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I was wondering what peoples opinions were on Tattoos and Piercings. Are they just for emos and goths? Or are they more then that?

A lot of the ..shall i say...'older' members of my family don't understand what its all about. My boyfriend and i both have a lot of tattoos and i have a few piercings. My Mum is only just getting used to the idea when i've had them for a good few years now. My Nana almost fell off her chair when i showed her for the first time and my Dad thinks im crazy.

Does anyone here have any? Pictures would be good if you have them. So please share! :) I have pics too.

Ow.

I dont have any, I want to though, ive often thought about moving to another Country, and i figured id get a Tattoo of MS's flag, crossed with which ever one id decide to settle in...

I also want a Nautical Star on my Wrist, like alot of Punk kids and Soldiers have...

And ive thought about getting my Eyebrow pierced...One of these days when i can move out of this house....

"Bro-hams" (thick necks, you know, those tool boxes that wear popped collars on their polo shirts that they wear over another polo shirt and backwards baseball hats) have tattoos now. It has long since stopped being a 'goth and emo' thing, if it ever was.

There's ones I've wanted but never the money I wanted to spend on it.

I have five holes in my ears, nowhere else and no tattoos. My son and daughter both have pierced ears and tattoos. My ex-boyfriend has pierced ears and nipples and a P/A. I guess piercings and tattoos don't bother me much.

Eh, I'm not a particular fan of either tattoos or piercings, but I don't really care deeply about them on others, so long as they're within reasonable bounds of tastefulness and non-insanity. I do think certain sorts of tattoos and piercings are almost surefire recipes for later regret; do you really think anyone, yourself included, is going to like the sight of the giant naked woman on your back crumpling into wrinkles and folds of fat when you're eighty? :p

....do you really think anyone, yourself included, is going to like the sight of the giant naked woman on your back crumpling into wrinkles and folds of fat when you're eighty? :p

I'll count myself lucky to have any naked woman on my back when I'm 80.

I'll count myself lucky to have any naked woman on my back when I'm 80.

Hehe.

That particular example is in my mind because I saw a shirtless man with such a tattoo recently, and it was very, very clear that he had gained weight in the years since getting the tattoo. The poor tattoo-woman looked like she was melting into a gelatinous vaguely woman-shaped puddle. It was pretty awful.

Eh, I'm not a particular fan of either tattoos or piercings, but I don't really care deeply about them on others, so long as they're within reasonable bounds of tastefulness and non-insanity. I do think certain sorts of tattoos and piercings are almost surefire recipes for later regret; do you really think anyone, yourself included, is going to like the sight of the giant naked woman on your back crumpling into wrinkles and folds of fat when you're eighty? :p

You can get them removed you know...hell, now they have Removable ink that they can get out without even so much as a scar...

But, i dont intend to get something like that, i dont want it in a spot that would wrinkle, and besides, it kinda ruins the point, but...Its there...

You can get them removed you know...hell, now they have Removable ink that they can get out without even so much as a scar...

But, i dont intend to get something like that, i dont want it in a spot that would wrinkle, and besides, it kinda ruins the point, but...Its there...

Oh, sure, that's my point. I have nothing against tasteful tattoos in sensible locations - it's not for me, but I certainly don't find them hideous or shocking or anything - but I do kinda think giant ugly tattoos in locations almost guaranteed to make the tattoos get uglier with time are not exactly brilliant choices. :p

"Bro-hams" (thick necks, you know, those tool boxes that wear popped collars on their polo shirts that they wear over another polo shirt and backwards baseball hats) have tattoos now. It has long since stopped being a 'goth and emo' thing, if it ever was.

There's ones I've wanted but never the money I wanted to spend on it.

You know, that sounds exactly like what many of my friends around here say. They classify me as "bro" "fratboy" "brosef" or "broham", based off the fact that I wear polo shirts, normal pants, and a backwards cap.

Yet my frat friends say I'm punk because of my piercings.

Go figure.

I love piercings and tattoos. I'll throw those of mine that I have pictures of up.
Nape and back tattoo:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/zbronto/P9220058.jpg

shoulder:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/zbronto/P4260029.jpg

ears are pierced at 10g and eyebrow with spikes. I also have a tattoo on my calf of the Boston Bruins symbol (Spoked B), and am working on getting a half sleve.

Oh, sure, that's my point. I have nothing against tasteful tattoos in sensible locations - it's not for me, but I certainly don't find them hideous or shocking or anything - but I do kinda think giant ugly tattoos in locations almost guaranteed to make the tattoos get uglier with time are not exactly brilliant choices. :p

Some people's choices bother me.........like......well, there's a website for it. (http://www.badtattoos.com/)

For example:

http://www.strangecosmos.com/images/content/117002.jpg

I just don't understand.


I've been pierced in the past. I don't currently wear any though. I've taken to henna tatting myself, I'm going to do that for a while before I get actual ink. Gotta find my niche so to speak.

I can't take a photo since it sits on my shoulder blade but I had this tattoo done near 10 years ago, having faded somewhat, it looked even nicer now.

http://www.poohda.com/balloon.jpg

I had it done for certain reasons, essentially to remind myself to remain young and stupid when it comes to grand plans, to always go for them as well as staying connected to a certain Taoist philosophy of go with the flow.

