MTRH, zZzZzZz, Canar, JohnV and probably many others... Why the cat? Am I the only to notice the ubiquity of those avatars?
Edit: Aha it was not only me. I realized there was an other off-topic post regarding the same issue! Link (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=17&t=8696&)
Hello,
could anybody of these cat avatar guys tell me the mystery? I mean... there are more and more cats every day!
Regards, fileman.
Hmm maybe I should've started a poll.
1) A cat is a beautiful animal. Egyptians loved them and so does HA.
2) A cat is retarded and I'm sick of cats on almost every post.
3) Not all cats are retarded but MTRH's seems to be a bit crazy...
4) We need other felines to be represented too...
Hmm maybe I should've started a poll.
1) A cat is a beautiful animal. Egyptians loved them and so does HA.
2) A cat is retarded and I'm sick of cats on almost every post.
3) Not all cats are retarded but MTRH's seems to be a bit crazy...
4) We need other felines to be represented too...
You will be able to add a poll to existing thread you created in Invision 1.2 - stay tuned!
Well, I think I was one of the first with a "cat" avatar, although it's a big cat..
I like "big cats", but otherwise I'd take a dog rather than a cat. (Wonder if all the cat people hate me now.. )
Hmm maybe we should have weeks celebrating different things in HA as MTV. Like "We love cats week" or "I love my xing encoder no other lame encoder would make it for me - week". I think sloth is a more attractive animal than a cat. I just hit the lowest level of off-topic babble
I think sloth is a more attractive animal than a cat.
A sloth? Oh come on, atici! By the way, yours is the only avatar I can think of that so prominently features a
walrus.
- M.
I love cats, I'm going to shoot my cat, and put the picture in my avatar.
I love cats, I'm going to shoot my cat, and put the picture in my avatar.
Wasn't there a death metal band that put the photo of their
dead lead singer (who just happened to commit suicide by blowing his head off) on the cover of their album?
I kind of remember such an incident
Well, I think I was one of the first with a "cat" avatar, although it's a big cat..
Well, with Member no. 6 I guess that should be true!
Too prevent feeling left out I've changed my avatar to a cat also.
I really got to keep the booze and cigarettes away from Snowball.
@atici
It is Mayhem, a Black Metal band, ironically their singer's name was "Dead" And the album with the picture of Dead's blown up head on the cover, "Dawn of the black hearts", is actually a (crappy) bootleg (Won't give away the LP anyway ). Euronymous, the band "leader", had taken the picture right after he found Dead dead
Sadly, the band played one of their last REAL concerts in Germany, when Dead and Euronymous were still alive, too bad it was in the former GDR and I was a bit too young at that time.
Regards,
Sebastian
Did a google search and found them! DEAD's corpse is gross.
Note to admins: I'm sorry if I violate the forum laws by including this but it's as good to make an album cover. Why not post?
[moderation #2] Edited the image away.
Why not post?
[moderation]Edited the image tags away, link still there.
Maybe someone would make it into his avatar
Those who really want to see it can do a google search or visit Mayhem's website. I think too many people would be offended by it, as an avatar.
As I've mentioned before, mine's a cliche I brought around to follow the crowd and their cat avatars. I have a different "cat" avatar that I've been looking for a half decent GIF animation program to finish, that's all 'leet and old school, but for now, I'm sticking with this one. Here's the scoop (http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2002/3/13/05448/7801).
Edit: And zZzZzZz's cat avatar is apparently actually his cat. Nice looking animal, I always thought.
Hmm maybe I should've started a poll.
1) A cat is a beautiful animal. Egyptians loved them and so does HA.
2) A cat is retarded and I'm sick of cats on almost every post.
3) Not all cats are retarded but MTRH's seems to be a bit crazy...
4) We need other felines to be represented too...
1) Ancient Egyptians, not sure about the current crop. As for HA, well.....
2) Second that. Mine barfed this morning. Before I even finished my coffee. I wanted to kick her ass out of the house.
3) And ugly. I'd run that one over just to make sure it didn't breed...EVER!
4) Probably get edited if I really put down what I'm thinking.
we need more bears...
we need more bears...
Hey, how come nobody ever uses a
marmoset for an avatar? They're cute and cuddly....
- M.
I stood in awe in front of Mayhem's history.Definitely shocking , unbelievably true.
BTW I like JohnV's big 'cat'.
