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[triaddukefan]

I tend to switch them up weekly or bi-weekly during the off-season. My current one is just a Tibetan Mastiff Puppy. He will stay for now. Perhaps later I'll switch to avatars of my future ex-wives.

 

[Cuango]

Mine is this because I don’t know how to make a different one.

 

[UcMiami]

Mine dates back to a long thread when Breanna Stewart was at Uconn and someone had the audacity to write that she looked sort of goofy at times on court. I defended the poster from lots of angry fans and used this picture as a defense of the statement - decided it would be a good avitar.

 

[huskeynut]

My avatar is actually a selfie. Unfortunately, while I was taking it I lasered my hand off.

Biff - you are a classic!

 

[Aluminny69]

My avatar is actually a selfie. Unfortunately, while I was taking it I lasered my hand off.

Klaatu barada nikto!​

 

[CL82]

Mine is this because I don’t know how to make a different one.

First...

Then...

 

[Rixxx]

I chose Brianna (Polly) for she made the last basket on the last UConn championship team. I see into the future that Saylor could be my new avatar.

 

[HuskyNan]

Mine is the emblem of the United States Marine Corps. I enlisted in 1967 and retired in 1991. I am very proud to have served and to have served specifically in the Marine Corps.

Thank you for your service

 

[mbr33ct]

Grinding to 12, (stalled at 11 NC)... a reference "borrowed" from the LadyVols slogan back, I believe in 2008? "Grind to 9"

 

[quavik]

When i moved to Kivalina (AK) i found out the Inupiaq give "eskimo names" to every newby after their first year. Too many naluagmiu (eskimo for a white person) leave Kivalina after a VERY short stay. One new prospective teacher upon landing on the short gravel strip that connects the village with the outside refused to get off the plane. Another lasted one month. I made it for three years, but then transferred to teach at Noatak. Kivalina is a tough place for naluagmius. Early on in my second year teaching in Kivalina i was given the name Quavik - Inupiaq for wolverine. My avatar is an Alaskan quavik. I have used the name off and on for over thirty years now; it's rarely used down here (now living in IL) so it comes in handy to filter out some of the "noise" i encounter sometimes. Didn't mean to write a book here!

 

[tomcat]

Mine is an early shot of my granddaughter, who is now 10 and looks nothing like that.

 

[daggittydog]

I was once a 6'5" Flamenco dancer in Barcelona.

 

[Huskee11]

I change my avatar from time to time but I have been going with this one for a while now. It is Ryu, one of the characters from the video game Street Fighter II.

My son played that video game often with me back in the early 1990`s and although he was around five years old at the time, he beat me handily almost every time. Despite that awful parenting involving that kind of video game, he has also turned out just fine. The avatar reminds me of those days.

The avatar also projects a macho image that is not at all like me in real life. That`s another reason why I like it.

The "Sun Warrior" title comes from the yoga position of that name. My wife got me interested in yoga about six years ago and I do it regularly.

 

[triaddukefan]

I change my avatar from time to time but I have been going with this one for a while now. It is Ryu, one of the characters from the video game Street Fighter II.

My son played that video game often with me back in the early 1990`s and although he was around five years old at the time, he beat me handily almost every time. Despite that awful parenting involving that kind of video game, he has also turned out just fine. The avatar reminds me of those days.

The avatar also projects a macho image that is not at all like me in real life. That`s another reason why I like it.

The "Sun Warrior" title comes from the yoga position of that name. My wife got me interested in yoga about six years ago and I do it regularly.

Ah.... reminds me of one of my favorite video games back when I played them. I was a Guile fan... that sonic boom and flash kick... woo hoo.

 

[Majic Hands]

Completed school for massage therapy in 1991.

Always enjoyed syfi/fantasy books. To the point of acquiring a tattoo.

Even before school people were referring to me as having majic hands.

Went with majic hands. Found this drawing of a wizard. Works for me

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Put this in because we live in Arizona. On Facebook I use an old picture from when I joined, of me holding one of our Shih Tzu's. Anywhere else I belong, I skip the avatar thing entirely.

