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hclager
10-16-2006, 10:22 PM
they have bumper bowling, you can nudge the ball with a cane:lolhit:
Ride4Life
10-16-2006, 10:24 PM
buffalo RANCH...as in buffalo wings dipped in ranch dressing:rolleyes:
I didnt know buffalos had wings
msmary
10-16-2006, 10:26 PM
Are you at work now?
Yep, work late on Mondays.
Miss TV, like Heroes, and football. Darn it.
hclager
10-16-2006, 10:28 PM
I didnt know buffalos had wings
yup, jessica simpson says so .. and her dad killed his ex wife and that waiter
msmary
10-16-2006, 10:30 PM
"smock smock smock smock smock"
Love that Calvin and Hobbes :)
hclager
10-16-2006, 10:33 PM
hey! i hit 300 posts ..... what a loser
mikezila
10-16-2006, 10:36 PM
hey! i hit 300 posts ..... what a loser
you said it, not us:rolleyes:
hclager
10-16-2006, 10:38 PM
and only 274 of them were in this thread
mikezila
10-16-2006, 10:38 PM
they have bumper bowling, you can nudge the ball with a cane:lolhit:
my cane has a crack in it, and duct tape just looks tacky.
mikezila
10-16-2006, 10:39 PM
"smock smock smock smock smock"
Love that Calvin and Hobbes :)
i'm really more of a "Hobbes", but finding a 100x100 pixel of him is next to impossable:(
hclager
10-16-2006, 10:40 PM
well start widdling another one. you can drink coffee while you work on it :)
msmary
10-16-2006, 10:41 PM
well start widdling another one. you can drink coffee while you work on it :)
do you mean whittling?:lolhit:
hclager
10-16-2006, 10:42 PM
do you mean whittling?:lolhit:
yeah, that
msmary
10-16-2006, 10:42 PM
i'm really more of a "Hobbes", but finding a 100x100 pixel of him is next to impossable:(
i hear ya. I miss that comic. It was the greatest.
hclager
10-16-2006, 10:42 PM
goodnight
msmary
10-16-2006, 10:47 PM
goodnight
See ya tomorrow. It's gonna be a busy day.
hclager
10-17-2006, 07:30 AM
See ya tomorrow. It's gonna be a busy day.
latly they all have been for me. that's why i took monday off.
working the weekends too was draining me
hclager
10-17-2006, 07:32 AM
Good Morning
hclager
10-17-2006, 07:33 AM
if this avatar shows up, someone on another board made it for me.:cool:
Kelly_who?
10-17-2006, 08:13 AM
Hellloooo???
(echo)
Well it ain't my birthday, so I'm guessing that you guys aren't hiding in wait to spring "surprise" on me.
So what time's breakfast around here?
hclager
10-17-2006, 08:16 AM
It keeps getting later and later.
gosh darn lazy butts!
msmary
10-17-2006, 08:20 AM
It keeps getting later and later.
gosh darn lazy butts!
Just for that, no waffles for you!
:rolleyes:
mikezila
10-17-2006, 08:21 AM
So what time's breakfast around here?
about 20 minutes ago ~burp~..excuse me:banana:
hclager
10-17-2006, 08:22 AM
i made scrambled eggs
and then i put ketchup on 'em
msmary
10-17-2006, 08:23 AM
i made scrambled eggs
and then i put ketchup on 'em
eeewwww!
It's supposed to be hot sauce!
TylerBabe
10-17-2006, 08:24 AM
Just for that, no waffles for you!
:rolleyes:
MMMMMMM did someone say waffles???? I'll have mine with some bacon please and LOTS of syrup....and a COLD glass of milk too....PLEASE!!!!
Hey Kelly....good to see you in the 'hood once again. :thumbs:
Musiq_notes
10-17-2006, 08:24 AM
i made scrambled eggs
and then i put ketchup on 'em
That sounds soooooo good!!! I havent' had anything today. I think since I'm in such a good mood I'm going to do a dew and then pick something unhealthy out of the vending machine.
