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Old 22-June-2008, 12:37 AM
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I just noticed a lot of poster's avitars are being replaced with this friendly child's drawing of what appears to be a dragon burying its own poop:



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Or an inside joke by a bunch of old timers perhaps?

(I don't know what that is.)

ETA: Apparently the creature is called The Soup Dragon.

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Old 22-June-2008, 08:39 PM
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who are you calling old?

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who are you calling old?

mike and Paul, of course.

Edit: Sorry, Mak, it would be rude to leave you out, too.
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who are you calling old?
mike and Paul, of course.

Edit: Sorry, Mak, it would be rude to leave you out, too.
Yeah, especially since I'm the oldest!
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Is that mean choosing Dinosaur as an avatar represents age?
We know that dinosaurs are OLD species .

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Yes, indeed. Good choice.
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I just noticed a lot of poster's avitars are being replaced with this friendly child's drawing of what appears to be a dragon burying its own poop:



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Jay, she's just saying, invitingly....'here's one i made earlier'...
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I guess Oliver Postgate is not well known outside the UK then?

http://www.clangers.co.uk/

I certain there was a moon landing episode as well, unless it was faked...
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I guess Oliver Postgate is not well known outside the UK then?

http://www.clangers.co.uk/

I certain there was a moon landing episode as well, unless it was faked...
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Thanks Tobin Dax!

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Okay, so this post is pretty much useless and can go away now. I honestly thought the board was being hacked since six or seven people seemed to change their pics simultaneously. You guys 1: Jay 0.

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