Topic: Der Tattoo Thread. (Read 794524 times)

Reed · « **Reply #2200 on:** 19 Mar 2009, 19:14 »

I know there will always be people who disagree in a public forum, I was just thought he might like to know how to not turn into one of those members who comes around, throws up a few posts that piss people off and leave within a month.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #2201 on:** 19 Mar 2009, 19:20 »

Jens I am not sure people are as worked up as you think they are? You're right, disagreements are not the end of the world. I do not think anybody is acting like it is, except for you?

Someone came in here and said something ignorant, members of this forum who care about tattoos corrected them, other people contributed with their own personal feelings/experiences.

Reed · « **Reply #2202 on:** 19 Mar 2009, 19:26 »

Yeah, that's all I was doing. I'm sorry if I came off as an asshole.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #2203 on:** 19 Mar 2009, 19:30 »

Dovey's number one pet peeve:

People who think that you can't possibly disagree with someone and have a conversation about that disagreement without taking it personally/ People who think that you can't be passionate about a subject without taking any dissenting opinion personally.

jodizzle · « **Reply #2204 on:** 19 Mar 2009, 21:49 »

Oh the drama. Hannah hurry up and get your tattoo already. Dovey, you are rad, the raddest even.

Guys I want my next tattoo already dangit.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #2205 on:** 19 Mar 2009, 23:17 »

Quote from: Emaline on 19 Mar 2009, 18:14

My little yellow bird behind my ear is for my little sister Jane. Around the time I got it, she was in the hospital with a blood disorder, and they had her in the oncolodgy department. Needless to say, it sacred the life out of me. So I got my yellow bird to remind me of her. She loves ducks and chicks, and all sorts of little birds, so getting that tattoo'd on me just seemed natural.

You are doing it right.

Jace · « **Reply #2206 on:** 20 Mar 2009, 01:53 »

I think I shared this back when I first put the pictures of my tattoos up, but I have two right now and I am definitely getting more, I'm just undecided on what (for the most part).

I have a scorpion for two reasons, 1. I am a scorpio. 2. My dad has a tattoo of a crab on his arm (he is a cancer), and I got a scorpion on my arm so that I'll never forget him.
I have a snake with the earth character in it because I was born in the year of the earth snake. It is a pretty simple matter.
I'll be getting another tattoo, a character from an old 70s animated movie because it reminds me of my youth, when I was like 5 and in the car with my mom and sister and we'd be on our way to our nana's house, but we'd start singing the songs from the movie.

I am less decided on getting exclamation points and question marks tattooed on me (I really want them, I just can't think of a good place) To let me know that my life is fucking exciting, but there is a lot of uncertainty to it.

My sister got tattoos because 1. "It looks cool" 2. "Its just a sophisticated form of cutting"

David_Dovey · « **Reply #2207 on:** 20 Mar 2009, 02:02 »

Re: #2

Say

fucking

what

Jace · « **Reply #2208 on:** 20 Mar 2009, 02:08 »

Quote from: David_Dovey on 20 Mar 2009, 02:02

Re: #2

Say

fucking

what

For my sister's reasons, right?
Yeah, welcome to my world. I bout slapped the shit out of her. This is what she thinks.

Emaline · « **Reply #2209 on:** 20 Mar 2009, 02:13 »

I can't really knock anybody's reasoning for getting whatever they want tattooed on them, though. I mean, its a personal thing. I mean, yeah, both my birds have some pretty big secret meanings(I'm pretty sure if I told you the meaning of the black bird, you'd laugh, but it's still important to me), but not every tattoo has to be meaningful in that sense. Look at my cephalopod tattoos. They don't have any deep meaning behind them. I got them for two reasons. I like cephalopods, and I like getting tattoo'd. I don't think you really need much more reason than that. I mean, I hate flash as much as the next person, so I don't really think you should walk into a shop, flip through some pages of flash, and just say "I want that" and get it done. But just getting a tattoo because you simply like the design isn't an altogether terrible thing.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #2210 on:** 20 Mar 2009, 05:30 »

Man I'm not going to tell anyone that their reasons for getting a tattoo are stupid, if you want a tattoo because it symbolises something then rad. If you want a tattoo because it looks fucking awesome then just as rad. I'm also really not sure what I'm trying to say here but whatever, the point is that tattoos should hopefully have more behind them than "I went into a tattoo shop and got this awesome tiger/fairy/barbed wire that they had on the wall. WOOOO!"

Is this the part of the thread where we once again talk about what our tattoos mean? If so then I got my X-Men tattoos because when I was growing up I was pretty lonely as I didn't really have many (or any) friends and watching the X-Men cartoons and reading the comics kind of made me feel like I did have friends. Also I just really love X-Men.

