As you know, when a user changes his avatar, it changes on all posts, even the ones he or she posted long ago. So, this can create some interesting experiences when people post commentary about their own or other members’ avatars. A few days ago, I used a photo of Brittney Spears. Someone commented on liking my avatar’s “hips” and “dye-job.” Now, I’ve switched to an entirely abstract image. New readers must step into and find it all awfully confusing.
Oh, well.
Dale, you’re so, um… deep.
See, when you do that “um” thing, it almost makes you look sarcastic.
What is the new avatar, Dale?
prepares to be embarrassed for not knowing
Carol
Almost??? 
Anyhow…I had the same thought re: Avatar swapping myself, Dale. Guess I’m um…deep myself 
Cheers,
David
It’s nothing. It’s just a thing. Entirely abstract.
It seems to be an interpretation on “Ojo de Dios” the Eye of God.
A link here:
http://ojos-de-dios.com/eyeofgod.html
MarkB
Nice hips but she could use a new dye-job.
The seemingly non sequitur avatar comments just make the C&F members look more eccentric. That’s not necessarily a bad thing…
Oh yeah I’m not complaining or anything. It IS kinda poststructural.
Dale
Personally, I think there’s a subliminal message in Dale’s new avatar…something like, “Please call me Armando.”
Susan
Fine, after all these years, you guys have finally shamed me into uploading an avatar (and revealing my true identity). Hope you’re happy with yourself, Dale.
Spiff
I don’t think so. I’m pretty sure I can see an image of either early Cheech Marin or V.S. Ramachandran in an WW1 aviator’s helmet. (Jesus wouldn’t be wearing an aviator’s helmet, would he?)
Fine, after all these years, you guys have finally shamed me into uploading an avatar (and revealing my true identity). Hope you’re happy with yourself, Dale.
C’mon, Loren. You finally figured out how to post one. You know you can go as large as 100x100 pixels if you know how to do that.
Darwin, I keep seeing Tom Bombadil in your avatar.
Here’s me in the 7th grade. (That could be a weird comment when I change the avatar down the road.)
Tony
Yeah well, saving the galaxy takes a few minutes out of my day ya know :roll:
Wouldn’t have a clue how to resize the avatar, forgot to throw that manual in the space ship when I blasted off.
S.S.
The thing that I find disconcerting is when I am reading a great topic where there is reference to a picture and all there is is a big red X.
BAH!!!
Dag nab it! I was aiming at Snuffy Smith.
Here’s me in the 7th grade.
Oh, you were famous, weren’t you? I’m sure I’ve seen your face on some magazine cover.
Which one was it? Time? Newsweek? Scientific American? Far Eastern Economic Review? 
It keeps eluding me…
Can I recommend to you an animation made a few years ago, 'The Lensman." It should be right up your alley. Based on a series of sci-fi novels by Doctorow about a galaxy-saver.
Which brings up a concern of mine: I saw a Nova science show about gamma bursts. They occur regularly throughout the universe and have the capacity to wipe out all life over the area of a galaxy. Have you thought about that, Mr Galactic Hero?
And, what’s S.S.? Your rank in the space legion? (Sidewalk Sweeper?) 
Tony
Steven, just for you, here’s a picture of a beautiful woman playing a Bleazey low G:
Steven, just for you, here’s a picture of a beautiful woman playing a Bleazey low G:
Dang, she’s hot.
Tony
Darwin, don’t go back-posting some nasty picture after I said that.