Suggest an Avatar

[BoSoxGal]

Okay, I realize these regular posters may not want an avatar for various reasons, but for a little bit o' fun, I thought it would be neat to have a thread suggesting avatars for Big RR, oldr, and rubato. (And any other avatar-less posters I forgot, too.)

Let's not be mean, it's meant to be fun!

[Lord Jim]

Well, since Big RR has said he likes the "old hippie" look:

[Gob]

Not going to give in to the temptation of suggesting an avatar for rubato.

How about Methuselah for O-n-W?

[TPFKA@W]

[Joe Guy]

For oldr -

[Joe Guy]

For rubato -

[Joe Guy]

BigRR -

[Lord Jim]

Not going to give in to the temptation of suggesting an avatar for rubato.

And a difficult temptation it is to resist...I can come up with about a dozen off the top of my head...

[Lord Jim]

Oldr:

[rubato]

Never been tempted to choose an avatar. I've always liked Musk Oxen though:




They're actually big goats. Not only decorative, they are useful as well.

My wife knitted me a scarf from Qiviut, the undercoat which they shed every year. Very nice soft wool. My favorite.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qiviut

Qiviuq [sg] or qiviut [pl] (/ˈkɪviət/ KIV-ee-ət; Inuktitut syllabics, ᕿᕕᐅᖅ; Inuinnaqtun, qiviuq;[1] Inupiaq qiviu or qiviuq[2] sometimes spelled qiveut) is an Inuktitut word commonly used to indicate the wool of the muskox. The word was originally used to refer to the down feathers of birds as well as the inner wool of the muskox.[3] It is valued for its use as a fiber as, unlike sheep's wool, it does not shrink in water at any temperature. (However, this means that it also is not useful for felting.) It is most commonly used for hats and scarves, and is among the softest wools. It is very expensive; a high quality knitted scarf can cost more than 300 U.S. dollars,[4] but will last over 20 years with good care.

The muskox has a two-layered coat, and qiviut refers specifically to the soft underwool beneath the longer outer wool. The muskox sheds this layer of wool each spring. Qiviut is plucked from the coat of the muskox during the molt or gathered from objects the animals have brushed against; unlike sheep, the animals are not sheared. Much of the commercially available qiviut comes from Canada, and is obtained from the pelts of muskoxen after hunts. In Alaska, qiviut is obtained from farmed animals or gathered from the wild during the molt.

Qiviut is stronger and warmer than sheep's wool[citation needed], and softer than cashmere wool. Wild muskoxen have qiviut fibers approximately 18 micrometres in diameter. Females and young animals have slightly finer wool.[5]

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rubato

[Big RR]

Joe and Jim--I like them. thanks.

[oldr_n_wsr]

Oldr:

I like that one LJ.

[Big RR]

I prefer Tommy Chong, though.

ETA: and now you see why I don't put a lot of images in my posts.

[TPFKA@W]

Your head is just too stuffed with lawyering things I suppose.

[Big RR]

I'll figure it out one day.

thanks.

[BoSoxGal]

For rubato -

That's actually pretty good!

I was thinking Beaker from the Muppets, but I couldn't find a cute enough right-sized image file.