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What do you think? I think they are so stupid they are awesome! I got a sweet pirate tatoo as soon as I could legally get one. Perhaps I'll get more. My ex girlfriend, got a "Weezer" logo on her waist. I laugh at her forever. My lunatic vegan brother got a veal calf trapped in a box tatooed down his leg. It is kind of weird. Two of my friends from college got Grandpa Simpson's "fighting hellfish" tatoo. I was supposed to also get one, but getting a tatoo from a cartoon seemed a little too retarded.

Should you decide to think outside your own frame of mind, you'd realize you'd answered your own question.

However, should you think otherwise, I'll help you out: You basically thought everyone else's tattoo sucked. What stops yours from being "retarded" in 10 years.

More power to you, it'll be a good story for the kids.

Do what you want. Not the answer you wanted, but one the one you're getting.

-Mianimas

Damn I spelled tattoos wrong in the title of the thread. I always hated when people do that. Now I have to go commit hari kari.

*jabs sword into abdomen*

Red verse Blue has a hilarious PSA on this subject, but I can't find it now. Oh vell.

LOL! I didn't even notice.

Boy, you're *SO* stupid, I can't even bear to look at you.

*kicks intestines*

btw, thanks for replying to my post.

Jerk.

*kicks intestines again*

haha, jk.

-Mianimas

Some tattoos are cool. I saw one guy with one of a B-17 on the back from WWII. It doesnt sound that cool now but the way it was drawn with the other stuff around it was so fucking metal. But a retarded tattoo... getting some god damn kanji symbol emblazoned on your flesh.

It really depends...
Having them all over the place seems like a waste in my opinion. I think they should be special. *shrug* Therefore, too many means you don't appreciate each one as much.
But I love knowing the story behind them.

I don't think I personally will ever get one, but I would like my future husband to.

Some tattoos are cool, most are retarded. A good tattoo would have to be timeless. Something that never goes out of style. I dont see myself ever getting a tattoo, but I think some of them look good on certain people.

my father is gay and has a boyfriend, and my mother is remarried, so i plan on getting one this summer that's four intertwining hearts that say dad, dad, dad and mom. should be hi-fuckin-larious.

I don't think I personally will ever get one, but I would like my future husband to.
Get your name tattooed on him somewhere you mean? That would rule. I think wedding rings are for sissies. I mean they are nice, but if you are really committed a big tattoo of your name in a heart really says I love you forever, or I'll end up looking stupid till death.

I wouldn't get one myself. :)
But, tattoos can be interesting, and I don't have a serious problem with them. It also depends on the nature of the tattoo.

my father is gay and has a boyfriend, and my mother is remarried, so i plan on getting one this summer that's four intertwining hearts that say dad, dad, dad and mom. should be hi-fuckin-larious.

hahahaahahaaha

Get your name tattooed on him somewhere you mean? That would rule. I think wedding rings are for sissies. I mean they are nice, but if you are really committed a big tattoo of your name in a heart really says I love you forever, or I'll end up looking stupid till death.

*nod* Tattooed wedding rings...we're thinking about it.

Get your name tattooed on him somewhere you mean? That would rule. I think wedding rings are for sissies. I mean they are nice, but if you are really committed a big tattoo of your name in a heart really says I love you forever, or I'll end up looking stupid till death.

Hehe...until he gets older and flesh starts to sag....ewwwww :p

Sorry, had to point that out. :D

It just depends, I like tattoos, but I agree that they should be thought out and have some meaning to the person who has them.

It just depends, I like tattoos, but I agree that they should be thought out and have some meaning to the person who has them.

Yeah, especially if you can read Kanji. hahaha.

Hehe...until he gets older and flesh starts to sag....ewwwww :p

Sorry, had to point that out. :D

lol That is a downside...

Just weld the metal to your flesh.

I never though I would say that.

I like some tattoos. Depends on the design- whether it works well as a tattoo, how original it is, or isn't, how well it suits the person, placement, skill of the tattooist etc.

I like *my* tattoo.

I like some tattoos. Depends on the design- whether it works well as a tattoo, how original it is, or isn't, how well it suits the person, placement, skill of the tattooist etc.

I like *my* tattoo.
Is this your tattoo? (http://www.sptimes.com/2002/05/26/photos/flo-TATTOO.jpg)

I like *my* tattoo.

*is curious*

Get your name tattooed on him somewhere you mean? That would rule. I think wedding rings are for sissies. I mean they are nice, but if you are really committed a big tattoo of your name in a heart really says I love you forever, or I'll end up looking stupid till death.

Or be condemned to always date women with the same name.

Some tats are kick-ass, however i do agree that too many could be rather ridiculous. I've been romancing the idea of a dancing snoopy on my left butt cheek...

