per denisey and bloke.

before i was aunt bea i was 'h.' i changed my avatar and name pretty frequently, about once a week. then one week for some reason i was aunt bea....someone i had always admired. i think it was 'who do you want to be when you grow up?' week. anyway, when i was aunt bea, she took over. she was so sassy to everyone. then someone (you all know who you are) took over the tribe that is now ask aunt bea. and so i stayed aunt bea. i like being her. lots of people think that this profile is an alt, but it is my main profile and if you meet me in real life,,,,lots of tribers have....you will find me to be just like this, only moreso. my avatar and name are usually always aunt bea..something now, but still, when i wear my original aunt bea avatar, i am more sassy than at other times.

so we all await denisey's new and improved queen avatar.
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  • Craig
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    Re: what are the psychological effects of avatars?

    Mon, March 31, 2008 - 9:00 AM
    And you are the perfect sassy Auntie, too.

    For me, the name stays the same (mine), but the picture rotates every few days.
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    • Re: what are the psychological effects of avatars?

      Mon, March 31, 2008 - 11:05 AM
      I can't really remember how it happened.............when I first came to tribe I was heathrose and then decided to go by my real name - and have kept it ever since and then I think there was a thread or I was pming with someone and I discussed how I loved Wonder Woman and how when I was 12 years old I had a Wonder Woman swim suit (regretfully, there are no photos.........that I have possession of). So, it just went from there and I was Wonder Woman..........and now I like to decorate her much like Aunt Bea decorates herself. Aunt Bea is a bit of an inspiration for me.........love her! I'm sure that I am Wonder Woman because of a few pirattes who I also adore and inspire me every day.
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      • BFG
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        Re: what are the psychological effects of avatars?

        Mon, March 31, 2008 - 11:19 AM
        well, I just changed mine again ;) I'm a Red Diva now, lots of singing going on...

        My name stays the same...originally I was "Best Friends Girl" but I shortened it to BFG months and months ago. The avatars themselves change fairly often and are usually reflecting something going on in my life, or sometimes the season or closest holiday. I don't know how to decorate them though, that might be fun !
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        • Grrr...
          Grrr Argh
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          Re: what are the psychological effects of avatars?

          Mon, March 31, 2008 - 1:10 PM
          I change my avatar on a whim. If I'm thinking of a certain thing, or it's a Holiday, or I just want a more current me, or a more accurate me at tha moment, or whatever. I've never changed my handle, though, since I first joined Tribe, so I figure that people know who I am : ). The only time that I have avatar issues is if someone posts the SAME avatar pic as someone else, 'cause the my brain gets confuzzled, but hey, it all comes out in the wash, right?
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  • wendy
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    Re: what are the psychological effects of avatars?

    Mon, March 31, 2008 - 1:28 PM
    the face may change but the name stays the same.. isnt that the way it is in real life.. we can color our hair, gain weight , lose weight, get plastic surgury.. but inside we are who we are. .. sometimes i get confused who i am , or am i confused by who i would like to be. the end
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  • Craig
    Craig
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    Re: what are the psychological effects of avatars?

    Mon, March 31, 2008 - 1:30 PM
    OK, this is not directly related, but a little bizarre and interesting. (Hey, it's me; what can I say?)

    www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/966854.html
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    • Re: what are the psychological effects of avatars?

      Mon, March 31, 2008 - 2:25 PM
      You're right, Craig - that is a little bizarre.

      (((aunt bea))) Great thread : )

      When I first signed up on tribe I used the Hawaiian version of my name (Keniki), but it really confused my friends, and my avatar photo didn't really help, since it was me with my face popping out of a pineapple - couldn't really see me. So after about a half dozen PMs saying "what's with the name, Nisey?" I decided to change it. I changed my avatar for seasonal stuff, or to honor a fallen hero. I found the pic of Queen Victoria when I was gearing up for the Dickens Fair last year. I had started a tribe for Dickens 'snobs' and since I prefer my snobbery with a lowercase 's', I decided that Queen Vic on a cell phone was the perfect way to 'thumb my nose' at the snobbery (and myself - there is always more to learn, you don't have to be nasty about <wink>). I had every intention of changing the avatar out after fair had closed for the season, but then we started having trouble with the image servers, so I decided I would wait it out until they were fixed. Then I saw that hell was freezing over, so I gave it a shot.
      I'm digging the crown now. In the future, I think I'll do a rotation of The Crown Jewels for a while, but the parade of Dutch Queens will start tomorrow and continue for the month.

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