:thumbs:
Musiq_notes
10-17-2006, 08:29 AM
if this avatar shows up, someone on another board made it for me.:cool:
You're such a board slut!
hclager
10-17-2006, 08:33 AM
You're such a board slut!
one of them closed this weekend. it was fun, but things were getting out of hand.
TylerBabe
10-17-2006, 08:34 AM
eeewwww!
It's supposed to be hot sauce!
I'm with you Mama....on both accounts......
EEEEEEWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEE and bring on the hot sauce ;)
I'm having another honey wheat bagel with veggie cream cheese....lite of course :D
hclager
10-17-2006, 08:37 AM
this board seems pretty calm, i like it.
if you see threads marked *NWS* that means not work safe. gross stuff or naked stuff :)
Ride4Life
10-17-2006, 08:39 AM
I have a cardboard pancake and a rubber egg from McD's. Anyone wanna trade?
smartmouthwoman
10-17-2006, 08:39 AM
I've been here awhile, but got tangled up in a Yahoo survey. Imagine that! They're finally showing their hand as to their motive for the Beta move. (see one of the question below)
How open would you be to consider paying for an enhanced online group experience assuming that this enhanced service would be available for a small and reasonable monthly fee (i.e. a service which includes additional, expanded online group features)?
Fat chance, charlie. Guess they figure if they make it BAD enough, we'd all be willing to PAY to make it better!?
I'll have a waffle too, please. Peanut butter on the side.
:)
SMW
smartmouthwoman
10-17-2006, 08:40 AM
this board seems pretty calm, i like it.
if you see threads marked *NWS* that means not work safe. gross stuff or naked stuff :)
Learn somethin new everyday!
hclager
10-17-2006, 08:41 AM
I have a cardboard pancake and a rubber egg from McD's. Anyone wanna trade?
:mad:
smartmouthwoman
10-17-2006, 08:42 AM
I have a cardboard pancake and a rubber egg from McD's. Anyone wanna trade?
But I'm trying to cut down on my cardboard intake. Don't have a Mickey D's sausage & biscuit in yer pocket, though... do ya??
:)
SMW
smartmouthwoman
10-17-2006, 08:43 AM
Hellloooo???
(echo)
Well it ain't my birthday, so I'm guessing that you guys aren't hiding in wait to spring "surprise" on me.
So what time's breakfast around here?
Nice to see ya this a.m. Y'all finally warm up a little, did ya?
:)
SMW
Ride4Life
10-17-2006, 08:45 AM
But I'm trying to cut down on my cardboard intake. Don't have a Mickey D's sausage & biscuit in yer pocket, though... do ya??
:)
SMW
the bisquit was the only edible thing I could see. I fed the sausage to the dog, and now she's convulsing out in the yard
Musiq_notes
10-17-2006, 08:47 AM
I have a cardboard pancake and a rubber egg from McD's. Anyone wanna trade?
I went for cheez its. I use to eat these all the time when I was pregnant. All of McD's breakfast food is kinda like rubber isn't it?
:rolleyes:
Chris
10-17-2006, 08:48 AM
I'm now 951 white trash, thank you very much!
TylerBabe
10-17-2006, 08:48 AM
I've been here awhile, but got tangled up in a Yahoo survey. Imagine that! They're finally showing their hand as to their motive for the Beta move. (see one of the question below)
How open would you be to consider paying for an enhanced online group experience assuming that this enhanced service would be available for a small and reasonable monthly fee (i.e. a service which includes additional, expanded online group features)?
Fat chance, charlie. Guess they figure if they make it BAD enough, we'd all be willing to PAY to make it better!?
I'll have a waffle too, please. Peanut butter on the side.
:)
SMW
Yahoo appears to be doing, or attempting to do, what MSN did.....charge ppl to chat....didn't work for MSN and it won't work for YAHELL either. :mad:
HEY YAHOO :upyours:
Musiq_notes
10-17-2006, 08:49 AM
I guess bosses day was either yesterday or its today or something I dont know. But I do know that we are having a party sub catered in their honor. Funny thing is... this comes out of our pockets. When we have secretaries day and have a big luncheon for it...the company pays.