I still love it though I very rarely think about it anymore, and other people love it even more.

Some people's choices bother me.........like......well, there's a website for it. (http://www.badtattoos.com/)

For example:

http://www.strangecosmos.com/images/content/117002.jpg

I just don't understand.


I've been pierced in the past. I don't currently wear any though. I've taken to henna tatting myself, I'm going to do that for a while before I get actual ink. Gotta find my niche so to speak.

Buh. Why would anyone want that image permanently emblazoned on their body? Why? People are so weird!

And henna tattoos are fun. All of the pretty, none of the pain and potential regret. :)

Buh. Why would anyone want that image permanently emblazoned on their body? Why? People are so weird!

I know! There's worse you know. Much worse. (http://www.radaronline.com/photos//05_no_regrets.jpg)
And henna tattoos are fun. All of the pretty, none of the pain and potential regret. :)
I'm trying different locations/sizes/designs.....I figure if I'm going to commit I better have a really good idea of how it will pan out.

You know, that sounds exactly like what many of my friends around here say. They classify me as "bro" "fratboy" "brosef" or "broham", based off the fact that I wear polo shirts, normal pants, and a backwards cap.

Yet my frat friends say I'm punk because of my piercings.

Go figure.

Want a dose of extra sad/irony(perhaps)? I just now realized that I was dressed fairly close to what I just derided. I have Old Navy shorts on, a polo shirt and vacationer (bucket) hat, both with a college mascot on them despite the fact that I graduated three years ago.

This realization came seconds before I was about to accuse you of being a broham in denial. I'll just stop now with what's left of my dignity.

omg! *dies of laughter*


*rises from the dead to die of laughter again*

yay

omg! *dies of laughter*


*rises from the dead to die of laughter again*

yay

I do agree a tattoo of that would fall under "much worse", however. :p

I think that your first link may be broken…

really? hmm.... http://www.ink13.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/3_mr_cool_ice2.gif
http://www.ink13.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/3_mr_cool_ice1.gif

really? hmm.... http://www.ink13.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/3_mr_cool_ice2.gif
http://www.ink13.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/3_mr_cool_ice1.gif

Ahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Wow.

I find Tattoos annoying and distracting. And I find people who find ways to pierce themselves all over the place is plain trashy.

I do agree a tattoo of that would fall under "much worse", however. :p

:confused: :( I'm too sleepy to contemplate what you are talking about........I clicked and it went where I thought it did, but now I'm confused because maybe it did not.

:confused: :( I'm too sleepy to contemplate what you are talking about........I clicked and it went where I thought it did, but now I'm confused because maybe it did not.

just be sure your kids don't see what I am seeing.

and possibly remove the link in your original post. I'd instruct NMS to remove it from his quote as well.

I do agree a tattoo of that would fall under "much worse", however. :p

actually I think it's HAWT!

Want a dose of extra sad/irony(perhaps)? I just now realized that I was dressed fairly close to what I just derided. I have Old Navy shorts on, a polo shirt and vacationer (bucket) hat, both with a college mascot on them despite the fact that I graduated three years ago.

This realization came seconds before I was about to accuse you of being a broham in denial. I'll just stop now with what's left of my dignity.

Even worse, I go to the gym 3 times a week religiously.

Yes, I am part fratboy, but the nape etc. goes against that. I'm also part scenester, but the gym, cap, and dress goes against that.

I defy regular categories. As do you appearently. Welcome to the club. We meet on thursdays.

Even worse, I go to the gym 3 times a week religiously.

Yes, I am part fratboy, but the nape etc. goes against that. I'm also part scenester, but the gym, cap, and dress goes against that.

I defy regular categories. As do you appearently. Welcome to the club. We meet on thursdays.
Nah, I'm pretty much a Slacker. Over educated, under employed, poorly motivated, long goatee, long hair, haven't bought a new shirt in 3 years, smoke pot, drive an old split window bus, contemplate the social implications of Beaver Cleaver's upbringing...you get the idea...

Though I did just get off an exercise machine, but that's only because I'm dangerously close to having to go to a special store for the clothes I don't buy and recently couldn't get on a roller coaster. By the way, if anyone is looking for a more humiliating experience than that, I'd like to know what it is...

Nah, I'm pretty much a Slacker. Over educated, under employed, poorly motivated, long goatee, long hair, haven't bought a new shirt in 3 years, smoke pot, drive an old split window bus, contemplate the social implications of Beaver Cleaver's upbringing...you get the idea...

Though I did just get off an exercise machine, but that's only because I'm dangerously close to having to go to a special store for the clothes I don't buy and recently couldn't get on a roller coaster. By the way, if anyone is looking for a more humiliating experience than that, I'd like to know what it is...

I'm unemployed currently with an interview friday for a job I would hate to have (w00t!)...got the lack of clothes, though, slightly more recent...drive a shitty 10 year old pontiac grand am, but mahm and dad are getting me a new car...stopped smoking pot for job interviews....yes...I have nothing else to do but work out.

