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By cottonm4

4 years ago

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#1 4 years ago

CAD

cottonm4

Pinside+ Addict

Wichita, KS

10y 148K 16,587 10 23

Some people swap avatars. Others keep the same avatar for all time.

Some of you have avatars that look like an old gray haired man—-and I find myself thinking that this is who you really are, but I know otherwise.

I went google searching for some sort of ball since this is a pinball site and found the flaming ball that I use. A couple of times I have thought about looking something different but decided mine is readily identifiable so I keep it.

Some of you have some strange avatars.
Why do you have the avatar that you have? Where did you find it? Does it have some special meaning for you? Or is it just an avatar?

#2 4 years ago

RWH

Pinside member

Norwood, OH

13y 132K 9,925 2 10

I use the BG images of my games.

#3 4 years ago

BOB

Sputnik

Pinside member

9y 74,650 822 9 6

It flew by when I was outside in the yard.

#4 4 years ago

MJA

Mitch

Pinside member

Wellesley, ON

10y 131K 5,030 18 38

Mine is from a life long past, it is a long story full of twists and turns, sorrow and happiness.

I'd explain more but my recollection is like smoke in the wind, the more I grasp at it the more it disappears.

#5 4 years ago

MIS

Lhyrgoif

Pinside member

5y 107K 8,621

I dont drink coffe and like to joke with those that does, no deeper meaning behind it.

#6 4 years ago

CRG

Toasterdog

Pinside member

Clearwater, FL

11y 95,550 3,646 2 46

I used my dog Toaster. She was my shadow for 15 years. Gone, but never forgotten.

#7 4 years ago

ROB

RCA1

Pinside+ Addict

St Joseph, MI

11y 128K 8,681 28 11

Actual photo of me.

#8 4 years ago

KNT

Coindork

Pinside member

Cave Creek, AZ

7y 147K 4,623 20 74

One of my favorite arcade games from when I was a kid, Williams Moon Patrol.
I use the same thing on a few different forums.

#9 4 years ago

DUG

TopMoose

Pinside member

Cincinnati, OH

9y 111K 2,267 10 126 1

I am not, in fact, a cartoon moose.

Rocky and Bullwinkle was the first pin I owned and the photo shows the new cabinet art I made for the restoration. It also goes with my screen name.

#10 4 years ago

YZF

yzfguy

Pinside+ Frequent

12y 146K 11,174 7

I dig AFM. The pic is my launch button.

#11 4 years ago

BSK

Bryan_Kelly

Pinside+ Frequent

Lakeville, MN

12y 135K 8,484 8 1

Mine is a portion of the AFM I built and installed in my gameroom suspended ceiling. You see only a portion of it.

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#12 4 years ago

COZ

Coz

RiverCity Arcade

6y 125K 3,818

My pic is just me and my wife. Nothing clever or fancy. I just wanted it to be an accurate representation of me. We love to play pinball together.

#13 4 years ago

MJN

Mneubey

BOS LLC

Lilburn, GA

9y 68,550 376 8

I cut my hand open and had to have it stiched up a few hours before hosting a panel with Steve Ritchie last year at sfge. Clearly it was from saving a bunch of orphans from an active volcano on a hang hlider .. Or having a dish break while doing dishes ... I can't recall which one.

#14 4 years ago

MKK

drummermike

Pinside+ Frequent

Bethlehem, PA

8y 113K 2,365 10 39 1

I stacked up my 5 snare drums. There are more hobbies than pinball!

#15 4 years ago

BIL

badbilly27

Pinside+ Frequent

Prospect Heights, IL

12y 130K 4,574 38 19

It just fits like a glove. No I'm not OJ.

#16 4 years ago

SDS

whthrs166

Pinside member

Arvada, CO

10y 93,050 4,526 12

My Avatar is my old excavator at 10,000 feet above my community in February (most of my work is done at or above 10,000 feet). Since I am a Rocky Mountain residential site developer, the Avatar is obvious.

#17 4 years ago

TOM

TomT

Pinside member

Charlotte, NC

12y 84,050 1,132 6

My now six year old crawling up to hand me a tool while working on a game.