:upyours:
Ride4Life
10-17-2006, 08:50 AM
I'm now 951 white trash, thank you very much!
Good morning Chris
I noticed the IE reference on yahoo, and couldnt resist
I guess as long as its not Fontuckey, youre ok
hclager
10-17-2006, 08:50 AM
I went for cheez its. I use to eat these all the time when I was pregnant. All of McD's breakfast food is kinda like rubber isn't it?
:rolleyes:
regular? white cheddar?, garlic n parmasian? tabasco?
TylerBabe
10-17-2006, 08:50 AM
I guess bosses day was either yesterday or its today or something I dont know. But I do know that we are having a party sub catered in their honor. Funny thing is... this comes out of our pockets. When we have secretaries day and have a big luncheon for it...the company pays.
:upyours:
Bosses Day was "officially" yesterday....you shouldn't have to pay today ;)
hclager
10-17-2006, 08:51 AM
Bosses Day was "officially" yesterday....you shouldn't have to pay today ;)
that's why i had off :)
Musiq_notes
10-17-2006, 08:52 AM
regular? white cheddar?, garlic n parmasian? tabasco?
LOL
Just the regular. However I like the white cheddar. I have never had the garlic n parmasian ones. Good?
Kelly_who?
10-17-2006, 08:53 AM
i made scrambled eggs
and then i put ketchup on 'em
YUM!!
Musiq_notes
10-17-2006, 08:54 AM
Bosses Day was "officially" yesterday....you shouldn't have to pay today ;)
Good point. All these little pretty b**ches made dessert too. What did I make? Nothing. When they find a way to let me only work 2 hours out of the day like they let the other girls around here then I'll care enough to make them some dessert.
hclager
10-17-2006, 08:55 AM
LOL
Just the regular. However I like the white cheddar. I have never had the garlic n parmasian ones. Good?
i think they are good. but the white cheddar should be illegal. nothing that good is legal
smartmouthwoman
10-17-2006, 09:05 AM
I'm now 951 white trash, thank you very much!
Is this "Turning into my father" Chris? What's 951 white trash???
Sure ask alotta questions, don't I?
:)
SMW
TylerBabe
10-17-2006, 09:06 AM
YUM!!
Don't shoot me....but that has got to be some kind of "yankee thing"???? Ketchup on eggs?? eeeeeewwwwweeeeeeeee, just NOT right!!! :lolhit:
TylerBabe
10-17-2006, 09:07 AM
Is this "Turning into my father" Chris? What's 951 white trash???
Sure ask alotta questions, don't I?
:)
SMW
But it saves us from asking them ;)
smartmouthwoman
10-17-2006, 09:07 AM
Bosses Day was "officially" yesterday....you shouldn't have to pay today ;)
We're taking our 'old' boss out for lunch today. Happy bus from On the Border's comin to pick us up. Not only was yesterday the correct day, but he isn't even our bossman anymore! They've yet to name a successor... pray it ain't a woman.
'Mornin, Ty! How are you this beautiful morning???
:)
SMW
hclager
10-17-2006, 09:08 AM
Don't shoot me....but that has got to be some kind of "yankee thing"???? Ketchup on eggs?? eeeeeewwwwweeeeeeeee, just NOT right!!! :lolhit:
don't make me come down there and cook
TylerBabe
10-17-2006, 09:08 AM
Is this "Turning into my father" Chris? What's 951 white trash???
Sure ask alotta questions, don't I?
:)
SMW
While we're on the subject of asking questions, especially about who's who.........is "RIDE" someone we know from yahell and if so, WHO?? My curiosity is getting the better of me :confused:
TylerBabe
10-17-2006, 09:09 AM
We're taking our 'old' boss out for lunch today. Happy bus from On the Border's comin to pick us up. Not only was yesterday the correct day, but he isn't even our bossman anymore! They've yet to name a successor... pray it ain't a woman.
