First Annual Chiff & Fipple Avatar Gurning Competition.

Wombat · Post by **Wombat** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 10:47 am

Nanohedron wrote:
Wombles! What's up with the avatar? Is that really you?

The gent on the left really is Fatso. No that isn't me, but we're related. The funny little man on the right is H.G. Nelson (aka, Greg Pickhaver) and part of the comedy duo, Roy and H.G. Fatso was their mascot on a show called The Dream which was a satire on sports commentary that ran during the Sydney Olympics.

The Dream was hilarious. Amongst many running gags, they'd do commentary on sports that really get little coverage and also some that get a little too much coverage. So weightlifting and Greco-Roman wrestling got well-covered. When commenting on weightlifting, they'd talk as though every failure to make a lift was due to the contestant forgetting what to do next. They invented a rather racy vocabulary all their own for gymnastics. Certain moves got to be known as the battered sav, the 'hello boys' and the 'honey, I'm home'. I'll leave it to your imaginations to guess which.

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 10:48 am

perrins57 wrote:Jsluder is definitely in the lead so far.

I can gurn without even trying.

amar · Post by **amar** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:18 am

mine is coming up in just a second! this is a challenge!

dubhlinn · Post by **dubhlinn** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:30 am

Nanohedron wrote: A-HA.

Wombles! What's up with the avatar? Is that really you?

If there is ever an award for the longest time spent in choosing an avatar, Wombat will be a clear winner

Slan,
D.

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:55 am

amar wrote:mine is coming up in just a second! this is a challenge!

Amar, did you have that photo taken while you were getting you tattoo? You look a bit pink in the face...

amar · Post by **amar** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 12:05 pm

hahaaaaaaa...i took it just now, holding my breath and pressing...therefore the blush.

you just wait, one day i'll put up a pic where not even you will find pink!

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 12:12 pm

amar wrote:you just wait, one day i'll put up a pic where not even you will find pink!

Good luck. I have amazing powers of self-deception.

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 12:36 pm

jbarter wrote:
Joseph E. Smith wrote:I don't have a horse collar....
A toilet seat makes a good substitute. Please remember to remove it from the toilet before use.

perrins57 · Post by **perrins57** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:58 pm

Well done Amar, the Scots are the only people to rival Northerners for ugly. I think the Americans take themselves too seriously to be good at gurning.

amar · Post by **amar** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:33 pm

perrins57 wrote:Well done Amar, the Scots are the only people to rival Northerners for ugly. I think the Americans take themselves too seriously to be good at gurning.

ahhh...but i am swiss.

gonzo914 · Post by **gonzo914** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:05 pm

amar, you look like the poster child for the valsalva maneuver. Excellent timing, though, getting that pic snapped just before the blood started running out the corners of your eyes.

perrins, you look like you were standing behind amar while he was taking that picture.

But seriously, boys. Didn't your mamas tell you that your face could get stuck like that?

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:01 pm

Looks like I may bear a resemblance to Felix the Cat.

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:08 pm

Joseph E. Smith wrote:I don't have a horse collar....

Got the collar- but I don't have a face............

izzarina · Post by **izzarina** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:41 pm

sorry boys....but I can't "gurn" effectively enough in this hat. And unfortunately the hat isn't coming off

But you all have your fun...gurn away!

perrins57 · Post by **perrins57** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 12:54 am

gonzo914 wrote:But seriously, boys. Didn't your mamas tell you that your face could get stuck like that?

Oh no,

its too late