Which board avatars do you like?

[Riemann]

Aren’t they traditionally made of the skin of a whole animal? Some parts of it must at least be anus-adjacent.

[running_coach]

@TroutMan

@Riemann

IANATS, but based on the shape of the snout, the @TroutMan trout is a woman.

And according to the last bit of that article, evidently I am in fact female. Who knew.

I ran across a couple references that claimed a female trout’s anus will have a round shape, while a male trout’s anus will have a triangular shape. -

Not a starfish?

[Riemann]

Well, I’m not a starfish, but if you’re asking what IANATS stands for - it was a disclaimer that I Am Not A Trout Sexer.

[Northern_Piper]

@Riemann

Aren’t they traditionally made of the skin of a whole animal? Some parts of it must at least be anus-adjacent.

Nope. The bag is traditionally made from cowhide or goat skin, and there’s a lot of skin to use. They’re stitched together on the seams, and then the bag has to be seasoned regularly to keep it airtight.

I buy “Airtight Seasoning” - what else?

RG Hardie Airtight Seasoning | The Highland Shoppe

[wolfpup]

@mordecaiB

Look at my name and avatar. First, a manly man’s name. Second, a manly man’s drink of choice, a beer. Everyone can just feel the testosterone bursting out.

Glad you think so. But, with all respect, when I look at your avatar, what I see is a pickle jar. So I feel all the testosterone of Aunt Bee, the kindly aunt who lived with Andy and Opie on the Andy Griffith Show. To add insult to injury, as I recall from one famous episode, Aunt Bee made really lousy pickles.

But on the plus side, the shape of your avatar also reminds me of a jar of Strubs kosher sliced sandwich pickles, and they’re really excellent!

You should not, of course, let my personal biased observations influence your choice of avatar. You can just live with the fact that every time I see it, I feel like making myself a sandwich or a burger.

[Spoons]

“A jar of pickles” was my first thought too. Only when I clicked on it and saw the bigger version, did I realize that it was a can of beer.

@wolfpup

You should not, of course, let my personal biased observations influence your choice of avatar. You can just live with the fact that every time I see it, I feel like making myself a sandwich or a burger.

Washed down with a cold beer, perhaps?

[Guinastasia]

gasp You’re NOT?!?!

[panache45]

Hmmm. The subject of my own avatar is associated with femininity. There’s no way to change it to show its masculine counterpart.

[mordecaiB]

@LSLGuy

At first I thought it was Stouffer’s the TV dinner people

No, no, no, it was Stouffer’s Stovetop Stuffing that was, unfortunately wiped out of the collective memories of all but a select few.

@Riemann

For confirmation, we’d need to examine the anal fin.

Ok, who’s going to volunteer for that? I’m busy washing my hair tonight, otherwise I’d be happy to do it.

@TroutMan

And according to the last bit of that article, evidently I am in fact female. Who knew.

I ran across a couple references that claimed a female trout’s anus will have a round shape, while a male trout’s anus will have a triangular shape.

I knew! I knew! Well, questioned anyway.

@Northern_Piper

I learn things on this board that I really don’t need to know.

The quest for knowledge marches on.

@Riemann

Is that a female mosquito anus in your avatar?

ETA: I have just realized that I’m on quite shaky ground commenting on the resemblance of other people’s avatars to anuses.

@Northern_Piper

Bagpipes don’t have anuses, so you’re good.

@Riemann

Aren’t they traditionally made of the skin of a whole animal? Some parts of it must at least be anus-adjacent.

I love it when we go all highbrow.

@wolfpup

Glad you think so. But, with all respect, when I look at your avatar, what I see is a pickle jar. So I feel all the testosterone of Aunt Bee, the kindly aunt who lived with Andy and Opie on the Andy Griffith Show . To add insult to injury, as I recall from one famous episode, Aunt Bee made really lousy pickles.

Way to strike a blow to my manhood. I hope you are happy now.

