Poll: Guys. Do you have any tattoos?
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this is going to sound stupid...but one of the things I wouldnt like is having to explain the to the tatoo person what I want
"you want THAT? *snrrk*...ok"
but then again they are probably used to people getting stupid shit on their bodys al the time
"you want THAT? *snrrk*...ok"
but then again they are probably used to people getting stupid shit on their bodys al the time
When I got mine I didn't make an appointment, it was more like a walk-in situation. Kinda spur of the moment, really. If you had to make an appointment, can I assume that your tattoo is going to be fairly big, and can I ask what its going to be? Anyways, don't be nervous, it's not as painful as everyone says, and it just feels like a sunburn after it's all said and done.Aggy213 said:
OT: I have a chinese symbol on my left wrist (I would post a picture if I knew how) and I'm planning on getting my other wrist done probably over spring break. Keeping with the chinese theme, of course.
I'm just gonna point out that skin looks terrible when you're 50 anyways, might as well pimp it out while it's young. I know thats not your personal take, but it's out there.Vault101 said:
I'm reminded of that thread on the Escapist not too long ago about the girl who let her boyfriend tattoo his name on her face in a giant gothic font. That, is truly regret-worthy.
thats the thing....when your 50 its not so much that you "dotn care about yourlooks" but you certaintly dont treat them the same when you were 20, you might dress different, show less skin or not care...if its that much of an issue then get it in a place that you know is gonna be covered by that timeMossberg Shotty said:
and not everyone is the same...some people really like tatoos died hair or flamboyant styles and will wear that untill they 80,
[quote/]I'm reminded of that thread on the Escapist not too long ago about the girl who let her boyfriend tattoo his name on her face in a giant gothic font. That, is truly regret-worthy.[/quote]
some tatoos are more retarded than others
It's weird, I'm exactly the opposite in that respect. Although, maybe it's because the majority of girls I've seen with tattoos all have criminally unimaginative shit like Tinkerbell or some horrible tribal nonsense above their arse crack.krazykidd said:
Anyhoo, OT: I've got almost an entire sleeve done, (sadly my tattoo guy moved away before he could finish and I don't trust anyone else to finish it to the same standard,) a chest piece, some Chinese symbols, and a couple of '13''s. I plan on getting a large piece on my ribs if I can find someone who can do it the way I want, but until then, this is the one I'm happiest with:
I have two, one I got a the insistence of an ex-gf though I still like it.
The other I got matching with my wife for a six year anniversary. Only difference is her's is purple.
The other I got matching with my wife for a six year anniversary. Only difference is her's is purple.
No tattoos, although I wouldn't mind one, as long as it's awesome looking (my brother got a Phoenix on his back, and it looks fantastic).
Got some sunflowers going from my shoulder blade over on to my chest, an Allen Ginsberg quote, a 1up Mushroom, a voodoo mask (that I'd like to get covered as part of a sleeve to expand the sunflowers, but I don't have the money or job security for that yet), and Parasoul from Skullgirls in a military uniform on my calf.
I want more, but the money isn't looking good for it. Plus I can't think of anything good. I want some monsters in that usual Japanese style tattooing of like tigers and koi fish and stuff but so far all I can think of is a displacer beast and Bowser; the displacer beast seems too colorless to be appealing and I think Bowser would look weird for the placement that I want. I've begun leaning towards a chimera, but that's just because I think they look cool, so I'm kind of meh on that and I don't like getting tattoos unless I'm pretty fucking excited for it (hence the covering of the voodoo mask tat).
I want more, but the money isn't looking good for it. Plus I can't think of anything good. I want some monsters in that usual Japanese style tattooing of like tigers and koi fish and stuff but so far all I can think of is a displacer beast and Bowser; the displacer beast seems too colorless to be appealing and I think Bowser would look weird for the placement that I want. I've begun leaning towards a chimera, but that's just because I think they look cool, so I'm kind of meh on that and I don't like getting tattoos unless I'm pretty fucking excited for it (hence the covering of the voodoo mask tat).
I'm currently getting two of my three tattoos removed because, while I like them just fine, they irritated my skin even after nine years. Maybe because of the colored ink. Yay. It's pretty insanely painful, but it seems to have helped already. Oh well.
If nobody understands its meaning than whats the point of having it? It would be like my bragging about my PC specs to someone who doesn't understand PCs, all it is is incomprehensible crap that they wont understand and that makes it completely meaningless. The only difference is that even if they don't understand my PC specs it doesn't matter because the point of having a good PC isn't showing it off but the point of a tattoo is.Vault101 said:
is it though? really? tatoos can be personal,afroebob said:
while I dont have any tatoos I do cover my possesions/surroundings with pretty things...my desktop wallpaper is a painting of an icy landscape with a bigass robot with glowing eyes....to most people it might not even register or it might look sily..just another "fantasy painting"...to me I really like it because I think its a gorgeous painting thats easy on the eyes. my room is absolutly covered with framed artwork/posters which most might find "ok" at best or tacky at worst, thease things are all a form of self expression., from the cover people get on their iphones to the images they get ingrained in their skin, it all says "I like this, I assosiate myself with this, I how other people I like this"..in the end what matters is how it makes me/them feel
as for meaning if it looks cool then meaning is irrelevent unless you know the person and/or they explain it to you having the meaning "obvious" like some psuedo "deep" quote or whatever is kind of cliche and hardly "meaningful"
There should be a "not yet" option, for I have none at the moment, but quite the shopping list of options for when I can finally bloody afford them 
I've never started a talk about tattoos. There is always someone who starts talking about them and asks me what kind of tattoos I like. When I say I don't like them at all their eyes go wide and the next 5 minutes is spent answering "I just don't like them" to variations of the question "why not?"... Whenever I have tried to justify why I don't like them I seem to be digging an even deeper grave! I don't care that people have tattoos, I don't care what it'll look like when your 50 just don't make me out as some freak because I don't like them X3.Vault101 said: