Avatar Contest, week of 12/12-12/18.

[Ed Cunard]

Avatar Contest© time! This week's theme is bad for you. I'm going to leave that pretty open-ended.

The rules:

The CBR Avatar Contest© begins on Wednesday and ends on Tuesday, at which point voting begins, ending when Tuesday ends in all time zones. As a rule, voting before Tuesday is frowned upon, though exceptions are made if you've got a good reason. Suggesting avatar ideas for others is prohibited. By suggesting, you are in essence removing that idea from consideration by any and all players. Contest eligibility is dependent on keeping your entered avatar for the entire week. Changing your avatar before the week is up will disqualify you, unless you're changing it to something else that fits the contest theme and announce your change in the thread. Changing avatars within your chosen subject is permitted. Putting 'dibs' on a subject lasts for 48 hours, at which time it's free to be taken by somebody else. In the event of a tie, the winner will be decided by the first vote by a poster who has not previously voted in that week's contest. I once got stung by a jellyfish in my bad place. The contest winner chooses the next week's contest theme. Value of prize is 1/100 of 1¢, and is not redeemable for cash. No prize alternatives are available. All decisions are final, and bitching about the decisions in a silly online game is stupid and will result in shameless mocking for an indeterminate period of time. Contest void in Delaware. We aren't sure why, but who cares? It's Delaware.

[Paradox]

Dibs on psycho chicks. :D

[Agent Helix]

Never mind, I might think of something else.

[Bouncing Boy]

Dibs on Emeril Lagasse's recipes

[Mac Danny]

Just to be timly.

Dibs on Lead paint

[Your Imaginary Pal]

sugar substitutes
they'll kill you

[jessecuster3]

On the eve of me escaping, I am taking a dibs on cigarettes.

[Jared_Humpherys]

I'm in with the "Made in China" label.

http://www.seedmagazine.com/news/uploads/madeinchina.jpg

Could I get a crop and resize, please?

[Paradox]

A friend of mine once put it very succinctly. "Don't fuck crazy women!" By ignoring his advice, I can attest to its veracity.

Oh, sure, they might be fun in the sack for a while, but eventually they get around to boiling your bunny.

Just DON'T!

[Mike Smash!]

My avatar this week will be the two party political system in the U.S.

http://sixmeatbuffet.com/images/republicrats.gif

Can I get a shrink?

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

Coffee.
Multitasking.
Too little sleep.
Too much sleep.
Working third shift so you get the "wrong" sleep.
MSG.
Purified water.
Unpurified water.
Milk.
Salt.
Sugar.
Butter.
Hi fat food.
Lo fat food.
New Car Smell.
Pickles.


....

Holy Christ. Everything is bad for you.

[GozertheGozarian]

I'm in with the guy that rubs it in when something bad happens to you.

Nelson Muntz.

http://www.sportaphile.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/nelson_ha_ha-736536.jpg

Shrink helpful.

[Matt Algren]

What kind of system are you non-shrinkers running on? MS Picture Manager is all I use.

[Cei-U!]

I'll be sitting out the next two contests so I can rotate avatars during this year's Classic Comics Christmas countdown. Have fun!

Cei-U!
I sit on the sidelines!

[Paradox]

Shrinkeded.

[Sanagi]

Since I'm miserably ill right now, I'll go with viruses, as characterized by the video game Dr. Mario.

[Matt Algren]

I'm in with not leaving a note. Because you should always leave a note. Why?

http://progressiveboink.com/justin/arrested/lesson1.jpg

And that's why you should always leave a note.






Yes, I know I'm using the wrong one, but somehow the car accident hasn't been screencapped by anyone ever.

[Your Imaginary Pal]

a message from your local uncertified health amateur.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h125/Baqula/sweeeeeet4-4.gif
most sugar substitutes may be cancerous, while sugar itself is fattening ang linked to diabetes. Don't even get me started on High Fructose Corn Syrup.
But a lack of flavor can killl the taste of your food or beverage. What ever are we to do?

[GozertheGozarian]

What kind of system are you non-shrinkers running on? MS Picture Manager is all I use.
I've got XP pro, doesn't have a picture editor.

[Slam_Bradley]

I'm in with Spanking the Monkey.

Mother said it will make you go blind.

http://www.fresh99.com/images/condomwrappers/thumbs/spank-the-monkey.jpg

[Lance]

I'm in with Olestra.

