What Do You Look Like?

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What Do You Look Like?

The name picking thread made me want to revive a topic that has turned up a few times before on abc... How do you imagine different people who post on the abctales forums look? If you've met them, how did you think they'd look before you met them? Was it the same, or totally, weirdly different? Do certain choices of username or writing styles make it more likely you'll think that someone looks a certain way?
I have to say, much to my shame, if I read someone's work on abc who I've never met and it seems really, really good, I assume they're probably a bit ugly - as if their writing talent was born of an inability to get laid or something. I've met most of the people I chat with on the foums now, so I don't have quite the plehtora of imagined characters whizzing round my head as I used to. Probably a good thing - some were a bit surreal. I used to imagine ivoryfishbone as an actual anthropomorphised fish.

bobble hat - well a bobble hat and nothing else :) Little ditty - 23, large eyes, long eyelashes, 1950's style. rokkitnite - must be fit, his writing is crap:) Juliet only joking!

Juliet

Rokitnite is fit. I always imagined George and Karl to be something other than they were...younger...but I love em anyway! Liana and Fish look like I thought they would - especially Liana, relaxed and absentmindedly beautiful in a sort of bohemian way. So who has online piccies of themselves?

 

Should be writing my dissertation but seem to have acquired a huge dose of writers block or it could in fact be penaphobia, so having an hour browsing abc. I seem to imagine people to fit their username which is rather absurd as mine has nothing to do with either my personality or how I look. I'll start with a few off the top of my head, Pepsoid I imagine to be quite small with short, fluffy brown hair and wears M&S cardi's. Spack is mid 20's, dark hair and looks a bit like Preston from The Ordinary Boys. Span is usually all fluffy pink teddies and slippers although at moment is ripping their heads off. (in a past life Spack and Span were like Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum never one seen without the other.) Rokkit I imagine you as looking a bit like Ian Beale but with lettuce leafs and salad bars rather than a greasy cafe. Archergirl is Ruby Wax. As for people I have seen (well photo's of anyway) Jude was the most surprising as I was expecting a pic of Julie Andrews with full habit!
Never thought about it before, but more than one person here thought I was a girl. I'm not though.
bless you... I have never worn a habit and never will ...THANK GOD!

 

unless perhaps I go to the fancy-dress-sing-along-sound-of-music...

 

