Tattoos are idiotic, stupid, meaningless, cheap and worthless.

[Floogeldy]

And that's the way it is! It was different during WWII.

I am open-minded. Feel free to argue otherwise. I will read.

B-)

[JimmyJazz]

1. You misspelled "tattoo"

And I happen to love mine :P

[Floogeldy]

2. I didn't say people don't love their tattoos.

:)

[JimmyJazz]

3. You forgot to thank skinner for the "edit" feature.

:P

[LeftyMom]

4. They aren't cheap!

My mom spent $300 on one and it's not even color!

[JimmyJazz]

7. She spent $300 on an invisible tattoo! Dayum!

:silly:

[NNadir]

5. Well, since you feel that way, I will cancel my appointment to have

a reproduction of Heironymus Bosch's "Garden of Earthly Delights" tattoed on my ass.

[Az]

6. I think it's safe to say this guy disagrees

For what it's worth. I can't decide on what art I wanna put on my walls. And that is just temp. A tat is perm. I like to think I change over time.

[The Jacobin]

14. I think it's safe to say that guy is a dumbass

:smoke:

[ghostsofgiants]

44. I actually have a picture on my wall that I intend to get a tattoo of

Not that it matters, but it's vaguely related to what you said, haha.

[grannylib]

8. Mine are not meaningless; I think the many folks who have memorial

tats would also disagree.
The first one I got is in memory of my daughter, killed by a drunk driver. It's a cross with a crown of thorns on it, and a rose blooming off the crown. It means a lot to me, and it wasn't cheap, and it's worth something to me, and that's the only thing that matters as long as it's on my bod.

Just my $.02 worth :)

[JimmyJazz]

9. A friend of mine has a memorial to her daughter who was killed by

a man who rear-ended her vehicle. When she got out to check the damage, he abducted and killed her. :(

Mine is also a memorial to someone who has died. I think that's probably pretty common.

[Floogeldy]

10. I never intended to equate a tattoo to your daughter.

Your daughter is much more valuable.

[JimmyJazz]

12. Of course you didn't. We know you better than that.

:hug:

[bliss_eternal]

23. (((grannylib)))

I'm very sorry about your daughter. :hug:
I've seen some beautiful tattoos created as memorials to lost loved ones--I wish I could see yours. I'm sure it is lovely. :grouphug:

[JVS]

11. You have inspired me!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x4205957

[Lex]

13. They aren't very hip when every damn body has one

I'll grant you that.

[grannylib]

15. If hipness is the goal, then I think ANYTHING would be the wrong thing to

do, whether it's a tattoo or clothing or a haircut or whatever.
If you do whatever it is regardless of coolness factor, that's what counts I think. Who's to judge anyhow? How does anyone go about deciding what's 'in' and what's 'out'? Never have figured that out!
(Not ranting at you, just the notion in general that 'hipness' can be defined by anybody...):)

[Lex]

16. I think hipness is the goal, for most anyway.

Just like belly-piercings and low rise jeans.

[grannylib]

19. Whew, well I'm safe then! *lol* Wouldn't go near either of those!

[radwriter0555]

26. I like them, but I can't imagine being stuck with the same design forever.

I like things to change, grow, evolve, etc... I always change my hair, for example. I would get bored having to stare at the same design I picked out when I was 20, for example.

And they look wierd on old people, especially cheap tattoos, when the colors fade and get blurry and fuzzy. Then they become splots that are just... splots.

[Dastard Stepchild]

17. yeah..well... so is that opinion on tattoos

:D

I'm actually not going to attempt to change your mind. I'm not that kinda gal.

[ghostsofgiants]

46. You should post a picture or two, just to freak out the square

:P

[Dastard Stepchild]

62. lol...

Oh yeah.. and I have decided to get another. :)
I've been in chats with my tat guy already. Good times.

[ghostsofgiants]

63. Cool, what is it?

I should call up a tattoo artisrt and see if I can get an estimate soon, so I'll know how much I have to try and put away.

