Others have, but let's not dig up "old" topics Tofu, all I can say is ... it's great to have the freedom of self expression. As much as your avatar is disturbing, it definitely matches with your rank insignia. Why some people mutilate themselves is beyond me, and why you would pick a disturbing picture of yourself, just boggles my mind. Why not just a "normal" picture with a smile? But, whatever floats your boat That is a normal picture of me, Tex. Why must you be so cruel? Why!? Eh, it fits my personality, you must admit. On the subject of the avatar defining the person: I remember when BS changed his avatar from that 3D batman thing to his current one I thought there was a new member on the forums, and that an old one had run away! Mad's avatar, popping up as frequently as it did, helped me to get to know some of the people here and latch onto them. AdmiralToguroani (sp?) was another one while he was here. Tex posted so infrequently that I was amazed to notice that he had joined at around the same time as me when I checked on it around post #1000 for me. Oh, Mitth was another one back when he was a Spam Lord.