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by RosieGHM Jetpacker on November 7th, 2009

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Our Avatars are advertisements for us. Question is...are they advertising who we are or who we want others to believe we are? Is it "truth in advertising" or "false advertising/ bait and switch?"

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  • by weareallhypocrites on November 7th, 2009

    weareallhypocrites

    You got me! I'm pulling the wool over people's eyes by passing myself off as a fetus when I'm actually in the third trimester of development.

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  • by Midnighttoker on November 7th, 2009

    Midnighttoker

    Truth in advertising here,Rosie

  • by Jackstain on November 7th, 2009

    Jackstain

    I think our avatars are what we would like to be. What we wish we were. An image of something we aspire to become.

  • by mtndewman40 on November 7th, 2009

    mtndewman40

    Mine would be advertising,I like the artists work so my avatar is of it,my screenname is what I like in life and my age when I really got into the internet.

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  • by cold_cut on November 7th, 2009

    cold_cut

    advertise..?? not me, i just din want a blank picture so i opted for the picture with the sunset and palm tree :P

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  • by Brian I on November 7th, 2009

    Brian I

    Because it's so small most people haven't the faintest idea what mine is, so it must be pretty poor advertising, although I hope it conveys a sense of peacefulness and serenity. Of course when I had a picture of myself it was certainly truthful advertising.

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  • by griffin on November 7th, 2009

    griffin

    its individual-i am griffin-i am what i am-others pretend-some are substitutes -what they wish they were-i dont think it matters-

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  • by More2Be on November 7th, 2009

    More2Be

    Avatars are just tiny graphics that individual participants choose to show. Nothing more, nothing less. No reason to make anything more of it, unless you are in serious need of a hobby or a job.

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  • by Brian on November 7th, 2009

    Brian

    Mine is bait and switch.

    Earlier this week some people thought they were getting some of my finest abstract art, but now they're stuck with a sittin' kitten. :p

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  • by Pumpkin Etoile on November 7th, 2009

    Pumpkin Etoile

    Mine is just me. You cannot see my face. Mine isn't much advertising at all because you don't see much. It is so small that all you see are shapes when I respond in answers and ask questions.

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  • by The Caretaker on November 7th, 2009

    The Caretaker

    Jack Nicholson is one of my favorite actors next to Al Pacino and Robert Deniro; the name The Caretaker was bestowed upon my character by the good folks of AB via comments

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