The Official TAM 9 Photo ID Thread

UnrepentantSinner · 12th May 2011, 01:43 AM

After TAM 1 I noticed that a lot of forumites didn't recognize each other because we hadn't seen or provided photos to our fellow attendees. For subsequent Meetings we've started a thread in which you could post a photo of yourself. That way others can know you on sight rather than having to stare at your chest at first encounter.

Every year I give the same admonishment, so here it is - if you post a photo of you in a Halloween costume or some screencap from your favorite anime and no one recognizes you, don't bitch about how you felt excluded or didn't meet anybody or whatever.

That said, let's see them smiling faces.

The Central Scrutinizer · 12th May 2011, 05:52 AM

Me

Paul C. Anagnostopoulos · 12th May 2011, 07:34 AM

Me.

Disraeli Ears · 12th May 2011, 07:57 AM

Originally Posted by The Central Scrutinizer

Me

Planning a jailbreak around July 12?

welshdean · 12th May 2011, 08:04 AM

Originally Posted by Disraeli Ears

Planning a jailbreak around July 12?

LOL, I thought something similar. It's amazing how a 'look' can aid a pre-judgement.

UnrepentantSinner · 12th May 2011, 08:07 AM

Originally Posted by The Central Scrutinizer

Me

Shocking that you'd be the first to post... wait a minute, except for the lack of eyebrows...

Dicon · 12th May 2011, 04:25 PM

Wowbagger · 12th May 2011, 06:34 PM

I will likely be wearing this shirt on at least one of the days.

Andriiya · 12th May 2011, 10:03 PM

I'm a first TAMmer and I'm new to the forum. So it would be nice if some people said hello to me. I don't bite... much.

P.S. Sorry if the picture is a bit big...

Ron_Tomkins · 12th May 2011, 10:10 PM

Originally Posted by Andriiya

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._8277513_n.jpg

I'm a first TAMmer and I'm new to the forum. So it would be nice if some people said hello to me. I don't bite... much.

P.S. Sorry if the picture is a bit big...

Hello, Andriiya. Welcome to JREF.

Ron_Tomkins · 12th May 2011, 10:14 PM

That being said, even though I highly doubt I'll be attending TAM, here's me

Andriiya · 12th May 2011, 10:31 PM

Originally Posted by Ron_Tomkins

Hello, Andriiya. Welcome to JREF.

'ello! Nice to meet you.

Ron_Tomkins · 12th May 2011, 10:49 PM

Originally Posted by Andriiya

'ello! Nice to meet you.

Pleasure is all mine. Try not to get too corrupted around the corners of JREF. It has happened to all of us. It's kind of inevitable

Andriiya · 12th May 2011, 10:59 PM

Originally Posted by Ron_Tomkins

Pleasure is all mine. Try not to get too corrupted around the corners of JREF. It has happened to all of us. It's kind of inevitable

I'd be rather impressed if anyone could corrupt me any more than I already am. Offending me is also a very difficult task.

TsarBomba · 13th May 2011, 06:29 AM

I'm the guy on the right.

The Central Scrutinizer · 13th May 2011, 06:50 AM

Originally Posted by Ron_Tomkins

That being said, even though I highly doubt I'll be attending TAM, here's me

http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/b567035024.jpg

MY EYES!!!!! ARRRRRRRRRRGHH!!!!

Andriiya · 13th May 2011, 01:00 PM

Will the Koala be attending as well?

skeptic555 · 13th May 2011, 07:31 PM

The name's Neruda, and I just discovered Picasa's tuning and effects tabs!

TsarBomba · 15th May 2011, 05:25 PM

Originally Posted by Andriiya

Will the Koala be attending as well?

He is a horrible roommate. He snores loudly. He drops his dirty underwear all over the room. He leaves the toilet seat up. So, no. He's not coming.

SkepticScott · 15th May 2011, 06:59 PM

Here I am with a flying fox.

Hutch · 15th May 2011, 07:00 PM

Originally Posted by Andriiya

I'd be rather impressed if anyone could corrupt me any more than I already am. Offending me is also a very difficult task.

Haven't met the Central Scrutinizer yet, have you???

Pictures. Although I may have already met more Forumites than almost anyone else, here I be:

The Central Scrutinizer · 15th May 2011, 07:19 PM

Originally Posted by Hutch

Haven't met the Central Scrutinizer yet, have you???

I resemble that remark!

hcmom · 15th May 2011, 08:46 PM

Originally Posted by Hutch

Haven't met the Central Scrutinizer yet, have you???

