 2008, 04:12
How about, in the spirit of the everchanging but often geeky 100%OT thread title*, we each pick a number dear to us and do something like this with it? :eek:
http://i35.tinypic.com/1yl276.png
1. It'd be moderately annoying but extremely confusing, especially if we all stuck to exactly the same format [99 × 99 pixels, black background, white border/text] and only changed the numbers. Though I guess exceptions in a larger font [I'm thinking formulae] would also be fair game.
2. It allows for quite a bit of individuality within the otherwise strict format, since not all numbers have to be throw-bricks-at-me nerdy. In case that isn't your thing.
3. They'd obviously be easy to create and not at all a strain on the server with this few colours, unlike the last fad's. Cough. The problem is, we'd all probably want to use the same font and I did the numbers in mine** by hand, so someone would either have to create the font or point me to simple software capable of it.
* Is there some sort of a record being kept about what titles the thread's had in the past? It should be.
** Nobody's taking phi from me in case this goes through!
Inspired by:
You will find my personal cell phone number at position 9467366848 in the golden ratio's digits.

philby4000
4 Oct 2008, 04:18
How about, in the spirit of the everchanging but often geeky 100%OT thread title*, we each pick a number dear to us and do something like this with it? :eek:
http://i35.tinypic.com/1yl276.png
1. It'd be moderately annoying but extremely confusing, especially if we all stuck to exactly the same format [99 × 99 pixels, black background, white border/text] and only changed the numbers. Though I guess exceptions in a larger font [I'm thinking formulae] would also be fair game.
2. It allows for quite a bit of individuality within the otherwise strict format, since not all numbers have to be throw-bricks-at-me nerdy. In case that isn't your thing.
3. They'd obviously be easy to create and not at all a strain on the server with this few colours, unlike the last fad's. Cough. The problem is, we'd all probably want to use the same font and I did the numbers in mine** by hand, so someone would either have to create the font or point me to simple software capable of it.
* Is there some sort of a record being kept about what titles the thread's had in the past? It should be.
** Nobody's taking phi from me in case this goes through!
Inspired by:
I like it.
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/7537/44230120me5.png

Muzer
4 Oct 2008, 08:39
Ooh, I'm having Pi!
/me attempts to hack something together...
EDIT:
vv
EDIT2: The white pixels round the edge will be removed when I set it as my av, can't be bothered to reupload...
EDIT3: No decimal point, hope that's OK...
EDIT4: Added decimal point and removed 1 extra pixel...
31909

Paul.Power
4 Oct 2008, 10:43
Aww, I would have gone for 42.
I guess 1729 will do though ("Ramanujan's Number", the smallest number that's the sum of two cubes in two different ways. 10³ + 9³ = 1000 + 729 = 1729 = 1728 + 1 = 12³ + 1³)
31910

thomasp
4 Oct 2008, 10:47
* Is there some sort of a record being kept about what titles the thread's had in the past? It should be.
Yes, the mods can see all previous titles. I think I posted a list of them somewhere in 100%OT "not that long ago" (year or so)...

bonz
4 Oct 2008, 11:16
I'll take Euler's number then.
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/1558/eulerzp5.png

thomasp
4 Oct 2008, 11:20
Awww, all the cool numbers have been taken. I'm going to have to think of something today...

bonz
4 Oct 2008, 11:26
Awww, all the cool numbers have been taken.
Nowhere near!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_constant

thomasp
4 Oct 2008, 11:29
Hmmm does it have to be a cool mathematical constant - could I throw in a cool number relating to aeronautical engineering/aviation in general?

bonz
4 Oct 2008, 11:35
Hmmm does it have to be a cool mathematical constant - could I throw in a cool number relating to aeronautical engineering/aviation in general?
That would be a mathematical number too.
Actually, mathematics is all you can do with numbers. :)

thomasp
4 Oct 2008, 11:58
Here we go, the typical cruise speed of a Boeing 747-400ER at 35,000ft ISA - in meters per second
31911
And yes, the -ER series does have a marginally different cruise speed to the 747-400 :p

Alien King
4 Oct 2008, 12:37
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/5291/numbergridipy6.png
Is that too difficult to make out I wonder...

Muzer
4 Oct 2008, 13:14
Should we schedule a time so we can all change at roughly the same time? I'd recommend some time next Sunday, as more people are around at the weekend (and we need to give more people a chance to make them).
I'll be around most of the day British Summer Time (or do the clocks change before then, I can never remember...)

MrBunsy
4 Oct 2008, 13:57
*steals AK's idea*
http://www.lukewallin.co.uk/images/j.png
:p
I don't really mind when we do this.