 

[luvgiraf]

I like giraffes. A lot. Plus my last name is Love.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Keeping alive the memory of Kobe and Gigi--both in UConn gear.

 

[CL82]

When i moved to Kivalina (AK) i found out the Inupiaq give "eskimo names" to every newby after their first year. Too many naluagmiu (eskimo for a white person) leave Kivalina after a VERY short stay. One new prospective teacher upon landing on the short gravel strip that connects the village with the outside refused to get off the plane. Another lasted one month. I made it for three years, but then transferred to teach at Noatak. Kivalina is a tough place for naluagmius. Early on in my second year teaching in Kivalina i was given the name Quavik - Inupiaq for wolverine. My avatar is an Alaskan quavik. I have used the name off and on for over thirty years now; it's rarely used down here (now living in IL) so it comes in handy to filter out some of the "noise" i encounter sometimes. Didn't mean to write a book here!

That’s a great story! Did they ever say why wolverine? Also what made it so challenging for outsiders there?

 

[Carnac]

Showing my age, I grew up reading MAD magazine, cover to cover. You even had to read in the margin for a clever quip. The quote, partially hidden, "What, me worry?" is a semi-veiled reference to some BY posters who seem to worry about everything.

Yes sir! I‘m also a proud disciple of Alfred E. Neuman. Read that magazine in junior high and high school. I think that’s why I’m missed up now.

 

[Woof 101]

My pic is a naked woman with her back to the camera. She Is part of a beautiful art display.

While I have to agree with you it is also a sad note for myself. My first avatar was Lady Diana's ESPN the magazine cover. Ran with no problem for a year or more and then with no PM or notice I became a question mark. The mods removed my avatar. A world wide magazine cover was not all of a sudden acceptable on this forum.

I moved on to the howling Huskie! As the loudest in any section at any game it fits, and those that may or may not know me do not disagree.
LET'S GO HUSKIES !!!!!

 

[temery]

While I have to agree with you it is also a sad note for myself. My first avatar was Lady Diana's ESPN the magazine cover. Ran with no problem for a year or more and then with no PM or notice I became a question mark. The mods removed my avatar. A world wide magazine cover was not all of a sudden acceptable on this forum.

I moved on to the howling Huskie! As the loudest in any section at any game it fits, and those that may or may not know me do not disagree.
LET'S GO HUSKIES !!!!!

'Graphics disappear all the time. Sometimes because the site they were hosted on removed the graphic, or this site pruned its cache.

Check an old tweet thread. Many now show as not available.

 

[JimGunther]

My avatar (on this board) was inspired by Nan's use of celeb avatars: It's the edification of classic and elegant (everything I'm NOT) Cary Grant.
My avatar on Linked-In is my favorite black cat. Some folks should NOT post their own photos.

 

[and one]

I went with the obvious in going with a generic hoop pic when I set the account up. I kind of like it though. After the next UConn National Championship I'll change it to celebrate the beginning of the latest new era of Huskie domination.

 

[Ozimoto]

When i moved to Kivalina (AK) i found out the Inupiaq give "eskimo names" to every newby after their first year. Too many naluagmiu (eskimo for a white person) leave Kivalina after a VERY short stay. One new prospective teacher upon landing on the short gravel strip that connects the village with the outside refused to get off the plane. Another lasted one month. I made it for three years, but then transferred to teach at Noatak. Kivalina is a tough place for naluagmius. Early on in my second year teaching in Kivalina i was given the name Quavik - Inupiaq for wolverine. My avatar is an Alaskan quavik. I have used the name off and on for over thirty years now; it's rarely used down here (now living in IL) so it comes in handy to filter out some of the "noise" i encounter sometimes. Didn't mean to write a book here!

That is a great story. When I was in college, we had a Nigerian student who had worked for a time as a park ranger at one of the big reserves. He gave me the nickname of "Okapi" although I have no idea why.