I have one piercing, my left earlobe, currently with a sleeper in it. During Uni for a while I had a Mohawk, and a goatee cut as a mohawk on the chin :D the one up top was 2" wide, 4" tall and gelled stiff and dyed flouroscent pink. the one on my ckin was 3/4" wide by 1 1/2" long and also gelled stiff, but was lime green instead. On the earring I wore a skull and crossbones off a charm bracelet, except when going to church, in which case i hung a cross off it instead.


What I am considering doing is a chinese dragon, tail in the crook of my elbow, writhing around the outside of my arm and back to the inside in a spiral so the head is at my wrist.

I don't mind tattoos so much, so long as the person doesn't go crazy about it (and they can be covered at certain jobs for professionalism). Some tattoos can be downright works of art, even. Piercings other than the ears, though, I can see getting really annoying, really fast. I don't want to have to stare at a piece of metal in someone's nose, eyebrow, lip, or tongue. If nothing else, it's distracting.

BTW, with tattoos and piercings, my view in short is, get 'em if you want, but I have a bad phobia of needles that prevents me from even considering it.

I was wondering what peoples opinions were on Tattoos and Piercings. For me it just ruins a perfectly good body. But then I also prefer T-shirt with no prints on them. Maybe I'm just boring.
Well, ok, it's rarely a perfectly good body in the first place; but it still does nothing to improve it either.

I am generally pro-tattoo but they have to be well done. I have these (http://www.iem.ac.ru/zeppelin/images/symbols.jpg)on my forearm. I haven't got any pictures, but they do look spiffing :)

I have plans to get another eight or nine, including a sleeve, it's just a question of getting the money together.

Love em, tat's pierceings, scarifacation, branding, skin removal, stretchings, the whole kit and caboodle, I love em all.

I have no pierceing left in, I have plenty of tats though and I'm still getting em done at almost 40 years old.

I have some nice desgins thought out and almost ready for my first brandings, and scarifications(If I can get them round the wife) and mayhap one day I'll get a skin removal.

The last tattoo thread we had turned into a crazy inverse relationship to number of tattoos and IQ debate that had mods splitting threads and warnings and all sorts of crazy fun lol

Oh ..I remember the good old times when only aborigins had those.

I have two tattoos.
1 (http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b357/olgavelez/LlovioVinuEnOvieu/Sofa_Tatuaje.jpg) and 2 (http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b357/olgavelez/LlovioVinuEnOvieu/IMG_0115.jpg).

My fiance has 1. I don't mind tattoos nor piercings. For some masochist instinct in me, I like getting tattoos and I find men, with well placed tattoos on them, to be sexy. In men, a tongue barbel or a lip one is just sexy.

I don't have extra piercings anymore because of my work place. I used to have my bellybutton pierced.

My ladyfriend has her name on her upper back, has the barbed wire on her right arm and a memorial tattoo on her left. She used to have three piercing on each ear, but due to her job, she has to cut it down to one on each ear.

As for me, I'm actually thinking about getting a memorial tattoo for my deceased Siamese Sara. She was my first real pet and she meant alot to me. I'm thinking about getting a tattoo of a Siamese cat head, with a rose on each side of the head. Below that there'd be this.

Sara
1990 ~ 2005

Amelia
2006 ~

If I ever get married, I actually plan to have a tattoo of a wedding band on my ring finger with my wife's initial on the ring.

I find tattoos and piercings rather silly and all but sexy (except ear piercings, they are somewhat tolerable).

Call my old-fashioned, but I associate tattoos with bikers, sailors and construction workers :p

When I was a teen I wanted a tatoo... fortunately I didnt get it.

When I grew up I came to realize that there wasnt anything I liked that much or believed in so much as to want to have it permanently...er.... tattoed in my skin.

A tiny tatto or piercing can be sexy... but the big ones... I dont like them at all.

I generally like tats and piercings, though I'm more or less moderate and minimalist when it comes to my specific taste. I have one tattoo (black text on my inner left wrist) and three piercings (tongue, two in the upper part of my left ear) of my own. My partner has a tattoo on his shoulder and two rings in his left earlobe.

My personal style is not emo or goth, and never has been. At my very most extreme I was a mish-mash of early punk and candy kid, but that only lasted about two years. For most of my life I've been a jeans and tshirt kind of person, and that's what I am today. I'm a professional nerd (scientist) so my tongue piercing sometimes surprises people where I work.

My partner is more or less the "preppy metal" type of guy. I think it's a wicked hot style, though I'm sad because he takes his earrings out for work (office work, shirt and tie sort of place). Last week he mentioned he was thinking about getting new ink. I licked him. I am happy.

Tattoos can be pretty cool I guess. Don't see the point of piercings though.

Tattoos can be pretty cool I guess. Don't see the point of piercings though.
It's much easier to shop for somebody who has piercings. Just buy them new studs or rings.

I have both.

I don't have either, but I know several people who have piercings and tattoos. I understand the reasons why people modify their body in that way, it can be really beautiful when done right.

Meh. My dad's a biker, and both he and my mom have lots of tats. Most of the people I know of my parent's generation have tats. So perhaps to rebel, I didn't bother getting any, and I'm supremely glad for that. I wanted a dragon on my belly...two pregnancies later, just imagine how that would've looked!

I got my nipple pierced, but it never healed...I was too rough on it, and kept nearly tearing it out. Probably not a good idea for someone like me. Other than that, ears pierced and that's it.

