I will go first.
I have lived a lot of places and met a lot of Daves, so I started thinking of Daves by where they call home. I Call Mendocino County, CA (or Mendo as it's known locally) Home. Yes its true, I live in Klamath Falls Oregon right now, but Mendo is where my Family is From, lived, and buried for several generations.
Recently I started adding version numbers which I change from time to time for, usually no particular reason.
As for the Avatar, I put up whatever strikes my fancy at the time.
I've lived in Panama all of my life except the 4 years I was in Germany and 5 years I lived in Miami . . .
I speak 3 languages and understand some French and Italian more than I do Portuguese . . .
I live in the outskirts of the city and have two dogs that have been in my avatar a time or two . . . as has my bike, a 2005 M620 Dark that I've modified a little, mostly aesthetic and some mechanical . . .
My name is my bike's model until it mysteriously was changed to OneTrack and lots of burgers . . . I don't mind it . . Now, back to business
Easy for me I was a utility at FoMoCo for 7 years ..ergo ute
as for my avatar well hey its the Slipper ( Slipknot ) as in my S2R slipper clutch
My screen name was based on the recent (back in 2003, anyway) obsession with competing for speed records at Bonneville and El Mirage.
The -dog suffix just seemed like the right thing to do at the time.
Avatar usually a critter.
<--- because old school
Quote from: teddy037.3 on July 30, 2014, 08:57:10 PM
<--- because old school
OK but I still dont get it.
Tell Plato I said "Yo what's Up!?"
Quote from: Mendo Dave 2.1.3 on July 30, 2014, 09:04:22 PM
OK but I still dont get it.
Tell Plato I said "Yo what's Up!?"
The toaster avatars were from TOB.
They were kind of an award given when you hit the 1,000 post mark.
I'm not sure who made them at first, but Scott (Slowpoke) took over the duties of customizing them for members when they hit the 1K mark.
I have mine someplace with ram horns on it.
As for my name and avatar...
Back in my college days, I was the mascot at UNC Chapel Hill, aka Rameses.
I bought a Monster and joined the board right at the end of my stint in the suit.
The avatar, I picked up a while back because of my sometimes spastic behavior which reminds me a little of our buddy Napoleon. My original intent was to Photoshop him onto a Hypermotard, but never got around to it.
Quote from: Rameses on July 30, 2014, 09:21:03 PM
The toaster avatars were from TOB.
They were kind of an award given when you hit the 1,000 post mark.
I'm not sure who made them at first, but Scott (Slowpoke) took over the duties of customizing them for members when they hit the 1K mark.
I have mine someplace with ram horns on it.
As for my name and avatar...
Back in my college days, I was the mascot at UNC Chapel Hill, aka Rameses.
I bought a Monster and joined the board right at the end of my stint in the suit.
The avatar, I picked up a while back because of my sometimes spastic behavior which reminds me a little of our buddy Napoleon. My original intent was to Photoshop him onto a Hypermotard, but never got around to it.
Didn't know that about the 1000 posts. I only had 800+ or so when they took away the pancake syrup.
Quote from: Mendo Dave 2.1.3 on July 30, 2014, 09:04:22 PM
OK but I still dont get it.
from TOB... a joke about winning a toaster for 1000 posts. toasters started being made for folks back when 1000 was a big number
Seems like a thread for the seasoned members but I wanna play...
1: Started out as duc750 because that was my first Ducati and I'm, well, unoriginal.
Lucky enough to live in SoCal and to have made friends with Speeddog, Duck-Stew, and Baconjunkie. And because I basically had his bike, or parts of it, SacDuc.
2: Changed the name to The Bearded Duc because I'm pretty sure I've had a beard, of some length or another, since I was 15.
3: As far as the avatar goes, please refer to the last part of number 1. [bang]
Quote from: ute on July 30, 2014, 05:23:21 PM
Easy for me I was a utility at FoMoCo for 7 years ..ergo ute
This then ought be your avatar...
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc162/DJB1966/P1000781.jpg)
I second that. [thumbsup]
my name is todd, and my avitar is cuz i love chucky cheese.
Fixed.
Quote from: bobspapa on July 31, 2014, 08:06:45 AM
my name is todd, and my avitar is cuz i love chucky cheese was disruptive in class back in grade school.
Quote from: teddy037.3 on July 30, 2014, 09:27:06 PM
from TOB... a joke about winning a toaster for 1000 posts. toasters started being made for folks back when 1000 was a big number
1,000 posts took a long time on dial-up. I've no excuse for my low post count now other than I learn more here than I can give back.