Alien King
4 Oct 2008, 14:05
*steals AK's idea*
http://www.lukewallin.co.uk/images/j.png
:p
I don't really mind when we do this.
Pah, engineers. :p
And for the love of god, nobody try to do sqrt(-1).

thomasp
4 Oct 2008, 14:09
Pah, engineers. :p
And for the love of god, nobody try to do sqrt(-1).
Don't tempt me :p

Muzer
4 Oct 2008, 14:59
If anyone cares, I'm going to save all of the avs from the avatar fads from this one onwards until I leave the forum (which will only happen when someone spills beer on the server and everyone is too drunk to fix it and it stays dead forever).

bonz
4 Oct 2008, 15:10
(which will only happen when someone spills beer on the server and everyone is too drunk to fix it and it stays dead forever)
Kick him out of OD!
You must not speak out our worst fear of all! :eek:

KRD
5 Oct 2008, 00:42
Mwahaahah, it's catching on... but you aren't meant to just squeeze your numbers in the middle of my phi and single them out. The little red 42 was merely an extra touch, heh. There's plenty of time until next weekend, so do it right!
Here's pi with a Vaderian touch, but without the decimal point since I figured we wouldn't want to make it too obvious the numbers aren't random:
http://i37.tinypic.com/1zvbb77.png
Oh and I guess we could each use a different third colour for pointing cool coincidences in irrational numbers out. I think I'll make my 42 blue and/or green:
http://i34.tinypic.com/1zbrr7b.png
I'll most likely have little time during the week, but if anyone can't be bothered doing theirs alone, I should be able to get a couple more done on request.
Edit: Handy link (http://ja0hxv.calico.jp/pai/estart.html).
Edit, the Unnecessary Sequel: Another one (http://numbers.computation.free.fr/Constants/constants.html).
Edit the Third: Here's a good one (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermat_number). I love de Fermat's Last Theorem.

Paul.Power
5 Oct 2008, 09:38
Mwahaahah, it's catching on... but you aren't meant to just squeeze your numbers in the middle of my phi and single them out. The little red 42 was merely an extra touch, heh. There's plenty of time until next weekend, so do it right!Oh, screw that, I'm not writing out all those numbers by hand. I didn't even realise that that number was phi (I was, naturally, very confused when you said "Nobody's taking phi from me in case this goes through!" because I was all like "That's not phi, that's 42...")

Muzer
5 Oct 2008, 09:51
Oh, I didn't realise that :p
Oh, screw that, I'm not writing out all those numbers by hand.
I might do it, but I might not be bothered...
EDIT: I just realised that KRD did a Pi. /me steals it
EDIT2: Anyone who can figure out the highlighted numbers and where they come from gets a cookie!
31913
And don't go looking at the filename; that's cheating!

thomasp
5 Oct 2008, 10:29
I personally think the final 3 should be a couple of lines down, to indicate the "pause", Muzer.

Muzer
5 Oct 2008, 10:52
Yeah, what I thought.
EDIT: How about this:
31914

worMatty
5 Oct 2008, 20:27
You're going to have to choose lighter shades of colours. These are difficult to read.
TBH I don't think this fad is going to have a good effect.

Muzer
5 Oct 2008, 20:47
These are difficult to read.
That's the point, isn't it?

MtlAngelus
5 Oct 2008, 21:25
TBH I don't think this fad is going to have a good effect.
Why are you allways so negative, matty?
Just have fun. :P

Akuryou13
5 Oct 2008, 21:27
Just have fun. :Pby replacing your avatar with random numbers? I also fail to see the entertainment value :p
granted, I was content to just sit by quietly.

MtlAngelus
5 Oct 2008, 23:05
by replacing your avatar with random numbers? I also fail to see the entertainment value :p
granted, I was content to just sit by quietly.
The entertainment comes from watching non-oders confused by the whole thing.
Like that one time we all stole your avatar. Oh boy was that fun.
:p

FutureWorm
6 Oct 2008, 00:33
The entertainment comes from watching non-oders confused by the whole thing.
Like that one time we all stole your avatar. Oh boy was that fun.
:p
i suppose now is as good of a time as any to come clean to you, akukryorkukroyorkuruou, and reveal that it was my idea

Akuryou13
6 Oct 2008, 00:37
yes, but stealing someone else's stuff is hilarious. randomly using numbers is rather pointless :p
the stealing of the asanits or whatever the hell would yield hilarious results as plasma tries to fugure out what the hell is going on. the number thing doesn't hold as much entertainment value in my mind.

FutureWorm
6 Oct 2008, 00:41
the stealing of the asanits or whatever the hell would yield hilarious results as plasma tries to fugure out what the hell is going on. the number thing doesn't hold as much entertainment value in my mind.
he might just consider it a tribute to his overblown ego

Akuryou13
6 Oct 2008, 00:50
he might just consider it a tribute to his overblown ego....hmm....you've got a point....

Pickleworm
6 Oct 2008, 02:25
Spadge hats? A picture of Spadge, each of us having him wear a different hat.
...cheech...

