Avatar of the Week: rpieket!

It's Wednesday, folks -- and you know what that means. It's elimination time.

I hold one photo in my hands -- the photo of the reader who will still be in the running toward becoming America's ... Next ... Top ... Avatar. But which reader will it be? Will it be the reader who has a super-cute picture but who misspells everything in his comments? Or will it be the reader whose picture might not be "all that", but who has proven comment after comment that he wants to be here?

rpieket.

Congratulations. You're still in the running toward becoming America's Next Top Avatar.

We picked rpieket's avatar because we've honestly never seen a man have that much fun with a porpoise. We are of course assuming that rpieket is the man, not the porpoise. Come to think of it, the porpoise looks like he's having far more fun than the man is having. Why so glum, rpieket? Take a tip from your rubbery, surf-loving friend and enjoy yourself!