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  • S Slow Eddie

    People are like dim sheep. Something becomes popular with little Johnny or little Mary and everyone else says "Me too!". Marketing people take advantage of this constantly. (Personally this explains the whole Apple Mac and Ipod and Iphone phenomena for me.) The obvious answer to this is the ubiquitous answer your mother had when you were growing up. "If everybody went and jumped off of the bridge...." I was born with all of the holes and pigmentation my body will ever need. I am on the I don't get it side.

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    tchris
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    With you there. What's the point? Does someone think they become a different person if they get a tat? Don't get that!

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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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      Rowdy Raider
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      Agree with one exception. One of my best friends was the only survivor from his squad in Iraq, now he has a tattoo commemorating his squad mates. I can understand that, but short of something of that scale they seem utterly pointless to me.

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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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        KP Lee
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        Mike Hankey wrote:

        but I shot a lot of seamen

        Did you know you misspelled that or did you think spell-checker always gets it right? Maybe you wanted to put your a on the line?

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        • U User 7699472

          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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          KP Lee
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          Member 7733261 wrote:

          you are wiser too

          I don't know about that, I feel much more like an idiot now than when I was 15.

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          • S Slow Eddie

            People are like dim sheep. Something becomes popular with little Johnny or little Mary and everyone else says "Me too!". Marketing people take advantage of this constantly. (Personally this explains the whole Apple Mac and Ipod and Iphone phenomena for me.) The obvious answer to this is the ubiquitous answer your mother had when you were growing up. "If everybody went and jumped off of the bridge...." I was born with all of the holes and pigmentation my body will ever need. I am on the I don't get it side.

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            KP Lee
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            Ya, the "intuitive" interface I have on MyPhone now seems anything but...

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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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              James Lonero
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              Write a program in your favorite language, then have it posted on your body. Then let other's who see it figure it out. They may even ask you what it means. Then, you have your chance to educate them about computer programming in your favorite language. Definitely an ice breaker.

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                Write a program in your favorite language, then have it posted on your body. Then let other's who see it figure it out. They may even ask you what it means. Then, you have your chance to educate them about computer programming in your favorite language. Definitely an ice breaker.

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                Gary Wheeler
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                My principle still applies, because my choice of language changes over time. 30 years ago it would have been FORTRAN or 8085 assembly language. 25 years ago it would have been Ada, possibly LISP. 20 years ago it would have been C, 10 years ago C++, and now it would be C#. :-D

                Software Zen: delete this;

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                • R Rowdy Raider

                  Agree with one exception. One of my best friends was the only survivor from his squad in Iraq, now he has a tattoo commemorating his squad mates. I can understand that, but short of something of that scale they seem utterly pointless to me.

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                  Gary R Wheeler
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                  Off-topic question - by any chance are you an alumnus of Wright State University[^]? The "Rowdy Raider" user ID caught my eye, as I graduated from there in '84.

                  Software Zen: delete this;

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                  • G Gary R Wheeler

                    Off-topic question - by any chance are you an alumnus of Wright State University[^]? The "Rowdy Raider" user ID caught my eye, as I graduated from there in '84.

                    Software Zen: delete this;

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                    Rowdy Raider
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                    Indeed I am, class of '07. You still in the area? I for various reasons transitioned to the Columbus area about 1.5 years ago.

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                    • J James Lonero

                      Write a program in your favorite language, then have it posted on your body. Then let other's who see it figure it out. They may even ask you what it means. Then, you have your chance to educate them about computer programming in your favorite language. Definitely an ice breaker.

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                      Andre Sanches alvs
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                      Interesting idea, just need to make sure there are no bugs in the code or you'll be made fun of by geeks for the rest of your life :-)

                      --------- Andre Sanches "UNIX is friendly, it's just picky about its friends"

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                      • R Rowdy Raider

                        Indeed I am, class of '07. You still in the area? I for various reasons transitioned to the Columbus area about 1.5 years ago.

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                        Gary R Wheeler
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                        Yes. I work at Eastman Kodak in Dayton.

                        Software Zen: delete this;

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