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A new picture of Xerxes!
« on: October 15, 2013, 10:05:23 PM »
I was playing with the character portrait generator, and I thought it would be fun to create an avatar for myself, which I here enclose. It will be altered as I get more comfortable with the character generator, but for the time being, here it is:

Please note the following:

a) I am, of course, much more ruggedly handsome than this picture suggests (well, actually it doesn't have any other options for male bodies)

b) My red coat, with epaulettes denoting my rank of Major-General

c) A tangerinezooka, for dealing with miscreants

d) Over my other shoulder, my Xcutsel Widget, in one of it's many forms.

Oh, and while I'm here...

I phoned the lawyers to see what was happening today, and they said that they'd written me a letter, and I was to ring them after I'd read it *swears profusely, using a particularly vile and deadly oath*. This means that I know something's coming down the pipeline, it's too important for the phone or email, and I can't do a blessed thing about it until the letter arrives. This has left me on tenterhooks. Normally, I'd have a few beers and forget about the whole thing until tomorrow, but the shopping arrives tomorrow and my mother believes that the Sainsbury's delivery man will be offended by the sight of a hungover Xerxes.

I will update you as soon as I know what the hell is going on.
I am thinking of changing my title to "He who must only be mentioned in passing".

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Re: A new picture of Xerxes!
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2013, 02:20:36 AM »
I didn't know afros were fashionable among British white guys
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Re: A new picture of Xerxes!
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2013, 02:51:56 AM »
It was the closest representation I could get to my brown, very curly hair, which does tend to form a sort of helmet around my head if I've not been to the barber in a while. No offence intended to anyone (of any colour) - it's a stylized representation of a version of me.

Besides, I'm on my fourth pot of very strong tea. I would feel less odd after a bottle of bourbon.

PS. 2:20 am. Now on fifth pot of tea - four-bag Dilmah. Will keep updated.
« Last Edit: October 16, 2013, 03:20:55 AM by Xerxes »
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Re: A new picture of Xerxes!
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2013, 04:55:32 PM »
Oh, and while I'm here...

I phoned the lawyers to see what was happening today, and they said that they'd written me a letter, and I was to ring them after I'd read it *swears profusely, using a particularly vile and deadly oath*. This means that I know something's coming down the pipeline, it's too important for the phone or email, and I can't do a blessed thing about it until the letter arrives. This has left me on tenterhooks. Normally, I'd have a few beers and forget about the whole thing until tomorrow, but the shopping arrives tomorrow and my mother believes that the Sainsbury's delivery man will be offended by the sight of a hungover Xerxes.

I will update you as soon as I know what the hell is going on.

Good to hear that you're making some progress.

Sweet avatar by the way, what portrait generator did you use?
I've used a few but they only covered the face.
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Re: A new picture of Xerxes!
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2013, 05:09:39 PM »
Hanged man, thanks, and it's HeroMachine v3, at http://www.heromachine.com/heromachine-3-lab/.

Update from last night - have now got lawyer's letter. Turns out it's the statement of claim - precisely how much we're asking the other side for. Why the bloody hell they couldn't have just told me that yesterday, I don't know.
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Re: A new picture of Xerxes!
« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2013, 11:34:27 PM »
Tangerinezookas have been outlawed by the international community for years; you'll have to turn in your centrifuges.  Besides, the Rutabaga Mortar is much more effective.
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Re: A new picture of Xerxes!
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2013, 04:24:02 PM »
I am warning you, BlueCross, that if I am denied my tangerinezooka, I will have to resort to...

THE BLACK PUDDING!
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Re: A new picture of Xerxes!
« Reply #7 on: October 18, 2013, 10:33:51 PM »
*smacks Xerxes with jar of Marmalite*
"for the record, I'm not some kind of psychotic provincialist." - Than (ed: Cit. required)
"I lost my game of NT: Garry's fault. Global warming: Garry's fault. End-of-the-Universe: Garry's fault. See it always fits. Anyway, what is Garry up to? No good I bet." - Laszlo
"As for your French, it's probably better than the average English-speaking Frenchman's Finnish! (Or something.)" - wa
"I'm back at Thunderfalls now and every minute thinking of poking a bandit in the eye with a fishhook." - Preyveil
"and yet still nothing has made it to BC's signature!"-KMD

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Re: A new picture of Xerxes!
« Reply #8 on: October 19, 2013, 12:04:30 AM »
*deftly parries the jar of Marmalite with his Xcutsel Widget*

What is Marmalite, anyway? If it is a form of Marmite, know you that I am immune to all forms of Marmite.