Pictures. Although I may have already met more Forumites than almost anyone else, here I be:

http://www.internationalskeptics.com...b27fbdfb78.jpg

Loving that beard, Hutch!!

Andriiya · 15th May 2011, 08:55 PM

Originally Posted by Hutch

Haven't met the Central Scrutinizer yet, have you???

No... but, he hasn't met me either.

idoubtit · 16th May 2011, 05:44 AM

Originally Posted by Wowbagger

I will likely be wearing this shirt on at least one of the days.

Yes. You are a spy. I see you everywhere! And hello again.
<--- This is me. See you there.

Ed Baehr · 16th May 2011, 04:53 PM

I'm the slightly taller one.
With a red ribbon.

MummRa · 16th May 2011, 11:02 PM

Originally Posted by Andriiya

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._8277513_n.jpg

I'm a first TAMmer and I'm new to the forum. So it would be nice if some people said hello to me. I don't bite... much.

P.S. Sorry if the picture is a bit big...

Hey Andriiya. First time TAMer here too. Hooray for us!

MummRa · 16th May 2011, 11:11 PM

Someone mentioned an 80s party in the Del Mar, so I humbly submit my entry for "Sweetest ensemble airlifted directly from 1985."

Eat your heart out, Gorbachev...

Andriiya · 17th May 2011, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by MummRa

Hey Andriiya. First time TAMer here too. Hooray for us!

Hooray indeed! Nice to meet you.

Nice 80's outfit by the way! I might have to crash that party...

MummRa · 17th May 2011, 06:59 PM

All are welcome to the 80s party, as long as the apparel is right. Wear Hammerpants or platform shoes, though, and you get thrown the hell out. :-p

Andriiya · 17th May 2011, 08:00 PM

Originally Posted by MummRa

All are welcome to the 80s party, as long as the apparel is right. Wear Hammerpants or platform shoes, though, and you get thrown the hell out. :-p

What about Member's only jackets?

AdMan · 17th May 2011, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by Andriiya

What about Member's only jackets?

That's probably what I would wear to an 80s party.

I saw MummRa's picture and thought, "Hmm... I know I was a kid, but I don't remember anyone wearing that in the 80s..."

hcmom · 17th May 2011, 08:12 PM

MummRa looks a bit like George Hrab...

Lucian · 17th May 2011, 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by MummRa

Someone mentioned an 80s party in the Del Mar, so I humbly submit my entry for "Sweetest ensemble airlifted directly from 1985."

Eat your heart out, Gorbachev...

Wow, patterns, so many patterns!

Wowbagger · 17th May 2011, 09:45 PM

Originally Posted by hcmom

MummRa looks a bit like George Hrab...

We should try to arrange a group photo of all the bald guys with glasses: MummaRa, George Hrab, Phil Plait, Richard Wiseman, etc.

It would be an interesting Facebook Photo-Tagging challenge.

paperskater · 17th May 2011, 09:54 PM

Originally Posted by Ed Baehr

I'm the slightly taller one.
With a red ribbon.

Awww, Ed, I'm going to miss your face this year.

Andriiya · 17th May 2011, 11:35 PM

Originally Posted by Wowbagger

We should try to arrange a group photo of all the bald guys with glasses: MummaRa, George Hrab, Phil Plait, Richard Wiseman, etc.

It would be an interesting Facebook Photo-Tagging challenge.

I don't claim to know what most of the people at TAM look like, but I still feel like this would be a very large group photo.

SkepticScott · 18th May 2011, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by Wowbagger

We should try to arrange a group photo of all the bald guys with glasses: MummaRa, George Hrab, Phil Plait, Richard Wiseman, etc.

It would be an interesting Facebook Photo-Tagging challenge.

"YoSaffBridge, may I introduce GeoRichPhilRa?"

Ed Baehr · 19th May 2011, 05:14 AM

Originally Posted by paperskater

Awww, Ed, I'm going to miss your face this year.

Just my face? Really? What about my oddly repulsive body?

MummRa · 19th May 2011, 06:12 AM

Hey, I take offense to all of this haranguing. That's a job reserved for my kids. :-p

And if you wear a Members Only jacket, I will simultaneously bow to you while ripping it off and lighting it on fire (Unless you combine it with jellies, or bring a sit and spin. Then, you truly are God). Garfield was king of the 80s, and don't you FORGET it!

MummRa - a bit perturbed that he apparently looks like someone else. You mean I'm *not* the only bald guy with glasses? What a pity...