I like tats if they don't suck, and ditto with piercings.

They used to be able to piss off and freak out the squares. The squares are getting them now. The proof of this premise is that I have a tattoo.

They used to be able to piss off and freak out the squares. The squares are getting them now. The proof of this premise is that I have a tattoo.

You have a tattoo? What is it of, if you don't mind me asking?

I am female and I have no piercings. Not even my ears :eek:

You have a tattoo? What is it of, if you don't mind me asking?

This (http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc76/Infradog/100_0766.jpg). It's a design that came to me in a dream. I sketched it, a friend fleshed it out, and the tattoo artist (Laughing Buddha in Seattle's Capitol Hill district) made it inkable.

So yeah, even the squares are getting them now. :D




Apologies if the hair offends -- I'm a fairly hairy individual.

This (http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc76/Infradog/100_0766.jpg). It's a design that came to me in a dream. I sketched it, a friend fleshed it out, and the tattoo artist (Laughing Buddha in Seattle's Capitol Hill district) made it inkable.

So yeah, even the squares are getting them now. :D


Heh, I like it. That reminds me that I actually have considered getting a tattoo from time to time, but always end up reminding myself that I absolutely hate needles and that getting it would be miserable for me. If someone invented a pain-free tattoo method, though, there's a fairly good chance I'd have a little treble clef on my ankle shortly thereafter. :)

Heh, I like it. That reminds me that I actually have considered getting a tattoo from time to time, but always end up reminding myself that I absolutely hate needles and that getting it would be miserable for me. If someone invented a pain-free tattoo method, though, there's a fairly good chance I'd have a little treble clef on my ankle shortly thereafter. :)

Thanks!

The experience from my perspective -- and I'm no fan of pain, either -- was that the worst of it was the first five minutes. It was tolerable, though. After that, it was more annoying than painful, as it numbed somewhat from the vibration and felt more like someone trying to get my attention by poking me repeatedly for another 90 minutes or so. Worth it, in my opinion.

I have the quintessentially 80's single earring in the left ear (because one in the right ear would be OH NOES T EH GAY!...yeah...)...I never got around to correcting that bit of silliness-that quasi-homophobia where "I totally don't have anything against the gays" but would beat up a homeless guy* to prove I wasn't one. I got over that, but my earlobes never did.


*I would never beat up a homeless guy

Heh, I like it. That reminds me that I actually have considered getting a tattoo from time to time, but always end up reminding myself that I absolutely hate needles and that getting it would be miserable for me. If someone invented a pain-free tattoo method, though, there's a fairly good chance I'd have a little treble clef on my ankle shortly thereafter. :)

They have you know. It's called drawing!:D

They have you know. It's called drawing!:D

Or henna.

They have you know. It's called drawing!:D

Heh, well, then, I have had that "tattoo." It just never lasted for more than a few days at a time. :p

And henna tattoos are fun. All of the pretty, none of the pain and potential regret. :)Although you might want to avoid 'black henna.'

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/vanities/henna.asp
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-tatt.html

This (http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc76/Infradog/100_0766.jpg). It's a design that came to me in a dream. I sketched it, a friend fleshed it out, and the tattoo artist (Laughing Buddha in Seattle's Capitol Hill district) made it inkable.

So yeah, even the squares are getting them now. :D




Apologies if the hair offends -- I'm a fairly hairy individual.

What does the motto means? Cantus perforare cor et animus.
I think it means "Song that penetrates both the soul and the heart", but I'm not sure.

And you're not that hairy, I've seen worse cases.:D

This (http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc76/Infradog/100_0766.jpg). It's a design that came to me in a dream. I sketched it, a friend fleshed it out, and the tattoo artist (Laughing Buddha in Seattle's Capitol Hill district) made it inkable.

So yeah, even the squares are getting them now. :D

That's awesome! I love it!



Apologies if the hair offends -- I'm a fairly hairy individual.
Some people find that attractive you know

I have a picture of this (http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=77372&in_page_id=2) if anyone wants it, but it would not be appropriate to post on the board.

You know you all want a tongue tattoo

http://www.behindtheink.com/shizzle/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/tonguetattoo.jpg

I don't like piercings. I know, I know - I'm the odd one, because I just don't understand the aesthetic and philosophical value of shrapnel.

I guess in the end I'm one of those 'natural human body' folks who thinks chopping holes in yourself can never be an improvement.

I'm not anal about it, I hang out with plenty of pierced people, but it's always vaguely repellant to me.

Tattoos are OK, I guess. But better without. Metal and graffiti distract me from human beauty.

oh oh oh!

http://www.gift4body.com/blog/wp-content/wirstwatchpiercing.jpg

If I could think of one that I want then I'd get one, but inspiration has yet to bite me in the ass.

Also, UV tattoos (http://www.tattooartists.org/Gal3975_UV_Blacklight_Ink.asp), very cool.

anyone shared this gem yet?

http://www.boredstop.com/imgp/ctat.jpg

You know you all want a tongue tattoo

http://www.behindtheink.com/shizzle/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/tonguetattoo.jpg

....ow. *shudder*

oh oh oh!

http://www.gift4body.com/blog/wp-content/wirstwatchpiercing.jpg

:eek:

MAGIC!

....ow. *shudder*

inorite?

