And how do I steal the championship belt.
that certianly answers question #2, but we still need to know what “gurning” (we know well what “Avatar” is, however.)
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Oh… that was link. Silly me.
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10-4 Good buddy.
I’ll gurn you all under the Table next year. I used to practice.
I didn’t really know what I was practicing for at the time, but now it is clear that fate had a hand in it.
I shall re-instate, for a limited period, my winning entry. Do a web search on gurning to learn more. As you missed this years competition I will let you post a late challenge, if you get enough support posts, you can steal the title off me - cant say fairer than that!
Nah, I’ll just wait for the next official competition. Practice makes perfect they say, And I’d hate to rock the boat anyway. I might put a practice run in there sometime soon, being that I have no avatar at all.
Oh my goodness! I had been wondering why everyone was posting atrocious avatars! I cannot believe I missed the gurning thread in the Pub! Completely missed it!
I think people should use an avatar that most closely depicts what they are truly like. It should reflect either their true appearance or their personality. Or, at least something they do, like Annie’s lovely whistle rolls . . .
Nonetheless, since I missed the gurning competition, I’ll just have to update my avatar for a day or two . . . hmmm . . . wonder what I can use . . .
How about your face?
That’s what I’ve been using!
If you’re going to be insulting about it, then I’ll find something else . . . just don’t complain when your championship belt gets taken away and given to me!
wooot wooo! 
Best Gurner I ever saw: Bill the Cat
well lookie here, might that be the little wooly lamb? 
Uh oh . . . edging away . . . not so sure I like that tone . . . sounds like a voice that has a big jar of mint sauce at the ready . . .
My what big teeth Amar has. My what large claws Amar has!
You noticed that, too? I had reason for worry, then!
He seems to have disappeared, though, so I’m sure it’s safe to play on the boards tonight . . . must be nearly midnight in Basel! He’ll be snoozing in his den . . .
I think my avatar is the only entry of a self portrait done with silver point.
Any prize for that? 
My what big teeth Amar has. My what large claws Amar has![/quote]
He seems to have disappeared, though, so I’m sure it’s safe to play on the boards tonight . . . must be nearly midnight in Basel! He’ll be snoozing in his den . . .[/quote]
Hmm, perhaps they’re not as big as we thought they were. Our Swiss friend seems to have mellowed . . . he’s not exhibiting the customary degree of interest in my chops . . .
He seems to have disappeared, though, so I’m sure it’s safe to play on the boards tonight . . . must be nearly midnight in Basel! He’ll be snoozing in his den . . .[/quote]
Hmm, perhaps they’re not as big as we thought they were. Our Swiss friend seems to have mellowed . . . he’s not exhibiting the customary degree of interest in my chops . . .[/quote]
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'nuff said.
Nyah nyah nyah nyah! You have to catch me first! 
Do you have gurnying in the US - I think it may be a peculiarly UK sport. My father was horribly (yes really horribly) good at it. I believe they had championships in the west country, don’t k now if it still happens there…