NationStates Jolt Archive

I burn, blister, shed and sometimes endure excrutiating pain, but ultimately end up with a nice golden bronze that lasts for a disturbingly long time.

And if I am swift, I steal the OP.

I do both. I'm Italian so I tan well, but I normally burn because I don't put any protection on.

Do you tan or burn or both, when exposed to sun for a prolonged amount of time?

I personally tan. Like I have only had one burn in my life, and that was on my left arm, from this weekend...But, it has already turned into a nice tan :cool:

I have fair skin plus I'm on 4 different acne meds, hence I burn. Very easily, no matter how often I reapply the sunscreen.

I got sunburn over the weekend, and am now a burnt Pancake. :(

i burn and then tan, but my tan is very pink so it just looks like i'm burnt.

I don't usually burn. But if I do burn, it's more often than not a tan by the morning. I tend to pick up a pretty dark tan in the summers - but I still look a little washed-out and colourless at the moment.

I go from light to burnt (think lobster after it's been boiled) VERY quickly. Usually it's my neck and arms that get it, but I've been real close to sun poisoning on my lower legs/calves before.

About 5 years ago during the summer, I went to the city pool 4 hours a day for 2 days a week and built up a nice tan. It's fading away slowly, but my forearm is still just as tan.

My personal best was when I was in Spain. I went to Costa del Sol (Coast of the Sun), and since I am fair skinned, in my infinite wisdom I decided not to apply any sunscreen over the 6 hour period I was there. Then I had such bad sunburn that I could not move the next day. The local pharmacy gave me painkillers in a dose I thought was regularly reserved for farm animals, and continuing my streak of wisdom I decided to go out drinking that night and I washed down the pills with sangrea.

And thats how I discovered liver toxicity.

I don't expose myself to the sun for that long really.

Do you tan or burn or both, when exposed to sun for a prolonged amount of time?

I personally tan. Like I have only had one burn in my life, and that was on my left arm, from this weekend...But, it has already turned into a nice tan :cool:

I go from Tanned to Burned in 2.5 seconds. :p


ok, it's more like 5 seconds... :(

My personal best was when I was in Spain. I went to Costa del Sol (Coast of the Sun), and since I am fair skinned, in my infinite wisdom I decided not to apply any sunscreen over the 6 hour period I was there. Then I had such bad sunburn that I could not move the next day. The local pharmacy gave me painkillers in a dose I thought was regularly reserved for farm animals, and continuing my streak of wisdom I decided to go out drinking that night and I washed down the pills with sangrea.

And thats how I discovered liver toxicity.

Ahh, that made me giggle. thank you, oh wise one! :D

My personal best was when I was in Spain. I went to Costa del Sol (Coast of the Sun), and since I am fair skinned, in my infinite wisdom I decided not to apply any sunscreen over the 6 hour period I was there. Then I had such bad sunburn that I could not move the next day. The local pharmacy gave me painkillers in a dose I thought was regularly reserved for farm animals, and continuing my streak of wisdom I decided to go out drinking that night and I washed down the pills with sangrea.

And thats how I discovered liver toxicity.

I got burned REALLY badly during band camp last year-- my skin was a very bright red. It HURT. :(

I was a very burnt Pancake. :(

I tan for like a second and then burn.

I burn then shed like a lizard. Now where's the SolarCaine?

I get a very mild sun burn that turns into a very nice tan after a few days.

I go from Tanned to Burned in 2.5 seconds. :p


ok, it's more like 5 seconds... :(

I don't tan. I just burn. If I try to tan I wind up with a mild sunburn. If I stay outside too long I feel like a flaming Pancake. But it's weird. Even if I don't stay exposed long enough to get sunburned, I don't even tan. :mad:

I either burn, or get a horrid farmer's tan. The sun does not co-operate with me.

*glares at sun*




On second thought, maybe I shouldn't...

I either burn, or get a horrid farmer's tan.

Hooray farmer's tan!

I don't tan. I just burn. If I try to tan I wind up with a mild sunburn. If I stay outside too long I feel like a flaming Pancake. But it's weird. Even if I don't stay exposed long enough to get sunburned, I don't even tan. :mad:

the only time I did get a nice tan was when I was called in to answer the phone.

then I went out to put away the gardening tools... and came back in burned.

i got so burnt on the back of my neck once that i had to go to hospital the blisters were that big. i now have loads of dark and almost permanent freckles all across my neck (this was at least 10 years ago and they still barely fade).