I think the bottom of the feet would be worse though

:eek:

MAGIC!

burn the witch!

burn the witch!

She turned me into a newt!












Well I got better.

She turned me into a newt!












Well I got better.

Thank you for including the pause. People telling that joke so often leave out the pause, and it just ruins it. :)

Thank you for including the pause. People telling that joke so often leave out the pause, and it just ruins it. :)

I knows me my Holy Grail. Ok, I knows me that bit.

I was wondering what peoples opinions were on Tattoos and Piercings.
Let's see...
Tattoos - getting a little faded now
Piercings - healed

*looks down*
Oh, I guess that doesn't quite answer your question does it?
Are they just for emos and goths? Or are they more then that?
Nope, not just for emos and goths.
Does anyone here have any? Pictures would be good if you have them. So please share! :) I have pics too.

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff315/Sarothai/0406081507.jpg
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff315/Sarothai/0406081506.jpg

I like sensible tattoos - not outrageous, silly ones. XD

anyone shared this gem yet?

http://www.boredstop.com/imgp/ctat.jpg

The tattoo :sniper:

What a turn off!:eek:

I like sensible tattoos - not outrageous, silly ones. XD

I dunno, there is a certain trend of piercings and tattoos that is getting a little too generic imo. Like those tribal bands on guy's biceps or those weird knot designs on the center of women's backs. I have seen hundreds of those. I think its cool when somebody has a unique or interesting tattoo. Its even cooler if someone has a story for their tattoo. Something other than, "I got wasted and decided to get inked." Like my roommate's uncle has a tattoo on his forearm for every man he killed in Vietnam. He has 8 in case you were wondering.

Don't have either. I tend to think of non-ear piercings as trashy. And I won't get tattoos because it's against my religion.

So neither for me.

What religion is anti-tattoo?

I think Mirkana is Jewish. Jews don't like tats?

Don't have either. I tend to think of non-ear piercings as trashy. And I won't get tattoos because it's against my religion.

So neither for me.

What religion is anti-tattoo?

What religion is anti-tattoo?

Judaism.

I would rather not have any kind of scrap metal value.

Oh ..I remember the good old times when only aborigins had those.
When was that, and which aboriginal group?

iirc, nearly every culture has, at some point, practiced body modifications including but not limited to tattoos.
oh oh oh!

http://www.gift4body.com/blog/wp-content/wirstwatchpiercing.jpg
I want.
What religion is anti-tattoo?

Abrahamic. At least in theory.

I think Mirkana is Jewish. Jews don't like tats?
There's an edict against it in the OT. Tattoos and piercings are signs of devotion or slavery, since you are only supposed to be devoted to God (commandment 1!) unless he tatts you.........you aren't supposed to have any.

if god is everything then we can assume that no matter what god is piercing or tattooing us


religious piercings... that would be like nails through the hands right?

wicked awesome

if god is everything then we can assume that no matter what god is piercing or tattooing us

Jews don't believe God is everything though, I mean.......he's not a slice of cheesecake.

religious piercings... that would be like nails through the hands right?
certainly.

wicked awesome
yeah, until you die!

Jews don't believe God is everything though, I mean.......he's not a slice of cheesecake.

Why can't god be a slice of cheesecake? It sure tastes like heaven.

certainly.

So when the Jews put holes in Jesus was that considered to be god doing the piercings?

yeah, until you die!

We're all gunna die anyway. Besides I've actually seen mock crucifixion piercings and they didn't die from it. afaik :cool:

http://modblog.bmezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/webbedtoes.jpg

http://modblog.bmezine.com/wp-content/uploads/200601282230-pix1.jpg

oh trip out!

http://www.globalvideoprotv.com/2007/12/19/thai-vegetarian-festival/


In Thailand, the most talked - about vegetarian festival is in Southern Province of Phuket where the auspicious ceremony is held in a grand celebration. During the 9-day period, the devout Chinese Buddhists dress in white attire, convert to vegetarians and observe the ten rules in order to purify their minds and bodies.

Besides a strict vegetarian diet and temple offering, some highlights of the 9-day event include incredible acts of self -mortification such as climbing knife - blade ladders, walking on hot coals, a ritual of bridge - crossing and a street - procession in which the mediums in a state of trance have their cheeks pierced and bodies spiked with various types of sharp objects.

I don't mind tattoos and piercings.

I'm actually planning on getting a tattoo sometime soon. Hopefully within the next 6 months.

Believe it or not, I actually was present in the tattoo studio when this tattoo was done (no, it's not on me):

http://www.checkoutmyink.com/tattoos/insuranceworld/1281

**MAY NOT BE SAFE FOR WORK**

Jews don't believe God is everything though, I mean.......he's not a slice of cheesecake.



You've never tried my cheese cake... :p

I've got a tattoo (self-designed, on my ankle), and I've got piercings in my ears and my nose.

I like them. On myself and on others.

I like the immediate reality of a tatoo, contingent, obviously, on the design, however, the residual social stigma accruing, and the fading, would be too great a dissuading force.

I've got one ear pierced myself, and would like an eyebrow or somesuch.

I like the immediate reality of a tatoo, contingent, obviously, on the design, however, the residual social stigma accruing, and the fading, would be too great a dissuading force.

