Do fellas like tattoos on their girlfriends/wives? (114)
Merriweather: Hi Nikogas
sounds like a good deal with me... but I should have posted the reply button, as I was answering the Aussie fellas post.
So you are good with hair...
Too bad you are miles away... but back on the topic,
I would not allow my kids to get tats, only because I wanted them to focus on their studies when they were growing up.. and not on body art, my 36 yr old finally got a tat in Bali a couple of months ago... I reckon I dont have much of a say in it any more...
sounds like a good deal with me... but I should have posted the reply button, as I was answering the Aussie fellas post.
So you are good with hair...
Too bad you are miles away... but back on the topic,
I would not allow my kids to get tats, only because I wanted them to focus on their studies when they were growing up.. and not on body art, my 36 yr old finally got a tat in Bali a couple of months ago... I reckon I dont have much of a say in it any more...
I can relate...it is a decision a lot of young people (not all)just take for granted and get pretty wild with it sometimes...the saddest thing I saw was a receptionist that had a fairy tattooed on the back of her neck. The man that did it just butchered it and it was worse than a bad coloring book that a angry child might have taken a permanent marker to. Lovely girl too,,I really felt bad that she had that experience.
If they were not permanent, it would not much matter, but at work, we have colleagues who have to wear long sleeves shirts all the time, to hide their younger day follies.. 
jac379: Oh my golly gosh!
I have my nose pierced and I had no idea I ought also have a propensity for criminal activity.
I must put away my studies, drop off my granddaughter with social services and shoplift some smoked salmon, vine ripened cherry plum tomatoes and a bottle of Bolly immediately! Ooh, and tax fraud...I'd better make the most of the dragonfly stud in my schnozzy, eh?
Top hole, old bean! Thanks for the tip!
I have my nose pierced and I had no idea I ought also have a propensity for criminal activity.
I must put away my studies, drop off my granddaughter with social services and shoplift some smoked salmon, vine ripened cherry plum tomatoes and a bottle of Bolly immediately! Ooh, and tax fraud...I'd better make the most of the dragonfly stud in my schnozzy, eh?
Top hole, old bean! Thanks for the tip!
Dont forget to have a bad hair day too...
Merriweather: Dont forget to have a bad hair day too...
I think my hair might be described as an inter-racial democracy.
One hair, one vote.
There comes a point where bad hair days must be made into an art form and a sub-culture of their own, or else waste an awful lot of one's precious life fighting a losing battle in a Canutian fashion.
Have I got the hang of criminally subversive patois, yet?
jac379: I think my hair might be described as an inter-racial democracy.
One hair, one vote.
There comes a point where bad hair days must be made into an art form and a sub-culture of their own, or else waste an awful lot of one's precious life fighting a losing battle in a Canutian fashion.
Have I got the hang of criminally subversive patois, yet?
One hair, one vote.
There comes a point where bad hair days must be made into an art form and a sub-culture of their own, or else waste an awful lot of one's precious life fighting a losing battle in a Canutian fashion.
Have I got the hang of criminally subversive patois, yet?
Very Close Jac, you are doing wonderfully well... Merriweather: Very Close Jac, you are doing wonderfully well...
You're too kind, Merri.
time4fun4u: Very strange that because i know hundreds of police officers who have tattoos,and of course those tattoos dont dissapear as they progress through the ranks!
I also know,and played golf with two magistrates and a Doctor with tattoos.
In the field i work in,my clients are both wealthy and respected business people,many who have a tattoo,both male and female.
I myself have a small tattoo on my shoulder,and without divulging anything about myself,i can assure you that i do not fit into the catagory you wish to put me in.
By all means dislike tattoos,its your right,but to make the statement that you have is both blinkered and disrespectful.
I also know,and played golf with two magistrates and a Doctor with tattoos.
In the field i work in,my clients are both wealthy and respected business people,many who have a tattoo,both male and female.
I myself have a small tattoo on my shoulder,and without divulging anything about myself,i can assure you that i do not fit into the catagory you wish to put me in.
By all means dislike tattoos,its your right,but to make the statement that you have is both blinkered and disrespectful.