Akuryou13
6 Oct 2008, 02:30
...cheech.......now that might end hilariously...

worMatty
7 Oct 2008, 22:29
If you think anyone will take more than a slight bit of interest outside of OD you're getting your hopes too high, IMO. If you want people to take an interest you need to make it something that creates a buzz. Right now, anyone looking at these new avs will think "Oh, maybe a bunch of people decided to put numbers in their avs, but I don't know what it means or why they are all different, and TBH it doesn't look like something I'd be interested in, and there isn't much room for me to be creative, so I think I'll leave it."
Spadge + hats + the idea of Cheech would create that buzz. That's why I suggested it. But all the cool numbers are taken and if I'm honest I only know about '42' and Pi anyway. Oh, and '69'. I'll bet most forumites here don't have the required knowledge to recognise anything else significant. Surely I'm being positive by recommending a better use of your time? When will the next fad be? Will it create the desired effect or will you have to wait until people have forgotten about them? Will you look back and consider the numbers campaign a satisfactory fad? Is this truly to cause confusion amongst the outsiders or just something to pass the time with?

thomasp
7 Oct 2008, 22:31
speaking of "cool" numbers, how come nobody's come up with putting the number one thousand three hundred and thirty seven in an avatar?

bonz
7 Oct 2008, 23:13
A little Cheech mocking actually does sound good.

thomasp
7 Oct 2008, 23:34
A little Cheech mocking actually does sound good.
Although that may then have repercussions, like another porno-spam attack with users who cunningly post sensibly until they're out of premoderation, then spam the hell out of the forum. And Cheech may launch an anti-OD attack, again.

Akuryou13
7 Oct 2008, 23:44
honestly, if he's so childish as to spam over something like an avatar mocking then he really has failed his purpose.
granted, I'm not a mod, so that may contribute to why I don't care :p

thomasp
7 Oct 2008, 23:47
You don't have to clean the mess up and sift through the 100's of reported post e-mails :p Because you can guarantee it'll happen when none of the mods are online, particularly at a weekend when volcadmin also isn't around.

KRD
10 Oct 2008, 08:24
Yeah, I see your point Matty. Clearly this is too witty for the outside world:
http://i35.tinypic.com/66bsat.png

bonz
10 Oct 2008, 10:17
Yeah, I see your point Matty. Clearly this is too witty for the outside world:
http://i35.tinypic.com/66bsat.png
I recognize the gravitational constant, but is that supposed to be a stylized car on a road?

SupSuper
10 Oct 2008, 16:31
I thought it was Frogger.

Muzer
12 Oct 2008, 08:11
It's av changing day!

KRD
12 Oct 2008, 09:22
Are we having a one-on-one avatar fad? You're on!

thomasp
12 Oct 2008, 10:13
*sees bandwagon going past*
*Jumps on*
*Misses and falls rather awkwardly onto the tracks*

Melon
12 Oct 2008, 14:06
Not really a great fan of this fad, but I might as well join in anyway.

GrimOswald
12 Oct 2008, 15:59
It was just another day in the city. People wandering around attending to their daily business. But then, looking out the window of the throne room, the butler started to notice something peculiar.
"Erm, your majesty," he said tentatively, "You might want to see this."
The king waved his hand in disinterest. "Meh. Maybe later."
"I mean, you REALLY might want to see this."
The king threw up his hands in exasperation. "Fine! I'll come look out your dumb window!" He got up and walked towards said window and looked out at the city below.
"Well?" he said.
"Well, what are you going to do?"
The king narrowed his eyes. "Do about what? Everything seems to be in order."
The butler sighed and pointed at an obtrusive object in the city center.
"What is it?"
"It appears to be a large WAGON, sir."
"...I take it that's not normal then?"
"Everyone in the area is jumping aboard it sir!"
He narrowed his eyes again and wrinkled his nose. "Cannot imagine why. That looks like the most poorly built wagon I have ever seen."
"So what are you going to do about it?"
The king raised his eyebrows. "Do? What do you mean do?"
"It's disrupting everything and confusing people! They're just wasting their time riding a stupid wagon for no reason! You said it yourself, it's not even a NICE wagon! You cannot intend to just let them keep doing it can you?"
The king walked back to his throne and sat down, giving out a sigh of relief. "It's just a little harmless fun. You have to let the plebes indulge their plebeian interests now and then. Otherwise they grow...restless."
"But if you let them do it once they will do it again!"
"Yes, yes they will. But they will have learned from their mistakes."
"Meaning...?"
"Meaning next time, they will give their wagon WHEELS."

MtlAngelus
12 Oct 2008, 16:16
Hooray for 80085! :p

Paul.Power
12 Oct 2008, 16:49
Plasma says (15:13):
YOU THERE!
Paul.Power says (15:13):
JOIN THE SOMETHING-OR-OTHER-ARMY TODAY
Plasma says (15:13):
what's with the new avatar fad?
Plasma says (15:17):
hello?
Paul.Power says (15:17):
numbers
Plasma says (15:17):
yes
Plasma says (15:17):
any chance of elaborating on that?
Paul.Power says (15:18):
Numbers we like
Plasma says (15:18):
...
Plasma says (15:18):
you suck

Muzer
12 Oct 2008, 17:00
:D
At the beginning, I thought you were doing bible quotes (book of Plasma, chapter 15 verse 13 :p)

Alien King
12 Oct 2008, 17:07
Yayz !

