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How many do you have? Considering any more?

I've got 7 now, three in each earlobe and one in my helix. I'm also considering getting my inner conch pierced. For those who don't know what that is, it's this one: http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Image:Inner_conch_piercing-1.jpg (the CBR with the pink bead, i.e. the one that's not in the earlobe)

And if anyone has their inner conch pierced and would like to offer advice... I'm thinking of getting a barbell so it won't get jostled as much, and I've heard that 12 gauge is good.

Now with poll... for numbers of extra holes as well as whether more are desired or not. :D

One in each earlobe, and only cos my mom dragged me kicking and screaming to do it.

None.
I dunno...
Piercings not my thing.

None.
I dunno...
Piercings not my thing.

Same here, I definitely prefer tatoos.

Had four, two in each ear, but the hoops in my right ear tore on a pillow, and so now I have a keloid there instead. Two in the left ear now.

I want to die with the same number of holes as I had when I was born.

Had four, two in each ear, but the hoops in my right ear tore on a pillow, and so now I have a keloid there instead. Two in the left ear now.
Ouch.

I came into life with a certain number of holes, and I'd rather enjoy leaving it with the same number.

Zero. I used to have two, but then when I changed my earings for the first time after getting my ears pierced, I fainted. Right in the middle of the mall washroom too. After that, I just decided to leave piercings alone.

I have Zero (0) piercings.

zero but thinking of getting a prince Albert

I had my left eyebrow pierced, but my body rejected it. :(

None right now, but I'm getting an industrial piercing when I get back from Christmas break. I'll probably get rings in each hole for a couple months while they heal, then get the bar in.

Right now I have my left eyebrow, both ears pierced at 10g, and my nape, as seen here (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/zbronto/P9220058.jpg)


Yeah...I like color and holes. What can I say?:p

zero but thinking of getting a prince Albert
WHY?

Okay, I guess it's your choice. But I'd wanna leave my wang alone, thanks. I have no piercings, and I wouldn't look good with any. But piercings on girls (and some guys) generally look hawt.

Uh, why does the Firefox spellcheck not recognize 'okay' as a word? It totally is.

Used to have my tongue pierced, but I couldn’t move my tongue totally freely so I took it out. I sometimes regret it.

On the subject of genital piercings, my mate’s got his dingaling (that’s the British technical term) pierced, and his girlfriend greatly appreciates it, apparently. However, he says that sometimes when he pees, it’s a bit like a watering can; spraying everywhere....

Much as I'd be willing to do some less-than-awesome-to-me things for my hypothetical girlfriend, getting a Prince Albert is definitely not one of them.

I've got three in my right earlobe, two in my left, one further up on the curve of my left ear, and a little silver stud in my nose.

I like them all. I was thinking of getting more, but I guess I won't. I don't want to overdo it.

I've got 4 piercings. One in my right earlobe, one on my left nipple, a septum and a 2ga (6.5mm) Prince Albert. Thinking about getting my right nipple pierced, but due to limitations on how thick they can go for the first ring, I'll end up being lopsided until I can stretch it up.

As for a PA - yeah, you tend to pee in streams. Usually for me it's one broad one, but I've had up to three, including one that shot out between my legs behind me. The looks on the faces of the men at the other urinals was priceless! I've learned it's usually better to sit down, but a stall isn't always available.

Personally, none, but my ex-girlfriend had thirty-one.

Just the two, one in each ear. I thought if I were thinner, I'd have my navel pierced. But it'll have to wait.

None. There was a point about six months ago when I was considering having a bar through the top of my left ear, but in the end I decided against it.

I be unpierced. And this thread needs a poll.

Personally, none, but my ex-girlfriend had thirty-one.

....until the horrible electromagnet debacle.

*shudder*

I have my labret and I'm getting my ears done in the next two weeks.

Before New Years I'm getting snakebites, that is two lip rings, one on each side for a total of two rings and a spike in my lip.

And then maybe my bridge, that is a small barbell between my eyes.

I be unpierced. And this thread needs a poll.
Yeah, I should make one I guess...

Wait, can I edit a poll in?

Yeah, I should make one I guess...

Wait, can I edit a poll in?

Click the thread tools tab, it's under there. :)

Click the thread tools tab, it's under there. :)
Oh, awesome. Thank you. :)

Huzzah, for once I lead a thread in a good direction.

Huzzah, for once I lead a thread in a good direction.
Yay!

one in each earlobe, my mom peirced them when I was 8 months old.......I am still pretty mad about it.

I peirced my tongue in junior high in rebellion but she found out and made me take it out the next day so it closed up......all that pain for nothing. :(

I find anything more than one in each ear to be a turnoff.

In terms of guys having them, I couldn't care less - I'm not attracted to them in the first place. Though I suppose it becomes somewhat of a handicap in a fight if the guy decides to grab hold of one of them.

one in each earlobe, my mom peirced them when I was 8 months old.......I am still pretty mad about it.
Yeah, I dont' know why people pierce infant's ears. They can migrate and the like and end up looking funny.

I peirced my tongue in junior high in rebellion but she found out and made me take it out the next day so it closed up......all that pain for nothing. :(
You could always get it done again, now that you're not under your mom's thumb anymore...

Yeah, I dont' know why people pierce infant's ears. They can migrate and the like and end up looking funny.
I just wonder what gave her the idea that she should permantly alter my body without my permission and for no good reason.


You could always get it done again, now that you're not under your mom's thumb anymore...

yeah, but it would be totally socially unacceptable now for me to do that.

(I know, I know, get another social group)

Much as I'd be willing to do some less-than-awesome-to-me things for my hypothetical girlfriend, getting a Prince Albert is definitely not one of them.

Yeah. Having someone pound a railroad spike through the end of my cock is not exactly my idea of a good time.

yeah, but it would be totally socially unacceptable now for me to do that.

(I know, I know, get another social group)

"Zomg it's the devil, he's burrowed himself into your tongue! Father Thomas, SMITE the demon, quickly!"