If you'd like some non-visually-offensive but morally objectionable cat pictures, check out http://www.bonsaikitten.com/ (http://www.bonsaikitten.com/)
[moderation]Sick hoax site. See below.
[edit by Canar]Figured as much, seeing as how some of the 'test subjects' looked more like adult cats than kittens, as well as having no 'final product' showing bone deformation.
Changed my avatar to try to bring some balance in the force
If you'd like some non-visually-offensive but morally objectionable cat pictures, check out http://www.****** (http://www.******) .
That page is F$*#ING sick,
being a strict vegetarian and animal lover, how the hell can people get away with this without being arrested, put in prison. I'm quite a calm guy in real life but if i got my hands on someone who performs this, i don't know what i'd do.
Can't really say anything else, where is this page based and what kind of people would even want to have one!!!!
Thant's really upset me for the day now,
Kristian
BonsaiKitten is a hoax... The FBI allready investigated the story and came to that conclusion.
Edit: typo
Kristian, it's a joke.
The bonzaikitten website is a well-executed prank, that caused a lot of media attention a while back, people even started petitions to get the website shut down and the owner arrested. The pictures are manipulated, no cat was hurt during it's production.
Ah, that's OK then. I guess i was fooled, still not funny though!! You do hear of a lot of sick things people do for example the "stamp"/"stomp" videos that are made across the world and sold! They are real and really horrid!!
Kristian
If you love cats, check this (http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=2630423) for bad news.
Cats have good hearing abilities... and are prettiest than bats.
(http://www.rom.on.ca/outreach/graphics/bats.jpg)
(http://www.cat-paradise.com/images/cats-03.gif)
Isn't the cat in your avatar Pierre Boulez (boolez)?
I also felt a bit left out
Isn't the cat in your avatar Pierre Boulez (boolez)?
He have a good hearing. And isn't he pretty ;-)
and are prettiest than bats.
That's all in the eye of the beholder.
Do a search for a Silver Haired Bat. Part time resident of the state I live in.
Some Info (http://www.city.windsor.on.ca/ojibway/batpics.htm)
If you'd like some non-visually-offensive but morally objectionable cat pictures, check out http://www.****** (http://www.******) .
That page is F$*#ING sick,
being a strict vegetarian and animal lover, how the hell can people get away with this without being arrested, put in prison. I'm quite a calm guy in real life but if i got my hands on someone who performs this, i don't know what i'd do.
Can't really say anything else, where is this page based and what kind of people would even want to have one!!!!
Thant's really upset me for the day now,
Kristian
I know the VP of the company which formerly hosted the site.(I believe Interland now has it) He is marrying my sister. Anywhoo it is 100% bonnafied hoax. He had fun talking with the FBI on that one. There were also some other pages in a similar vein hosted there that the FBI asked about at the time. They all turned out to be jokes. If anyone wants to see a funny site type "fu fme" into google and go to the first link. I will not post the actual link because some might be offended by the funny poser positions.
As to cats who needs an avatar. Mine is in my nick.
and are prettiest than bats.
That's all in the eye of the beholder.
Do a search for a Silver Haired Bat. Part time resident of the state I live in.
Some Info (http://www.city.windsor.on.ca/ojibway/batpics.htm)
Yes bats are actually quite beautiful creatures. To bad there is no such thing as domesticated bats. They would do quite a job on insects. Lets see a dog or a cat do that!
and are prettiest than bats.
That's all in the eye of the beholder.
Do a search for a Silver Haired Bat. Part time resident of the state I live in.
Some Info (http://www.city.windsor.on.ca/ojibway/batpics.htm)
Yes bats are actually quite beautiful creatures. To bad there is no such thing as domesticated bats. They would do quite a job on insects. Lets see a dog or a cat do that!
Well, my cat catches flies in mid air and is an excellent hunter of spiders.
Unfortunately she is too well fed to be any use with mice. She just played with one the other night until it escaped, although I don't know if she would act differently if I wasn't watching. Perhaps if I'm not there she would kill it and leave it for me to find so that I would know she wasn't sleeping on the job.
I have a cat now as well.
comic lobsters and especially giant red kangaroos rule! cats are pretty much too mainstream.
