POLL: the final step before ninth_wave reveals all!

awww ty. Aren't you sweet Pete! THAT's it!!! You're Sweet Pete to me from now on.

I picture you giving him a kind of fairytale wonderland after-Christmas Christmas. lol Sort of like a themed birthday party... Making glittery snowflakes and paper chains and popcorn strings that he can help make, and using them like streamers all around. His favorite meal of maybe grilled cheese sandwiches and soup, with a giant cookie for dessert. Then off on a treasure hunt for the best of all gifts, clues hidden on some of the snowflakes maybe, starting with a tiny unimpressive gift to open first...

My grown kids still love when they get a treasure hunt gift.

Hi Susanne Yes, we will probably take him somewhere special for a treat, he has now opened all the presents, just isn't playing with them much as he has no energu, but I can't afford to by another lot! LOL

Not sure what you mean about still believing in Santa - I mean, don't you

LOL Miss M. I've been playing with the dogs and writing. Glad I came back to see if anything was added. I don't like when mine goes on the next page.

It'll be alright sweet Pete. Whatever you do, he'll think back to how much he's loved this very special Christmas time.

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Not sure what you mean about still believing in Santa - I mean, don't you

I know I do!

I stopped believing in Santa the minute Ninth (or was it Taz?) posted a pic of him flashing people

BTW Taz, wherever you are, I still like your previous avatar the best, the one from last night.

Poor Pete I just knew you were gonna get sick. I think I'm next.....

Hi Guys been busy busy busy today. Working on a BMW I am getting ready to put on eBay, never again will I buy a BMW. Great when they are working right but a nightmare to replace things on. The computer went bad on it and I had to rip half the interior apart to replace it!
No Miss M it was not me that posted Santa flashing!
Sorry to hear you are not feeling well Pete, guess the Whiskey preventative treatment did not work
Miss S a new Name to go with your escape from the Playground?
Still experimenting with Avatars Miss M I do not like the new one either and will be trying a few more. So without further ado I present the new me for your approval or disapproval!

Hey there Taz,
I still like the one from last night the best, I don't know why

Speaking of avatars, mine seems to have disappeared, I re-inserted the url and even tried a few others I have, no luck. It keeps saying > The provided avatar URL does not appear to be accessible.<

Don't know what that means??? They are all public domain......

I noticed that with your avatar also Susanne? Right now it is showing clearly for me? If it does not straighten out soon try to save it to your desktop then upload to Auctiva and use that URL.
I never heard of jurko.net were your avatar is located and I cannot get their website to load on my PC? Possibly they are having server problems?

You can see it? I see either nothing at all, or a box with the red X. Too bad it won't load for you, (wonder why?) they have some great avatars.

Thanks for the suggestion tho, I will prolly have to do that.

But see, your avatar is making me dizzy again ... I'm already dizzy enough

EDIT//edit--I guess it's back now I can see it too. Did you extend your magic over the internet and fix it?

oooo I like this one too Taz.....maybe we should all vote???

I finally got it to load for me, they set their URLs up a bit different from what I usually see?
Earlier all I got for you was the red X or just a blurb that said " Picture of member_8880?

So what do you think of this one?
Edit: I see you already commented on it!

That must be it 8880 I just have the magic touch. I go to a website and they just cower in the corner wondering when I will unleash my caustic tongue and bring their world as they know it crumbling to the ground!

I like this one too...dunno it's close....

Typing at the same time again Susanne! You owe me a beer!
Edit:Have not made it past the first page of avatars and already see 2 I like but unfortunately inappropriate for the forum!
One says "How about I eat you F***er" other I F-ing love you

Well if that's the case, (get it...case)
then we must owe each other a hundred beers!

I think I still like your other avatar better..have to get some input from the others, whatcha think?

Steve, be ready to spend a couple hours looking at all the avatars they have! Alot are just junk but alot are just great too. Here's another personal favorite of mine (let's see if I can do this

Kewl I am on page 8 now of the avatars.
I guess I will post a few prospects here and Y'all can vote for the new me. Or do I need a poll? Don't want to do that and steal all the thunder from this thread?

There's a couple hundred pages.........
Better have your case of beer by your side...

