View Full Version : Am I the only one who views people's avatar as them?
I know this sounds weird, but when I see or am talking to anyone on these boards, I sort of picture them looking like the person in their picture for some reason...as long as it's a human. Even when someone changes their pic, I then identify them as the new pic. That's why some of the people that have girls, actresses, etc. for a pic, I thought were girls at first. Weird, huh?
Movie Max
02-02-17, 01:35 PM
There is no way in hell you can be as cool and awesome as your avatar, so, quit trying so hard to make us pretend you are. ;) :D
You can be my queen (to put it nicely), but not McQueen.:p
I even think everything Yoda says is somehow wiser.
As Citizen Rules said on another thread, he can't even watch Jake Gyllenhaal movies without thinking it's Sexy Celebrity!
earlsmoviepicks
02-02-17, 01:54 PM
I'm cool with that, Jason Robards was the man
AdamUpBxtch
02-02-17, 02:00 PM
I have "Adam" in my username so I hope people don't actually think I'm a girl lol
Miss Vicky
02-02-17, 02:01 PM
I have "Adam" in my username so I hope people don't actually think I'm a girl lol
You would think that, but my username is Miss Vicky and you wouldn't believe how many times people have thought I was male because of my avatar.
Movie Max
02-02-17, 02:03 PM
You would think that, but my username is Miss Vicky and you wouldn't believe how many times people have thought I was male because of my avatar.
Are you sure it's not because you type/talk like a sailor and tomboy.;) :D
You would think that, but my username is Miss Vicky and you wouldn't believe how many times people have thought I was male because of my avatar.
Actually that's how I knew you were a girl, that and the line under your pic. Even though you told me that your pic was Joaquin Phoenix in Gladiator, it still looks like Jim Carrey to me. I looked it up, but only that pic in particular looks like Jim.
Citizen Rules
02-02-17, 02:10 PM
I always stick with Orson. Now you can see why:eek:;)
tatmmw2
02-02-17, 02:10 PM
I even think everything Yoda says is somehow wiser.
So true, it's maybe because he is so reliable!!
I also saw Camo as a murderer psycho when he had the Ice Truck Killer avatar :p. Not to forget about TUS serious face and Iro's "don't f*** with me" MGS's face, which I like to associate with his complex taste in movies (that he is truely honest with his feeling towards movies he doesn't like).
Miss Vicky's avatar is kind of complex though.
Other people like CiCi and Mr Minio without dot, have actress as avatars and they are actually men (I think)
I can always picture SC as his avatar too
In my case I just try to use the craziest or most luxurious avatar I can think of with my post-teenager mind.
tatmmw2
02-02-17, 02:11 PM
Actually that's how I knew you were a girl, that and the line under your pic. Even though you told me that your pic was Joaquin Phoenix in Gladiator, it still looks like Jim Carrey to me. I looked it up, but only that pic in particular looks like Jim.
That can't be unseen now!!
Miss Vicky
02-02-17, 02:18 PM
Are you sure it's not because you type/talk like a sailor and tomboy.;) :D
Several people have told me that it was because of the avatar.
Also a lot of women I know talk the way I do.
CosmicRunaway
02-02-17, 02:22 PM
Lagertha is the first female character I've had as an avatar, and I've already been thinking about changing it back to Strange (or to something else) for awhile now. I know a lot of people were surprised to find out I wasn't a dude before (which was sort of expected because it happens to me all the time), and I never thought that newer users might correctly assume I'm female first now. That's new for me, so maybe I should stick with her. :cool:
I know this sounds weird, but when I see or am talking to anyone on these boards, I sort of picture them looking like the person in their picture for some reason...as long as it's a human. Even when someone changes their pic, I then identify them as the new pic. That's why some of the people that have girls, actresses, etc. for a pic, I thought were girls at first. Weird, huh?
Not weird at all. Wait till you start reading posts and realize who it is without looking or have to do a double take because you thought it was someone else. JJ has been throwing me off with his Casablanca avatar for a couple weeks, I still think he is Cob. Citizen's new avatar will be throwing me off for sure.