I'm usually not outside long enough for either to happen...although I have burned on occasion, but usually just lightly and on my nose or something.

I burn, blister, shed and sometimes endure excrutiating pain, but ultimately end up with a nice golden bronze that lasts for a disturbingly long time.
same here, I still have a tan on my arms from when I got a really bad burn on a boat 10+ years ago. :(

I am unbelievably pale though, so I wear like SPF 10,000 when I go out all the time now, I don't ever want to burn again.

(it's actually SPF 55 but still.....it's a lot, I wear it year round)

I get an uneven burn that turns into a tan if I'm lucky. Except on my face...I get a perpetual peeling nose burn in the summer if I am not vigilant with the sunblock every damn day, which is pretty much impossible. *sigh*

Ugh, I burn...bad. I look like a tomato when I've been out a few hours. I'm the pastiest white guy in the history of white guys.

Ugh, I burn...bad. I look like a tomato when I've been out a few hours. I'm the pastiest white guy in the history of white guys.

I don't know, I know some really pasty, white guys.

I tend to tan, although I do get light burns sometimes. Only if I'm out in the sun for ages without any sunscreen, though.

same here, I still have a tan on my arms from when I got a really bad burn on a boat 10+ years ago. :(

I am unbelievably pale though, so I wear like SPF 10,000 when I go out all the time now, I don't ever want to burn again.

(it's actually SPF 55 but still.....it's a lot, I wear it year round)

Funny thing is that I was just diagnosed with seasonal affective disorder, and my doctor told me that come next fall I should put on SPF 50 sunscreen and then lie in a tanning bed for an hour or so a couple times a week.

I don't know, I know some really pasty, white guys.

Well, I'm pastier. *nods*

Hmmm... I get a farmer's tan in the Summertime, but will burn in indirect sunlight.

SPF 60 is my friend.

I burn, blister, shed and sometimes endure excrutiating pain, but ultimately end up with a nice golden bronze that lasts for a disturbingly long time.

And if I am swift, I steal the OP.We'll see how much you like it in 20 years when you start getting either red spots or brown moles on your skin.

I tan remarkably well. Which is weird, because my mom is Norwegian (like, Grandma and Grandpa came over from Norway Norwegian) and my dad is Irish (like, in the way Americans are Irish...we have an Irish name and at some point (I think 4-5 generations) can be tracked back to Ireland...so, you know...only sort of...)

But the top of my dome burns like crazy, so I always wear a hat.

Remember how white (http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/TerroristCakes/pickies098-1.jpg) I am, and answer for yourself.

Remember how white (http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/TerroristCakes/pickies098-1.jpg) I am, and answer for yourself.

But you make white look good :p

like, in the way Americans are Irish....

You mean you wear a shirt that says something about being irish, and it automatically makes your irish? :p

I have to burn before I can tan...

...the results are, occasionally, worth the effort. :p

But you make white look good :p

I can only hope. But a tan is the one thing I would need to officially have the best ass on the planet. I'm about 7th or 8th right now, I'd say.

In the winter I'm actually rather pale, but during the summer I tan out darker than my Japanese wife. Go fig.

I do burn, I just have to work at it though.

I can only hope. But a tan is the one thing I would need to officially have the best ass on the planet. I'm about 7th or 8th right now, I'd say.

I'd prolly say about 3rd or 4th*



* hasn't seen any ass :p

You mean you wear a shirt that says something about being irish, and it automatically makes your irish? :p

Hey, if gets people to kiss me...

Exposure to sunlight makes me whiter.

Hey, if gets people to kiss me...

Maybe i should invest in an irish shirt then :p

Do you tan or burn or both, when exposed to sun for a prolonged amount of time?

I personally tan. Like I have only had one burn in my life, and that was on my left arm, from this weekend...But, it has already turned into a nice tan :cool:

I burn. Fast.
1 hour of Irish sun is enough to give me blisters, in fact. It turns into a tan eventually, but considering that I like my skin pale, the tan is even worse than the burn to me.

We'll see how much you like it in 20 years when you start getting either red spots or brown moles on your skin.

Already got those dude. I'm pretty tight with the dermatologist.

When i'm in the sun i might go red for a few hours but by next morning at the most i end up with a nice sexy tan.

I burn. Sometimes it'll look sorta tan like afterwards.


Also, someone needs to add a poll to this thread.