Alright all here are your choices for my next avatar!

• 1)
  
  
• 2)
  
  
• 3)
  
  
• 4)
  
  
  
• 5)

Please remember the larger ones will be shrunken severely and may not show up well

I vote for # 2 (or #3)

I seem to get distracted by all the movement in the others, but that's just me. Doesn't look like anyone else is here yet...
Need more opinions.

Number 2 probably shrinks too much? I will try number 3 also.
Edit:I don't really like the way number 2 looks once it is shrunken down to fit?

Will leave this avatar up until the votes are in. I kind of like #4 but let the votes begin and majority rules. Voting will close Saturday at 3:00 PM PST (3:00 Auctiva time for our UK participants.)

And here I kind of wish mine WAS smaller..at least the white part..no biggie tho

What sort of like this?
I guess you want to make the forehead less visible? Does this avatar really have a forehead?

Well I have to run. I just got a call that the doorman called off at Magoo's tonight so I am going to go and work.
Will try to check after I am done tonight.

That's EXACTLY it! Love it, how'd you do that? Never mind, you know how computer challenged I am

Right click it and save it and upload it to Auctiva images and copy the URL over to your custom avatar.
Edit: It was just a simple Crop function with a Photo Editor

Simple for you maybe, not for me..

Hey.
Yeh Taz, gotta celebrate gettin' outa that nasty ole playground. Went to that site ya'll were talkin' about and found this new avi to go with it. Check it out Miss M!

I vote for the 3rd one, since you don't like the 2nd shrunk. I found one with an 8 ball on his chest if you want it. lol Not an 8 ball, but an 8 in a circle, anyway it's pretty cute. Have fun at work.

How're you Miss M? You here? Wonder where Ninth got off to. Ya think I scared him?

Hey Miss S,

Here for just a minute...LOVE your new avatar it's perfect

Yeah you definitely scared off ninth now

(but on the other hand, you have cookies...yum)

Are you at work? I had it in my mind somehow that you're home today.
TY 'bout the avi... there's one with a wolf that fits me well, but I like this one too. Since it fits us...lol
maybe I'll alternate them occasionally.

Ninth, I didn't mean to scare you. I have cookies.

No, I'm home today but just a little busy

I'll check back in a bit...

Ok. Meant to tell you those lips you found are pretty cool. I like the eyes best though.
I'll be back in awhile.

Well, I'm off to sleep... Gotta get up really early in the morning. I have to tell ya about this first.

Last year I replaced all the windows in my house with those expensive double-pane energy efficient kind. Last week I got a call from the contractor, complaining his work had been completed a year ago and I had yet to pay for them.

Man oh man, did we go around and around about that. Just because I'm a blonde does Not mean I'm automatically stupid!

So, I proceeded to tell him just what his fast-talking sales guy had told me last year - namely, that in one year, the windows would pay for themselves.... There was silence on the other end of the line, so I just hung up. I haven't heard anything back.

In case I don't make it by... I hope everyone has a very Safe & Happy New Year!!! xo
Talk to ya'll next year, hopefully before.

OK were is Taz with an 8 in a circle?
I have been looking?

G'morning...

Sheesh what a bunch of sleepyheads...no one around yet?? I had to watch my Sat morning cartoons before getting online. Young at heart, right Shirley

This thread seems to be winding down, so just in case, would like to wish a Happy Happy New Year to everyone, in particular to the great Auctiva staff that help us so much throughout the year (and have been SO patient while we tie up space with our crazy ramblings)
THANK YOU for everything!!

EDIT--And once again, huge congrats Auctiva Jeff on your beautiful new baby! Enjoyed the pic on the other thread, he's perfect. What a holiday gift,eh?

I'll check in later to see if anyone has surfaced...remember, we have to try to keep this thread going til New Year's

Can't see that being a problem

Wow no one around at all. You guys must all have lives?
Miss S the new avatar is cool! Where is the Taz with an 8 on his chest? Is it on the site we were talking about?
So far only 2 votes for are in.

Hey Choo I must have taken longer typing than I thought. You snuck in while I had the reply window open!
Yeah I don't think it will be any problem keeping the thread alive. 718 hits and 5715 views so far!