I assumed josiedog was a girl... because of the 'josie' thing and all. Mid-thirties, I sort of imagined without ever really thinking about it. I originally saw archergirl as being early twenties, short mousy hair in a bob - again, just because the username has 'girl' in it! I imagined Missi as this kind of beanpole character, with the narrow, parsimonious, acquiline nose of a nineteenth-century scrivener. In retrospect, I'm not sure why. Seems pretty detailed for a totally arbitrary guess...
HA HA HA! Just noticed Jude's earlier comment in the thread. You have the dubious distinction of being the first person in the history of the world to say that about me! Thanks very much! :)
Foster
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I’ve no idea what spack or span look like, but I have the impression they’re married. The name Maisie makes me think of corn. The name 2lou makes me think of a bathroom. These are just off the top of my head, for those without pix. Foster makes me think of a beer – but that’s my real name.
Maisie makes me think of Maisie mouse. Foster could be one of those six foot something skinny americans that believe in power hiking everywhere. Pepsoid must have brown hair, but maybe not short
I think Pepsoid is a 'Trekkie' who attends conventions dressed as Spock.
Foster looks like a lumberjack, to me - not a ridiculous lumberjack, but not a super-rugged one either. Just a kind of outdoorsy guy with rolled up sleeves and a beard who is always fishing in a competent, smiley way. Pepsoid, in my head, is a little pudgy, with thinning hair, rosy cheeks and a kind of shinyness to his skin. He is always smiling. I can't help but see Camus as a male thespian type with a stripey mauve scarf, long flowing hair and a perpetually very serious expression. I know that's neither flattering nor accurate but the user name can't not seem masculine and artsy to me. Weird, eh?
Foster – now that really is spooky! Because I do happen to be somewhat flat and arrow shaped and, in a certain light, my nose throws a curious shadow reminiscent of a stick figure in a skirt. Although this doesn’t bother me too much (and I can find clothes to fit) I do have to be careful when choosing where to stand in public houses, lest I cause unnecessary confusion.
Rokkitnite is a small Japanese boy with huge glasses and a loft full of kites. I remember the days when people here presumed I owned a 'magnificent dressing gown'. Ha!
Once you've met someone it's hard to imagine what you thought they looked like before... I've never seen Camus and imagine she has very curly dark hair and a selection of designer of jeans. I thought josiedog was a woman. It was, indeed, the 'josie' that did it. For ages I imagined maddan to be constantly dressed in sailing gear. (I'm not weird or anything.) I imagined Span to be very short with dark hair cut into an assymetric bob (don't know why). Her hair is much more flowing and lovely than that. I imagined Enzo, before I met him, to look like Lorenzo from that film Lorenzo's Oil (Does anyone remember that). He looks a bit like Chris Martin from Coldplay instead. Brighteyes I imagine to have big eyes. (God my imagination is really impressive) Stormy looked the way I imagined. As did mississippi. I have never seen Jack Cade and imagine him to wear a grey striped suit, a trilby hat and have very long hair. When he was henstoat I imagined him to be a man with feathers and a long nose. Liana and Fish looked exactly as I imagined. I don't know if this is because a) I'd seen a photo or b) I knew they'd both look lovely. There is a woman who works in the University Library who looks like Liana and sometimes I nearly say, 'Hello Liana,' when she walks past me. Luckily I don't because that would be weird. If Liana had been 'pesky' when I'd come on here I may have imagined her as a little furry rodent with a maroon collar and sharp teeth. (But I didn't - so don't hold it against me). I thought Rokkitnit was a small Japanese boy with huge glasses and a loft full of kites until I realised I already knew him in real life. Which was weird. fergal is a name I sort of chose by mistake, and I am now rather fond of. When I first came on the site people, unsurprisingly, thought I was a bloke. Now some people even call me that in real life. I like being called 'ferg', although I suppose that makes me a little odd. It's fun having a man's name. I did try to be Hayley when I first came on here, but someone got first dibs. I'm glad now.
(designer jeans, not designer of jeans - I don't imagine camus hides Jasper Conran and his ilk in her wardrobe).
styxbroox I imagine to be a piece of stickbrix. 2Lou I imagine to have blond ringlets. Ely_whitely I used to imagine wore a lumberjack shirt, dungarees and a green poker visor. Poetjude I thought wore silk dresses, even when she was eating her cornflakes.
I have the dubious benefit(?) of having never met anyone on this site, although I've seen pics from various places and events. I'll probably get in trouble for these, but... There seems to be a plethora of rather podgy, middle-aged men with shaved heads plying their wares on here... I imagine styxbroox to be another one of these. I've seen a pic of Liana, and she doesn't look like what I imagined. I thought she'd be quite skinny, with a sharp-boned narrow face and a black pageboy. (Sorry, Liana! You're actually much prettier! I think it was your ascerbic wit that made that image for me...) Pepsoid is definitely a Trekkie! Thin, wiry, with rumpled clothing and a choppy haircut. A bit intense. Ralph swans around like Noel Coward in a smoking jacket with long, elegant cigarettes. A bit like George Hamilton without the tan. Polished shoes. Brown, wingtip polished shoes. Jude, from pics, looks exactly like I imagined her. rokkitnite is medium height, slim, dark and swarthy, with narrow features. Maybe a touch of East Asian? And he's smooooove, baby. I agree with the description of Foster. He must look -exactly- like a power-hiker. But big. fergal has longish medium brown hair, high cheekbones, and a kind, earnest face. She likes to wear Birkenstocks and peasant blouses. I don't look like Ruby Wax, *at all*. Closer to Helen Hunt. And I'm in my mid-to-late 30's. But I do have mousy hair cut in a bob! Mind you, it's -shiny- mousy hair, so there!
ha ha! I never wear silk dresses or eat cornflakes. I also imagine 2lou to have golden blonde hair. Ely has dark brown just-above-the-shoulder length hair and wears round glasses. He's quite handsome in a sort of Ewan McGregor way. Styxbroox is an aging metaller. He's in his late thirties and wears Doc Marten boots and A/ DC T shirts. He has long hair and piercings (I deduced all this from one of his stories in which he drinks cider from a bleach bottle which says it all)

 

