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Libbie, you laugh, but were you alive then? Believe it or not, I was not alone. I guess I picked a good example. Do you see my point?
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Several years ago I say an old gentleman with a tattoo on his upper bicep. He was about my father’s age. That is to say, WWII vet age. Anyway, his tattoo was of a young woman in a bikini. The only problem was: The woman part of the tattoo was obviously old and faded. But the bikini part was sharp and recent.
(I immediately thought of the movie “Operation Petticoat.” )
Anyway . . .
You can jump to your own conclusions here, just like I did. But my hypothesis is that this gentleman opted for the lesser or several evils and chose not to have a huge portion of his delicate flesh sanded or lasered off to get rid of a tattoo that was no longer quite as cool as he originally thought.
But I could be wrong. I never got a chance to chat with the guy.
And here is another thing. When a person goes to donate blood with the Arizona Blood Services, one of the things they are asked is if they have had a tattoo recently. You see, they really don’t want blood that has a higher risk of containing certain really nasty diseases like hepatitis and AIDS. And getting tattoos is one of the of the high risk activities.
So, how sure are you that those needles at the tattoo parlor are sterile? How sure are you that those gloves, ink, and other paraphernalia are sterile? What kind of health regulations and inspections are in place in the country in which you are contemplating getting the tattoo ?
Oh well, go ahead. Take a chance.
But I’m not totally against tattoos. There is one group of guys who maybe are entitled to get a tattoo. And that is the U.S. Navy SEAL’s. Those guys are . . . . . . er, not going to get any argument from me.
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quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn: Also thinking about something with the fleur de lyse. Always thinking about it, rarely ever seriously.
I've been thinking about that too, but not seriously. Because I took one of my friends to get tattooed when I was in high school, and he'd already had a ton of tattoos, and there was blood everywhere and by the end he was squeezing my hand off with tears squeezing out of his eyes.
I know, this seems like a cheap shot on my part. But that's only because it IS a cheap shot. But I just couldn't resist. Posts: 631 | Registered: Oct 1999
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quote:Originally posted by Tatiana: Libbie, you laugh, but were you alive then? Believe it or not, I was not alone. I guess I picked a good example. Do you see my point?
Yes, I totally do see your point! You did pick a good example. My friend's mom actually dated a guy who thought he was Billy Jack. He wore a beaded, fringed jacket and got way into American Indian stuff and even once took his boots off during a fight. I am not kidding.
Alas, I was not alive for the Billy Jack phenomenon. I was born in 1980.
However, I did see the 35th Anniversary Collection of the BJ movies at Suncoast today while Christmas shopping, and I thought of you.
Edit: And I was laughing WITH you, of course. Posts: 1006 | Registered: Jun 2006
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quote:Originally posted by kojabu: where was he getting the tattoo?
He got something tattooed on the inside of his forearm and also had a touch-up of one he already had around his wrist. I know those are typically really painful places anyway, but seeing it and the blood was just....*cringe*
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I thought about a tattoo briefly in college. I haven't totally ruled it out but I'm pretty well past it now for several reasons: they're trendy (which I hate), I can't decide on anything meaningful or tasteful that I know I'd want on my body in ten years, and I can't decide where on my body I'd get it. Ideally, it would be a place that I could easily cover up if I wanted to, or not if I didn't. That doesn't leave much, except maybe the inside of my forearm. But I like to wear short-sleeved shirts, so that's out (since I wouldn't want the tat to be visible at work, for one thing).
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One thing I can recommend for anyone who's close to getting a tattoo but isn't sure about it -- get one of the temporary tattoos of a similar size and apply it to the place you want to get done. They'll last up to a week, and it'll give a chance to test drive the location and basic look, if not the actual design.
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