Hmmm... *purr*
I feel quite tempted to turn the avatar display off again (or to steal /\/ephaestous's avatar - [span style='font-size:8pt;line-height:100%'][EDIT][/span] damn, he changed it - it said "Je déteste chats" before... [span style='font-size:8pt;line-height:100%'][/EDIT][/span]) - if everybody has a cat as an avatar, it fails the purpose of providing easy visual identification of each member... Apart from that, the only one that looks *really cute* IMHO is Canar's (and perhaps also Mr. Bryant's). MadiZone, yours scares me!
I love cats! They are especially delicious simmered slowly with onions and tomatoes (this is known as cat-ciatore, of course). For added piquancy, add a few olives and garlic cloves during the final five minutes. Bon appetit!
-- Another helpful hint from the kitchen of Papa mrosscook.
The peer-pressure is too strong here...
I took my digi-cam, went outside and took a photo of our neighbour's cat.
being a strict vegetarian and animal lover...
I've always wondered if vegetarians eat Animal Crackers (http://www.stauffers.net/dept.asp?dept%5Fid=8&depth=1&mscssid=TDKTD7W4JLJK9LKASCM902KMNWVA6PQ6).
Don't worry, we now have a big mean dog around to keep things balanced.
Cats are cute.
My aunt's cat
(http://perso.numericable.fr/laguill2/pictures/chat.jpg)
Apart from that, the only one that looks *really cute* IMHO is Canar's
*tantrum* Did you check the link? It explains nicely why I picked this avatar. It isn't meant to be cute... *bawl*
I suppose it's time to update my signature.
[edit] Bah. Nevermind. Easier to update my avatar. [edit2] And done.
I'm a new cat converted
Me too! Me too!
Well, my cat catches flies in mid air and is an excellent hunter of spiders.
Unfortunately she is too well fed to be any use with mice. She just played with one the other night until it escaped, although I don't know if she would act differently if I wasn't watching. Perhaps if I'm not there she would kill it and leave it for me to find so that I would know she wasn't sleeping on the job. :)
There is an interesting theory on this - read it in a book, so it must be true :)
Kittens play with everything and "fight" eachother to improve their hunting skills. At some point their mother will bring them live mice and possible other animals as more challenging targets. If the mother is a well fed cat, she will just let her offspring play the mice to exhaustion/death. But if she needs mice for food, she will teach how to swiftyly execute the prey - i.e. the killer instinct.
As your cat grows up, well fed and happy, it will notice how bad your hunting skill are. It will, as a token of appreaciation, try to teach you as it was taught - by bringing live animals into your house. If it was never taught the killer instinct, it will just set the mice free and show you how to catch it -- until you learn.
While my hunting skills will never be anywhere near those of my cat, they have improved a lot. I can usually catch a half-beaten mouse in 10-15 minutes. I have also learned to catch the mouse by the tail. The mouse will defend itself and it has very sharp teeth -- right into your hand.
My aunt's cat
(http://perso.numericable.fr/laguill2/pictures/chat.jpg)
Hey, love that pic (especially after a bit of color correction)... do you have a copy in higher resolution (just for personal use) I could grab from you?
Sigh... I give up. I was going to scan one of our cats to use as an avatar, but I couldn't get either of them to sit still on the scanner long enough.
- M.
I'm not changing my avatar, as I personally like my picture of a Ferrari alloy wheel - it's unique. (Although I might change it to a picture of my green 1997 Ford Tauraz - that car is a tank B) )
Edit - Changed it (for the time being) to a picture of an Acura Integra race car engine taken at Watkins Glen, NY.
Cats eat dead people
LOL
Great thread... I've asked myself the same question.
Maybe Hydrogenaudio should change it's name to something more appropriate. Like "cat lovers who sometimes listen to music and fiddle with the related stuff" (maybe a tad bit shorter ).
Now, if Legman/Joebuck JR would be here he would, probably, instantly see a secret clique wich members always use cat avatars.
All the best and don't forget to feed your animals.
Cheers,
Mijo.
*cat image has been removed by Ookie*
<------------ My new avatar. Something different altogether!
Oh no ! Stop changing avatars ! I cat'n remember who's who !!!
Oh no ! Stop changing avatars ! I cat'n remember who's who !!!
Don't worry Pio2001, I won't change mine. Namely because it's an inanimate digtal image that
will not barf at my feet. I like that.
PS- If I did change to cat avatar, it wouldn't be one these little pussy cats. I'd have to go for a Smilodon. Now there's a bitchin' cat.
