Best Avatars

[Helkahothion]

Shut up Galadriel of the olden. You might be old, but you don't have the right to cnfuze that poor little girl. So stay away or feel my wrath!

[GaladrieloftheOlden]

BUAHAHA, Olden, not Older. I'm a junior high kid! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] So... Nil's a few years older than me [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

~Menelien

[Helkahothion]

Be quite, or I will send the pants attacking monkey of doom towards you.

[GaladrieloftheOlden]

Oh, but I have the power of the dancing cell phone! It may return at any moment to assist me in my task! [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]
By the way, and on topic, I still crack up every time I see Chicken [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img]

~Menelien

[GaladrieloftheOlden]

you don't have the right to cnfuze that poor little girl. So stay away or feel my wrath!

Helkahothion likes Niluial, Helkahothion likes Niluial... oh, poor Don [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] I like whoever has the penguin one that I wanted's avatar. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

~Menelien

[Helkahothion]

Yeah the chicken is cool. But my avatar will wipe the floor with your cellphone mwuahahahaha.

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Helkahothion likes Niluial, Helkahothion likes Niluial

Yes so?
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[ May 10, 2003: Message edited by: Helkahothion ]

[GaladrieloftheOlden]

No, yours isn't moving. My cellphone will dance and say *beep* (literally). It will chase you away with its dancy beepiness... [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

~Menelien

[Helkahothion]

Yes, but my avatar contains a text that will make your cellphone weep and cry and run away, because it is so sensetive.

[Lossentilien]

Maybe someone should step in here before things get ugly...er.

[Sapphire_Flame]

I second that, Loss. Helka, Galadriel, break it up! Your avatars can duke it out later.

[The Barrow-Wight]

I think we've talked long enougn about avatars. Let's go to THE BOOKS and talk about Middle-earth.

[The Only Real Estel]

So far I've liked The Phantom's & Alkanoonion's avatars. But I'm sure I'll be posting more here with new ones .

[Morsul the Dark]

bombadil's
yeah phantom's is cool but bombadils is awesome why cant i have an awesome avator!!

[Son of Númenor]

I nominate Bethberry, because it is mysterious, pretty, &... what is it?

...also Mad Baggins, for sheer "what the..?" value.

[The Only Real Estel]

Oh yeah, I've always liked HCIsland's avatar also . HC was the first poster whose name really stuck with me when I first joined, so that helps his case too .

[Saraphim]

Ah, yes, how could I forget The Saucepan Man! His avatar is perfect for the name, and it gives me a visual image of his BD-self.

In fact, that's what I like about avatars in general.

[Maeggaladiel]

Whoopsie... Heh heh.... I guess there WAS a thread for best avatar. Thank you to whoever erased the new one. Stupid me! Stupid stupid stupid me! *bangs head on wall* Don't hurt me, okay?

[Sirithheruwen]

I love Finwe's and Maeg's avvies! (Maeg: goes perfect with your hilarious siggy!)
I liked Mark's old one, but the new one is still cute.
I also like mine!

[Bêthberry]

Well now, Son of Númenor, shall I ruin the mystery? Or will the name simply bring even more mysterious ideas to my persona? Hmm. decisions...

Well, perhaps something can be said. It is a fey, taken from a Gothic Gardening site which no longer exists. Fey characters are thought to be whimsical and strange, otherworldly, belonging to the realms of fairies and elves and marked by a spell of apprehension of death. Subtly Tolkienish methought. In retrospect, sadly "applicable."

And yours I like a great much as well, a starkly stylised sun. But I could be wrong. What can you tell us of it?

Nuruamiel's is sweet and loving; Piosenniel's I have always liked; Squatter's is inscrutable; Mithadan could use one, as could Mr. Underhill and davem and Marilofthelongname. Ulmo's and Barrow Wight's and OneWhiteTree's's are unique, while HerenIstarion's balances a restraint with exhuberance, a nice reflection of him, I think. Manôphazân's manages to be funny, to me at least. Guinevere's compliments her nickname very well. Alaklondewen's is, I think, very subtle. To me, littlemanpoet's is wonderfully medieval. Durelin's I like for its style. I have a soft spot for dwarven avatars, like Kuruharan's and Regin Hardhammer's. Maikadilwen's has always made me giggle and dance inside. As for The PerkyEnt's, well, there's something wholly appropriate about it. burrahobbit's sun I like and Rimbaud's Peter Pan is too apt for words. Himaran has a bright aspect I like while Carrûn's always brings a smile to my face. Lush's rose is lovely to my mind and Kransha's eye is a hoot. I liked Diamond18's old one a bit better than her new one.

