Why Get a Tatoo? - Page 2

rothko · #11 09-10-2007, 07:24 PM

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What does that mean?

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moore to the point (well, one of 'em)

tuq · #12 09-10-2007, 07:26 PM

Arrrrrgh that marionette drives me crazy and yet I can't bring myself to adblock it. What the hell is it/where is it from/what is "he" supposed to be saying there?

Also, tattoos r dumb. /thread, except for rothko's response about his avatar.

rothko · #13 09-10-2007, 07:35 PM

sleep tight

Blarg · #14 09-10-2007, 07:37 PM

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What does that mean?

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moore to the point (well, one of 'em)

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I give up.

Conspire · #15 09-10-2007, 07:37 PM

SALAZARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!

Blarg · #16 09-10-2007, 07:39 PM

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They're good if you want to be different exactly like everybody else and maybe are a bit of an attention wh*re. They generally don't seem to communicate much to me otherwise except self-absorption and a streak of impracticality. The way I see it, if you want to have a philosophy, live it. A tattoo doesn't do that for you, even a little, no more than wearing a cross makes you a good Christian. In fact having to make such a fuss about it makes me believe a person is trying to convince himself of something he doesn't really believe yet, and it make me more wary regarding how much he really knows where he's at.

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You know, some people just thinks it looks good.

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That's their prerogative. I never claimed to speak for everyone and was just relaying my take on it. This was well covered under both streak of impracticality and self-absorption and a bit of an attention wh*re.

tuq · #17 09-10-2007, 07:44 PM

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At around the :51 mark. Got it. Creepy.

Stagger_Lee · #18 09-10-2007, 08:10 PM

Suppose you found a T-Shirt that was really cool. One that you want to wear every day for the rest of your life. To save the hassle, just get a tattoo.

If you don't think you could imagine such a shirt, don't get a tat.

Remember, you wont be cool forever
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4449/l...attoo_remover/

daveT · #19 09-10-2007, 08:29 PM

What kind of Tattoo are you thinking of getting Salazar?

Really, I just live and let live, if they have a story, great, if not, great.

Well... Except those irritating ones that people get in Key West of a poorly drawn dolphin with "Key West" scribbled under it. And MOM tattoos are just weird. If you get a tattoo, spend the extra fifty dollars and get a world class artist, you know.

I think for some people tattoo is simply art. I saw pictures of tattoos they drew in Hong Kong: Mind-blowing.

For the record, I do not have a tattoo. I thought of getting one that I drew, but I never got around to it. Somebody told me to wait until I am 30. If I still want one then, go for it. I took that advice. I am not 30 yet, and honestly, it's not important to me.

However, I do wear earrings, but those aren't permanent.

KittyKat · #20 09-10-2007, 09:25 PM

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Do you need a backstory to get a tattoo to avoid being annoyed by questions?

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It seems if that is your main concern, maybe you shouldn't be getting one.

To me, my tattoos, like my other body decorations, are personal. I might show them to select people, but they're meaning and my reasons for getting them are not something I have to explain unless I want to.

My latest tattoo is a small gold horse shoe with a K in the center. Far from saying something about my personality, to me it is a way of holding on to something that I lost, and keeping her with me forever.

In 50 years, will I regret it? Who knows. But I will know why I did it, and I believe in my reasons. And hey, I'm going to see it more than anyone else.