Avatar fads?

[Muzer]

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]

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]

Yeah, that would be awesome. Maybe make it spell "OD IS FOR REAL" or something.

[worMatty]

Spadge hats? A picture of Spadge, each of us having him wear a different hat.

[MtlAngelus]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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...

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[Paul.Power]

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)

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[thomasp]

* 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]

I'll take Euler's number then.

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/1558/eulerzp5.png

[thomasp]

Awww, all the cool numbers have been taken. I'm going to have to think of something today...

[bonz]

Awww, all the cool numbers have been taken.
Nowhere near!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_constant

[thomasp]

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]

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]

Here we go, the typical cruise speed of a Boeing 747-400ER at 35,000ft ISA - in meters per second

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And yes, the -ER series does have a marginally different cruise speed to the 747-400 :p

[Alien King]

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/5291/numbergridipy6.png

Is that too difficult to make out I wonder...

[Muzer]

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]

*steals AK's idea*

http://www.lukewallin.co.uk/images/j.png

:p

I don't really mind when we do this.

[Alien King]

*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]

Pah, engineers. :p


And for the love of god, nobody try to do sqrt(-1).
Don't tempt me :p

[Muzer]

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]

(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]

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]

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]

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!

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And don't go looking at the filename; that's cheating!

[thomasp]

I personally think the final 3 should be a couple of lines down, to indicate the "pause", Muzer.

[Muzer]

Yeah, what I thought.

EDIT: How about this:

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[worMatty]

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]

These are difficult to read.
That's the point, isn't it?

[MtlAngelus]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

he might just consider it a tribute to his overblown ego....hmm....you've got a point....

[Pickleworm]

Spadge hats? A picture of Spadge, each of us having him wear a different hat.

...cheech...

[Akuryou13]

...cheech.......now that might end hilariously...

[worMatty]

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]

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]

A little Cheech mocking actually does sound good.

[thomasp]

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]

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]

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]

Yeah, I see your point Matty. Clearly this is too witty for the outside world:

http://i35.tinypic.com/66bsat.png

[bonz]

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]

I thought it was Frogger.

[Muzer]

It's av changing day!

[KRD]

Are we having a one-on-one avatar fad? You're on!

[thomasp]

*sees bandwagon going past*

*Jumps on*

*Misses and falls rather awkwardly onto the tracks*

[Melon]

Not really a great fan of this fad, but I might as well join in anyway.

[GrimOswald]

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]

Hooray for 80085! :p

[Paul.Power]

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]

:D

At the beginning, I thought you were doing bible quotes (book of Plasma, chapter 15 verse 13 :p)

[Alien King]

Yayz !

[GoDxWyvern]

Fine then, I'll join in. Now I just gotta get to posting outside OD again, eh.

[FutureWorm]

can somebody make one with 420? tia

[MtlAngelus]

'ere you go.

[Splapp]

*joins in*

[bonz]

*joins in*
Nice! :D
I bet a lot of people will soon copy that idea of drawing images onto the numbers.

[thomasp]

Splapp wins :D

[Akuryou13]

splapp does indeed win!

[FutureWorm]

splapp does indeed win!
change your dang avatar already duder

[Akuryou13]

I claim 1337 :p I'll set myself up with one later. playing game thing.

[Muzer]

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]

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]

http://forum.team17.co.uk/showthread.php?p=672266#post672266

Link to posts, Kieran.

[Melon]

Link to posts, Kieran.
What? What have I done?

[MtlAngelus]

What? What have I done?
Beats me, Aku.

[worMatty]

If you want to show the use of the av in the wild, with unchanged dimensions.

[Melon]

BUT IT WASN'T ME WHO POSTED THAT!

AAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

*huff* *puff*

[worMatty]

Ooohhhhhh... :D

[Muzer]

Bandwagon jumper #2 (http://forum.team17.co.uk/showpost.php?p=672503&postcount=4127)

[bonz]

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]

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]

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]

how is it better now? it's a copy of one of our avatars....can't remember who.

[MrBunsy]

Mine, I think.

I bet he doesn't even know what j is :p

[Muzer]

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]

I vote we end this fad now, anyway - seeing as it's been running for a week.

[bonz]

I vote we end this fad now, anyway - seeing as it's been running for a week.
Ok .

[Melon]

I beat you all to it. I removed mine yesterday :p

[MrBunsy]

/me goes back to a really old av.

[Akuryou13]

/me works on a new av.

[Muzer]

/me jumps on the going back bandwagon

[Alien King]

Eugh. Now I have to find my old one.

[GoDxWyvern]

I'm not used to changing my avatar more frequently than once in six months. =(

[Alien King]

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]

Lately, I think mine only gets changed either once every Fad or once every MAD.

When was the last MAD?

[Alien King]

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]

Let's have one!

[MtlAngelus]

Let's have one!

Let's have one what?

[Muzer]

Let's have one what?
That's not a mock! That's a carbon copy!

[MtlAngelus]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Hmm, but we would be duplicating avatars with consent. If they complained, Tom, tell them to go **** themselves :)

[Akuryou13]

back to a normal av for me.

anyone left with the numbers?

AK, Wyv, get your acts together :p

[bonz]

/me goes back to a really old av.
Your knit avatar is your best one. Most recognizable.

[Paul.Power]

In a bit, gotta refind my stuff

[Alien King]

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]

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]

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]

And damn me if I make a new one.Woo, I just did.

Everyone loves edited film quotes

[bonz]

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]

Ahh, see, Paul has come up with an excellent idea for a fad that everyone can join in on.