"Zomg it's the devil, he's burrowed himself into your tongue! Father Thomas, SMITE the demon, quickly!"

actually, I think my friends at church would be fine with it, it's the 'mommies' that I have to hang out with for my kids' sakes that would be pissed and it would make things harder on my kids.

it's no fun being a rebel when you realize that your actions actually do affect others. :(

I just wonder what gave her the idea that she should permantly alter my body without my permission and for no good reason.
Well, you could dump some vitamin E on them (since I'm guessing they were done with a gun) to fix the hardness and then just leave earrings out for a while (it might take a couple of years) and they'll heal over.


yeah, but it would be totally socially unacceptable now for me to do that.

(I know, I know, get another social group)
I wasn't going to say to get another social group... I was going to say "fuck social acceptability" if you like piercings, then get them. Tongue rings aren't the most obvious things in the world once they're healed, you might talk funny for a while is all. But with other piercings you can get more discrete jewlery or put in spacers when you can't wear them (i.e. at work).

actually, I think my friends at church would be fine with it, it's the 'mommies' that I have to hang out with for my kids' sakes that would be pissed and it would make things harder on my kids.

it's no fun being a rebel when you realize that your actions actually do affect others. :(

How would it affect the other moms or their kids or your kids at all? So you'd speak with a slight lisp for about three weeks, what's the skin off their nose?

Personally, none, but my ex-girlfriend had thirty-one.

Eek. I'm assuming that at least 19 of those were not in the ear.

I have one piercing in my left ear, and that's it. I got it when I was 13 and stopped wearing it at 16...then a couple of months ago, my fiancee decided it would be fun to see if the hole was still there. Seven years later, it was, and I wear an earring again.

Zero, unless some scars from knives n' stuff count. And I prefer to keep it that way when I die, well, maybe 1-2 extra ones from the bullets.

How would it affect the other moms or their kids or your kids at all? So you'd speak with a slight lisp for about three weeks, what's the skin off their nose?

The "mommies" are insane. My kids like their kids though (for reasons unknown to me) so until I find better kids to replace them with (which I am working on) I am left having to hang out with the "mommies" until my kids either get tired of them or find another social group.

I am already the "evil one" because I am so "liberal" and I listen to rock music, and have highlights in my hair, and drink wine with dinner sometimes, and watch TV, and let my kids play D&D...........

I tried to make hubby hang out with the "mommies" but they didn't like him either, he is very "fuck off" while I am more "it's not really any of your business"

Well, you could dump some vitamin E on them (since I'm guessing they were done with a gun) to fix the hardness and then just leave earrings out for a while (it might take a couple of years) and they'll heal over.
they have been closed up since I was about 3 and refused to let her put earrings in.

they have been closed up since I was about 3 and refused to let her put earrings in.
Oh, well that works.

The "mommies" are insane. My kids like their kids though (for reasons unknown to me) so until I find better kids to replace them with (which I am working on) I am left having to hang out with the "mommies" until my kids either get tired of them or find another social group.

I am already the "evil one" because I am so "liberal" and I listen to rock music, and have highlights in my hair, and drink wine with dinner sometimes, and watch TV, and let my kids play D&D...........

I tried to make hubby hang out with the "mommies" but they didn't like him either, he is very "fuck off" while I am more "it's not really any of your business"

You know, I've never understood why the parents are expected to hang out together while the kids play. I never did. In fact, it was rare for me to do more than introduce myself when either dropping off or picking up my child or other children for play periods.

The "mommies" are insane. My kids like their kids though (for reasons unknown to me) so until I find better kids to replace them with (which I am working on) I am left having to hang out with the "mommies" until my kids either get tired of them or find another social group.

I am already the "evil one" because I am so "liberal" and I listen to rock music, and have highlights in my hair, and drink wine with dinner sometimes, and watch TV, and let my kids play D&D...........

I tried to make hubby hang out with the "mommies" but they didn't like him either, he is very "fuck off" while I am more "it's not really any of your business"

But, you'd be making a stand. Putting it in their faces, and making them deal with it - which is often the first step to creating acceptance.

You'd be a kind of hero, making America better. Think of apple pie, and ... christmas... and puppies. Yay!

You know, I've never understood why the parents are expected to hang out together while the kids play. I never did. In fact, it was rare for me to do more than introduce myself when either dropping off or picking up my child or other children for play periods.

that would work if I actually could leave my kids anywhere, I have to watch them because of their celiac, some idiot parent might make them sick.

The 5 year old is going on her first sleep over Friday night, she is good enough reading labels to trust, but the 3 year old still has a ways to go.

The "mommies" are insane. My kids like their kids though (for reasons unknown to me) so until I find better kids to replace them with (which I am working on) I am left having to hang out with the "mommies" until my kids either get tired of them or find another social group.

I am already the "evil one" because I am so "liberal" and I listen to rock music, and have highlights in my hair, and drink wine with dinner sometimes, and watch TV, and let my kids play D&D...........

I tried to make hubby hang out with the "mommies" but they didn't like him either, he is very "fuck off" while I am more "it's not really any of your business"

Believe me - I know the type. While growing up, one of the neighborhood moms wouldn't let her kids play with me because she thought I robbed liquor stores and did drugs or some stupid shit like that. Hated that bitch.

Coincidentally she was a fundie, so that's probably where I originally got the horrible stereotype engrained into my head.

But, you'd be making a stand. Putting it in their faces, and making them deal with it - which is often the first step to creating acceptance.

You'd be a kind of hero, making America better. Think of apple pie, and ... christmas... and puppies. Yay!

at the expense of my kids?! :p

I overheard a conversation between my 3 year old and her friend yesterday

"you know your mom is going to hell right?"
"no"
"yeah, she is obsessed.....I mean possessed"
"with what?"
"demons"
"no she's not"
"yeah, mom says so, she plays with dragons"
"it's a game"
"yeah, but it's Satan's game"
"I don't think you are allowed to have dice in hell"
"what?"

I laughed, but then when we got home I had to expain to my 3 year old that people are idiots. :(

Wait, 3 and 5 year olds are old enough to play D&D?