GoDxWyvern
12 Oct 2008, 21:46
Fine then, I'll join in. Now I just gotta get to posting outside OD again, eh.

FutureWorm
13 Oct 2008, 07:42
can somebody make one with 420? tia

MtlAngelus
13 Oct 2008, 07:48
'ere you go.

Splapp
13 Oct 2008, 12:16
*joins in*

bonz
13 Oct 2008, 12:28
*joins in*
Nice! :D
I bet a lot of people will soon copy that idea of drawing images onto the numbers.

thomasp
13 Oct 2008, 13:35
Splapp wins :D

Akuryou13
13 Oct 2008, 14:31
splapp does indeed win!

FutureWorm
13 Oct 2008, 15:16
splapp does indeed win!
change your dang avatar already duder

Akuryou13
13 Oct 2008, 16:29
I claim 1337 :p I'll set myself up with one later. playing game thing.

Muzer
13 Oct 2008, 17:52
Bandwagon jumper #1 detected!
http://forum.team17.co.uk/member.php?u=19281
EDIT: Oh crap, this new version of VB shrinks the avs on that screen. Oh well.

KRD
13 Oct 2008, 20:58
Fine then, I'll join in. Now I just gotta get to posting outside OD again, eh.
Sneaky, had me fooled for the first few numbers. Now I almost wish they were actually there. :(
*joins in*
Hahaah hahhahaa ahhahahah!

worMatty
13 Oct 2008, 21:11
http://forum.team17.co.uk/showthread.php?p=672266#post672266
Link to posts, Kieran.

Melon
13 Oct 2008, 21:14
Link to posts, Kieran.
What? What have I done?

MtlAngelus
13 Oct 2008, 21:17
What? What have I done?
Beats me, Aku.

worMatty
14 Oct 2008, 00:25
If you want to show the use of the av in the wild, with unchanged dimensions.

Melon
14 Oct 2008, 00:31
BUT IT WASN'T ME WHO POSTED THAT!
AAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
*huff* *puff*

worMatty
14 Oct 2008, 01:26
Ooohhhhhh... :D

Muzer
15 Oct 2008, 19:11
Bandwagon jumper #2 (http://forum.team17.co.uk/showpost.php?p=672503&postcount=4127)

bonz
15 Oct 2008, 21:38
Bandwagon jumper #2 (http://forum.team17.co.uk/showpost.php?p=672503&postcount=4127)
Heh!
At first I was gonna use the 8675309/Jenny gag.

thomasp
18 Oct 2008, 20:41
We've got another bandwagon jumper, only this one reeks of EPIC FAIL:
http://forum.team17.co.uk/member.php?u=93528 - and that aliasing isn't just due to the smaller preview icon in the profile page - it's like that when you view his posts too :p It would appear Matrona2 has copied an avatar from a profile page, rather than a thread.

thomasp
18 Oct 2008, 20:45
We've got another bandwagon jumper, only this one reeks of EPIC FAIL:
http://forum.team17.co.uk/member.php?u=93528 - and that aliasing isn't just due to the smaller preview icon in the profile page - it's like that when you view his posts too :p It would appear Matrona2 has copied an avatar from a profile page, rather than a thread.
Damnit - he's changed it and sorted it now. :p

Akuryou13
19 Oct 2008, 01:49
how is it better now? it's a copy of one of our avatars....can't remember who.

MrBunsy
19 Oct 2008, 08:47
Mine, I think.
I bet he doesn't even know what j is :p

Muzer
19 Oct 2008, 09:04
There is a rule against avatar theft, and he has done it in the past too, to DopeBoss I think.
BAN HIM!1!!1!!!1!!!!

thomasp
19 Oct 2008, 10:08
I vote we end this fad now, anyway - seeing as it's been running for a week.

bonz
19 Oct 2008, 11:59
I vote we end this fad now, anyway - seeing as it's been running for a week.
Ok .

Melon
19 Oct 2008, 12:06
I beat you all to it. I removed mine yesterday :p

MrBunsy
19 Oct 2008, 14:48
/me goes back to a really old av.

Akuryou13
19 Oct 2008, 15:05
/me works on a new av.

Muzer
19 Oct 2008, 18:03
/me jumps on the going back bandwagon

Alien King
19 Oct 2008, 18:09
Eugh. Now I have to find my old one.

GoDxWyvern
19 Oct 2008, 18:15
I'm not used to changing my avatar more frequently than once in six months. =(

Alien King
19 Oct 2008, 18:22
I'm not used to changing my avatar more frequently than once in six months. =(
Lately, I think mine only gets changed either once every Fad or once every MAD.

MrBunsy
19 Oct 2008, 19:01
Lately, I think mine only gets changed either once every Fad or once every MAD.
When was the last MAD?

Alien King
19 Oct 2008, 19:07
When was the last MAD?
Probably last summer. They usually happen towards the end of the summer holiday if my memory isn't lying to me.
Didn't have one this year.

