The Change Your Avatar Thread
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Topic: The Change Your Avatar Thread
Posted By: Pnoom!
Subject: The Change Your Avatar Thread
Date Posted: July 27 2008 at 01:19
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If you change your avatar, post about it here. Also can be used for general discussions of the site's best avatar (a.k.a. mine). For this one I've got John Zorn and John Zorn's hand. Pretty much the two most awesome things/people on the planet. |
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Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: July 27 2008 at 01:20
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I changed my avatar a while ago.
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Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: July 27 2008 at 01:43
| Your avatar is my favorite album, good work. |
Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: July 27 2008 at 01:48
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I'll probably never change my avatar.
Oh and I am using the fox on another forum. -------------  <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: July 27 2008 at 01:56
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I wonder how many know itsy's avatar is from Python? |
Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: July 27 2008 at 01:58
Whoever doesn't is someone with whom I am very disappointed.  ------------- <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Atavachron wrote:Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: July 27 2008 at 02:15
Yeah, anyone who doesn't recognize it needs to be forced to watch everything python ever. |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: July 27 2008 at 02:22
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Well mine's never coming off. I wonder if Man With Hat's avy ever will too.  ------------- 
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Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: July 27 2008 at 02:24
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By the way Rico, I saw your eye at an art museum a few days ago. ------------- <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: July 27 2008 at 02:31
Well then don't be shy, who was the artist, what was the painting?  -------------
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Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: July 27 2008 at 02:37
Well it sure looked like it. It was a Dali from the backdrop from this dream sequence he made for a Hitchcock movie for which I've forgotten the name. Not sure if it's exact, but it's rather close. Found it. It was a study for the sequence and the movie is spellbound.  ------------- <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: July 27 2008 at 02:46
 It was for the film Spellbound. As for the painting, it's plainly called...The Eye. EDIT: ah, very well, you found the painting yourself. -------------
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Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: July 27 2008 at 02:55
| In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king, so take this ring. |
Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: July 27 2008 at 03:11
I just inverted mine earlier today... does that count? 
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: July 27 2008 at 03:57
| ^ much better, the colors show up against the black |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: July 27 2008 at 17:52
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Mmm... I don't think I'll ever change my avatar... is a pic of me in negative after all... maybe when my hair is long again I'll do a new one.... ------------- 
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Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: July 27 2008 at 18:38
I changed my avatar recently to get it more in line with my new role as Site Monitor. It depicts the Central Scrutinizer: My sig is also a reference to this.  ------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: July 27 2008 at 18:58
*looks at own avatar*
Wrong.
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: July 27 2008 at 19:27
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I tried to change mine, but I can't...
I just found people to recognise me as the odd cover of Meddle. One of my favourite albums of all time. I changed my signature, it's a "sculpture"(object) made by my uncle. He mainly paints. |
Posted By: Mikerinos
Date Posted: July 27 2008 at 20:07
| Heresie is the shiz, I prefer this cover to the band pic, but both are cool. |
Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: July 27 2008 at 20:44
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So many talks that I decided to return to my original avatar... but it's not the one that Ansen fixed for me (where's Ansen?). ------------- Guigo ~~~~~~ |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: July 27 2008 at 20:53
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^NO! I want your old one, it looks more joyful, childish, funny, this one seems that you're too serious to talk like a guy like me
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Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: July 27 2008 at 20:59
Check here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiradentes - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiradentes http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiradentes -
or here (in Spanish)
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiradentes - http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiradentes
"...his body was http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanged%2C_drawn_and_quartered - quartered into several pieces. With his blood, a document was written declaring his memory infamous. His head was publicly displayed in Vila Rica. Pieces of his body were exposed in the cities between Vila Rica and Rio, in an attempt to scare the people who had listened to Tiradentes' ideas about independence." ------------- Guigo ~~~~~~ |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: July 27 2008 at 21:01
yeah, you already showed me those websites and quotation in the "Reviews" thread, dunno which, lol. It was long time ago, though. |
Posted By: JayDee
Date Posted: July 27 2008 at 21:06
 This is classic Atkingani. I like this one. ------------- 
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Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: July 27 2008 at 21:52
Thanks, JD.  ------------- Guigo ~~~~~~ |
Posted By: keiser willhelm
Date Posted: July 28 2008 at 03:47
Changed back to the francis bacon painting! much better, i think.  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/KeiserWillhelm" rel="nofollow - What im listening to |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: July 28 2008 at 10:34
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Sticking with mine. It's part of a cartoon version of myself and my wife I used for the cake topper at my wedding. Now my signature is subject to change, but I'm fairly happy with it. May update it as my collection gets larger, was thinking about adding some concert ticket stubs to the right side...