*produces a can of surströmming, and advances menacingly on BlueCross with a can-opener*

I've got surströmming and I'm not afraid  to use it!

Just try me...
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Re: A new picture of Xerxes!
« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2013, 06:24:45 AM »
Hah!  Like surströmming would even faze me.  I've survived lutefisk church dinners.  More than once!
"for the record, I'm not some kind of psychotic provincialist." - Than (ed: Cit. required)
"I lost my game of NT: Garry's fault. Global warming: Garry's fault. End-of-the-Universe: Garry's fault. See it always fits. Anyway, what is Garry up to? No good I bet." - Laszlo
"As for your French, it's probably better than the average English-speaking Frenchman's Finnish! (Or something.)" - wa
"I'm back at Thunderfalls now and every minute thinking of poking a bandit in the eye with a fishhook." - Preyveil
"and yet still nothing has made it to BC's signature!"-KMD

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Re: A new picture of Xerxes!
« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2013, 02:33:49 PM »
You should try weaponised haggis. (for "weaponised" read "retail")  It may seem ok going down but the crippling cramps and heatburn are a force to be reckoned with.

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Re: A new picture of Xerxes!
« Reply #11 on: October 21, 2013, 07:25:47 PM »
What is Marmalite, anyway?

A sub-species of Marmite with incendiary properties.
"for the record, I'm not some kind of psychotic provincialist." - Than (ed: Cit. required)
"I lost my game of NT: Garry's fault. Global warming: Garry's fault. End-of-the-Universe: Garry's fault. See it always fits. Anyway, what is Garry up to? No good I bet." - Laszlo
"As for your French, it's probably better than the average English-speaking Frenchman's Finnish! (Or something.)" - wa
"I'm back at Thunderfalls now and every minute thinking of poking a bandit in the eye with a fishhook." - Preyveil
"and yet still nothing has made it to BC's signature!"-KMD

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Re: A new picture of Xerxes!
« Reply #12 on: October 21, 2013, 08:09:00 PM »
Right! If nothing else will avail me then I am forced to this last expedient. Haggis pakora with chilli sauce. Deep fried haggis in batter, with the strongest chilli sauce the chip shop does.

Hah!

*disarms BlueCross by putting the Marmalite on toast and eating it*
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Re: A new picture of Xerxes!
« Reply #13 on: October 26, 2013, 06:18:58 PM »
I've just attempted hero machine, tried to make the undead gunslinger figure that I used in a few rps and as my own avatar.
The sun beyond the mountain glows
The yellow river seaward flows
You can enjoy a grander sight
By climbing to a greater height

I have run out of places to climb. I will abandon this body and take to the air. We will leave twin vapor trails in the air, white lines etched into these rocks. I am the aerial. In my passing, I will send news to each and every star.

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Re: A new picture of Xerxes!
« Reply #14 on: October 27, 2013, 02:54:31 AM »
*disarms BlueCross by putting the Marmalite on toast and eating it*

'disarm' is not the image that comes to mind.

However, as children often read this board, I will forgo the disturbing images that did arise.
"for the record, I'm not some kind of psychotic provincialist." - Than (ed: Cit. required)
"I lost my game of NT: Garry's fault. Global warming: Garry's fault. End-of-the-Universe: Garry's fault. See it always fits. Anyway, what is Garry up to? No good I bet." - Laszlo
"As for your French, it's probably better than the average English-speaking Frenchman's Finnish! (Or something.)" - wa
"I'm back at Thunderfalls now and every minute thinking of poking a bandit in the eye with a fishhook." - Preyveil
"and yet still nothing has made it to BC's signature!"-KMD