You have some smart kids there...


...although I'm not sure exactly how hard it is to play the game... probably harder than the average game for 3 or 5 year olds.

Believe me - I know the type. While growing up, one of the neighborhood moms wouldn't let her kids play with me because she thought I robbed liquor stores and did drugs or some stupid shit like that. Hated that bitch.

Coincidentally she was a fundie, so that's probably where I originally got the horrible stereotype engrained into my head.Think that's crazy? My girlfriend told me that her aunt once picketed her house when she was a teenager--with a sign and everything--because she was convinced that my girlfriend was a bad influence on her cousins and was going to turn out as a delinquent. My girlfriend is a college instructor who's won prizes for her writing, and her cousin is a crackhead who's stolen money from his grandmother.

You know, I've never understood why the parents are expected to hang out together while the kids play. I never did. In fact, it was rare for me to do more than introduce myself when either dropping off or picking up my child or other children for play periods.

I was just going to say that - why do you do that? My mom hardly knew the parents of the kids I hung out with. She was happy enough to drop me off and pick me up again, and a phone number for emergencies.

....until the horrible electromagnet debacle.

*shudder*

Best post in the thread so far! :D

In terms of guys having them, I couldn't care less - I'm not attracted to them in the first place. Though I suppose it becomes somewhat of a handicap in a fight if the guy decides to grab hold of one of them.

It is a handicap -- and one we smaller guys are more than willing to take advantage of. I did, in fact, once in a bar fight. Silly meathead with a hoop. It was just there for the grabbing and tearing. :p

I am already the "evil one" because I am so "liberal" and I listen to rock music, and have highlights in my hair, and drink wine with dinner sometimes, and watch TV, and let my kids play D&D...........


I've just recently introduced my gf's daughter to RPGs. In my opinion, they're a great way to develop a kid's imagination.

Wait, 3 and 5 year olds are old enough to play D&D?

You have some smart kids there...


...although I'm not sure exactly how hard it is to play the game... probably harder than the average game for 3 or 5 year olds.

the three year old needs help with the counting part, but most of it's imagination, like making up a story.

the three year old needs help with the counting part, but most of it's imagination, like making up a story.

Exactly! My gf's daughter is nine. I think she's going to really enjoy it. I'm not starting her off with D&D, though, as that's a pretty complicated game. I'm starting with something a bit more kid-like -- the old Marvel Super Heroes RPG. :cool:

at the expense of my kids?! :p

I overheard a conversation between my 3 year old and her friend yesterday

"you know your mom is going to hell right?"
"no"
"yeah, she is obsessed.....I mean possessed"
"with what?"
"demons"
"no she's not"
"yeah, mom says so, she plays with dragons"
"it's a game"
"yeah, but it's Satan's game"
"I don't think you are allowed to have dice in hell"
"what?"

I laughed, but then when we got home I had to expain to my 3 year old that people are idiots. :(

But... what about the puppies? Won't someone please think of the puppies!!!

Seriously, though - I know what you mean... The simple fact that I had long hair and pale skin (comeon, I am English) was enough to spawn rumours that I was not only a devil-worshipper, but also a vampire, in this little backwood of Georgia. Seriously - a vampire. *raised eyebrow smilie needed*.

The idea that god is all-powerful, and yet, can be thwarted by a role playing game (or a condom, come to think of it), would be hilarious, if it were not so tragic.

But - in a way, wouldn't it be better for the kids? I mean - this IS the real world, and they ARE going to have to deal with a lot of this stupidity. If they see you making a stand against stupidity and hipocrisy, that can only be a positive lesson, can't it?

do ears count?

I look away when my girlfriend puts earrings into her ears... it gives me the creeps.

Oh, yeah, I got distracted from the OP. I have my left ear pierced, but I don't wear anything in it anymore.

do ears count?
Yes.

the three year old needs help with the counting part, but most of it's imagination, like making up a story.

The stupid thing about the whole D&D argument is... parents have been doing the same thing for ever. When I'm laying down in my daughter's room, and we are racing cars, or Barbie is having a tea-party... we are role-playing.

The only difference is, we are building our 'scenario' ourselves, rather than looking at one someone else designed. And, of course, when she is re-enacting "The Last Unicorn", she IS roleplaying a scenario someone else designed.

Is using someone else's story intrinsically bad? I don't think so. How would these people feel if you were roleplaying biblical scenes?

(That would be priceless... which is worse, roleplaying a D&D campaign where the heroes slay a dragon... or roleplaying Joshua's campaign?)

Yes.

yay, I answered right then.

I look away when my girlfriend puts earrings into her ears... it gives me the creeps.

I'm guessing you don't do well with injections at the doctor's office either. :p

The stupid thing about the whole D&D argument is... parents have been doing the same thing for ever. When I'm laying down in my daughter's room, and we are racing cars, or Barbie is having a tea-party... we are role-playing.

The only difference is, we are building our 'scenario' ourselves, rather than looking at one someone else designed. And, of course, when she is re-enacting "The Last Unicorn", she IS roleplaying a scenario someone else designed.

Is using someone else's story intrinsically bad? I don't think so. How would these people feel if you were roleplaying biblical scenes?

(That would be priceless... which is worse, roleplaying a D&D campaign where the heroes slay a dragon... or roleplaying Joshua's campaign?)

Because D&D involves magic. Same reason why the very same people don't like stuff like Harry Potter books. The only "magic" that is acceptable to them are "miracles." :rolleyes:

yay, I answered right then.
Well, all of my piercings are in my ears.

The only other things I'd get pierced are my nose and my tongue, but I have a mole right where I'd put a nose ring on one side of my nose and it would probably look funny to match it on the other side.

Because D&D involves magic. Same reason why the very same people don't like stuff like Harry Potter books. The only "magic" that is acceptable to them are "miracles." :rolleyes:

Which, if true, would be a double-standard, because their own 'book' details non-miraculous 'magic' as well... the Witch of Endor, or Pharaoh's court-magicians leaping instantly to mind.

