Do You Look Like Your Avatar?
(note: i dont know if there was a thread about this already, so mods close it immediately if it was)
Or do you pick an avatar that describes your org name?
i clearly do not look like my url avatar. who owns a xystas, hoplon, cape, and corinthian helmet? (if you do please send it to me) here's my avatar:
sad to say i dont look like it. i choose it to describe my org name.
imagine a kinda dark tan skin, hair brushed back (no bangs) (no facial hair) that would be me. and what about you????
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I like mine. It is a reasonable facsimily of what I look like...which some may argue isn't necessarily a good thing.
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I don't know let me see.
Nope not even close.
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Not a chance.
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I do in the fact that I have brown hair and the same head shape, but I'll go the way of the Spartan and just describe myself: Brown curly hair, dark skin, one of those beards that is only around the chin and mouth (what is that in english?) dark brown eyes, deep set eyes that always look like I am sleep-deprived, and a scar under my nose that I got from a run in with a bunch of curious goats.
Last edited by IrishArmenian; 07-07-2006 at 04:42.
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Yes, it does... it's kinda eerie, really, because I mostly chose this avatar to fit my love of MTW. I went with the one I did on a gut instinct, something that said, "that's me." Little did I know it really was me!
Edit: actually, the hairdo doesn't quite fit (although it is the right length, approxamately), and the beard is growing on the cheeks, whereas mine is still coming in, but other than that, that's me.
Last edited by Reverend Joe; 07-07-2006 at 03:28.
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no.
now i'm here, and history is vindicated.
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No, not at all.
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Both of us are bearded...
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I picked the avatar that looked most like me. No coincidence there.
Almost the same pose (for comparison's sake):
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I picked the most-resembling one that I could find. I also believe that, had I been born in the Middle Ages, I would have been one of those tight-assed, severe and grim-faced erm.... scholars.
like, ya' know, that friendly Torquemada dude...
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Why don't you people just follow the led of the Lemur and post your picture for comparison?
You can find me in the family photos thread. Yes, I look like my avatar.
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We know."Drive safely or else!"
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Nothing like it, not at all.
The Mongols look most like me.
This one's because of the PBM, obviously.
Last edited by Avicenna; 07-07-2006 at 08:00.
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Not at all, I chose my avatar, because nobody had it, back in the old school days, you had to have either 100 or 500 posts before you could pick your own avatar and give yourself a title. As soon as I could, to distinguish myself from other members I picked an avatar that nobody else had and to this day I still haven't seen another member with my avatar.
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Well, if I get the same equipment and grow some facial hair (not that hard, got good growth there) then I would resemble my avatar quite a bit.
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I look exactly like my avatar.
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It's a very close resemblance ... and I chose it for that, pretty much.
There are some minor differences, as in, less pronounced cheek-bones.
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No, not at all. Don't remember why I chose it. Probably because it had some Roman dude in it.
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Yes, and as Eclectic said; you find my picture in the family photos thread.
All though nowadays I have short hair and no beard. Thinking of it I don't have a beard in the family photo thread either... I used to have a full beard with my long hair. And before anyone asks why a Navy man had long hair... It was an experiment after I was released from the Navy. A sort of 25th year crisis.
Last edited by Sigurd; 07-07-2006 at 11:25. Reason: ...
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No. First, I'm young, not like this guy to the left of this post. Second, I'm Southeast Asian, which means the Islamic warlord that represents me here would have those who know me in real life go down laughing their heads off. Third, I don't have a beard. Fourth, I don't remember going to any kinds of Poitiers- or Hattin-reenactment, so I never wore the armor this guy wears.
I just chose it out of random after I got bored with the old Greek guy. I imagine it must've given people an impression that is very different from the content of my posts. Though indeed I find the dark silvery tone quite oppressively appealing. I used to try out the cool custom avatars for a while but since 90-95% of people have the same default Medieval Knight avatar (because nobody actually use the new function) I got tired and confused of it all and revert back to the smaller avatars. For that system to truly work I guess it has to be combined into one avatar per member, though two parallel systems to use.
Last edited by AntiochusIII; 07-07-2006 at 11:20.
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I look exactly like my non-existing avatar.
Sigurd, on what page is your avatar? Because I loved it the first time I have seen it, but I couldn't find it.
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Hmm, I do a bit, though my beard is more goatee than full face. I chose the avatar when I changed my user-name, and took this one because it had the right sort of quizzical frown - and it looked a bit like me.
I liked my old Haruchai avatar a lot, with the Mongol banner in the background. Didn't look anything like me. It seems like most people liked my old user name too, as they keep referring to it!
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The link is not working? ... I think it was post no.I look exactly like my non-existing avatar.
Sigurd, on what page is your avatar? Because I loved it the first time I have seen it, but I couldn't find it.56 or something86.
Last edited by Sigurd; 07-07-2006 at 12:37.
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Actually I have some nice taupe pyjamas, not blue.
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I picked the lamest I could find for fun
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No, although i wish i did own a legionaires uniform...i might get some goddamn respect then!
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Re: Do You Look Like Your Avatar?
I guess if I wrap a red scarf around my head/face (or wear a red samurai armor in the case of my custom avatar) I would somehow look like my avatar ... but I rarely do that as people tend to give me funny looks then (sometimes they do so anyway ... but perhaps I am just imagining that)
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i would. but unfortunatly i dont own a digital camera. (so i cant upload them. or whatever the word is)
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Hey E, it's more fun when you open your favorite image editing program and scale a picture to the same size and proportion as your avatar. Takes all of thirty seconds, and it makes the comparison more visceral.
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