# What does your 'shoulder angel' look like?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-shoulder-angel-look-like/536672
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [April 19, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-shoulder-angel-look-like/536672 "2010-04-19T21:53:40Z")
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### Author: ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-shoulder-angel-look-like/536672/1 "2010-04-19T21:53:40Z")

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They’ve invented a little clip-on, holographic-generating, web-searching PDA. They call it the Shoulder Angel ™. There’s no keyboard - you just talk to it.

What does yours look like?

I think mine would look like a little chibi Alton Brown with hummingbird wings. He’s fun to listen to. It would look like a hummingbird broach when idle.

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### Author: ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2010, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-shoulder-angel-look-like/536672/2 "2010-04-19T22:09:34Z")

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Mine would have to look like [Kronk](http://i.imgur.com/p56IA.jpg).

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### Author: ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2010, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-shoulder-angel-look-like/536672/3 "2010-04-19T22:20:36Z")

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[Blackadder](http://www.bristolcommunitychurch.org/blog/uploaded_images/blackadder-724170.jpg)

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### Author: ![Girl\_From\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2010, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-shoulder-angel-look-like/536672/4 "2010-04-19T22:29:53Z")

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Eddie Izzard. Lines from his routines seem to drop into my mind on a regular basis depending on the situation anyway.

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### Author: ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2010, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-shoulder-angel-look-like/536672/5 "2010-04-19T22:44:52Z")

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The [Archangel](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQyta80a5wc) [Tyrael](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phYVUcMw9JY&feature=related) of Diablo 2.[edited by Czarcasm- Warning, very loud YouTube videos]

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### Author: ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2010, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-shoulder-angel-look-like/536672/6 "2010-04-19T23:13:51Z")

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[a persian houri](http://www6.worldisround.com/photos/24/216/325.jpg)

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### Author: ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2010, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-shoulder-angel-look-like/536672/7 "2010-04-20T00:42:53Z")

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A baby hamster with wings!

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### Author: ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2010, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-shoulder-angel-look-like/536672/8 "2010-04-20T00:50:17Z")

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My shoulder angel looks like my partner. So does my shoulder devil.

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### Author: ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2010, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-shoulder-angel-look-like/536672/9 "2010-04-20T00:52:11Z")

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The angel from the _Rose is Rose_ comic strip-his [battle form](http://zhurnaly.com/images/tolerance_rose_is_rose.jpg).

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### Author: ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2010, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-shoulder-angel-look-like/536672/10 "2010-04-20T01:32:18Z")

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A crazed wino in disheveled clothes, missing most of his teeth.

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### Author: ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2010, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-shoulder-angel-look-like/536672/11 "2010-04-20T01:52:02Z")

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George Carlin as he appeared in the _Bill and Ted_ movies.

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### Author: ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2010, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-shoulder-angel-look-like/536672/12 "2010-04-20T03:30:07Z")

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Batman. The devil on my other shoulder is the Joker.

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### Author: ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2010, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-shoulder-angel-look-like/536672/13 "2010-04-20T05:46:18Z")

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Like a sort of internet/electronic guardian angel? Mine would need a nervous tick, be drinking a double expresso, smoking a Camel straight and would probably be looking to poke me in the nose.

I’ve had a lot of problems throughout my life with the phrase “it sounded like a good idea at the time” and that hasn’t changed much here in the interwebs.

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### Author: ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2010, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-shoulder-angel-look-like/536672/14 "2010-04-20T06:05:04Z")

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Chris Hansen.

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### Author: ![willthekittensurvive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2010, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-shoulder-angel-look-like/536672/15 "2010-04-20T06:18:03Z")

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a pornografic Tinkerbell

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### Author: ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2010, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-shoulder-angel-look-like/536672/16 "2010-04-20T07:50:49Z")

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[Amy Adams](http://thetorchonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/enchanted-amy-adams.jpg) from _Enchanted_.

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### Author: ![Panurge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@Panurge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panurge)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2010, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-shoulder-angel-look-like/536672/17 "2010-04-20T09:53:54Z")

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Not quite sure, but I had it designed by [Jim Woodring](http://useum.blogspot.com/).

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### Author: ![Electric\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9de0a6/32.png) [@Electric\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Sky)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2010, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-shoulder-angel-look-like/536672/18 "2010-04-20T10:01:05Z")

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Optimus Prime.

Or maybe Dr. Strange.

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### Author: ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2010, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-shoulder-angel-look-like/536672/19 "2010-04-20T14:54:23Z")

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Pinto.

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### Author: ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2010, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-shoulder-angel-look-like/536672/20 "2010-04-20T14:56:59Z")

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> [@Der\_Trihs](#):
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> The [Archangel](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQyta80a5wc) [Tyrael](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phYVUcMw9JY&feature=related) of Diablo 2.[edited by Czarcasm- Warning, very loud YouTube videos]

Dude, give a heads up next time, o.k.? You almost woke up my cow-orkers!

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