The book also prohibits killing, and yet, I'll bet a lot of those kids play 'war'.

The thing about D&D, and Harry Potter (and Lord of the Rings, although, for some reason, that doesn't get the same hate) is that they are stories. They do not claim that they are detailing REAL events, real magic, real gods.

Pretending that you are a cleric of some fictional deity is no more 'satanic', no more substantial, than when kids pretend their food can talk by flapping the 'lips' of their hamburger bun.

Which, if true, would be a double-standard, because their own 'book' details non-miraculous 'magic' as well... the Witch of Endor, or Pharaoh's court-magicians leaping instantly to mind.

The book also prohibits killing, and yet, I'll bet a lot of those kids play 'war'.

The thing about D&D, and Harry Potter (and Lord of the Rings, although, for some reason, that doesn't get the same hate) is that they are stories. They do not claim that they are detailing REAL events, real magic, real gods.

Pretending that you are a cleric of some fictional deity is no more 'satanic', no more substantial, than when kids pretend their food can talk by flapping the 'lips' of their hamburger bun.

Their argument is that those examples of witchcraft were done by opponents of the chosen people. After all, according to Samuel, King Saul was condemned for visiting the witch of Endor. So they're examples that actually bolster--in the minds of those who actually believe--the arguments against witchcraft.

Their argument is that those examples of witchcraft were done by opponents of the chosen people. After all, according to Samuel, King Saul was condemned for visiting the witch of Endor. So they're examples that actually bolster--in the minds of those who actually believe--the arguments against witchcraft.


Actually, the argument is that those examples are from the Old Testament, which the New Testament supposedly supercedes.

Actually, the argument is that those examples are from the Old Testament, which the New Testament supposedly supercedes.

I'm just repeating what I was told when I was a kid and was a member of a fundy household. I didn't say it was consistent or that it made sense. ;)

Their argument is that those examples of witchcraft were done by opponents of the chosen people. After all, according to Samuel, King Saul was condemned for visiting the witch of Endor. So they're examples that actually bolster--in the minds of those who actually believe--the arguments against witchcraft.

All of which doesn't alter the fact that merely adding 'witchcraft' as 'flavour' in your text, does not automatically make it 'satanic'... unless the fundamentalist platform are willing to condemn their own book by the same standard.

Maybe they'd have a point if D&D actually claimed to be training people to do real magic (although I'd still tell them to keep their grubby paws of the right of the individual to do as he/she pleases)... but reading about Nazi's doesn't MAKE YOU a Nazi, reading about mushrooms doesn't make you a mushroom... and reading about wizards doesn't give you miraculous anti-god powers.

I'm just repeating what I was told when I was a kid and was a member of a fundy household. I didn't say it was consistent or that it made sense. ;)


Well, there's rationalising and justification, and then there's reality. ;)

Which, if true, would be a double-standard, because their own 'book' details non-miraculous 'magic' as well... the Witch of Endor, or Pharaoh's court-magicians leaping instantly to mind.

The book also prohibits killing, and yet, I'll bet a lot of those kids play 'war'.

The thing about D&D, and Harry Potter (and Lord of the Rings, although, for some reason, that doesn't get the same hate) is that they are stories. They do not claim that they are detailing REAL events, real magic, real gods.

Pretending that you are a cleric of some fictional deity is no more 'satanic', no more substantial, than when kids pretend their food can talk by flapping the 'lips' of their hamburger bun.

And Pokemon, don't forget Pokemon.

Two in each ear and navel.

I had my cartilage pierced at one point (top of ear), but I've pretty much let that one fill back in.

And Pokemon, don't forget Pokemon.

But, Pokemon are real, aren't they?

So....um, how exactly did a piercing discussion turn to role-playing and Harry Potter?

hehe

But, Pokemon are real, aren't they?

Which is why they're so dangerous.

So....um, how exactly did a piercing discussion turn to role-playing and Harry Potter?

hehe

I would have thought that was obvious... see, metal is satanic. No - that's not it. Erm... the serpent had a pierced tongue?

And Pokemon, don't forget Pokemon.

I try, but dolts like you keep bringing it up. :p

And why the hell aren't you on gabbly?

Technically I only have 2, one nipple grew out and I haven't reddone it yet. Maybe between soccer seasons (getting hit in the chest with a shot burns like hell!)

May get another in my ear, not likely to do both ears, looks good on other guys but, not my style.

Technically I only have 2, one nipple grew out and I haven't reddone it yet. Maybe between soccer seasons (getting hit in the chest with a shot burns like hell!)

May get another in my ear, not likely to do both ears, looks good on other guys but, not my style.

Ouch! If you play footie, don't get it pierced again. I had a guy on my team once who had his nipple piercing accidentally ripped off. The other bloke thought he was just pulling his jersey... *shudder*

I try, but dolts like you keep bringing it up. :p

And why the hell aren't you on gabbly?

I am, why aren't you?

I don't like piercings, I don't care for tattoos.

I don't like piercings, I don't care for tattoos.

Same here.

witch of Endor
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/zbronto/Ewok.jpg

I didn't know Saul knew Ewoks (oh, come on. You were thinking the same thing.)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/zbronto/Ewok.jpg

I didn't know Saul knew Ewoks (oh, come on. You were thinking the same thing.)

This explains why they don't hate Star Wars.

This explains why they don't hate Star Wars.

ah, but some do.

I lived next door to 'one of those' for a while when I was a kid, she said it was 'anti-christian' because the "force" didn't come from God totally missed the symbolism

ah, but some do.

I lived next door to 'one of those' for a while when I was a kid, she said it was 'anti-christian' because the "force" didn't come from God totally missed the symbolism

I don't remember anyone in the films saying the Force didnt come from God. Then again I never though it relevant where it came from, it was just cool and I wanted it :p

ah, but some do.

I lived next door to 'one of those' for a while when I was a kid, she said it was 'anti-christian' because the "force" didn't come from God totally missed the symbolism
Don't you just wish you could force-choke idiots?

