Author Topic: Tattoo experiences? (Read 3051 times)

highwayman · « **Reply #30 on:** June 16, 2009, 04:48:49 PM »

No tattoos... $:-\$ Thought about it once or twice, but never seriously... I use temporary iron-ons if I want to make a fashion statement...

[/quote] Atlaw that must hurt!!!!!!

powderman · « **Reply #31 on:** June 16, 2009, 05:19:46 PM »

I never saw a tat that improved anybody's looks, man or woman. I see a man with a bunch of tats and immediately wonder, how drunk was he??? Tats on a woman are a big turnoff, nothing pretty or exciting about them for me. I really hate seeing what could be a pretty girl with a bunch of UGLY tats, yuk. Body piercings make folks look cheap and trashy and in some cases low lifes. I hate that crap. I stopped in a store to get a lottery ticket a few years ago, guy had his back to me. He turned around, had punky multicolored hair, wore a spiked dog collar, had rings, tacks, pins, etc, in eyebrows, ears, lips, chin, etc. It said yeah man watta ya want. I said, not a damned thing. I left. The store went out of business. POWDERMAN.

teamnelson · « **Reply #32 on:** June 16, 2009, 08:33:10 PM »

Rusty, if you get a wedding band tat keep it simple. Seen quite a few that are no longer readable after only 10 years or so. Something about the skin there mebbe?

Oldtimer · « **Reply #33 on:** June 16, 2009, 11:50:46 PM »

When I worked for the Virginia Health Department, I used to get the assignments that no one knew what do do with. I had to go visit a tattoo parlor that was owned by a man who had recently moved from New Jersey. He could not believe that his industry was not regulated in Virginia. I evaluated it as I would an EMS procedure that involved exposure to body fluids, and he was very conservative. A tattoo there would have been as safe as in an operating room.

I also dealt with HIV positive patients who got tattoos. One woman had a guy come by her house and he used a needle with a bit of cotton ball wrapped around it. He poured his paints into the bottle caps, the returned the paints to the bottles when he was done. While HIV would not be transmitted in such a manner, Hepatitis B and C certainly could, as long as certain bacterial and fungal infections.

I found asking about a tattoo was a great icebreaker. There was a woman who worked at a convenience store where I stopped for biscuits on the way to work (a drive of 56 miles one way). I saw the end of a dog paw tattoo and asked her about it. She immediately pulled her top down a bit and the tattoo was not the only thing well done. MMMM.

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I had a man come in for a blood test and in the crook of his arm was a very detailed tattoo of his dog, almost photographic quality. I could not bring myself to stick that dog, so I made him give me his other arm. Another man told me he fainted when stuck with a needle, so I laid him on an examining table and elevated his feet before drawing the blood. When he rolled up his sleeve, his arm was almost covered with tattoos. I told him they must have called him "Sleeping Beauty" at the tattoo parlor.

I would never have a tattoo, because of many of the reasons the rest of the posters have stated. If asked, I advise against it becausee of the health issues and the social issues. It costs over $1,000 a square inch to have them removed, so you better be sure that you want what you are considering, and hope that it does not change in meaning as you get older. Think of a man who had "Gay Blade" tattooed on in the 50's. Try explaining that one to the grandchildren.

SHOOTALL · « **Reply #34 on:** June 17, 2009, 04:35:22 AM »

And the wedding ring thing , I don't wear mine at work either anymore . To date i have caught it on a nail while jumping from 2nd to first floor , had lead run around it , and had it energized 2 times . Wife agrees ! i go to work ring stays at home !
As far a cheating , go to a silgles bar and look at the white rings and band-aids !

Singleshotsam · « **Reply #35 on:** June 17, 2009, 04:36:37 AM »

I haven't got around to getting one yet. My brothers (All 4 of them) are talking about getting matching tats somewhere. They can't believe that I'm not jumping up and down to get one with them. This all started after our wives went out one night and came home with tramp stamps. I was pissed off big time that my wife got one w/o asking firt but when she showed me I must admit it was VERY well done. It's in spot where it won't look like crap in 20 years and the birth of our second child didn't effect it at all.

I'm still studying on the whole tat thing. It would be cool to get a matching tat w/ my bros, but i've always figured the fact that our DNA matches is good enough lol.

Questor · « **Reply #36 on:** June 17, 2009, 05:04:16 AM »

SingleShotSam:

It's not as permanent as it used to be. There are good removal technologies available. Just be sure to look into which types of ink can and can't be removed easily.