I am Dutch, English and Irish. I am so white I glow in the dark. I burn, unless I remember to put on the sunscreen. That reminds me, I need to pick some up before the Ren Faire. Actually, before Border War...

I burn. Sometimes it'll look sorta tan like afterwards.


Also, someone needs to add a poll to this thread.


Your will done, master. -bows- :p

Don't do wot I did, go to tenerife and buy factor 30, slop it on all over and stay on the beach all day. I stayed white as a sheet except for oyster sized bits down my side where the sun block missed! They turned to large scabs! Mind you, there was a Scotsman there and he was the only blue guy on the beach!

i usually just tan, but because of that i rarely put any sunblock on, meaning i end up burning after the tanning part...

but if i'm sensible i just tan, generally (which is odd with my being mostly of Welsh descent):)

I tan. I go so brown, my teachers at school thought I was Middle Eastern or part-indigenous when I got there. It was fun to milk til I went sallow again.

I don't burn or tan easily. Nor does my hair bleach easily.

I like the sun, but if I'm out in the sun for a long period I start getting inexplicable urges to scurry off and find some shade. I pretty much do as my body suggests as I think it's my body's way of saying 'you're about to start burning, bitach'.

Also, ever since I've been to Uzbekistan I've had a habit of keeping well hydrated, which I think stops your burning easily as well.

Suntan lotion good for me.
It protects me, tee hee hee.
Sun is bad, lotion good.
Phft, phft, phfffnnnnnnnt!
Smiley!!!

Otherwise, I'm running around like this... http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/Burning.gif

Your will done, master. -bows- :p

Yay! I wub Zilam! :fluffle: :fluffle: :fluffle:

Suntan lotion good for me.
It protects me, tee hee hee.
Sun is bad, lotion good.
Phft, phft, phfffnnnnnnnt!
Smiley!!!

Otherwise, I'm running around like this... http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/Burning.gif

Is it just me, or is everyone on NSG suffering from a bout of insanity today?

Is it just me, or is everyone on NSG suffering from a bout of insanity today?

Neither. We're not suffering from insanity, we're embracing it.

I have fair skin plus I'm on 4 different acne meds, hence I burn. Very easily, no matter how often I reapply the sunscreen.

I got sunburn over the weekend, and am now a burnt Pancake. :(
You should apply a liberal dose of Maple syrup fo that.;)
-------------------------------------
On the rare occasion i don't put sunscreen on at Cricket yeah i do go red but after a day or 2 the tan starts, i actually ruined it late in the summer by getting burnt and it peeled.

But i don't tan as well as i used to.
*Shakes fist at NS*

Usually I go a golden tan, but it's very possible for me to burn as well due to the fact that my skin can go extremely pale.

I tan remarkably well. Which is weird, because my mom is Norwegian (like, Grandma and Grandpa came over from Norway Norwegian) and my dad is Irish (like, in the way Americans are Irish...we have an Irish name and at some point (I think 4-5 generations) can be tracked back to Ireland...so, you know...only sort of...)

Not too weird - Scandinavians tend to tan well, especially if they're of a leptomorphic strand. It's usually West Europeans who don't tan too well.

Is it just me, or is everyone on NSG suffering from a bout of insanity today?
Neither. We're not suffering from insanity, we're embracing it.
NSG is what kept me on the saner side of insanity for a long time.

And TID? That's a movie quote... [Billy Madison]

The day-star burns!

I stay indoors, barricade the windows and play computer games instead.

Face it, if the full moon can turn you into a warewolf then what can the sun do? It's loads brighter!

The day-star burns!

I stay indoors, barricade the windows and play computer games instead.

Face it, if the full moon can turn you into a werewolf then what can the sun do? It's loads brighter!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/Dust.jpg

Neither. We're not suffering from insanity, we're embracing it.Oh, okay... It's just a I don't feel like I've been the very model of modern Major-General lately.

... Gilbert and Sullivan are gods among men.

NSG is what kept me on the saner side of insanity for a long time.

And TID? That's a movie quote... [Billy Madison]Oh... well I haven't seen that film. Adam Sandler... must be fairly good then at least.

Oh... well I haven't seen that film. Adam Sandler... must be fairly good then at least.
It's great. Funny, plus on the crazy side of insanity. :p

Pff, White people. The sun tanning noobs of humanity. :p

It's great. Funny, plus on the crazy side of insanity. :p

I'd noticed. :p