[Alien King]

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]

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]

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]

/me wants a hat like this in real life :pgo buy one. they aren't that expensive :p

[bonz]

/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]

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]

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]

this is why I have an Avatars folder in My Pictures :p

[SupSuper]

My Pictures folder is already 650MB in size. :p (luckily I keep my avatars elsewhere)

[Akuryou13]

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]

7.8 Gigabytes currently.

*cough* e-*****

[Paul.Power]

6.8 gigs. Oh well.

[bonz]

2083 MB worth of images here.
800MB of those are from my digital camera alone that I bought in February 2008.

[thomasp]

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]

My main folder of random crap is 7.99 GB. But that has lots of different stuff in it.

[Muzer]

I reformatted recently. /home/muzer/Pictures is only 20.9MiB :(

[GoDxWyvern]

My pictures folder spans less than 4 MB. I win!

[Akuryou13]

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]

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]

ah ok.

[Muzer]

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]

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]

We'd just about got used to Shadowmoon, so the Internet sent us minute55.

[Muzer]

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]

"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]

"Shh, you weren't there".

Actually, no.

[MtlAngelus]

"I am inexplicably attracted to you and I used that avatar to catch your attention."

[Akuryou13]

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

[Muzer]

"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]

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]

I need to change my avatar.:p

[FutureWorm]

I need to change my avatar.:p

use this, i was bored and made it just 4 u

[Paul.Power]

Yes, remember to use a fourk.

(dodges rotten fruit)

[KRD]

Yes, remember to use a fourk.

*Mutters something about the ninth circle of hell not being punishment enough...*

[philby4000]

use this, i was bored and made it just 4 u

Awesome.:cool:

[Star Worms]

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]

Shotgun sticking with my classic apple :p

[Error404]

POTATO for me. :D
http://forum.team17.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=27349&stc=1&d=1146003956

[Akuryou13]

I gots the mango I guess.

[MrBunsy]

I'll go for whatever the spikey thing is.

[SupSuper]

Official supporter of pineapples.

[FutureWorm]

man, that was a long time ago

[Paul.Power]

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]

Baaaaaaaaa.

[MrBunsy]

That's not a fruit!

[Muzer]

/me steals the plum and hopes there's enough fruit to go around

[Melon]

I don't actually have a choice of what avatar I should choose.

[Paul.Power]

Baaaaaaaaa.

Well, I guess since someone beat you to the kiwi... :p

[Akuryou13]

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]

Pear for me this time, as Melon already snatched the watermelon I had last time.
Fits him better, I'd say.

[Error404]

http://forum.team17.co.uk/member.php?u=33322
funny. :p

[Alien King]

It would be somewhat ironic if I joined in...
Meh.

[MtlAngelus]

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]

It would be somewhat ironic if I joined in...
Meh.
Why? Is there something I'm not remembering?

[Error404]

Wasn't A.K. the leader of the rebelion!? :p

[SupSuper]

Yeah he drew the marshmellows with his own two hands!

[Alien King]

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]

I now keep thinking SupSuper is me and Paul is UnKnown X...

[Zero72]

I'm just gonna go ahead and take my sweet apple back, then. :)

[Splapp]

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]

You all look like a bunch of fruits. Ho ho.

Is blood a fruit?

[thomasp]

You all look like a bunch of fruits. Ho ho.

Is blood a fruit?
No but blood oranges are :p

[Vader]

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]

I'm taking jb.jones' blood cherries and will only give them up if someone trades me lychee for them.

[bonz]

if someone trades
Trading, huh?
Once everyone has one, we should switch the fruit avatars every few days to further confuse people.

[SupSuper]

Including ourselves. :p

[bonz]

Including ourselves. :p
Totally not confusing. If it has an edit button, the post is yours.

[thomasp]

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]

Do your posts not have your names on when you're using fruit avatars or something?

[MtlAngelus]

Do your posts not have your names on when you're using fruit avatars or something?

Exactly .

[GrimOswald]

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]

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]

Oh, fair doos. Never come across them before.

[Vader]

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]

'Tis a Durian. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durian)

Baaaaaaaaa.

[Vader]

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]

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]

I will pretend the pomegranate does not exist.

no, fúck YOU

[philby4000]

I'm begining to resent Akuryou for stealing my Mango.

[Plutonic]

I dont plan on changing off my lovely pair of coconuts, mine!

[Akuryou13]

I'm begining to resent Akuryou for stealing my Mango.oh so someone DID use it last time? I didn't remember :p

[Slick]

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]

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]

Your evidence is inconclusive.
But his drawing is great.

[Vader]

I eat the skin on kiwis.

The fruit, not the New Zealanders. Not yet, anyway.

[Error404]

I sort of feel like going back to my old avatar... don't you guys!? :rolleyes:

[Xinos]

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]

I'm getting a little bored of this now, so I switched back. Good ol' bananaworm2.gif

[Akuryou13]

I need to make a new av based on my new sig...

[Alien King]

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]

The sheep stays until every last fruit and vegetable is gone!

*Remembers thomsap*

ARGHAJFKGAHFG

[thomasp]

I've kept this avatar since the original fruit fad :p

[SupSuper]

I think I'm gonna start using random fanart of my sigworm. :p

[MrBunsy]

I'm sticking with the giant conker thing. I rather like it.

[Plutonic]

I've kept this avatar since the original fruit fad :p

Ditto, I'm yet to see one I liked as much.

[KRD]

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]

Who WOULDN'T want to take a bite out of your ripe delicious cherries?

[worMatty]

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]

You ****ing win.

:-/ :confused: :( :eek:

[Akuryou13]

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]

Simple deduction would suggest KRD's name is Greg.

Sadly I was hoping the bloke who makes pasties was here.

[bonz]

who is Greg?
A teddybear devouring, red dragon from Korea.

[KRD]

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)