In which we discuss Avatars and custom user titles III

[GenMarshall]

hi, im wondering why i can't use a custom avatar. can anybody help me?

You have to be here for 30 days and have 30 posts.

 

[countrygrl]

You have to be here for 30 days and have 30 posts.

well that kinda stinks huh...

why is that?

 

[GenMarshall]

well that kinda stinks huh...

It's better than the requirement when I had to get my first Custom Avatar years ago. 300 posts

why is that?

Not sure why, but It may have something to do about having posters be more established and active to earn an Avatar instead of giving it to a poster who would only post once or twice and is never heard from again.

 

[countrygrl]

i suppose thats understandable.

but in a sort of kinda way, an avatar can represent your personality. ya know what i mean? i mean, most of those avatars in that database are just totally gay. i'd much rather have the one i use everyplace else than boudica LOL!

 

[Abaddon]

Well lets hope your still here in 30 days and your wish will be granted!

 

[amadeus]

My avatar is one of the guys from Sensitive Pornograph. I've got a few more that I could use, but I like blue-hair guy right now.

 

[Kraznaya]

Black rose for marching in the Rose Parade.

 

[Cannae]

Is anyone willing to make a wager on who my avatar is?

 

[Rossiya]

Michael Douglas?

 

[GenMarshall]

Is anyone willing to make a wager on who my avatar is?

Hillary!!!! Color inversion style?

 

[Cannae]

Hillary!!!! Color inversion style?

Yep! You're correct about that one!

 

[The Yankee]

I made it myself. I needed something new with my cfc career revival, I'm looking for something better though.

Reminds me of Maryland's flag.

 

[Bill3000]

Reminds me of Maryland's flag.

That's maryland's flag? It looks far more like a random ol' European coat of arms flag that I would find in EU3!

 

[The Yankee]

That's maryland's flag? It looks far more like a random ol' European coat of arms flag that I would find in EU3!

That's because it is.

The flag of Maryland consists of the heraldic banners of the family of George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore. It is the only state flag in the United States to be based on British heraldry, though Washington, D.C.'s is as well. It was officially adopted by Maryland in 1904.

The black and gold design on the flag is that of the Calvert family. It was given to Calvert as a result of storming a fortification in battle (the vertical bars approximate the bars of the palisade). The red and white design is that of the Crossland family, the family of Calvert's mother, and features a cross bottony. George Calvert adopted a coat of arms that included a shield with alternating quadrants featuring both the colors of his paternal family (in the 1st and 4th quarters) and of his maternal family (in the 2nd and 3rd quarters).

The Maryland colony was founded by Cecil Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore, hence the use of his family's coat of arms in the flag. Initially, only the gold and black design was associated with Maryland. The red and white Crossland design gained popularity during the American Civil War, in which Maryland remained with the Union despite popular support for the Confederacy. Those Marylanders who supported secession (many of whom fought in the Army of Northern Virginia) were reluctant to use (and to fight under) the banner that was associated with a state which, grudgingly or not, remained with the Union; they adopted the Crossland banner, which had the benefit of being red and white (seen as "secession colors").

After the war, Marylanders who had fought on both sides of the conflict returned to their state in need of reconciliation. The present design, which incorporated both symbols, began appearing. It was flown October 11, 1880, in Baltimore, Maryland at a parade marking the 150th anniversary of the founding of Baltimore. It also was flown October 25, 1888, at the Gettysburg Battlefield for ceremonies dedicating monuments to Maryland regiments of the Army of the Potomac. Officially, it was adopted as the State flag in 1904 (Chapter 48, Acts of 1904, effective March 9, 1904). In 1945, the legislature made a gold cross bottony the official ornament for a flagstaff carrying the Maryland flag.

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[Rossiya]

Reminds me of Maryland's flag.

I agree with Billy Boy here.

Pee Ess: What do you think of tut avatar and user tittle?

 

[The Yankee]

I dunno, I kinda preferred the checkers being played on Maryland's flag.

Since I can't think of anything better, might as well reflect on my 16 days in Minnesota in the user title:

Freeze-Dried in Minnesota

(I couldn't fit in "Minnesnowta," though it didn't snow all that much during my time there.)

 

[Hadesspirit]

Reminds me of Maryland's flag.

This is more likely to be a Formula 1 flag..Good work.

 

[nc-1701]

I got a new avatar finally...
Anyone like?

 

[LightFang]

Black rose for marching in the Rose Parade.

You were in the Rose Parade? Some of my friends were there.

 

[Rhymes]

I got a new avatar finally...
Anyone like?

Eazy-E? So retro