Tattoo's who got one and who wants one?

[PennyQuilts]

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John Hancock's signature. UGH!!

[Dennis Heaton]

John Hancock's signature. UGH!!

They had to have done that on purpose...right?????

[Just the facts]

I'll pass. I don't even like getting scars, let along marking my body up on purpose. The closest I ever came to a tattoo is the prize in a Cracker Jack box. Also - almost no one has just 1 tattoo.

[PennyQuilts]

They had to have done that on purpose...right?????

I think just ignorant and pitching to ignorant people. Your John Hancock is in the cultural vernacular and the people they pitch to likely wouldn't have recognized an accurate signature.

[TheTravellers]

I think just ignorant and pitching to ignorant people. Your John Hancock is in the cultural vernacular and the people they pitch to likely wouldn't have recognized an accurate signature.

Rolling Stone said they did the Declaration on the other side and there wasn't room for John Hancock's signature on that side, so they put it under the Constitution. Not a very believable explanation (until we see the whole thing, which I don't believe they've posted), but they did address it...

[PennyQuilts]

Julia Dreyfus did a great job of addressing it - she tweeted a photo of a naked baby picture of herself with John Hancock on the butt claiming it was a birthmark.

[Jeepnokc]

Little boy angel on my calf I got the week after my wife and I lost twin boys at birth. Not that I need reminding as anybody that has lost a child will tell, you think of them daily. However, when I see it though, it reminds me of dreams and hopes taken away too soon. It has been ten years and I will never regret the tattoo. RIP Keigan and Brody.

[Just the facts]

Little boy angel on my calf I got the week after my wife and I lost twin boys at birth. Not that I need reminding as anybody that has lost a child will tell, you think of them daily. However, when I see it though, it reminds me of dreams and hopes taken away too soon. It has been ten years and I will never regret the tattoo. RIP Keigan and Brody.

A high school friend of mine whom I had not talked to in 25 years until 2 weeks ago told me a similar story which happened to him. It put all my problems in perspective. So sorry this happened.

[Lord Helmet]

My wife has two tattoos, but I've never really wanted one.


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[Wishbone]

[PennyQuilts]

Little boy angel on my calf I got the week after my wife and I lost twin boys at birth. Not that I need reminding as anybody that has lost a child will tell, you think of them daily. However, when I see it though, it reminds me of dreams and hopes taken away too soon. It has been ten years and I will never regret the tattoo. RIP Keigan and Brody.

Bless you guys, I am so sorry. And I never heard of a better reason to get a tattoo. Handling grief is one of those things that takes many paths. RIP Keigan and Brody.

[Prunepicker]

I have a friend who got a tattoo because of grief. I can't tell how
irritated he became when nobody else in his family wouldn't get a
memorial tattoo.

Tattoos are so irrational. I'm not saying they're stupid. Not at all.
Tat's are simply irrational.

I believe the best tattoo is a Henna. It'll be gone by the time you
finally realize that getting a permanent tat was a very stupid idea.

[Jeepnokc]

I have a friend who got a tattoo because of grief. I can't tell how
irritated he became when nobody else in his family wouldn't get a
memorial tattoo.

Tattoos are so irrational. I'm not saying they're stupid. Not at all.
Tat's are simply irrational.

I believe the best tattoo is a Henna. It'll be gone by the time you
finally realize that getting a permanent tat was a very stupid idea.

I think tattoos are a personal expression. They are not right for everyone. My wife thought about getting one also about the same time and I talked her into waiting because she had never thought of one before whereas I had thought of one but none had ever seemed right until I got mine. I am guessing my wife changed her mind as she has never expressed any other interest after that time in getting one. It is definitely a personal choice that no one should get upset at another for getting one or not getting one. It is kind like those big ear lobe ring holes that people get. I think they look kind of cool but I am never doing that.

[mkjeeves]

Do have some fading teenager made razorblade body mods but no ink myself. Do admire some of the work I've seen. A friend in more recent years got a tat of an ouroboros graphic I designed for a project we were working on.

[Prunepicker]

I think tattoos are a personal expression...

I agree to a point. Have you noticed that most of the people who are
supposedly proclaiming self expression are really expressing total
conformity to their peers?

Seriously. If you want to make a personal statement then do it.
However, the modern tattoo culture is expressing conformity to
something they are totally unaware of.

Why someone would want to think that something they permanently put
on their body will always be an expression of non conformity is totally
bogus. Believe me, in 20 years you aren't going to believe what you
currently believe to be true.