Muzer
19 Oct 2008, 19:20
Let's have one!

MtlAngelus
19 Oct 2008, 19:25
Let's have one!
Let's have one what?

Muzer
19 Oct 2008, 19:27
Let's have one what?
That's not a mock! That's a carbon copy!

MtlAngelus
19 Oct 2008, 19:28
That's not a mock! That's a carbon copy!
:P
Well I don't really have any software that allows me to modify an animated avatar and keep it animated. :o

thomasp
19 Oct 2008, 19:37
Please no duplicate avatars otherwise I may get a barrage of abuse from some members who have recently been warned about avatar theft :p
Use each others' avatars by all means, but don't use the same one :p

Muzer
19 Oct 2008, 19:50
If you ever change your av, thomasp, I'm jumping straight in with your one... with the user mod text not removed! Then I'll probably get banned ;p (or permanent newbie)

MtlAngelus
19 Oct 2008, 20:02
Please no duplicate avatars otherwise I may get a barrage of abuse from some members who have recently been warned about avatar theft :p
Use each others' avatars by all means, but don't use the same one :p
FINE . :mad:

worMatty
20 Oct 2008, 01:56
Hmm, but we would be duplicating avatars with consent. If they complained, Tom, tell them to go **** themselves :)

Akuryou13
20 Oct 2008, 02:08
back to a normal av for me.
anyone left with the numbers?
AK, Wyv, get your acts together :p

bonz
20 Oct 2008, 08:57
/me goes back to a really old av.
Your knit avatar is your best one. Most recognizable.

Paul.Power
20 Oct 2008, 13:07
In a bit, gotta refind my stuff

Alien King
20 Oct 2008, 17:58
You don't appreciate how hard it is for me to find my old avs.
And damn me if I make a new one.

Muzer
20 Oct 2008, 18:16
Hmm, but we would be duplicating avatars with consent. If they complained, Tom, tell them to go **** themselves http://forum.team17.co.uk/images/newsmilies/happy.gif
Argh! Not that again! I only just got out of that fad!

thomasp
20 Oct 2008, 18:39
Hmm, but we would be duplicating avatars with consent. If they complained, Tom, tell them to go **** themselves :)
That still takes effort though :p

Paul.Power
20 Oct 2008, 18:52
And damn me if I make a new one.Woo, I just did.
Everyone loves edited film quotes

bonz
20 Oct 2008, 20:22
You don't appreciate how hard it is for me to find my old avs.
I have my previous and my current avatar (and some from previous fads) on ImageShack, so I can access them from wherever I am when an avatar fad ends.

worMatty
20 Oct 2008, 20:25
Ahh, see, Paul has come up with an excellent idea for a fad that everyone can join in on.

Alien King
20 Oct 2008, 20:42
I have my previous and my current avatar (and some from previous fads) on ImageShack, so I can access them from wherever I am when an avatar fad ends.
I know some of mine are on there (my most recent one should be), but I don't really want that one at the moment. I'll use this one until I find another one I prefer.

Akuryou13
21 Oct 2008, 03:54
am I the only one who never clears his my pictures folder? I can still find that roman worm animation I did in 03 if I want to. I can also find every avatar I've used on any forums.
it's simpler. not like they take up much room.

MrBunsy
21 Oct 2008, 07:43
I've switched computers a lot since my first avs - I daresay most of it is on backup CDs and external discs, but none of it is easily accessible. I suspect it's the same for lots of the others.
Your knit avatar is your best one. Most recognizable.
/me wants a hat like this in real life :p

Akuryou13
21 Oct 2008, 07:58
/me wants a hat like this in real life :pgo buy one. they aren't that expensive :p

bonz
21 Oct 2008, 08:22
/me wants a hat like this in real life :p
You'll likely find one at a Christmas market.
You could also knit one yourself.
That way you could make sure it looks exactly like the sprite.

MrBunsy
21 Oct 2008, 11:27
go buy one. they aren't that expensive :p
But, but, that means going clothes shopping :p
...Which I will have to do at some point. I may just have a look.
Watch this space!

Alien King
21 Oct 2008, 17:42
am I the only one who never clears his my pictures folder?
No. I seldom delete stuff unless I'm forced to or my HDD breaks. The trouble is, little is kept in the same folder.

Akuryou13
21 Oct 2008, 18:00
this is why I have an Avatars folder in My Pictures :p

SupSuper
22 Oct 2008, 01:16
My Pictures folder is already 650MB in size. :p (luckily I keep my avatars elsewhere)

Akuryou13
22 Oct 2008, 03:34
My Pictures folder is already 650MB in size. :p (luckily I keep my avatars elsewhere)wow. you've beaten me by 100MB....damn you :p

worMatty
22 Oct 2008, 04:27
7.8 Gigabytes currently.
*cough* e-*****

Paul.Power
22 Oct 2008, 07:57
6.8 gigs. Oh well.

bonz
22 Oct 2008, 16:24
2083 MB worth of images here.
800MB of those are from my digital camera alone that I bought in February 2008.

thomasp
22 Oct 2008, 16:27
My Photos folder is 9.08Gb
*wins* :D
9.02Gb of those are ones I've taken myself, others have been gleaned from t'interweb.