The fat substitute that causes abdominal cramping and severe diarrhea.

http://www.faqs.org/nutrition/images/nwaz_01_img0094.jpg

http://www.thestranger.com/binary/002f18af/savage-6149.jpeg

[Lance]

I'm in with the "Made in China" label.

http://www.seedmagazine.com/news/uploads/madeinchina.jpg

Could I get a crop and resize, please?


I shrunk it for you.

[Jared_Humpherys]

I shrunk it for you.

Thank you!

[Spackling Compound]

I'm in with cigars....

[Winslow]

Nanny-government must protect us from the evil that is Trans-Fats . . .

[MWGallaher]

Sitting too close to the tv.
You'll ruin your eyes!


(Honestly, I wonder if our computer generation will all go blind ten years from now.)

[GloryQuest]

I'm in with stress.

[Jade_GL]

I'm in with bacon in huge quantities!

It's bad but sooooo good.

[Nick Soapdish]

This is going to be a tough week.

[Donald M.]

I'm in with death.

[Bouncing Boy]

If you've ever watched "Emeril Live" on the Food Network, you know that his recipes usually call for heavy cream, bacon, and pork fat. All of which can stop your heart faster than you can say, "BAM!"

[thehod]

"Beer. The cause of, and the solution to all the worlds problems."
Homer Simpson.



Served in a proper fucking glass, I might add.

[Paradox]

GozertheGozarian makes me wonder where he got it:

I've got XP pro, doesn't have a picture editor.

Funny. Mine came with Paint.

[GozertheGozarian]

Funny. Mine came with Paint.
Paint I have, but don't like. Never comes out very clear.

[Matt Algren]

Paint I have, but don't like. Never comes out very clear.
So you have Word, Excel, and all those but when you go to Start→ All Programs→ Microsoft Office→ Microsoft Office Tools you don't see Microsoft Picture Manager?

I just assumed it was part of the pack.

[GozertheGozarian]

No MS office for some reason.

[StoneGold]

I'm in with me.

[Nick Soapdish]

I was considering going in with consumer goods, thanks to warning labels such as "Warning: Avoid Death".

But it's pretty much already taken and doesn't relate well to The Tick. Maybe that episode where he's having to fight animated appliances.

So I'm in with Being Transformed into a Two-Headed Pigeon that only Speaks High School French.

I'll admit that I haven't seen any government warnings about it, but I'm pretty sure it's bad anyway.

[Mike Smash!]

I'm in with Olestra.

The fat substitute that causes abdominal cramping and severe diarrhea.

http://www.faqs.org/nutrition/images/nwaz_01_img0094.jpg

http://www.thestranger.com/binary/002f18af/savage-6149.jpeg
My sister learned about those chips. The hard way. While at work.

[Paradox]

Matt Algren has an add on:

So you have Word, Excel, and all those but when you go to Start→ All Programs→ Microsoft Office→ Microsoft Office Tools you don't see Microsoft Picture Manager?

I just assumed it was part of the pack.

No, Office is separate, although a lot of manufacturers include it on their own.

[Lance]

My sister learned about those chips. The hard way. While at work.

That's horrible. Hopefully she made it to the toilet.

Here's an Olestra horror story I came across... He didn't quite make it there.

Olestra, The Next Day (http://www.poopreport.com/Office/Content/olestra.html)

[GloryQuest]

I was considering going in with consumer goods, thanks to warning labels such as "Warning: Avoid Death".
Heh...this contest is the first thing I thought of when I saw that photo in the newspaper yesterday.

[Mac Danny]

I was considering going in with consumer goods, thanks to warning labels such as "Warning: Avoid Death".

But it's pretty much already taken and doesn't relate well to The Tick. Maybe that episode where he's having to fight animated appliances.

So I'm in with Being Transformed into a Two-Headed Pigeon that only Speaks High School French.

I'll admit that I haven't seen any government warnings about it, but I'm pretty sure it's bad anyway.

I am surprised you didn't go with the other head of Science! One head is nice, it gives us aspirin and other modern conveniences. . . but the other head of science is bad! Oh beware the other head of science, Arthur, it bites!"

[GozertheGozarian]

No love for Nelson?

[Mac Danny]

I'm in with the guy that rubs it in when something bad happens to you.

Nelson Muntz.

http://www.sportaphile.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/nelson_ha_ha-736536.jpg

Shrink helpful.

Here you go

[GozertheGozarian]

Much obliged.

[Nick Soapdish]

I am surprised you didn't go with the other head of Science! One head is nice, it gives us aspirin and other modern conveniences. . . but the other head of science is bad! Oh beware the other head of science, Arthur, it bites!"

