# What's your current Desktop Background/Wallpaper? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 10, 2006, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146 "2006-05-10T00:02:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/41 "2006-05-10T13:03:21Z")
At home: a picture I took of some pink tulips in my backyard. At work: “Dying Words” by Walton Ford: go [here](http://www.wingatestudio.com/ford.html) and cursor to the bottom of the page. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/42 "2006-05-10T13:15:46Z")
A [picture I took of Mt. Redoubt](http://web.acsalaska.net/~fmurtley/redoubt.jpg), an active volcano on Cook Inlet, Alaska. ---
**Author:** ![MrsMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@MrsMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrsMonkey)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/43 "2006-05-10T13:18:01Z")
A [Nikka Costa](http://www.nikkacosta.com/_img/dtop/dtop3_lrg.jpg) desktop ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/44 "2006-05-10T13:23:40Z")
I change mine every couple days. Sometimes, I get lazy and use Desktop Earth. Today’s is [the Bus Kids two year old prom picture](http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a39/keylimepie630/other%20unrelated%20things/prom.jpg) . That’s Carlos, who is like a brother to her - they’re best friends, and totally platonic. Much to the Wife’s dismay, as Carlos is (I’m told) very hot, plus comes from a nice, pretty well off family and plans to be a doctor. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/45 "2006-05-10T13:27:26Z")
> [@Mr Bus Guy](#): > > I change mine every couple days. Sometimes, I get lazy and use Desktop Earth. > > Today’s is [the Bus Kids two year old prom picture](http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a39/keylimepie630/other%20unrelated%20things/prom.jpg) . That’s Carlos, who is like a brother to her - they’re best friends, and totally platonic. Much to the Wife’s dismay, as Carlos is (I’m told) very hot, plus comes from a nice, pretty well off family and plans to be a doctor. I’ll agree on the hot part! But remember - doctors aren’t always good husbands to have, unless they plan to open up a family practice and work 9 to 5, they’re often gone for long hours and don’t have much time for family. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/46 "2006-05-10T13:33:34Z")
A 19th century Russian folktale illustration by Ivan Bilibin, the [Firebird](http://www.art-inspirations.com/images/bilibin-prince-ivan-and-bird.jpg) (жар-птица / zhar-ptitsa). ---
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/47 "2006-05-10T13:44:23Z")
Mine is a House MD wallpaper. It’s Hugh Laurie’s face covering about half the screen on a dark slate bluish backgroung. Hugh’s sexy blue eyes are staring at me. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/48 "2006-05-10T14:14:23Z")
A picture of a giant [White’s Tree Frog.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Caerulea3_crop.jpg) What a great photo! ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/49 "2006-05-10T14:16:50Z")
> [@Mr Bus Guy](#): > > Today’s is [the Bus Kids two year old prom picture](http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a39/keylimepie630/other%20unrelated%20things/prom.jpg) . That’s Carlos, who is like a brother to her - they’re best friends, and totally platonic. Much to the Wife’s dismay, as Carlos is (I’m told) very hot, plus comes from a nice, pretty well off family and plans to be a doctor. I don’t mean to sound mean, but Carlos should really shave his upper lip. If you can’t grow a thick bushy mustache, don’t have one. A peach-fuzz mustache makes even the most handsome face look awkward. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/50 "2006-05-10T14:28:05Z")
I’ve got [this picture](http://s82.photobucket.com/albums/j257/winston_smith_/?action=view¤t=MistyLondonSideStreetnearNationalGa.jpg) I snapped in London a couple weeks ago. ---
**Author:** ![cactus\_waltz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@cactus\_waltz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cactus_waltz)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/51 "2006-05-10T14:49:58Z")
I like making my own wallpapers. [This is my current wallpaper](http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/8086/cykel23rl.jpg), I made it in Photoshop a few days ago. The bicycle was “borrowed” from Google Image Search but made different. ---
**Author:** ![MentalGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@MentalGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MentalGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/52 "2006-05-10T15:25:09Z")
Since the last thread like this, I have changed from a [computer simulation of a coaster](http://www.holidayworld.com/wallpapers/images/wp_voyage_640.jpg) that was going to be built to an [actual photo](http://www.holidayworld.com/wallpapers/images/wp_voyage_fog_640.jpg) of the coaster after it has been built. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/53 "2006-05-10T15:47:12Z")
> [@MentalGuy](#): > > Since the last thread like this, I have changed from a [computer simulation of a coaster](http://www.holidayworld.com/wallpapers/images/wp_voyage_640.jpg) that was going to be built to an [actual photo](http://www.holidayworld.com/wallpapers/images/wp_voyage_fog_640.jpg) of the coaster after it has been built. Oh, a ROLLER coaster. I thought you meant one of these: [coaster](http://www.vintagedepotdirect.com/media/CT07.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Elza\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/54 "2006-05-10T15:55:13Z")
I can’t link to photo sites while at work, but I’ve got a pic on my work desktop, author unknown, that someone sent to me a week or so ago - it’s a picture of a cat and a dog in a laundry room, the cat is curled up in the dog’s larger bed, and the dog is sitting straight up in the cat’s tiny bed. It got a good chuckle out of me when I saw it, and I needed a new background. At home, I’ve got a Farscape photo montage on my laptop. E. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/55 "2006-05-10T16:09:22Z")
[This painting by Franz Marc](http://www.walkerart.org/programs/vaexhib_images/Franz.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/56 "2006-05-10T16:21:30Z")
The [same one](http://www.neussubjex.net/misc/ss_dope.png) I always have. Home is identical, except I don’t have a VNC launcher on the panel. I \<3 xfce. ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/57 "2006-05-10T16:21:53Z")
[Work Desktop](http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0605/saturn4_cassini_big.jpg) [Home Desktop](http://www.worldsfastestindian.com.au/multimedia/wallpapers/wfi3_1024.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/58 "2006-05-10T16:28:02Z")
For now, [this.](http://www.snakesonaplane.com/) Every time I turn my computer on there’s somebody in the room who yells, “There are goddamned snakes on the motherfuckin’ plane!!” We wallow in profanities. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/59 "2006-05-10T16:45:46Z")
Here’s my [current desktop image](http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/013691.jpg). I just find it off to think of an official US Navy ship any color but Haze Grey. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/60 "2006-05-10T17:11:05Z")
> [@Elza B](#): > > I can’t link to photo sites while at work, but I’ve got a pic on my work desktop, author unknown, that someone sent to me a week or so ago - it’s a picture of a cat and a dog in a laundry room, the cat is curled up in the dog’s larger bed, and the dog is sitting straight up in the cat’s tiny bed. It got a good chuckle out of me when I saw it, and I needed a new background. Is [this](http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/2006/02/oh_give_me_a_br.html) it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146.md?page=4)