Have tattoos peaked? - Page 4

HFWR · 08-13-2008, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Leonidas

I wonder what the next trend will be adopted by people so they can be "different" by doing what everyone they know is doing.

Everyone has a uniform...

MikeD · 08-13-2008, 05:00 PM

Bart: Hey everybody! (shows his earring to his family) Sparkle, Sparkle!
Homer: BART!!!!
Lisa: An earring, how rebellious! In a conformist sort of way.
Marge: What on earth possessed you to get an earring?
Bart: Milhouse has one!
Marge: If Milhouse jumped off a cliff...
Bart: Milhouse jumped off a cliff? I'm there! (tries to run off)
Homer: Get back here, boy! You're a disgrace to this family and its proud naval tradition.
Bart: WELL, I'M KEEPING THIS EARRING AND YOU CAN'T STOP ME!! (runs away)
Homer: Ohhhhh.... I thought Lisa would be the one to get her ears pierced.
Lisa: Can I?
Homer: (angrily scares Lisa) NO!!!!

lazygood4nothinbum · 08-17-2008, 07:49 PM

sorry i'm out of the loop--not sorry that loop isn't pierced through my eyebrow--but it seems i missed a great opportunity for another photogram...

Man falls from fleshhooks at tattoo expo -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

warning: open the following link only out of extremely morbid curiosity. not a pretty picture. you have been warned.

hanging out on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

**Sarah in SC** · 08-17-2008, 08:27 PM

Okay, I looked---what a freak! What on earth could possess a person to do that?

cantlogin · 08-18-2008, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Sarah in SC

Okay, I looked---what a freak! What on earth could possess a person to do that?

Maybe it's art?

**Sarah in SC** · 08-18-2008, 12:40 PM

Um, I wasn't really talking about the tats, I was more talking about the giant fish hooks piercing his back, suspending him from a ceiling 35 feet up. If that's art, keep me out of the gallery! Whew!

Marquette · 08-18-2008, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Sarah in SC

Um, I wasn't really talking about the tats, I was more talking about the giant fish hooks piercing his back, suspending him from a ceiling 35 feet up. If that's art, keep me out of the gallery! Whew!

He was probably just trying to figure out if he had what it took to be a moderator.

aaronc879 · 08-18-2008, 01:23 PM

I would guess that the people on this forum aren't the type to get tatoos. People who get tatoos are the same people who don't look past tomorrow with their finances. They don't think about what the tatoo is going to look like when they're 60 just like they don't think about the fact that they'll need money after they're no longer able to work.

My dad got a tatoo of the playboy bunny on his shoulder when he was in Vietnam at age 19. He thought it was cool at the time but now at age 59, married with 2 kids, it looks rediculous. When I was a teenager and saw that tatoo that's when I knew i'd never get one of my own. A 32 year old female friend of mine just got "f**k you" tatoo'd on the back of her leg because she works as a bartender and was tired of guys looking at her legs. What makes it so bad is that she's a mother of 3 including a 3 year old. Imagine how that looks when she takes her kids to the pool... or anywhere else for that matter. There are two women at work one 22 and one 51. They were both bending over working on something and exposing their "tramp stamps". That was pretty funny for everyone except the 51 year old. I'm sure she thought that was cool when she got it at age 21 but now it's pathetic. So, as I said before, it comes down to whether you think just for today or for the future. Whether your taking about finances or tatoos, if you just think about today, you"ll regret it later.

bright eyed · 08-18-2008, 02:20 PM

i have two...there was really no stigma for my generation about tattoos (ie only for crooks, bikers, sailors) and I do think they range from horribly ugly to really amazing.

haha · 08-18-2008, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by aaronc879

I would guess that the people on this forum aren't the type to get tatoos. People who get tatoos are the same people who don't look past tomorrow with their finances.

Enjoy unsupported sweeping generalizations?

lazygood4nothinbum · 08-18-2008, 02:29 PM

cantlogin: too funny!

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Originally Posted by Sarah in SC

Um, I wasn't really talking about the tats, I was more talking about the giant fish hooks piercing his back, suspending him from a ceiling 35 feet up. If that's art, keep me out of the gallery! Whew!

what, you never hung a mobile?

aaronc879 · 08-18-2008, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by haha

Enjoy unsupported sweeping generalizations?

Ahh? I think that made perfectly good sense. I don't know any older people(50+) who got tatoos when they were younger(<30) that wouldn't get rid of their tatoos if they could do so free and without pain. There's going to be a whole generation of people with barb wire tatoos who got them because it was cool at the time but will regret it 20,30+ years from now.

Khan · 08-18-2008, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by aaronc879

Ahh? I think that made perfectly good sense. I don't know any older people(50+) who got tatoos when they were younger(<30) that wouldn't get rid of their tatoos if they could do so free and without pain. There's going to be a whole generation of people with barb wire tatoos who got them because it was cool at the time but will regret it 20,30+ years from now.

Just an anecdote:

About 20 years ago there were several former USNavy folks in the office who had tattoos. Later I saw they had them removed and somewhat later they were supervisors/bosses.

cute fuzzy bunny · 08-18-2008, 07:38 PM

Well that'll teach them.

Max Power · 08-19-2008, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by aaronc879

I would guess that the people on this forum aren't the type to get tatoos. People who get tatoos are the same people who don't look past tomorrow with their finances. They don't think about what the tatoo is going to look like when they're 60 just like they don't think about the fact that they'll need money after they're no longer able to work.

Gee, I'm 60 and have a number of tattoos, and still getting them (latest was 2 weeks ago). I've never had any negative comments at work or anywhere in public. Getting one is a personal decision and really is no one else's business. Just like convertible automobiles, pink bathrooms, and stucco walls...it's not for everyone.

