Gayowulf - what is that aviator

[lucifer]

it's nice to see the wheelchair out again

are you going to come clean and tell us what it is

nice paint job :D :p

[Gayowulf]

i think its the only really cool avatar i have come up with. It is the 5th letter of the alphabet, or the infamous wheelchair guy. whichever.

[polestar]

Nice colours! It must be a surfer-dude wheelchair (or something).

edit: can aviator and avatar be used to mean the same thing? I always thought the first one was a pair of sunglasses, similar to the ones worn by airmen, or aviators as they are commonly known. What does avatar mean though? (in everyday english that is) or is it a word just invented for those pictures?

[Gayowulf]

I dont know where those polkadots came from

[lucifer]

you've stopped dribbling to

[Gayowulf]

Thats because my PSP demo ran out.

[niv]

edit the registry and keep using it! ;)

[meow]

We Want Droolin'!
An "E"? I can't see that. :(

[stu]

i always thought it was a picture of a baby in the fetal position...

[meow]

Baby Gayuwulf drooling. :D

[LeX]

Originally posted by polestar
edit: can aviator and avatar be used to mean the same thing? I always thought the first one was a pair of sunglasses, similar to the ones worn by airmen, or aviators as they are commonly known. What does avatar mean though? (in everyday english that is) or is it a word just invented for those pictures? [
I believe aviator was first incorrectly used by Supermoo, and then people started using it for some reason.

[Gayowulf]

Main Entry: av·a·tar
Pronunciation: 'a-v&-"tär
Function: noun
Etymology: Sanskrit avatAra descent, from avatarati he descends, from ava- away + tarati he crosses over -- more at UKASE, THROUGH
Date: 1784
1 : the incarnation of a Hindu deity (as Vishnu)
2 a : an incarnation in human form b : an embodiment (as of a concept or philosophy) often in a person
3 : a variant phase or version of a continuing basic entity

its funny how it is similar to
Main Entry: icon
Pronunciation: 'I-"kän
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek eikOn, from eikenai to resemble
Date: 1572
1 : a usually pictorial representation : IMAGE
2 [Late Greek eikOn, from Greek] : a conventional religious image typically painted on a small wooden panel and used in the devotions of Eastern Christians
3 : an object of uncritical devotion : IDOL
4 : EMBLEM, SYMBOL <the house became an icon of 1860's residential architecture -- Paul Goldberger>
5 a : a sign (as a word or graphic symbol) whose form suggests its meaning b : a graphic symbol on a computer display screen that suggests the purpose of an available function
- icon·ic /I-'kä-nik/ adjective
- icon·i·cal·ly /-ni-k(&-)lE/ adverb

[}:8) Supermoo]

Originally posted by LeX

I believe aviator was first incorrectly used by Supermoo, and then people started using it for some reason.

Mwahahahaha! :D

Although now I'm spelling them the correct way 'avatar', although it still dosen't sound right... 'Aviator' suits it much better! ;)

[Mandrake]

I don't know why it's just not called an icon... That's basically what they are.

[Coolin]

Avatar sounds longer... And therefore is bigger than an icon.

[LeX]

Because most people think of icons as tiny little gifs. At least I do. ;)

[niv]

have you ever seen 640x480 on a 21" monitor :eek:

[LeX]

Nope.