Name That Avatar Contest!

[James Burleigh]

I will mail (U.S. only please :glare: ) the following prize to the first person who correctly names the famous person pictured in my Avatar (seen at left--duh!):



A standard (not Arai) Fog City Speed Tint Visor (pictured):

 

 

https://farm1.static.flickr.com/133/357202153_57e706b49b.jpgCycle Gear Specs
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Winner is the first chronological post containing the full, correctly spelled name of the person and his profession.

Jb

P.S. Prize will be mailed within 30 days of selecting a winner, or whenever my wife g*d d*m well feels like it. For complete contest rules, dial 1-800-EAT-****.

 

[Rickster]

Either:

Blaise Pascal, The Pensées

or

Marshall Mathers - Rapper

or

Larry Bud Melman (previous photo

(his younger more foolish day)

your welcome -- next time -- how about some sort of real challenge <_< <_<

and send my prize to charity.

charity hodges that is... NWS LInk

EDIT: 1/14/07 4:13 CST -- cheat -- copy

valetz Posted Today, 03:07 PM Søren Kierkegaard

clicky

and failed to state the profession: Danish philosopher, and full name: Søren Aabye Kierkegaard

so -- per the rules -- im still the first post in chronological order.... is that right? philosophically?

 

[v65]

correctly spelled name

Don't want to wear out the "a" button on my keyboard, he spells his name funny

 

[valetz]

Søren Kierkegaard

clicky

 

[tripletango]

James Burleigh

 

[tripletango]

James Burleigh

Whoops wrong good for you Valetz

 

[v65]

It was the Aabye that did it in for me

 

[MikeYork5]

Ebenezer Owhiteowich?

 

[Rickster]

ya can't leave us hangin.... so who wins?

 

[evilmedic13]

ya can't leave us hangin.... so who wins?

See post #2 for clicky!

 

[SkooterG]

Ludwig Von Beethoven?

 

[V GER]

Jacques Squaat

 

[worldbound4now]

post #4 definitely has it. Even nailed the piccie

 

[v65]

ya can't leave us hangin.... so who wins?

Well the first person to leave his name was valetz, so I am thinking he wins the prize. I enjoyed finding the answer, nice post Jim! I am a mathematician by trade, but an amateur mathematical historian. We should talk about Zeno sometime

 

[MikeYork5]

ya can't leave us hangin.... so who wins?

Well the first person to leave his name was valetz, so I am thinking he wins the prize. I enjoyed finding the answer, nice post Jim! I am a mathematician by trade, but an amateur mathematical historian. We should talk about Zeno sometime

And can I ask - Valetz, how in the hell would you know that? Is he a fellow Norwegian?

 

[valetz]

And can I ask - Valetz, how in the hell would you know that? Is he a fellow Norwegian?

If you check Mr. Burleigh's profile you'll find

"Man cannot be alone with himself, for in his solitude he begins to contemplate the miseries of life. When man becomes aware of them he turns to distractions." Pascal, The Pensées
Me, I just ride my motorcycle...

James Burleigh

BA Philosophy, Berkeley

I made the assumption it was a philosopher and then headed to Google.

-bvw.

 

[radman]

And can I ask - Valetz, how in the hell would you know that? Is he a fellow Norwegian?

If you check Mr. Burleigh's profile you'll find

"Man cannot be alone with himself, for in his solitude he begins to contemplate the miseries of life. When man becomes aware of them he turns to distractions." Pascal, The Pensées
Me, I just ride my motorcycle...

James Burleigh

BA Philosophy, Berkeley

I made the assumption it was a philosopher and then headed to Google.

-bvw.

Regular ****** Shoilock Homes.....

 

[Fencer]

and send my prize to charity.
charity hodges that is... NWS LInk

Send ME to Charity

PLEASE!!!!

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And his philosophical contrast was Jeremy Bentham - If you like you can throw Kant in the mix as well :evilsmiley03:

BA Philosophy Auburn

 

[James Burleigh]

I made the assumption it was a philosopher and then headed to Google.

I officially name Valetz the winner of the Name that Avatar! contest. Congratulations and well done. :clapping: PM me with your mailing address, and your prize will wing its way to you toot sweet.

BTW, what did you Google? I wasn't aware that Pascal and Kierkegaard were linked. Or did you do an image search for "philosopher" and scroll through the images?

Kierkegaard is the philosopher I studied in depth while in school (and what a colossal waste of time THAT was! :huh: ) . Anyway, as for philosophy...that was in another country. And besides, all the philosophers are dead.*

Jb

*For Pedantry Bonus Points and bragging rights at the next English Major Convention :graduated: , identify the author and actual quotation alluded to in this statement. Actually, if you REALLY want to be pedantic, name the original author and quote AS WELL AS the famous author who later parodied it in his first novel. Any English majors out there...? Me, I married one.

Is he a fellow Norwegian?

I'm Norwegian. Kierkegaard was Danish. Jb