I think the way it works with most tattoos today is that about ten years after a person in their teens or twenties gets one, they begin to regret it and want to get rid of it. There's a booming business in tattoo removal, and I wish I had gotten into it.

Sourdough · « **Reply #37 on:** June 17, 2009, 05:58:58 AM »

What timing! Just got this off FOX Breaking News.

Teen Scarred After Artist Inks 56 Tattoos on Face

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Sky News

Kimberley Vlaeminck, 18, is suing the tattoo artist who gave her 56 tattoos on her face.

A teenager got the shock of her life when she asked for a few small tattoo stars and woke up to find half her face was covered in them.

Kimberley Vlaeminck, 18, is now suing the tattoo artist who she claims went way beyond what she had asked for.

The Belgian teen says she woke up in pain after falling asleep as Rouslan Toumaniantz drew the permanent ink designs.

She then discovered 56 "frightening" black stars of different sizes from her nose to ear and brow to chin.

PHOTOS: Extreme Body Art

"I wanted him to tattoo on just three little points but he suggested three stars, saying it would look prettier,” Vlaeminck said.

"When he started the tattooing I didn't want to feel the pain and so I went to sleep. I woke up when he was starting to tattoo my nose and I saw what he had already done. I counted 56 stars, it's frightening."

But Toumaniantz, who works in the town of Courtrai, denied that his client had fallen asleep and said he fulfilled her request.

"She was awake the whole time," he said. "I don't use hypnosis or drugs. She agreed to it. The problems started when her father and his friend saw the tattoos."

Vlaeminck, from the city of Kortrijk, about 50 miles north-west of Brussels, said she wanted to keep the tattoos on her forehead but would have the rest removed.

She now hopes they can be taken off using laser surgery, which would cost thousands of dollars.

Here is the link for those that want to see the photos

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,526837,00.html

rex6666 · « **Reply #38 on:** June 17, 2009, 06:00:12 AM »

Quote from: Rustyinfla on June 16, 2009, 04:35:16 PM

Well I talked to my wife about it a month or so ago. I told her that I finally thought of a tattoo I'd like to get. she looked at me like I was crazy. then I explained my idea to her. she said we can buy you a ring if that's what you want. I told her, you know I can't wear one, I'd end up losing my hand before it's over. She just said well, if you want to. She never has said anything about me not wearing a ring. I don't wear any jewelry of any kind. The closest I come to any kind of jewelry is when I put a Mont Blanc ball point pen in my pocket to go to church.

I'm open for oppinions, If I were to get a wedding band tattooed on my finger should it say something or just be there for decoration and let the design speak for it's self?

My question is why wear a Mont-Blanc pen to church?

AtlLaw · « **Reply #39 on:** June 17, 2009, 06:25:52 AM »

This thread has degenerated into a shining example of the feminization of America!

All y'all seem to accept that both the bride and groom exchange rings during the wedding cerimony and both the husband and wife wear rings thereafter!

Think NOT! all you * whipped mens!

Doesn't anyone remember that, if anyone, only the wife was presented with a ring during the cerimony? Doesn't anyone remember that "double-ring" cerimonys were so rare you had to let the preacher know before hand? You guys kill me!

But what can you expect from men who's mothers raised them according to the dictates of Dr. Spock... $:-\$

Now listen closely and learn sumpin...

The wedding ring was only to let other men who may be on the prowl know what wimmins was taken! That way they wouldn't mess with another man's property! That's all! 'course nowadays men don't have the same aversion to waterin their horse in another man's trough... Must be because of all that free water out there...

But that's another topic! Let's get back to the point! Y'all just think about this... Men don't get engagement rings do they!? Why not!? What's the difference!? NONE!!! That is aside from the fact that if the engagement ring expense doubled then the woman's share (diamond) would naturally be smaller and they won't allow that now will they!?

Nope, this whole wedding ring thing is another feminist plot to emasculate the male population of this country.

Mark my words boys... give 'em an inch and the next thing you know you'll be voting democrat!

<shoulda never give 'em the vote in the first place...>

I think I'll go get me a tattoo...

Sourdough · « **Reply #40 on:** June 17, 2009, 06:47:44 AM »

AtlLaw: Ouch, your right. I need to go XXXX the dragon.

Heather · « **Reply #41 on:** June 17, 2009, 06:56:38 AM »

Quote from: AtlLaw on June 17, 2009, 06:25:52 AM

Nope, this whole wedding ring thing is another feminist plot to emasculate the male population of this country. Mark my words boys... give 'em an inch and the next thing you know you'll be voting democrat! <shoulda never give 'em the vote in the first place...>

I think I'll go get me a tattoo...