[Dastard Stepchild]

77. I will involve a fuller figured woman...

and octopus and a pearl. I think I'm make the octopus and the woman as one funky being. An octowoman. And she'll be holding the pearl over her....errr..... can't say. No sex threads. :)

edit: damn spelling

[ghostsofgiants]

80. That sounds cool!

:hi:

[Dastard Stepchild]

85. well thanks! :)

I'll try and scan a copy of the drawing when he completes it. I'll give him through December to draw it, since I can't really start the work until January. Shuffling a little money here, a little money there.. plus the holiday money... I should be all set. :thumbsup:

[ghostsofgiants]

87. Unfortunately all of my money goes to rent, bills and food...

I'm hoping to have a little left over at the end of the semester to put towards a tattoo, but I'm not sure if I will.

[gmoney]

64. Hmmm... can't wait.

keep me posted...

[Dastard Stepchild]

78. I was actually happy to talk to my guy again....

He's really great. Now I have to think about colors. It'll be another arm piece.. I wanted something to balance out the other arm. The right arm is all purple, grey and black. I should probably be more colorful with the left arm. Hmmmmm......

:)

[Wapsie B]

18. I'd like to get one

once I found a design that meant something to me. Nothing's hit my eye as of yet. But something I'd definitely like to do.

[grannylib]

21. I wouldn't do anything this 'frivolous' but a friend has the Hawkeye logo

on his arm, his first and only.
MAJOR Hawks fan, most die-hard I've ever met!
But to each his/her own...

[Wapsie B]

31. Yeah that would be cool.

But if I want to wear the TigerHawk logo I'll put on a t-shirt or cap.
I was thinking more of having some kind of meaningful symbol in a very private area.

[grannylib]

38. *lol* I'll ask about the meaningful, and leave out the location!

The two I have hold a lot of meaning for me, and the third for which I have hopes is also highly symbolic. I have the memorial one for my daughter and then the unicorn from one-half of the British emblem. I want to have a banner added to that, of the Norwegian flag. Just found my birth-mom a few years ago and found out I am half British (hence the half of the emblem) and I was raised by Norskis in NE Iowa (hence the N banner)
What would be symbolic to you?

[Hardrada]

48. Don't they have Hawk thongs?

Someplace?

[Hardrada]

50. A former friend of ours got a divorce, then she got a tattoo

on her way lower back and then she took a repuke as a lover (Sleeping With the Enemy!!) There's a moral here someplace but I forgot where.

[KitchenWitch]

20. You hate me

:cry:

10 of my tattoos have a point! (and saved my life even)

[bliss_eternal]

24. I love you!

Whatcha got? :P Bet they're cool! (If you want to talk about them--if not I understand, some are very personal...)

[KitchenWitch]

27. I have eleven

one is the head of a unicorn on my shoulder (which I love) and the other ten are markers (dots) for so they could line up the lead blocks during my radiation treatments.

[bliss_eternal]

28. I love unicorns--

they're so pretty!

I was watching that show about the tattoo shop in Miami, Florida--is it called Miami Ink? Anyway, there was an entire show on various memorials that people had done. It was such a moving show.

I'm glad you got them--getting them helped you be here with us today! :grouphug:

[CRK7376]

52. That's a great show!

They make it look so easy. I know the guy that did mine wasn't challenged too much. Mine was relatively easy to draw and tat, but it means alot to me...and makes my wife and kids wonder what the hell I was thinking....

[indigo32]

22. Yeah well

don't get any then :P

I'll continue to like mine thx.

[unsavedtrash]

25. tattoos are beautiful and for a lot of people they are very therapeutic.

SO much has been done to my body that I had no say over, I can at least decorate it to make myself happy and in my opinion, beautiful.

[bliss_eternal]

30. Have you ever watched the tattoo shows?

There's some high quality work being done out there. These guys (the artists) take what they do VERY seriously! I really admire what they do.

Sometimes I wish I had tried to get an apprenticeship and learn. It seems such a therapeutic art form for so many. Some of the expressions on people's faces after they get the work done--wow. Blows me away, the emotion they obviously feel seeing the finished piece on their body--amazing!

