[Closed] Older blokes and tattoo's?

Mr Smith- I don't understand your rather antagonistic stance to something you clearly have no interest in or understanding of. Does it make you feel better about yourself to mock those different to you, or is just an act of self-aggrandisement to brighten an otherwise dreary day? xx

to be fair if people react in a negative manner to my appearance then they're not the sort of person I want to interact with anyway.

You don't always get to choose who you interact with.

why is this in the bike section ?

or is just an act of self-aggrandisement to brighten an otherwise dreary day?

which having tattoos so obviously isn't

Mr Smith- I don't understand your rather antagonistic stance to something you clearly have no interest in or understanding of. Does it make you feel better about yourself to mock those different to you, or is just an act of self-aggrandisement to brighten an otherwise dreary day? xx

just stoking the fire of healthy discourse.
it's not been a dreary day, England have beaten australia (again) and the TDF has started.

different is good, conformity is boring, tattoo's are hardly a mark of being 'different' if anything they now suggest conformity.

You don't always get to choose who you interact with.

the main thing I like about tattoos is how people who have them go on and on and on about how they don't have to justify them 🙂

😀

Mine are in your face and I like them that way..

bloody hell! just had to run to the bathroom and check!
thankfully no sign of spiders webbs, swastika's or swallows.

the main thing I like about tattoos is how people who have them go on and on and on about how they don't have to justify them

Simonfbarnes- I'm sure you're a lovely man, but if I ever meet you, I'm afraid I'm going to have stick your face in a sack of rabid badgers 😆

Not a tattoo in sight

but still beautiful because they're people with hopes and dreams and personalities and that is far more "beautiful" than any shallow judgement based on external appearance. Oh no, hang on apparently it isn't according to the "wisdom" of STW 🙂

Simonfbarnes- I'm sure you're a lovely man

wrong

and tell people that they shouldn't have tattooes because the body is beautiful without?

we're vainly trying to justify not having had a tattoo...

I'm afraid I'm going to have stick your face in a sack of rabid badgers

you'd better be carrying it because I shan't wait for you to find one

@tazzymtb 😉

What does that lassie have tattooed on her midriff, does it really say "death by smeg" ? Or did I just watch too many Red Dwarf episodes ??

But anyways, tattoos are like abortions, if you don't believe in it, then don't have one, and keep your mouth shut.

Ton, if you want a tattoo then get one. Enjoy it, it's fun. If you don't want people judging you, which is not something you should really care about, then get it somewhere easily covered up if you have to mix with straights.

But anyways, tattoos are like abortions, if you don't believe in it, then don't have one, and keep your mouth shut.

except no one has to die ?

one might suppose that superficial decoration was only about evoked response

SFB...you like people who go on and on? Quelle surprise...

one might suppose that superficial decoration was only about evoked response

one might be very, very wrong and missing the point entirely, but it wouldn't stop one spouting ill informed, knackers on the tinterweb like a goodun would it Simon? 😆

I said that tattoos are like abortions, not 100% the identical experience. Sigh. Must spell things out more for stupid people. The comparison was that both are a matter of personal choice. And I'm not biting on the people dying bait, sorry, bicker pointlessly with somebody else tonite, loser.

[i]Tattoos are great, i laugh every time i see one.[/i]

What, out loud or just to yourself?

Go for it Ton. I waited till I was 45, just so I was sure like.

Must spell things out more for stupid people.

ya got me in one 🙂

I've just developed a new theory that having a tattoo is a form of bullying for those not nasty enough to do it to anyone else

What, out loud or just to yourself?

out loud, i also point.

[i]out loud, i also point.[/i]

Me tinks you is big fibber. 😆

i also point.

I suspect people willing to inflict that level of suffering on themselves wouldn't hesitate to react aggressively... I've already been threatened with rabid badgers 🙁

Me tinks you is big fibber.

i have a tribal tattoo but am not in a tribe. 😥

Friend of mine has a tat and she's planning on turning it into a sleeve. Not sure I think it'd look good but she does and ultimately it's her opinion that matters. Personally I doubt my ability to make a choice for that sort of thing that I think will look good for more than a week let alone a lifetime.

So ton, to tatt or not to tatt?

[i]i have a tribal tattoo but am not in a tribe.[/i]

Ha! I have a Celtic cross on my chest & I'm not even religious!

i will be visiting a couple of places and talking to the artists.
the thing i have in mind is pretty graphic, so i want to make sure they think it can be done to a good level.

the thing i have in mind is pretty graphic

me too, it involves, expanding foam, and orifices of certain individuals followed by a visit from Mr Hilti, the nail gun 😀

the thing i have in mind is pretty graphic, so i want to make sure they think it can be done to a good level.

Artists like a big canvas....

😉

😆

Good stuff.

Sorry, Ton, couldn't resist!

Come on Ton. You've got to tell us what you're thinking of. I can recommend a good tattooist too. Manchester though.

I can recommend a good tattooist too. Manchester though.

There's a good tattooist in York Ton. (Well there will be in about 2 weeks time, after he's discharged from where I work) 😉

I have it on good authority that he really is very good.

donsimon, 😯 What has been seen cannot be unseen! 😯

*Scrolls back to look at Tazzys tatooed pretty lady to make it all ok again*

Back on topic, I like tattoos. I agree that a bad one is about as visually attractive as a gangrenous war wound, but a good one look awesome. I'll try and get a pic on the best ive seen, but dont hold your breath, as its tattooed on an ex GF...

I want tattoos. I cant however, due to a very rare skin condition, have tattoos 🙁

Ton, If you want a tattoo (and you do, clealy). Do some research (no, not on here, you know full well what we are like). Ask for recommendations, then inspect the artists handywork on the recommendee. Do your own design, but if you are no expert in the operation of the old crayolas (Hell, they're just so darn tasty) work with an artist (a proper one)to get a design you REALLY, PROPERLY want. (I can put you in touch with a phenomenal illustrator if you want).

Once youve done all that- SHOWTIME. Oh, and anyone who tells you they dont really hurt, they're either a liar or a tattoo artist (a tattoo artist told me that...)

Oh, and anyone who tells you they dont really hurt, they're either a liar or a tattoo artist

tomhoward.............you have just woken me from a stupid dream where i was gonna go and get a tattoo.
but you mentioning a rare skin condition has woken me from my fantasy.

i just realised that i am taking 18mgs of warfarin at present..and if i cut myself now (even a small shaving nick) it takes forever to heal, even with a tissue patch on it.
i reckon it might be a bad idea to get tattoed at present.
am i right?

[i]Go for it Ton. I waited till I was 45, just so I was sure like. [/i]

I was 43 when I got mine. No-one ever really sees it but me, the wife and people in the changing rooms but I still like it. I'm just fine tuning the design for my next one. No-one will ever see that either but I'm looking forward to getting it.

If you want one Ton, as above, make sure you really think about the design you want and make sure you get the best tattooist you can afford, it makes a big difference to get someone who has evidence of quality work. If they're booked up for months that's fine too.

Don- Becky at Stimga tattoo in Rufus court in chester is fantastic. She's halfway through a big custom job for me at the moment, about another 15 hours under the needle to finish.

Really impressed the with the set up there to be honest. They have a shop in liverpool as well.

Oh, and anyone who tells you they dont really hurt, they're either a liar or a tattoo artist

nah they're not that bad nearly 5 hours straight through of line work so far on the newest one and the only bits that were a bit cheeky where the armpit and the tip of my elbow?!

CaptainFlashheart - Member

Not having a tattoo is the new having a tattoo.

+1.. or plus 3... we weretalking about this last week in the beer garden.

it seems now that tattoos are so on trend that not having one distinguishes you from the masses.

i would say that scars are much cooler. throw yourself down a mouuntain or against a tree. the stories are much better too. you can talk about the pain, the fear, the ride to hospital, the nurses, the time when they washed out the wound without any anesthetic, the stitches, the infection, the time off work.....

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yes, I'm proud of my scars :o) Oh yes, and the broken bones too!

Speak to a dermatologist. My condition is Necrobiosis Lipoidica, it takes forever for anything to heal, and usually leaves a scar when it does (among other things). I should say I've never actually been toldby a doctor I couldnt, I just know it would be like the aforementioned war wound.

Ton, some guys at work have extensive ink. They do MMA and apparently they are essential. If you want me to find out the artist then happy to oblige.