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Do you regret your tatoos? I have 5, all tribals. Two on my right arm, one big one on my left arm, one on my back and one on my calve. Im 28 now and got most when I was 19-20. I regret one of them its just ugly.

― Chris, Monday, 29 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

nto so much regret, but I do want to burn my ex girlfriends name off the rose i have on my right shoulder.

― The Original Queen G, Monday, 29 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"So let me get this straight...you want a tattoo of a butt on your butt with the tattoo of a butt on it."

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 29 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

but..but..but.

― Deadman, Monday, 29 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

homemade looking scratchy reptile drawings RH wrist & LH bicep. no i don't regret them, i think they're good.

― unknown or illegal user, Monday, 29 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

It's now absolutely un-hip to have tatoos. So if you have them you're either a bold and dashing rebel, or a loser.

― Fake!, Monday, 29 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I still want a heart on both of my heels, though.

― Christine "Green Leafy Dragon" Indigo, Wednesday, 1 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I am a bold and dashing loser, with three stars on my upper arm. Not bored of it yet, but it's only been a year... still, I was always keen on the idea of making at least one permanent choice in my otherwise undecided life.

― Archel, Thursday, 2 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I have seven rats dancing around my upper left arm. I designed it myself based on the border of an Arthur Rackham illustration for Cinderella - they are the rats that will be her train.

It still brings me great joy.

I love tattoos and I want another one or two. Respect to my pal Tash for having Stussy tattooed on her ankle!

― misterjones, Thursday, 2 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

My sister has gone to work in a alternative beauty parlour on a planet in a galaxy far far away.

Tattooine?

No, she specialises in piercings.

― Pete, Thursday, 2 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

nice

― chris, Thursday, 2 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

tattos are real and permanent. i am fake and fickle. the 2 don't mix, y'know?

― gareth, Thursday, 2 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm too fickle as well -- no matter how nice it turned out I know that a day or so after I'd had it done I'd either want it off or want something different, so I've never got one.

― Nicole, Thursday, 2 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I would like one, but can't afford it.

― alix, Thursday, 2 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

When I got mine there was a sign saying 'Price depends on design and customer attitude'. I took this to mean that if you were drunk or squirmy or wept hysterically they would charge you more? I was as good as gold but they still ripped me off I think. You're not in much of a position to haggle when a youth in a lumberjack shirt is wiping the blood off your arm.

― Archel, Thursday, 2 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I have 5... don't regret them. Having a brand name tattooed on yourself is beyond dud... unless the company gave you a wad of cash to do so. Even then it's dud.

― Sean, Thursday, 2 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I dunno, I always thought the Kranky logo would be cool as a tattoo. Then again, one time I mistakenly thought that of the 4AD logo. Thankfully Creation's never crossed my mind.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 2 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

my other ex gurlfriend has "nothing is permanent" tattoed on her foot.

― QUeen G on the move, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I don't even remember the Kranky logo. Was is a thumbs up or something?

― N., Saturday, 4 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

It was...and is, you naughty person to suggest otherwise...this.

― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 4 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Sorry, I was making an obscure Krankies joke.

― N., Saturday, 4 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I have eight tattoos my first one is a grim reaper, second one skulls forming a circle covered in smoke,third one a cross stuck through a rose,fourth one a black heart,fifth one a black panther,sixth one tribal,seventh one a feather and my last one the cure logo from their wish cd AHH Robert Smith from the Cure I love him he wears make-up I am obsessed with men in make-up well anyway I regret my grim reaper he looks like he is wearing a bath robe...

― jean, Saturday, 4 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Robert Smith from the Cure I love him

Dan Perry and I approve unhesitatingly. Ignore any scoffers here who say otherwise.

― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 4 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I like N.'s Krankies joke. I have a tattoo on the sole of my foot. It's of a freckle. I was thinking of getting one which says 'my other girlfriend's a porsche', but wasn't sure where to put it.

― Ally C, Saturday, 4 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Where did my rant go???

I have five. I want twice as many more. I've been holding off on getting half-sleeved since teaching and tattoos don't go hand in hand.

I knew someone who had a heart that read "Her Name". Genius.

If you think that tattoos were once "hip and cool" and have since fallen out of fashion, then you DON'T HAVE A FUCKING CLUE!!! You should not speak of which you do not know.