'Mornin, Ty! How are you this beautiful morning???
:)
SMW
I'm OK...could be better, but hey, I'm still breathin :lolhit:
TylerBabe
10-17-2006, 09:10 AM
don't make me come down there and cook
Bring it on sweet cheeks.....be happy to taste your cookin ;)
smartmouthwoman
10-17-2006, 09:11 AM
regular? white cheddar?, garlic n parmasian? tabasco?
I'm totally hooked on the Smart Food white cheddar cheese popcorn. MmmmmmMMmmmm, good!
(and how rare for ME to like something that isn't swimming in butter!)
:corn:
SMW
hclager
10-17-2006, 09:12 AM
I'm totally hooked on the Smart Food white cheddar cheese popcorn. MmmmmmMMmmmm, good!
(and how rare for ME to like something that isn't swimming in butter!)
:corn:
SMW
i like that stuff too!
smartmouthwoman
10-17-2006, 09:15 AM
While we're on the subject of asking questions, especially about who's who.........is "RIDE" someone we know from yahell and if so, WHO?? My curiosity is getting the better of me :confused:
(I'm guessing... but sure he'll correct me if I'm wrong)
He comes to us via his 'relationship' with Scumbag. They chased each other round and round Soul's place for awhile. Seems like a nice guy and Lord knows Scummy needs a b/f, so we should encourage him to stick around.
And like I said before... he & Scum are like 2 peas in a pod! Both bikers... both single... both from So CA. More than 'nuff to build on if ya ask me!! *wink*
Kelly_who?
10-17-2006, 09:15 AM
Don't shoot me....but that has got to be some kind of "yankee thing"???? Ketchup on eggs?? eeeeeewwwwweeeeeeeee, just NOT right!!! :lolhit:
Huh? Doesn't EVERYone put ketchup on their eggs?
:eek:
Chris
10-17-2006, 09:16 AM
Is this "Turning into my father" Chris? What's 951 white trash???
Sure ask alotta questions, don't I?
:)
SMW
Yes, ma'am, one in the same!
951 is the area code for my part of Riverside County, an area well known for it's white trash. Now, you'll have to excuse me, I have to go park my car on the front lawn.
TylerBabe
10-17-2006, 09:16 AM
I really hate having to go to Yahoo to check my email now.........has anyone else seen that GROSS display at the top lately of the hairy man? I'm sorry, but that's just totally disgusting :mad:
TylerBabe
10-17-2006, 09:17 AM
Huh? Doesn't EVERYone put ketchup on their eggs?
:eek:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
smartmouthwoman
10-17-2006, 09:19 AM
Yes, ma'am, one in the same!
951 is the area code for my part of Riverside County, an area well known for it's white trash. Now, you'll have to excuse me, I have to go park my car on the front lawn.
In Dallas, most of our white trash rides the train. Or as those rich folks on the other side of town like to claim, "they ride the train over here, steal a car, and drive back!"
Welcome, Chris.
:drive:
SMW
Kelly_who?
10-17-2006, 09:19 AM
(I'm guessing... but sure he'll correct me if I'm wrong)
He comes to us via his 'relationship' with Scumbag. They chased each other round and round Soul's place for awhile. Seems like a nice guy and Lord knows Scummy needs a b/f, so we should encourage him to stick around.
And like I said before... he & Scum are like 2 peas in a pod! Both bikers... both single... both from So CA. More than 'nuff to build on if ya ask me!! *wink*
She at least needs someone to lovingly hold the hose for her semi-annual shower.
TylerBabe
10-17-2006, 09:19 AM
(I'm guessing... but sure he'll correct me if I'm wrong)
He comes to us via his 'relationship' with Scumbag. They chased each other round and round Soul's place for awhile. Seems like a nice guy and Lord knows Scummy needs a b/f, so we should encourage him to stick around.
