Here's a fun one sure to stir the pot: Tattoos. Like them or no?

[BigPete]

I had longed planned to get my avatar as my tattoo. Bull for Taurus and being stubborn of course. I recently decided I wanted something more about my german heritage, the question now is what. A lion with german flag colors? A lion with state crest form the german state that my last name is from? Germania (the war goddess)? I just can't decide.

As for what I think about others with tats, some overdue it to hide or cover themselves symbolicly. That's not cool. I HATE bad cartoony shit. That tells me you were drunk and picked some shit out of a book. Meaningful and tasteful art are good imo.

 

[the canadian dream]

I had longed planned to get my avatar as my tattoo. Bull for Taurus and being stubborn of course. I recently decided I wanted something more about my german heritage, the question now is what. A lion with german flag colors? A lion with state crest form the german state that my last name is from? Germania (the war goddess)? I just can't decide.

As for what I think about others with tats, some overdue it to hide or cover themselves symbolicly. That's not cool. I HATE bad cartoony shit. That tells me you were drunk and picked some shit out of a book. Meaningful and tasteful art are good imo.

As one with German heritage I also like the idea of this type of tattoo. This one isn't exactly well done but with the right artist it could be a great tattoo.



http://www.tattoodonkey.com/pics/g/e/german-tattoo-ideas-00-a-a-tattoodonkey.com.jpg

 

[CaveMan]

I really dig tattoos. I like them on women as long as they are tasteful. My last Ex had a half sleeve and that was such a turn on for me.



I do have 3 tattoos, they all mean something to me. I won't go into what they are or what they mean. I do plan on getting more in the future. After I got my first two, then a big part of my family followed suit, even my mother.



I do believe tattoos can say a ton about an individual, but too many leads me to believe that you are screaming for someone to notice you, It is a fine line

 

[supraman]

supra i unapproved your post and the others quoting it. Defiantly was going straight to hardcore porn. Girls getting tattooed on the face not face tattoos



most likely that site doesn't let you link right

Gotcha, my bad. I checked the link before I posted and it worked fine for me.

 

[BigPete]

As one with German heritage I also like the idea of this type of tattoo. This one isn't exactly well done but with the right artist it could be a great tattoo.



http://www.tattoodonkey.com/pics/g/e/german-tattoo-ideas-00-a-a-tattoodonkey.com.jpg

I have looked at eagles too. I don't necessarily like the roman tie ins of the lion or the eagle, especially the double headed eagle.

So I am still looking...

 

[bri]

I have looked at eagles too. I don't necessarily like the roman tie ins of the lion or the eagle, especially the double headed eagle.

So I am still looking...

You should get those little Katzenjammer Kids, Hans and Fritz.

 

[jakobeast]

I have looked at eagles too. I don't necessarily like the roman tie ins of the lion or the eagle, especially the double headed eagle.

So I am still looking...

Lets see.....something German......what is out there that is German, and can easily be tattooed....

 

[phranchk]

Lets see.....something German......what is out there that is German, and can easily be tattooed....

Don't think that's quite German.

 

[phranchk]

I have a caduceus on my back. I am going to add more to it eventually. It's had to be delayed a bit since other time and money priorities took it's place.

I love tattoos on women, not so much on their hands, neck or face though. There's something I really like about owl tattoos. Not sure what it is, but there's some killer ones out there.

And also, oddly I've seen some really killer octopus tattoos.

 

[puckjim]

I personally don't care for them at all (not a shocker to most of you I'm sure). I especially don't care for them on women.



It is a personal choice for each person as to whether or not to get a tattoo. It is also a personal choice for others to like it or criticize it.



Studies have shown that women with body modifications such as piercings and tattoos are more sexually active, and make more questionable decisions in life.



A small or even medium sized tattoo here or there, in an inconspicuous place that can be covered with clothing isnt' really a problem for me. People who have multiple tatoos that are clearly displayed outside of the clothing, such as the face, neck, hands, legs are just showing me that they make poor decisions in life and don't look into the future for possible consequences.



Ok, bring on the blasting.

I sure would like to see a link to any of these studies, as I don't believe they exist.

 

[bubbleheadchief]

I had longed planned to get my avatar as my tattoo. Bull for Taurus and being stubborn of course. I recently decided I wanted something more about my german heritage, the question now is what. A lion with german flag colors? A lion with state crest form the german state that my last name is from? Germania (the war goddess)? I just can't decide.

As for what I think about others with tats, some overdue it to hide or cover themselves symbolicly. That's not cool. I HATE bad cartoony shit. That tells me you were drunk and picked some shit out of a book. Meaningful and tasteful art are good imo.

Swaztika middle of your forehead??? I jest

 

[Tater]

I would like to get a tattoo of a band-aid.





And maybe a tattoo of a butt on my butt.