― S., Sunday, 5 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I am obsessed with men in make-up

Maria to thread!

― Sean, Sunday, 5 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Maria's been at the thread but has no opinion whatsoever on tattoos.

― Maria, Sunday, 5 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

No tatoos. No regrets. I'd get bored with one within months. The regular site of a badly drawn peacock turning green on my ex was rather off-putting, to say the least.

Was there any truth behind that recent 'tatoo ink causes cancer' scare/panic?

― stevo, Sunday, 5 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

My mother tried to tell me I would get cancer from tattoo's. She failed to mention the 2 packs a day that I smoke could possibly assist with that as well.

― Chris, Monday, 6 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

one month passes...

hi all! When i turned 40 last year i got the first and only tatoo i own!! I got the usda grade A logo on my butt!! I always wanted it but was a little embarrased to get it,, my point is i still think its cool to have one. fashions do change so make sure what you like' remember it is permanent!!!!.........dave

― dave c., Thursday, 6 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

in reality, doorag's tattoos are very crap. but funny.

― queenoftheharpies, Thursday, 6 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm shocked I didn't answer this thread, damn.

― Ally, Thursday, 6 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

dude that dave c. guy posts like gale.

― queenoftheharpies, Thursday, 6 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

For ages I've thought about getting a tattoo, but still haven't done it. The image I'd like to get is a black cat (actually, the same picture of a cat that Ally has up on Bitchcakes), on the instep of my left foot.

― j.lu, Thursday, 6 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

One. A scarecrow on my left arm. A friend of mine from college did it. It was his first tattoo. He said he'd take me to Bob Roberts, the big tattoo artist in NYC at the time, if he fucked it up. He did a fine job, but it's totally faded now and I like it like that, though I've pretty much forgotten I have it. Until I go visit my family and we go to the beach--then they're all SHOCKED. Over and over and over again, it's been happening for 20 years.

― Arthur, Thursday, 6 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

hey harpie, what do you mean i post like gale??.........dave

― dave c., Friday, 7 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

my tattoos are not 'crap'!

― , Friday, 7 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

they are 'significant'

― , Friday, 7 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

one of yr tattoos is barely visible, duane! thats a crap tattoo. dave c, you post like gale cos you go, "hi so-and-so, ..... from dave c."

― queenoftheharpies, Friday, 7 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

you all know i have great meangingful tats so get off my jock.

― Ms. S., Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

yeah same

― unknown or illegal user, Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i've seen some really amazing tattoos done in barely visible white or grey ink.

― nancy b., Saturday, 8 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

u fucking suck ass u losers, i would beat all your asses if i knew were u live, and u all are ball lickers u crackers, niggas, spicks and chinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!

― Justin Settles, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

four months pass...

I have 5 - a tribal sun on my inside right ankle, celtioc crescent moon on inside left, a heart of flowers (how girly!) on the outside left and a tribal butterfly with a character that means 'remember' on the back of my right (for my godson who died nearly 4 years ago) - also a teeny dragon's head on the back of my right shoulder which I don't like anymore

― luna.c (luna.c), Monday, 14 October 2002 17:07 (twenty-three years ago)

I'd really like to have tattoos on my arms, shoulders, and ankles. But there are two problems with my wishes... one is legit, the other is just weak.

LEGIT REASON: I can't honestly think of any image that I can imagine never wanting to part with in the future. A lot of tattoo ideas I had even just two years ago seem really naive and silly in retrospect.

WEAK REASON: everyone says getting a tattoo hurts like a motherfucker. I don't like pain. I'm a wuss. I wish I could get a non-permanent simulation of a tattoo application, just so I know what it's like, and lay it to rest.

― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 14 October 2002 19:39 (twenty-three years ago)

i have one, a biggie, on my hip to distract from major scar. i designed it with help from the tattoo artist, and i like it.
got plans for another somewhere, just have to decide where. and yes, it HURT donut.
but you get over it.

― donna (donna), Monday, 14 October 2002 19:44 (twenty-three years ago)

I have a Keith Haring Radiant Baby on my left shoulder; outline is black, fill-color red. It's patchy because I couldn't quit picking at the scabs when it was healing (d'oh) and I need to get it filled in at some point...or so I've been saying for 7 years now w/o actually doing.