Been there (Woodstock culture)
Done that (1% Biker culture)
Got a T-Shirt (went to the bathroom)

[ljbab728]

Believe me, in 20 years you aren't going to believe what you
currently believe to be true.

Wonderful. I'm looking forward to hearing what you believe in 2034.

[PennyQuilts]

There are certain truths that stand up over a lifetime. Speaking only for myself, I am not sure what I'll think is essential or enduring by the time I pass, assuming it's many years from now. Certain causes or sentiments have been very important to me at different times of my life. The older I get, the more I suspect it will be the small, uncontroversial and obvious truths that endure. A lot will depend on where I am in life when I die. What is important, to me, seems to shift depending upon whether I am grieving the loss of a loved one, smiling at a puppy, madly in love, sitting by the sick bed of a dear one, watching my child marry or become a parent, doubting my gods, feeling the presence of god in my life, watching a grandchild make Santa cookies, waiving at a son going off to college or war, feeling the sting of betrayal, fearing death, bickering with a neighbor over cars racing through a neighborhood, seeing a kid going down the wrong path make a stunning reversal you never expected, swapping garden offerings with a good buddy, holding her hand while she grieves the loss of her husband, etc.

[OKCretro]

I call them job stoppers, especially visible ones on the neck or arms.

[TheTravellers]

I agree to a point. Have you noticed that most of the people who are
supposedly proclaiming self expression are really expressing total
conformity to their peers?

Seriously. If you want to make a personal statement then do it.
However, the modern tattoo culture is expressing conformity to
something they are totally unaware of.

Why someone would want to think that something they permanently put
on their body will always be an expression of non conformity is totally
bogus. Believe me, in 20 years you aren't going to believe what you
currently believe to be true.

Been there (Woodstock culture)
Done that (1% Biker culture)
Got a T-Shirt (went to the bathroom)

There is so much wrong with this post, I won't even start. Did you know tattooing has been going on for hundreds, if not thousands of years? You have absolutely no idea why any specific person gets tattoos, be it conformity, non-conformity, grief, personal philosophy, have to because you're part of a primitive tribe deep in Africa, ad infinitum. I don't even know why I read or respond to any of your posts, it's like beating my head against a 40-foot thick brick wall, sad that you live with such narrow beliefs, glad I don't know you in RL.

[Garin]

I call them job stoppers, especially visible ones on the neck or arms.

I used to think so also, but it doesnt stop alot of them from getting jobs.

[PennyQuilts]

I think the problem, these days, is that so many people get addicted to tats, some do it because it's trendy, and we live in an era of sound bites (actual and cliff notes for life ) that seem wise but are actually merely cute or clever. A 365 day flip calendar with profound quotes or pretty pictures might be a better investment.

I see people covered with cheap tats and I think green shag carpet. Seemed like a good idea at the time.

[hoya]

I used to think so also, but it doesnt stop alot of them from getting jobs.

Depends where you want to work. A girl with a butterfly tattoo on her wrist can still get a job as a waitress no problem. But she'll need to cover that up if she's working at a law firm. I do know lawyers with tats, but they're usually small in easily concealed areas.

But it's not for me. My tastes change over the years. If I'd gotten a tattoo at 20... oh god I'd probably have a star trek badge on my chest or an X-Men symbol. Glad I didn't do that.

[Prunepicker]

There is so much wrong with this post, I won't even start.

But you started any way.

Did you know tattooing has been going on for hundreds, if not thousands
of years?

Yes

You have absolutely no idea why any specific person gets tattoos...

Yes I do because I ask people why they did it. Many, if not most, regret
ever getting one. There are exceptions.

I don't even know why I read or respond to any of your posts...

It's because I make sense and maybe because you want to expand your
beliefs instead of keeping them as narrow as you do.

[TheTravellers]

But you started any way.

Yes

Yes I do because I ask people why they did it. Many, if not most, regret
ever getting one. There are exceptions.

It's because I make sense and maybe because you want to expand your
beliefs instead of keeping them as narrow as you do.

Wow, this is so much nonsense, I just can't even respond, except for one thing - give me proof of my narrow beliefs. You demand proof of everything, give me some proof of what you believe.

[elitespy]

I'll be getting this tattoo when I can save the money for it




I will most likely get more too, I like tats and always have. I like what Sid said about getting the tattoo for himself, that is what this tattoo is for me. It has a meaning to me and I have my own reasons for getting it.