Hi ah Time... I think the Aussie Fella, just is very insular... obviously keeps himself isolated to a point where he cannot determine which measure of level headness he could take.. Never mind.. one day when he comes outta his shell, or sticks his head outta the sand again, he may learn that life is not all about looks..
john34: Your a sad old redneck!!
I can't really see from your photos, John. Is that a tad of Celtic knotwork you've got on your right arm?
Merriweather: Hi ah Time... I think the Aussie Fella, just is very insular... obviously keeps himself isolated to a point where he cannot determine which measure of level headness he could take.. Never mind.. one day when he comes outta his shell, or sticks his head outta the sand again, he may learn that life is not all about looks..
Hello gorgoeus,lovely to see you.Its a good job its not just about looks,i would have to pack my bags now and become a hermit.
time4fun4u: Hello gorgoeus,lovely to see you.
Its a good job its not just about looks,i would have to pack my bags now and become a hermit.
Its a good job its not just about looks,i would have to pack my bags now and become a hermit.
Hi ah... Time... long time no see... I hide out in the Aussie Forums these days... ever since that Ladefoss went bunta... a fair while ago now... but I don bin hiding under a possum rug since that day.
Merriweather: Hi ah Time... I think the Aussie Fella, just is very insular... obviously keeps himself isolated to a point where he cannot determine which measure of level headness he could take.. Never mind.. one day when he comes outta his shell, or sticks his head outta the sand again, he may learn that life is not all about looks..
Hi Merri, noticed he didn't come back to comment.
Kristia49: Hi Merri, noticed he didn't come back to comment.
Ah Kristia... I reckon he ran off and is hiding... I think he is smart enough to know when the odds are stacked against him..
john34: Yes it is knotwork! The tatt is an eagle
I do so like knotwork and spiral work, but I suspect it makes you somewhat Pagan in your crimninal subversity. Double damned, you are.
jac379: I do so like knotwork and spiral work, but I suspect it makes you somewhat Pagan in your crimninal subversity. Double damned, you are.
Some really nice Celtic tattoos out there,planning a full sleeve in Celtic myth,should hopefully turn out pretty welljohn34: Some really nice Celtic tattoos out there,planning a full sleeve in Celtic myth,should hopefully turn out pretty well
I'm familiar with the Welsh stuff, but could you recommend any good places to visit in Ireland to soak up the Celtic art?
jac379: I'm familiar with the Welsh stuff, but could you recommend any good places to visit in Ireland to soak up the Celtic art?
farawayangel: .....
Don't see any problems with body art on anyone. And if anyone thinks differently about me because of a piercing or my tatts... that's their problems. 
Because I'm a considerate sort of guy, I would be quite happy for my girlfriend to have a tattoo. It's much less painful than branding them with a hot iron! 
Carl96190: . . . and proud of it.
Ummm... why be proud of it... does not make sense.. could you not find a better way to respond.?
time4fun4u: You of course do realise you have just criticised yourself. In your original post you started those people with tattoos are criminals,cant get a job ect,but now you say you went to the gym with a man from WORK. Get my drift? So,based on what you said,this man is a criminal,a low life,and shouldnt be in work.
Obtuse and infantile. You will have to do better, or are you genuinely that stupid?
farawayangel: .....
Many years ago, people with tattoos were viewed as "criminals/less cultured/gangsters" (whatever that is). This is no longer the case, at least in Texas, where I live. Most of the young teachers at my campus bear several tattoos. They all are an expression of something or someone important in their lives. I do believe they are works of art on them, a portable form of permanent self-expression-how awesome is that! These people are some of the best humans you could ever meet, in every way. Out of seven sisters, all but two of us have tattoos. They are all considered "good citizens".
galrads: Well, you certainly are entitled to your opinions but you seem like a very astigmatic bigoted person if you believe that art, painted on a body makes the tattooed person less than you. You are seemingly w/o any class or artistic taste.
You have missed my point, which is that the tattoo is a sign that identifies someone as a member of the criminal underclass whether they are or not.