------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: July 28 2008 at 10:40
| I'm open to changing either on a whim. |
Posted By: Toaster Mantis
Date Posted: July 28 2008 at 10:43
| Mine is from the poster for Bill & Coo, a really weird movie where trained parrots portrayed human characters. And it won an Oscar. http://www.headinjurytheater.com/article47.htm - I am not making any of this up. |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: July 28 2008 at 11:06
| I've got such an awesome avatar that I'm never ever going to change it. Unless you pay me. |
Posted By: Statutory-Mike
Date Posted: July 28 2008 at 11:45
I don't think I'll change mine, but I have the Lightbulb Sun cover on another forum........and JD, excellent new avatar  ------------- 
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Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: July 28 2008 at 14:02
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I ain`t changing mine ever it`s just too cool. That`s a Royal Australian Air Force F-111C performing a dump and burn manoever at an airshow rehearsal at RAAF Amberley in Queensland.
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Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: July 28 2008 at 14:45
Present is responsible for less than ten great albums. John Zorn is responsible for over fifty. Plus, mine looks cooler. Sorry, but you lose this round. |
Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: July 28 2008 at 14:47
| People this thread is for avatar discussion only. *here I turn up my nose* Take your common "signature" talk elsewhere kthx. |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: July 28 2008 at 14:49
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Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: July 28 2008 at 14:50
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I thought that Dylan's Poist Rock Lol Chaplin was the greatest avatar in the history of the internets, but he had to be a n00b and change it.
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Posted By: keiser willhelm
Date Posted: July 28 2008 at 16:21
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Im with rileydog.
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Posted By: Toaster Mantis
Date Posted: July 28 2008 at 17:01
Good. That wombat is adorable. |
Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: July 28 2008 at 20:11
I've been screwing around with mine again, but I don't think I'll change it again just yet... here's what I've come up with so far though: I like this one because it's old and new... but the normal one really doesn't fit in the neg-art world I think.  This one I like a lot but I think it might get cluttered in avatar size. Then again I might just stick with what I have. What do you think?  |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: July 28 2008 at 20:21
I think you need to give those two Present albums a few more spins..
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Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: July 28 2008 at 20:25
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Meh, I've had the same avy since I started here. After all, you can never have too much cowbell.
------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
Posted By: mrcozdude
Date Posted: July 28 2008 at 20:57
Im not really sure if you can see mine properly.I could perhaps resize it but i expect know one really wants to see it in much detail lol.so here it is..
Also my sig is just the last.fm last played albums for some reason it isnt showing them today :( ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/cozfunkel/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: burritounit
Date Posted: July 28 2008 at 23:29
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I just returned to my first avatar. Nice Gir.
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Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: July 28 2008 at 23:34
INVADER ZIM 
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Posted By: burritounit
Date Posted: July 28 2008 at 23:40
Wonder how many fans are here in PA... ------------- "I've walked on water, run through fire, can't seem to feel it anymore. It was me, waiting for me..." |
Posted By: Toaster Mantis
Date Posted: July 29 2008 at 02:52
I think this one is the best. It looks like a snapshot within a field of some sort of mechanical flowers. |
Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: July 29 2008 at 03:07
I like that one too actually! that mechanical flowers thing is kind of a cool way of looking at it.  More thoughts? |
Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: July 29 2008 at 03:34
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Looks like Tinker Toys to me.
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: July 29 2008 at 03:43
+++looks at own avatar+++ You're both soooo wrong ------------- 
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: July 29 2008 at 07:36
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^ is it just my dirty little mind or does your avatar look vaguely like it's getting aroused?
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Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: July 29 2008 at 10:32
Yes, that they are. But some of us like to think in pretentious metaphors . more prog that way
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Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: July 29 2008 at 12:03
I think the bigger problem is it's a rush avatar
They're still only two albums. 50>2, especially since at least 25 of those 50 are better than the two.
ORLY NARLY |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: July 29 2008 at 12:35
I suspect it may be your mind, you strange person you... [edit] Mind you, now I look at it...  -------------
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Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: July 29 2008 at 14:11
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How do you like my new avy?
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: July 29 2008 at 14:23
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I changed my avy only a few days ago so I wont bother changing again. Its not really knew, I used this cut down Still Life avy a few years ago.
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: July 29 2008 at 16:18
They're still only two albums. 50>2, especially since at least 25 of those 50 are better than the two. Of course they are, in your opinion.
 And the 'Le Poison Qui Rend Fou' cover is slightly ahead of your Zorn picture (and I love that pic, trust me).
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Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: July 29 2008 at 16:31
Take 2: First off, OH MY  SERVICE UNAVAILABLE I WILL KILL YOU ALL MAD RAGE BLARGH ARGH ARGH STAB STABTake 3: If I get service unavailable one more time... Take 4: I got service unavailable one more time... Take 1: Anyway, I say we drop this argument and band together to defeat the evil that is Jim Garten, who claims his boring-ass avatar can defeat either of ours. By the way, John Zorn > Present since he released The Bribe. And I haven't even finished my first listen yet. |
Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: July 29 2008 at 16:32
Service Unavailable^^^... wtf... how did this end up in this box... weird. seriously, though, it just appeared there randomly. I lie you no fibs. Also, 50>2 is not an opinion, it's a fundamental truth of the universe. |
Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: July 29 2008 at 16:38
Avatars and sigs that move get adblocked immediately. As a rule. ------------- |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: July 29 2008 at 16:40
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Triskaidephobie easily demolish anything I've heard by Zorn so far, but anyways.