Alien King
22 Oct 2008, 18:01
My main folder of random crap is 7.99 GB. But that has lots of different stuff in it.

Muzer
22 Oct 2008, 18:53
I reformatted recently. /home/muzer/Pictures is only 20.9MiB :(

GoDxWyvern
22 Oct 2008, 21:02
My pictures folder spans less than 4 MB. I win!

Akuryou13
23 Oct 2008, 03:21
My main folder of random crap is 7.99 GB. But that has lots of different stuff in it.waaait. if we're talking folder of random crap I've got 23 Gigs. I was just referring to my Pictures folder, which has my art and such.

Alien King
24 Oct 2008, 17:54
waaait. if we're talking folder of random crap I've got 23 Gigs. I was just referring to my Pictures folder, which has my art and such.
Well most of it consists of pictures. Apart from the 3.79 GB of random music and 750 ish MB of homework stuff.

Akuryou13
25 Oct 2008, 02:43
ah ok.

Muzer
4 Nov 2008, 19:46
Heh, just recieved this PM from minute55 (http://forum.team17.co.uk/member.php?u=94384)
[SUBJECT=avatar weirdness?]
nice avatar,but thats not the point.
so...i found that your avatar changed to a coding thingy,but,you changed it back.what happened?

thomasp
4 Nov 2008, 20:11
Would it be too cruel to say that you haven't changed it back and that his browser has gone weird and he needs to re-install his operating system? :p

Paul.Power
4 Nov 2008, 20:44
We'd just about got used to Shadowmoon, so the Internet sent us minute55.

Muzer
4 Nov 2008, 21:15
Hmm, can't think of anything to say in reply, and not replying would be rude.
Can anyone think of anything? I don't want to be cruel either (that probably rules all of thomasp's suggestions out :p)

worMatty
4 Nov 2008, 22:44
"What do you mean 'that's not the point'? I don't understand.
"I changed it back because a bunch of us were just playing around for a bit. I like my normal avatars more."

Alien King
4 Nov 2008, 23:25
"Shh, you weren't there".
Actually, no.

MtlAngelus
5 Nov 2008, 03:55
"I am inexplicably attracted to you and I used that avatar to catch your attention."

Akuryou13
5 Nov 2008, 04:11
"I'm sorry, that must have been a glitch in the matrix. have you notice anything changed lately?" :cool:

Muzer
5 Nov 2008, 10:06
"I'm sorry, that must have been a glitch in the matrix. have you notice anything changed lately?" :cool:
I'm using that one. Matrix references are always the best :p

Muzer
6 Nov 2008, 19:00
i thought that...not really.but,the only person i noticed that still has a glitch avatar is wormgod,though he might of made it himself,as the red made a happy face.
Wormgod is one of the bandwagon jumpers :p

philby4000
7 Nov 2008, 00:46
I need to change my avatar.:p

FutureWorm
7 Nov 2008, 15:36
I need to change my avatar.:p
use this, i was bored and made it just 4 u

Paul.Power
7 Nov 2008, 16:12
Yes, remember to use a fourk.
(dodges rotten fruit)

KRD
7 Nov 2008, 22:24
Yes, remember to use a fourk.
*Mutters something about the ninth circle of hell not being punishment enough...*

philby4000
7 Nov 2008, 22:31
use this, i was bored and made it just 4 u
Awesome.:cool:

Star Worms
7 Mar 2009, 22:25
I fancy going back to the fruit fad we had. Anyone care to join?
The images are over here: http://forum.team17.co.uk/showthread.php?t=28221&highlight=avatar+fruit+fad&page=8
Of course if you use a different posts-per-page to me then it will be on the wrong page but the images start from post 283 onwards.
And say which one you're taking so we don't have lots of duplicates.
Anyway as I had the pineapple last time, I'm using the kiwi instead.
Edit: I've uploaded my edit of the pineapple to make it small enough to fit on the forum as I don't think I posted it in the previous thread.

thomasp
7 Mar 2009, 22:52
Shotgun sticking with my classic apple :p

Error404
8 Mar 2009, 00:27
POTATO for me. :D
http://forum.team17.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=27349&stc=1&d=1146003956

Akuryou13
8 Mar 2009, 00:55
I gots the mango I guess.

MrBunsy
8 Mar 2009, 02:46
I'll go for whatever the spikey thing is.

SupSuper
8 Mar 2009, 03:53
Official supporter of pineapples.

FutureWorm
8 Mar 2009, 04:51
man, that was a long time ago

Paul.Power
8 Mar 2009, 08:36
Professor Plum, at your service.
(EDIT: oh wait, I was plum last time. Maybe I should be banana or red apple)
(EDIT: Switched out to banana. UnKnownX won't miss it, not where he's gone).

GrimOswald
8 Mar 2009, 09:17
Baaaaaaaaa.

