[Closed] tattoo yes or no ? lol

Did you actually read what I said

yes I did and reached that conclusion... was I supposed to think the car analogy somehow rescued its superficiality ?

I often judge the caliber of a new pub I go into by checking the quality of the tattoos on display

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I'm glad my gran didnt have one, my kids are glad their gran hasn't got one (so am I) but its not mine or the kids choice. I've got one but glad its in a place hidden from public view, no regrets.

No help from this post really, sorry!

I reckon wendy lewis has a tat or two.

represents kind of what was going on in my head and life around the time i had it done. Rarely display them in public though

Buy a diary, much cheaper and doesn't look crap in years to come.

yesterday i got a lizard henna tattoo on my arm...just to see how it looked

Buy a diary, much cheaper and doesn't look crap in years to come.

Luckily the years have come and they are still looking good, no doubt they will deteriorate given enough time but i certainly wont care. Tried keeping a diary but i'm just not efficient enough to do entries with any regularity. Oo-er missus.

OK I haven't read this entire thread but my mum is a similar age to you. She has 3 tattos - a sun on her wrist, a rose at the top of her arm and a smiley face at the top of her back.
She isn't a chav and I think they look quite good.

If you think hard about what you want I'm sure it'll be fine (its the content / the volume of them that I think makes them loo kbad on some people).

If you're just getting one, and you're thinking of something lizardy, I think it'd probably look quite good 🙂

I think I'll probably get one at some point...it just might take me a few years to work out what!

anyone else recomend the guy in Littleborough

my wife has a half sleeve done by him, and another cover up lotus flower done by him too. he's good.

Tattoos are good for keeping narrow minded people at arm's length. Obviously if they get closer than that you can punch them and confirm their prejudices. Everyone's a winner 🙂

hi brant : is there a long waiting time for appointments (the 'guy in littleborough'.., some people have to book well in advance for Tats depending where you go...
yep i have my own story/meaning for my 'lizard tat' ...not just for the sake of having it,,,,...it just something that relates to me and i think its kinda cool to have stories behind Tats something that 'meaningfull'. 😉

Women with tatoos .... urghh! they are real tramp stamps!

Todays tatoos soon look outdated ... fashions come and go. The tatoo stays forever.

Just watch an episode of LA ink ... do you really want to be associated with those odd-bods on there?

I feel sorry for the young kids getting tatoos done to copy their idols ... sadly they will be unable to get them removed when they realize their choice wasnt so clever..

i luv that LA ink programme...they are soooo talented 😉

is there a long waiting time for appointments (the 'guy in littleborough'

yes. about 3-6 months I think.

I can't say not to get a tattoo, as I have more than a few. You're not too old to have a tattoo, my mum is 46 and had a tattoo the other day, a mate of mine is 52 and still getting tattoo's. At the end of the day it's your choice, so go for it if you want a tattoo, but make sure it's something you like or has some meaning to you.

Most decent/well known tattooists will have a waiting list. In the short term, why not go in and talk to them about your design etc and see what you think. I had a look at the room that I'd be getting mine done in, and both the tattooist and receptionist chatted over my design at my first appointment, agreed costs and dates. You can also see if your design 'fits' the part of your body you want it on - mine is on my inner arm, but due to the design and way my arm is, you can see a bit of it when my arm is flat against my body, and from the other side.

I can see why they are addictive, and I bet you will want another one too 🙂

get one ....full sleeve and half sleeve here ,go for it ,when you are older will you really care !

Go for it, I was over fifty before I got my first one, designed by me. All mine (7) have a personal significance, are not just picked out of a flash book, and it was quite some years before I came up with designs that I was happy with. Ignore the narrow minded on here, particularly SfB, his opinions are only of any importance to him; this is the online equivalence of his speaking loudly just to hear the sound of his own voice.
The [i]only[/i] person who matters is you, and getting a design that [i]you, and you alone[/i] are happy with is the only important thing. It might be worth looking at Native America, Mayan, Aztec and Inca designs, and Aboriginal Australian as well for some inspiration.

. Ignore the narrow minded on here, particularly SfB, his opinions are only of any importance to him;

surely the same applies to everyone else too ? That's what opinions [b]ARE[/b] :o)

and how can it be narrow minded not to like tattoos ? Most of them look deeply awful to me, and the whole idea is too passive for my liking. Am I not supposed to say in case I hurt someone's feelings when they profess not to give a damn ?

"most of them look awfull to you" (simon).. but look good or even great to others ! everyone sees things in a different perspective....
i will of course take plenty of 'time' into my design/colour and placement...after all it is permanent... and i want it right !

Oh crap. I agree with Barnes. 🙁

but look good or even great to others !

obviously, but I only have my own opinions :o)

I don't see age has anything to do with it. Besides, who would stop a man of the same age from having one cos he was 'too old'?

I would have thought it more fun to have henna ones or temp ones though as you can change them and move them around and you are not stuck with them forever.

Bottom line though is do what makes you happy, not what pleases other people or your daughter.

Get one elaine anne but make sure you want it. Don't worry what anyone else thinks as they are a personal thing.

the only thing i'd want tattoo'd is so ingrained in my mind that i don't see why having it inked would make it more significant to me? just means that people ask what it represents and then seems a bit self obsessed explaining my life's philosophy.

is it a way of trying to convince yourself and the world about what you stand for as you're not quite convincing or convinced enough by your actions? eg having someone's name?

you can change them and move them around and you are not stuck with them forever.

