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I immediately thought of Tolkien when I read your name Feyokien.

Me? Spock, and Spock. Why? Watching Star Trek TOS, I though that Spock was the most... *hrmph* human, of them. He had deep, raging, conflicting emotions under a calm and logical veneer (it's animated - watch!). He is a summary of a portion of myself. If ever that part of myself should change, then so shall my avatar.

Yeah, that's what happens when you pick apples when they're slightly underripe. I think I'll look for a clearer picture.

My username started out as me wanting to make a pun-ish name based on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, but "Wolfram Asmodeus Bozar" (worlds hardest metal, a demon, and a gun from Fallout 2) was sort of long and clunky, so I settled for Wolfram and my birth year. Much handier.

My avatar is a common figure used in making rage comics, and the expression of slightly defiant skepsis appealed to me. And thus, avatar.

My signature is a quote from the excellent web-based graphic novel Girl Genius (you should all check it out). The sentiment is expressed by the main character's love interest, and has served me as a sort of mantra to keep from hating normal people too much.

Your wooden wheelbarrow is adorable, and looks like it should be pushed around by a small orange equine in a stetson hat.

Rly? I didn't look too closely and thought it was Tifa from Final Fantasy and rolled with it (damn dem bad eyes).

I actually used to push one around that looked an awful lot like that when I was little. I think that's why I liked it (plus the apples).

Greetings,

My avatar is one of my favourite Audrey Hepburn photos. I am intrigued by any female which conforms to the "golden ratio" (not in a sexual manner, mind you; I am just completely obsessed with perfect women (almost always short haired / pixiefied). Audrey Hepburn being one of my most perfect obsessions.

Oddly enough, despite the fact that I have archived thousands of images of Audrey Hepburn, the thought of actually watching one of her movies or even hearing her speak for that matter; is a source of great anxiety. I have only archived print and digital images of her.

My username grooveitover stems from my very fist email address that I had to pick back in the 90's. I was into dj culture / rave culture thus that is where the groove comes from.

Still thinking about a signature, my go-to sig is not useful here.

onward...

I stumbled upon him some years ago and named a work to his honor/memory

traven; writer B. Traven is the author of twelve novels, one book of reportage and several short stories, in which the sensational and adventure subjects combine with a critical attitude towards capitalism, reflecting the socialist and anarchist sympathies of the writer. B. Traven's best known works include the novels The Death Ship from 1926, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre from 1927 (filmed in 1948 by John Huston), and the so-called "Jungle Novels," also known as the Caoba cyclus (from the Spanish word caoba, meaning mahogany). The Jungle Novels are a group of six novels (including The Carreta and Government), published in the years 1930–1939 and set among Mexican Indians just before and during the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century. B. Traven's novels and short stories became very popular as early as the interwar period and retained this popularity after the Second World War; they were also translated into many languages.
B. Traven is the most shadowy figure in the history of literature. We know only a few things about him for sure: that he wrote great novels like The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and The Death Ship; that he lived, at least for a time, and died in Mexico; and that he was a politically engaged writer who cared deeply about working and common people.

“Anyone who is willing to work and is serious about it will certainly find a job. Only you must not go to the man who tells you this, for he has no job to offer and doesn't know anyone who knows of a vacancy. This is exactly the reason why he gives you such generous advice, out of brotherly love, and to demonstrate how little he knows the world.”

"Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges. I don't have to show you any stinkin' badges!"

My username is because at the time I signed up I really did like trees and would be able to recognize the species by the leaf, shape and trunk and I really am terrible with usernames so I couldn't think of anything better.

My avatar is from the list of the default ones and this is the one that looks most similar to me.

I selected my username because I care about the environment and try to leave a green footprint where possible. I also love nature and hiking in the mountains among crystal clear rivers, green grass and rugged rocks.
The zentinel part comes from a prominent mountain peak in the Drakensberg called The Sentinel. I just changed the s to a z to make it more interesting and because of Zen.

My current avatar is one of several favourite images which I usually alternate between. Zandrian the squirrel (my own name for him) reflects my willingness to try anything and go on various missions to achieve success. I write children's fantasy and sci-fi so I love making up my own names for things and have an almost unlimited imagination which I like to keep exercised.

I hope Blazing Saddles was referencing your quote

Avatar: An electric rubber duck. You plug it in and drop it into the tub for a shocking death. I was engaged in suicide by starvation when I found this site. Talking with people here helped me back out of it after five days. I think that it is time to change my avatar because I have decided that I will stick it out no matter what.

Username: I read it in a great big podium dictionary in the college library. It said, "...a person or thing in a time or place to which it does not belong" This was twenty years before I had heard of Asperger's. I just felt the word described me better than any other.

Cool, I always liked your Username

I love cats. I put a 5 afterwards because someone already had the username "Catlover".

The name of the girl in my avatar is Maiken Wahlstrøm Nilssen, she's a Norwegian model and was third place in "Norway's Next Top Model" four years ago.

I wanted to distance myself from the user name I used to use on other sites & I couldn't think of anything creative when using a few minor sites so I came up with this. I'm not a fan of James Bond but the 007 part sounded kewl to add to my nickname. I kind of just stuck with this SN when using more major sites even thou that wasn't my intent when I came up with this.

My avatar is from the show Rabbids Invasion

My username is one of my names IRL. My current avatar is based on a design for a new NZ flag I came up with, since NZ is holding a referendum on whether or not to change its current flag. I would have submitted it, if I had come up with the design before the deadline for submissions earlier this year. Ah well.