Canar wrote:
*tantrum* Did you check the link? It explains nicely why I picked this avatar. It isn't meant to be cute... *bawl*
No, I hadn't read it actually. I'm enlightened now (hehe). (But I still think it looked cute...)
Tiger, tiger, burning bright,
In the forest of the night
<------------ My new avatar. Something different altogether!
Nice!!! JEN
I love cats, i shared 19 years of my life with my cat, an angora male cat called Cindy (female name ). He's gone on september 11 of 2001, one of more sad days of my life, was in the same day of Twin Towers (World Trade Center) attack. Now I have a new pet, she's a dog, a 9 months old samoyedo called Brisa, she is lovely and she bites the skeakers cables all the time
Oh no ! Stop changing avatars ! I cat'n remember who's who !!!
My old avatar was just a stop-gap measure. My new one is the one I've wanted for a while, but it took some playing with a SNES emulator and a GIF animator to get it working. It's permanent now, unless this "cat avatar" phase the board's going through gets too irritating.
I love cats too. I have had a cat for 15 years, but, sadly, none now. He didn't bring us any animals he hunted, he just ate anything that he could hunt.
I have sometimes also hunted flying flies, but most of the times it's not worth the effort
Nice!!! JEN
Thanks, I have to say, your avatar is very nice too!
Nice!!! JEN
Thanks, I have to say, your avatar is very nice too!
B) Thank you JEN, you're a lovely girl. Long life to CATS AVATARS!!!
Gee, grbmusic, I was already used to...hmm...was that you?
Anyway, I kinda agree in the no-change avatar policy.
Makes it easier to know who you are talking to.
But that's just me
<------------ My new avatar. Something different altogether!
I wonder whether there're any females in HA community. I'd actually be quite surprised. And maybe Dibrom or JohnV is a she? And then we might even fall in love with our admins Nice girls put on "nice girl avatars". Just like JEN.
I'd actually be quite surprised. And maybe Dibrom or JohnV is a she? And then we might even fall in love with our admins
.....
Why is my skin crawling?
Me too! Me too!
oh, what-the-hell... me three!!
CATS AVATARS FOREVER!!!
you should have a look at this: Digital Inn - German Forum (http://www.digital-inn.de/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10070&highlight=katze)
I found another nice pic (http://www.digital-inn.de/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18798)!
I hate cats.
I can never visit HA again.
Good-bye.
My dog wants equal time.
I hate cats.
I can never visit HA again.
Good-bye.
when AlL your cats are belong to HA, you nOW know you HA ist death!!!!111
(http://www.chapelhouse-persians.co.uk/shaved.jpg)
And now it is time for the ubiquitous "All your cats are belong to us!".
you should have a look at this: Digital Inn - German Forum (http://www.digital-inn.de/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10070&highlight=katze)
I found another nice pic (http://www.digital-inn.de/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18798)!
Very Funny!!!
I hate cats.
I can never visit HA again.
Good-bye.
Goodbye
I dunno about cats. The house I used to live in had a motion detection security spotlight, and every time it flicked on, the cats seemed to be having an arena fight in my back yard. It could be 3 or 4am.
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRWEEEEAAAAAAOWWWW!!!!!
and sustained EEEEEEEOOOOWOWOOOWWEEEEAAAAAAAAAA's
could be heard while a 15 year old me used to try hard to get some sleep. Apart from that, they used our garden as a convinience but really really... I dont mind them too much.
I do think dogs communicate and bond with their owners better.
Cats: "Hmm... well... I could go outside and keep myself fit but... oh sod it, I'm off to sleep. Oh wait, there's something stringy to fight with..."
Dogs "I LOVE YOU!!! ATTENTION!!! I'm going to lick your face because I LOVE YOU!!!! AND I'VE JUST LICKED... ahem... DOG FOOD!!! and... YOU'RE NOT LEAVING THE HOUSE!!!! EVER!!!!"
Ruairi
Anyone else who want a cat avatar? I'd take this pic but I like mine too much to change it.
from here .... Yeah! Let's turn this thread into a collection of cat pics! (Or split a cat pics thread from it).
Oh man, you don't know what you've done, now the place is gonna be crawling with these pests. People: there are still some on a 56k modems around and you're wasting bandwidth on multitude of cats? One, two maybe ten would have been bearable, but zillions?!
from here (http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/0,1518,247520,00.html) ....