"Apology... accepted."

I've never had a voluntary piercing for asthetic reasons- only involuntary piercings by metal, glass and in one case, the teeth of a viscious animal.

So-all my piercings have closed up, thank God.

None are pretty.

Nipple piercings are scary. They're so... ugh.... *shiver shiver*

My roommate was getting training in a defibrillator last week, and was told that, should it need to be used, make sure that any nipple piercings were removed. Apparently, defibing a nipple ring runs the risk of turning it into a projectile, both ring and nipple. The instructor said he'd actually been hurt by impact from a projectile nipple, not even the ring.

It was traumatic...so I thought I'd share.

~PI

Piercings are very dull. It's time for fashionable amputations.

Cut off your pinky at the first knuckle then have a gold stud embedded into the bone so when the skin grows over, you have a gold fingernub where the tip of your pinky used to be. Fun! :)

Piercings are very dull. It's time for fashionable amputations.

Cut off your pinky at the first knuckle then have a gold stud embedded into the bone so when the skin grows over, you have a gold fingernub where the tip of your pinky used to be. Fun! :)
You just know it'd only be a matter of time until some dumbass wanted their head amputated.

You just know it'd only be a matter of time until some dumbass wanted their head amputated.

Well, as long as we're cutting off useless extremities, why not? :D

Piercings are very dull. It's time for fashionable amputations.

Cut off your pinky at the first knuckle then have a gold stud embedded into the bone so when the skin grows over, you have a gold fingernub where the tip of your pinky used to be. Fun! :)

I'm trying to remember George Carlin joking about tattoos and piercings getting more and more extremem and how he wants to top them and get small wild animals stiched onto his body.:p

I'm a girl with no piercings. Not even empty holes in my ears.

I had a guy working for me (in a fairly conservative office) who had 16 piercings.

3 in each ear,
1 in his septum,
1 in his tongue,
a 7 rung frenum ladder,
and a Prince Albert.

My boss (a woman in her 50s) was very taken with the frenum ladder. She thought it was such a nice thing for him to do for his partners.

My roommate was getting training in a defibrillator last week, and was told that, should it need to be used, make sure that any nipple piercings were removed. Apparently, defibing a nipple ring runs the risk of turning it into a projectile, both ring and nipple. The instructor said he'd actually been hurt by impact from a projectile nipple, not even the ring.

It was traumatic...so I thought I'd share.

~PI

I hope you know that the mental picture of getting hit in the head by a projectile nipple has traumatized me.

*email's your post to her husband*

you know what they say "share the trauma"

septum,
7 rung frenum ladder,
and a Prince Albert.


What do some of those words mean?

I have one in each ear, and the helix on my left ear. Not sure if I'm going to get anything else pierced.

I have one in each ear, and the helix on my left ear. Not sure if I'm going to get anything else pierced.

What's a helix? I imagine it looks like a spiral, or a slinky

What do some of those words mean?

they all mean "extremely painful" he just spells them funny ways

What do some of those words mean?
The septum is the divider in the middle of your nose (the thing that separates one nostril from the other). The other two are male genital piercings.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frenum_ladder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Albert_piercing

they all mean "extremely painful" he just spells them funny ways

Zactly. I remember George Carlin's comment on piercings back when they first showed up, he said he didn't think men would get such things as nose-piercings because of the danger of having the front of your face stapled to the back of your face in a bar fight.

What's a helix? I imagine it looks like a spiral, or a slinky
A helix piercing is just a piercing in the cartilage rim of your ear. Like this (http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Image:Helix_Piercing-1.jpg) (but I only have one).

The septum is the divider in the middle of your nose (the thing that separates one nostril from the other). The other two are male genital piercings.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frenum_ladder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Albert_piercing

about the ladder.........uh.........doesn't that get dangerous? you know?

sorry..... you don't have to answer that.

I saw a bizarre one not long ago, metal eyes were inserted into the skin so that laces (http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2005/lace-piercing-p1.php) could be strung through them.

Ear piercings I'm usually ok with, as long as it is classy. Some bellybutton piercings are really nice. And to some girls a tongue piercing has something sexy.

I'm not very fond of nose piercings, but to some girls they are nice. I really don't like the ring-types, which remind me of bulls.

I don't have any piercings myself, and I'll keep it that way.

Ear piercings I'm usually ok with, as long as it is classy. Some bellybutton piercings are really nice. And to some girls a tongue piercing has something sexy.

I'm not very fond of nose piercings, but to some girls they are nice. I really don't like the ring-types, which remind me of bulls.

I don't have any piercings myself, and I'll keep it that way.
I find the same thing...



Personally, I only have one piercing in each ear and don't really want any more, though they can definitly look good on other people.

And I really hate parents who pierce their childrens' ears when very young... *shudders*

And I really hate parents who pierce their childrens' ears when very young... *shudders*

Hate is a strong word, but I definitely don't agree with those who do this. The idea is supposedly that they won't remember it, so it's better to do it young. However, this presupposes that they *must* get their ears pierced. Seems to me that aesthetic changes to the body should be the decision of the pesron inhabiting the body, not someone else.

I have no piercings but I'd love to get some at some future. I always thought those Papuan guys with the boar tusk piercings through their septum looked really awesome:

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler/archive/images/2000-03-7-img1.jpg
http://www.infobrasil.org/fotos/fotos/Corel/images/1243.jpg

I know someone who got a nose piercing when she was 10. But it looks good on her.

I hope you know that the mental picture of getting hit in the head by a projectile nipple has traumatized me.

*email's your post to her husband*

you know what they say "share the trauma"

Who says that?

I saw a bizarre one not long ago, metal eyes were inserted into the skin so that laces (http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2005/lace-piercing-p1.php) could be strung through them.

That's usually called "corset piercing", since it resembles the old fashioned corsets.

My wife thinks them adorable, and would love to have it done. Unfortunately, they are a fairly short term option - most are worn just for a particular event - because there is a tendency for such piercings to 'migrate'... either moving around from where they were placed, or migrating 'out' of the skin. Because of their location, she has been told they are more likely to get infected or otherwise 'agitated', also.