MrBunsy
8 Mar 2009, 09:47
That's not a fruit!

Muzer
8 Mar 2009, 10:01
/me steals the plum and hopes there's enough fruit to go around

Melon
8 Mar 2009, 10:46
I don't actually have a choice of what avatar I should choose.

Paul.Power
8 Mar 2009, 11:03
Baaaaaaaaa.
Well, I guess since someone beat you to the kiwi... :p

Akuryou13
8 Mar 2009, 12:54
Baaaaaaaaa.this is a hilarious addition to the fad and I support it whole-heartedly :D
*gets flash back of thanksgiving song from the addams family*

bonz
8 Mar 2009, 13:25
Pear for me this time, as Melon already snatched the watermelon I had last time.
Fits him better, I'd say.

Error404
8 Mar 2009, 15:01
http://forum.team17.co.uk/member.php?u=33322
funny. :p

Alien King
8 Mar 2009, 15:14
It would be somewhat ironic if I joined in...
Meh.

MtlAngelus
8 Mar 2009, 17:46
POTATO for me. :D
http://forum.team17.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=27349&stc=1&d=1146003956
NOOO YOU EVIL DOER! YOU STOLE MY POTATO! :mad:
Oh well I'll get the tomato instead.

Muzer
8 Mar 2009, 18:30
It would be somewhat ironic if I joined in...
Meh.
Why? Is there something I'm not remembering?

Error404
8 Mar 2009, 18:33
Wasn't A.K. the leader of the rebelion!? :p

SupSuper
8 Mar 2009, 18:47
Yeah he drew the marshmellows with his own two hands!

Alien King
8 Mar 2009, 18:50
Yeah he drew the marshmellows with his own two hands!
One left hand actually. :p
Spalpp's work was far superior to mine - his were actually recognisable as fruit!

Star Worms
8 Mar 2009, 23:07
I now keep thinking SupSuper is me and Paul is UnKnown X...

Zero72
9 Mar 2009, 11:29
I'm just gonna go ahead and take my sweet apple back, then. :)

Splapp
9 Mar 2009, 12:05
I've gone back with my strawberry, phwooooar. I've still got all the images saved on here if anyone can't find the one they're looking for.

Vader
9 Mar 2009, 13:28
You all look like a bunch of fruits. Ho ho.
Is blood a fruit?

thomasp
9 Mar 2009, 13:30
You all look like a bunch of fruits. Ho ho.
Is blood a fruit?
No but blood oranges are :p

Vader
9 Mar 2009, 13:40
Now that I've Googled it, I can see there are also blood limes, blood plums, and Chinese melons which have blood-red innards.

KRD
9 Mar 2009, 17:44
I'm taking jb.jones' blood cherries and will only give them up if someone trades me lychee for them.

bonz
9 Mar 2009, 20:18
if someone trades
Trading, huh?
Once everyone has one, we should switch the fruit avatars every few days to further confuse people.

SupSuper
9 Mar 2009, 20:51
Including ourselves. :p

bonz
10 Mar 2009, 09:18
Including ourselves. :p
Totally not confusing. If it has an edit button, the post is yours.

thomasp
10 Mar 2009, 10:41
Totally not confusing. If it has an edit button, the post is yours.
But what if you're a moderator... every post has an edit button :p

Vader
10 Mar 2009, 11:21
Do your posts not have your names on when you're using fruit avatars or something?

MtlAngelus
10 Mar 2009, 14:36
Do your posts not have your names on when you're using fruit avatars or something?
Exactly .

GrimOswald
10 Mar 2009, 15:42
Names? Pffffft. How are we supposed to remember those?
I will fear the green apple.
I will respect the red apple.
I will laugh at the tomato.
I will pay heed to the sage advice of the pear.
I will think mango is a pretty cool guy. eh makes special effects and doesnt afraid of anything.
I will make a comic with the pineapple.
I will love the potato's art.
I will lynch "whatever the spikey thing is." (A werewolf no doubt)
I will sip tea with the banana.
I will pretend the pomegranate does not exist.
I will consume the deliciously sexy melon.
I will curse the strawberry for making me hungry. (Ironic since I do not like strawberries)
I will be vaguely indifferent to the cherries.
I will glare at the kiwi fruit for being a kiwi fruit.
I will be royally confused by the plum who should not be allowed to change their avatar.
I will get a little too personal with the sheep.
OHSHI-
Baaaaaaaaa.

Vader
10 Mar 2009, 15:49
The spikey thing is a lychee, by the way. I think they're also called Chinese gooseberries.
They're like slimey grapes inside a spikey leather casing.

MrBunsy
10 Mar 2009, 15:53
Oh, fair doos. Never come across them before.

Vader
10 Mar 2009, 16:01
Oh, apparently lychee are red on the outside, though I'm sure I've seen greeny brown ones before:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lychee

GrimOswald
10 Mar 2009, 16:11
'Tis a Durian. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durian)
Baaaaaaaaa.

