Comments on: Making a point with a Facebook avatar.

Question: Making a point with a Facebook avatar.

Tbola — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:38:16 -0800

Can you help me find a good, conceited, self-important looking avatar?

I'm hopelessly annoyed by Facebook and the self aggrandizing pictures people tend to use as their face to the world.
So, I'd love to find a picture - that clearly isn't of me - that sums up the spirit of desperately trying to make oneself look cool/sexy/whatever.
I may not end up using it - at the moment I'm just curious what good ideas for an avatar of this nature might be.
I'm a 30-something male.

Thanks.

By: damn dirty ape

damn dirty ape — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:41:43 -0800

This would be a good start.

By: hermitosis

hermitosis — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:42:00 -0800

Rather than participate in a pointless game in order to make a pointless point, I recommend you just spend less time on FaceBook.

This may be a little MAS, but it's not a snark. I finally just disabled my account a couple weeks ago, mostly because I was depressed by the way people used the site, including some of my friends.

By: Greg Nog

Greg Nog — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:43:05 -0800

No matter how over-the-top you make it, I'm willing to bet that like 95% of everyone who looks at it will think you're serious.

By: limon

limon — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:44:00 -0800

For some reason, this came to mind.

But, hey, do you want to know what's better than critiquing facebook with your sarcastic, tongue-in-cheek profile? Not having a facebook profile at all.

By: ferociouskitty

ferociouskitty — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:50:48 -0800

Blue Steel?

By: Nightwind

Nightwind — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:52:44 -0800

This always comes to my mind. It's from "The Last Dragon" and stands for everything that is masculine, powerful and wacky. Too bad it's B&W.

By: camcgee

camcgee — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:55:03 -0800

You might be able to find something here.

By: cairnish

cairnish — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:01:09 -0800

When I wanted to mock myself in an administrator's role, I searched around for images of tsars and similar. One, two, three. I *think* these are less likely to be taken seriously, but the risk is always there.

By: cairnish

cairnish — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:02:33 -0800

Love Blue Steel, though, as more to the sense of what you're probably after.

By: Sufi

Sufi — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:16:37 -0800

"desperately trying to make oneself look cool/sexy/whatever"

Camcgee's is by far the best. None of the others gave off much of an arrogance vibe. Those photos rock

By: Iteki

Iteki — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:17:22 -0800

Thirding Blue Steel, it was the first thing I thought of!

By: Lazlo Hollyfeld

Lazlo Hollyfeld — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:19:26 -0800

Search for "Mr Cool Ice"

By: sdrawkcab

sdrawkcab — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:29:13 -0800

I use my second grade portrait. I've never looked more handsome.

My mom says I'm cool!

By: happyturtle

happyturtle — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:33:35 -0800

My first thought was Casey, the dungeon master on Chainmail Bikini.

By: AlisonM

AlisonM — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:41:02 -0800

My sister's Myspace picture is currently this image of Jocelyn Wildenstein. If anyone is desperately trying to make them self into something they're not, it's her.

Bonus points because she fails miserably.

By: AlisonM

AlisonM — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:42:09 -0800

....fails miserably at being awesome/great/cool/sexy, I should say.

By: samsara

samsara — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:52:51 -0800

Find a picture of Chuck Norris or Jack Bauer.

By: rhizome

rhizome — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:57:56 -0800

Federline

By: peep

peep — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:57:05 -0800

Captain Qwark?

By: estherbester

estherbester — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:19:16 -0800

This always reminds me of Blue Steel, mentioned above. May not be ironic enough, though.

By: aftermarketradio

aftermarketradio — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:49:25 -0800

Are you asking me for an autograph?

By: andythebean

andythebean — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:50:05 -0800

How about some Wiggaz?