Razor · 08-19-2008, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Max Power

Gee, I'm 60 and have a number of tattoos, and still getting them (latest was 2 weeks ago). I've never had any negative comments at work or anywhere in public. Getting one is a personal decision and really is no one else's business. Just like convertible automobiles, pink bathrooms, and stucco walls...it's not for everyone.

Well, are you one of those people that doesn't look past tomorrow with his finances, too?

lazygood4nothinbum · 08-19-2008, 05:39 PM

i've a cousin with a discreet lizard tat on top her foot and more holes in her ear than a pair of levi 501 button fly jeans yet she's one of the most responsible people i know.

you can't judge a looseleaf folder by the number of binder rings.

thefed · 08-20-2008, 08:54 PM

I like tattoos on women....especially lower back or abdomen...this one is a bit large but you get the idea

lazy1 · 10-01-2008, 11:49 PM

jes sayin' but yea they seem to predominate on 30 somethings, not kids

haha · 10-02-2008, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by lazy1

jes sayin' but yea they seem to predominate on 30 somethings, not kids

This is a retirement board sonny.

Ha

08-17-2008, 07:49 PM	#63
lazygood4nothinbum Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,783	sorry i'm out of the loop--not sorry that loop isn't pierced through my eyebrow--but it seems i missed a great opportunity for another photogram... Man falls from fleshhooks at tattoo expo -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com warning: open the following link only out of extremely morbid curiosity. not a pretty picture. you have been warned. hanging out on Flickr - Photo Sharing! __________________ "off with their heads"~~dr. joseph-ignace guillotin "life should begin with age and its privileges and accumulations, and end with youth and its capacity to splendidly enjoy such advantages."~~mark twain - letter to edward kimmitt 1901

08-17-2008, 08:27 PM	#64
Sarah in SC Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 2,722	Okay, I looked---what a freak! What on earth could possess a person to do that? __________________ "Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference." - Mark Twain DINKS, 37 and 45, plan for his ER at 50, mine few yrs later.

08-18-2008, 12:40 PM	#66
Sarah in SC Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 2,722	Um, I wasn't really talking about the tats, I was more talking about the giant fish hooks piercing his back, suspending him from a ceiling 35 feet up. If that's art, keep me out of the gallery! Whew! __________________ "Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference." - Mark Twain DINKS, 37 and 45, plan for his ER at 50, mine few yrs later.

08-18-2008, 02:20 PM	#69
bright eyed Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,584	i have two...there was really no stigma for my generation about tattoos (ie only for crooks, bikers, sailors) and I do think they range from horribly ugly to really amazing. __________________ If i think of something clever to say, i'll put it here...

08-18-2008, 07:38 PM	#74
cute fuzzy bunny Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ... Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Losing my whump Posts: 22,527	Well that'll teach them. __________________ Many an optimist has become rich by buying out a pessimist

08-13-2008, 05:00 PM	#62
MikeD Full time employment: Posting here. Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Leesburg, VA Posts: 501	Bart: Hey everybody! (shows his earring to his family) Sparkle, Sparkle! Homer: BART!!!! Lisa: An earring, how rebellious! In a conformist sort of way. Marge: What on earth possessed you to get an earring? Bart: Milhouse has one! Marge: If Milhouse jumped off a cliff... Bart: Milhouse jumped off a cliff? I'm there! (tries to run off) Homer: Get back here, boy! You're a disgrace to this family and its proud naval tradition. Bart: WELL, I'M KEEPING THIS EARRING AND YOU CAN'T STOP ME!! (runs away) Homer: Ohhhhh.... I thought Lisa would be the one to get her ears pierced. Lisa: Can I? Homer: (angrily scares Lisa) NO!!!!

08-18-2008, 01:23 PM	#68
aaronc879 Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 326	I would guess that the people on this forum aren't the type to get tatoos. People who get tatoos are the same people who don't look past tomorrow with their finances. They don't think about what the tatoo is going to look like when they're 60 just like they don't think about the fact that they'll need money after they're no longer able to work. My dad got a tatoo of the playboy bunny on his shoulder when he was in Vietnam at age 19. He thought it was cool at the time but now at age 59, married with 2 kids, it looks rediculous. When I was a teenager and saw that tatoo that's when I knew i'd never get one of my own. A 32 year old female friend of mine just got "f**k you" tatoo'd on the back of her leg because she works as a bartender and was tired of guys looking at her legs. What makes it so bad is that she's a mother of 3 including a 3 year old. Imagine how that looks when she takes her kids to the pool... or anywhere else for that matter. There are two women at work one 22 and one 51. They were both bending over working on something and exposing their "tramp stamps". That was pretty funny for everyone except the 51 year old. I'm sure she thought that was cool when she got it at age 21 but now it's pathetic. So, as I said before, it comes down to whether you think just for today or for the future. Whether your taking about finances or tatoos, if you just think about today, you"ll regret it later.

08-19-2008, 05:39 PM	#77
lazygood4nothinbum Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,783	i've a cousin with a discreet lizard tat on top her foot and more holes in her ear than a pair of levi 501 button fly jeans yet she's one of the most responsible people i know. you can't judge a looseleaf folder by the number of binder rings. __________________ "off with their heads"~~dr. joseph-ignace guillotin "life should begin with age and its privileges and accumulations, and end with youth and its capacity to splendidly enjoy such advantages."~~mark twain - letter to edward kimmitt 1901

08-20-2008, 08:54 PM	#78
thefed Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,413	I like tattoos on women....especially lower back or abdomen...this one is a bit large but you get the idea

10-01-2008, 11:49 PM	#79
lazy1 Confused about dryer sheets Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1	God, you people are old jes sayin' but yea they seem to predominate on 30 somethings, not kids