There are a lot of choices for The Tick. It seems that he runs into things that are bad for you in every episode.

[K'Nort]

Some toy recalls seem silly. Others, not so much.

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/thisweekineducation/upload/2007/06/roller_shoes_lawn_darts_of_the/lawndarts.jpg

[Paradox]

What could possibly be dangerous about a 2 lb. sharpened plug of metal designed to be whipped through the air?

Today's kids are sissys. :evilsmile

[GozertheGozarian]

What could possibly be dangerous about a 2 lb. sharpened plug of metal designed to be whipped through the air?

Today's kids are sissys. :evilsmile
Please. Even fresh out of the box the only way to get those things to stick in the ground was after it rained or really soft soil.

[Paradox]

What, do you live in someplace that's all hardscrabble? We never had the least difficulty getting them to stick in the ground.

[Sanagi]

There are a lot of choices for The Tick. It seems that he runs into things that are bad for you in every episode.
Sentient moustache.

[GozertheGozarian]

What, do you live in someplace that's all hardscrabble? We never had the least difficulty getting them to stick in the ground.
Grew up in Iowa.

[Ben Morgan]

I'm in with me.As Rey Mysterio?

[Nick Soapdish]

Sentient moustache.

Jim Rage of Operation S.H.A.V.E. was the one that was bad for him though. The mustache just wanted to meet up with R.B.

"I can't speak your crazy moon language!"

[Nitmo]

I'm in with something you didn't expect (http://www.ehponline.org/docs/1995/103-11/focus2.html)

[Nick Soapdish]

I'm in with something you didn't expect (http://www.ehponline.org/docs/1995/103-11/focus2.html)

From 1995?

I like that they actually look at the externalities (I think that's the right term) such as the landfill cost and not just the price to get it to the landfill. Unfortunately, a lot of the externalities are very hard to price accurately or are aesthetic. Such as siting a new landfill.

[Nitmo]

From 1995?

I like that they actually look at the externalities (I think that's the right term) such as the landfill cost and not just the price to get it to the landfill. Unfortunately, a lot of the externalities are very hard to price accurately or are aesthetic. Such as siting a new landfill.

I saw an article earlier today about how some recycling was bad for the environment, but when I went to actually look for it, I couldn't find it, so I found something else and didn't really pay attention to the date.

To be honest, I was expecting a more "WTF?" type response, but dangit if your detail didn't do me in.

[Nick Soapdish]

I saw an article earlier today about how some recycling was bad for the environment, but when I went to actually look for it, I couldn't find it, so I found something else and didn't really pay attention to the date.

To be honest, I was expecting a more "WTF?" type response, but dangit if your detail didn't do me in.

I took a course on Natural Resource Economics (basically dealing in environmental themes) around '97. We spent a while going over that sort of thing.

[Spackling Compound]

I'll go with GloryQuest's entry this week. Although for me, stress is like something I have for breakfast, that's one good looking avvy!

[jessecuster3]

I forgot to do mine, but I am voting for DocHuffandfold.

[thehod]

Slam and his monkey spanking.

[Paradox]

Lance's skid marks have been annoying me all week. ;)

[Mac Danny]

My vote is for Jade GL this week with Bacon!

Lots of great and clever things to avoid, Hon mentions to Nick Soapdish for always finding a tick avatar and Paradox for Crazy Bitches running wild!

[Agent Helix]

K'nort, because it's awesome.

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

I vote for 'Dox based on concept, although I object to the notion that Glen Close is or was hot.

[Matt Algren]

GloryQuest

And Lance, they're still doing the poop-to-lose-weight thing. It's blocked, so I can't tell if this link still works, but try going here (http://angryaussie.wordpress.com/2007/06/20/miracle-diet-pill-with-teeny-tiny-side-effect/). The drug is called alli, and it makes your bowels so unpredictable that the drug company itself says "You may feel an urgent need to go to the bathroom. Until you have a sense of any treatment effects, it's probably a smart idea to wear dark pants, and bring a change of clothes with you to work."

[Bouncing Boy]

I'm voting for Mac Danny for his lead avatar, simply because his caption, "Deadly to Daxamites" made me laugh out loud.

[Nick Soapdish]

Here's a vote for GloryQuest and an honorable mention to just about everybody else.

[Cei-U!]

Another vote for Slam Bradley here.

Cei-U!
I summon the poor abused monkey!

[Your Imaginary Pal]

Doc H.
It's true.
Everything is Bad for you, until private research gets involved, then everything is good for you.

