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Nick, you've had that avatar as long as I can remember. ;)
 
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I want to buy a Mac when I can afford one, but I will still need Windows most of the time for the software I use in my Engineering degree (indeed, I'll probably have Windows set as the default boot partition during term time, switching back to OS X in the holidays), so the Boot Camp logo seemed appropriate. I used a coloured-in version just because I thought it looked better!
 

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Maybe someday I'll change it! Gotta find something I really like.;)

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Nick, that is your dog correct? Another reason I have my avatar up of the ibook is my cat is on the screen. I love using my pets for Avatars.
 

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Nick, that is your dog correct? Another reason I have my avatar up of the ibook is my cat is on the screen. I love using my pets for Avatars.

Yes it is!:)

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Mine looks like me, enough said.
 
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I found this jpeg one day while searching for avatars and thought it looked cool. ;P
 
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I deliberately avoided anything Apple related because I'm an inverted snob. I eventually chose the one I did because nobody else appeared to have it and I couldn't be bothered to search through all the options when my most pressing concern was to ask - what I considered to be at the time - an earth shattering question.

Something to do with text between scenes in iMovie11 if I remember correctly.

The answer (Titles) - as simplistic as it seems - was the final piece of information I needed in order to go out and purchase my first Mac.
 
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My avatar is an icon I made of an AKAI MPC2000XL MIDI Production Center with my name on it.

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Other forums I am a member of are all music related. I wanted to show my love for music and music hardware here on Mac-Forums.
And yes that is a floppy drive in the bottom left corner. :Cool:
 
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It's a scanned photo of my paternal grandparents. Until I happen upon another one that defines my personality, I'll likely keep that one.

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Albert Camus. Those who know me have probably said, at some point, "only van would choose a philosopher as an avatar."
 

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It's a scanned photo of my paternal grandparents. Until I happen upon another one that defines my personality, I'll likely keep that one.

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Great story Doug...very cool!:)

Albert Camus. Those who know me have probably said, at some point, "only van would choose a philosopher as an avatar."

Doesn't everybody qualify as a "philosopher" after a few "brewski's"!!!;)

That means you could use a photo of me as an avatar!!! Ha ha ha!;)

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Doesn't everybody qualify as a "philosopher" after a few "brewski's"!!!;)
Good point. The flow of alcohol does tend to bring out the philosopher in people. ;)
 

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Good point. The flow of alcohol does tend to bring out the philosopher in people. ;)

Maybe Camus does qualify as a philosopher...but I always think of him as a writer.:)

Either way...being a philosopher or a writer...it's tough to make a buck $$$!;) Maybe that's what leads to heavy drinking! See...now I'm a philosopher...and I haven't even been drinking yet!;)

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Haha, you can be our resident philosopher. ;)
 

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It's no worse than volunteer staff. :p
 

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Speaking of drinking and philosophers, one of my favorite jokes (which probably speaks loads about me) involves Rene Descartes and friends out for a few beers.

Having just finished a round, one of his buddies turned to him and asked,

"Another one, Rene?"

"Oh . . . I think not," the famous philosopher replied, and disappeared. :D

:p:p
 

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Perfect proof

it IS Monty Python, I take no responsibility for any offended parties
I'll have to take a look later. However, nothing beats philosopher soccer when it comes to MP's take on philosophy (although I'm open to challenges). ;)

Speaking of drinking and philosophers, one of my favorite jokes (which probably speaks loads about me) involves Rene Descartes and friends out for a few beers.

Having just finished a round, one of his buddies turned to him and asked,

"Another one, Rene?"

"Oh . . . I think not," the famous philosopher replied, and disappeared. :D

:p:p
Rules for walking around a university campus:

Don't LOOK at anything in a physics lab.
Don't TASTE anything in a chemistry lab.
Don't SMELL anything in a biology lab.
Don't TOUCH anything in a medical lab.
and, most importantly,
Don't LISTEN to anything in a philosophy department.
 

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