[unsavedtrash]

32. yep. I like Miami Ink over Inked. I also wanted to learn but my hands

aren't steady enough.

[bliss_eternal]

33. Miami Ink

seems better organized than the bigger, glossier shop in Vegas. I like that show better, too. There's always drama on Inked...

[driver8]

35. Did anyone see the episode of "Miami Ink" when the father got

the tattoo of his baby that had died three hours after she was born? Oh man...if you don't cry watching that...my wife and I were bawling.

[tibbir]

29. I went with a friend who wanted to get a tattoo about 5 years ago.

I thought she was being an idiot until I saw one that I liked. I got it and have never looked back. I love it.

[-..__...]

34. Conformists in a different sense.

Fadish, slave to fashion, rebellious "daring to be different", Urban Primitive, counter culture, hip, cool, etc. Yawn.

There could be worse things...



Hmmmm... maybe not.

[wildhorses]

36. .........

tramp stamps

[fleabert]

37. you need a hug darlin'...

:hug:

love,
Trashy

and this thread needs a tattoo, and who am I to deprive it?


in loving memory of my grandmother, who loved dragonflies...

[Floogeldy]

43. Now THAT is a beautiful . . .

. . . um . . . tattoo!

:)

[fleabert]

56. thanks, I give all the credit to the artist!

in all respects...:-)

[gmoney]

67. Never get tired of that...

*swoon* :loveya: Fleabert...

(and you're NOT trashy)

[fleabert]

79. smooches...

I might be a little trashy!

[Ellen Forradalom]

39. No more or less so than jewelery.

I see you have a problem with personal adornment. Thankfully, we are still at least free enough to decorate ourselves.

[Bullwinkle925]

40. I'm thinking of getting one.

Used to not care about them so much, but after watching two network shows "Inked" and "Miami Ink" - I've changed my mind.
I would like to get one with my deceased mother and sister's names.

[seemunkee]

41. I'm not fond of them either

Part of my upbringing. My dad had one he got in the navy and hated it, he always wanted to get it removed but it was too expensive back then. The only other person I knew with tattoos was his brother, a lowlife who never amounted to anything.

I think some are pretty cool looking, just not for me or my kids if I have any say in it. Otherwise to each their own.

[Awsi Dooger]

49. My grandfather had several and was ashamed of them all his life

He got them while in the Navy, big ones on his arms. He lived in South Florida but almost always wore long sleeve shirts to keep the tattoos covered. My grandmother couldn't stand them.

At least that taught my dad not to make the same mistake when he was in the Navy. Several of his buddies got drunk and dragged him to a tattoo parlor, but my dad says he was just sober enough to get out of there even after they dumped him in the chair and were picking out a design for him.

Lately, the madatory tattoos above a young girl's ass are cliche to the point of a black mark, IMO. Why be alone, when I can be a clone?

[Qanisqineq]

57. I have a tattoo but it isn't above my ass

I like tattoos but I don't like tattoos in that area on women. IMO, when a woman wears a shirt that is short enough that it rides up at times, it can look like she has a hairy ass and hair growing up onto her lower back. Ugh! :rofl:

[erinlough]

42. I felt the same way, probably still do for myself

but, my son has a lot of them, and since it hasn't changed my love for him one bit....I guess it's a personal choice, best made by the individual.

[ghostsofgiants]

45. Square

[DainBramaged]

47. For her 16th birthday I gave my Daughter a koi on her shoulder

Little bitty thing. About 1.5" long. Beautifully done. Cost $150. She is proud and the respect factor in high school went up a hundredfold. When a brilliant, beautiful and political young lady gets a tattoo, the grubs, Goths, and stoner's pay attention. And the prissies are jealous. It makes a statement. Like nothing else in life does.

[khashka]

51. Who cares what you think?

I didn't get 'em for you, floog!


Try saying that in a crowded biker bar and see if you get out in one piece.

Khash.

[Floogeldy]

53. Okay. Fine.

Let's see who cares what I think. Everybody who cares, reply to this post. If 69 people don't respond. I will leave the board, permanently.

[khashka]

55. Cheap threats my lad...cheap threats.

And if you did, we'd have to drag you back.

