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Benedict Arnold

How did you choose your avatar?

Does it reflect who you are? How did it develop? Have you used it on another site? 

Posted - February 28, 2017
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  • 32721
    That's one of my son's favorite games as well. For Christmas the only thing he put on his list was the book that goes with it. ($50.00 book) We also found a throw cover with the logo on it so I recognized you avatar right away. 
      February 28, 2017 5:55 PM MST
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  • Your son and I could get along really well! :)
      March 1, 2017 2:04 PM MST
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  • 32721
    Maybe.
      March 1, 2017 3:15 PM MST
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  • I like Skyrim because I can make a bow strong enough to use through the entire game, unlike Oblivion.
      March 1, 2017 10:51 AM MST
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  • Lol, I've never played Oblivion but I want to! :)
      March 1, 2017 2:06 PM MST
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  • That's right. It isn't XBox compatible yet. It's a good game. You can actually make yourself invincible, unlike Skyrim. (if you like that sort of thing).
      March 1, 2017 2:17 PM MST
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  • That's ok because I play on PC anyway. Hmm, I just bought the special edition of Skyrim so after I play through that one again, I'll have to look at Oblivion! It sounds cool :)
      March 2, 2017 6:19 AM MST
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  • I'm not sure if it's available for PC, but the Shivering Isles expansion pack was my favorite part of the game. Very different from the rest of the game and I really liked the Golden Saint armor. The female armor looks cool! (I always play as a female ... who wants to look at a guy's backside for 300 hours ... lol.)
      March 2, 2017 6:34 AM MST
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  • Lol!! I'm the opposite, I prefer to look at the males backside for 300 hours, lol. I could have a Dragonborn boyfriend! I saw Oblivion on Steam's website one time so it is on PC. :D
      March 2, 2017 6:58 AM MST
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  • I've always used these same avatars because Rooster has been my nickname for over 40 years! You know how soldiers all get nicknames, Didge. My men called me Rooster Cogburn as they thought I was like him in True Grit. Just kind of stuck all these years! LOL This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at March 1, 2017 12:04 PM MST
      February 28, 2017 5:39 PM MST
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  • I wondered why. In the circumstances that's a very proud name to carry. I'm a little in awe, Rooster. 
      February 28, 2017 7:37 PM MST
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  • 32721
    It matches my username. I have only used it here.
      February 28, 2017 5:59 PM MST
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  • And that's very appropriate. :) 
      February 28, 2017 7:38 PM MST
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  • I want people to see my face so they can be reminded that there are real people behind internet users. Or maybe I'm just vain ;)
      February 28, 2017 5:59 PM MST
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  • In a sense we have similar ideas. People can see that I'm two-faced and the horns mean I'm not always to be trusted. :)
      February 28, 2017 7:39 PM MST
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  • My avatar reflects my lifelong fascination with East Asian culture. Ive been fortunate to have traveled to the Orient (a word I have come to find unworthy of its residents, but suffices here) on several occasions. Kyoto is in fact one of my favorite places on this earth.

    The art was a concept drawing by Quentin Tarentino for his Pai Mei character in Kill Bill.   

    "The Z" was my first boat, which was destroyed by Hurricane Andrew. Loved that boat. This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at March 1, 2017 12:05 PM MST
      February 28, 2017 6:06 PM MST
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  • A very interesting answer, Zee. Sorry about the boat. 
    Did you run across the idea of Daruma in Japan? He's one guy who really fascinated me. Inspiring. 
      February 28, 2017 7:41 PM MST
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  • Thanks, Didge. "The Z" marked a milepost in my life, that I could both afford and enjoy the boating experience. Its loss became a turning point in my career, motivation to exceed what was and drive harder toward my goals in this short life. Among many other blessings, I now have a bigger boat, and the time and resources to enjoy it. You can see what that moniker means to me. 

    As far as my understanding of Daruma, he was more a figure of Chinese Buddhism than of Japan, though his influence is well known there. I find Buddhist teaching invariably fascinating. This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at March 1, 2017 12:05 PM MST
      February 28, 2017 8:31 PM MST
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  • If I remember the story he was shipwrecked on the shores of Japan after arriving from China. I learned about him when I was working for a Japanese company. He was very inspiring.
      February 28, 2017 8:49 PM MST
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  • 14795
    Some Mug gave it to me when I came on here .......   :)per This post was edited by Nice Jugs at March 1, 2017 2:29 PM MST
      February 28, 2017 7:31 PM MST
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  • 7683
    Ha ha always a word twister;))
      February 28, 2017 7:39 PM MST
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  • A lot of people could say that. Maybe you should change it from a mug to a jug. Or two. 
      February 28, 2017 7:42 PM MST
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  • 14795
    Oi....I'm the mug with the jugs and more than equipped two handle and name such erogenous vessels.......:)p 
      March 1, 2017 2:40 PM MST
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  • 508
    What do you think? (Skunky is me, a reflection of my personality)
    This post was edited by Skunky Stinkerson at March 1, 2017 2:40 PM MST
      February 28, 2017 8:56 PM MST
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  • Skunky is unique but it's nice to see who you are. :)
      March 1, 2017 4:15 AM MST
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