Vader
10 Mar 2009, 16:16
I reckon it'd hurt if one fell on your head. Much more than a coconut would.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Durian_tree_in_malaysia.jpg/450px-Durian_tree_in_malaysia.jpg

MrBunsy
10 Mar 2009, 16:22
Hey, they're just giant conkers! (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/D101_and_random_stock.jpg/800px-D101_and_random_stock.jpg)

FutureWorm
11 Mar 2009, 16:38
I will pretend the pomegranate does not exist.
no, fúck YOU

philby4000
11 Mar 2009, 18:59
I'm begining to resent Akuryou for stealing my Mango.

Plutonic
11 Mar 2009, 20:20
I dont plan on changing off my lovely pair of coconuts, mine!

Akuryou13
11 Mar 2009, 22:43
I'm begining to resent Akuryou for stealing my Mango.oh so someone DID use it last time? I didn't remember :p

Slick
12 Mar 2009, 22:01
Anyway as I had the pineapple last time, I'm using the kiwi instead.
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/1792/kiwi.jpg
I call t'eh Kiwi
http://forum.team17.co.uk/showpost.php?p=497291&postcount=270
....
The list:
bonz - Watermelon
Pickleworm - Lime
Star Worms - Pineapple
Plutonic - Has a lovely pair of Coconuts
MadEwokHerd - Pear
UnKnown X - Banana
Paul.Power - Plums (OOH-ERR)
MtAngelus - Potato
Zero - Red Apple
Slick - Kiwi
Splapp - Strawberry
.....
http://forum.team17.co.uk/showpost.php?p=497296&postcount=271

MtlAngelus
12 Mar 2009, 22:41
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/1792/kiwi.jpg
http://forum.team17.co.uk/showpost.php?p=497291&postcount=270
http://forum.team17.co.uk/showpost.php?p=497296&postcount=271
Your evidence is inconclusive.

Error404
13 Mar 2009, 15:57
Your evidence is inconclusive.
But his drawing is great.

Vader
13 Mar 2009, 16:17
I eat the skin on kiwis.
The fruit, not the New Zealanders. Not yet, anyway.

Error404
31 Mar 2009, 19:19
I sort of feel like going back to my old avatar... don't you guys!? :rolleyes:

Xinos
31 Mar 2009, 19:29
I'm slightly disappointed that nobody else started making dinosaurs and monster out of dairy products. :-/
I guess I just don't understand how trends work.

Muzer
13 Apr 2009, 15:35
I'm getting a little bored of this now, so I switched back. Good ol' bananaworm2.gif

Akuryou13
13 Apr 2009, 16:37
I need to make a new av based on my new sig...

Alien King
13 Apr 2009, 16:50
Well according to the wiktionary:
From Late Latin sarcasmus, from Ancient Greek σαρκασμός, from σαρκάζειν ‘gnash the teeth (in anger)’, literally, 'to strip off the flesh', from σάρξ ‘flesh’.
I like the sound of "strip off the flesh". Make an av on that!
Or were you meaning your new sigworm? But that isn't as fun!

GrimOswald
14 Apr 2009, 06:51
The sheep stays until every last fruit and vegetable is gone!
*Remembers thomsap*
ARGHAJFKGAHFG

thomasp
14 Apr 2009, 10:59
I've kept this avatar since the original fruit fad :p

SupSuper
14 Apr 2009, 15:59
I think I'm gonna start using random fanart of my sigworm. :p

MrBunsy
14 Apr 2009, 16:56
I'm sticking with the giant conker thing. I rather like it.

Plutonic
14 Apr 2009, 21:51
I've kept this avatar since the original fruit fad :p
Ditto, I'm yet to see one I liked as much.

KRD
15 Apr 2009, 22:15
I was going to switch back about now, but I can't be bothered getting the backup DVD where my Photoshop folder from the dead laptop is.
I like my cherries equally anyway. :p

GrimOswald
16 Apr 2009, 05:38
Who WOULDN'T want to take a bite out of your ripe delicious cherries?

worMatty
17 Apr 2009, 19:03
They are indeed a fine pair. I have told Greg this many times in private. He is somewhat reluctant to agree. He is a modest chap.

KRD
17 Apr 2009, 21:00
You ****ing win.
:-/ :confused: :( :eek:

Akuryou13
18 Apr 2009, 02:40
They are indeed a fine pair. I have told Greg this many times in private. He is somewhat reluctant to agree. He is a modest chap.don't know as many RL names as you seem to. who is Greg?

Vader
18 Apr 2009, 12:45
Simple deduction would suggest KRD's name is Greg.
Sadly I was hoping the bloke who makes pasties was here.

bonz
18 Apr 2009, 13:05
who is Greg?
A teddybear devouring, red dragon from Korea.

KRD
18 Apr 2009, 19:01
I would never consciously inflict harm upon a plush animal, bear or otherwise.
I have hostages proof:
http://www.shrani.si/t/2y/NN/1CC20ZEs/20090320-the-three-teddi.jpg (http://www.shrani.si/?2y/NN/1CC20ZEs/20090320-the-three-teddi.jpg)

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