And I f**king hate that "Service Unavailable" bug myself. It ruins the whole experience here! ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: July 29 2008 at 16:47
| And just what have you heard from Zorn so far? |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: July 29 2008 at 16:50
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i was getting tired of it.. Time to change my avatar.... I will rotate now between different versions.... -------------
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Posted By: KoS
Date Posted: July 29 2008 at 17:02
I like mine and I don't plan on changing anytime soon. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: July 29 2008 at 18:00
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^ nice and rippley but I've heard it sung somewhere that ripples never come back... Apparently Mr. The T intends to prove that wrong or something.  Ever consider an animated gif avatar that actually rotates, T? |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: July 29 2008 at 18:23
^Where would I find such a contraption tailored to my own specific characteristics?  -------------
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Posted By: KoS
Date Posted: July 29 2008 at 19:03
^ There are many free tools available. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: July 29 2008 at 19:05
If you could make your current avatar rotate that would be spooky kewl! ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: July 30 2008 at 08:31
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time i had a change - fabulous artwork, fabulous album, and released on my birthday 16th June - how prophetic is that....?  -------------  Prog Archives Tour Van 
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: July 30 2008 at 08:38
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A prophet Nostradamus may have been, but he didn't forsee his hat catching fire, did he? -------------
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Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: July 30 2008 at 08:41
...that's fate breathing down his neck, Jim!
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: July 30 2008 at 12:21
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If you have a photo altering program, I'd recommend cropping the image closer to the head. The detail doesn't show too well in the avatar box.
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: July 30 2008 at 12:28
I went there and wasn't able to find any tools for making animated gifs. Do you have a link for us? ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: July 30 2008 at 13:58
hmmmmm....better..?
 ..his hat's still on fire, though..
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Posted By: Toaster Mantis
Date Posted: July 30 2008 at 14:01
You know what that album cover reminds me of? |
Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: July 31 2008 at 17:06
| a pokémon |
Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: July 31 2008 at 17:14
fix'd |
Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: July 31 2008 at 17:19
doubly fixed ------------- <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: July 31 2008 at 17:22
| it is pressing F5 through waves of Service Unavailable screens |
Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: August 03 2008 at 20:57
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Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: August 03 2008 at 21:02
| crop'd |
Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: September 06 2008 at 00:37
Thought I'd revive this thread to ask what people think of my newest haircut: open to suggestions/criticisms |
Posted By: Leningrad
Date Posted: September 06 2008 at 00:45
| My avatar is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Gagarin - Yuri Gagarin , also known as one of the biggest goddamn heroes whoever lived. In the past I guess I've been associated with my Charlie Chaplin avatars, and I'll always end up switching back. Apparently people loved that one POIST ROCK LOL Chaplin avatar, though, so I'll end up changing it back to that one soon enough. |
Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: September 06 2008 at 00:47
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PLEASE
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Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: September 06 2008 at 00:51
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I don't see what the big deal is about Gagarin anyway. There were dozens of other guys equally qualified to go up in that thing, and frankly, it was automated to the point that ANYBODY could have made that flight.
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Posted By: Leningrad
Date Posted: September 06 2008 at 00:56
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Posted By: Leningrad
Date Posted: September 06 2008 at 00:56
Get out. You just insulted my religion.
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Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: September 06 2008 at 03:09
Hey can we use this thread to sig critique as well? Too late: I'm thinking of using this - but I'm wondering if it needs the name. I mean - it's not like you don't know who I am or something. |
Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: September 10 2008 at 14:35
 thinking of changing my sig to this - any thoughts? |
Posted By: Toaster Mantis
Date Posted: September 10 2008 at 15:31
Do it... it looks great that new sig, complete with the Cap's vaguely Kabbalistic-looking emblem.
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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: September 13 2008 at 03:32
I'm thinking about changing my avatar to this. Too lame? ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: September 13 2008 at 03:34
As a matter of fact, didn't Laika the dog do the exact same thing first? ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow"> https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Leningrad
Date Posted: September 14 2008 at 13:12
| Laika was great too, but Laika wasn't a human. |
Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: September 14 2008 at 13:31
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fursecution ------------- FREEDOM OF SPEECH GO TO HELL |
Posted By: Leningrad
Date Posted: September 14 2008 at 14:58
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: September 15 2008 at 03:22
Not lame at all - in fact I'd go so far as to say Diggidy, diggidy (and indeed) diggidy! -------------
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: September 15 2008 at 15:18
Well then, done. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow"> https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Toaster Mantis
Date Posted: September 26 2008 at 10:50
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The cover art of Jethro Tull's Minstrel in the Gallery.
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Posted By: Jozef
Date Posted: September 26 2008 at 20:55
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I like my demonic doll avatar too much to change it.
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Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: September 26 2008 at 21:03
| Bigger avatars. That is what the people want for these tired eyes after a long days work. |