As for me. First initial and partial last name. It was a login at an old job and my co-worker just started calling me that. The pic was snapped after a long ride north of Napa CA while on the way down to a Moto GP race years ago. The idea was to have the worst looking facial hair. I won.
My initials are JJJ. My avatar is my dog Gabby, and I thought that was a really cool picture of her.
krolik is russian for rabbit. It was my nickname at DLI, Defense Language Institute, when I was in the Army learning russian.
My avatar is a picture of me my wife ran through a filter.
Mine is a picture of Tiffany Lang sitting on a red M900, which I had as my first Ducati.
Hard to go wrong with that one.
I've had it for almost 10 years.
Well... I like to travel, that's part of it. My father is also a Journeyman Millwright, which made me think about the fact I'm a jack of all trades (certainly a master of none) so it seemed right. That, and I just like it.
JM
Quote from: ungeheuer on July 31, 2014, 02:50:26 AM
This then ought be your avatar...
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc162/DJB1966/P1000781.jpg)
An Aussie Ute ...the perfect vehicle
As most of you know, squirrels are not my favorite critter. Thanks to some folk on the DMF (started on TOB) I had an infestation of peach colored squirrels. Every now and then another shows up.
who would be so evil to have orchestrated such a thing......
Quote from: Rameses on July 30, 2014, 09:21:03 PM
Back in my college days, I was the mascot at UNC Chapel Hill, aka Rameses.
That's pretty dang awesome. Though, as a cavalier, I'm obliged to hate you.
Quote from: Speeddog on July 30, 2014, 08:08:24 PM
Avatar usually a critter.
I liked the dog better. I dont trust that cat---it is up to no good.
Quote from: ungeheuer on July 31, 2014, 02:50:26 AM
This then ought be your avatar...
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc162/DJB1966/P1000781.jpg)
That's the last ute I would ever pick, those were pretty bad years for Ford in Oz the XD,XE, XFs were a real POS.
I preferred the late model Holden Utes when I was over there (2001), they looked pretty good.
JM
Quote from: brimo on August 01, 2014, 02:19:19 PM
That's the last ute I would ever pick, those were pretty bad years for Ford in Oz the XD,XE, XFs were a real POS.
No argument from me. Remind me, what years were Ford Oz
not making lumbering crap?
But we digress.
I see Ung's an ass again.
Well, his avatar, I meant.
Quote from: ungeheuer on August 01, 2014, 07:13:57 PM
No argument from me. Remind me, what years were Ford Oz not making lumbering crap?
But we digress.
It would not be a DMF thread without heading off on some sort of tangent (a bit like how those Fords would behave actually)
As for my Avatar, brimo is a shortened form of my surname, I've been called that since I was a kid.
The pic, well maybe I just have an unhealthy obsession with hiding things in my ass.
My username are my initials, avatar of course is my bike.
As mentioned elsewhere, mine has no meaning at all. When signing up, I found an avatar of Doc Brown from Back to the Future that I thought looked funny:
(http://www.thecablevine.com/forum/avatars/doc-brown-3197.gif?dateline=1258002683)
And it kept reminding me of this:
http://youtu.be/I5cYgRnfFDA (http://youtu.be/I5cYgRnfFDA)
Which, even now, makes me laugh again and again. Christopher Lloyd's reaction is so over the top.
Avatar currently is Magnum because, well, I always loved that show but also it has been a minor dream since I was little to live in Hawaii. Now that I'm a suit-wearing, rat race-running new yorker, the pull to run off to somewhere exotic is greater and my bike is really the only means of escape I have.
Magnum PI was a ripper show!
Back to the Future Flicks are awesome too!
"I hate manure!"
"Hey check out the life preserver!"
"Flux capacitor, fluxing!"
A good mate of mine has the model Ferrari previous to Magnum's! Lol!
We must be a similar age I reckon. I'm 44 later this month.
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Avatar currently is Magnum because, well, I always loved that show but also it has been a minor dream since I was little to live in Hawaii. Now that I'm a suit-wearing, rat race-running new yorker, the pull to run off to somewhere exotic is greater and my bike is really the only means of escape I have.
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believe it or not...there are people in Hawaii who dream of living in New York. You should find one to trade with.
Quote from: GK on August 02, 2014, 06:47:32 AM
We must be a similar age I reckon. I'm 44 later this month.