Tattoos may be all the rage at the trailer park, but a potential employer will pick an unmarked person over a tattooed one because the tattoos will present an undesirable image for their business. Harley Davidson dealerships excluded.
FYI, tattoos are a deal breaker for anyone who tries to join any branch of the Australian military. The era of the sailor tattoo is long, long gone in the Royal Australian Navy.
In the corporate world, if someone who has a tattoo is hired most employers require (as a condtion of employment) that the tattoo must be covered during work hours. For example, the receptionist for my doctor has a tattoo that she got on her forearm when she was younger and with a 'bad boy' boyfriend. She has to wear a bandage over the tattoo because the doctor is worried that the tattoo will frighten his patients.
Tattoos in some countries have different significance just as do men with facial hair, My father would call any man that walked in a bank with facial hair a fool. He also would have said the same of earings and tattoos...especially if they were visible. In Japan the art of Tatooing is old, they also had a code of where a Tattoo was accepted, and of course what it represented in the symbol or lettering. A man that is dating or searching to date women that are not even half his age is considered by many a sicko. Well, Today in this age there are more things that are accepted and ignorance is out there but so is knowledge and true understanding of what one might fear. I have tattoos ,,not many by today's standards, but I was looked at but I was also accepted because the people in Asia saw me for who I was. One man can walk in here and show you a foto of a clean face, that does not mean that he himself does not practice things that are grossly unacceptable to many nations. When any of us judge harshly as though we represent every bank and would be upper class citizen of the world and lay names down on people that have a tattoo they are surely walking a tightrope held up high by ignorance and hypocrisy. So in a simple thread like this we have to remember that not all people like it, but many of us do. We are not criminals because of a tattoo.
Some things even the blind can see better than those that are full of ridicule.
Some things even the blind can see better than those that are full of ridicule.
Merriweather: Well, you are entitled to your opinion, however, would you like to take a step outside the imaginary walls of your box... and I will show you a world where art features prominently...
You would be horrified by my wardrobe. After years of wearing an army uniform I cannot feel comfortable in anything bright or colourful. Everything is black, gray, or dark green, starched and pressed to within an inch of its life.
Clothes are functional for me, not some sort of artistic expression. That is far too narcissistic for my liking.
Your mention of art reminded me of a quote attributed to Hermann Goring: "When I hear the word 'culture', that's when I reach for my revolver."
Yes, it's okay for me infact i will make one on my right leg 
Carl96190: You would be horrified by my wardrobe. After years of wearing an army uniform I cannot feel comfortable in anything bright or colourful. Everything is black, gray, or dark green, starched and pressed to within an inch of its life.
Clothes are functional for me, not some sort of artistic expression. That is far too narcissistic for my liking.
Your mention of art reminded me of a quote attributed to Hermann Goring: "When I hear the word 'culture', that's when I reach for my revolver."
Clothes are functional for me, not some sort of artistic expression. That is far too narcissistic for my liking.
Your mention of art reminded me of a quote attributed to Hermann Goring: "When I hear the word 'culture', that's when I reach for my revolver."
Hi, Carl-
Colors are a reflection of who we are....they are a part of this natural world. If you believe in God, then obviously, God-made.
I was in a very sad, dysfunctional marriage for 25 years that changed who I was completely. One day, a friend commented, "Wow, you are wearing a pretty color. You always wear dark colors." Her comment surprised me. I went home, looked in my closet, and actually cried because I had never realized..what I was looking at was a closet full of black, greys, and browns. A reflection of my sad, depressed life. I am very careful now when I shop to try to avoid those depressing colors. I am not saying YOU are depressed....just my thoughts on color in our lives.
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My daughter would like a tattoo, but I've refused to give parental permission. She can get one when she's 18, but I've done my best to persuade her to go for one that fades in a few years, so that she can evolve her tastes in these years of rapid change.
Maybe I just have lots of change still to go.
I think having permanent ones are best done past the teens and twenties, like you have done. For me, maybe I'll get one if I reach three score years and ten.
Yeah, I did not let my stepdaughter get a tattoo till she was over 18,,even then I talked to her about it being a permanent fixture but sure enough she and her mother went and got them at the same day after the daughter became 18.
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