Enzo
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Hang about - Chris Martin? So anyway, I was most surpirsed by Jude, who I imagined to be exceptionally tall and older than she is. I was also surprised by BBF, but who wouldn't be? I have no mental image of Lou. Fergal looked just how I imagined. But moreso, she acted just how I imagined; that is to say, just how she acts on here. I imagine Liana is a lot of fun to be around. Scatty, in the best possible way. I imagined tall, very slim, very straight dark hair. Smiling. Pepsoid: He is very popular with a close circle of slightly geeky mates, and is generally liked except by a few that find him a bit irritating. He plays on that. He is reasonably attractive, possibly more so than one would imagine. He is genuinely funny sometimes but doens't know when to shut up. No, I've never met him, but that's my best guess. I don't look like Chris Martin. Enzo.. www.thedevilbetweenus.com
Oops. Sorry. Wasn't an insult. What I *meant* to say was Enzo looks a bit like Chris Martin, but bettter. I think Chris Martin is very attractive, so it was a compliment. *mentally notes not to compare people to other people until she knows whether they like the look of other person*
(You look nothing like him now he's grown his hair though.)
*shuts up*
*tells pesky not to go on diet because she thinks she's well fit*
AKA- Ian Watson long hair? handsome? Ewen? actually short hair, fat faced, Barnaby. well none out of three aint bad Jude, Fergal's nearer the mark as I'm often mistaken for the grandpa out of the Dukes of Hazard.
*enjoys it*
Enzo
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Over recent years, I've been told I look like: Chris Martin (a lot) Shayne of X factor (also quite often - ridiculous) Martin Keown (I had to laugh, it's the most offensive thing I've ever heard) "David Schwimmer in early seasons of Friends" (whatever) In truth, I'm a scrawny lanky guy who's slowly developing a bit of a belly. And that's all. Enzo.. www.thedevilbetweenus.com
poker visors make life more interesting. (I am being sponsored by the national poker visor advisorary board, but luckily I believe in them as an accessory so I'm not a sell-out). The title of this thread is 'what do you look like?' I think it's cool when people actually say what they really think they look like like (rather than self-agrandising or worse being sefl-effacing or modest). So, in my head, when I look in the mirror or think of myself I see: Shiny orange hair, large blue eyes, nice cheeks (plump but effective), freckles (I like them), longer than average eyelashes, skillfully plucked eyebrows, young skin, double chin, nice boobs, excess belly(s), long legs, big feet, nice wrists and ankles, big arse. All in all, no screen beauty, but not bad. Fairly wholesome looking. I like the way I look, even though I'm sure I could look a lot better if I put the effort in. (Too busy writing novels for that I'm afraid). I liked writing that description. It put me in a good mood. Ten years ago I'd have just said, 'ugly'... getting older is nice. So, some honest descriptions of how you think you look.. go on... it's fun.
I have coffee coloured skin and very cute, perfectly shaped ears. Deep, warm brown eyes and a clear complexion. Unfortunately my nose is too big for the rest of my face but I can live with that. I like my curly dark brown hair but unfortunately it *was* thinning. (It stopped falling out when I stopped hammering the liver) I too have nice boobs. A bit of excess round the bum and thighs but that what's lent is for. Forty days in the wilderness does a world of good for the figure.

 

That isn't too far from my imaginings Ely...apart from the long hair and glasses. You look kind of jolly as well...the kind of man I'd trust to keep his hands to himself if we had to share a bed because due to unforseen circumstances there was only a double available.

 