Little younger: 36. I saw some Magnums when it was on in the 80s, but I really got into it in the 90s when it was in reruns.
I still watch now from time to time. Plots and writing is pretty poor at times, but the main characters are great. The Higgins/Magnum dynamic still holds up as quality television.
Quote from: bobspapa on August 02, 2014, 07:12:11 AM
believe it or not...there are people in Hawaii who dream of living in New York. You should find one to trade with.
Until they arrive. ;D
Skybarney is because I fly stuff and have taught others to fly stuff. Barney is the big blue dinosaur that everyone loves to hate but teaches children lessons. Most people are children.....
Avatar is just a really cool reflection of one of my balloons in the water.
Quote from: Skybarney on August 03, 2014, 04:56:52 PM
Skybarney is because I fly stuff and have taught others to fly stuff. Barney is the big blue dinosaur that everyone loves to hate but teaches children lessons. Most people are children.....
Avatar is just a really cool reflection of one of my balloons in the water.
Barney...
the purple pedophile... ;D
Mine speaks for itself. ;D
Quote from: Speedbag on August 04, 2014, 07:50:02 AM
Mine speaks for itself. ;D
Too much info in one word and one picture :D
My picture is Bubbles from the show Trailer Park Boys
Lazy Lightning is a Grateful Dead tune and 717 is my area code.
My name is easy to figure out. My avatar tells you where I'm from. Jesus is my copilot and is rican at heart.
jesus is a good copilot, just don't let him drive.
Quote from: duccarlos on August 04, 2014, 01:23:35 PM
My name is easy to figure out. My avatar tells you where I'm from. Jesus is my copilot and is rican at heart.
One of my favourite avatars. [thumbsup]
Would be a great tattoo.
Quote from: ducpainter on August 03, 2014, 05:29:30 PM
Barney...
the purple pedophile... ;D
I love you, you love me..... ;D
I love you You hate me
We're a dysfunctional family
With a great big hug and a punch from me to you
Won't you say you hate me too
I love you You hate me
We're so stressed like family should be
With a great big punch and a kiss from me to you.
Won't you say you love me too
I hate you You love me
We're a wasted family
With a great big hug and a kiss from me to you.
Won't you say you hate me too
I hate you You hate me
We're so bent like friends shouldn't be
With a great big punch and a punch from me to you.
Won't you say you hate me too
Quote from: bobspapa on August 04, 2014, 01:36:03 PM
jesus is a good copilot, just don't let him drive.
(http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll67/cjhernan/thanks-jesus-for-this-food-de-nada.jpg) (http://s285.photobucket.com/user/cjhernan/media/thanks-jesus-for-this-food-de-nada.jpg.html)
Quote from: duccarlos on August 05, 2014, 06:15:48 AM
(http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll67/cjhernan/thanks-jesus-for-this-food-de-nada.jpg) (http://s285.photobucket.com/user/cjhernan/media/thanks-jesus-for-this-food-de-nada.jpg.html)
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
Also: De Nada would be a great username.
ZLTFUL (My original screen name) was the license plate I had on my first car... ZLTFUL=ZELIGHTFUL (1980 Z28)
Changed it to ZILBERT when someone mentioned on here that my work life was very reminiscent of Dilbert.
The avatar is courtesy of Krolik's wife's site, www.mybadco.com (//http://) which I have no affiliation with whatsoever but I have been told many a time, "Boy you look like a monkey make the beast with two backsin' a football out there!"
Quote from: Rameses on July 30, 2014, 09:21:03 PM
The toaster avatars were from TOB.
They were kind of an award given when you hit the 1,000 post mark.
I'm not sure who made them at first, but Scott (Slowpoke) took over the duties of customizing them for members when they hit the 1K mark.
I have mine someplace with ram horns on it.
As for my name and avatar...
Back in my college days, I was the mascot at UNC Chapel Hill, aka Rameses.
I bought a Monster and joined the board right at the end of my stint in the suit.
The avatar, I picked up a while back because of my sometimes spastic behavior which reminds me a little of our buddy Napoleon. My original intent was to Photoshop him onto a Hypermotard, but never got around to it.
I think dragsterhund started issuing/ presenting them. I still have mine too. It was given to me as parts, because I was still building my bike. I'm sure that slowpoke was in on the joke as well.