OMG! Did you read it? That cat killed the old man....
With all the cats, and that creepy one of MTRH, I had to change my avatar as well.
(http://l337images.com/images/picture124.jpg)
Oooohh... I was just wondering how long it would be before someone posted an "Alf" photo. At least he doesn't have a cat-residue moustache.
- M.
This is the funny cats ukiyo-e by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Pagoda/1787/kuniyoshi.html).
(http://www.geocities.jp/giant_typhoon/Kuniyoshi.jpg)
i like cats too, but = =" i don't have my cats picture.... hur hur...>_<
Edit : Q- Most cats will like Vorbis OGG bcoz the LOGO ? = =" ( i mean that.. Fish ) anyway... i like cat...
i like cats too, but = =" i don't have my cats picture.... hur hur...>_<
Edit : Q- Most cats will like Vorbis OGG bcoz the LOGO ? = =" ( i mean that.. Fish ) anyway... i like cat...
you are right, but have you thought about The Poor Fish? I'm sure that a certain hostility will rise inside this friendly harmless amphibian. in this environment (the HA forum) It will always have to fear attacks of cute mammals
In order not to threaten The Fish I'll soon change my avator.
I think sloth is a more attractive animal than a cat.
Uh, thanks, I think.
Dogs "I LOVE YOU!!! ATTENTION!!! I'm going to lick your face because I LOVE YOU!!!! AND I'VE JUST LICKED... ahem... DOG FOOD!!! and... YOU'RE NOT LEAVING THE HOUSE!!!! EVER!!!!"
Ruairi
I love dogs too!!! I have a Samoyedo female called Brisa, and she's lovely!!!
Since I haven't chosen a good avator to represent me, I'm thinking how abt using a mechanical AI cat as my avator.
With all the cats, and that creepy one of MTRH, I had to change my avatar as well.
<- me2
I won't change mine. Namely because it's an inanimate digtal image that will not barf at my feet. I like that.
Could be worse... my cat barfed in the vent holes of my satellite TV reciever.
I stole this one from Invision Power Forums avatar gallery, but I simply couldn't resist.
http://www.rathergood.com/ (http://www.rathergood.com/) look at "Kittens:" to the left.
Could be worse... my cat barfed in the vent holes of my satellite TV reciever.
Heh heh heh. I can think of bunch of nasty things to say about this. But it's just tough to get any nastier than cleaning
that out of the electronics of your sat receiver!
It's times like this that one looks through the classic cat haters book, 101 Uses For A Dead Cat, to come up with new and original goals for a deceased feline.
Some of my favs:
Cat - O - Nine Tails (the associated image with this is so funny I nearly gagged laughing so hard)
Cat - A - Pult
PS - For those who are about to call The Humane Society on me, relax. I have a cat, and she is a sweetheart. Humor is humor, no matter if it takes a bunch of dead cats to get it across.
(I have not looked at this thread for some time now, so I missed the opportunity for an earlier reply.)
Could be worse... my cat barfed in the vent holes of my satellite TV reciever.
Heh heh heh. I can think of bunch of nasty things to say about this. But it's just tough to get any nastier than cleaning that out of the electronics of your sat receiver!
Cat barf is pretty corrosive. Even after cleaning it didn't work. Got a new one that runs cooler and
doesn't have vents. The old one running warm was the reason she was there in the first place.
Did you know those "heat seeking" missles each have a cat in the nosecone steering?
Although I'm a dog lover myself, I have to share this cat link (http://www.ratemykitten.com) with you. It will provide you with some great pics...
I just recently started using my "Kitty" avatar. My daughter has a much larger version (it's called "Cute Kitty," hence, my calling it "Kitty") as her desktop wallpaper. I thought it was so cute that I cropped it and made an avatar for myself. And, of all the forums I frequent, I know that this is the only one where my "Kitty" will be appreciated.
Later.
Dunno what they are saying, but some quality facial expressions (http://www.mayoi-neko.net/image/2003nenga.jpg)
Some of these look pretty peeved (http://www.petoffice.co.jp/catprin/english/#hiyoko)
My avatar is sort of a cat-submarine thing. I only put it on here recently but I've used it on LiveJournal for about six months.
Yes, I loved playing Parodius on my SNES when I was younger. The cat is from one of the sequels although there is another pirate cat in the original.
meow meow
kitty is doing a AAC listening test
meow meow
kitty is doing a AAC listening test
kangoo is testing Vorbis (kangoo is totally satisfied)
btw. it is impossible to put the headphones on the ears of these mammals if you want to obtain a picture that looks nice.