 

[Ymono37]

I do believe tattoos can say a ton about an individual, but too many leads me to believe that you are screaming for someone to notice you, It is a fine line

I love tatts... what I hate is those people who get all huffy and indignant when you ask about them. Seriously? You're telling the world, "I WANT ATTENTION!" and then playing it up like it's such an intrusion to your privacy when someone asks about them? Assholes.



It's as bad as those chicks who spend hours working on their cleavage and then complain when guys looks/stare/ogle.



I have a couple, both are on my upper arms - one is the Green Lantern symbol, the other the Spider-man insignia. It may seem silly to some, but they work for me. I like the simplicity of them although I am thinking of finding a way to "spice" them up a little.

 

[winos5]

I don't have a problem with tattoos or body modification. Was in my late teens/early 20s when the whole body modification movement started to gain traction/wide exception. I have gotten 2 piercings, left ear. 1st one was fine, had no problems with it, other than hiding it while it healed (active duty AF). 2nd one the asshole went through the cartiledge of my ear lobe instead of just the loose skin and it never took because I couldn't keep the training ring in 24/7 being on active duty. It eventually healed, but the piercing failed, thank god it never got infected.



I rarely wear an ear ring any more. I'm bald, with a goatee and don't want to complete the pirate outfit.



I've always toyed with getting a tattoo but never did. I knew I didn't want to get one in drunken stupor. Was hesitant also because I wondered how it would look 20 years later on my fat wrinkled ass. The more education I got, the more I worried about gettting hepatitis from it. At this point in my life it's pretty much an after thought. If I did it would probably be a Blackhawk themed tatt in some way; 4 feathers, the indian head, tomahawk ect...



Would agree if your going to do something like that you should put some serious thought into it before hand. I would never allow my teens to do anything like that (well a single non-visible, non-oral piercing or ear piercing would probably be okay, but definately no oral piercings, nose piercing or tatts). Once their 18 I would hope they would make thoughtful intelligent decisions about it.



The one body modification that drives me crazy is the earplug/expander the stetches the ear lobe until you have huge loops of stretched skin. That just looks fucking ridiculous on a 22 year old white spoiled kid from suburbia.



I also don't get the lumps, bumps, spikes, split tongues, horns ect... that people are getting, but if they are adults and that's what they want so be it.



I do think people should consider the medical risks before getting significant piercings or tatts. Those buisnesses are regulated very differently state to state from a medical stand point. Some states have very strict over sight, others don't. I would want to make sure the "artist" has a good reputation, appropriate training, proper license/certification and practices his profession using sterile technique, sterile equipment, fresh sterile ink for each patron ect... A nice tatt is cool, living with chronic hepatitis C is un-cool

 

[supraman]

The only tat I want is one of my family crest

 

[klemmer]

Don't mind tastefully done tats.



As far as I go, I hate needles more than I hate Graham.

 

[PatrickSharpRules]

Do not like tattoos, at ton of people have them and very few can pull a tattoo off.

 

[Pez68]

I personally don't care for them at all (not a shocker to most of you I'm sure). I especially don't care for them on women.



It is a personal choice for each person as to whether or not to get a tattoo. It is also a personal choice for others to like it or criticize it.



Studies have shown that women with body modifications such as piercings and tattoos are more sexually active, and make more questionable decisions in life.



A small or even medium sized tattoo here or there, in an inconspicuous place that can be covered with clothing isnt' really a problem for me. People who have multiple tatoos that are clearly displayed outside of the clothing, such as the face, neck, hands, legs are just showing me that they make poor decisions in life and don't look into the future for possible consequences.



Ok, bring on the blasting.

I guess you're not familiar with the saying, never judge a book by it's cover?

Just curious what studies actually show what you stated. I'd LOVE to see those studies. Chances are, they are 100% bullshit.



How do tattoos on the hands and legs show you that people make poor decisions in life and don't look into the future for possible consequences? How can you possibly come to a determination like that?



Personally, tats don't bother me in the least. A couple well placed tats on a woman are extremely hot.

 

[bri]

I love tatts... what I hate is those people who get all huffy and indignant when you ask about them. Seriously? You're telling the world, "I WANT ATTENTION!" and then playing it up like it's such an intrusion to your privacy when someone asks about them? Assholes.



It's as bad as those chicks who spend hours working on their cleavage and then complain when guys looks/stare/ogle.



I have a couple, both are on my upper arms - one is the Green Lantern symbol, the other the Spider-man insignia. It may seem silly to some, but they work for me. I like the simplicity of them although I am thinking of finding a way to "spice" them up a little.

I thought you would have one of Jako so you would always have a part of him with you. You seem to be the more sentimental of the two. The creepiest tat I Have seen was on a man's upper arm. It was a mouse with a giant hoohoo that said "here kitty kitty" It was obscene.

 

[winos5]

There is no doubt that in some career choices, visible tattoos will make seeking gainful employment difficult if not impossible. You may not like it or think it's bullshit but its a fact.