12th May 2011, 01:43 AM	#1
UnrepentantSinner A post by Alan Smithee Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 26,984	The Official TAM 9 Photo ID Thread After TAM 1 I noticed that a lot of forumites didn't recognize each other because we hadn't seen or provided photos to our fellow attendees. For subsequent Meetings we've started a thread in which you could post a photo of yourself. That way others can know you on sight rather than having to stare at your chest at first encounter. Every year I give the same admonishment, so here it is - if you post a photo of you in a Halloween costume or some screencap from your favorite anime and no one recognizes you, don't bitch about how you felt excluded or didn't meet anybody or whatever. That said, let's see them smiling faces.
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12th May 2011, 07:57 AM	#4
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12th May 2011, 08:04 AM	#5
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12th May 2011, 08:07 AM	#6
UnrepentantSinner A post by Alan Smithee Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 26,984	Originally Posted by The Central Scrutinizer Me Shocking that you'd be the first to post... wait a minute, except for the lack of eyebrows...
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12th May 2011, 04:25 PM	#7
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12th May 2011, 06:34 PM	#8
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12th May 2011, 10:03 PM	#9
Andriiya Critical Thinker Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 313	I'm a first TAMmer and I'm new to the forum. So it would be nice if some people said hello to me. I don't bite... much. P.S. Sorry if the picture is a bit big...
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12th May 2011, 10:10 PM	#10
Ron_Tomkins Satan's Helper Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 44,024	Originally Posted by Andriiya http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._8277513_n.jpg I'm a first TAMmer and I'm new to the forum. So it would be nice if some people said hello to me. I don't bite... much. P.S. Sorry if the picture is a bit big... Hello, Andriiya. Welcome to JREF.
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12th May 2011, 10:14 PM	#11
Ron_Tomkins Satan's Helper Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 44,024	That being said, even though I highly doubt I'll be attending TAM, here's me
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12th May 2011, 10:31 PM	#12
Andriiya Critical Thinker Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 313	Originally Posted by Ron_Tomkins Hello, Andriiya. Welcome to JREF. 'ello! Nice to meet you.
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12th May 2011, 10:49 PM	#13
Ron_Tomkins Satan's Helper Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 44,024	Originally Posted by Andriiya 'ello! Nice to meet you. Pleasure is all mine. Try not to get too corrupted around the corners of JREF. It has happened to all of us. It's kind of inevitable
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12th May 2011, 10:59 PM	#14
Andriiya Critical Thinker Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 313	Originally Posted by Ron_Tomkins Pleasure is all mine. Try not to get too corrupted around the corners of JREF. It has happened to all of us. It's kind of inevitable I'd be rather impressed if anyone could corrupt me any more than I already am. Offending me is also a very difficult task.
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13th May 2011, 06:29 AM	#15
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13th May 2011, 06:50 AM	#16
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13th May 2011, 01:00 PM	#17
Andriiya Critical Thinker Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 313	Will the Koala be attending as well?
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13th May 2011, 07:31 PM	#18
skeptic555 Student Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 27	The name's Neruda, and I just discovered Picasa's tuning and effects tabs!
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15th May 2011, 05:25 PM	#19
TsarBomba One Damn Dirty Ape Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 808	Originally Posted by Andriiya Will the Koala be attending as well? He is a horrible roommate. He snores loudly. He drops his dirty underwear all over the room. He leaves the toilet seat up. So, no. He's not coming.
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15th May 2011, 07:00 PM	#21
Hutch A broken man on a Halifax pier, the last of Barrett's Privateers Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: About 7 Miles from the Saturn 5B Posts: 6,878	Originally Posted by Andriiya I'd be rather impressed if anyone could corrupt me any more than I already am. Offending me is also a very difficult task. Haven't met the Central Scrutinizer yet, have you??? Pictures. Although I may have already met more Forumites than almost anyone else, here I be:
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15th May 2011, 07:19 PM	#22
The Central Scrutinizer Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 53,084	Originally Posted by Hutch Haven't met the Central Scrutinizer yet, have you??? I resemble that remark!
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15th May 2011, 08:46 PM	#23
hcmom Tagger Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 10,414	Originally Posted by Hutch Haven't met the Central Scrutinizer yet, have you??? Pictures. Although I may have already met more Forumites than almost anyone else, here I be: http://www.internationalskeptics.com...b27fbdfb78.jpg Loving that beard, Hutch!!
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15th May 2011, 08:55 PM	#24
