I Don't Have a Tatoo

[Thomas Merton]

I've never understood the popularity of tattoos. Political statement? Artistic expression? Anti-establishment symbol? Hubris? I have yet to come up with anything I can live with forever and explain to my grandchildren. I know tats have been around since the beginning of civilization as tribal identifications. In fact, there was a cadaver found in the Alps thawed after 5.000 frozen years and was found to have the following: a pouch containing a piece of charcoal from the last fire to start the next, marijuana, and was tattooed with three wavy lines.

But its 2007. What's up with tattoos? Why did you get yours?

[TheMojoPin]

I've always wanted one, but I've never settled on anything that I know for sure I want forever. That and it costs a lot of money.

[Fat_Sunny]

F_S Has No Tatoos Either.

Leticia Will Be Chiming In On This Thread, In Due Course.

[Fat_Sunny]

I've always wanted one, but I've never settled on anything that I know for sure I want forever. That and it costs a lot of money.

Fat Will Pay 100% Of The Cost If You Will Get A Tatoo On Your Forehead That Says "I Suck".

100%.

Think About It.

[jetdog]

My wife recently got her first tattoo. She's 31. recently she went through possibly the most horrific experience of her life (possibly also the most horrific experience of mine as well). She got the tattoo as a symbol of strength, something physical and lasting, to represent her overcoming wht happened. I guess that's as simply as I can put it.

[Hottub]

I've always wanted one, but I've never settled on anything that I know for sure I want forever. That and it costs a lot of money.

LIES!
How do you explain thishttp://patv.tv/welcome_mat.jpg
tattoo on your ass?

[Thomas Merton]

Fat Sunny, damn you make Thomas Merton laugh. But for this brief moment in time, lets groove on the fact that a newbie who has already felt the wrath of Mojo has identified common ground, no tats. We also share midwestern roots as my sainted mom grew up in Round Lake, Ill near the Wisconsin border

[Don Stugots]

i had three really bad tats that i got when i was young, stupid and in to a bad scene (crime and violence). after years of being ashamed of them i did some soul searching and had them covered up and made into two large tattoos that i am very proud of: one an American Indian head dress with a skull, and a bull.

[Gvac]

Never wanted one. Even when I was bombed.

[Don Stugots]

Never wanted one. Even when I was bombed.

i dont recommend getting one. it hurts, you bleed and the end of the day you are stuck with it. i spent too many years wearing long sleeve shirts hiding the old tats.

[JesterOfSadness]

JoS wants one, but he's terrified of needles.

[jetdog]

JoS wants one, but he's terrified of needles.
wow, F_S gaining a following...

[sr71blackbird]

Fat Will Pay 100% Of The Cost If You Will Get A Tatoo On Your Forehead That Says "I Suck".

100%.

Think About It.

Fat, mojo is a cool guy and I like him. He used to be a mod, you know. Why are you mean to him?

[jetdog]

Maybe this isn't the best forum for this thread?

[TheMojoPin]

Fat Will Pay 100% Of The Cost If You Will Get A Tatoo On Your Forehead That Says "I Suck".

100%.

Think About It.

Given how much that would hurt, I would at least expect oral favors tossed in. It's only fair.

[Fat_Sunny]

Fat, mojo is a cool guy and I like him. He used to be a mod, you know. Why are you mean to him?

Oh We Just Pretend To Hate Each Other...To Keep Roseblood Entertained!

[sr71blackbird]

::::whew!:::::

[sr71blackbird]

You would have loved the JFK assassination thread Fat!

Check it out! (http://www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=32257&highlight=jfk+assasination)

[BrownTown]

Tattoos are silly pictures drawn on your skin.
They're dumb cartoon images of nonsense on a paper that stays with you forever.
They're a sily joke.
I like jokes.
I have 16 of them from tattoo artists.
I have 10 jailhouse-style homemade ones I've poorly done myself.
I think people who take tattoos so seriously are ridiculous.
Cool kid says, "This represents my ______"
I say, "Whatever, Cool kid. It represents a dumb picture on your skin."
I like them, but dont try to make them out to be more than what they are.

[Fat_Sunny]

You would have loved the JFK assassination thread Fat!

Check it out! (http://www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=32257&highlight=jfk+assasination)

That Would Be Before Fat's Time. Any Idea When It Would Have Been, So Fat Can Zero In On A Search?

DUH!!! FAT JUST NOTICED YOU ALREADY SUPPLIED THE LINK! Thanks!

[TheMojoPin]

That Would Be Before Fat's Time. Any Idea When It Would Have Been, So Fat Can Zero In On A Search?

He linked it! Click on "check it out."

