I noticed!

[stormie]

I thought the mice thread was bad. This is positively sickening.

[Gweebo Server 9000]

He boxed someone for an actual rules infraction last night. I think it's correct to change his image to reflect that.

Ever vigilant....

[Rat Diva]

Originally Posted by Karma

I hate to admit it, but after she raves about it, I'm really kind of curious.

For once, I'm glad of the tomato allergy, because it saves me from... that.

[Flying Saucerian]

Might I suggest Daniel Striped Tiger next?

[SmartAleq]

Good gods, nine minutes to construct that monstrosity and I dunno, she may be "raving" about it but her teeeeensy tiiiiiny sips speak volumes about her actual opinion of it. That's just nasty.

[Fenris]

A) What fresh Hell is this?
B) What is that thing? A bat? A hamster? A mouse?

[Mr. Plumbean]

It's a sugar glider, which is a kind of marsupial and closely related to a (let's pretend that weasel image looks anything like a wombat.

[Flying Saucerian]

And curiously enough, Sugar Glider is Fenris' street name...

[Karma]

Originally Posted by Gweebo Server 9000

He boxed someone for an actual rules infraction last night. I think it's correct to change his image to reflect that.

Ever vigilant....

I thought it would be... a box. Plain old cardboard box.

Ooh, or maybe a box with a cute little kitten in it!!

[Rat Diva]

[Karma]

Awwwwww....

[Fenris]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plumbean

It's a sugar glider, which is a kind of marsupial and closely related to a (let's pretend that weasel image looks anything like a wombat.

YOU try to find a wombat smiley. If you find one that meets my terrible criteria*, not only will I replace weasel-ish critter (I thought it looked more beaver-esque, myself) with the smiley of the wombat, I will add one of your choice subject to my veto power. This goes to anyone, btw. Whoever finds a Fenris approved wombat smiley gets to add a Fenris approved smiley of their own.

*mainly but not limited to the fact that it needs to be roughly the same height as the current one since it's regularly used. If you see the smilies to the right of the new message box, they're all more or less equally tall except the pot leaf which I didn't add (but like, so it's ok).

Also, you answered question #2 (I still don't know what the fuck it actually is but now I can look it up) but you didn't answer #1

[Mr. Plumbean]

1. was a trick question. This is no fresh hell, it is the same stale hell we have always known.

[Mr. Plumbean]

How's this?

[Kat]

Does that mean that we lose the weasel?

[C2H5OH]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plumbean

How's this?

Looks pretty wombatish to me, which means Fenris probably won't approve.

[Solfy]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plumbean

How's this?

I like him. He's cute.

[stormie]

Originally Posted by Kat

Does that mean that we lose the weasel?

We're not ejecting any raffers over this.

BTW, my hell is fresh and crunchy. Not my fault if your's floops.

[SmartAleq]

Awwww, I like the sugar glider even more than the kitteh--but the pink poodle ruled over all others.

[stormie]

The pink poodle captured the essence of Fenris, is why.

And why nobody got too close.

[Sunny Daze]

Is someone cataloging these avatars? They should be enshrined for future 'raffers to view.

[Fenris]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plumbean

How's this?

You win the prize. Weasel/beaver will be renamed something like animal and yours will be swapped in as wombat. So all retro posts that use the wombat code will show yours. I’ll do that sometime tomorrow morning. Actually this morning. I’m never up this late. Why am I wide-awake? Why am I asking you?

You may now choose your own smiley that I‘ll add, subject to my veto. I will be much more accepting of smileys that are the approximate right height. Bonus acceptance for smiley‘s that aren’t too obnoxiously animated, And triple acceptance points if it’s a :-) that depicts an emotion . That said, have at it. Feel free to PM me and we can do this privately so that you can unveil your new icon.

PS, non-yellow smiley faces bug Giraffe so go out of your way to find one that isn’t yellow ;-)

PPS: note that the other mods can override us both. They probably won’t – look at the shit I’ve gotten away with in the smilies. I just want to let you know I can’t guarantee the longevity of any given smiley face. There’s a few I keep adding in that usually last less than a day

[Fenris]

Originally Posted by SmartAleq

Awwww, I like the sugar glider even more than the kitteh--but the pink poodle ruled over all others.

Why does everybody but me know what a sugar glider is? I’ve never even heard of one until I was told about it in this thread. Is it the new, hip, thing that all the kids are talking about? Because no one told me

[Kat]

Originally Posted by Fenris

PPS: note that the other mods can override us both. They probably won’t – look at the shit I’ve gotten away with in the smilies. I just want to let you know I can’t guarantee the longevity of any given smiley face. There’s a few I keep adding in that usually last less than a day

I'm curious. What are the ones that keep getting removed?

[Mr. Plumbean]

I've been thinking long and hard about this. I want something that is useful and stays. Since we are always admonishing each other for links to thinks (leading to my stupid sock), I choose a :link: smilie that turns into this:

[Karma]

Originally Posted by Sunny Daze

Is someone cataloging these avatars? They should be enshrined for future 'raffers to view.

I've tried, but may have missed a few...


The first Fenris was Angry Poodle.
(SmartAleq posted it in post #11.)

Around #56-57, there was Pinkie Poodle, but it was lost.