Not weird at all. Wait till you start reading posts and realize who it is without looking or have to do a double take because you thought it was someone else. JJ has been throwing me off with his Casablanca avatar for a couple weeks, I still think he is Cob. Citizen's new avatar will be throwing me off for sure.
Yeah...I associate certain actors/pics with certain posters.
Miss Vicky
02-02-17, 02:30 PM
Not weird at all. Wait till you start reading posts and realize who it is without looking or have to do a double take because you thought it was someone else. JJ has been throwing me off with his Casablanca avatar for a couple weeks, I still think he is Cob. Citizen's new avatar will be throwing me off for sure.
This happens to me all the time even with my own posts vs. other peoples. The few times I've changed to a non Phoenix avatar I've confused myself. There was someone who joined (but I don't think stuck around) who was using the same image from Her as an avatar that I used to have and I'd get confused like "when did I say that?" :laugh:
It's cool, I'm totally 1960s Marcello Mastroianni.
Totally...
Citizen Rules
02-02-17, 02:46 PM
Lagertha is the first female character I've had as an avatar, and I've already been thinking about changing it back to Strange (or to something else) for awhile now. I know a lot of people were surprised to find out I wasn't a dude before (which was sort of expected because it happens to me all the time), and I never thought that newer users might correctly assume I'm female first now. That's new for me, so maybe I should stick with her. :cool: You should stick with her! It's one of my favorite avatars.
I do think the avatars we choose says something about us. To me your avatar is someone who is: strong but noble, graceful and feminine.
I have a hard time getting a mental picture of my fellow MoFos, and I'm influenced a lot by their avatars. Because let's face it, we can't hear each others voices, we can't see if a person is smiling or growling, so we fill in the blanks with our own image of that person.
... Citizen's new avatar will be throwing me off for sure. I'm changing that back today! It seems weird, even though it's a cool pic, I don't feel like Rita Hayworth!:p
SeeingisBelieving
02-02-17, 02:52 PM
I know this sounds weird, but when I see or am talking to anyone on these boards, I sort of picture them looking like the person in their picture for some reason...as long as it's a human. Even when someone changes their pic, I then identify them as the new pic. That's why some of the people that have girls, actresses, etc. for a pic, I thought were girls at first. Weird, huh?
It's nice to hope isn't it ;):D? I think you do identify with the avatar because you can't with the person behind it. You need that recognition. For instance I have a sneaking suspicion that TONGO isn't a gigantic ape worshipped by natives, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.
CosmicRunaway
02-02-17, 02:54 PM
You should stick with her! It's one of my favorite avatars.
I do think the avatars we choose says something about us. To me your avatar is someone who is: strong but noble, graceful and feminine.
Thanks!
I do really like the Lagertha avatar. Especially the way her hair blows in the wind. I let it go for as long as possible before the file size would be too big to upload here haha.
It just still feels strange to me because I'm so used to having male avatars in everything, because they tend to be the characters I like and gravitate towards (as is evidenced by all my Survivor characters being male haha). But I feel a strong connection with Lagertha, and I'd be very flattered if anyone equated me with her.
Also I sometimes do my hair up like her.
SeeingisBelieving
02-02-17, 02:56 PM
we can't see if a person is smiling or growling
"Take my word for it. I'm smiling"
I'm changing that back today! It seems weird, even though it's a cool pic, I don't feel like Rita Hayworth!:p
Love Rita Hayworth.
Movie Max
02-02-17, 03:28 PM
You should stick with her! It's one of my favorite avatars.
I second that.
Movie Max
02-02-17, 03:32 PM
Thanks!
I do really like the Lagertha avatar. Especially the way her hair blows in the wind. I let it go for as long as possible before the file size would be too big to upload here haha.
