How do you use Userpics?

[unkbar]

A friend of mine recently posted that she had some new Userpics. Looking them over, I realized that not one of them was a recognizable picture of her.

I then looked at mine and realized all my Userpics are pictures of me, and most of them are quite recognizable:

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[msminlr]

I've got this userpic which is the only flattering snapshot that's been taken of me in about ten years, and another which is a photo of the Ivory-Bill Woodpecker applique I did for my current purse, and another that is a photo of a pillow I did so long ago that it has disintegrated from wear and tear since the photo was taken.

I put a lot of thought into "msminlr" as a screen name, because I wanted something that wasn't a nickname I'd get tired of within three months. I use it on any system that will let me.
I suppose whenever we retire to Mississippi I'll have to replace the "LR" with "MS".

[daddy_guido]

my real name is VERY common, so it's usually difficult to get any form of it as a username.

Userpics are a combination of real photos and mood-describing comic pieces, and pictures of the kids and such where appropriate.

[rmeidaking]

I use a variant of my actual name as my username; anyone who knows me and pays attention can figure that out. My userpics are a melange of photos that relate to what I might be posting about, and four are semi-recognizable pictures of me.

[dhstein]

I have my hat-with-horns. It is part of my recognizeable self - so people who half know me can go 'oh-yeah her'. The ones I have loaded but don't use are all mermaids... probably in echo of my studio name - but I tend not to use them.

[smoooom]

Bald men are sexy.

[giza]

Amen to that!