#18 4 years ago

JEC

bluespin

Pinside+ Frequent

Johns Creek, GA

7y 141K 9,129

My favorite musician, Eric Clapton. At first I used the default picture of a light board and a Pinsider asked if my avatar name meant blue spin like a blue pinwheel. My avatar name refers to my two favorite things, blues music and pinball. Now if I could only find a picture of Eric Clapton playing pinball...

#19 4 years ago

GMK

grantopia

Pinside member

Fairview Park, OH

8y 99,600 3,563 8

Mine is a picture of me my buddy took of me folding up a Taxi in my driveway.

#20 4 years ago

HAB

hAbO

Habo's Arcade

12y 271K 20,017

Mine is "Roger" the Kangaroo that was known for being ripped. He was featured on a BBC series following an Australian who rescues orphan kangaroos in outback sanctuary near Alice Springs. Roger was one of the Kangaroos on the show. Unfortunately, he recently passed away. An animal lover, I always thought he was cool. I've done other icons but this one is sticking.

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#21 4 years ago

DWO

newovad

Pinside+ Frequent

5y 111K 1,816 2

My cat, doing cat like things on a pinball machine.

#22 4 years ago

SMB

Concretehardt

Pinside+ Frequent

Eugene, OR

11y 145K 10,075 2 27

My avatar is a professional portrait I had taken a few years ago.

#23 4 years ago

???

jkashani

Pinside+ Frequent

Greystone Park, NJ

9y 119K 3,592 6

Self explanatory. Recreational only and never at the risk of the well being of the user or those around him or her.

#24 4 years ago

Monk

Pinside member

7y 93,800 1,911 21

When I first joined I had Homer Simpson as TSPP was one of the first machines I ever searched for and bought. Then I bought a GOT and thought the scene and picture was good enough for an avatar. Also when people change their avatar, I realize I remember posters more from their avatar than their name. I always look at the name and new avatar wondering if I've read their post before.

#25 4 years ago

/M\

starfighter

Inactive member

12y 112K 3,308

Mine is from the movie The Dark Crystal.
It reminds me to always keep my spirit up when I know I'm right and everyone else thinks I'm wrong.

#26 4 years ago

DOC

TractorDoc

DPS

Ashland, OH

7y 245K 2,923 33 106

My 1956 Dodge Power Wagon and my First Dog, Earl.

I like trucks and Earl was/will always be a great dog. Miss you buddy.

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#27 4 years ago

COS

cosmokramer

Pinside member

11y 120K 8,465

Giddy up!

#28 4 years ago

A$$

Bohdi

Pinside member

Burnsville, MN

11y 68,550 2,840 3 7

Mine is me and my German Shepherd, Bohdi, which I lost 4 years ago. Best dog EVER

#29 4 years ago

ROB

rkahr

KAHR.US Circuits

Falls Church, VA

10y 85,400 1,848 11

Mine is the first edition of the WPC Power Fix from back in early 2014.

-Rob
-visit http://www.kahr.us to get my daughterboard that helps fix WPC pinball resets or my replacement LED display boards for model H & model S Skee Ball

#30 4 years ago

JLD

JayDee

Pinside+ Member

Elk Grove Village, IL

5y 114K 5,537 4

Mine is my sweet baby Phoebe. Sadly I had to say goodbye a couple months ago after 18 1/2 years. I miss her so much

#31 4 years ago

TWP

rollitover

Pinside member

South St Paul, MN

10y 76,550 2,070 5 19

First game I ever bought and also love tigers.
Perfect match.

#32 4 years ago

TSS

fxdwg

Pinside+ Frequent

North Canton, OH

8y 76,900 1,245 11 7

mine is the ONLY way to play pinball!

#33 4 years ago

DBLM

Pinside member

7y 125K 15,360

Cover to Infinity Gauntlet #1. Pretty famous illustration of Thanos by George Perez.

#34 4 years ago

DAN

gunstarhero

Pinside member

15y 104K 3,440

Mine is THE LAW.

No not the pinside guy, it’s Judge Dredd.