I'll take Lagertha over getting some strange, any day.;):D
I know this sounds weird, but when I see or am talking to anyone on these boards, I sort of picture them looking like the person in their picture for some reason...as long as it's a human. Even when someone changes their pic, I then identify them as the new pic. That's why some of the people that have girls, actresses, etc. for a pic, I thought were girls at first. Weird, huh?
Ha, Ive had people relate me to a gorilla many times. The only one Ive had confusion with is CiCi who for some damned reason I keep thinking is a girl, hes a guy. If I didnt know otherwise I probably would now think Camo was black because of his Stringer Bell av (and a mighty fine av that is btw).
TheUsualSuspect
02-03-17, 12:01 AM
Now I know why people take me so seriously all the time....
FromBeyond
02-03-17, 12:11 AM
You would think that, but my username is Miss Vicky and you wouldn't believe how many times people have thought I was male because of my avatar.
Even though your avatar is male, it's very bitchy.
Iroquois
02-03-17, 12:12 AM
Iro's "don't f*** with me" MGS's face, which I like to associate with his complex taste in movies (that he is truely honest with his feeling towards movies he doesn't like).
Indeed.
gbgoodies
02-03-17, 12:18 AM
I always picture people as their avatars, and when I read their posts, I hear that person's voice in my head. I still have problems remembering if some people are male or female.
It gets very confusing for me when people change their avatars. I have to keep checking to see who wrote the post if I don't immediately recognize their avatar.
Captain Steel
02-03-17, 12:20 AM
The only difference between me and Chris Reeve is I'm blond... and fat... and still alive. :(
gbgoodies
02-03-17, 12:46 AM
The only difference between me and Chris Reeve is I'm blond... and fat... and still alive. :(
Not in my mind. In my mind, you look exactly like your avatar. (And Christopher Reeve will always be alive in my heart.)
TheUsualSuspect
02-03-17, 12:49 AM
It gets very confusing for me when people change their avatars. I have to keep checking to see who wrote the post if I don't immediately recognize their avatar.
I use to change my avatar monthly when we had the Avatar Theme thread. Now I seem to keep this one.
Dexter007
02-03-17, 12:57 AM
I wouldn't mind looking like Robert Downey Jr.
Citizen Rules
02-03-17, 02:58 AM
Now I know why people take me so seriously all the time.... You have that problem too? We both might need less stern avatars.:)
The Rodent
02-03-17, 03:00 AM
So like, you guys think I am actually a Superman diamond sitting typing on a keyboard?
Apparently i'm thought of as a black, murdering psychopath thanks to my avatar. Which offends me to my core since only two of them are true.
On confusing people and/or yourself, i've done both but neither here i don't think. There was a message board i used to go on that allowed name changes every few months; most confusing thing ever, imagine SC with his avatar changes and the ability to change his username like five times a year; that was most of the active users :eek: Actually members like Cricket or Swan would be alot more confusing, they don't change their avs as much as SC but they are always to completely different things, at least he has a Jake theme going on :laugh: On the confusing myself part: i swear i started reading Preacher and started using my Preacher avatar before i had heard about the show; i've still not watched any of it, but yah i kept seeing Jesse Custer avatars on other sites which is the main reason i changed mine haha.
And yeah i see all of you as your avatars, even after i've seen pictures of you. MV will always be Joaquin specifically the one she has now which i hope she changes soon because it's becoming nauseating, HK will always be some Drew Barrymore av and same with SC and Jake and Citizen and Orson. Also Cricket should get that Homer as a trucker av back because i only found out that's what he does for a living months after he had it and it's really brilliant.
The Gunslinger45
02-03-17, 06:31 PM
Anyone who read my Whiplash review knows I do not look like De Niro. lol
Anyone who read my Whiplash review knows I do not look like De Niro. lol
Your avatar is perfect for conveying like six different emotions at once so i rarely know what you are saying.
The Gunslinger45
02-03-17, 06:43 PM
Your avatar is perfect for conveying like six different emotions at once so i rarely know what you are saying.
I stick to it because it is the perfect avatar for me. Plus SC made it for me.
