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In reply to the discussion: How do you feel about tattoos? [View all]lastlib
(23,617 posts)37. When I see nose rings and body piercings, my first thought....
is, how much VOLTAGE could you put through those things?? My occasional dream is to be the one to throw the switch and find out....
Yeah, I think they're ridiculous. Self-mutilation is not something I'm into.
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Personally I think they're hideous, but if that's what people want to do to themselves
Ocelot II
May 12
#1
Just about everyone has them here. But, I remember my dad always tried to hide his WWII anchor tatoo on his arm.
Silent Type
May 12
#2
My daughter is a tattoo artist, and one of her favorite things was a rework
yellowdogintexas
May 12
#92
thank you, I will tell her. She will be pleased that you liked her work that much
yellowdogintexas
May 16
#174
I dislike them. But, like many things others do, I try to be both tolerant and nonreactive about them.
hlthe2b
May 12
#9
He bled so much through the multiple sessions, he had to go in a hyperbaric (hyperoxygenated) chamber
hlthe2b
May 16
#180
I think they look dirty also. Saw some brides with very pretty white dresses and tattooed arms, not a pretty look.
Srkdqltr
May 12
#44
Overdone. Used to be that you saw a tat, and you assumed that the person was a Navy person. Not anymore, and like
SWBTATTReg
May 12
#21
I don't have any, but sometimes I think of getting a small, tasteful one honoring my wife.
Harker
May 12
#24
I remember a friends of my Dad who said he regretted getting a tattoo because it looked bad on old sagging skin
kimbutgar
May 12
#27
My daughter marked her body with her grief, too. There are a pair of baby handprints between her shoulder blades...
Hekate
May 14
#142
I'm thinking about getting a tattoo of my DU password. Just can't figure out where to put it.
dameatball
May 12
#90
I have a fondness of tattoos if the tattoo subject and tattoo artist are done correctly.
Niagara
May 12
#40
I have no problem with stand alone tats. Don't care for the continuation of tats all over
flying_wahini
May 12
#42
Well, I must say I don't think I have seen so many negative, critical, judgemental replies here.
HUAJIAO
May 12
#43
Not impressed. I tell people I'd get one but never saw or came up with an idea that would be cool enough to do me
brewens
May 12
#49
One of the most intense fads of the millennial era. Probably driven by social media.
Blues Heron
May 12
#58
I feel threatened by somebody who has tatoos on the face. They suggest to me somebody who
Doodley
May 12
#59
I think that it is none of my business how people decide to decorate their bodies.
Chainfire
May 12
#71
I like them. I will never be able to have one, I have very sensitive skin, but some of the art is great.
BoomaofBandM
May 12
#72
Didn't get my first one till after I was 50. I have 9 all on my upper left arm, eventually I'll have a half sleeve.
Zipgun
May 12
#77
Our son has tattoos that I envy. He has the crest of our Scottish clan on a shoulder and thistle on a forearm.
TomSlick
May 12
#85
Permanent record of meaningful experiences...not for me but intriguing for others
lostnfound
May 13
#105
I don't like them, so I don't have any. However, if an adult chooses to have one, or many,
Arkansas Granny
May 13
#107
If I wanted another permanent reminder of a temporary feeling, I'd have another kid.
Probatim
May 13
#117
I generally like them. I love a beautifully done, intricate, colorful inventive sleeve!...
electric_blue68
May 13
#124
I like them very much. I think full sleeves are sexy if the ink is done right.
beaglelover
May 13
#131
I get the impression many here still think Tattoos are of anchors and battleships.
Chakaconcarne
May 13
#133
I've always said I would NEVER, EVER get a tattoo. Imagine my surprise to find...
3catwoman3
May 13
#138
It's their bodies, right? Anyway, my son has a beautiful, intricate, wraparound Chinese dragon...
Hekate
May 14
#141
I liked traditional ones and when only people in the Navy, musicians, bikers had them because
betsuni
May 14
#149
Your body, your choice...but I hope you really think over about what you want to get.
Freethinker65
May 14
#157
The same way as I feel about abortion, if, you don't like them don't have one.
republianmushroom
May 17
#188
They're horrid, but if someone wants to ink cartoon characters on themselves from head to toe,
Vinca
May 17
#189
The only tattoo I have is on my left shoulder of a Marine bulldog with the words
MarineCombatEngineer
May 17
#193