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 14 October 2002 20:37 (twenty-three years ago)

im thinking of going to get another one....its a tough decision.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Tuesday, 15 October 2002 10:55 (twenty-three years ago)

tatoos are boring.

draw on your self with a Sharpie!! its fun, u can scribble and draw squares or write "I've been poisoned" or "delirious and obsessive play" or label all yr body parts or make a blind contour drawing of yr cat on yr chest.

making art with the idea of permanence in mind IS PARALYZING.

― gabriel (gabe), Tuesday, 15 October 2002 11:15 (twenty-three years ago)

wow. uhm, this man stole my words:

"our situations will be ephemeral, without a future: passageways. the permanence of art or anything else does not enter into our considerations, which are serious. eternity is the grossest idea a person can conceive of in connection with his acts..." --guy debord.

(yay appropriate quote yay)

― gabriel (gabe), Tuesday, 15 October 2002 12:51 (twenty-three years ago)

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wait. are you embarrassed to be seen with me?

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 12 January 2004 07:36 (twenty-two years ago)

No no. Of course not.

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Monday, 12 January 2004 07:37 (twenty-two years ago)

and is about a man metaphorically trying to fight his way back into the Garden through opium and... um... masturbation.

one ticket to paradise, please.

― rgeary (rgeary), Monday, 12 January 2004 07:40 (twenty-two years ago)

right, because if you asked for two, you'd be associeted with Eddie Money, and nobody wants that.

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Monday, 12 January 2004 07:41 (twenty-two years ago)

ick

― rgeary (rgeary), Monday, 12 January 2004 07:44 (twenty-two years ago)

however, if you are associated with opium and sex...
hubbahubba! ;-)

― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 12 January 2004 07:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Not having a tattoo is the new having a tattoo.

This sort of attitude strangely irks me a bit, this whole "you know, not rebelling is the new 'rebelling'" thing. I don't know exactly why it does, but it strikes me as being a bit condescending, like it's saying, "Ooh, you'll definitely stir up a sea of attention by looking like and living as though you stepped out of some 1950s sitcom," when I know for sure that I would, for example, have my attention grabbed by someone who looks more like they belong in this decade than I would by someone who looks more, um, like me.

For me, the presence of a tattoo is still more noticeable than the absence of one. This is not because of my country of origin; this is because I know I'd be disowned by my mother if I got one, so few of my relatives and [offline] friends actually have one, and because a tiny little segment of my mind desires one as a means of breaking out of this real-life role I've seemed to assign myself. So maybe I am a big freak, but because of thoughts instead of deeds.

*shuffles off to bed, already half-delirious with sleepiness*

― Tenacious Dee (Dee the Lurker), Monday, 12 January 2004 09:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Kenan, I think your tattoo sounds hott.
Dee, I think you should get a secret tattoo!

― julep, Monday, 12 January 2004 10:19 (twenty-two years ago)

to the people with tats:
what does it *mean* to you?
-is it because they are normal in the crowd you hang out with?
-are they a status symbol, proof you can stand the pain?
-because "cool" people have tattoos?
-rebellion against parents/conventional social expectations?
-functional: e.g. gang-related, prison tattoos, injection tatoos?
-bad decision on a dare/drunk etc?
-because they are like any other fashion accessory, like a necklace or bracelet?
-for men, because it made you look like a tough dude?
seriously when you really think about it, why did you get a tattoo?

-- Orbit (ReallyWannaKno...), January 11th, 2004.

I'll think about this and answer lately. But definitely NONE of those reasons.

― mei (mei), Monday, 12 January 2004 13:19 (twenty-two years ago)

btw, what is an "injection tattoo"?

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Monday, 12 January 2004 22:13 (twenty-two years ago)

reallywanttattoocanneverdecidewhattogetblahblahblah

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 12 January 2004 22:22 (twenty-two years ago)

The real tattoo is steal healing, so here's the design.
http://www.meirion.lewis.btinternet.co.uk/pics/meitattoo.jpg

It's wrapped around my right ankle and she did a pretty good job of copying this.

Mmmm. Agony...