Miss Vicky
02-03-17, 08:39 PM
MV will always be Joaquin specifically the one she has now which i hope she changes soon because it's becoming nauseating.
:nope:
Joaquin would have to turn in a new performance that absolutely blows me away - like he did in Her - for me to change it. He's playing Jesus Christ in his next movie. Pretty sure I ain't changing anytime soon. :laugh:
Captain Steel
02-03-17, 10:26 PM
Apparently i'm thought of as a black, murdering psychopath thanks to my avatar. Which offends me to my core since only two of them are true.
I've only seen one movie where Idris Elba was a murdering psychopath (No Good Deed (2014)).
That is your avatar, yes? He's got my favorite actor name. I just like to say it. It sounds like the name of a river in some enchanted land! :)
Imagine if he married Jessica Alba. She'd be Jessica Alba Elba! (Then maybe she could star in one of those musical bio-pics about ABBA!)
gbgoodies
02-03-17, 10:36 PM
Apparently i'm thought of as a black, murdering psychopath thanks to my avatar. Which offends me to my core since only two of them are true.
That guy is a murdering psychopath? He looks bored in that pic.
Apparently i'm thought of as a black, murdering psychopath thanks to my avatar. Which offends me to my core since only two of them are true.
On confusing people and/or yourself, i've done both but neither here i don't think. There was a message board i used to go on that allowed name changes every few months; most confusing thing ever, imagine SC with his avatar changes and the ability to change his username like five times a year; that was most of the active users :eek: Actually members like Cricket or Swan would be alot more confusing, they don't change their avs as much as SC but they are always to completely different things, at least he has a Jake theme going on :laugh: On the confusing myself part: i swear i started reading Preacher and started using my Preacher avatar before i had heard about the show; i've still not watched any of it, but yah i kept seeing Jesse Custer avatars on other sites which is the main reason i changed mine haha.
And yeah i see all of you as your avatars, even after i've seen pictures of you. MV will always be Joaquin specifically the one she has now which i hope she changes soon because it's becoming nauseating, HK will always be some Drew Barrymore av and same with SC and Jake and Citizen and Orson. Also Cricket should get that Homer as a trucker av back because i only found out that's what he does for a living months after he had it and it's really brilliant.
I thought your avatar was a pic from the Office. He has that expression on his face like "Whatever...Michael"
TheUsualSuspect
02-03-17, 10:44 PM
That guy is a murdering psychopath? He looks bored in that pic.
“You have any idea what I had to do to get where I am today? When I say I’m ready, you best believe it.”
https://uproxx.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/stringer-bell-the-wire.jpg
I think their should be a male/female distinction on everyone's profiles to clear up confusion.
Citizen Rules
02-03-17, 10:53 PM
I thought your [Camo] avatar was a pic from the Office. He has that expression on his face like "Whatever...Michael" I though his avatar was some sort of rebellious, jr business executive, being bored by the BS from the management.
I though his avatar was some sort of rebellious, jr business executive, being bored by the BS from the management.
On the Office, Michael's character better fits that description. He's a rebellious manager rebelling against higher management.
gbgoodies
02-03-17, 10:56 PM
I think their should be a male/female distinction on everyone's profiles to clear up confusion.
And the flag of the country where they live.
So like, you guys think I am actually a Superman diamond sitting typing on a keyboard?
No, but that's how I think of you. ;)
Steve Freeling
02-03-17, 11:31 PM
So you see me as Craig T. Nelson? I'm perfectly okay with that.
Iroquois
02-03-17, 11:33 PM
For all I know, he's actually playing a character called Steve Freeling.
doubledenim
02-04-17, 09:20 AM
So you see me as Craig T. Nelson? I'm perfectly okay with that.
Steve's is one of my favorites. I always read his posts like Coach is bringing it.
The Rodent
02-04-17, 09:23 AM
Apparently i'm thought of as a black, murdering psychopath thanks to my avatar.