Oh, I could go on and on! There are so many intriguing avatars here.

SaucepanMan's has been too highly praised to need mine. And, as for Estelyn's, well, my entire viewing of Shrek2 was influenced by my constant memories of her red-haired, green-eyed heroines. I kid you not. I kept seeing REB2 as I watched the credits rather than Shrek2.

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

I am terrified of Sirithheruwen's avatar. That creature haunts my dreams.

The avatars I like best are funny pictures which suggest that that Downer really does look like the cartoon depicted. Barrow-wight's and Saucepan man's are two excellent examples of this.

I really liked my old Andrew WK picture but it vanished one day for no reason. I spent 3 weeks sobbing and then finally got a new one and came back to the Downs. Avatars bring out so many emotions!

[Sirithheruwen]

I am terrified of Sirithheruwen's avatar. That creature haunts my dreams.

Heh! It's supposed to be a girl, from a show called "Teen Titans."

Bethberry named many wonderful ones that I had forgotten. I also like Bethberry's avvie too.

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Teen Titans eh? I always see adverts for that show during the breaks in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. (Speaking of which, SamwiseGamgee's avatar of Skeletor is awesome!)

[mark12_30]

I miss the yellow dancing chicken from Mattias.

[Aylwen Dreamsong]

Estelyn's, well, my entire viewing of Shrek2 was influenced by my constant memories of her red-haired, green-eyed heroines. I kid you not. I kept seeing REB2 as I watched the credits rather than Shrek2.

I am not ashamed to say that the case was the same for me. Not in the same way though, I suppose. Every time I saw Fiona (even as an ogre...) I wanted to stand up and say "ESTELYN!" but I contained myself and merely thought of threads being closed.

Yes. I know. I am pathetic sometimes. THE THINGS THIS PLACE DOES TO PEOPLE!

I miss the yellow dancing chicken from Mattias.

Indeed. It made me rather happy sometimes...watching it dance...it danced better than I can...which makes me sad...but then seeing it maked me laugh again...it was a bitter cycle.

Along the lines of Estelyn's avvy...I would like to say that I rather enjoy seeing Imladris' avatar, as well. What a dashing and handsome young prince!

-Aylwen

[Amanaduial the archer]

I am terrified of Sirithheruwen's avatar. That creature haunts my dreams.[

And creature is truly the only word - Eomer, I quite agree. Whoever knew anything contained in such a small, square space...could be so very evil...

There are a few I kind of miss, actually. Mattias's dancing chicken, once more, must have a mention, although I hold it almost solely responsible for the sudden elevation of my internet bill around that time - there was something oddly hypnotic about it... but also Mattias's other avatar, before, or after, or maybe before and after The Chicken - it was an image of a character from Final Fantasy, Cloud...something I don't know, having grown up with The Beano and The Dandy...well, comparing it to 'Dennis the Menace', who never exactly cut a dashing figure, Mattias's avatar was just one of those anime images that makes me wonder how so much charisma can be injected into a cartoon character. Also, it seemed to suit him - for example, his RPG characters often had a rather melancholy nature and the 'handsome', yet solemn, avatar seemed to fit them. And besides, I knew Mattias was blonde with kinda spunky hair - so hey, it fitted.

Another is Durelin's old avatar - which, I admit, I rather fell in love with. It resided at various times as my xanga background and even as my desktop at one point Darkly beautiful. And that was another avatar which I began to associate with Durelin's image, as I didn't know what she looked like (...and still don't in fact). Like Mattias's, it just seemed to suit so perfectly. So there you have it: Durelin a darksome, evil desktop image and, Mattias shall always be immortalised in Final Fantasy

More recently, I must say that Nurumariel's avatar has caught my eye - a lovely depiction of the Virgin Mary and Christ as a child. It seems to glow slightly, and is so peaceful and lovely - beautiful, and unusual for someone to pick a religious image as an avatar.

[Firefoot]

Am I the only one who actually likes Sirithheruwen's avatar then? I think it's cool. But speaking of scary avatars, the Barrow-Wight's new one is creeping me out. And there was someone else's, who I can't seem to remember.