I've got one ear pierced myself, and would like an eyebrow or somesuch.

I know a man with three eyebrows, shall I ask him to lend you one?

I know a man with three eyebrows, shall I ask him to lend you one?

:p

Well, It's taken me about an hour but i've finally read all the posts!

Seems like we have a mixed bag in NS then.

Some of the pictures were utterly revolting. Nice work. (Not your tattoos guys, the grose piercings in the weird places.)

I have my nipple pierced, 2 in each ear, labret, and i used to have my nose done but that pissed me off so i took it out.

Well here are my pics, I haven't finished my tattoos yet, got about 12 hours to go...but getting there...slowly :) (The pic of the bird i have is on the left side of my back and i have another bird the same but different colours on the right hand side and in the middle is a tattoo that isnt finished yet)
The tattoo on my arm is my dogs name. She died last year and i got her name in memory as i grew up with her)

Bottom pic is my man. Obviously.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r112/KAYLAJADE_bucket/tattoowormn.jpg


http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r112/KAYLAJADE_bucket/profilepic1.jpg


http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r112/KAYLAJADE_bucket/kieranmyplace.jpg

Believe it or not, I actually was present in the tattoo studio when this tattoo was done (no, it's not on me):

http://www.checkoutmyink.com/tattoos/insuranceworld/1281

**MAY NOT BE SAFE FOR WORK**

Ahahaha. That's great.

What does the motto means? Cantus perforare cor et animus.
I think it means "Song that penetrates both the soul and the heart", but I'm not sure.

And you're not that hairy, I've seen worse cases.:D

"Song (as in "all song" or "song in general" -- for I believe that all hearts/souls can be affected by at least one song, regardless of the type of heart/soul or the type of song) perforates (pierces, penetrates) heart and soul."

And thanks.

That's awesome! I love it!




Some people find that attractive you know

Thank you!




I believe you, it's just that I have yet to meet a woman who does and who is interested in me as well. Full disclosure: I do trim my nethers -- I was born in the 70s, but I don't want to live there.

oh oh oh!

http://www.gift4body.com/blog/wp-content/wirstwatchpiercing.jpg

See, now this is where I think piercings get stupid. This is where there HAS to be some conscious thought toward "freaking others out" as opposed to common sense or even artistic consideration. Why? Because if the person who pierced a watch-face to his wrist walks in any kind of crowd, he's going to get bumped. The chances of having the watch-face catch on something and partially tear or rip out entirely as a result are far too high.

Then again, as I've learned repeatedly in NSG, we've all got our idiosyncrasies. I am no better than those I despise if I say things like "should" with regard to what others do with their bodies.

That said, I can still point and laugh.

Most tattoos and piercings are so cliche these days that they've managed to transcend from art to general comedy.

"Song (as in "all song" or "song in general" -- for I believe that all hearts/souls can be affected by at least one song, regardless of the type of heart/soul or the type of song) perforates (pierces, penetrates) heart and soul."

And thanks.



Thank you!

Thanks for the full translation. I think the motto of your tattoo is very pretty indeed. Music, song, affects us in so many ways, you could consider it an extension of the human soul. Kudos on your wording choice.

And... You´re welcome.

I know this is snobbish of me, but am I the only one who really looks down on people who pick their tattoo off the wall of the shop, or who pick a design out of a book?

For some reason that seems lame to me, unless you're specifically getting a tattoo that is supposed to match somebody else's (like military folks who all get matching tats with their unit or whatev).

I know this is snobbish of me, but am I the only one who really looks down on people who pick their tattoo off the wall of the shop, or who pick a design out of a book?

For some reason that seems lame to me, unless you're specifically getting a tattoo that is supposed to match somebody else's (like military folks who all get matching tats with their unit or whatev).

No, I feel the same.
It always seemed odd to me how people would want to pick something as private and personal as a tattoo out of a book of suggestions...
I made my own design, and I know that if you can't draw for the life of you, you can tell the tattooist what you would imagine for yourself and they'll draw up something for you. Anything else just seems insincere and a mere fashion trend.

I know this is snobbish of me, but am I the only one who really looks down on people who pick their tattoo off the wall of the shop, or who pick a design out of a book?

For some reason that seems lame to me, unless you're specifically getting a tattoo that is supposed to match somebody else's (like military folks who all get matching tats with their unit or whatev).

I tend to act the same with people who write the name of the person they're going out with on their arms, back of the neck or navel. I think it's lame on the grounds that you may break up with that person at any given moment and then what will become of the "love" tattoo? A nice laser scar? I can love my fiançé with all my might and I would never get his name tattooed or let him tattoo my name on himself. It's ridiculous.

I think the tattoo should have meaning in order to get it. For example, I have this tattoo (http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b357/olgavelez/LlovioVinuEnOvieu/Sofa_Tatuaje.jpg) on the back of my left shoulder. That tattoo represents the way I've been feeling since I turned 18. Like Alice, passing through the Looking-glass, at the very moment of realized womanhood, only to find that the glass has cracked in a thousands shards and she has become a broken human being.

I have never stopped feeling that way, for many reasons. Thus, this specific tattoo has meaning for me. <_< Right, right Nanatsu. I think it's time for me to stop writing. Ciao!

