Poll: Who here has a tattoo?

[tweekah]

Why? Cause it's a rebelious act against your parents. Kinda a way to say you're independent. That's why I did mine... When I'm 80, if I ever get there...i'd prolly be too blind to see it anyway. WHO CARES..

My initials in sort of tribal style on my left arm/shoulder. Do I regret it? Not a bit.

 

Homemade Oi! tattoo. Really stupid, I am just glad I never got any real work done. I have friends I grew up with who have full sleeves, neck and head tats. Now that they are ~30 they are really hating them.

 

[zippy]

<< Why? Cause it's a rebelious act against your parents. Kinda a way to say you're independent. >>


There were no other rebellious acts that involved something less painful and permanent? Such as moving in with a girlfriend/boyfriend or growing long hair? hehe


<< I'll go to wal-mart and buy a home removal kit which will probably cost 50 dollars at that point >>


They have HOME removal kits?! I thought you needed a laser to get tattoos removed?! :Q

 

[dennilfloss]

I have one on my Elite member that says:

&quot;To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;
To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition;
To know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.&quot;
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

I also have another Tattoo hidden the closet and he comes out once in a while yelling &quot;De plane, boss! De plane!

Lemon (U2)

 

[zippy]

Sounds like dennilfloss has been hittin' the ol' Jack Daniels if ya' know what I mean.

just kidding

 

[Narse]

I have 1 and will get more one day!

 

[Napalm381]

<< They have HOME removal kits?! I thought you needed a laser to get tattoos removed?! >>

It's called sarcasm, zippy.

 

[zippy]

Boy do I feel stupid.

 

[Regine]

Like someone said on a TV show the other day - the human body is the perfect canvas. Why not decorate it?
Whites first learned about tattooing from Polynesian islands - do you know why they do it there? Because they believe that when you die you lose everything - the only thing that you can take with you from this life is the decorations of your body. Not only is it decoration, but it is also a test, a ritual for you. In most tribes it was not only decoration - it was a status marker. It shows bravery, or in other cultures it is a ritual helping you pass from childhood into adulthood.
Nowadays it may not be done for those reasons, but what is wrong with decorating your body? You have nothing against putting rings in ears (especially for women), why not stick them somewhere else? It's not really any different! So many parents take their kids to Claire's at the mall and have their ears pierced, mine did. Piercing guns actually do more damage than professional piercers.

I just love it how everybody asks me what I'm gonna do about them when I'm old. My tattoos are in places that people normally don't see anyways. So when I'm 80 only Napalm and I will be able to see them. If I really don't want them anymore I'm sure by then they'll have developed some sort of technology to remove them easily.

There's my little rant for the day

 

[veryape]

I have four. On my chest is my fiancee of 5yrs name(SHERRY)in cursive,a dragon on my left bicep,a &quot;celtic armband&quot; on my right bicep,and the word hate on my right hands knuckles which I am not proud of,and which was done in my early teens.

 

[veryape]

I also have a tape measure tatooed on my peeper that shows the accurate length.j/k



[EDIT}no,I don't normally call it my peeper,I call it my peeny

 

[Namuna]

So far 1, it's a black tribal with a ram's head in the center (I'm an Aries). On my back, just below the neck.

I labored a long ASS time getting the design just the way I liked it. Then it took forever to get it because I wasn't about to go to just any Tat shop.

And that whole &quot;What about when you're old and wrinkly&quot; stuff... What a bunch of SH!T!! When my skin gets wrinkly and old I'll STILL be proud because it's MY own design on MY own body and even if that weren't the case, I'd be more worried about being continent than some ink I got when I was younger

 

[Dameon]

Dude, what does mine say?

 

[Soybomb]

ROFL


<< I'd be more worried about being continent than some ink I got when >>


Funniest thing i've heard tonight!

 

[dennilfloss]

&quot;Whites first learned about tattooing from Polynesian islands&quot;

Err, Toolgirl. A few years ago they discovered 3000yo mummified bodies in northwestern China who were both Caucasian and extensively tattooed. Maybe relearned would be a better term. There was a superb pictorial in Discover magazine about that discovery.

Second Guessing (Johnny Lang)

 

[Regine]

Hehehehe, alright, Denis. You got me with that one
They also had a show about those mummies. Was pretty cool.
Remember the guy they found in the alps? He had tattoos at accupuncture points on the body.

 

[dennilfloss]

The 5000yo Iceman is also reported to have had a cross tattooed on the inside of the left knee but I cannot find a picture of it. here are pictures of his acupunctural tattoos. . 15,000yo ice-age carvings also show tattooed human figures.

You've Changed (Joni Mitchell)

 

[RGN]

Dameon: SWEET, what does mine say?

 

[8ball]

Pepe LePew-Right thigh
Tribal Sun-right shoulder
Celtic Knotwork-left shoulder
Mountain Bike-left bicep inside
Celtic cross-between shoulder blades...hurt the most. The rest were painless compared to it.

I designed all except Pepe. I'll design the rest in the future, too.

 

[frogger]

Hi I just found this site! I have a Navy anchor on my arm! I finally found a site that answers my questions. I figured this would be the best area to start!

 

[Regine]

If you have questions about tattoos or body modification in general, check out BME.

Oh, just a little warning - the pics can be kinda graphic.

 

[Renob]

Seven all below the knees...

 

[fragarific]

I hope everyone knows the poll numbers are a joke. I am guessing half of the yes's are from people that don't have one. Also, people that don't have tattoo don't tend to have a want to vote no, but for the other way around, if you have one, you want to tell people about it.

 

[Soybomb]

Man all this time I thought they were scientific polls too

 

[Hala]

i have one (i was drunk) on left shoulder pinguin which looks like from linux.