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Got it in one. My only contribution to our partnership is opposable thumbs.I just checked on Wikipedia and got this: “In computing, an avatar is a graphical representation of a user or the user's character or persona”. Fair enough. But I’ve often wondered about members’ choices. Having nothing better to do at the moment I’ve just been scanning through a few notable examples.
@ivar is perfect. Not only is he smiling in Santiago - who wouldn’t be? - but he actually has an open laptop. Guess what’s on it folks!
But who next? I have to choose @C clearly . This is apparently not a lady you’d want to cross, (she is a moderator after all), but she looks VERY CROSS. Is there a teacher’s cane hiding behind that intimidating skirt?
Contrast that with @peregrina2000. Composed. She looks just right for a lady who’s been walking caminos since the middle ages. And let’s not leave out @mspath, who’s in the same category. She is off already, almost out of the picture.
Until recently @JabbaPapa was a mysterious figure, on a different planet to most of us - there he is gazing out into space. But then the mystery was dashed when he recently posted a picture of himself, and guess what, he didn’t need to - he looks just like JabbaPapa.
A special case is @henrythedog. Of course we do realise that Henry the Human actually writes his posts, but this avatar is obviously a close representation of the latter persona. We know from his recent camino that his tongue is always hanging out for a beer.
Originality (and I dare I say, dishonesty) goes to @DavidTallan. Possibly the most instantly recognisable avatar. But hang on, when he first walked in 1989 he must have been what? - 3?
I had to look closely at @Fuertebrazos. He has obviously not got over a cameo appearance on “Below Deck”
Most accessible goes to @jungleboy. You feel like you’re already having a personal and hilarious conversation before your fingers even touch the keyboard.
Most enthusiastic - no competition here: @Damien Reynolds. Either he’s really enjoying his camino or he’s just won Powerball.
But thank god for people like @tomnorth who just give you the goods. This is a guy you can trust with your backpack.
Oh, @Tincatinker. I knew I’d seen your picture before - on the dust jacket of “Schindler’s List” (I should say "Schindler's Ark"). The sunglasses distracted me.
OK. I’ll get back to my Spanish language study.
Maybe. If you are familiar with the original Velasquez piece, you know that the image represents an innocent young girl. I love the mixed message - online, you don't know which C Clearly you are dealing with.Is there a teacher’s cane hiding behind that intimidating skirt?
I love the mixed message
OK @Purky. That is complicated but I get it. However, I am distracted by the statement under your avatar - "The Dutch Guy".I am a tree.
I seriously considered this one, but I was too perplexed to offer any insight! However, I really like the name of your avatar. It's important to know that we're talking to Rick, not Peg.My avatar used to be a crop from this photo I took of a lightly vandalized sign found along the way.
I like this. We're back in Henry territory.I used to have a photo of me, but I changed it to my version of a Menu del Dia, a large beer and a Magnum.
I used to wonder what exactly was sticking out of your backpack. Got it! The scaffolding!Just Phil and I in front of the cathedral in 2016.
Grateful for your considerate reply. I can now stop being nervous. Is this a ceramic piece that you own? You have to admit that the hand-on-hips and elbows out are rather confronting if you do not realise that you are looking at a Velasquez infanta. Whatever.Maybe. If you are familiar with the original Velasquez piece
You were much too easy.Got it in one. My only contribution to our partnership is opposable thumbs.
I’ll take it! My avatar is me at the 100km to go marker on the Geira e dos Arrieiros last year - one of only a few acceptable photos of me!Most accessible goes to @jungleboy. You feel like you’re already having a personal and hilarious conversation before your fingers even touch the keyboard.
Nick without the buff is like Clark Kent without glassesP.S. When I met @trecile in Lisbon this year the first thing she said was, ‘Where’s your buff?’
I'm a real sucker for these canine avatars. What a lab!Nick without the buff is like Clark Kent without glasses
Yes, it is indeed a gem - and I'm not being funny.I liked it because it was a metal shell on a wood background and I loved its color.
...but your avatar went over my head until you told pointed out that it was a hat!A Man is as good as his hat,
I'll be anxious to try this technique as soon as my hair grows a little longer...I wish it would hurry up.If I pull up my hair tightly instant facelift.
Then for rest of day people call me miss instead of mam.
I love that avatar for @Kathar1na! The brains/encyclopedia of the forum.
This gets my vote for @Kathar1na’s new avatar!I've just realised that I missed out a very important one in my OP.
Most disappointing: @Kathar1na. What on earth was she THINKING!
I'm thinking that I should start a competition for her new avatar.
I'll throw in my two cents-worth.
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No. Here is a thread with some background. I have @trecile to thank for my avatar.Is this a ceramic piece that you own?
If I remember, it was going to be temporary, but I said you should keep it as it was very fitting for a female moderator...I love it!No. Here is a thread with some background. I have @trecile to thank for my avatar.
+1 for the hats!A Man is as good as his hat,
I was 25 when I did my first Camino. The avatar is from a drawing that my wife did of me after my 2016 Camino, while dressed for Camino, to use in the stamp I had made for my 2018 Camino. But now I'm going to have to keep clean-shaven on all my Caminos to match the stamp.Originality (and I dare I say, dishonesty) goes to @DavidTallan. Possibly the most instantly recognisable avatar. But hang on, when he first walked in 1989 he must have been what? - 3?
Absolutely fascinating. Somehow I missed the thread from last year.No. Here is a thread with some background. I have @trecile to thank for my avatar.
Is this a test @La Brique Jaune ? Are we into the realm of arcane symbolism? Ah, no ! Got it!My Avatar is a yellow brick (in french brique jaune) on a kitchen scale.
You have forstalled my inclusion of your previous avatar in my next chapter. The original was subtly kinetic - there was a swish to the skirt that that embodied effortless progress along the way.Time to update. Although I might go back to the old one.
If you attach a canicross harness and double lead, you’ll be like flash on the Camino!Not just one lab but two -- they are my everyday camino
Another new thing I have learned about today. Thank you.If you attach a canicross harness and double lead, you’ll be like flash on the Camino!
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Oh dear what happened? haircut, somber look, something must have happened on the Caminho Portugues from Lisbon, because the last time I checked, about a week ago, he was in Lisbon and had the award winning avatar!And in the same vein: news flash! I am formally withdrawing the "Most Enthusiastic" award from @Damien Reynolds .
Hi Suzanne, thanks for explaining the origin of your avatar. I wondered what was in the picture you use. It reminded me of foto’s I have seen of ancient body’s found in peat fields in The Nederlands. The artwork you bought must look wonderful in reality.Funny! I tend to avoid posting photos of myself on any social media sites, so I chose my avatar this year (after not having one for several years) by photographing a favorite piece of art that I purchased nearby the cathedral in 2017. I absolutely love the piece; it brings me joy and peace and reminds me of my first Camino.
He brought that bottle so he could refill it at the Irache wine fountain.I like @amancio's avatar. It teaches us to pack light so there will be room for other things found along the way.
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Maybe an alter ego? Can't be the @Damien Reynolds as that original avatar, can it?Oh dear what happened? haircut, somber look, something must have happened on the Caminho Portugues from Lisbon, because the last time I checked, about a week ago, he was in Lisbon and had the award winning avatar!
I have decided to go back to my old avatar for awhile, to reflect a more relaxed statusHere is a thread with some background. I have @trecile to thank for my avatar.
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