New avatar here... just in time for summer.
You guys win, finally: I've got my kitty as my avatar now. Well, part of him, at least. I'll probably rotate my avatar every week to different parts of his body, and then at the end of summer I'll have built up enough suspence to finally post a full-kitty shot. As if he'd even fit into 110 pixels, the lard-butt.
Hmm.. there are so many cat avatars, that the avatars actually start to lose their meaning. You cant even instantly tell when scrolling fast who is who, because everybody has more or less similar cat-avatar...
Hmm.. there are so many cat avatars, that the avatars actually start to lose their meaning. You cant even instantly tell when scrolling fast who is who, because everybody has more or less similar cat-avatar...
Blah, fine, changed it again, although I think my cat was the cutest. I guess HA still doesn't have a refined cat-connoisseur population that can discern the subtle difference between all these cute-as-a-button kitties.
normally im not one to follow the herds but i think the cat motif is rather amusing. I recently changed my avatar to this rather warped (photoshop generated) rendition of my kitty. If she could comment on it im sure she would approve, she is quite a disturbed animal.
Hmm.. there are so many cat avatars, that the avatars actually start to lose their meaning. You cant even instantly tell when scrolling fast who is who, because everybody has more or less similar cat-avatar...
You really have that much of a problem telling all the cats apart?
Here is a page with a Japanese photografer that specializes in closeup pictures of puppies and a few kittens. On the cute side, but thats common in Japan.
http://www.e-michael.jp/gallery.htm (http://www.e-michael.jp/gallery.htm)
HIHAA...
now am also a cat lover..
serious.. i was tired of the old one..
notch-notch..
BTW..
to have cats in the house.. is very helpfull..
when mastering music..
BTW..
to have cats in the house.. is very helpfull..
when mastering music..
How so, n68?
P.S. when did you acquire the "Haiku Master" tagline?
HIHAA...
now am also a cat lover..
serious.. i was tired of the old one..
What was the old one? It looked like you were either doing Tai Chi or giving someone the
finger.
Katz? I don't see Katz. You've seen Katz here!?
I'm thinking of doing some trolling of the Web for cat pics... would anyone here be interested in a "cat avatars" web page from which to grab pics?
Eh, I suppose a Google image search would be just as well...
I'm thinking of doing some trolling of the Web for cat pics... would anyone here be interested in a "cat avatars" web page from which to grab pics?
Eh, I suppose a Google image search would be just as well...
A Google image-search for "kitties" turned up some decent cat pictures, but I'm sure a hand-made compilation would yield much better results. My roommate's older sister is absolutely addicted to searching the Internet for cute animal pictures (she'll do it for hours at a time...), so you'll have at least one interested person.
If nothing else, a sizeable collection of kitty-picture sites posted into this thread would be good for posterity. I'd get a kick out of it.
I'm thinking of doing some trolling of the Web for cat pics... would anyone here be interested in a "cat avatars" web page from which to grab pics?
Eh, I suppose a Google image search would be just as well...
A Google image-search for "kitties" turned up some decent cat pictures, but I'm sure a hand-made compilation would yield much better results. My roommate's older sister is absolutely addicted to searching the Internet for cute animal pictures (she'll do it for hours at a time...), so you'll have at least one interested person.
If nothing else, a sizeable collection of kitty-picture sites posted into this thread would be good for posterity. I'd get a kick out of it.
OK, I'll whip up something over the next few days. I still have about 4 accounts on Comcast I can create, so I'll start a website and post some pictures sized for this forum, & some links. Could be fun, I have way too much time to waste. B)
I use a photo of my cat for an avatar because my cat is the best and she is full of love!
If you want pics of evillooking cats, there the
http://www.mycathatesyou.com (http://www.mycathatesyou.com) site.
Gday..
How so, n68?
P.S. when did you acquire the "Haiku Master" tagline?
a. they have a awesome hearing.. regarding: sonic sound..
and beta waves..
b. ask johnV.. he`s idea.. >no.. roberto..
What was the old one? It looked like you were either doing Tai Chi or giving someone the
finger.
partly right.. am pissing at my flag.
I came to this board just now to post a question asking about the apparent "cat club" going on around here...and found this thread which answered my question!