Khash.

[chaska]

54. And that's probably why people want them.

[bridgit]

58. i don't have any tattoo'z...

i need my time, money & thoughts focused elsewhere...

[PatGund]

59. To each their own.....

At the end of July, a month before I left San Diego to go to work in Qatar, my best friend (and ex-fiance) went with me and held my hand while I got my first (and so far only) tat done. It's an inch and a half celtic knotwork circle on my right upper arm, done in green and black.

For me, it was done for spiritual reasons, and to mark a transition point in my life. I realize they're not for everyone though.

[Merrick]

60. I'm getting one of a cheeseburger

Because I like cheeseburgers.

[njdemocrat106]

61. You'll never see me with any tattoos...

but I'll disagree with the meaningless, worthless, and cheap. From what I've read in this thread, and from talking with tattooed folk, there's a story (usually interesting, though more often not ;) ) behind almost every one. They've got meaning and worth to their bearers whether we un-tatooed folk care or not, and they're not cheap, they're damn expensive! For me, I just don't want anything etched into my body for the rest of my life. But hey, to each his (or her) own, and I realize those who are into tattoos are really passionate about them, and one person's tattoos don't affect me personally.

[Bouncy Ball]

65. I change my mind entirely too much about it to ever actually get one.

So no worries here.

[jonnyblitz]

66. I agree.

:P

[jonnyblitz]

71. actually i am covered with tats. i was being sarcastic

when i posted "i agree" the other night. I learned to let people's negative opinions of tats not bother me. i got much more positive response then I do negative. trust me on that one. *wink* I have NO REGRETS. I LOVE my tats, but i am not going to take it personal and get insulted because others hate them! :hi:

[XemaSab]

68. It's a fine line between totally cool

and totally tacky.

For the tat aficianados (sp), what determines a "high quality" tat? And how do you go about shopping for a tat that will still look good x years down the road?

[gmoney]

69. There are all kinds of tattoos...

Some are frivolous, some regrettable, others hold deep meaning for the bearer...

Learn a little more about some DU tattoo stories at this thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=4140759&mesg_id=4140759

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

83. This link, too...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=4206204

[philosophie_en_rose]

70. They have a lot of meaning in a cultural context.

Many cultures use them in a meaningful way. They certainly aren't cheap. And, sometimes, they can be very beautiful.

To each his own, though.

[bikebloke]

72. Luckily, they wash off with soap and water

As a kid, I had several.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

73. Why would I bother arguing?

[terrya]

74. I'm never going to get a tattoo, but I'm not going to go insane about them

Different strokes for different folks, and all of that.

[Rob H.]

75. You should see some irezumi

It's the Japanese large-scale tattooing that covers a major portion of the tattooed person's body. There's some work being done in that style that's really beautiful.

Having said that, I do know someone who has lots of tattoos but the earliest ones he got were mostly "flash," and they don't look so good. ("Let's see--gimme that dreamcatcher and...um...ooh! That panther!") Most of the really good ones I've seen were ones that had some personal meaning to the person who got them and they had at least some input into the final design.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

76. I'm Still Decing Between A Tatt And An Earing

eom

[RetroLounge]

81. Well, seeing how I did not get my ink for you

why should I argue?

:shrug:

RL

[bertha katzenengel]

82. But I like you. And I want one.

One of the logos of my hometown:


or


I haven't decided which one, but it'll probably go on my left bicep.

Will you dislike me after I get my tattoo?

edited to replace a huge image

[skygazer]

84. Generalizations are idiotic, stupid, meaningless, cheap and worthless

You're stating your opinion. You're entitled to it. That doesn't make it right.

[newspeak]

86. my daughter and son

both have tattoos. I told my son when he was in highschool, he had to wait until he was eighteen for a tattoo. one day, he took off his shirt (he was 17) and he had a tribal tattoo on his shoulder. He forgot--well what's done is done. My daughter created her own tattoo on her ankle--she's an Aries, so it's a flame around her ankle with a ram's head. Very well done. You know, it's their bodies and tattoos are symbols that have meaning to the individual.