Post #84, Fenris became Oscar the Grouch.
(Rat Diva quickly called foul in post #86.)

He was Elmo by #87.

In post #95, he was chili.
(SmartAleq got it in #96).

In #120, he became Spittin' Kitten.
(SmartAleq got it in post #128.)

In post #156, Fenris sees a Sugar Glider.
(SmartAleq captured the Sugar Glider in #168.)


Stay tuned...

[Rat Diva]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plumbean

I've been thinking long and hard about this. I want something that is useful and stays. Since we are always admonishing each other for links to thinks (leading to my stupid sock), I choose a :link: smilie that turns into this:

The new wombat looks more like a capybara, but I do like the Link smiley so whatever.

Also, I think this should be Fenris' new avatar:

[Mr. Plumbean]

When you're down to 32 x 16 pixels the brown lumpy animals do tend to look similar, but capyabaras have longer snouts and more junk in the trunk.

[Rat Diva]

Yes, but I'm always in favor of large rodents.

[Fenris]

Originally Posted by Kat

I'm curious. What are the ones that keep getting removed?

For one, there’s a giant disco person. Giraffe is correct to remove it because it’s huge, but it’s also funny. Another is a girl :-) with a Marlo Thomas as “that girl” haircut that apparently pisses everybody off for some reason.

[Fenris]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plumbean

I've been thinking long and hard about this. I want something that is useful and stays. Since we are always admonishing each other for links to thinks (leading to my stupid sock), I choose a :link: smilie that turns into this:

You got it. I will post it in a bit this morning.

[Fenris]

Ok.

: wombat : is now
: critter : is the old, generic critter beaver/weasel thing
: linky : is Mr. Plumbean's . (I had a vague idea that using the word "link" as such would screw something up. It might not, but then again, I didn't read the user manual and it might cause the entire internet to explode all at once. So why risk it?)

[Mr. Plumbean]

That'll do, pig sugar glider. That'll do.

[Rat Diva]

Awww, he's dancing

[BJMoose]

Originally Posted by Rat Diva

I think this should be Fenris' new avatar:

Awwwwww

Originally Posted by Fenris

Another is a girl :-) with a Marlo Thomas as “that girl” haircut that apparently pisses everybody off for some reason.

Didn't bother me. I used it for everything from Elizabeth II to my wife.

There also used to be some Fenris-like critter that has long since disappeared.


This new thing looks like Crusader Teletubbie.

[SmartAleq]

Wasn't the Fenris-like critter actually a wolf head on a spear? I liked that one, very Game of Thrones.

[Borborygmi]

That was a @The Futility of Nihilism joint, I believe. I miss it.

[Sunny Daze]

Originally Posted by Borborygmi

That was a @The Futility of Nihilism joint, I believe. I miss it.

That's a what now?

[The Futility of Nihilism]

I think that's Borb's way of saying I made it. Specifically, I made it for one of our early "smilies for charity" things. It lasted a year or two until Fenris found a way to get rid of it. I think it stands out in history as the only smiley Fenris has ever gotten rid of.

[SmartAleq]

Perhaps it needs to be restored by whoever is torturing Fenris right now because it would definitely constitute torture for him.

[Fenris]

Originally Posted by The Futility of Nihilism

I think that's Borb's way of saying I made it. Specifically, I made it for one of our early "smilies for charity" things. It lasted a year or two until Fenris found a way to get rid of it. I think it stands out in history as the only smiley Fenris has ever gotten rid of.

Not me. I have never, even once, removed a smiley unless it was to fix it (like the pot-leaf which didn't originally have a transparent background). Excluding those exchanges, I'm 100% in favor of keeping all smilies. Giraffe is the smiley killer. Giraffe, j'accuse!

[Fenris]

Originally Posted by SmartAleq

Perhaps it needs to be restored by whoever is torturing Fenris right now because it would definitely constitute torture for him.

Actually, I'll restore it. Gimme 10 minutes.

[Sunny Daze]

More smilies!

[Fenris]

It's in a top sekrit location. but it's up now.

[Mr. Plumbean]

:fenris:

[C2H5OH]

Originally Posted by SmartAleq

Wasn't the Fenris-like critter actually a wolf head on a spear? I liked that one, very Game of Thrones.

Originally Posted by Borborygmi

That was a @The Futility of Nihilism joint, I believe. I miss it.

Fenris' head on a pike. The only proper place for his head.

[C2H5OH]

Originally Posted by Fenris

Not me. I have never, even once, removed a smiley unless it was to fix it (like the pot-leaf which didn't originally have a transparent background).

The new w0mbat needs the same background fix.

Originally Posted by Fenris

Giraffe is the smiley killer.

“I must not Giraffe. Giraffe is the smiley-killer. Giraffe is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my Giraffe. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the Giraffe has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”

That was a rather crappy movie.

[Gweebo Server 9000]

I see L'il Fenny is trying to win back your love by giving out smilies. Cute, but let us not forget the time he tried to disguise himself as Giraffe and take over the board.

[SmartAleq]

Originally Posted by Gweebo Server 9000

I see L'il Fenny is trying to win back your love by giving out smilies. Cute, but let us not forget the time he tried to disguise himself as Giraffe and take over the board.

Something tells me we'll have something to remind us of this incident...

[BJMoose]

Miscegenation! Miscegenation!