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Imagining what people look like

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Aconite

When you're reading posts on here, do you involuntarily create a (probably totally inaccurate) mental picture of the person behind the username? This only applies if the person doesn't have a picture on their profile, fairly obviously.

I always seem to do this, particularly if it's someone who posts regularly.

Is it just me, or do you all do this too?

What do I look like?

Yup, I do too.

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Aconite

Glutamic Acid

Oh. I quite like that actually.

You know what? A suit featured in my imaginings, too.

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username124534

I do that quite often, and then click on their profile picture...

and it's NEVER anything like I thought. I think I'll make an effort to make some conscious guesses before checking on their profile now, for fun :]

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Glutamic Acid

Aconite

You know what? A suit featured in my imaginings, too.

That's curious. I do feel rather formal at times.

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Aconite

fleur_de_haine

What do I look like?

You're blonde.

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Absinth

Glutamic Acid

That's curious. I do feel rather formal at times.

I imagine you with glasses, quite thin and surrounded by maths.

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Glutamic Acid

Absinth

I imagine you with glasses, quite thin and surrounded by maths.

No glasses. I'm thin, but not overly (underly?) so. And yep, I'm surrounding by maths.

2/3, not bad.

Aconite

You're blonde.

Tut tut, not even close! :eek:

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billet-doux

I do this all the time!

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Annaconda

Hello_Kitty

I always imagine people to be their avatar!

same
i think maybe i should change mine then though...

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Aconite

imtired

I do as well, i guess it makes it easier to communicate with somebody even if the image you make is nothing like them.

Do you think that's why it happens? Interesting. I'd never really considered why, I just sort of got on with it.

(How do you imagine me? If you do at all, that is.)

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Annie72

I sometimes wonder what the other posters look like too. There are a couple piccies of me on this site.....safely hidden away :biggrin:

......I"m too ugly to be seen by everyone. :frown:

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Jamin

Its just the same as when you are reading a book, even when the characters aren't described in great detail, you start to formulate how you think they look in your mind.

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k823127

Hello_Kitty

I always imagine people to be their avatar!

I am my avatar

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Demoskratos7

Nope, I don't do this.

But for the benefit of all of you, I look like a cross between Brad Pitt and Jake Gyllenhaal.

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imtired

Aconite

Do you think that's why it happens? Interesting. I'd never really considered why, I just sort of got on with it.

(How do you imagine me? If you do at all, that is.)

Well it's definately not as weird as talking to somebody who could be anyone.

I'm thinking you're average size, wears baggy jeans and a tank top, glasses, black hair tied back, using a laptop on her bed, am i right??? lol

But i haven't spoken to you long enough, i realized the image develops more as you read somebody's posts.

This is what i mean:

Jamin

Its just the same as when you are reading a book, even when the characters aren't described in great detail, you start to formulate how you think they look in your mind.

Anyone want to do me?

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Bear_Grylls

I have a mental image of everyone here, based on posts, location, and nationality, its statistically proven to be 100% accurate

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x y z

Hello_Kitty

I always imagine people to be their avatar!

Me too.

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Aconite

imtired

I'm thinking you're average size, wears baggy jeans and a tank top, glasses, black hair tied back, using a laptop on her bed, am i right??? lol

Not even close.

Now, as for you. I've got to admit that the Hitler stuff has affected my view of you; you do have black hair. That aside, you've got quite a sharp face and you're dressed smartly.