Tattoos are all the rage

Gregory Gadow

And apparently, have been for a while[^], with newspaper headlines as far back as 1893 announcing this "new" fad among the genteel and educated classes.

Frank Alviani

Got reactions somewhat like that when I got my Planescape Torment tattoo (1st tattoo) at age 62. . .

Dalek Dave

Got my first when I was in the army, now have 6

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Gregory Gadow

I got my first tattoo to mark the occasion of my 40th birthday. So far, it is my only one, but I've been thinking of getting a second.

Septimus Hedgehog

Thanks. but no thanks. One fad I'll pass on.

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R Giskard Reventlov

I don't get tattoos; just don't see the point.

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Gary Wheeler

People get tattoos to make a statement. I don't know if I want to say the same thing, ten or more years from now.

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R Giskard Reventlov

I suspect you are spot on. :thumbsup:

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Mike Hankey

"Habit not confined to seamen only" I like that! I never was in the Navy but I shot a lot of seamen. :)

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JimmyRopes

Gary Wheeler wrote:

People get tattoos to make a statement. I don't know if I want to say the same thing, ten or more years from now.

I wanted to get a tattoo when I was 13 years old. I am glad I never followed through with that thought. At 66 years old I doubt that I would want to make the same statement. :doh:

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Corporal Agarn

I guess I am getting my first tattoo on Thursday. Just three little dots so they can line the machine up for radiation treatments. :(

JimmyRopes

Mike Hankey wrote:

I never was in the Navy but I shot a lot of seamen.

Now that is a mental picture I really didn't need. :~

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djj55 wrote:

Just three little dots so they can line the machine up for radiation treatments. :(

Sorry to hear that. Hope all goes well.

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Frank Alviani

Sorry to hear that :(

Corporal Agarn

Thank you.

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Thank you.

Lost User

Gary Wheeler wrote:

People get tattoos to make a statement.

There's many different reasons - if you want to make a statement, better put it on a T-shirt :laugh:

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Gary Wheeler

I probably could have phrased the first part better: "Having a tattoo makes a statement." The remainder of my post still applies.

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Gary Wheeler

Oh wow. Best of luck.

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Gregory Gadow

I had been wanting to get one since college, but I didn't want to get some generic, off-the-flash one. I finally found an artist I liked who gave me a unique design: a bear totem from the Pacific Northwest that had been restyled to look like a Maori tribal design. It is on my calf, where aging and changes in weight are less likely to smear it. I agree with you that many tattoos seem to have been gotten while drunk or under the influence of peer pressure. But many are also the result of research and careful thought. I my case, it is a design that I identify with and have no problem being marked with indelibly.