I love how you generalize wedding rings with the feminist movement. I personally don't and won't wear one. I HATE jewelery and only occasionaly wear earrings to specail functions. I think that you are right that most women want their husband to wear a wedding band, but as Rusty pointed out his wife could care less. Not all females want to emasculate the men of this country. Women should have never been prohibited to vote, not the other way around.

Heather

SHOOTALL · « **Reply #42 on:** June 17, 2009, 07:00:39 AM »

atlLaw , thanks i thought i was saving a finger and in reality I'm up holding a male tradition .

Scibaer · « **Reply #43 on:** June 17, 2009, 07:13:01 AM »

I own and run a small tattoo shop, Soul Quest. i have my upper arms, chest, stomach, waist, ribs and thighs down to my knees tattooed.
some done by myself, and some done by others. for me, i have decorated my body, for my own reasons. to commorate milestones, rememberance of loved ones, and to feel more confortable in my own skin. its is one of the oldest art forms and type of body decoration. even in a short sleve t-shirt, no-one knows im tattooed, unless i want them to know, none are satanic or evil, racist or vulgar. for me they are about personal expression, not proving i'm a bad ass or tough guy.
i have never got an infection, been ill or had a negative tattoo experience... because tattooing is a medical procedure, and my tattoos were treated as such, during and after the process. some of my designs are small and took 15 minutes and others are large and took 3 sessions at 4 hours per session.
i have all styles and color, black and white, and gray shade images. that is my experience ( so far )
glenn

Questor · « **Reply #44 on:** June 17, 2009, 07:16:15 AM »

I was chatting with a guy from Mars candies and he told me that the coating on Skittles candies are the popular pigment for prison tattoos.

teamnelson · « **Reply #45 on:** June 17, 2009, 07:19:24 AM »

With all these young women getting tattoos I'm not really looking forward to poolside at the senior center in 50-60 years.

Performed a wedding for a male Marine marrying a female sailor. Day of the wedding she's in a beautiful strapless gown. Tattoos of two life size six shooters across the upper chest, handles inward, barrels out and canted downward. Asked her about it and she said they were in honor of the memory of her grandfather. No telling what time is going to do with those tattoos.

Heather · « **Reply #46 on:** June 17, 2009, 07:19:36 AM »

I watched a guy have a tat removed with goat's milk and a tat needle once. If removing it is as painful and nasty as having one done I will NEVER change my mind. To each his own though.

Heather

SHOOTALL · « **Reply #47 on:** June 17, 2009, 07:20:29 AM »

HUM , thought jail house tatoos were black . guess i don't get out like i used to .

Skunk · « **Reply #48 on:** June 17, 2009, 07:23:52 AM »

When the wife and I shopped for a wedding ring, I told her that we won't bother looking for mine because I wouldn't wear it anyway. But she on the other hand had a choice: she could either get a ring or wear a collar with my name on it around her neck for the rest of her life. She gladly choose the ring and she's damn lucky she did because it gets hot and humid around these parts during the summer and that collar would have been very uncomfortable.

My wife loves her wedding ring. It's a symbol for her because I decided that it's quite a privileged to be married to such a handsome, wonderful man as myself.

blind ear · « **Reply #49 on:** June 17, 2009, 10:20:02 AM »

AtlLaw: Is any of this usefull in a divorce proceeding?

crustaceous · « **Reply #50 on:** June 17, 2009, 10:41:30 AM »

I was walking through Denver a couple of years ago and passed a guy with a swastika tattooed on his neck. Talk about limiting your job opportunities.

AtlLaw · « **Reply #51 on:** June 17, 2009, 11:04:35 AM »

Quote from: Skunk on June 17, 2009, 07:23:52 AM

When the wife and I shopped for a wedding ring, I told her that we won't bother looking for mine...

Ah Skunk...

You really know how to warm my old heart...

Quote from: eddiegjr on June 17, 2009, 10:20:02 AM

AtlLaw: Is any of this usefull in a divorce proceeding?

I was a divorce lawyer for a long time. One thing I learned is that anything can be used in a divorce! Anything! No matter how far out, far fetched, inconsequental, outrageous or unbelieveable it is!

Nasty business that...

Quote from: Scibaer on June 17, 2009, 07:13:01 AM

i have decorated my body, for my own reasons.

Most of my MC Brothers are inked to some degree or another and what you said is pretty much their philosophy. They get what they want, where they want it, for their own reason. If it happens to be in public view so be it. But in the MC world it is considered bad manners to ask someone to show their tat's, or even comment on them. They are personal. And from an opposite viewpoint, in the years I have been in an MC none of the hundreds of my brothers I've interacted with have ever asked me why I don't have any tat's.