I tend to act the same with people who write the name of the person they're going out with on their arms, back of the neck or navel. I think it's lame on the grounds that you may break up with that person at any given moment and then what will become of the "love" tattoo? A nice laser scar? I can love my fiançé with all my might and I would never get his name tattooed or let him tattoo my name on himself. It's ridiculous.

Yeah, name-of-lover tattoos are usually a bad idea, in my opinion.

I kind of like the idea of getting your partner's name tattooed around your ring finger in place of a wedding band, though. That's a neat concept, though I doubt I would do it (simply because a tat like that could be a problem for me professionally).

The one way I could see getting a name on myself would be if I had a kid. As soon as the kid learned to write her name, I'd have her write it out and then get that inked onto me, like the kid signed me. Not like I'm ever gonna be "breaking up" with my kid, right? :D

The one way I could see getting a name on myself would be if I had a kid. As soon as the kid learned to write her name, I'd have her write it out and then get that inked onto me, like the kid signed me. Not like I'm ever gonna be "breaking up" with my kid, right? :D

I saw someone getting a tattoo exactly like that on Miami Ink a while back... that wouldn't be where you got the idea, would it?

Either way, I think that's a really, really good idea. :)

I saw someone getting a tattoo exactly like that on Miami Ink a while back... that wouldn't be where you got the idea, would it?

Either way, I think that's a really, really good idea. :)
Didn't see that, but I got the idea from a tattoo artist I knew a while back. He actually let his kids literally tattoo their names on him, though he waited until they were about 10 first, and they had obviously been around the equipment a whole lot.

don't know ask them....

I think the tattoo should have meaning in order to get it.

You know, I used to feel that way...all three of the tattoos I have have alot of meaning (yes, even the Bruins spoked B) but I have shifted my viewpoint. I have a friend who has several "picture" tattoos (random pictures without meaning behind them). She still remembers why she got them, when she got them, etc., and doesn't have to give an hour long lecture on what they mean when people ask, as I do.

You know, I used to feel that way...all three of the tattoos I have have alot of meaning (yes, even the Bruins spoked B) but I have shifted my viewpoint. I have a friend who has several "picture" tattoos (random pictures without meaning behind them). She still remembers why she got them, when she got them, etc., and doesn't have to give an hour long lecture on what they mean when people ask, as I do.

Oh, I have another tattoo like that. A picture of a doll called Annabelle, from the comic "Nightmares and Fairytales". No meaning behind it, just that I absolutely love that doll character.:p Still, in my personal and humble opinion, as with the tattoo of the broken mirror I have, I think tattoos should have meaning to get them.

I know this is snobbish of me, but am I the only one who really looks down on people who pick their tattoo off the wall of the shop, or who pick a design out of a book?

For some reason that seems lame to me, unless you're specifically getting a tattoo that is supposed to match somebody else's (like military folks who all get matching tats with their unit or whatev).

Yes you snob!

For me a tat is all about whatever the individual wants it to be about. A 'flash' tat from the shop window can have as much meaning as a self desgined, hand drawn tat, surly it's a personal thing?

I don't mind ear piercings. Everyone else is dumb.

As for tatoos, you can get them for two reasons:

1) You were/are in the military
2) You're a Maori warrior

I don't mind ear piercings. Everyone else is dumb.

As for tatoos, you can get them for two reasons:

1) You were/are in the military
2) You're a Maori warrior
Why those two and no others? Because you think Maori's are the only culture with a tradition of tattooing? Why should those in the military be "allowed" to get them but no one else?

You know, I used to feel that way...all three of the tattoos I have have alot of meaning (yes, even the Bruins spoked B) but I have shifted my viewpoint. I have a friend who has several "picture" tattoos (random pictures without meaning behind them). She still remembers why she got them, when she got them, etc., and doesn't have to give an hour long lecture on what they mean when people ask, as I do.

You could just lie, either tell them it's meaningless or make up something different everytime. It's what I started doing after about the fifth random stranger asked me what mine meant. 'Tis fun :p

You could just lie, either tell them it's meaningless or make up something different everytime. It's what I started doing after about the fifth random stranger asked me what mine meant. 'Tis fun :p

I usually just tell them it isn't their business or it doesn't impact them or they wouldn't understand.

My favorite is when people think they can touch me because of a tattoo or piercing. I've had people in lines behind me touch my nape, and a few people pull back a shirt to see my back tattoo.

There's an edict against it in the OT. Tattoos and piercings are signs of devotion or slavery, since you are only supposed to be devoted to God (commandment 1!) unless he tatts you.........you aren't supposed to have any.
OIC.
this tattoo (http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b357/olgavelez/LlovioVinuEnOvieu/Sofa_Tatuaje.jpg)
Oooh, Malkavian.
I usually just tell them it isn't their business or it doesn't impact them or they wouldn't understand.

My favorite is when people think they can touch me because of a tattoo or piercing. I've had people in lines behind me touch my nape, and a few people pull back a shirt to see my back tattoo.

They just wanted to touch you *nods*

They just wanted to touch you *nods*

*shivers*

*shivers*

*touches*

*touches*

*breaks finger and runs*

I have my ears pierced twice and used to have my cartilage pierced as well (that one got annoying, so I eventually took it out).

