Poll: Do you regret your first tattoo?

[StBishop]

Sometimes I stare down at my gigantic friend and I see his eyes reflected in mine and I think, you fat bastard, you don't have legs, despite the fact I specifically asked for legs. You're like the fucking snowman from Timesplitters, except I don't have the money for an expensive carpet, mainly because you're not real, and I am, which means you have all my money. But then I switch angles and he looks like a debonair little aristocrat, which is stupid, so I bang my head against the phone but the men never come to tear him from me. Thank god I don't have a girlfriend, or I'd have to paint her up like a carnie and speak only in iambic pentameter. Oh for the release of my skin, get me out, get me out, I want a new friend on my skin.

Excuse me but, what?!

OT: I don't have one. I like the idea, there's just nothing really significant that I'd like tattooed on me right now.

I have a rule for every tattoo I get: when I get an idea, I put it in a folder with a date stamp. If I still want it a year from then, then I get it.

I love every single one of my tats, and I have a backlog of images that have made the 1 year cutoff but I just haven't been able to afford yet.

A guy I know does this but he prints it and puts it on his fridge. Then he sees it every day.

I think it's a solid idea.

 

[StBishop]

Thought I'd join in and post

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It's got a little bigger since then as that was just a session shot from the artist but you get the idea.

Liking my fellow forumgoers' tats in here as well, nice everyone.

The hand is really awesome. Where did you get it done? (on the off chance it was done in either Australia or the UK)
Not that the rest isn't awesome but I'm really digging the shading on the hand.

I'm getting my friend to do a tattoo for me in a few weeks or so. Nothing big as he isn't very good yet but as an artist he is fucking fantastic. I'm only asking for Chaly (the mascot for Overkill) on my back or arm. Any suggestions (besides not letting my friend do it)?

I recommend waiting until your friend has practised more. My brother in law is a tattoo artist and he spends about 33% of his time covering home jobs.

If you are set on having your friend do it (which I understand) go to a butcher and ask for some pig skin for tattooing practice, they should either have some or be able to get some. Let your friend practice on that first.

Would you let a painter who can't draw with pencil or graphite tattoo you? Probably not, because the skill isn't transferable. Same applies here. Skill isn't transferable to tattooing much at all.

 

[Bloodtrozorx]

My Marathon logo from back in the day? Nah no regrets. yet.

 

[StBishop]

Would you mind showing us a few pics? Your tattoos sound cool.

All the pictures I have of myself I seem to be wearing long sleeve shirts; I'll see what I can do in the future....

Do you not own a phone or laptop or camera able of taking digital images?

 

[Vampire cat]

Personally I don't like the idea or the look of a tattoo, and it's kind of a turnoff for me.

.. "This thread isn't about people that DONT like tattoos duh it's about people that have them!" Yeah well I felt like sneaking in my comment on this rather than making a new thread entirely in order to voice my opinion. I dont mind that people get them, but I wouldn't personally and I wouldn't want to engage in a realtionship with someone who's got one (shallow it may be, but it's a bit like dating someone with a butt for a face, and esthetic preference).

 

[EHKOS]

If I can ever muster up enough courage and put aside my terrible pain tolerance I plan on getting the PS1 original Sony symbol. It's been years since I thought of it and still want it so I guess I don't regret thinking of it.

 

[Tiger Sora]

I got mine last summer. A pegasus on the back of my right leg. Rainbow Dash infact. In 20 years when no one remembers the show. It's just a pegasus than, but to me I'll always remember why I got it and what it stands for to me.

 

[deehadley]

I don't regret my first tattoo, but I do regret the 2nd, 3rd and 6th ones, but from 7 to 31 it's all good, once I run out of skin I'll think about covering the aforementioned regrets.

 

[antidonkey]

Only have one and I do not regret it. I still enjoy it. Hell, most of the time I forget it's even there. I got it in my mid-20s and I took my sweet time figuring out what I wanted so it's not like it was made in haste. I currently lack a picture of it so I cannot post one. I'd like another tattoo but much like the first one, I'm taking my time with it.