[Slam_Bradley]

K'Nort. I still have a set of lawn darts. And I let my children use them.

[Mac Danny]

I'm voting for Mac Danny for his lead avatar, simply because his caption, "Deadly to Daxamites" made me laugh out loud.

Daxamites have a worse weakness than Martians.. You can kill a Daxamite with a #2 Pencil and don't even THINK about stopping bullets.

[Nitmo]

Mac Danny gets my vote, only because it's what I wanted to do.

[Mac Danny]

Mac Danny gets my vote, only because it's what I wanted to do.

Kill Daxamites?

[Winslow]

Gloryquest.

The first thing out of a Doctor's mouth these days. "reduce your stress"

[morna]

everyone did well but I'm voting for Dr H


... is that enough or do I have to put some puffs and some uffys and stuff

[Matt Algren]

Is it just me, or are the marks on the front?

http://www.thestranger.com/binary/002f18af/savage-6149.jpeg

This is unsettling.

[MWGallaher]

MacDanny gets my vote. He tapped into a long-repressed childhood fear--back in the late sixties and/or early seventies, the tv frequently showed a disturbing PSA featuring a little fella (apparently) actually eating chips of lead paint off the side of his house. Brrr!

[Paradox]

Dr. Hfuhruhurr is overruled:

I vote for 'Dox based on concept, although I object to the notion that Glen Close is or was hot.

Who ever said anything about "hot"? :)

[Matt Algren]

I'm starting to think I need to teach you kids a lesson.

38532

[Jade_GL]

Mac Danny this week gets my vote, mostly because the avatar reminded me of a haiku I wrote for Chemistry in high school (I had an interesting teacher...)

Don't eat the paint chips!
They may look nice and yummy
But lead is inside.

On a side note, this was one of the hardest vote choices ever! All the ideas this week were fantastic. Good job all, and to whoever wins of course.

[Perry Holley]

Lots of great choices this week, but Mike Smash gets my vote, for recognizing the damage done to our nation by the asanine two-party system.

[Night]

Jared_Humpherys

[Lance]

Lance's skid marks have been annoying me all week. ;)

Hitting all little to close to home for you, 'dox?

GloryQuest

And Lance, they're still doing the poop-to-lose-weight thing. It's blocked, so I can't tell if this link still works, but try going here (http://angryaussie.wordpress.com/2007/06/20/miracle-diet-pill-with-teeny-tiny-side-effect/). The drug is called alli, and it makes your bowels so unpredictable that the drug company itself says "You may feel an urgent need to go to the bathroom. Until you have a sense of any treatment effects, it's probably a smart idea to wear dark pants, and bring a change of clothes with you to work."

Man, oh man. What people will do to lose weight these days.

Even if they lose the weight, people will not want to be associated with a person who shat an oil slick in the workplace.

Is it just me, or are the marks on the front?

http://www.thestranger.com/binary/002f18af/savage-6149.jpeg

This is unsettling.

They are on the front. Must be on their 5th wear.

How's it go again....?

First day, normal.
Second, backwards.
Third, inside out.
Fourth, inside out backwards.
Fifth, back to normal.

At least, that's how I do it.

We're in a severe drought down here. I'm just doing what I can for the environment.

[GloryQuest]

Mac Danny, with an honorable mention to Winslow. Lead paint and transfats were the first items I thought of when I saw the topic.

[Lance]

Jade GL

Mmmmm.... Bacon Cereal... (http://www.speakeasy.org/~sjmaks/cereal/)

[Mac Danny]

Vote Tally:

With 1 vote: Lance, Paradox, Mike Smash, Jared Humphreys

With 2 Votes: Slam, Jade GL, K'nort

With 3 Votes: Doc H

And TIED With 4 Votes: Gloryquest and Mac Danny

Per the mutually agreed upon rules, The next vote decides the winner.

[Ed Cunard]

Gloryquest. That avatar is tits.

[Mac Danny]

Gloryquest. That avatar is tits.

It is the bees Knees.

Gloryquest WINS!

2 weeks in a row I lost in the tie breaker. Great avs everyone!

[HomerJay]

That avatar is tits.
If it really was, it'd be giving me something other than a seizure.

[Matt Algren]

I'm starting to think I need to teach you kids a lesson.

38532

Don't say I didn't warn you.

38590

[GloryQuest]

Wow! :eek: Thanks everyone! :D

Now I have a win in the avatar contest to go with the one I had in the cover contest a couple of weeks ago. :)

A new contest will be up shortly!