////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Get Recent Comments With Avatar
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function get_avatar_recent_comment() {

global $wpdb;

$sql = "SELECT DISTINCT ID, post_title, post_password, comment_ID,
comment_post_ID, comment_author, comment_author_email, comment_date_gmt, comment_approved,
comment_type,comment_author_url,
SUBSTRING(comment_content,1,50) AS com_excerpt
FROM $wpdb->comments
LEFT OUTER JOIN $wpdb->posts ON ($wpdb->comments.comment_post_ID =
$wpdb->posts.ID)
WHERE comment_approved = '1' AND comment_type = '' AND
post_password = ''
ORDER BY comment_date_gmt DESC LIMIT 5";

$comments = $wpdb->get_results($sql);
$output = $pre_HTML;
$gravatar_status = 'on'; /* off if not using */

foreach ($comments as $comment) {
$email = $comment->comment_author_email;
$grav_name = $comment->comment_author;
$grav_url = "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=".md5($email). "&size=32"; ?>
<li class="noarrow">
<?php if($gravatar_status == 'on') { ?><img src="<?php echo $grav_url; ?>" alt="<?php echo $grav_name; ?>" /><?php } ?>
<div class="com-info">
<span class="comy"><span><?php echo strip_tags($comment->comment_author); ?></span>&nbsp;Says:</span>
<span class="comtext"><a href="<?php echo get_permalink($comment->ID); ?>#comment-<?php echo $comment->comment_ID; ?>" title="on <?php echo $comment->post_title; ?>">
<?php echo strip_tags($comment->com_excerpt); ?>...</a></span>
</div>
<div class="clearfix"></div>
</li>
<?php
}
}

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