It's a good job you put the comma between black and murdering.
doubledenim
02-04-17, 09:27 AM
TUS makes me think of this guy. Always. And then there is his avatar.
http://i.imgur.com/C2lcxzN.png
Not in my mind. In my mind, you look exactly like your avatar. (And Christopher Reeve will always be alive in my heart.)
My Mom had a crush on Chris Reeve. She had her picture taken with his wax figure at the Orlando museum.
Damn that guy was a way better actor than ever given opportunity to be - stupid Hollywood.
donniedarko
02-04-17, 07:35 PM
Mine is pretty accurate right now
For a half year or so I was the camel man :cool:
Captain Steel
02-04-17, 09:07 PM
Mine is pretty accurate right now
For a half year or so I was the camel man :cool:
Better than being the "Ass Man!"
The Gunslinger45
02-04-17, 11:04 PM
Better than being the "Ass Man!"
You leave Mallrats era Ben Affleck out of this! ;)
re93animator
02-05-17, 12:46 AM
This is why I use an actual pic of myself.
tatmmw2
02-05-17, 12:48 AM
This is why I use an actual pic of myself.
I'm scared..
re93animator
02-05-17, 12:55 AM
I'm scared..
http://i.imgur.com/LCinhuD.gif
I'm scared..
http://i.imgur.com/LCinhuD.gif
Honestly, if all that was separating me from a bear was a three foot high lil wire fence, Id be scared too. :eek:
cat_sidhe
02-09-17, 04:50 AM
I know this sounds weird, but when I see or am talking to anyone on these boards, I sort of picture them looking like the person in their picture for some reason...as long as it's a human. Even when someone changes their pic, I then identify them as the new pic. That's why some of the people that have girls, actresses, etc. for a pic, I thought were girls at first. Weird, huh?
You're going to love this face!
Hal Pollner
02-12-17, 03:08 PM
I am the "them" pictured in my Avatar.
HAL POLLNER
Apple Valley, CA
d_chatterley
02-19-17, 01:48 PM
I know this sounds weird, but when I see or am talking to anyone on these boards, I sort of picture them looking like the person in their picture for some reason...as long as it's a human. Even when someone changes their pic, I then identify them as the new pic. That's why some of the people that have girls, actresses, etc. for a pic, I thought were girls at first. Weird, huh?
I don't think it's weird at all. People's avatar is always somewhat of an extension of who they are and what they are like. Sometimes it is more literal and sometimes not at all, but it is rarely completely randomly selected in what I have learned.
I definitely see Camo as sweet sweet Idris elba, even when he's slapping me around:)
Citizen Rules
02-19-17, 01:58 PM
One of these days, I will change mine, but I'm so locked into it that it will be hard to do.
I think their should be a male/female distinction on everyone's profiles to clear up confusion.
This is the internet. We can be whoever you want us to be. I definitely see you as The Steve.
Peeps, please listen - my avatar is not a wombat. My avatar is a very cute, smiley, photo bombing Quokka. aka a midget kangaroo.
One of these days, I will change mine, but I'm so locked into it that it will be hard to do.
I love yours.
Citizen Rules
02-19-17, 02:08 PM
I've had a bunch of different Orson avatars, some look too serious, some are more fun. I save them all and now that we have new people here, I can recycle them and use the pics over again:p
When I change it will probably be to Auntie Mame. For now the quokka I thought was the best avatar for a refugee because she's smiley and non threatening (but she might have a few live grenades in her pouch for fun or protection down the track). Auntie Mame, however, suits me because 1. I have short curly hair and 2. I am a super cool auntie to my nieces and nephews. And I always said when I finally grow up I want to be eccentric.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pfg9WzwrK-I/T14tf3ol25I/AAAAAAAAA4I/9CZmnaXznhY/s1600/mame11.jpg
d_chatterley
02-19-17, 03:15 PM
One of these days, I will change mine, but I'm so locked into it that it will be hard to do.
I want to change mine to an animated gif really bad, but I am keeping it for now since it is the same as it was on IMDB and I hope a few refugees might find a familiar face. I will keep it for a week or two.
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