They are pretty, but not pretty enough to spend all that money on, for a piercing that might not 'last' a year.

For myself, none.

On women, one in each ear is okay, I guess. I don't know, I'm not even really fond of make-up, let alone tattoos and piercings.

I'm just not attracted to unnatural colours and shiny objects on girls the way some guys are.

That's usually called "corset piercing", since it resembles the old fashioned corsets.

My wife thinks them adorable, and would love to have it done. Unfortunately, they are a fairly short term option - most are worn just for a particular event - because there is a tendency for such piercings to 'migrate'... either moving around from where they were placed, or migrating 'out' of the skin. Because of their location, she has been told they are more likely to get infected or otherwise 'agitated', also.

They are pretty, but not pretty enough to spend all that money on, for a piercing that might not 'last' a year.

Right, well ... there it is. "Agitated," huh? Yeah, I bet. I'd think some Superglue and the appropriate hardware might be cheaper. Of course, there is the skin irritation, I suppose.

I haven't got any piercings and I don't particularly want any. Aside from my severe phobia of pain, the only places I'd pierce on a bet would be eyebrow and tongue. Also, those ear hole ones at the moment (the ones that seem to produce severe ear-jam) are minging.

I haven't got any piercings and I don't particularly want any. Aside from my severe phobia of pain, the only places I'd pierce on a bet would be eyebrow and tongue. Also, those ear hole ones at the moment (the ones that seem to produce severe ear-jam) are minging.

Minging?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MING

:D

Nah, mingING (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=minging&defid=64806)

Minging?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MING

Ming (http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/g_l/hagedorn/visual.htm)?
Ming (http://www.jetsets.com/photogallery/pages/ming%20vase.htm)?

That's usually called "corset piercing", since it resembles the old fashioned corsets.

My wife thinks them adorable, and would love to have it done. Unfortunately, they are a fairly short term option - most are worn just for a particular event - because there is a tendency for such piercings to 'migrate'... either moving around from where they were placed, or migrating 'out' of the skin. Because of their location, she has been told they are more likely to get infected or otherwise 'agitated', also.

They are pretty, but not pretty enough to spend all that money on, for a piercing that might not 'last' a year.

Yeah...surface piercings have that odd habit...
normal piercings can, and often do, migrate a bit and sometimes reject (depending on the piercing...lobes almost never do, eyebrows do more often).
Surface piercings, because they are just under the surface of the skin and have extreme pressure on the edges of the holes, are very likely to reject completely, esp. because they tend to get caught on clothing and the like.
For example, despite the fact that my nape has healed very well, there is still a high chance that my body will reject it within the next few months. It can't be considered fully healed for a full 12-15 months, at which time, the skin has gotten strong enough to "hold".

I was lucky to get an actual surface piercing barbel, and to be a fast healer when it comes to piercings. My ears took half the time expected, eyebrow was 1/3rd the time, and nape seems to currently be about a month ahead of "normal"

Rejection isn't a pretty thing...leaves a weird scar. However, if mine does reject, I have no doubt that I'll try again. I'm weird like that:)

My roommate was getting training in a defibrillator last week, and was told that, should it need to be used, make sure that any nipple piercings were removed. Apparently, defibing a nipple ring runs the risk of turning it into a projectile, both ring and nipple. The instructor said he'd actually been hurt by impact from a projectile nipple, not even the ring.

It was traumatic...so I thought I'd share.

~PI
Eeeeww...

Ok, if I had been considering a nipple ring I wouldn't be considering it now.

For myself, none.

On women, one in each ear is okay, I guess. I don't know, I'm not even really fond of make-up, let alone tattoos and piercings.

I'm just not attracted to unnatural colours and shiny objects on girls the way some guys are.
I wouldn't put makeup in the same category as tattoos and piercings at all.

Zactly. I remember George Carlin's comment on piercings back when they first showed up, he said he didn't think men would get such things as nose-piercings because of the danger of having the front of your face stapled to the back of your face in a bar fight.
I know a guy who just wears a small screw in his nose. It wouldn't get ripped out in a fight. Well, not easily.

I want to die with the same number of holes as I had when I was born.
True. No piercings or gunshots for me please.

I know a guy who just wears a small screw in his nose. It wouldn't get ripped out in a fight. Well, not easily.

Unless his opponent had a screwdriver on him ... :eek:

about the ladder.........uh.........doesn't that get dangerous? you know?

sorry..... you don't have to answer that.
I don't know what you're asking.

As I understand it, the ladder means he was always "ribbed for her pleasure".

None as of yet, primarily due to school rules. Upon leaving for university (incidentally I got another offer for history, only from the 5th best in Britain this time...), I'm gonna have two of my lip/nose/eyebrow/upper ear pierced.

For you more adventurous types out there; try a piercing straight through the femur.

None as of yet, primarily due to school rules. Upon leaving for university (incidentally I got another offer for history, only from the 5th best in Britain this time...), I'm gonna have two of my lip/nose/eyebrow/upper ear pierced.
Your school doesn't allow piercings?

What is with schools these days?

Your school doesn't allow piercings?

What is with schools these days?
Welcome to England.

Seriously, none of the schools around me allowed jewellry of any kind at school and make up was severely frowned upon (especially at my school, which was all boys :eek:). Hell, we had to almost have a regulation haircut - no dye, no long hair, no really short hair, no stupidly spiky hair...suspension was possible if any of these weren't rectified after a first warning, even the short hair (which is retarded, frankly).

Only in the 6th form was any of that stuff allowed.

I wouldn't put makeup in the same category as tattoos and piercings at all.
Nor would I. I'm using my (generally) adverse reaction to a widely prevalent form of body modification (make-up) to categorize my reaction to less prevalent forms of body modification (tattoos and piercings).

Eek. I'm assuming that at least 19 of those were not in the ear.

