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I love golf! I really like the new ball that came out from Taylormade, the TP Black. That is what my picture is of, I know it is a little small to see. I would design golf courses for a living, but that is a hard industry to get started in. I just love golf, way more than chess even!
My avatar and handle are both pretty self explanatory; + they make me feel warm and fuzzy.
My name is a long held internet chess nickname that was originall picked fairly randomly. My digital representation of myself in this virtual world is a what a what I got when I fed a picture of myself into a program that draws sketches from real pictures. Just like some people love golf or birds, I'm a raging narcissist (this isn't true).
My avatar is Nicholas D. Wolfwood from the anime Trigun, which was one of my favorite animes.
I'll not explain my nickname.
Actually, Loomis's narrative lead me back to the start at which point I realised \i hadn't given anything of myself to this thread.
I started using Evil Homer about 6 years ago, but in many ways it is a paradox and and an intended one at that.
My Favorite Tree is the Weeping Willow.
I found this pic somewhere along the way and adopted him because he looks innocent and happy! The nickname - well, I just sit in a chair and quarterback my pieces to a quick death...
I am an incessant reader of almost all subjects and when I say I have been there...
Only a select few would recognize the front porch of where I am standing.
My avatar is because I fancy myself to be a bear.
Jun 18, 2008
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#11
Mine is a famous illustration of M. C. Escher. I picked it because it reminds a chessboard 
I have no photo that represents it.
Jun 18, 2008
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#13
I used to use a photo until creeps started sending me pervy messages.
now its blonde dynamite
Jun 18, 2008
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#14
Evil_Homer wrote:
I started using Evil Homer about 6 years ago, but in many ways it is a paradox and and an intended one at that.
Everytime i see your name, i think of Homer Simpson dancing around in a devil suit singing
"i am evil homer ! i am evil homer ! "
sorry can't help it 
Instead of putting up a picture of myself, I did a google image search for super hot male models and I settled on the one I thought was the cutest.
/bwahahaha
//can you believe there are "girls" who actually do that?
My name is pretty random. I was a professional musician for a while, so I guess it kind of fits. Although, I don't know if I ever printed a poster with "tonight only" on it. I also love the movie 'Blues Brothers' where it has some significance. Besides that, it is rather meaningless.
My avatar is from my favorite comic strip: 'Calvin and Hobbes.' I studied philosophy in college, and Hobbes, being very philosophical, is one of my favorite characters of all time. I used to love reading his philosophical discussions with his 6 year old buddy. In case you were wondering, I never thought much of the real Thomas Hobbes, and wasn't really ever interested in political philosophy. If you look closely, my avatar is Hobbes in a thinking pose. This seemed ideal for a chess site avatar. I am scratching my chin plenty, on this site.
Gabriel_dCF wrote: Mine is a famous illustration of M. C. Escher. I picked it because it reminds a chessboard
I love Escher. That is a really cool idea.
Evil_Homer wrote:
I started using Evil Homer about 6 years ago, but in many ways it is a paradox and and an intended one at that.
So you explained your avatar, but what is the meaning of your name? I don't understand the paradox comment. I had actually wondered about it before; is it the Greek guy, or the Simpson, or what?
Jun 19, 2008
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#19
I started with a picture of myself then searched for a mischievous-looking devil. That's part of me, too.
Jun 19, 2008
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#20
The name issupposedly the way an Akkadian king would have spelt his name if he had lived 4 500 years later and spoke English. I have used that name in various internet places over the years.
The picture is a pair of colliding galaxies. I am interested in stellar dynamics, how stars move about and form structures ranging from small open clusters of stars up to huge superclusters of galaxies.
One of the things that never ceases to amaze me, is the range and depth of avatars that I see every day on this site. Some are easily understandable and some, like their members names are indecipherable unless you have a lead clue.
Me, I only use things I have seen or done, mostly because these things cheer me up from time to time, but what I would love to know is how everyone else chooses theirs.