Forum Home Forum Home > Topics not related to music > General discussions
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Do you associate the Avatar with the person ?
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Topic ClosedDo you associate the Avatar with the person ?
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <1 789
Author
Message Reverse Sort Order
  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
The T View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: October 16 2006
Location: FL, USA
Status: Offline
Points: 17493 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 17 2009 at 10:10
Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

The skull isn't a mask.  ShockedStern Smile
It looks awfully cardboard-ish... Langella must really have been paid well to wear that... Tongue
Back to Top
Epignosis View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: December 30 2007
Location: Raeford, NC
Status: Offline
Points: 32553 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 17 2009 at 10:08
The skull isn't a mask.  ShockedStern Smile
https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays
Back to Top
The T View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: October 16 2006
Location: FL, USA
Status: Offline
Points: 17493 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 17 2009 at 10:06
The avatar reflects a part of the member's personality, that's a fact. Nobody picks an avatar that has absolutely no relation whatsoever with any concscious or subconscious part of his/her self. So I would guess it's partially valid to attach the avatar to the person. In the end, it's the only image of themselves than most of the members allows us to see.
 
Even no-avatar avatars like Harry's (Petrovsk) say something... that's obvious. Even when it's just the selection of something that you enjoy like a particular album, it's still saying a lot about what you choose to represent yourself..
 
..so if we imagine Epignosis as Skeletor, we might think he's trying to conquer the world! Tongue(which may be true from a musical point of view)... Or maybe he just finds it ridiculous (the movie was awful) but it still says something...
 
By the way, I also associate members with their avatars.. Sometimes when I see an actual photograph of a member and I see their real faces I'm like surprised they don't resemble their avatars.. (even if it's a thing... LOL)
 
 


Edited by The T - November 17 2009 at 10:09
Back to Top
someone_else View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar
VIP Member

Joined: May 02 2008
Location: Going Bananas
Status: Offline
Points: 24636 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 17 2009 at 10:04
I associate my avatar with my cat. So if anyone associates my humble person with it, he or she isn't very wrong, but still wrong.

Edited by someone_else - November 17 2009 at 10:07
Back to Top
Queen By-Tor View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: September 13 2006
Location: Xanadu
Status: Offline
Points: 16111 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 17 2009 at 10:01
Originally posted by Ricochet Ricochet wrote:


Originally posted by King By-Tor King By-Tor wrote:

I am a Rush album.


You change often, so who are you really?


http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r35/DethKlokMinute/FaceBones.gif
Back to Top
harmonium.ro View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator

Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin

Joined: August 18 2008
Location: Anna Calvi
Status: Offline
Points: 22989 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 17 2009 at 09:59
Henry Plainview is a suited gangster.
Back to Top
Ricochet View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: February 27 2005
Location: Nauru
Status: Offline
Points: 46301 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 17 2009 at 09:57

Originally posted by King By-Tor King By-Tor wrote:

I am a Rush album.


You change often, so who are you really?
Back to Top
Queen By-Tor View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: September 13 2006
Location: Xanadu
Status: Offline
Points: 16111 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 17 2009 at 09:50
I am a Rush album.
Back to Top
ExittheLemming View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 19 2007
Location: Penal Colony
Status: Offline
Points: 11420 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 17 2009 at 09:46
Over time, I have (perhaps subliminally) come to think of PA members as somehow resembling or embodying their avatars. Is this just me or is it a phenomenon noticed by anyone else ? e.g I sometimes think Epignosis is the guy behind that skull mask or that Dean has one huge psychedelic eye or Tony R is a biped horse or that Henry Plainview might actually look like a suited gangster ?

So, am I in need of counselling or can some suitably erudite member explain this psychological erm... anthropomorphism ?

BTW For the sake of clarity I am not really a furry scottish rodent (on the outside)
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <1 789

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down



This page was generated in 0.213 seconds.
Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.