And like I said before... he & Scum are like 2 peas in a pod! Both bikers... both single... both from So CA. More than 'nuff to build on if ya ask me!! *wink*
WAY COOL that Scummy has herself a b/f.....now maybe she'll bathe a couple more times a year :eek:
:woohoo:
Kelly_who?
10-17-2006, 09:21 AM
Yes, ma'am, one in the same!
951 is the area code for my part of Riverside County, an area well known for it's white trash. Now, you'll have to excuse me, I have to go park my car on the front lawn.
Hiya!
(Dude, I am soooo lost on this new forum!)
Chris
10-17-2006, 09:22 AM
Ah yes, Fontucky! If only I could live there! Unfortunately, since my Mother and Father aren't brother and sister, I'm not qualified.
Ride4Life
10-17-2006, 09:23 AM
(I'm guessing... but sure he'll correct me if I'm wrong)
He comes to us via his 'relationship' with Scumbag. They chased each other round and round Soul's place for awhile. Seems like a nice guy and Lord knows Scummy needs a b/f, so we should encourage him to stick around.
And like I said before... he & Scum are like 2 peas in a pod! Both bikers... both single... both from So CA. More than 'nuff to build on if ya ask me!! *wink*
Smarty, now I know why youre called Smarty. 'cause you are.
Just so you know, I do have a real name, Larry. But I also answer to each and every combination of four letter words you can think of.
Kelly_who?
10-17-2006, 09:24 AM
I really hate having to go to Yahoo to check my email now.........has anyone else seen that GROSS display at the top lately of the hairy man? I'm sorry, but that's just totally disgusting :mad:
Yes, and unfortunately it took me awhile of staring to figure out that it WAS hair on him. Looked something like mold when I first saw it.
(Ok, I admit, I'm needing an eye check-up)
smartmouthwoman
10-17-2006, 09:24 AM
She at least needs someone to lovingly hold the hose for her semi-annual shower.
Ya got that right, g/f. I think Mr. Rider might even also be a veg-head like her! Maybe they'll meet sometime over a hot steamin bowl of tofu?
:woohoo:
Kelly_who?
10-17-2006, 09:26 AM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
It's good! Toss in some hash browns and a strip or two of bacon. YUMMY!
Damn, now I'm hungry again. *sigh*
hclager
10-17-2006, 09:27 AM
Ya got that right, g/f. I think Mr. Rider might even also be a veg-head like her! Maybe they'll meet sometime over a hot steamin bowl of tofu?
:woohoo:
can you put ketchup on that too?
Ride4Life
10-17-2006, 09:27 AM
Ah yes, Fontucky! If only I could live there! Unfortunately, since my Mother and Father aren't brother and sister, I'm not qualified.
I always wondered that too. And im not qualified either. The best I can do is drive by and tell myself, "boy am I lucky I dont live there". I have roots in Oklahoma, and thats close enough.
TylerBabe
10-17-2006, 09:27 AM
Yes, and unfortunately it took me awhile of staring to figure out that it WAS hair on him. Looked something like mold when I first saw it.
(Ok, I admit, I'm needing an eye check-up)
LMFAO......Kelly...I suggest you go get those eyes checked and make it QUICK!! :lolhit:
TylerBabe
10-17-2006, 09:28 AM
can you put ketchup on that too?
now THAT'S GROSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hclager
10-17-2006, 09:29 AM
now THAT'S GROSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lol what kinda goofy stuff do you put in scarambled eggs that ketchup would seem gross?
Ride4Life
10-17-2006, 09:33 AM
Yes, ma'am, one in the same!
951 is the area code for my part of Riverside County, an area well known for it's white trash. Now, you'll have to excuse me, I have to go park my car on the front lawn.
Oh god no. not Moron Valley? tell me it isnt so
And it either has to be a pickup truck or a Pontiac Firebird before you can park it on the front lawn
Kelly_who?
10-17-2006, 09:35 AM
can you put ketchup on that too?
absolutely!
