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Can someone please explain tattoos?

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Not for them myself but if it's what ya' want, have at it.
Look at him or read him?
 
Personally, a little bit goes a long ways. My wife has our kids names on the inside of her forearm in a tasteful design. But these people with sleeve tats, neck tats, and even some on their face that looks like a shopping list, is just plain ridiculous IMO.
 
747mopar said:
Don't get me wrong, even though I don't have any tattoos I see a lot of really cool artwork that I can appreciate but why is it so prominent for guys to tattoo themselves up with symbols of death and evil like Skulls, Grim Reapers, Dragons, Demons, Satan etc?? I'm just curious, never could figure it out:realcrazy:
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idrivemopar said:
I don't get it either, never have, and not a fan of tattoos, but to each their own, just like your car, its your skin do what you want with it.
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It all primitive and tribal crap that I don't get either. If they want to look like a native on some tropical island, then fine, move your *** there too!
Just look at some pictures of tribal art and tell me I'm wrong!
https://www.google.com/search?biw=1....99.99.1......1....1..gws-wiz-img.WavQ6-dwAFY
 
I have a tattoo on my penis that says "Wendy". When I get really excited it says "WelcomE to Jamaica moN, have a nice DaY"
 
I don't do tattoos, never have and never will. After my son passed away I felt so worried about not remembering his voice and not seeing him again, I got this little one on my forearm. I wear it with pride. Eric Jason Hoyer.
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I have none, but often find other's very entertaining:
 
these are not real, but

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some are better than others

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I like the thought :poke:

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I don't & won't ever have one

to each their own as long as it's tastefully done

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facial & neck tattoos are just stupid
says, 'look at me I'm a dumba$$ with a facial tattoo'
that'll probably never hold a decent job ever, because of them

only the celebrities can get away with that ****
it's still tasteless IMO

& we have a couple generations now of them
'that worship that ****', clueless followers

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obviously
I'm not a big fan of tattoos, especially on women/young girls

My granddad (RIP) had one from the Coast Guard & his Naval ship
on his chest & other on his forearm, both were small from 1941
I had (RIP) an uncle from the Korean War era that had his Army insignia
as a tribute to all his fallen buddies
I had (RIP) another uncle from Viet Nam era,
that had his special forces 'green beret' insignia tattooed on his forearm
my nephew has a small tattoo on his shoulder
"a hand clinched fist, with a finger pointing upwards
with a basketball spinning on it", he was a star B-Ball player
"it was OK"

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it's one thing if it was a military tattoo, here or there
or someone's kids name or your deceased wife/spouse etc.
& it's more tastefully done & placed

but 90% of what I see isn't tastefully done
most don't have any real meaning, it's just painted bodies

It's just not my thing !!!

A couple of the kids wanted to do it,
I told them; "not while you live under my roof"
Only my nephew got one, out of 6 kids, that all wanted one
that he got while he was in the Air Force, in Kansas
years after he was out of the house

The rest grew out of that faze, they have none now...
Smart kids
 
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I am not so sure tattoos were ever mainly a marine/sailor thing. Don't they exist even in the most primitive cultures found on the earth today and thousands of years before that?
 
I’m not a tattoo person. They just aren’t my thing. Much like hipsters driving Harley’s have ruined cool bikes for me, the current generation have changed tattoos. However, my thoughts:
They work for military, bikers, longshoremen etc. My dad got one in the army in the early ‘60’s. Suited him, looked great.
My nineteen year old daughter has a bunch. The first one she got was a copy of my dads. She is named after him (she= Rae / he= Ray) so it works. Suits her, looks great. She has a bunch of others. All have meaning and are original, designed by her friends. All are covered by a shirt. No barbed wire on the bicep, (yuck!) no spider web or sun rays over the ***. Too many for me, but tastefully done, and let’s face it, it’s a different generation. If it’s a random design you picked off a wall I don’t like it.
My wife spent literally all of 2017 SUCCESSFULLY fighting stage three cancer. How to commemorate this. Hmmm...
I got a tattoo. Crab is the astrological sign for cancer, so it’s a meaning known only to us. Hopefully 2017 is the only date I have to add to it. Hurt like hell. Wouldn’t do it again. Same with cancer. Hurt like hell, wouldn’t do it again.

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Tattoos have been around almost as long as people, one of the oldest forms of body adornment next to piercing. I've acquired a few over the past 20 years, no whips flames skulls or chains though. There's a handful of recognized styles today, one of which being very American, and now there are hybrid styles that many people have. Like everything, there's some good stuff and everything else.
 
snakeyes said:
got mine before I left for Nam in 68 never any regrets ,its like all my scars very big ones and smaller ones they have given me some character and I am proud of them:thumbsup::usflag:
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I can understand that. They probably all have meaning. What I don't get is all the people who just get random tattoos of various text and writings with no rhyme or reason. I tell my wife they look like someone's scribble pad or a post-it note!!
 
Every 6 tattoos get a free pit bull puppy and a carton of Marlboro. On a serious note, when I go to the pool or beach, I'm usually the only one with plain old skin. Took till 59 to finally stand out from the crowd!
 
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