Your avatar!

Hi @Helge; aka Helgis

I am always wondering about the avatars in the forums, what they mean and why peoples have chosen them.

My avatar is jpg of my coin bank from a restaurant chain here in Michigan; it says "Big Boy" on his shirt. The original franchise was titled - Elias Brother's Big Boy Restaurants. I don't if that's true today. I'll have lookup the Michigan business records!.

The checkered red & white pants were always in the original logo that goes back to the 1950's! As you know r&w checkered table cloths are an old classic Italian restaurant trademark!

Anyway, I like their burgers and sandwiches. Yes, I'm plugging a commercial!

Updates edit:
Oops, it went bankrupt in 2000!
http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=Big+Boy&gwp=13

I saw the logo in the Austin Powers movie. Dr. Evil took of in a rocket powered version from Piccadilly Square in London.

My avatar is one of my two cats, when it was just a kitty. Its name is Apu.

Saluditos,

Ferr?n.

I have no artistic talents and I wanted something unique so I shamelessly stole it.

And as the saying goes...
Give peace a chance.

-wicked laugh-

@Helge

Mine is me standing by my 1950 Studebaker Land Cruiser. I hope to restore to original condition. Studebaker is an orphaned car brand, just like the Amiga is an orphaned computer.

The last few years, Studebaker's have been a lot more fun as a hobby. That hobby doesn't have all the evil trolls that take so much of the fun out of being involved with an orphaned computer platform.

Paul

@Helge

My cup of tea avatar is very symbolic, it means I like to drink tea.

@Helge

Mine should be recognisable by most - it's the work of Eric Schwartz.

The reason why I picked this piece specifically is purely because it's all I could find that fit nicely into an avatar size! The original is here: http://rigby-jones.net/es/art/art/TabSnow.jpg

I must have shrunk it down a little - it's been so long I can't really remember!

Chris

mine is the best in the world.. eheh

@afxgroup

And who's that girl ?

@TSK

Rene? Zellweger


Ooooohhhhh

She doesn't look as good with cut hair, though


YUCK!

@thread

My avatar resembles the male beauty model of todays magazines.

@Raziel

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Oh and I didn't recognize her...

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You mean those "phone booth" type of guys ?!

@Raziel

thnak you Raziel... you make me happy!!

I chose my because I love this unlucky little animal from the
Ice Age movies.

@samwel

He is really cool

@Helge

Our pet, and my avatar, is an English Mastiff; a noble dog who isn't easily flustered.
His name is Cholmondeley, pronounced Chumley, and he is lovely.

@NotYo

Actually that should be pronounced "Chormley"

I acted next to a Lord Chormondsley in a production called "The Sceptics tale".

@Outcast

Aw, well... thats how they pronounce it Up Narth, in Cheshire Different spelling, No 'R' in the word...

He was named after The Cholmondeley Arms, our local pub, in Frodsham.

With 10 cask ales, my fav is the Bhurtpore Inn, in Aston, however... that sounded odd...

"Here Bhurtpore! Here!"

@Helge

I like dragons and like pencil drawing, whit sharp adages.

Well is one of this Disney characters from cartoon movie Mulan,

@Helge

moo ?

edit - thats 2 for south park ! heh

@Helge

Mine is Terry Pratchett Discworld's dwarf armed with dwarfish battlebread, picture by Paul Kidby, Amiga spirit is a quick gimp-ing by me

Jack

@Helge

Mines just plain cute, like me!

I did make make an avatar for ssolie (nopants), but he's resisting.