Tattoos have become more mainstream and acceptable. Ex-Prime Ministers have them, the current PM's wife has one, there are chavs that have them, I also assume there are undesirables in society who don't.

Prejudice aside, unless you're damn sure you really really want one, don't!

F*ck yes
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I had mine done, what, couple of month's ago now, after much deliberation and a thread on here. Novelty has worn off, and because it's on the back of my calf I see it less than other people do, and no-one sees it unless I'm in shorts or less. It's difficult to imagine hating it or finding it particularly embarrassing, and on the occasions I'm reminded of it it just makes me smile. 🙂

I'm 32. You can call me a chav if you want, but as I own my own morning suit and read New Statesman you may be stretching a point just a little. 🙂

is it a way of trying to convince yourself and the world about what you stand for as you're not quite convincing or convinced enough by your actions? eg having someone's name?

Tattoos are something you either get or dont, I suppose its a bit like trying to expain to non cyclists why you love it so much. You know, the people who can't get their heads round why you'd even consider cycling further than the corner shop. It's horses for courses really. Personally i dont understand why someone would want to get a loved ones name tattooed in a different language on them but thats their choice not mine, in the same way they wouldn't understand some of mine and i certainly wouldn't feel the need to explain them to anyone. I've no doubt some folk get tattoos to achieve a certain look, and i'm thinking footballers here, and that to me sort of misses the point of tattoos. Well it misses what i percieve as my point of tattoos anyway.

Why not start a thread, show us your tattoos !

But personally you have to live with it no one else does, it's interesting to see your kids reactions to it thou.

My personal opinion poll tattoo yes or no ? My opinion YES!!

I've got a lizard on one of my legs. It's quite a large one. Unfortunately I have no photos of it to link to. I'm 52. I also have disc rotors on my SS with matching lizards laser cut in the rotor legs. Probably enough said 8)

At the end of the day it's entirely up to you.

Tramp Stamp

Boardin Bob, Janine Lindemulder fan are we then! Must say that's rather a reserved photograph for her... 😉

Must say that's rather a reserved photograph for her...

gosh, you're right :o)

Each to their own, but for me it is a case of not understanding why anybody would want a tattoo.

At different times in your life you can change your clothes, hair, car, wallpaper, house etc., but once you've had ink injected into your skin by a tattooist it stays there -and, as far as I can tell, deteriorates.

When around 1 in 5 of the population has one it is hardly a display of originality either.

Developing a successful tattoo removal technique is bound to be a huge money-spinner in the next 20 years or so.

[i]I'm 32. You can call me a chav if you want, but as I own my own morning suit and read New Statesman you may be stretching a point just a little.[/i]

Out of interest, what were you're reasons, and do you think they were entirely rational?

Sorry, rational is a terrible choice of words, just back from the pub, and my vocab is a bit limited. I guess what I mean why now in your life rather than say 5 years ago?

Not that it's any of my business!.

Yes get a tattoo they are great.
My wife had her 1st at 32, she's 40 this year and i got her a full sleeve of flowers by Kamil, its the nicest tattoo i have seen and its not finished yet, i have about 80% coverage myself and should be covered by this time next year (no hands or neck tho) My right forearm was used in the Orange Blood show your commitment ad last year.

Tattoo ... LOL! They look silly.

just back from the pub, and my vocab is a bit limited.

Alcohol? Are you some kind of freak? How can you put that poison in your body? Hopefully you didn't get so pi55ed that you had a fight or participated in any other anti-social behaviour? Have you thought of the health aspects and the damage that you're doing to yourself? Don't be a sheep and follow the crowds, do something different.

But hey, it's your body and your choice. Taking some of Shibboleths logic.
No one ever had a car accident or killed someone because they had too many tattoos!
Nobody vomitted on the street beacause they had too many tattoos.

What's your rational behind wanting to fill your body with poison and lose your vocabulary and control?

I'm just interested, not that it's any of My business.

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BigDummy - Member

I had mine done, what, couple of month's ago now, after much deliberation and a thread on here.

Oh well that's fine then - you've shown gravitas and given due deference to the thought process. 🙄

I'm 32. You can call me a chav if you want, but as I own my own morning suit and read New Statesman you may be stretching a point just a little.

I've seen plenty grasping wannabe middle class with tattoos, so owning a certain item of clothing has nothing to do with anything. Do you drive a BMW as well? That is more of a mark than ink.

[i]What's your rational behind wanting to fill your body with poison and lose your vocabulary and control?[/i]

Peer pressure and easy access 🙂

I'm firmly in the 'no' camp.

Whilst I fully accept anyone's right to have as many tattoos as they wish, and agree that really good ones are well-executed pieces of art, they just don't do it for me.

For all those tattooed folk out there who say that they're proud of the work, and that a negative reaction to tattoos is simple prejudice, why is it so rare to see facial tattoos? Surely if you're proud enough to have them on an arm,/leg/whatever, why not have it on your face, so that everyone can see it all the time? Genuine question this one - I'm guessing it's because there's still a huge amount of anti-tattoo feeling, but I'd be interested to know if there are other reasons.

Sat in the pub on Sat night. Lad across from me had the shortest tshirt on to show off the drawings on his arms. Bless. He was obviously struggling to form an interesting personality so decided to portray an image.

Remember the kids at school who used to draw on their hands? Some grow out of this.

I also remember all the balls and black tie events I used to go to, those public school girls were right little ravers with a bit of champers inside them. 😆

He was obviously struggling to form an interesting personality so decided to portray an image.

Not everything is black and white.

Peer pressure and easy access

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