I do like cats, but I'm allergic to them (dogs, too) and have to settle for birds and fish as pets. My last was a Mullocan Cockatoo, but I had to give her up when I moved.
So, no animal avatars for me. Mine's a digital creation by the Italian artist Adriano Abbado called "FuocoTerraAriaAcqua", translating to "FireEarthAirWater". Being an astrology nut (hence my screen name), a representation of the four elements seemed an appropriate avatar.
Among some of my favorites that I've seen here...
> qristus' bunny and boojum's dog (just in this thread, though)
> SometimesWarrior's electric bass is a great pic...looks just like the rosewood fretboard and brass frets on my Stuart Spector 4-string (but I can't tell what kind it is from that angle)
> Garf's got a weird looking one...I wonder if it's a self-portrait? (Just kidding...please don't ban me!)
> The most mysterious looking one has got to be Dibrom's. I swear when I look just away from it a little, in the corner of my eye it looks like the haze is moving. I've seen the photo on his sourceforge website for comparison...is that him "behind the haze"?
My neighbour's cat was visiting me quite often.
Her name: " die Katz' "
a representation of the four elements seemd an appropriate avatar.
AFAIK there's more than 4 elements (http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm)
Katz? I don't see Katz. You've seen Katz here!?
There are no cats here. Cats are stupid. Cats are commiting suicide under the walls of Bagdad...
a representation of the four elements seemd an appropriate avatar.
AFAIK there's more than 4 elements (http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm)
Too funny...
Maybe I should have said "astrological elements (http://www.adze.com/astro/elements.html)".
Among some of my favorites that I've seen here...
> qristus' bunny and boojum's dog (just in this thread, though)
My girlfriend will be happy to hear that... She was wondering why noone commented on our rabbit
I like MTRH's cat. It combines the look of an old, knowledgeable wizard with a beard with that of a cat.
I'm disappointed to see a lack of goat avatars though.
Hi folks,
being a huge cat lover myself, I now present you my first avatar model Sunny, one of my friendly neighbours. He's a gentle giant of a mackerel tabby, and runs out to greet me with a vigorous rub whenever I pass his house [and he is not asleep inside.] For all his might he races back inside at the slightest hint of a passing vehicle
Cats and me go a bit of a ways back. There was a stage when we had thirteen cats in the house and that was when my dad finally lost it - 11 of them were dumped at the local fish market.
While I love dogs a lot, I've always regarded a cat's love as more valuable, as it's something you earn rather than being granted outright no strings attached.
Anyway - that's life. Enjoy it
This thread will never die!
This thread will never die!
Funny that HA's two longest threads for eternity will likely be
What are you listening to right now? and
Why do I see cats everywhere?, perhaps even beating the
List of recommended LAME compiles as the most viewed/responded to threads.
Yet another cat avatar. Seriously, as a cat lover, I was thinking long ago to upload a cat picture for my avatar, and this tread simply speeded up the things.
It's strange phenomenon, this with cat avatars. I suspect there is something in common with cat loving and music loving. Who knows?
My avatar comes from a nice joke with different cute cat pictures named "The Morning After", if you are curious & like cats, you can download it from here (http://miles.freewebsitehosting.com/cats/index.htm)
Hope you like it.
I'm disappointed to see a lack of goat avatars though.
And the farmers with knee-high boots, too.
(J/K - couldn't resist)
Well, I gave in to peer pressure and had to have a cat avatar too. But I didn't want to give up my Pink Floyd-related avatars, either, so now I have both.
Meet Boomer, one of my parents cats. I was visiting them when I took this picture, and was using my notebook PC in their workroom when Boomer was curled up at my feet (being a workroom explains the spots on the carpet).
So I laid my Animals CD case next to his head and snapped a picture. Just consider him "Track #6"
1 - Pigs on the Wings (part one)
2 - Dogs
3 - Pigs (three different ones)
4 - Sheep
5 - Pigs on the wing (part two)
6 - Cats (big fat ones)
Edit: Well, I've since changed my avatar again. This one's not obviously not a cat. If it is, he has a bad disease.
Cats: You have no chance to survive make your time.
*snorts*
Cats: You have no chance to survive make your time.
*snorts*
s'Ok...I can always go back to my 5|_||>3r-1337 pink flying pig.
Cats: You have no chance to survive make your time.