 

[SonOfVoorhees]

I regret having the tattoo i wanted. I always wanted an eye of Houris (eqypt) cos it looked good but i wanted it to look rusty.....cos i played Silent Hill. Years later im glad i never got that tattoo.

 

[Detective Prince]

My mindset is that even if I find a new band in a few years, this band still got me through so much crap.

 

[StBishop]

Excuse me but, what?!

I knew there would be a day where I'd get to explain myself to Sampson. Samspoon, I have taken a new vow that contradicts all of my old vows. I am now herding around synonyms in a wordless error zone. When I got a a little bit of money I sold it for a picture on my skin, but it turned out my man was evil, from Jethro University, and we hate their kind. He took my frantic Madonna and turned her into a fat beggar whose eyes call out for alms. I hope he's happy, and that Sampson is real. Please unleash your vengeance on him, Mr Sampson.

Are you a clever troll? I get that impression.

 

[Browncoat86]

Do I regret my first tattoo? No, what I do regret is not fulling understanding what proper tattoo care entailed.

 

[Sacman]

Yes... though I regret the removal a lot more...

Spoiler

 

[AnarchistFish]

Haven't got a tattoo yet and probably won't for a while, but I'm slowly planning them out so hopefully they won't be things I regret.
Thinking of plain black circuit-board patterns (if you understand what I mean) along my whole arm, or something along those lines. Any reasons people can think of why that might not be a good idea?

 

[Roobarb]

No regrets at all. I've since had it blended into what became one huge tattoo that spans most of my body. Tribal-biomech starts from my left hand up my arm, all over my back, over my left shoulder and down my left chest, over my right shoulder and down my right arm. Essentially, I'm covered these days.

 

[StBishop]

Are you a clever troll? I get that impression.

No sir, this website is my home. I merely speculate on behalf of all others like myself, sir, and I am sorry. I am sorry I caused you pain. I am sorry. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. It's okay, I don't mean to harm you, or anyone, I just want you all to know that there is still a light out there, and it's me, and I'll help everyone with their lives as long as they can sit still for 30 seconds for reading time.

I've decided I like your posting style.
It's not easy to read, which is a nice change of pace from the conversational tone most forum posts have, it actually requires a little engagement, with not only the words but the grammar.

I certainly approve and I hope I get to see some more of your shenanigans around the place.

 

[Nemu]

I went with "No" only because I like the subject, tho I would get the tattoos redone (they both look dated compared to my other tattoos).

In fact, I plan on having them redone in the future.
I totally don't regret them, tho. I love tattoos and getting tattoos.

 

[Snoozer]

I kind of miss the "dont have one" option. I'd have no problem with a non-permanent tattoo, but it's pretty hard to get rid of a normal one.

 

[Beliyal]

Nope!

I wanted a tattoo for a long time, but I actually waited for my teenage years to end before getting it. Each one that I have, I've wanted for (at least) more than a year, so I was sure about them. I have this [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/Clavicula-Nox.gif] on the upper side of my back, I have one rune on each of my hand (this [http://www.tattoosymbol.com/runes/eihwaz.jpg] on my left hand and this [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EBoNBDF5G4I/SQYYznEDbrI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/bJuE8adpsFA/s320/Hagalaz.jpg] on my right hand, both on the upper part of my wrists), and on the lower part of my belly, I have the word "parthenos" written in Greek alphabet. I'm too lazy to go and search for the link of where I uploaded the actual pictures of my tattoos (or to upload them again). The one on my back was my first and I love it. The runes are something I wanted since I was 13 or 14 (I was drawing them on my arms and legs with markers back then), and the last one is an amalgam of a few things that I love and that represent me. I plan to do two more tattoos for certain, and maybe one day some more. It will be nothing big or obnoxious, all of my tattoos are small and I can cover them if necessary, so I plan to keep it that way.

In a way, all my tattoos are connected by something (and the future ones will be as well). I'm making my own personal little story about my views and thoughts on the world.