öde · « **Reply #2211 on:** 20 Mar 2009, 06:02 »

One of the tattoos I want is a few lines that I came up with in a few seconds.

nobo · « **Reply #2212 on:** 20 Mar 2009, 14:30 »

tattoos are for criminals, drug dealers and malcontents.

I fall under #3

öde · « **Reply #2213 on:** 20 Mar 2009, 14:32 »

Aren't #1 and #2 the same?

Jace · « **Reply #2214 on:** 20 Mar 2009, 14:34 »

I can murder someone without dealing drugs.
I can deal drugs without murdering someone.

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #2215 on:** 20 Mar 2009, 14:37 »

drug dealers are always criminals.

criminals are not always drug dealers.

nobo · « **Reply #2216 on:** 20 Mar 2009, 15:02 »

in my definition drug dealers includes pharmacists.

öde · « **Reply #2217 on:** 20 Mar 2009, 15:29 »

I really have to smartass-proof my questions.

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #2218 on:** 20 Mar 2009, 15:36 »

nothing is smart-ass proof

jodizzle · « **Reply #2219 on:** 20 Mar 2009, 21:49 »

My tattoo is essentially a brother/sister loyalty tattoo because my brother and I are really close. but I don't think anyone apart from us would be able to tell that just by looking at it. KITTIES AND RATS AND SKULLS AND SPIDERWEBS WOOOOO

Slick · « **Reply #2220 on:** 20 Mar 2009, 22:02 »

I really like the thought that my pharmacist could have all kinds of badass tattoos.

lily-kiernan · « **Reply #2221 on:** 21 Mar 2009, 00:37 »

I'm planning on getting a celtic knot shamrock with the names of the Irish parts of my family around it. My brother is getting one also. His would by on his chest, above his heart, and mine would be on my back, behind my heart.
I'm thinking of getting a butterfly with "Maureen" for my cousin.
Also a teacup. Because I really like tea.

Professor Snuggles · « **Reply #2222 on:** 21 Mar 2009, 01:19 »

Quote from: nobo on 20 Mar 2009, 14:30

tattoos are for criminals, drug dealers and malcontents.

I fall under #3

I'm all 3!

redglasscurls · « **Reply #2223 on:** 21 Mar 2009, 07:06 »

My younger sister got a tattoo on her hip the other day, of a stingray. Her reasoning? "I was at the aquarium and there were a bunch of them and I was like THAT! I want THAT tattooed on me!" I'm pretty sure they were actually manta rays at the aquarium. Wtf world.

BrittanyMarie · « **Reply #2224 on:** 21 Mar 2009, 10:00 »

That's how I was with my Harold. Sometimes you see something and it immediately clicks with you. I waited a long time to get him but only because he was my first tattoo. I wouldn't think twice about it now.

redglasscurls · « **Reply #2225 on:** 21 Mar 2009, 11:53 »

I love your tattoo though, I can't say the same for hers. Oh well, at least she likes it:)
Stangray

Alex C · « **Reply #2226 on:** 21 Mar 2009, 12:05 »

Now I'm imagining what a Venn diagram tattoo of the relationship between criminals, malcontents, drug dealers and tattoos would look like.

Lines · « **Reply #2227 on:** 21 Mar 2009, 12:41 »

Stingrays are kind of cool though.

redglasscurls · « **Reply #2228 on:** 21 Mar 2009, 12:51 »

I feel like they kind of lose something in the transition to 2D

Avec · « **Reply #2229 on:** 21 Mar 2009, 14:24 »

Quote from: Dire bacterium on 19 Mar 2009, 18:58

1) Don't come into a thread where people are sharing things that are important to them (extends past tattoo thread)

I had no intention of offending the people who are passionate about their tattoos, it's just that I wouldn't willingly get one.

Drill King · « **Reply #2230 on:** 21 Mar 2009, 16:00 »

Oh man I LOVE that stingray tattoo

Alex C · « **Reply #2231 on:** 21 Mar 2009, 20:46 »

Oh man I LOVE that diagram tattoo.

Lunchbox · « **Reply #2232 on:** 22 Mar 2009, 04:57 »

Nominating Jens as winner of best use of scientific diagram to explain forum concepts. (Jordan would be runner up.)

Emaline · « **Reply #2233 on:** 23 Mar 2009, 15:42 »

Tattoooo!!!!!

He is a bit scaly right now.

supersheep · « **Reply #2234 on:** 23 Mar 2009, 15:48 »

That is hella badass.