@Spoons

“A jar of pickles” was my first thought too. Only when I clicked on it and saw the bigger version, did I realize that it was a can of beer.

Et tu, @Spoons ? I can feel my testosterone plummeting.

@panache45

Hmmm. The subject of my own avatar is associated with femininity. There’s no way to change it to show its masculine counterpart.

Is that a Venus transit? One of your works, I assume. For some reason, that stuck in my mind as part of a basketball. Sorry bout that!

[LSLGuy]

I’ll join this chorus:

@Spoons

“A jar of pickles” was my first thought too. Only when I clicked on it and saw the bigger version, did I realize that it was a can of beer.

With no disrespect to our esteemed @mordecaiB, I figured it for some sort of jar of something too. Coulda been pickles, coulda been mayo, I had no specific idea. Only when he (or so he says ) called attention to it upthread did I look at the larger version and could read the label. Beer. Huh? Who knew?

@Northern_Piper

I learn things on this board that I really don’t need to know.

Don’t go here then. Over 2000 things, some of which are … indelicate:

Tell us an interesting random fact you stumbled across

I suspect many dopers are interested in lots of far-flung concepts and disciplines beyond what the daily grind demands. As an hommage to liberal arts education and pop culture and that spirit of lifelong learning, give us a random fact you learned. Quirky, unexpected, funny, something that made you say “a-ha!” or whatever you like… And you can play more than once if you like. I’ll start: Harry S. Truman’s middle name is S. Wikipedia says: His middle name, “S” honors his grandfathers, Ander…

@Northern_Piper

Bagpipes don’t have anuses, so you’re good.

Damn! I was so hoping …


As to avatars we like, I’d forgotten @ExTank’s until I noticed a recent in another thread. He makes his point gently but very insistently.

[k9bfriender]

In 11 years, you could change it to a transit of Mercury.

You just missed the last one by about a year and a half.

[LSLGuy]

@panache45

Hmmm. The subject of my own avatar is associated with femininity. There’s no way to change it to show its masculine counterpart.

Here’s another way to look at it:

By far the big part is the Sun. It’s hard to get more macho than that. It could crush the mighty god Jupiter like a grape. Heck, it’s sooo big and sooo macho that not even a quarter of it will fit in an avatar!

With little Venus providing a gentle and mostly decorative counterpoint, showing that all of us have our other-sex side, tiny though it may be.

Feel better about it now?

[Aside topic=Astro-whatever]
I’ve heard of pulsars, magnetars, quasars, and much of the rest of the sorta-stellar zoo.

But just what the heck kind of astronomical thingy is an avatar? Enquiring minds want to know.
[/aside]

[ZipperJJ]

@susan

[wanders off the change blue-winged mountain-tanager to something sexier like the trylon and perisphere]

A few times I have mixed up the user @susan with the user @solost. Seriously, I must see the yellow and blue of Solost’s avatar as a super-lo-res representation of Susan’s bird. Recently in a thread Solost was mentioned his wife and I legit said to myself “I didn’t realize Susan had a wife.” Not that I know anything about either poster whatsoever. But I do know I have seen them both in a thread at the same time and my mind has warped them in to one poster. It’s pretty weird

[Grrr]

I like @ZipperJJ

Whenever I read her posts, I read it in Dot’s voice which is loads of fun.

[ZipperJJ]

Good. That’s what I’m going for

[panache45]

@Northern_Piper

Bagpipes don’t have anuses

Could’ve fooled me.

[Cervaise]

Would it be rude to ask if the inverse is true?

[k9bfriender]

If your anus has a bagpipe, I suggest seeing a doctor.

[Jumpbass]

@mordecaiB

Way to strike a blow to my manhood. I hope you are happy now.

Well, for the record, I knew it was a can of beer upon first glance. Don’t worry, your manly man rep is fine.

[Cardigan]

I agree, I hear Dot’s voice every time I see @ZipperJJ s avatar