I have very blond hair which is far too long and messy, a fringe which hasnt been cut or cared for in a long time, swamp green eyes, clear skin, red lips, very white teeth and an overly expressive face. I am often mistaken for being scandinavian, which is only partly true by like one eighth. I am often mistaken, due to being blond, as being stupid or someone who would wear pink, own a teddy bear or a pair of slippers. I dislike all three and have never owned any of them. I am very short and have curves that I dislike. Breasts that compete for attention with anything I have to say to anyone, I only ever wear long sleeved black T shirts. I have tiny hands and feet and I like them, I feel like a hobbit. I very often recieve a compliment that the giver thinks is very flattering but makes me die. 'You're figure, with the wide hips, narrow waist and large bust would have been so trendy during the 50's'. But I am not living in the 50's! So it sucks. I not sure about the getting older thing Fergal, I still feel the need to self-depracate as much as I did when I was 14. I always look tired and if I carry on smoking and going out too much I will soon look haggard. Brilliant! Span
Don't be fooled by the jolly face Jude, that was just for the photographer from the paper. I'm a right bastard really and, having seen your pic and read "I too have nice boobs" I think circumstances might become more unforseen than you think. I too suffer from the 'disproportionate face' thing but the other way round. I was a looker once, back in the day, but my head seems to have grown and my eyes are still the same distance apart as when I was born! If this continues I will spend my autumn years staring at my own ears as my head engulfs my face like rising cake mix engulfing two sultanas. I'm still attractive, of course, but only to female orang uthans these days. Thankfully I have the kind of genitalia that demands an escort by Greenpeace when I go swimming so I can't complain. oh, did you say honesty Fergal? (also did you say you're going to become a visor advisor? what a coooool job, imagine the logos you could have!) Well, I've only met Liana and she's georgeous with hair like the finest conkers in moonlight and a smile that could start forest fires. I just looked at Enzo's pic and I'm afraid it's Mr. Schwimmer all the way for me. Fish looks like one of Francois Truffaut's prodigies, all film noir and smouldering but that might just be the fact that it's a black and white piccy. She'd get it though. I tried to scroll through for other pics but there are too many members. I had no idea there were so many! Where are you all?
Ah, wait till you turn 28. I tell you. You like yourself more then.. And as I have met you and I'm not one for flannelling people, I can honestly say you are one of the most attractive people I've met since living in Norwich (3 years). Good looks do not go out of fashion, and neither does an interesting and vivacious personality. And you're clever and a very good poet. And you are funny and very pretty and bohemian looking in your dress sense. You are the sort of person I'd have been intimidated by when I was younger because of your good looks. And that's why I feel better about myself now than when I was younger - I now realise that people I think are gorgeous and problem free usually don't think they are gorgeous and are far from problem free. I don't know whether to post this now as all my comments could sound creepy. Ah well, they are meant with wholesome intent.
'finest conkers in moonlight' - yes that is exactly what Liana's hair is like. Nice image.
thanks, oh and I forgot to mention that I too have nice boobs. (I didn't want to feel left out as everyone on here seems to have a cracking rack on them. Maybe we should have some kind of competition, you know, throw all the boobs into the hands of the other members and see who comes first)
I'm sure your boobs are lovely. I on the other hand wish I'd never brought up the subject of 'boobs', 'boobs' being a word I have never used in real life and am unlike to ever use again in type.
My left boob is bigger than my right (DD compared to a D) , I have medium sized brown nipples. Both are very smooth and soft and not too droopy... show me yours then.

 

I generally would use breast or ocassionally boobie... I don't really like the word boobs either.

 

How did it all come to this?
I am neither a man nor have curly dark hair, oh and I don't own any designer jeans. I quite like Fergs description of me and wish it were true, instead I have very, very straight blondish hair (eyes Liana's curls enviously) bluish, greenish, greyish eyes the colour of swamp water, I wear glasses thanks to an astigmatism, my nose is huge and therefore is prone to being broken (3 times so far). I smoke too many fags, drink too much wine, eat too much food. But I do laugh a lot, I'm a good friend and I have fantastically good boobs (didn't want to be left out either.)
that sounds like an awful plan. I would gladly give them away though. I know its ungrateful. But you try summer in a long sleeved black T shirt. Its rubbish. Thank you Fergal, you don't sound creepy you sound kind. Wierdly you look exactly as I thought you might! short red hair, shiny eyes, congenial relaxing laugh, quirky clothes and a wry you know you know twitch at the corner of your mouth. Lovely. I hope to put faces to more usernames on here soon, I only know Rokkitnite, Fergal, Spack, Joel, Byrne, Lib, Bright Eyes, Jack Cade and Mcmananan. All are so so fascinating and very good looking in varied and eccentric detailed ways. I will tell you what I think everyone else looks like when my boss stops looking over my shoulder. Anyone would think I did not have enough work to do or something. Span
I have thick mousy hair that goes wavy when it gets long and ginger in the summer, a thin face, tired eyes, and a deep VDU tan. At this time of year there's a belly poking out above my jeans, by the end of summer it will be gone, each year it pokes out a little further. I am completely flat chested.

 

Lorraine Kelly needs shooting just for being Lorraine Kelly.
Agreed. So does Judy.
and Eamon Holmes and his wife Ruth *if I look at him adoringly people might believe he's a nice man*.
My grandfather said the other day, 'I like that Judy Finnegan because she doesn't care how she looks.' 'I don't think she means to come across that way,' said my grandmother. This made me, cruelly I know, laugh. I am quite certain that Lorraine Kelly is a paper-cut out. A quite advanced one, certainly, but a paper-cut out none the less. Liana's description of me has made my morning.
In fact in my book all Tv presenters have to go. I hate them.
Eammon Holmes' wife Ruth is a marvel of nature... I wouldn't recognise her if she ground her face into my face on a regular basis and tatooed a picture of her features onto each of my knuckles. On both hands.
Richard and Judy helped my Mum last weekend when she tripped over a dog in a pub in Cirencester and smashed her face on the stone flagging. There was blood everywhere and she said they were both really nice. She also said that Richard looks a lot younger in real life. So, anyway, I would spare them from any impending TV presenter cull.

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