Is this your tattoo? (http://www.sptimes.com/2002/05/26/photos/flo-TATTOO.jpg)

Er, no. That is almost, but not entirely, unlike my tattoo.

Or be condemned to always date women with the same name.

ACK. Not a good idea...
This other Chelsea keeps trying to sabotage our relationship.

Makes me want to change my name.

*is curious*

It's something feminine...ish. In black ink.

It's something feminine...ish. In black ink.

*chews nails*

I need to deal with this overzealous curiosity issue.

Goodness, tell me before I have to go!

I can't liiiiive like thiiiiiiiiis!

cool, but i won't probably ever get one. shaving my legs was a huge jump (omigod it'll take a month to grow back if i don't like it!) so how can i possibly commit to something like that?

Er, no. That is almost, but not entirely, unlike my tattoo.
Whats a matter Saddam, you hate america or something?

Tatoo's... urgh. Unless it's the stick-on's. :p

Maybe its just me, but I feel like something permanent, unless it's really really really meaningful, you'll just regret it down the line and have an operation to take it out.

Some tatoos are cool, but there are a few dumb ones out there. For myself, I just have this aversion to doing anything permanent to myself.

Some tatoos are cool, but there are a few dumb ones out there. For myself, I just have this aversion to doing anything permanent to myself.

Mmm yeah...I always change my mind or get tired of something.

Being of the tattoed persuasion - with good tats, I might add - I'm gonna have to go with .....

Depends on the person and the design.

Tatoo's... urgh. Unless it's the stick-on's. :p

Maybe its just me, but I feel like something permanent, unless it's really really really meaningful, you'll just regret it down the line and have an operation to take it out.

For me, at least, permanence was the point. Very few things in life seem to be permanent. People change jobs more often than they used to, there's no security, marriages often don't last, whatever people promise each other...

but a tattoo is forever.

my father is gay and has a boyfriend, and my mother is remarried, so i plan on getting one this summer that's four intertwining hearts that say dad, dad, dad and mom. should be hi-fuckin-larious.

That's actually quite sweet.

For me, at least, permanence was the point. Very few things in life seem to be permanent. People change jobs more often than they used to, there's no security, marriages often don't last, whatever people promise each other...

but a tattoo is forever.

Until a doctor burns it off with a laser when youre fifty and realize you look ridiculous with a tat.

Until a doctor burns it off with a laser when youre fifty and realize you look ridiculous with a tat.
Getting them off isn't that easy. You have to go in for the laser surgery multiple times to get a tattoo off. It just gets lighter and lighter each time.

That's actually quite sweet.
it's a combination of that and funny with which i am quite enamored.

Until a doctor burns it off with a laser when youre fifty and realize you look ridiculous with a tat.

I won't get mine burned off. I thought about it seriously for a long time before deciding on a design I could live with for good. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks since they're not going to see it.

Getting them off isn't that easy. You have to go in for the laser surgery multiple times to get a tattoo off. It just gets lighter and lighter each time.

True, and it's actually both patronising and stupid to assume that everyone with a tattoo eventually wants it removed.

Tatoo's... urgh. Unless it's the stick-on's. :p

Maybe its just me, but I feel like something permanent, unless it's really really really meaningful, you'll just regret it down the line and have an operation to take it out.

Agreed. Sort of.

Many tatoos are a bad idea because they are not well thought through.

Other tatoos have deep personal meaning and are obtained after careful contemplation of the future.

Both of my tatoos are related to significant personal events, have deep personal meaning to me, are relatively small and/or possible to cover-up, and are tasteful.

I've had one for about 16 years and one for about 11 years. No regrets whatsoever.

Being of the tattoed persuasion - with good tats, I might add - I'm gonna have to go with .....

Depends on the person and the design.

"Exactically!," said the Caterpillar.

Until a doctor burns it off with a laser when youre fifty and realize you look ridiculous with a tat.

Yeah. The WWII tats my grandfather had sure looked silly. :rolleyes:

And that Barry Goldwater -- it was all you could do to keep a straight face! :p

One or two tatoos are ok for me. I just dislike the ones that cover the whole body. Looks nasty.

I thought they were retarded because they were supposed to freak out the squares -- but then the squares started getting them. I'm about as square as they come when it comes to self-mutilation. I'm of the opinion that what's on the outside of a person doesn't make much difference. The goths, the bikers, the multiple piercers -- you ask 'em why and all they can say is something along the lines of "it's different". Yeah, like everybody else. I think difference, true difference is in the mind and how it affects your actions.

That said, I had a dream back in April of 2000. I dreamt I was getting a tattoo. I never remember my dreams, but the image of the design being needled into my right upper arm somehow burned into my memory. When I woke up (about 3am that night), I sketched it out in pencil and went back to sleep. In the morning, my then-girlfriend saw the design and inked it for me, adding color and a caption.