Judge Dredd was my first pin.

#35 4 years ago

BIL

dothedoo

Pinside member

12y 106K 7,265

Scooby Doo fan here. My avatar is the Spooky Space Kook.

My avatar used to be a hooded figure from Catacomb, my favorite cabinet art, but I switched to something that better matches my name.

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#36 4 years ago

EDE

easye9901

Pinside member

Denver, PA

8y 51,900 267 4 8

Mine is Wayne Campbell because Wayne's World is my favorite film of all time!
Plus its a dream theme pin for me

#37 4 years ago

PAT

GorillaBiscuits

Pinside+ Frequent

8y 162K 4,213 23 1

Mine is from the cover of the first record of my favorite band of all time. It's a pretty niche fanbase, so when somebody also knows/ digs 'em I get the bonus of knowing I'm dealing with somebody I'll probably get along with when conducting official pinball business transactions

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#38 4 years ago

SWH

Spencer

Pinside member

Okotoks, AB

10y 86,300 2,561 7 10

Mines Pleepleus the mascot from the show Drinking Made Easy. Always a good laugh to watch.

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#39 4 years ago

TRA

TRAMD

Pinside+ Addict

Rapid City, SD

7y 74,550 1,082 11 29

My lovely wife had some glamour shots taken and I wanted to show her off.

#40 4 years ago

KNT

Coindork

Pinside member

Cave Creek, AZ

7y 147K 4,623 20 74

Quoted from TRAMD:
My lovely wife had some glamour shots taken and I wanted to show her off.

Guess you have to be careful in the sack not to get her too wet.

#41 4 years ago

???

KongDonkey

Pinside member

5y 57,800 333

Quoted from Coindork:
Guess you have to be careful in the sack not to get her too wet.

You just won this thread my friend

#42 4 years ago

KMP

Kkuoppamaki

Pinside member

10y 81,800 2,048

I was never a fan of rum, I guess because it mainly meant Bacardi and coke. About 10 years ago I was on a business trip at Trinidad & Tobago where I was introduced to this delicious sipping rum and a whole new world of taste was opened for me. It’s hard to find, but oh so tasty so I keep a pic of the bottle as my avatar

#43 4 years ago

BOB

bjsilverballs

Pinside+ Frequent

14y 75,550 525 1

I don't technically have silver balls but I've always liked Silverball Mania. Sums up the 80s pinball experience pretty well.

#44 4 years ago

XSV

xsvtoys

Pinside member

8y 103K 4,259

pinball artwork meme

#45 4 years ago

HWY

hwyhed

Pinside member

Surrey, BC

8y 95,300 2,452 4 19

I have this pix in my garage/games room..I’ve always been a big fan of ‘the greatest’ inside and outside of the ring..

#46 4 years ago

GIB

Giebzilla

Pinside+ Frequent

5y 69,150 128

My avatar name came first, I have used it for all things gaming for decades. It is a mix of my real last name with a very large classic monster that breaks a lot of shit. My avatar picture is a homer Simpson/Godzilla hybrid chosen to reflect that TSPP is the first pin I purchased and still currently own and love.

#47 4 years ago

GSO

GSones

Pinside+ Frequent

11y 68,400 882

I loved Mad Magazine when I was a kid and read it all the time. Pinball came along a bit later. I guess my Avatar reminds me of my misspent youth all those years ago.

#48 4 years ago

LUV

RandomGuyOffCL

Pinside member

9y 83,800 2,075

My daughter drew this up for me...represents the ominous shadowy figure which I am...entering the homes of unsuspecting Craigslist sellers...playing your games...then asking to use the restroom
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#49 4 years ago

YZF

yzfguy

Pinside+ Frequent

12y 146K 11,174 7

Quoted from GSones:
I loved Mad Magazine when I was a kid and read it all the time. Pinball came along a bit later. I guess my Avatar reminds me of my misspent youth all those years ago.

Spy vs. Spy!

#50 4 years ago

DDD

Dantesmark

Pinside+ Frequent

Louisville, KY

7y 83,550 1,578 8

My side piece.

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