why use your username ?

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  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,865MI6 Agent
    edited August 2015
    Well my username is Silhouette Man and the phrase "the man who was only a silhouette" is used by the Master Ian Fleming in Moonraker (1955) my favourite Bond novel and that passage is my favourite from the books. The great Kingsley Amis also picked up on this line and named a chapter after it in his excellent study The James Bond Dossier (1965). I also quote it in my signature here on AJB as for me it references the literary Bond in a subtle and clever way. -{

    My avatar, rather imaginatively, is of a man silhouetted and holding a pile of books/articles as I am so often doing in the real world. :) -{

    By the by, I am known as Dragonpol in the "other place", MI6 Community, as he is the villain of John Gardner's Never Send Flowers (1993) and it remains one of my favourites of the continuation novels.
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I thought it was Bruce Forsythe :)) ( only joking )
    Moonraker is one of my Favourite Bond novels. -{
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,865MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    I thought it was Bruce Forsythe :)) ( only joking )
    Moonraker is one of my Favourite Bond novels. -{

    Oh yes! Good 'ol Brucie. Long May He Reign Over Us! :)

    ForsythREX_228x433.jpg

    "Good game, good game!" :))

    P.S. Admittedly it's not a very good silhouette man avatar but it was the only one I could get to fit! :s
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    If you have one you like if you email it to me I can down size it to
    The 80x80. Or if you use some free software called " Gimp" it can do it. -{
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,619MI6 Agent
    Sir Miles wrote:

    You may want to check your eyesite out first - your Avatar still looks a little 'Terry Thomas' to me :D

    Maybe you refresh your browser or throw away your bowbrownie Win 95 computer :v
    TPs AVATAR has changed
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.
    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,865MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    If you have one you like if you email it to me I can down size it to
    The 80x80. Or if you use some free software called " Gimp" it can do it. -{

    Thanks, friend. I may well do that if I feel like a change! :) -{
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • AdamOmegaAdamOmega Edmonton, AB, CanadaPosts: 297MI6 Agent
    "AdamOmega" has been my default internet username on various websites, which is kind of a play on "Alpha Omega" (Adam is my first name IRL). "Omega" can also be read as a reference to the Omega wristwatch, worn by Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig in their respective Bond movies, and a watch I'd like to own one day! :007)
    "The secret agent. The man who was only a silhouette..." -- Ian Fleming, Moonraker

    1) The Spy Who Loved Me 2) On Her Majesty's Secret Service 3) GoldenEye 4) Casino Royale 5) Goldfinger
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 27,924Chief of Staff
    Higgins wrote:
    Sir Miles wrote:

    You may want to check your eyesite out first - your Avatar still looks a little 'Terry Thomas' to me :D

    Maybe you refresh your browser or throw away your bowbrownie Win 95 computer :v
    TPs AVATAR has changed

    Well it hadn't on MY iPhone :p

    I need to work a bit faster down the old AJB Nerve Centre :#
    YNWA 97
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Nice connection. AdamOmega -{
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,619MI6 Agent
    edited September 2014
    Sir Miles wrote:
    Higgins wrote:
    Sir Miles wrote:

    You may want to check your eyesite out first - your Avatar still looks a little 'Terry Thomas' to me :D

    Maybe you refresh your browser or throw away your bowbrownie Win 95 computer :v
    TPs AVATAR has changed

    Well it hadn't on MY iPhone :p

    I need to work a bit faster down the old AJB Nerve Centre :#

    Not sure if it's your very own Nerve Centre that is the problem here :D
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.
    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 22,425MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    If you have one you like if you email it to me I can down size it to
    The 80x80. Or if you use some free software called " Gimp" it can do it. -{

    I know it wasn't me you gave that offer to, but it would be mighty nice of you if you could downsize this image for me. It's picture of Gunnar Sønsteby, the WWII hero I honour in my username.

    http://gfx.dagbladet.no/labrador/112/112062/11206260/jpg/active/320x.jpg
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,619MI6 Agent
    there you go:
    http://s1.directupload.net/images/140907/ld75zs8r.jpg

    ld75zs8r.jpg
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.
    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • hehadlotsofgutshehadlotsofguts Durham England Posts: 2,112MI6 Agent
    Think i've mentioned this before, my username comes from OHMSS. My avatar is of the late great Rik Mayall in Bottom, eating Sprouts mexicaine
    Have you ever heard of the Emancipation Proclamation?"

    " I don't listen to hip hop!"
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    High class, swanky, posh food! :))
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • hehadlotsofgutshehadlotsofguts Durham England Posts: 2,112MI6 Agent
    Certainly better than the hollowed out fish fingers with dog sh!t in. :))
    Have you ever heard of the Emancipation Proclamation?"

    " I don't listen to hip hop!"
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    :)) Bottom was one of the last comedies that had me laughing so hard
    I'd almost wet myself. {[] so many classis episodes and quotes. :))
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 22,425MI6 Agent
    Higgins wrote:
    there you go:
    http://s1.directupload.net/images/140907/ld75zs8r.jpg

    ld75zs8r.jpg


    Thanks
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Looking Good, Number24. {[]
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,865MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    Looking Good, Number24. {[]

    Yes, a fitting tribute, Number 24.
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Mine just rolled off the Tongue -{ Been thinking of changing it to be honest. My current Avatar is just from my FB Profile -{
    1.On Her Majesties Secret Service 2.The Living Daylights 3.license To Kill 4.The Spy Who Loved Me 5.Goldfinger
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I could be wrong ( I usually am :D ) but I think you and Barbel
    Are the only ( or two of the very few ) to use a photo of yourselves.
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    I think BondWeekends or whatever his Name is has one of himself -{
    1.On Her Majesties Secret Service 2.The Living Daylights 3.license To Kill 4.The Spy Who Loved Me 5.Goldfinger
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    ;% Yes, that's why I added "..... Of the very few" as I thought there was a couple. :)
    Who knows maybe, I'll slip on the old tux this weekend and do a Bond pose. For a
    New Avatar, or paint myself blue for a real Avatar ! :))
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    I've got a Craig styled Suit in my old Bed Room back at my Mum and Stepdads House. Might have to take a Selfie in it :))
    1.On Her Majesties Secret Service 2.The Living Daylights 3.license To Kill 4.The Spy Who Loved Me 5.Goldfinger
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,865MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    I could be wrong ( I usually am :D ) but I think you and Barbel
    Are the only ( or two of the very few ) to use a photo of yourselves.

    Another is the member NeverSayDie:

    http://www.ajb007.co.uk/user/12398/
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    ;% Yes I'm beginning to regret my choice of words. :))
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Not the first Time ? :))
    1.On Her Majesties Secret Service 2.The Living Daylights 3.license To Kill 4.The Spy Who Loved Me 5.Goldfinger
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Yes :D just like my brave old Uncle Sebastian Thunderpussy who when
    Asked to attack, a machine gun nest accidentally said Yes when all the
    Other men said NO! :))
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    'Don't want to face a Machine Gun Nest without this!'
    1.On Her Majesties Secret Service 2.The Living Daylights 3.license To Kill 4.The Spy Who Loved Me 5.Goldfinger
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,865MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    ;% Yes I'm beginning to regret my choice of words. :))

    Not to worry, no big mistake - and your choice of words in fact covers you amply! :)
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
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