Yes, I know- We'll have 46 pages of comments about this. Just try listening to the man's point of view.
October 11, 2018, 09:36 AM
rduckwor
True.
RMD
TL Davis: “The Second Amendment is special, not because it protects guns, but because its violation signals a government with the intention to oppress its people…” Remember: After the first one, the rest are free.
October 11, 2018, 09:47 AM
Steve Collins
My opinion is it flags a person as one who is prone to bad decisions.
October 11, 2018, 09:47 AM
joatmonv
Hahahaha. I have 16 and all but 1 was drawn up by myself. No neck or face though. To each his/her own.
I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I'm not.
October 11, 2018, 09:49 AM
oddball
"I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965
October 11, 2018, 10:07 AM
parabellum
As PJW points out, used to be- up until very recently- that tattoos were symbols of rebellion, individualism, and being on the fringes of society, but now, it's the exact opposite.
It's a variation of the hipster/goth/whatever stuff, where all these people who want to be seen as indivuduals dress like everyone else in their social group. As PJW says in his video, you're unique, just like everyone else. This is not an original thought from him, but it's valid nevertheless.
October 11, 2018, 10:09 AM
radioman
My grade-school kids say that tattoos are for really old people.
---------------------- Let's Go Brandon!
October 11, 2018, 10:10 AM
synthplayer
No matter how big the air compressor might be, it's still not going to achieve the amount of pressure that peer pressure reigns down on some people.
When I was 18 yrs old, my friend decided to get a tattoo. He knew exactly what he wanted to get long before we left for the shop. Here's an approximation of what he got:
His thinking was because he enjoyed drinking Budweiser so much, why not get this tattoo?
Within one week - 7 days - nearly everyone in our circle of friends HAD to get one. And, they all did.
Today, 32 years later, they all look something like this:
I found what you said riveting.
October 11, 2018, 10:15 AM
navyshooter
I did 25 years in the U.S. Navy and no Tattoos. Yes, I'm that guy.
"Blessed is he who when facing his own demise, thinks only of his front sight.”
Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem
Young people have always been like that - they like to think of themselves as individualists, unique, and even a bit rebellious. But this is only in contrast to those they see as the out group (usually us old geezers), and they conform very strongly to the norms of their own group.
So they all get tattoos. It is what all the cool kids do to show how unique they are.
If you got a tattoo in 1980, you might have been a tough guy or a rebel. Not for about the last twenty years, though.
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything.
October 11, 2018, 10:24 AM
Angus the Kid
I have never understood the desire for a tattoo even when I was young and foolish.
2/3 of my adult children have tattoos.
"Meet the new boss, same as the old boss"
October 11, 2018, 10:26 AM
SevenPlusOne
quote:
Originally posted by BillyBonesNY: Going out the way I came into this world.
Is your mom ok with that?
"Ninja kick the damn rabbit"
October 11, 2018, 10:29 AM
Leemur
Some I like, some not so much. Really hate the ones that cover the entire body, especially on a beautiful woman. It’s like they started scribbling on a masterpiece.
October 11, 2018, 10:29 AM
parabellum
quote:
Originally posted by SevenPlusOne:
quote:
Originally posted by BillyBonesNY: Going out the way I came into this world.
Is your mom ok with that?
You are a very bad man.
October 11, 2018, 10:32 AM
synthplayer
I found what you said riveting.
October 11, 2018, 10:34 AM
PHPaul
quote:
Originally posted by BillyBonesNY: Going out the way I came into this world.
Bald, screaming and covered in blood?
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
October 11, 2018, 10:35 AM
PHPaul
quote:
Originally posted by navyshooter: I did 25 years in the U.S. Navy and no Tattoos. Yes, I'm that guy.
Me too. Never even tempted...
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
October 11, 2018, 10:37 AM
nhtagmember
I've never understood the fascination with tats
I don't have any, don't want any and I won't date anyone that has them
enough sane people in the world, I don't need to associate with people who are so insecure they need to poison themselves with bad 'art'
he raises a lot of good points and I can't argue with any of them
a 17 year old with a tramp stamp - yeah, she's got a brilliant future ahead of herself
[B] Against ALL enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC
October 11, 2018, 10:44 AM
Sigmanic
The whole tat craze missed me completely, thankfully. Never even considered one.