Hodr · « **Reply #52 on:** June 17, 2009, 01:19:39 PM »

43 years ago in August I was tossed out of OCS at Ft Benning school for wayward boys. In all honesty the OCS commandant made a great decision all the way around. He did however also remove 3 stripes and 2/3 of my pay. What he threatend to do was have the Ranger badge tatooed on my backside removed with a straight razor if I ever screwed up that big again. I had it put on the day after I qualified, in the same place my father had his from WWII. (combat medic) It has always been a private thing, one that even my wife did'nt know about before we were married, as a matter of fact she was the one that told Mom and Dad.

blindhari

Sgt. Ranger
Names on the Wall
Absent Companions

Skunk · « **Reply #53 on:** June 17, 2009, 04:18:15 PM »

Quote from: AtlLaw on June 17, 2009, 11:04:35 AM

Quote from: Skunk on June 17, 2009, 07:23:52 AM
When the wife and I shopped for a wedding ring, I told her that we won't bother looking for mine...

Ah Skunk... You really know how to warm my old heart...

Richard, my friend, I wasn't being serious. I have a wedding ring and I'm proud to wear it. I'm not sure why you're blowing kisses at me either.

Is that good or bad?

blind ear · « **Reply #54 on:** June 18, 2009, 04:11:23 AM »

AtlLaw,

Just kidding. I have been happily un PWd for 15 years now.

Rustyinfla · « **Reply #55 on:** June 18, 2009, 05:41:39 AM »

The reason for the Mont Blanc is because that's "dressed up for me. the only "jewelry" I wear. I don't do bracelets, necklaces, or rings of any kind. I wear the pants in our family and the wife wears the jewelry. My company is about to give me a ring for 1 million accident free miles which is tradition with our company. I might wear that... for a while.

Now to look for a parlor.

GRIMJIM · « **Reply #56 on:** June 18, 2009, 06:14:16 AM »

Watsh that first ring. You might get addicted and end up looking like Mr. T.

WylieKy · « **Reply #57 on:** June 18, 2009, 07:48:49 AM »

I have a large knotwork style Celtic cross on my back. My right biceps has two knotwork style griffins facing each other, each wraps around my biceps with wing tips and tales touching in the back. I have a 9-pointed knotwork star high on my left deltoid, kind of off setting the griffons.

The star is my favorite. My daughter's name translates roughly to "My Star." She was born on 03/03/03, hence the 9 points... I have a close personal friend that is an acomplished artist and she designed the star and the woman who did my other tatoo's put it on for me.

A funny story about the cross, which was my 1st tatoo. I got it right after I turned 18, and while I lived with my grandparents. ( My grandfather has been known to rip earings out of the men in my family with no warning whatsoever...

Just...walks up and snaches them out. He's still a quick ole'boy and one of the few people I would be afraid to mess with, but otherwise a kind and caring man.) I had the tatoo for several weeks before my grandpa found out. One night, the phone rang about 3am. I got up and ran to answer it without thinking. I don't remember who it was or why they were calling at 3am, but I rember the feeling I got when I heard from the darkness behind me, "I take it for granted that will wash off." It's very similar to the feeling I got one time when I was 15 and deer hunting a clear cut in WV (from a small glacier boulder, about 6 feet high) and a 475000 lb black bear (well it SEEMED that big) walked though my shooting lane at about 10 yard. Had no idea HE was there, either.

no guns here · « **Reply #58 on:** June 18, 2009, 09:32:06 AM »

I WANTED a ring when my wife and I married. In fact, it's just a plain gold 8mm band. But I'm proud to have married her so I wanted to show off a bit. I wanted everyone to be able to see it so I ordered one a bit wider than normal. I lost it for a while once... I went and bought another one. Of course then I found the original. Not feminized at all... The wife will be back from a trip in two hours, I'll ask her in three hours if having a ring made me feminine...

NGH

teamnelson · « **Reply #59 on:** June 18, 2009, 09:42:06 AM »

Yeah, have to laugh at some of this. Pastored in Tombstone for a while, where all the nearby MC's stop on one of the various poker runs; sometimes thousands of bikes in town at a time. Lots of tattoos, lots of leather and the so-called free independent wild men of the open road. I've seen the big tough kind who brag about wearing the pants, won't wear a ring on their hand, etc. Make their women get branded with their name, or tattooed - like marking property.

It all fades quickly when the old lady comes up and attaches the lead to the ring in his nose ...