TylerBabe
10-17-2006, 09:47 AM
lol what kinda goofy stuff do you put in scarambled eggs that ketchup would seem gross?
That post was referring to the ketchup in the tofu being THAT GROSS......but if you must know.....a little bit of onion cooked in and then topped with a little bit of cheddar cheese will do quite nicely ;) and if you MUST put meat in it, then I want fully cooked sausage, cut up into bite size pieces and mixed in while cooking too, then top it with cheese :D
msmary
10-17-2006, 09:48 AM
Makin' all those waffles is tough work!
Hope everybody got their waffles and heirloom pork bacon, and coffee and warm real maple syrup and real butter and real hash browns.
I's tired.
:lolhit:
hclager
10-17-2006, 09:48 AM
That post was referring to the ketchup in the tofu being THAT GROSS......but if you must know.....a little bit of onion cooked in and then topped with a little bit of cheddar cheese will do quite nicely ;) and if you MUST put meat in it, then I want fully cooked sausage, cut up into bite size pieces and mixed in while cooking too, then top it with cheese :D
well now you are talking about an omelette
hclager
10-17-2006, 09:49 AM
:drinktoth
Kelly_who?
10-17-2006, 09:50 AM
well now you are talking about an omelette
That's what I was thinkin.
hclager
10-17-2006, 09:51 AM
i'm glad i had breakfast today or all this food talk would be driving me nuts.
TylerBabe
10-17-2006, 10:03 AM
well now you are talking about an omelette
Nope, it's still just scrambled eggs :D
Gotta be folded to be an omelette ;)
Ride4Life
10-17-2006, 10:23 AM
Nope, it's still just scrambled eggs :D
Gotta be folded to be an omelette ;)
an omelette sounds good now. Beats the frisbees and superballs I had earlier
smartmouthwoman
10-17-2006, 10:31 AM
Nope, it's still just scrambled eggs :D
Gotta be folded to be an omelette ;)
Now there's how a person should eat eggs. I'm actually more inclined to order a Spanish Omelet if I'm in the mood for Mexican. Otherwise, just plain scrambled eggs w/salt & pepper will do it for me.
Y'all are making me hungry. But that's OK, 'cuz we're doing Tex-Mex for lunch at 11:30. Mmmmmmm, can't wait!
:)
SMW
hclager
10-17-2006, 10:32 AM
Now there's how a person should eat eggs. I'm actually more inclined to order a Spanish Omelet if I'm in the mood for Mexican. Otherwise, just plain scrambled eggs w/salt & pepper will do it for me.
Y'all are making me hungry. But that's OK, 'cuz we're doing Tex-Mex for lunch at 11:30. Mmmmmmm, can't wait!
:)
SMW
i'm walking the dog and then making a salad. followed by some kind of junk food.
smartmouthwoman
10-17-2006, 10:33 AM
That's what I was thinkin.
See, that wasn't too difficult, was it? Just wait til Feetie gets a load of that pic.
:woohoo:
smartmouthwoman
10-17-2006, 10:34 AM
i'm walking the dog and then making a salad. followed by some kind of junk food.
Makes me wanna snatch that lil guy up and put him into time-out. Can't you find a less hyper pic?
:lolhit:
hclager
10-17-2006, 10:35 AM
Makes me wanna snatch that lil guy up and put him into time-out. Can't you find a less hyper pic?
:lolhit:
my avatar?
i'll see what else i have when i get home.
Chris
10-17-2006, 10:38 AM
Hiya!
(Dude, I am soooo lost on this new forum!)
I know what you mean. Not exactly easy to get around. What I really miss is tooling around the boards, and adding my two cents when someone posts and says "Do you have any advice?" Hell, I gots lots of advice, all worth the price you paid!
Chris
10-17-2006, 10:40 AM
Yep, Moron Valley, once known as Scummymead. I'm not there all that much, since I commute to Palmdale to work, 90 miles away.
Not all of us have the big bucks, able to afford a place overlooking the Santa Monica Bay!
