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  • G 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.

    Software Zen: delete this;

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    JimmyRopes
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    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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    • G 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.

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

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      • M 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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        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. :~

        The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
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        • C 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. :(

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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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          • C 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. :(

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            Frank Alviani
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            Sorry to hear that :(

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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.

              The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
              Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
              Think inside the box! ProActive Secure Systems
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              Corporal Agarn
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              Thank you.

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              • F Frank Alviani

                Sorry to hear that :(

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                Corporal Agarn
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                Thank you.

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                • G 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.

                  Software Zen: delete this;

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                  Lost User
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                  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 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:

                    Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]

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

                    Software Zen: delete this;

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                    • C 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. :(

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                      Gary Wheeler
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                      Oh wow. Best of luck.

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                      • R R Giskard Reventlov

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

                        "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures

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                        Gregory Gadow
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                        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.

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                        • G Gary Wheeler

                          Oh wow. Best of luck.

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                          Corporal Agarn
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                          Thank you.

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                          • C 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. :(

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                            Cancer sucks ass, and not in a good way... Good luck with it all. Try to stay positive and ignore all the advice you get from randoms on the interwebs about staying positive!! Oh wait... :rolleyes:

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                            • M Mike Hankey

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

                              My site: Everything Embedded Relax...We're all crazy it's not a competition!

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                              Mycroft Holmes
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                              I'm with Jimmy on this one - abuse is what I call it, where is that mind bleach.

                              Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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                                I'm with Jimmy on this one - abuse is what I call it, where is that mind bleach.

                                Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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                                Mike Hankey
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                                It's an old Marine joke and I'm an OLD Marine. :)

                                My site: Everything Embedded Relax...We're all crazy it's not a competition!

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                                • R R Giskard Reventlov

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

                                  "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures

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                                  DJ van Wyk
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                                  Tattoos are a very personal thing. If you get one it should mean something to you. Some people just get it to show off or for the shock value. I don't agree with that practice at all. I have 15 so far, including 2 Quake and one Unreal tattoo. All 15 mean something and reminds me of something. I can respect people for deciding not to have any. Having a diverse world make it much more interesting.

                                  My plan is to live forever ... so far so good

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                                  • D Dalek Dave

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

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                                    Siarzuk Piatrouski
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                                    Btw, these tattoos in one style? or different? because i have now 2 (first was tattoed year ago) and i want more but only one style limit me for choosen :-/

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                                    • G 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.

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                                      grralph1
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                                      Interesting and a little surprising. Tattoo removal and re-tattooing are also popular at the moment. Talking about Fads I wish the YOYO would come back again. It always used to every few years. Haven't seen it for sometime now. It was always sponsored by Coke and Fanta. Guess they found something else as a promotional medium. I am not going to get a tat, but I think I will get out the clutched Yoyo and see if I can still do a walk the dog, a dog bite (my favourite), an around the world and a rock the cradle. I use to see a lot of Sanskrit tats on people but now they are often Chinese characters. A friend recently got a tat that consisted of 2 Chinese characters. I asked him what it meant and he said, "Truth and Wisdom" I googled them chars and had to reveal to him that it really meant "Elephant you, you round eyed Sunshine." Sorry the last sentence is actually a lie, but it very easily could have been permanently true. Interesting Post Greg Thanks

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                                      • C 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. :(

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                                        grralph1
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                                        You will be in my thoughts tomorrow djj55. Best of luck and hope those dots will be a conversation piece for many years to come.

                                        "Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read." Frank Zappa 1980

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                                        • G 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.

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                                          User 7699472
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                                          Simple household rule regarding tattoos: must be 50 years of age or older to get one. By then, all your beliefs and opinions are not likely to change; you are wiser too. As for me having a tattoo: would you put a bumper sticker on a Lamborghini?

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