What happened to avatars?

Hunter Parasite · Post #1by **Hunter Parasite** » 16.12.2005, 00:48

I just noticed less people are using avatars. Im not insulting those who don't, im just noticing.... Look even i have an avatar. Its influenza. Fear the influenza :twisted:

PlutonianEmpire · Post #2by **PlutonianEmpire** » 16.12.2005, 02:33

I don't think there's anything wrong with not having an avatar...

Fightspit · Post #3by **Fightspit** » 16.12.2005, 20:11

I think it is very funny to have an animated avatar

Hunter Parasite · Post #4by **Hunter Parasite** » 17.12.2005, 00:06

still avatars are fun. yeah.

WildMoon · Post #5by **WildMoon** » 19.12.2005, 04:22

I want YOU to get an avatar.

Hunter Parasite · Post #6by **Hunter Parasite** » 22.12.2005, 00:24

i have one.

WildMoon · Post #7by **WildMoon** » 31.12.2005, 06:23

I mean that the others without an avatar should get an avatar. Though if they don't want to they don't have to, but it's a very good idea. :idea:

calder · Post #8by **calder** » 31.12.2005, 06:53

I've got an avatar now. It's of one of the planets I created.

WildMoon · Post #9by **WildMoon** » 31.12.2005, 07:02

WOOT!!!

Hunter Parasite · Post #10by **Hunter Parasite** » 31.12.2005, 13:49

im constantly changing mine.

julesstoop · Post #11by **julesstoop** » 31.12.2005, 16:04

We have not failed to notice :)

BrainDead · Post #12by **BrainDead** » 31.12.2005, 21:44

julesstoop wrote:Lapinism Matters

Sorry, but I can't resist...

What the hell is "Lapinism?" A brief sojourn through the Google engine
reveals a wealth of un-translatable web sites, and a link to Lapinism, GA.

Thanks, Bob

julesstoop · Post #13by **julesstoop** » 01.01.2006, 07:48

Lapinism is a translation from the non-existant Dutch word 'lapinisme'. Lapinisme - in my rather personal circles - means love for and interest in rabbits as pets and as part of our culture. The cat-analogy would be something like 'felinism'.

The word 'lapinisme' does actually exist in French and it stand for over-procreation.

Hunter Parasite · Post #14by **Hunter Parasite** » 01.01.2006, 14:27

so dogs would be kaninism? What about fish?

buggs_moran · Post #15by **buggs_moran** » 01.01.2006, 14:55

Hunter wrote:so dogs would be kaninism? What about fish?

Oh damn, how did I ever get into this thread...fish = ichthyism I believe...

BrainDead · Post #16by **BrainDead** » 01.01.2006, 15:25

julesstoop wrote:Lapinism is a translation from the non-existant Dutch word 'lapinisme'. Lapinisme - in my rather personal circles - means love for and interest in rabbits as pets and as part of our culture. The cat-analogy would be something like 'felinism'.

The word 'lapinisme' does actually exist in French and it stand for over-procreation.

Many thanks... I did find the definition for 'lapinisme' but all versions of the
word seemed to be at odds with a standard, clear definition. Great fun.

julesstoop · Post #17by **julesstoop** » 01.01.2006, 16:43

Well we have had some fun with it :)

Several years ago I did an art exposition which was titled "Lapinism throughout the history of art" I manipulated about 10 very famous paintings from various artists and eras in such a way that rabbits appeared in them. All was done as seemlessly and with as much humour as possible.

With it - for the visitors to take - was a small but rather professional looking booklet explaining that the works on display were reconstructions (done via various modern technologies, like R?¶ntgen and IR-photography) of how the painting must have looked originally. Through the centuries the various churches had had the practise of removing rabbits from art, I - historian - had put them back in, giving the painting back it's original meaning.

Suffice to say it was a great succes and a lot of fun.

ANDREA · Post #18by **ANDREA** » 01.01.2006, 17:17

Well, as you see I changed my avatar to something more "dinamic". :wink:

Hope you'll like it.
Bye an Happy New Year everybody!

Andrea

Post #19by **t00fri** » 01.01.2006, 18:40

julesstoop wrote:Well we have had some fun with it

Several years ago I did an art exposition which was titled "Lapinism throughout the history of art" I manipulated about 10 very famous paintings from various artists and eras in such a way that rabbits appeared in them. All was done as seemlessly and with as much humour as possible.

With it - for the visitors to take - was a small but rather professional looking booklet explaining that the works on display were reconstructions (done via various modern technologies, like R?¶ntgen and IR-photography) of how the painting must have looked originally. Through the centuries the various churches had had the practise of removing rabbits from art, I - historian - had put them back in, giving the painting back it's original meaning.

Suffice to say it was a great succes and a lot of fun.

Yes indeed, since the only resembling word to Lapinism was the French one, 'le lapin' = the rabbit, I thought Lapinism should have some connection to that animal.

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However, since rabbits are well known --first of all-- for their intensive sex life, I kept my mouth shut and stopped speculating ;-)

, remembering our moderator's strict guidelines...
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Happy New Year to all,

Bye Fridger

Hunter Parasite · Post #20by **Hunter Parasite** » 01.01.2006, 20:47

i changed mine, again... I think i have OCD