Who is Minerva and what is that thing on her back?

[Bionic_Flea]

Captain Powerhouse recently started showing this as his forum avatar:

 

 

The image is named Minerva.

 

And while we are on the subject of CPH visual mysteries, what the heck is this supposed to mean?

 

[Scarlet Shocker]

best piece of advice I can give you is don't be a gooner

[Yomo Kimyata]

Gooners never say die.

[jprewitt73]

I google searched "gooner." I regret doing that. I hope that the Urban Dictionary has nothing to do with what is coming to the game. 

 

[Skyhawke]

[Bionic_Flea]

This thread has taken an unexpected turn . . .

[Yomo Kimyata]

17 minutes ago, jprewitt73 said:

I google searched "gooner." I regret doing that. I hope that the Urban Dictionary has nothing to do with what is coming to the game. 

 

I have not done this.  I will not do this.  There are some things Yomo was not meant to know.

[Bionic_Flea]

No FOMO for Yomo, ya know.

[Yomo Kimyata]

11 minutes ago, Bionic_Flea said:

No FOMO for Yomo, ya know.

 

Nono, fo-sho.

[Scarlet Shocker]

1 hour ago, Bionic_Flea said:

This thread has taken an unexpected turn . . .

 

I'm just working with what the flea provides

[lemming]

1 hour ago, Yomo Kimyata said:

I have not done this.  I will not do this.  There are some things Yomo was not meant to know.

All that playing of Call of Cthulhu has real world applications for me.

[rizlazz]

gooner originally was the nickname for Arsenal FC (soccer, for our US cousins) fans, it has become... different. Although in some respects, i.e. performance of the team lately, maybe not so much as one might like.

The image above is Arsenal winning the FA cup (I think, it's been a minute since they have done that and I'm old so my memory is kinda iffy)

Edited February 2, 2024 by rizlazz

[Skyhawke]

In all seriousness (it happens), that looks kinda like the exhaust from the steam powered backpack. 

[Bionic_Flea]

Ohhhh . . . so the signature photo of Arsenal was a hint for . . . drum roll . . . Arsenal!

 

Sure that seems obvious to some of you, but I had no idea about Arsenal FC and their uniform, colors, etc.

 

We still have the mystery of Minerva.  What is she trying to tell us?

[catsi563]

*checks off #412 on to-do list*

[FupDup]

Captain Powerhouse changes avatars like most people change their socks in the morning. 

[Mister Mass]

8 hours ago, Bionic_Flea said:

Captain Powerhouse recently started showing this as his forum avatar:

 

 

The image is named Minerva.

Since Minerva is the Roman name for the Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, & Athena is traditionally shown with an owl on her shoulder, I was going to guess that it was a (really) poor rendering of an owl.  But if so, that is the poorest rendering of an owl ever. 🤷‍♂️

[Glacier Peak]

9 hours ago, Bionic_Flea said:

Captain Powerhouse recently started showing this as his forum avatar:

 

 

The image is named Minerva.

 

And while we are on the subject of CPH visual mysteries, what the heck is this supposed to mean?

 

Something something, read the patch notes. 

[Snarky]

2 hours ago, FupDup said:

Captain Powerhouse changes avatars like most people change their socks in the morning. 

I been wearing the same socks for the last 117 years.  

[Bionic_Flea]

17 minutes ago, Snarky said:

I been wearing the same socks for the last 117 years.  

 

I know, I can smell them from here!

[Snarky]

31 minutes ago, Bionic_Flea said:

 

I know, I can smell them from here!

It breaks stealth???

[Bionic_Flea]

8 hours ago, Bionic_Flea said:

This thread has taken an unexpected tern . . .

 

The Unexpected Tern!

[Yomo Kimyata]

57 minutes ago, Bionic_Flea said:

 

The Unexpected Tern!

 

I did not see that coming.

[Bionic_Flea]

NEWSFLASH!!

 

Captain Powerhouse has changed his signature photo again.  Instead of Arsenal gooners we have this:

 

 

And this is a picture of a bunch of Seattle Mariners, a baseball team.  Bat melee and baseball blast confirmed?

[Booper]

1 hour ago, Bionic_Flea said:

And this is a picture of a bunch of Seattle Mariners, a baseball team.

Seattle...used to be home of the Seattle Super Sonics...Sonic...Sonic Melee, let's go!

 

That *sounds* awesome.