― mei (mei), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 05:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Aw, right purty that is.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 06:05 (twenty-two years ago)

example of a functional tattoo: one writes across the front of chest 'Try To Resuscitate Me One More Time, I Can Take It!'

― Sébastien Chikara (Sébastien Chikara), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 06:35 (twenty-two years ago)

George Carlin's idea: a back tattoo that says "Please let's never tell anybody all the shit we wrote on this guy's back. He thinks it's a pirate ship."

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 06:48 (twenty-two years ago)

(x post) ... with illustrated cpr instructions underneath

― Sébastien Chikara (Sébastien Chikara), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 07:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Where's Pluto? And why's Venus bigger than the Earth?

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 12:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Pluto is the un-filled star near the left edge. The other little star just below it is Charon, they make a binary planet I think.

The little stars abve and below mars are Phobos and Demos.

In the real world, stars and planets are both spheres.
I've chosen circles or star-shapes depending on which looks nice, and that says something about how art represents things quite symbolically. There's no particular reason I should draw the sun as a star-shape and the Earth, say, as a circle, apart from tradition.

(Planets might twinkle like stars when you see them!)

― mei (mei), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 13:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Gotcha - I was being too literal about the star-shape thing. And I guess Earth has to be a little smaller to accomodate the moon. Nice design.

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 13:27 (twenty-two years ago)

This is (one version of) the flag of the Republic of Venice. I want to turn the lion into a tattoo - not an exact representation, as the flag had many different designs, but a slightly stylised version thereof in burgundy and gold. Do you think it's feasible?

http://www.giocodelloca.it/_images/gonfalone.gif

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 13:31 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't know all that much about tattoos, but I reckon you can.
Mine was hard for them to do cos of all the straight lines and circles but you should be fine with that.

The way it worked for me is they traced over my drawing (actually a print from photoshop - it's got a steadier hand than me!) using carbon paper then pressed it onto my body, then tattood over the blue carbon ink.

I'd say keep it fairly simple and not too small and you'll be fine.

― mei (mei), Wednesday, 14 January 2004 14:08 (twenty-two years ago)

one month passes...

My tattoo looks awesome but, being wrapped round my quite narrow ankle, is proving very hard to photograph!

― mei (mei), Wednesday, 25 February 2004 12:28 (twenty-two years ago)

I just got a tatoo and i am enjoying it very much about a month after i got it i found out i was going to be a mother. when my kid grows up and asks why i got it i'm going to say becasue i always wanted one and i did it on my dads b-day so i will never forget what day it is.and if they want one then I will be fine withit as long as they pay for it themsalves.
Sincerly
Sandra

― Sandra Glazier, Thursday, 26 February 2004 07:25 (twenty-two years ago)

I have no tattoos and never will - unless you count the diminutive Brazilian who announces arriving flights from my balcony.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 26 February 2004 07:29 (twenty-two years ago)

you mean arriving flights TO your balcony. departing flights are from.

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 26 February 2004 07:32 (twenty-two years ago)

one month passes...

i have three tattoos, a heart on my ankle, a butterfly on my chest, and a tribal design on my lower back.....i cant say that i regret any of them...i barely know that they are there anymore

― Cassie, Friday, 26 March 2004 20:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Which tribe are you a member of?

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 26 March 2004 20:19 (twenty-two years ago)

i've designed the next tat i'm getting. . .hopefully in the next couple of months.

my new boy, T., has a NOLA tat which kind of inspired me.

it's the dallas skyline with "East Dallas" written above and below it in an arc, and "Assassination City" written in script over the skyline.

can't fucking wait to get it.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Saturday, 27 March 2004 10:09 (twenty-two years ago)

"Assassination City"?!? Lucky you won't be a teacher any more, setting an examplem like that ;)

Last night during office drinks, my colleague Abby insisted on giving everyone a black marker pen kanji symbol. I now think the inner forearm looks quite cool tattooed. Bet it hurts like burglary, though.

― Markelby (Mark C), Saturday, 27 March 2004 11:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes I have some, nuff said. Just an FYI for those thinking of getting a Tat and are queezy about the pain. Take a couple Ibuprophen an hour or so before you go under the needle, it makes a world of difference.