My avatar is of Maggie the Pit-bull. She is my dog. Maggie is 14 and does not have many days left. I'm not sure if I will change it when she passes. :'(
Quote from: ducrider45 on August 07, 2014, 10:36:28 AM
My avatar is of Maggie the Pit-bull. She is my dog. Maggie is 14 and does not have many days left. I'm not sure if I will change it when she passes. :'(
Its up to you but it makes a good memorial.
That being said I don't have any of my dead dogs as my avatar.
Quote from: Mendo Dave 3.0 on August 07, 2014, 10:40:08 AM
Its up to you but it makes a good memorial.
That being said I don't have any of my dead dogs as my avatar.
This picture of her has been my only avatar. I posted this up at the creation of TOB and she followed me at the creation of this board. I was on the original Ducati Monster list (email list) before the forums. Its been a long time. might as well keep it.
Quote from: ducrider45 on August 07, 2014, 10:53:39 AM
This picture of her has been my only avatar. I posted this up at the creation of TOB and she followed me at the creation of this board. I was on the original Ducati Monster list (email list) before the forums. Its been a long time. might as well keep it.
LMT was on the list as well.
Quote from: Mendo Dave 3.0 on August 07, 2014, 11:06:33 AM
LMT was on the list as well.
Some of us are still on the list.
Quote from: Speeddog on August 07, 2014, 11:22:08 AM
Some of us are still on the list.
I always thought the email list went away when the DML "forum" came into being.
It's like a submarine, 99.999% of the time you don't know it's there, then it surfaces and you go "HOLY SHIT!!!!!".
Quote from: Speeddog on August 07, 2014, 11:43:40 AM
It's like a submarine, 99.999% of the time you don't know it's there, then it surfaces and you go "HOLY SHIT!!!!!".
Who sends it out? VS?
Been away for a while - between work ramping up fast into the school year (my second year teaching high school full-time, this year moving from math to Government & Econ) and other big parts of my life going to hell over the summer, I haven't been very sociable.
My username stems from the fact that straight lines are easier to make than nice curves when you're punching hot metal, so my first touchmark (a stamp to put my "signature" on a piece of metalwork) was my initials BD. Because it was way easier to render that as two triangles for the B and one big triangle for the D, I was doing metal work under the name 3Triangle Forge for a while. I eventually dropped the 3, because it only made sense to others if I inflicted the long, boring explanation you've just endured.
I still have three triangles, though they're now arranged side by side, like this:
(http://triangleforge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/WebHeader.jpg)
The avatar is a spiral; I like spirals, and I like them even better when they're glowing.
iPod Classic 7th Gen 160GB
Tracking #:9114901230803722422457
Carrier:USPS
Cool that your getting that, but this thread is about Avatars.
Quote from: The Last In Line on September 20, 2014, 05:46:24 PM
iPod Classic 7th Gen 160GB
Tracking #:9114901230803722422457
Carrier:USPS
dood, wrong thread!
Maybe you need another. [drink]
Quote from: DesmoDiva on September 20, 2014, 06:55:06 PM
dood, wrong thread!
Maybe you need another. [drink]
Simce were here whats up with the plastic Ducks?
Quote from: DesmoDiva on September 20, 2014, 06:55:06 PM
dood, wrong thread!
Maybe you need another. [drink]
nope . . correct thread . . . just no trackng history !!!
Quote from: The Last In Line on September 20, 2014, 07:12:43 PM
nope . . correct thread . . . just no trackng history !!!
The titles were similar, but this is the tracking thread on page 2
http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=58896.0 (http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=58896.0)
This thread is about explaining the story behind your Name/Avatar.
Anyway I'm glad you are getting the iPod.
Quote from: Mendo Dave 3.0 on September 20, 2014, 07:20:11 PM
The titles were similar, but this is the tracking thread on page 2
http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=58896.0 (http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=58896.0)
This thread is about explaining the story behind your Name/Avatar.
Anyway I'm glad you are getting the iPod.
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
I think I was hungry or something . . .
my new avatar shows two of my major teams in sports . . . just looking for a way to add the prancing horse to it and I'll be good . . .will move it to the other thread . . .
I think Ung changed my Name To "NoNing" somehow, on account of me telling Bick "Less Ning" just because...and for no paticular reason other than he is a "MORE Ning" kind of guy. I kind of like the name. The Phone...has nothing to do with anything. I was at a car detail place in Sac last summer and that was in the waiting room so I took a picture of it. Then I came across the photo recently and thought it looked cool.
Spike is what the nurses in the hospital called me when I was born, as I was the largest baby there. The C is the initial of my last name.
The avatar is HoTai, my therapy dog!