Andriiya Critical Thinker Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 313	Originally Posted by Hutch Haven't met the Central Scrutinizer yet, have you??? No... but, he hasn't met me either.
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16th May 2011, 05:44 AM	#25
idoubtit Critical Thinker Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 365	Originally Posted by Wowbagger I will likely be wearing this shirt on at least one of the days. Yes. You are a spy. I see you everywhere! And hello again. <--- This is me. See you there.
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16th May 2011, 11:02 PM	#27
MummRa Scholar Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 73	Originally Posted by Andriiya http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._8277513_n.jpg I'm a first TAMmer and I'm new to the forum. So it would be nice if some people said hello to me. I don't bite... much. P.S. Sorry if the picture is a bit big... Hey Andriiya. First time TAMer here too. Hooray for us!
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17th May 2011, 04:32 PM	#29
Andriiya Critical Thinker Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 313	Originally Posted by MummRa Hey Andriiya. First time TAMer here too. Hooray for us! Hooray indeed! Nice to meet you. Nice 80's outfit by the way! I might have to crash that party...
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17th May 2011, 06:59 PM	#30
MummRa Scholar Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 73	All are welcome to the 80s party, as long as the apparel is right. Wear Hammerpants or platform shoes, though, and you get thrown the hell out. :-p
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17th May 2011, 08:00 PM	#31
Andriiya Critical Thinker Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 313	Originally Posted by MummRa All are welcome to the 80s party, as long as the apparel is right. Wear Hammerpants or platform shoes, though, and you get thrown the hell out. :-p What about Member's only jackets?
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17th May 2011, 08:03 PM	#32
AdMan Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 10,293	Originally Posted by Andriiya What about Member's only jackets? That's probably what I would wear to an 80s party. I saw MummRa's picture and thought, "Hmm... I know I was a kid, but I don't remember anyone wearing that in the 80s..."
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17th May 2011, 08:12 PM	#33
hcmom Tagger Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 10,414	MummRa looks a bit like George Hrab...
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17th May 2011, 08:38 PM	#34
Lucian Illuminator Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 3,257	Originally Posted by MummRa Someone mentioned an 80s party in the Del Mar, so I humbly submit my entry for "Sweetest ensemble airlifted directly from 1985." Eat your heart out, Gorbachev... Wow, patterns, so many patterns!
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17th May 2011, 09:45 PM	#35
Wowbagger The Infinitely Prolonged Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Westchester County, NY (when not in space) Posts: 15,590	Originally Posted by hcmom MummRa looks a bit like George Hrab... We should try to arrange a group photo of all the bald guys with glasses: MummaRa, George Hrab, Phil Plait, Richard Wiseman, etc. It would be an interesting Facebook Photo-Tagging challenge.
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17th May 2011, 09:54 PM	#36
paperskater Master Poster Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,491	Originally Posted by Ed Baehr I'm the slightly taller one. With a red ribbon. Awww, Ed, I'm going to miss your face this year.
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17th May 2011, 11:35 PM	#37
Andriiya Critical Thinker Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 313	Originally Posted by Wowbagger We should try to arrange a group photo of all the bald guys with glasses: MummaRa, George Hrab, Phil Plait, Richard Wiseman, etc. It would be an interesting Facebook Photo-Tagging challenge. I don't claim to know what most of the people at TAM look like, but I still feel like this would be a very large group photo.
Andriiya Critical Thinker Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 313

18th May 2011, 02:43 PM	#38
SkepticScott TAM Volunteer Guy Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: north of Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 2,997	Originally Posted by Wowbagger We should try to arrange a group photo of all the bald guys with glasses: MummaRa, George Hrab, Phil Plait, Richard Wiseman, etc. It would be an interesting Facebook Photo-Tagging challenge. "YoSaffBridge, may I introduce GeoRichPhilRa?"
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19th May 2011, 05:14 AM	#39
Ed Baehr Thinker Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 139	Originally Posted by paperskater Awww, Ed, I'm going to miss your face this year. Just my face? Really? What about my oddly repulsive body?
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19th May 2011, 06:12 AM	#40
MummRa Scholar Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 73	Hey, I take offense to all of this haranguing. That's a job reserved for my kids. :-p And if you wear a Members Only jacket, I will simultaneously bow to you while ripping it off and lighting it on fire (Unless you combine it with jellies, or bring a sit and spin. Then, you truly are God). Garfield was king of the 80s, and don't you FORGET it! MummRa - a bit perturbed that he apparently looks like someone else. You mean I'm not the only bald guy with glasses? What a pity...
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