― Scooter, Thursday, 1 April 2004 01:54 (twenty-two years ago)

heres my tatt:

http://www.ipsofactodesign.com/tatt.jpg

― ipsofacto (ipsofacto), Thursday, 1 April 2004 02:11 (twenty-two years ago)

that's a great pic ipso, where's the character from? or is it one you drew yourself?

― emjj, Thursday, 1 April 2004 05:39 (twenty-two years ago)

it's by jim woodring a cartoonish from NY I think

i'll find a better pic for you online.....

http://www.jimwoodring.com/graphics/slbr_fl.gif

― ipsofacto (ipsofacto), Thursday, 1 April 2004 05:43 (twenty-two years ago)

i mean cartoonist of course, although he's probably quite cartoonish as well. :)

― ipsofacto (ipsofacto), Thursday, 1 April 2004 05:45 (twenty-two years ago)

I want to get the chinese character for the word "tao" (for I am somethign of a taoist) tattooed on either my arm or back. I'm a bit wussy about the pain thing though.

― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 1 April 2004 05:48 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm getting some hebrew tattoed on me next fortnight. Can't wait, i've wanted it for ages.

― ipsofacto (ipsofacto), Thursday, 1 April 2004 05:51 (twenty-two years ago)

oh jim woodring, choice.
I used to read those Jim comics, haven't seen any around for a while though. Apparently if you sent him five words describing yourself he'd send you back a drawing of your soul or something along those lines...
anyway, great tattoo.

― emjj, Thursday, 1 April 2004 05:53 (twenty-two years ago)

thankyou :)

― ipsofacto (ipsofacto), Thursday, 1 April 2004 05:57 (twenty-two years ago)

i have 5 tattooes... a bad ass skull(with fangs) and cross bones with blood dripping off of the bones and teeth...i also have the west coast choppers symbol with spider webs inside and a black widow in it...a grim reaper that says " death is certain, life is not".
on my neck i have a maltese cross with flames and on my left bi-cept i have a cross with my daughters name and birthdate says "my heart" on the bottom of the cross..

― raymond, Sunday, 11 April 2004 06:08 (twenty-two years ago)

I have four tatoos and I love chinese letters I want to have one on my neck but I'm not sure.

― Gabriela Huerta, Wednesday, 14 April 2004 18:15 (twenty-two years ago)

I have a large tattoo on my back but no labial crucificx piercing. There, I said it again. Why?

― badger Kitten (badger Kitten), Wednesday, 14 April 2004 18:20 (twenty-two years ago)

b/c you really want one.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Wednesday, 14 April 2004 18:41 (twenty-two years ago)

You know, I really think I do. That Christina Aguilera has a lot to answer for. Her and the god damn Apostle St. Paul.

― badger Kitten (badger Kitten), Wednesday, 14 April 2004 18:43 (twenty-two years ago)

i have two tattoos. one on my hip and the other on my lower back. however i was pretty young when i get the one on my hip (15) and i didnt think about it so much and now i dont really like it. but im in love with my other one. i did it around 6 months ago and im still really proud. my family hated it but i dont care.

― CAss (CAss), Thursday, 15 April 2004 08:30 (twenty-two years ago)

I have 9 tatoos and I would not give them up for anything. There is one on my upper right arm, two on my upper left arm, two on my upper right leg, and one on my upper left leg. My ex did all of mine and I could not be more happier with them. I plan to get most of my body done before I past to the next life.

― Teresa Oechsle, Tuesday, 20 April 2004 01:20 (twenty-two years ago)

I have 9 tatoos and I would not give them up for anything.

Well no, thats generally the idea with tattoos.

― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 02:15 (twenty-two years ago)

i have one tatoo on my chest one one my left & right arm and one on my back but im looking for a really good tribuial tattoo that conects to the one on my back goes over my both shoulders and conects to the one on my chest

― chris houston, Monday, 3 May 2004 20:22 (twenty-two years ago)

How about a tattoo of some punctuation, dude?

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 12:11 (twenty-two years ago)

http://uber.nu/2001/01/31/

― the surface noise (electricsound), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 12:13 (twenty-two years ago)

We're almost done with school, the highs are in the 80s and my attitude is 'fuck it'. I'm wearing a short-sleeved tee and letting my big armpiece show to the world.

Like tattoos could corrupt these kids. . .

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 14:11 (twenty-two years ago)

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