I have one piercing in my left ear, and that's it. I got it when I was 13 and stopped wearing it at 16...then a couple of months ago, my fiancee decided it would be fun to see if the hole was still there. Seven years later, it was, and I wear an earring again.

Actually, 28 of them weren't visible while she was clothed. In a Bikini.

Zero here.

All my holes are original equipment.

Just my left ear lobe pierced twice. I did have a third one in there, but it kept getting infected all the time.

I prefur to keep my skin free of pieces of metal

i don't have any piercings. i've vaguely considered getting an eyebrow pierced but only because that's the only kind of (male) piercing i think looks any good. i'd much rather have a tatoo.

i don't have any piercings. i've vaguely considered getting an eyebrow pierced but only because that's the only kind of (male) piercing i think looks any good. i'd much rather have a tatoo.

^ Ditto.

....until the horrible electromagnet debacle.

*shudder*

Why am I suddenly reminded of that scene in Ultimate X-Men where Magneto rips out Dazzler's piercings?

Yeah, I'm a geek.

And I'd rather get tattoos too.

Unless his opponent had a screwdriver on him ... :eek:
It's not an actual screw. It does come out pretty easily.

Actually, 28 of them weren't visible while she was clothed. In a Bikini.
Woah, how can one manage to put that much metal in such small places...

I mean, there are dangly bits, but still...

Actually, 28 of them weren't visible while she was clothed. In a Bikini.

All right, lemme guess. Multiple nipple piercings. Labia piercings. I can see about eight if we're stretching here; how one can pack 28 into areas covered by a bikini is a little beyond my comprehension.

That said, I would go for nipple piercings...too bad my fiancee can only think of pain when she thinks of them. Oh well; they're probably not as much fun as one might think.

I have one in each earlobe, and don't desire more. :)

And I really hate parents who pierce their childrens' ears when very young... *shudders*

I actually dragged my mother to the chemist where they pierced my ears when I was 4. :D

Do gals still pierce their nails?

My roommate was getting training in a defibrillator last week, and was told that, should it need to be used, make sure that any nipple piercings were removed. Apparently, defibing a nipple ring runs the risk of turning it into a projectile, both ring and nipple. The instructor said he'd actually been hurt by impact from a projectile nipple, not even the ring.

It was traumatic...so I thought I'd share.

~PI

I do believe this is the first time in my life I have ever encountered the phrase "projectile nipple." :p

As for the original question, I'm a rather odd female who has exactly zero piercings. They look nice enough on other people, but they're just not for me.

All right, lemme guess. Multiple nipple piercings. Labia piercings. I can see about eight if we're stretching here; how one can pack 28 into areas covered by a bikini is a little beyond my comprehension.

That said, I would go for nipple piercings...too bad my fiancee can only think of pain when she thinks of them. Oh well; they're probably not as much fun as one might think.

Must admit, the sight of it left me somewhat agog.

Do gals still pierce their nails?
That doesn't count and is really stupid to do in the first place.

How many do you have? Considering any more?

I've got 7 now, three in each earlobe and one in my helix. I'm also considering getting my inner conch pierced. For those who don't know what that is, it's this one: http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Image:Inner_conch_piercing-1.jpg (the CBR with the pink bead, i.e. the one that's not in the earlobe)

And if anyone has their inner conch pierced and would like to offer advice... I'm thinking of getting a barbell so it won't get jostled as much, and I've heard that 12 gauge is good.

Now with poll... for numbers of extra holes as well as whether more are desired or not. :D

I had my ears pierced at 10, but at Christmas I was at my friend's house and I was changing my earrings, I nearly passed out. They closed up after that.

I'm thinking of getting them re-pierced, though I don't see the point of it.

I've got my ears pierced and my bellybutton although I haven't worn anything in it for 2/3 years since I started martial arts. I suppose i'll re-pierce it again soon. I think piercings look great but it'd be daft to get more seeing as I rarely wear jewelly now.

I do believe this is the first time in my life I have ever encountered the phrase "projectile nipple." :p

As for the original question, I'm a rather odd female who has exactly zero piercings. They look nice enough on other people, but they're just not for me.
I agree. And I really don't see why parents take their 2 or 3 year old daughters to get their ears pierced, they're babies! Babies don't need earrings, they're cute enough (until you have to baby-sit them...)

My mom didn't want me or Trin to get our ears pierced, we both got them done (she gots hers at 6, I got mine at 10- I was 8 when she got her pierced). My cousin didn't have her ears pierced till she was 18.

Must admit, the sight of it left me somewhat agog.

How exactly does one get more than two piercings into a nipple, anyway?

How exactly does one get more than two piercings into a nipple, anyway?

It requires a very large nipple.

I have 10 piercings. 7 in my left ear and 3 in my right.

It requires a very large nipple.

Even still, that's a sensitive area, and I can't imagine more than four ine one nipple. That's eight total...leaving 20 for downstairs...

Even still, that's a sensitive area, and I can't imagine more than four ine one nipple. That's eight total...leaving 20 for downstairs...

And the navel, and arms, and neck.

You'd be suprised the creative places people can get pierced.

And the navel, and arms, and neck.

You'd be suprised the creative places people can get pierced.

We're talking only things that would be covered by a bikini, though...people can get all kinds of things pierced, but if there are 28 in an area covered by a bikini, that's a bit of a challenge.

We're talking only things that would be covered by a bikini, though...people can get all kinds of things pierced, but if there are 28 in an area covered by a bikini, that's a bit of a challenge.

Hmmm. I'm gonna guess that that's a very metallic crotch.

Hmmm. I'm gonna guess that that's a very metallic crotch.

All I know is it might hurt to sit down after a while...but then again, guys can apparently do really fucked up things to their penises...so the ability to fuck up your body and, particularly, your genitals is not unique to the females.

Thelema,

I have seven piercings: Left lobe x2, left helix (performed ten years ago with a piercing gun...idiotic idea. Lots of scarring.), tongue, nipple x2, and an inner conch piercing.