But my favorite avatars are Child of the Seventh Age's eagle, Son of Númenor's sun, Bêthberry's whatever it is, Saucepan Man's, Estelyn's, Mad Baggins', and Fordim's last one, the pug dog. And there are so many others, but these are a few that have caught my eye.

[Durelin]

...and Fordim's last one, the pug dog.

I rather fancy his new one, myself. *heres Indiana Jones theme play from somewhere far off*

And Son of Numenor's is especially neat. And then there is Aylwen's, which looks so familiar, but I can't place it...

So there you have it: Durelin a darksome, evil desktop image

You have no idea how flattering that is, Aman! It's baaaack, thanks to the marvels of photoshop. You say it fits? *feels all proud and evil*

And thank you, Bethberry, for your comment on my (now) old one. I did like it, and it most likely shall return, once I feel I have had enough of being darksome and evil.

-Durelin

[Vuelve]

I like the BW's avitar. It pretty cool looking.

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

I liked the Barrow-wight's old avatar. That little monster was cute....in a way.

Sirithheruwen's avatar. I definitely think its the most striking one. It terrifies me, yet delights me in a small way too. I'd give it a vote for all round most amazing avatar, but I'm still scared of it.

[Mariska Greenleaf]

I always had a bit of a problem with Firefoot's avatar.
I thought it was Gimli, but somehow that didn't make any sence, untill I finally saw that it was a horse...

[Saraphim]

THE THINGS THIS PLACE DOES TO PEOPLE!

*laughs for the rest of the day*

Perhaps that's how I should get my friends to join.

Anyway... I like Sirithheruwen's avvy. I couldn't place it for a while until I saw her on Teen Titans. I, like Aylwen, had to stop myself from yelling:

"Look, it's Sirithheruwen!"

I also like the Barrow-Wight's new one. I liked the other one too. It kind of looked like the Linux penguin.

[The Only Real Estel]

I liked the Barrow-wight's old avatar. That little monster was cute....in a way.

That's what it was? I could never make it out... I think I finally just decided it was The Hulk's face, with half of it covered in shadow. Of course I only decided that so I could get it out of my head, but it worked for the moment .

[The Barrow-Wight]

It's Opus the Penguin from Bloom County. From top to bottom: Little eyes, big nose, flightless wing, funny feet.

Half of the Hulk's face???

[The Only Real Estel]

Half of the Hulk's face???

lol, well...maybe quite a bit less than half of the Hulk's face .

The image of 'Opus' is still a little unclear, though. Oh well, now that I at least have been told what it is, I'll be troubled by it no more !!!

[Mad Baggins]

I love Durelin's...it's so bewitching. And mark12_30's Stitch makes me giggle.

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Oh, Mad Baggins you changed your avatar. That's going to take a bit of getting used to!

How could I forget Mariska's famous avatars. Your old one was scary in a mock-fantasy-becomes-horror way, but your latest one is most definitely the friendliest avatar I have ever seen. It just seems to say "I love you all, let's go and dance on the hill!"

[Diamond18]

I liked Diamond18's old one a bit better than her new one.

What was my old one? I can't remember... though I know this one looks a lot better at a larger size. Hmmmm... let me see if I can attach it.

I wish I could come up with some mentions that haven't already been mentioned... hm. Well, forget that. I like Saraphim's, that Elven gaze is quite striking. Maeg's is funny, it reminds me of Liv at the Oscars. I like Eomer's Eomer because... well, obviously, it goes with his name, and I get to look at Karl Urban. Saucepan's is doubly cool because he drew it himself. Mad Baggins old one was hilarious. Eowyn Skywalker's is, like her name, funny and original. Kuruharan's is suitably regal and dwarven. Fordim Hedgethistle's dog is, um, interesting.

B-W's new one is by far the scariest I've seen and I'd like to take this opportunity to petition that he get a sane, child-friendly one like the rest of us.

Ah! And I almost forgot. Vuelve's Puss in Boots is adorable!

[The Squatter of Amon Rûdh]

I preferred Daffy

[mark12_30]

Another vote for Daffy.

[THE Ka]

Originally Posted by The Barrow-Wight

It's Opus the Penguin from Bloom County. From top to bottom: Little eyes, big nose, flightless wing, funny feet.

Half of the Hulk's face???

Ha, Ha. My friend Megan Le BOOGERBEANS always gives me a bloom county birthday card every year... I never grow tired of them. Yes, i can agree. Half of the Hulk's face... to some extent.