[sr71blackbird]

That Would Be Before Fat's Time. Any Idea When It Would Have Been, So Fat Can Zero In On A Search?

Its in the link on the words "check it out!".. Just in case, click HERE (http://www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=32257&highlight=jfk+assasination) <---

[Midkiff]

Anybody want a free map of Hawaii on their face?

[jetdog]

Tattoos are silly pictures drawn on your skin.
They're dumb cartoon images of nonsense on a paper that stays with you forever.
They're a sily joke.
I like jokes.
I have 16 of them from tattoo artists.
I have 10 jailhouse-style homemade ones I've poorly done myself.
I think people who take tattoos so seriously are ridiculous.
Cool kid says, "This represents my ______"
I say, "Whatever, Cool kid. It represents a dumb picture on your skin."
I like them, but dont try to make them out to be more than what they are.

Tatoos are what you make them, if you think of them as a silly joke then that's what they are, if you grant them a meaning and/or associate a belief or experience with them then that's what they are, just like any other symbol you give legitimacy to.
Now if your refering to people who show off there tattoos like they would a new pair of sneakers to look cool then I see what you're saying...

[Thomas Merton]

Maybe this isn't the best forum for this thread?

Well, since you have a tattoo for your entire life unless painfully removed as Stugots outlined, it seemed the appropriate forum.

The "target" tattoo bothers me. How can you not interpret that as a sure sign of ho-ness?

Please note that having a tattoo on your lower back indicating your status as a ho does not imply you have nappy hair. Thank you.

[TheMojoPin]

He's just pointing out that the "That's Life" forum is where people are able to post threads that they want people to be serious in (life advice, deaths, illnesses, etc.), and this doesn't seem to be that kind of thread.

[BrownTown]

if you grant them a meaning and/or associate a belief or experience with them then that's what they are

Then you're granting meaning and/or assocoiating a belief or experience with a silly picture on your skin. Which is fine, but call it is what it is.
Mind you, I love tattoos. That's why I made the point to tell how many I have. I just think too many people put to much weight in their "Ink".
Get over it. It's a picture.

[Don Stugots]

Tatoos are what you make them, if you think of them as a silly joke then that's what they are, if you grant them a meaning and/or associate a belief or experience with them then that's what they are, just like any other symbol you give legitimacy to.
Now if your refering to people who show off there tattoos like they would a new pair of sneakers to look cool then I see what you're saying...


i agree.

[jetdog]

Well, since you have a tattoo for your entire life unless painfully removed as Stugots outlined, it seemed the appropriate forum.

The "target" tattoo bothers me. How can you not interpret that as a sure sign of ho-ness?

Please note that having a tattoo on your lower back indicating your status as a ho does not imply you have nappy hair. Thank you.

I just meant to point out that this forum is for people to post in when they don't want their thread to be joked in, i.e. serious concerns or serious calls for help. I'm not trying to bitch at you for it, but it seems like this thread could use some humor in it...

[Dash77]

I have 4 and want another one, but I haven't thought of anything yet.

[jetdog]

Then you're granting meaning and/or assocoiating a belief or experience with a silly picture on your skin. Which is fine, but call it is what it is.
Mind you, I love tattoos. That's why I made the point to tell how many I have. I just think too many people put to much weight in their "Ink".
Get over it. It's a picture.

Yeah, I get it, but don't tell me that you don't grant some symbol in your life meaning and if someone walked up to it and called it silly, you wouldn't feel pissed. My wife's tattoo is not a silly picture, and yeah I'm being defensive about it. I'm not saying you're wrong to think of tattos like you do but not everyone holds them is such meaninglessness.

[Thomas Merton]

I just meant to point out that this forum is for people to post in when they don't want their thread to be joked in, i.e. serious concerns or serious calls for help. I'm not trying to bitch at you for it, but it seems like this thread could use some humor in it...

Good Lord, no need to explain your post my fellow Cali dweller. Thanks for the knowledge, still feeling my way around this message board. It feels great to be able to discuss such a variety of topics with like minded peoples...

[Gvac]

Jetdog is correct, TM. The "That's Life" forum is reserved for serious subject matter, and people who reply to threads in said forum are asked to be respectful and serious.

As you've probably found out by now, it's open season in all the other forums.

[BrownTown]

Yeah, I get it, but don't tell me that you don't grant some symbol in your life meaning and if someone walked up to it and called it silly, you wouldn't feel pissed. My wife's tattoo is not a silly picture, and yeah I'm being defensive about it. I'm not saying you're wrong to think of tattos like you do but not everyone holds them is such meaninglessness.

