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Is my avatar "dodgy"? (i.e. "shady", "seedy", "questionable")

Cousin Hepcat said:
Something Matei mentioned recently made me think... is my avatar "dodgy"? (i.e. "shady", "seedy", "questionable")

I originally posted a pic of me when I joined the lounge last fall, in a suit with a backward baseball cap (joke), captioned "hatless", asking if the lounge is only for hat-wearers (of which I am not one). My avatar is cropped from that. Thus my expression, from when I was asking the original question.

But wondering now, out of context, if I might put folks off looking too... "dodgy"... let me know thanks

I was looking at it and, forgive me if this sounds like an insult, I thought you used a picture of Adam Corolla. That is really you. :eek: Sorry about that.
I guess it could be worse but I think the avatar is just fine no matter who it is. :eusa_clap

Regards,

J
 

Tomasso

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You're sporting a fine smirk there, Cousin Hepcat! I have one as well, though in my youth several nuns threatened to wipe it off my face.:)
 

"Doc" Devereux

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Lady Day said:
Your face looks apologetic, like youre caught in an "oops", as first I thought dodgy, but now its more, "you caught me" :D

LD

I'm not so sure about apologetic, but it's definitely got the "Oops, you got me!" thing going on.
 

jake_fink

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Are cats who swallow canaries dodgy?


(You do look a little shiftless, however. Has anyone tried to shift you lately?)
 

Cousin Hepcat

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Marc Chevalier said:
The rake's progressing. ;)

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Heyyyy, Wait A Minute... I just looked up "rakish" (I'd always assumed from context in movies, etc that it meant "handsome")... it means "immoral and dissolute (immoral)"! :( Methinks I've been bamboozled! lol kinda funny the way you did it though, so it's ok!

LD, yes, the original context of the expression was "apologetic" (no hat).
 

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Marc Chevalier said:
Pablochan, your avatar looks like John Carradine as "the preacher" in The Grapes of Wrath.

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It is Hank Williams in the jailhouse, but I am not certain of the when or the why. I recently saw a photo of Hank III copping the same shirtless pose.
 

Cousin Hepcat

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LizzieMaine said:
Well, I was thinking more along the lines of...

rak·ish1 (rā'kĭsh) pronunciation
adj.

1. Nautical. Having a trim, streamlined appearance.
2. Dashingly or sportingly stylish; jaunty.

Hmmmmmmmm.....
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OKAY i'll buy it :p

Thanks all for the honest comments & complements, I think the survey says this avatar can stay until I can get some vintage threads and a hat (not sure when though, lot going on now) - PS I really like the comparisons to Hank Williams Sr :) and never noticed before, Jamespowers, how much I do look like Adam Corolla! man that's almost Scary! lol

Swing High,
- Cousin Hepcat
 

artdecodame

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Ah haha, I was going to call it "cute," but then realized it might not be the best thing to say considering you're a man. ;)
 

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