*snorts*
LOL!! AYB is sooooo old, though.
Why does people like cats more than dogs? Do you see any reason? I think dog is smarter, more beneficial (guard, trace) and loyal. I'm not fan of dog or something, because my parents don't like pets. But if I imagined having a pet, I will have a dog.
Cats are DEFINATELY smarter. They don't smell as much, they don't need CONSTANT attention and they don't beg.
Those are the reasons . . . . personally I like dogs better too, though .
...and they don't beg.
Excuse me but... have you ever had a cat?
Cats beg all the time. The difference is that while cats are cute and cuddly when begging, dogs are flat out annoying and noisy. And they smell too. Cats smell nice.
I've always had a grudge against dogs though, since I was attacked by two (simultaneously) as a little kid (they bit me in the arse no less).
Oh, and chicks dig cats.
This thread gave me a good laugh.
I was actually tempted to mix my current avatar with my old cat's picture in Photoshop,
but after thinking about it some more I've resisted.
Hydrogenaudio: in before LOLcats.
Mine's a cat... kind of...
Nice bump, Canar
One day I felt bored, I thought of starting a 'coolest cat avatar' poll here, but ... ah, no.
One day I felt bored, I thought of starting a 'coolest cat avatar' poll here, but ... ah, no.
C’mon! It’s obviously the shining cat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_panda).
Anyway, I have to congratulate Peter on having what looks like (http://perkele.cc/art) a great bunch of animal pals.
One day I felt bored, I thought of starting a 'coolest cat avatar' poll here, but ... ah, no.
C’mon! It’s obviously the shining cat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_panda).
Is it available in Basement version?
(I've actually seen one, in Sweden (!). And like Latin, Swedish also has a
felicious name for it, literally translating to 'catbear'.)
C’mon! It’s obviously the shining cat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_panda).
(http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02227/red-panda_2227644k.jpg)
That’s one for the collection! Almost big enough to pass as a wallpaper, too.
Speaking of which: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LPpQGNstLRM/TdAj...Red%2BPanda.jpg (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LPpQGNstLRM/TdAjd9jdUII/AAAAAAAAAJc/TPJ7PvQ0Nnc/s1600/Firefox%252C%2BRed%2BPanda.jpg)
Porcus: Interesting fact! A wildlife park not far from me has two, so I’m hoping to pay a visit some time quite soon.
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One day I felt bored, I thought of starting a 'coolest cat avatar' poll here, but ... ah, no.
C’mon! It’s obviously the shining cat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_panda).
Bring it back!
Soon... haha!
I just thought I'd do something in honour of Lonesome George for a while. What a guy!
Besides, tortoises are another animal, besides cats, whose approach to life resembles my own in many ways.
Is this your subtle way of confessing that, like Lonesome George, your lifestyle involves attempted breeding by mating a different but related (sub-)species? (So there's maybe something to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neanderthal_a...ry#Neanderthals (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neanderthal_admixture_theory#Neanderthals) ...?)
Ah anyway, myself I have a habit of being dubbed ungodly by orthodox abrahamites.
I struggle to think of a way to answer that question that doesn't work against me in some fashion
So, hey, what else have we in the Hydrogenagerie? Countless cats (sometimes of the shining variety!), some dogs, a tortoise, a pig . . . any other tribes representin'?
THIS (http://www.stereophile.com/content/cats-and-audio) is the answer to the very question posed by the subject!
THIS (http://www.stereophile.com/content/cats-and-audio) is the answer to the very question posed by the subject!
Hah. I remember some UK hifi mag that reviewed a tube amp and warned cat owners that they would likely get it full of hairs, as it was protected by a cage-alike cover with flat top and a very tempting temperature (at least to those with fur protecting their skin). My reaction was, I wanna be fly on the wall when the designer reads that article.
(I suppose I will be bound to a somewhat lower-fi market segment: alarm-clocks (http://bacontoday.com/waken-bacon-the-real-bacon-alarm-clock/).)
Hydrogen Audio membership convention:
(http://i.imgur.com/5FC9HL0.jpg)
Cat it out right meow!
(http://i.imgur.com/2Atd3Mv.png)
I switched mine to my cat Zevon a few months ago, but since I hadn't posted to this thread yet...
That’s one cat I wouldn’t mess with! Actually looks like a Zevon, too.
(http://www.fullinbloommusic.com/images/catstevens.jpg)
...too far?