I'm not trying to ruffle your feathers, boss. Just expressing my opinion on something I'm somewhat well versed in. I never said they were meaningless, just that I don't get putting all the weight into the meanings. You can think I'm a jerk for it, but I think giving so much power to a symbol is kinda silly. That goes beyond tattoos. That's a flag, crucifix, or whatever. It's just an image, I just don't get applying the bigger meaning to it.

[Don Stugots]

I have 4 and want another one, but I haven't thought of anything yet.

i want another one too. i have an general idea of what i want, but dont know where to put it.

I'm not trying to ruffle your feathers, boss. Just expressing my opinion on something I'm somewhat well versed in. I never said they were meaningless, just that I don't get putting all the weight into the meanings. You can think I'm a jerk for it, but I think giving so much power to a symbol is kinda silly. That goes beyond tattoos. That's a flag, crucifix, or whatever. It's just an image, I just don't get applying the bigger meaning to it.

to each his own.

[jetdog]

I'm not trying to ruffle your feathers, boss. Just expressing my opinion on something I'm somewhat well versed in. I never said they were meaningless, just that I don't get putting all the weight into the meanings. You can think I'm a jerk for it, but I think giving so much power to a symbol is kinda silly. That goes beyond tattoos. That's a flag, crucifix, or whatever. It's just an image, I just don't get applying the bigger meaning to it.
It's all good, we're coming from different points of view here, it's hard to keep things in perspective with only a keyboard to work with sometimes...

[BrownTown]

It's all good, we're coming from different points of view here, it's hard to keep things in perspective with only a keyboard to work with sometimes...

Word.
We agree to disagree.

[Bob Impact]

http://a629.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/36/l_fc9fa3133f9d222de3f37d8475495f64.jpg
No, I won't explain it, and no I won't say that it's "deeply meaningful," because it isn't to any of you (although Fat_Sunny and Gvac will both understand it's meaning to me, vis a vis our mutual reading habits). I posted the picture because that's the topic and I think artistically, given my style of life, it's beautiful in it's simplicity. If I may pontificate for a second, I think that many get tattoos that they think are meaningful, but they don't understand exactly what they are supposed to mean.

[Don Stugots]

do i see nip?

please explain, even if its in a PM. i will not lie, i have no idea what it means in general or what it could mean to you but i would like to.

[TheMojoPin]

http://a629.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/36/l_fc9fa3133f9d222de3f37d8475495f64.jpg
No, I won't explain it, and no I won't say that it's "deeply meaningful," because it isn't to any of you (although Fat_Sunny and Gvac will both understand it's meaning to me, vis a vis our mutual reading habits). I posted the picture because that's the topic and I think artistically, given my style of life, it's beautiful in it's simplicity. If I may pontificate for a second, I think that many get tattoos that they think are meaningful, but they don't understand exactly what they are supposed to mean.

I'm afraid to ask where "superego" is tattooed on you.

[Death Metal Moe]

I got one tattoo when I was like 18 or 19 on my right upper arm. It's the NJDM logo, the letters put around a black X. I never regretted getting it for one second because of what the music I made with my friends meant to me and the fun and happiness my band brought to me.

Even if the whole thing blew up in my face tomorrow and I never touched a drum stick again in my life, it's there as a reminder of all the good times I had travelling around the country to possibly play for like 20 people a show.

Would I have those memories even if I didn't have the tattoo? Sure. But I got it.

[grlNIN]

I love my tattoos so you don't have to.

[Fat_Sunny]

http://a629.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/36/l_fc9fa3133f9d222de3f37d8475495f64.jpg
No, I won't explain it, and no I won't say that it's "deeply meaningful," because it isn't to any of you (although Fat_Sunny and Gvac will both understand it's meaning to me, vis a vis our mutual reading habits). I posted the picture because that's the topic and I think artistically, given my style of life, it's beautiful in it's simplicity. If I may pontificate for a second, I think that many get tattoos that they think are meaningful, but they don't understand exactly what they are supposed to mean.

Bob Impact: Fat Seems To Recall That You Told Satcam That You Have A Store. Is It The Kind Of Store That You Could Sell ego Shirts In? Fat Wouldn't Want That On His Skin, But It Would Be Cool On A T-Shirt, Polo Shirt, Or Even Collar Shirt.

Land's End Catalog Has An Outstanding Private-Label Embroidery Service, With Reasonable Minimum Volumes.

[Don Stugots]

I love my tattoos so you don't have to.

if i may ask, what are they? how many? etc.

[Gvac]

Let's all get shit faced at Dave's bachelor party and then get tattoos.

It'll be great.