BrilliantEraser · « **Reply #2235 on:** 23 Mar 2009, 15:54 »

I like it! About how much longer until it is fully-healed?

Emaline · « **Reply #2236 on:** 23 Mar 2009, 15:57 »

It should be fully healed pretty soon, its basically just at the peeling off stage.

And thanks guys! I love it to death.

öde · « **Reply #2237 on:** 23 Mar 2009, 20:11 »

That's so rad it's radioactive and making me pun.

Reed · « **Reply #2238 on:** 23 Mar 2009, 20:13 »

That tattoo is badass. It looks like it would fuck your shit up just for looking at it wrong.

This is a good thing.

elizaknowswhatshesfor · « **Reply #2239 on:** 24 Mar 2009, 08:46 »

I know the thread has got back to being all fuzzy and nice and about badass tattoos (esp. the squid!) But I would like to state I have a fair few that come from me being drunk with friends who have tattoo guns and I love there wobbly shitness more than some of my paid for thought out ones...

And it really is because they make me think of one time I got wasted with my friends. (Some of them are now dead, does that make it a memorial tattoo as well

)

I like it when people have regrettable tattoos, it's like scars for me. Hot.

Josefbugman · « **Reply #2240 on:** 24 Mar 2009, 08:56 »

Minor aside for a moment, why are scars hot? I have a scar on my finger from where I put it down the plughole as a child that does not make me a rock star.

Nor does being dense enough to get yourself in a dangerous situation mean that they are attractive, it just means they are somewhat silly.

Anyway back to tattoo's, what is everyones thinking on hand tatoo's? Are they either pretentious or just as good as other tatoo's.

ledhendrix · « **Reply #2241 on:** 24 Mar 2009, 09:00 »

I quite like some scars. I have one on my cheek from where my friend throw a lump of flint at the ground and it smashed into hundreds of razor sharp pieces and one cut my face. It's stuck there permanently now. It's not to noticeable but sometimes a feel myself playing about with it cause the skin is different. There's just something about scars that I quite like.

Slick · « **Reply #2242 on:** 24 Mar 2009, 10:01 »

I've got a badass scar accross my bicep from one time when I was baking naan.

Ozymandias · « **Reply #2243 on:** 24 Mar 2009, 10:24 »

Nothing is more badass than getting scarred while baking your own damn staff of life.

Emaline · « **Reply #2244 on:** 24 Mar 2009, 14:10 »

Quote from: Josefbugman on 24 Mar 2009, 08:56

Anyway back to tattoo's, what is everyones thinking on hand tatoo's? Are they either pretentious or just as good as other tatoo's.

We had a discussion on them awhile back. I don't think anybody thinks they are pretentious, but I think a few thought they were silly. I like them a lot.

As for scars, I am pretty apathetic towards them.

ackblom12 · « **Reply #2245 on:** 24 Mar 2009, 14:18 »

Yeah, I'm not sure how they could come off as pretentious honestly. They're just like any other tattoo to me. If they work they work. If they don't they can always be covered up.

The only real difference is the level of dedication it takes to get them. The only other spots that really compare in that sense would be facial, possibly scalp and visible neck tattoos.

BrilliantEraser · « **Reply #2246 on:** 24 Mar 2009, 14:35 »

I'm personally not a fan of hand tattoos. I don't know why, but I just don't think they look as awesome as they probably would elsewhere.

And scars? I have so many of them. I guess it comes with the working-with-animals-or-on-farms territory. Most of my worst scars are all across my arms and back, since apparently dogs and horses think those are the best places to bite?

Lines · « **Reply #2247 on:** 24 Mar 2009, 15:01 »

I have lots of scars and I don't like them. The only one with a funny story is the one on my eyebrow. (I opened a door and hit myself in the face with it.)

Catacombs · « **Reply #2248 on:** 24 Mar 2009, 16:21 »

Exactly what kind of hand tattoo's are we talking about here? I don't really feel one way or another about them, though I do kind of like ring tattoo's.

The only real scars I have are burn scars. It comes with working in a pizzeria. Except for three dots I have on my arm. Two friends and I decided to brand ourselves with a fireplace poker. Not one of my best ideas, although nothing got infected and we weren't even drunk when we did it.

Thomas Edison · « **Reply #2249 on:** 24 Mar 2009, 16:29 »

On the subject of hand tattoos, anyone know what it's like having the tip of your finger (where your fingerprint is) tattooed? I quite fancy getting a small lightning bolt done there. I'd expect it'd need a lot of touching up over time...

And whilst we're on the subject of specific areas, what about feet tattoos for guys? I know a few girls that have them done, but I've never seen a fella with his feet inked.

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