I place a lot of value on the information and guidance of dreams, and to actually remember one is so rare, that I convinced myself to go get a tattoo using this dream design. I put the decision off in order to fully allow the idea to percolate through all of my reason. Finally, about eight months later, I was still thinking about the design and went to Laughing Buddha on Capitol Hill here in Seattle.

I handed over the inked design and the artist there re-drew it to make it tattoable. I was impressed with his work, and $150 later (art + procedure), I had the artwork that graces my arm today. It's a stylized red heart with an eighth note piercing it from bottom to top. The head of the eighth note is not solid black but is an oval yin-yang symbol. The heart has scars on it, symbolizing the many times the note has passed through it. The caption, in Latin, reads: CANTUS PERFORARE COR ET ANIMUS. A rough translation of "music (specifically vocal music) pierces the heart and soul."

So I guess the moral is this: tattoos are retarded if they're approached without serious (also sober) and lengthy consideration. Other than that, think about it long and hard and knock yourself out. Make it something that's core to your very being and it'll never go out of style or need to be removed -- that is, unless you become Jewish and want to be buried in a kosher cemetary.

It took me about 8 years to decide I definitely wanted a tattoo, what design I wanted, & where on my body I wanted it. But, since getting it done a couple of years back, I've never regretted it. It's one of the best things I've ever bought :)

Someone mentioned it, but yeah, the RVB PSA is awesome.

"Think about what you were like ten years ago. Were you an idiot then? Yes! And ten years from now, when you look back on this tattoo, you'll realize that you're still and idiot now!"

Tat's are cool. Depending on the tat, if you have like a band name or foootball team done, then you are a retard. You may hate that band or team in three hours time. A tat has got to mean somthing, I want to get a dove holding a rose done on the insdie of my thigh (for reasons of my own) and a quill pen on my chest because I am a writer...and a rose on my wrist...and many many more. I am completly un-tattooed at the moment. Peirced but un-tattooed....too poor :(

:headbang:

It depends on that tat. If you do it after careful thought and because it has a special meaning for you, excellent. If you get one as a lark - iffy. If you do it to be cool and stylish - retard. However, under certain conditions, retard tats can become cool if they aquire significant and personal meaning.

I have numerous friends with tats, including at least five with large parts of their bodies tattooed. Two have large body tat essentially telling the persons life story. Another has several large tats covering his torso and arms each with a significant meaning. Another is a tattoo artist. And the fifth (a Japanese aquaintance) acquired his "ganman" the hard way - traditional Japanese style with bamboo needles. Anyone who knows tattoos or Japan should understand the signifigance...

*nod* Tattooed wedding rings...we're thinking about it.

I know a guy who did that - he couldn't wear rings because he worked with machinery that made it dangerous.

It depends on what it is, where it is and who its on. Some are works of art. Some are ridiculous.

Kinda dumb, but my Manchester United tatoo may have saved my ass in england...
( ever seen euro trip? similar situation...though I dont know the song)

I was considering getting a Tatoo saying "You're stupid" in binary on my arm but decided against it. :)

well since i have 4, and 2 more planned-i am going with "awsome"
design wise it is really a matter of taste.

from my personal view i have seen some that are beautiful or unique and others that look like a mess or i find bland.

mine in particular are all coreographed(circular on the shoulders and then the others just below on the upper arm) and are stylized logo's from both science fiction and metal bands
left shoulder-house kurita emblem from classic battletech
left upper arm-thor's winged hammer from the cover art of manOwars album "sign of the hammer"

right shoulder-japanese metal band seikima II's mon(japanese house/family crest)
right upper arm-gothic styled imperial zeon crest from the original mobile suit gundam series(0083 stardust memory)
:cool:

cool, but i won't probably ever get one. shaving my legs was a huge jump (omigod it'll take a month to grow back if i don't like it!) so how can i possibly commit to something like that?
Lol, I've got a tattoo and haven't shaved my legs. However I might epilate when they come down in price.

Yea...it seriously depends. You get one that you want, not cos it's 'cool'.
In fact with my friends it's probably 'uncool' though I've had a lot of other people say 'did it hurt? you know I always wanted a tattoo....'
And it's very definitely uncool with my parents..."only gangsters have them in China." "But we're not in China." "Still, you got what only gangsters get in China." "Circular argument mum?"

Basically, I wanted a tattoo for years, saw my opportunity in San Francisco hippy quarter and took it. I personally don't like huge tattoos, ones that look scary for the sake of it, or logos/Chinese characters. I don't see why more aren't prettier, you usually only find butterflies if you don't come up with your own design - which you should to some extent.

my tat rocks. yours is retarded. :)

Tattoos are great! and Sexy!

screw curing cancer or making telescopes that see to the very edge of the universe. we will REALLY progress when we invent a tattoo that wont fade out and can be removed at will

then ill get one.