[grlNIN]

if i may ask, what are they? how many? etc.

Three. One between my shoulder blades and two done separately that are now basically one on my semi-lower back.

[Don Stugots]

Three. One between my shoulder blades and two done separately that are now basically one on my semi-lower back.

what are they of? they mean anything to you? mine, really dont mean anything to me. i love the way they look.

[Death Metal Moe]

I had always heard that tattoos were addictive. When you got one, you were going to be getting more. Well I've always thought about getting another one but nothing has ever meant as much to me as my music and friends have, so I never got anymore.

Do the people who have tats on here all have multiple or are there a lot with just one like me?

[grlNIN]

They're vapid.

Pisces symbol shaped out of lyrics, scared heart with the word "salvation" scrolled through it.

[Don Stugots]

They're vapid.

Pisces symbol shaped out of lyrics, scared heart with the word "salvation" scrolled through it.

very very cool. if you ever feel like posting pics of them or PM them, i would love to see them.

[A.J.]

I was going to tattoo my board name on my penis but there isn't enough room.

[Bulldogcakes]

i had three really bad tats that i got when i was young, stupid and in to a bad scene (crime and violence). after years of being ashamed of them i did some soul searching and had them covered up and made into two large tattoos that i am very proud of: one an American Indian head dress with a skull, and a bulldog that I did because I love Bulldogcakes.

Fixed that for ya.

[Bulldogcakes]

http://a629.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/36/l_fc9fa3133f9d222de3f37d8475495f64.jpg
No, I won't explain it, and no I won't say that it's "deeply meaningful," because it isn't to any of you (although Fat_Sunny and Gvac will both understand it's meaning to me, vis a vis our mutual reading habits). I posted the picture because that's the topic and I think artistically, given my style of life, it's beautiful in it's simplicity. If I may pontificate for a second, I think that many get tattoos that they think are meaningful, but they don't understand exactly what they are supposed to mean.


We all love frozen waffles, but that doesn't mean we need their logos tattooed on our chest.
PS-You misspelled it. Ooof!

http://www.bonus.com/msite/kelloggs/eggo/images/eggo_home_box.jpg

[J.Clints]

I want one I have just never gotten one.

[Bossanova]

I have one on my right calf. My cousin had always wanted this specific tribal on his right calf, but was killed in an accident a couple of weeks before he got it. I decided to get the same tat in the same spot to always remember him.

[Don Stugots]

I have one on my right calf. My cousin had always wanted this specific tribal on his right calf, but was killed in an accident a couple of weeks before he got it. I decided to get the same tat in the same spot to always remember him.

very nice touch Boss.

[lleeder]

I have a tattoo of a jar of Motts applesauce on my left ass cheek. Its really a badge of honor I wear to remind myself of the bad times.

[drusilla]

i've never gotten one. i always liked them, but i don't think i could ever go through with it because i feel like i would get bored with it. i guess i just haven't found anything special enough.

a friend of mine got his first one last month & has gotten two more since then. now he's thinking of adding on to the third. i guess it is very addicting. i was addicted to piercings, but i took everything out last year.

[AngelAmy]

i have 4 and want more

go me

[cougarjake13]

I want one I have just never gotten one.

maybe a don stugots potrait ???

[Don Stugots]

maybe a don stugots potrait ???

or the logo for the show. right on his right butt cheek.

[J.Clints]

maybe a don stugots potrait ???

or the logo for the show. right on his right butt cheek.

i think i will

[IamPixie]

I have one tattoo on my left hip- got it after my grandma died. It didn't feel good but it didn't hurt that badly-the tattoo I mean.

[Bulldogcakes]

I have a series of very small tattoos all over my body which can only be viewed with a high powered microscope. Oh, they look like little brown spots, people think they're just beauty marks. But they are actually detailed plans on how to build an alien spaceship. I had them done when I was abducted, and I'm building the spaceship in my basement. Working on the little brown mark halfway up my right forearm as we speak.

But don't tell anyone. People will think I'm crazy.

[keithy_19]

I got one on my right arm. It's of an angel that you would find in a cemetary. It was in the cd booklet of Good Mourning by Alkaline Trio. It's just done in black ink and idn't hurt that much at all. I really have the itch of getting another one. People say that they're addicting, just like piercings.

[IamPixie]

I got one on my right arm. It's of an angel that you would find in a cemetary. It was in the cd booklet of Good Mourning by Alkaline Trio. It's just done in black ink and idn't hurt that much at all. I really have the itch of getting another one. People say that they're addicting, just like piercings.

alkaline trio is always cool.