Foolsworth
10-17-2006, 10:53 AM
What...When...Where...Why.... !?:,
----------- who -----------
if you don't mind me askin ?
is all !
smartmouthwoman
10-17-2006, 10:53 AM
I know what you mean. Not exactly easy to get around. What I really miss is tooling around the boards, and adding my two cents when someone posts and says "Do you have any advice?" Hell, I gots lots of advice, all worth the price you paid!
(also worth what you paid for it!)
Change your "Display Mode" (upper right corner) to Linear which I think makes it a little easier to follow.
Lots of ops to get involved in some pretty deep political discussions here -- but not much in the way of 'romantic advice' seekers. Since people in those latter situations rarely listen anyway, prob not a bad thing, eh?
:)
SMW
smartmouthwoman
10-17-2006, 10:54 AM
my avatar?
i'll see what else i have when i get home.
Who the hell invented that word?
Origin
The term "avatar" derives from the Sanskrit word Avatāra, meaning "descent" and usually implying a deliberate descent into mortal realms for special purposes. The term is used primarily in Hindu texts, in reference to incarnations of Vishnu the Preserver, whom many Hindus worship as God. The Dasavatara are ten particular "great" incarnations of Vishnu. The "Golden Avatar" popularly known as Gouranga is said to be the most recent descent.
Computer games
As used for a computer representation of a user, the term dates at least as far back as 1985, when it was used as the name for the player character in the Ultima series of computer games. The Ultima games started out in 1981, but it was in Ultima IV (1985), that the term "avatar" was introduced. To become the "avatar" was the goal of Ultima IV. The later games assumed that you were the avatar and "avatar" was the player's visual on-screen in-game persona. The on-screen representation could be customized in appearance. Later, the term "avatar" was used by the designers of the role-playing game Shadowrun (1989), as well as in the online role-playing game Habitat (1987).
Neal Stephenson
The use of Avatar to mean online virtual bodies was popularised by Neal Stephenson in his cyberpunk novel Snow Crash (1992) [1]. In Snow Crash, the term Avatar was used to describe the virtual simulation of the human form in the Metaverse, a virtual-reality version of the Internet. Social status within the Metaverse was often based on the quality of a user's avatar, as a highly detailed avatar showed that the user was a skilled hacker and programmer while the less talented would buy off-the-shelf models in the same manner a forumer would today. Stephenson wrote in the "Acknowledgments" to Snow Crash:
The idea of a 'virtual reality' such as the Metaverse is by now widespread in the computer-graphics community and is being implemented in a number of different ways. The particular vision of the Metaverse as expressed in this novel originated from idle discussion between me and Jaime (Captain Bandwidth)Taffe...The words 'avatar' (in the sense used here) and 'Metaverse' are my inventions, which I came up with when I decided that existing words (such as 'virtual reality') were simply too awkward to use...after the first publication of 'Snow Crash' I learned that the term 'avatar' has actually been in use for a number of years as part of a virtual reality system called 'Habitat'...in addition to avatars, Habitat includes many of the basic features of the Metaverse as described in this book, (469-70).
Avatars on internet forums
Despite the widespread use of avatars, it is unknown which internet forums were the first to use them. Avatars on Internet forums serve the purpose of representing users and their actions, personalizing their contributions to the forum, and may represent different parts of their persona or social status in the forum.
The traditional avatar system used on most Internet forums is a small (100x100 pixels, for example) square-shaped area close to the user's forum post, where the avatar is placed. Some forums allow the user to upload an avatar image that may have been designed by the user or acquired from elsewhere. Other forums allow the user to select an avatar from a preset list or use an auto-discovery algorithm to extract one from the user's homepage.
Other avatar systems exist, such as on Gaia Online, where a pixelized representation of a person or creature is used, which can then be customized to the user's wishes
hclager
10-17-2006, 10:55 AM
Who the hell invented that word?
i saw it first on yahell.
not in any of thier menus n junk. but other people using it.