I also have a navel piercing.

Haven't gotten a tattoo though, for a number of reasons. First of all, I'm not sure I could find a pattern I want on my body permanently. What if I hate it a few years down the road? Also, there's the stretching, fading, etc. It's expensive. And I give blood on a regular basis and I don't want to interrupt that. So, yeah....

=)

I don't mind ear piercings. Everyone else is dumb.

Why is one type of piercing ok while others aren't? Just because it's more common?

Indeed, it's the Malkavian clan symbol. But it has nothing to do with the Malkavians. I just used the image for an entirely different meaning (although the meaning could be liken to one of the traits of this clan).:D

tl; dr NnT is crazy and may or may not vant to suck your blood!

Oooh, Malkavian.

Indeed, it's the Malkavian clan symbol. But it has nothing to do with the Malkavians. I just used the image for an entirely different meaning (although the meaning could be liken to one of the traits of this clan).:D

tl; dr NnT is crazy and may or may not vant to suck your blood!

I vant it! (http://static.obolog.com/multimedia/fotos/49000/48762/48762-43303_p.jpg)

I vant it! (http://static.obolog.com/multimedia/fotos/49000/48762/48762-43303_p.jpg)

Good thing I can share :)

Good thing I can share :)

Can you? Really?:p

Just leave me enough to get to the bar.

Duly noted.

Can you? Really?:p

Just leave me enough to get to the bar.

Tats 'n piercings are HAWT!!!! :fluffle:

And being goth or emo only makes 'em hawtter! ;)

Thanks for the full translation. I think the motto of your tattoo is very pretty indeed. Music, song, affects us in so many ways, you could consider it an extension of the human soul. Kudos on your wording choice.

And... You´re welcome.

Most gracious and kind -- but that's you.

No, I feel the same.
It always seemed odd to me how people would want to pick something as private and personal as a tattoo out of a book of suggestions...
I made my own design, and I know that if you can't draw for the life of you, you can tell the tattooist what you would imagine for yourself and they'll draw up something for you. Anything else just seems insincere and a mere fashion trend.

Agreed. Get what you want, but I still agree with you.

No, I feel the same.
It always seemed odd to me how people would want to pick something as private and personal as a tattoo out of a book of suggestions...
I made my own design, and I know that if you can't draw for the life of you, you can tell the tattooist what you would imagine for yourself and they'll draw up something for you. Anything else just seems insincere and a mere fashion trend.

I don't really look down on people who do that, but I couldn't see doing it myself.

If I were going to get a tattoo (and I have considered on and off), I would want something more specific. The type I would get (butterfly) is fairly overdone, but it has an actual meaning to me, so mine, at least, wouldn't be. And I'd get a good friend - one who is (a) a very good artist, (b) has actually designed tattoos for at least one other person, and (c) is close to me and would thus be able to design something personal - to come up with a design for me.

Damn, this thread is actually making me want to do it. It's something I go back and forth on.

It seems like you haven't reached a decision yet, Dempublicents1. It's probably better to think it over a little more.

Although you might want to avoid 'black henna.'

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/vanities/henna.asp
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-tatt.html

Interesting. I wonder if that's the source of my allergy to sulfa drugs.

Of course, I dye my hair every couple of months and I haven't had any major reaction to that, so I doubt it.

I don't really look down on people who do that, but I couldn't see doing it myself.

If I were going to get a tattoo (and I have considered on and off), I would want something more specific. The type I would get (butterfly) is fairly overdone, but it has an actual meaning to me, so mine, at least, wouldn't be. And I'd get a good friend - one who is (a) a very good artist, (b) has actually designed tattoos for at least one other person, and (c) is close to me and would thus be able to design something personal - to come up with a design for me.

Damn, this thread is actually making me want to do it. It's something I go back and forth on.

fuck tattoos being "overdone"...if it means something to you and/or you like it, go for it. Tattoos are for you and no one else. If you like tribal arm bands, who cares if someone calls you a bro? If you like lower back tattoos, who cares if someone calls it a "tramp stamp"? Do what you like.


*may have just had an argument with a roommate about this*

:)

fuck tattoos being "overdone"...if it means something to you and/or you like it, go for it. Tattoos are for you and no one else. If you like tribal arm bands, who cares if someone calls you a bro? If you like lower back tattoos, who cares if someone calls it a "tramp stamp"? Do what you like.

*may have just had an argument with a roommate about this*

:)

LOL. That was sort of my point. I know that a lot of people get butterflies simply because they want ink and it seems pretty and feminine and all that.

But it means something deeper to me, so I wouldn't shy away from it just because someone else may think it's trite. =)

That is...assuming I ever actually get it done.

I was wondering what peoples opinions were on Tattoos and Piercings. Are they just for emos and goths? Or are they more then that?

A lot of the ..shall i say...'older' members of my family don't understand what its all about. My boyfriend and i both have a lot of tattoos and i have a few piercings. My Mum is only just getting used to the idea when i've had them for a good few years now. My Nana almost fell off her chair when i showed her for the first time and my Dad thinks im crazy.

Does anyone here have any? Pictures would be good if you have them. So please share! :) I have pics too.

I don't like tattoos at all. The fewer tattoos, the better, as far as I'm concerned.