Avatars
and screen names! I think my first mental image (I tend to be very visually oriented,) of a person is based upon how that person represents him/her self.
My wife tells me that my avatar makes her think of a scholar. Well, I am a retired university prof... I
think I chose it simply because it had lots of books in the picture and this avatar was for a book forum.
I use the same screen name in several forums and chose it from my hobby; leather crafting. A stitchawl is something used for making holes when sewing leather.
I enjoy trying to envision what a particular person looks like based upon their various representations! Of course... I'm probably wrong more often than not!
Stitchawl