Advice? Be certain you sincerely want this particular hole. It took me a grand total of two-and-a-half years in order to fully heal this baby. It hurt daily. Be studious in your aftercare, wash with Bronner's Castile soap, do the water & seasalt soaks, rotate through the hole! The first time (and the subsequent seven or eight) I cleaned it I almost collapsed due to the severity of the pain.

My conch was pierced twelve gauge, but seeing as you're taking a big hunk or cartilage out of your ear, once the healing is complete there's no taking the earring out and having the hole heal closed. You can literally peer through my ear when the earring is out. This aspect of the piercing is potentially detrimental professionally. As a male, in most professional institutions I'm permitted to wear one earring, so I always wear a nailhead in my conch.

A banana barbell worked very well for my first piece of jewelry because it was easy to rotate through the piercing and had the added benefit of laying nicely behind the ear, preventing all sorts of infinitely painful occurrences. Remember, this is a long-term investment. You need to dedicate yourself to the welfare of your new adornment, generally for a minimum of a year, year-and-a-half. If you're up for it, get it!

Agape,
J.

Hmmm. I'm gonna guess that that's a very metallic crotch.

Yeah, pretty much.

In toto:

2 each nipple, one left-right, one up-down.

Clitoral hood.

Base of clitoris.

2x Anus.

5 each outer labial lip.

3 each inner lip.

four in a line between the base of the vagina and the anus.

Aside from the nipples, she mostly wore studs, but she did have a variety of rings for each piercing, and could get very creative with her genitalia.

How in all holy fuck one one pierce their anus? And I am guessing that the other three piercings were two in the ears oand one in the nose.

Sounds unnecessarily painful.

How in all holy fuck one one pierce their anus? And I am guessing that the other three piercings were two in the ears oand one in the nose.

Close. Two in the ears, one in the navel.

As to anal piercings - from the outside of the sphincter to the inner anal cavity. She told me she had to get a friend to do those two, as a licensed piercer wouldn't - far too much chance of infection.

Anal piercing appears to be a piercing through the sphincter (an incredibly amusing word), a frightening proposition seeing as all sorts of nastiness passes through that area.

http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Anal_Piercing

The above link has some interesting pictures, but graphic. Methinks if you plan on showing off your o-ring you could spring for anal bleaching.

There's a link on the page, "Everything you wanted to know..." that leads to a detailed story about one man's heroic struggle to adorn his a--hole.

J.

She told me she had to get a friend to do those two, as a licensed piercer wouldn't - far too much chance of infection.

No kidding. That's painful even to think about. And frankly, if i were her, I would just go the whole nine yards and wear a fucking chastity belt, because sex with all that metal in the way sounds damn near impossible.

My mom didn't want me or Trin to get our ears pierced, we both got them done (she gots hers at 6, I got mine at 10- I was 8 when she got her pierced). My cousin didn't have her ears pierced till she was 18.

Is it just me, or does this sound a lot like a math word problem (especially the underlined)?

I've got my ears pierced and I'm too boring to pierce anywhere else.

Is it just me, or does this sound a lot like a math word problem (especially the underlined)?

Just a wee bit...and with just a few forgivable grammatical errors. At least it wasn't typed in 1337 and chocked full of gun smileys.

*snipped list o' piercings*

Thanks to that list, I think I shall be keeping my legs crossed for the next hour or two. Ouch!

Thanks to that list, I think I shall be keeping my legs crossed for the next hour or two. Ouch!

if you wanted to keep them crossed just a bit longer, my sister in law had her clit pierced, not the hood like anormal person but the actual uber sensitve clit, and yeah, she got rough one night and her husband ripped it out by accident.

she still walks funny 2 years later. :eek:

if you wanted to keep them crossed just a bit longer, my sister in law had her clit pierced, not the hood like anormal person but the actual uber sensitve clit, and yeah, she got rough one night and her husband ripped it out by accident.

she still walks funny 2 years later. :eek:

*whimper* :eek:

...yup, legs definitely staying crossed. OW.

if you wanted to keep them crossed just a bit longer, my sister in law had her clit pierced, not the hood like anormal person but the actual uber sensitve clit, and yeah, she got rough one night and her husband ripped it out by accident.

she still walks funny 2 years later. :eek:

Ow....that's even got me doing it...

Ow....that's even got me doing it...

yeah? I had to take her to the ER, her husband was over crying in the corner like a baby and she called me to take her. I had to call her dad and explain what happened because she was knocked out for surgery to repair and her husband was too scared to call him.

2, but I want a nose piercing too.

No kidding. That's painful even to think about. And frankly, if i were her, I would just go the whole nine yards and wear a fucking chastity belt, because sex with all that metal in the way sounds damn near impossible.

Actually, It just made things...interesting. It's not really describable.

none.

I have one in each ear and I don't want any more. I have enough trouble coordinating just that set of accessories, I'd go nuts if I had to deal with more holes to fill. ;)

No kidding. That's painful even to think about. And frankly, if i were her, I would just go the whole nine yards and wear a fucking chastity belt, because sex with all that metal in the way sounds damn near impossible.

I hear that chastity belts make things pretty interesting too.

I hear that chastity belts make things pretty interesting too.

Turn lock-picking into foreplay?

Welcome to England.

Seriously, none of the schools around me allowed jewellry of any kind at school and make up was severely frowned upon (especially at my school, which was all boys :eek:). Hell, we had to almost have a regulation haircut - no dye, no long hair, no really short hair, no stupidly spiky hair...suspension was possible if any of these weren't rectified after a first warning, even the short hair (which is retarded, frankly).

Only in the 6th form was any of that stuff allowed.
I wore my hair long in school, and I was told that some American schools wouldn't allow it. I'm not in America, so that wasn't a big deal for me.

But I couldn't figure out how such a restriction would be permitted. Aside from not being relevant, girls got to wear their hair long, and making gender-specific rules is usually against the law.

zero but thinking of getting a prince Albert
Yeah it would look great, i just saw the narliest infection i ever did see.




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I have no piercings.

an earring in each ear.

Ow....that's even got me doing it...

And me! :eek: