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title: "avatar actual"
date: 2006-08-18T00:32:56-04:00
url: https://blog.lmorchard.com/2006/08/18/avatar-actual/
author: Les Orchard
tags: [asides, metablogging, avatars]
---

# avatar actual

So, like, now that I have a picture of myself prominently placed on the blog again - as opposed to a big coffee mug - will people recognize me around town?  :)

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                    <a class="avatar image" rel="nofollow" 
                       href="http://beesbuzz.biz/"><img src="http://disqus.com/api/users/avatars/plaidfluff.jpg"/></a>
                    <a class="avatar name" rel="nofollow" 
                       href="http://beesbuzz.biz/">fluffy</a>
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                <a href="#comment-221085090" class="permalink"><time datetime="2006-08-18T06:34:06">2006-08-18T06:34:06</time></a>
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            <div class="content"><p>Wow, THAT'S what you look like?  Totally not how I'd pictured you. :D</p></div>
            
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        <li class="comment" id="comment-221085091">
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                    <a class="avatar image" rel="nofollow" 
                       href="http://theryanking.com/"><img src="http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=c846b78a4a4c978fd34ef965320a13b0&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png"/></a>
                    <a class="avatar name" rel="nofollow" 
                       href="http://theryanking.com/">ryan king</a>
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                <a href="#comment-221085091" class="permalink"><time datetime="2006-08-18T08:36:48">2006-08-18T08:36:48</time></a>
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            <div class="content"><p>Somehow i still recognized you.</p></div>
            
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