[Bob Impact]

I have one tattoo on my left hip- got it after my grandma died. It didn't feel good but it didn't hurt that badly-the tattoo I mean.

You should have a tattoo of my hat.

[Gvac]

Like my new sig? I was going to add some text, but then decided it's perfect as is.

So sexy, too.

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s109/GregRotten/BobEgo.jpg

[keithy_19]

alkaline trio is always cool.

They are great. I have never seent hem put on a bad show. Real cool guys too.

[Bob Impact]

Like my new sig? I was going to add some text, but then decided it's perfect as is.

So sexy, too.

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s109/GregRotten/BobEgo.jpg

Can I sue for this?

Sexual Harassment?

[Don Stugots]

Like my new sig? I was going to add some text, but then decided it's perfect as is.

So sexy, too.

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s109/GregRotten/BobEgo.jpg

Can I sue for this?

Sexual Harassment?

more like spreading of pornography. nice work GVAC.

[Bob Impact]

Gvac is just excited, I remind him of an old friend of his, Moses.

[scorpion]

I have two tattoos. I have always wanted to get one. I got them more for myself than anything else. One is on between shoulder blades and the other top left chest area. As others have said they remind me of something I went through and will to let it repreat itself again.

[Leticia]

I got my first tattoo from my best friends brother when i was 16. It became more about the story of the tattoo than just a picture...or drawing on me..

[Cockstrong]

I've yet to get a tattoo... I'm going to get one eventually. Maybe. If I can figure out what I want. I think I know. I don't know.

[angelinad128]

Don't have any don't want any.

[Crippler]

After my granfather died in '99, my brother & I got matching 2" ribbons on our left forearms with his initials in them, exactly like he got in boot camp. Our grandad was very close & very important to us. He was a US Marine, Pearl Harbor survivor, and retired Newark Police Officer with 35 years of service.

He was always a hero to us and in our ignorance we chose to honor him with copies of the tattoo he always told us he wished he'd never gotten. But both my brother & I had the bug for a tattoo anyway & figured this was one that definitely fell into the category of "something you won't get tired of looking at in a couple of years."

Since then, I got one more (which remains unfinished since my health problems have me on blood thinners) and my brother has two more.

[Bill From Yorktown]

Well, since you have a tattoo for your entire life unless painfully removed as Stugots outlined, it seemed the appropriate forum.

The "target" tattoo bothers me. How can you not interpret that as a sure sign of ho-ness?

Please note that having a tattoo on your lower back indicating your status as a ho does not imply you have nappy hair. Thank you.

Tramp Stamp!

[A.J.]

Tramp Stamp!

"Tattoo on the lower back? Might as well be a bullseye."

http://accordionguy.blogware.com/Photos/2006/07/tramp_stamp/wedding_crashers.jpg

[TheGameHHH]

im waiting until somebody very close to me dies, then ill prob get something dedicated to them.

[Bob Impact]

im waiting until somebody very close to me dies, then ill prob get something dedicated to them.
Just spell my name right.

[AngelAmy]

Just spell my name right.

yeah just remember is spelled Boob Implant

[Bob Impact]

yeah just remember is spelled Boob Implant

Now you know that isn't true, you're just being silly.

[Uncle Inky]

I guess it's all a matter of what it means to the individual.
To go to a tattoo shop on a whim and pull a standard design off the wall because it seems like the thing to do, then yeah there's no meaning to it and pretty much pointless. As well as those are thetattoo's that people regret.
If your art is something that symolizes who you are at the very core then to ever regret it means that you've in a sense lost sight of who you are, and at that point maybe it's good that it's there to remind you.

All my work on both sleaves are all one peice that was designed and planned for years and have very personal meaning to me.
As well as one other peice that I have that to most may look silly seeing as it's a cartoon of Wylie Coyote in a chefs uniform holding the Roadrunner dead by the neck and lowering him into a stock pot..... but even that one I waited YEARS to get while I waited to earn the title "Chef" with years of chopping onions, working 80 hours a week for free just for the experience and so on. To me that tattoo not only symbolizes a chef but mans ultimate struggle and striving relentlessly to an ultimate goal without ever loosing sight. As well as representing the ultimatemeal.
So cartoon tattoo or not you can never take away what I went through to EARN that tattoo, therefore there could never be regrets, that would mean regretting who I am and what I've acomplished.

[Thomas Merton]

Outstanding...exactly what i was hoping for when I started the post. Thanks for the perspective

[Uncle Inky]

Outstanding...exactly what i was hoping for when I started the post. Thanks for the perspective

Glad to help

[ralphbxny]

I have a fear of needles! So I have none!!

[Tully Blanchard]

I do not have one and will never have one.