I am a lone tatless being in the Universe here?

[raw raina]

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Am I in the vast minority when it comes to not having tats or nose piercings? Oh, and I have never dyed my hair and only have one hole in each ear and my lobes are not stretched out...

[noamnety]

1. I am with you!

I don't have any problem with them on others, but I try to avoid things that hurt me.

[raw raina]

5. Well I have been doing informal surveys on the train

and it seems that now the majority of people under 50 have at least one tat.

[LiberalAndProud]

2. We could be twins.

[formercia]

3. Me neither

No wonder I'm such a Pariah.

[valerief]

4. I think this post belongs in the Lounge. nt

[raw raina]

7. Nope. This is real news for real (tatless) people.

[peacebird]

6. I have pierced ears, no tats, my son has tats. I am not sure what the problem is?

[raw raina]

9. How old are you?

For me, I think I was Jewish in another life. They are not allowed to get tatted up.

[peacebird]

13. 55

[raw raina]

17. The thing really took off in the '90s so you would be past the age

where people back then even considered it. Consider yourself very lucky! I have seen a few people who look to be 60 with them and I just don't like the look.

[Kolesar]

8. Scars have more character than tattoos

--Andre Codrescu

[boobooday]

16. There you go.

[immoderate]

10. A permanent reminder of a temporary feeling...

No needles for me, unless my doctor holds me down.

--imm

[Lint Head]

11. I have pierced ears and no tats.

One ear only.

[DJ13]

12. Oh, tAts

I misread that.




Seriously, I hate to think what these tatted up pierced in strange places people are going to look like when they are in their 70's.

[raw raina]

15. You don't have to wait!

The fad began in the '90s and some of the 30 and 40-somethings look pretty funny with those faded tats. It reminds me of the ex-Marines in their 70s with those old tats.

I have more respect for those who get sleeves rather than just one or two tats.

[pinboy3niner]

26. Those old tattoos can be refreshed

And with the vibrant colors in use today, the old ones can be made to look better than new.

[hifiguy]

14. No.

When I was growing up the only people who had tattoos were bikers, sailors and ex-prisoners. We wore silly clothes in the 1970s but were smart enough to grow up and toss them. I just do not get tattoos. They will look so unbelievably stoopid by the time these folks hit 50...

[MrSlayer]

18. I have no tattoos

And I had my ear pierced when I was a kid but I stopped wearing an earring once everyone else did it.

You are not alone.

[riderinthestorm]

19. Me neither. Welcome to DU! nt

[raw raina]

20. Yay! Let's start a tat-free society!

[TrogL]

21. No tats, no holes, no dye

But I'm tempted to do something about my white beard.

[JaneyVee]

22. I have tattoo's. I think you're still in the majority though.

[rox63]

23. No tats here either

And only one tiny hole in each earlobe. No piercings anywhere else.

[Iris]

24. You're not alone.

I actually thought about thinking about getting something on my ankle, but then realized it would look ridiculous on me so I dropped the idea pretty quickly.

I do die my hair thought b/c it's fun.

[LittlestStar]

25. I have no tats and I removed the nose ring 17 years ago.

Now I am cleverly disguised as a responsible adult, and very happy I never got tattoos.

[RichGirl]

27. Somebody explain please....

I'm okay with tattoes and piercing, but I just don't get why anyone would want to stetch out their ear lobes.

Have these people not lived long enough to know that WE CHANGE OUR MINDS. Especially about styles and fads. It doesn't matter how much you love something now, how cool it is, etc.... when it's out...it's SO out! People loved bell bottoms in the 60's/70's....you don't see them wearing them now. Same with every fad. You look back at old pictures and laugh. So why do something so permanent and uncomfortable looking.

Anybody...anybody?????

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

28. No tats here. Don't like 'em, wouldn't have one.

But then, I'm old.

[RebelOne]

29. No tattoos and no piercings.

Though I do dye my hair.

[Liberal_in_LA]

30. nope!

[Robyn66]

31. I am tatless as well

It seems like weird but I have only have two ear piercings in each ear-thats it. I guess I'm boring!

[Zoeisright]

32. None here either. No piercings either.

Even in my ears. That's unusual for a woman.

[NightWatcher]

33. no tats, just scars from accidents and surgeries. (scars tell a better story)

I've a scar on my wrist where I fell through a window when I was 12.
I've a 9 inch scar from the surgery to put my left shoulder back in place after it was dislocated during a fall while rock hopping on the 3rd day of my honeymoon.
I've a scar on my leg from the muscle biopsy in March where they diagnosed my mixed connective tissue/neuro-muscular disease.

What's that, you've a dolphin on your ankle? Give me a break.