TYT's Rant on Tattoos

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Ok you cock suckers ripping on tattoos.  I’m ok with Cenk capping on tramp stamps, but I’ve had enough of TYT rants on tattoos.  Do I make fun of your hairy, sweaty, chest and teenie weenie Chris Farley jackets?  Do I make fun of your ridiculous outfits and hideous hair Ana?**  No I don’t, because I like you guys. 

** See first comment for clarification.  I think Ana has great style and I don't think she has "hideous" hair.  In retrospect, I can see how my sarcastic comments meant in good fun could be misconstrued. 

So I understand why Cenk might have some beef with LA fashion victims, but your over generalizations as witnessed on today’s post game have gone too far.  Yes I understand kids these days do things just because they think it’s “cool”, but give me a break - tattooing is an artistry and if you don’t like it, leave it alone.   Know one asked your opinion about tattoo culture, but if you feel so obliged to give it, prepare yourself for a reckoning.  FTR – if you’re not turned on by this Cenk,  I’m sure there’s plenty of Seacrest handjobs awaiting you before you tie the knot – Booyakasha!

suicide girl chick

BTW - that's Pistolita from http://suicidegirls.com
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to all you AK-47 fans (none / 0)
Before you guys get all bent out of shape about my Ana comments, you guys know I think Ana is cool as sh*t.  I just think hair longer than the above pic is uncalled for and there's always room for style beyond Marciano and Forever 21.

by rev24 on 05/13/2008 12:31:45 AM EST

hey now! (none / 1)
If tats are okay, isn't long hair okay too?  "Uncalled for" seems pretty strong language for just letting hair grow like it seems to do on its own.  In fact, I think this is the first time I've heard a man say he prefers short hair!   I'd like to see Ana wear some edgier clothes myself.  San Francisco beats LA for style in my book.

by desertpear on 05/13/2008 12:22:11 PM EST

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Overly short hair is what's uncalled for (none / 0)
There's nothing less attractive than a woman who *should* be hot but isn't because her hair length is too close to mine.

I don't want to be wondering from behind if that head in front of me belongs to a young man. No thanks. ;)

But my idea of short may be different than someone elses.

For example, the one of the left is clearly too short while the one on the right looks good.  Another example is Maddow. She'd look much better if she grew out her hair a few more inches. My GF made this observation the other day and she nailed it. And look, no, I *don't* really care how long her hair is, I care about how much she kicks ass on MSNBC.

She's just a good example regarding hair, and I'm a fan so no need for other fans to be pissed at me here.

by ihavenobias on 05/13/2008 12:29:45 PM EST

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funny (none / 0)
Maddow looks like a 12-year-old boy to me.  I figure she wants people to love her for her brains and not her looks, or to remind people that she is both gay and amazing.  It's kind of neat in a way that she isn't conforming to anyone's preconceptions of what a pundit should look like.  She does kick ass!  I wonder where she will be in 5 years.

by desertpear on 05/13/2008 12:35:56 PM EST

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You are aware... (none / 0)

Maddow is essentially a crossdresser, right?

By her own admission.  She relentlessly makes fun of TV media and herself because they insist on "feminizing" her.  I agree she would be more attractive to me if she wore her hair longer but she ain't really trying to attract me.  Ultimately this supports your point.  Maddow cuts her hair very short because she is not trying to be an attractive girl.

By the way since Maddow came up, yesterday she was having a hard time interpreting this story.

Politico reported that Republican strategist Mark McKinnon has suggested the two candidates agree to campaign in some states together, to attend joint town hall meetings and debate each other without a moderator. McKinnon called the town hall meeting McCain’s “best format” and said joint campaigning would test Obama’s “claims that he wants a clean fight on the issues.”

McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds said, “John McCain has repeatedly encouraged these types of appearances with his opponents in the past, but in order to extend all due respect to Sen. Clinton, we will look forward to welcoming the arrangements when the Democrats have actually chosen their nominee.”

Obama said Saturday that he was open to the idea, should he become the nominee.

I heard it and immediately knew what this was about.  I mentioned it casually to my wife and I wasn't done telling her the story and she spat out the same conclusion I had.

Aside from my suspicions the GOP thinks they can manipulate the format and that they will only really want to do this in states like MI, WI, MN, IA I read it this way.

Among McCain's many problems are these.  He has no money and the only thing his appearances draw are the buzzards waiting for a meal.

By campaigning with Obama he gets to draw based on Obama's star power and he gets publicity (because people pay attention to Barak) without spending money.

I think Obama would be crazy to do this.  Let McCain drum up his own crowds and buy his own advertising.  That lazy ass wants Obama to do it for him.  Just like a pub, always wanting the black man to do all the work while he sits on his ass and rakes in the benefit.

If I was Obama I would agree to do this only in TX, NC and VA.  Maybe FL.  Thats it.

by ProfRich on 05/13/2008 01:17:46 PM EST

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horrible examples of the short haired (none / 0)
I can't believe you used Rachel as an example for short hair.  I have much respect for Rachel, but there's plenty of other women that do the dews justice.  I really don't understand why some guys are afraid that the lady has haircut similar to theirs?  Come on, are people really that insecure?  I'm not calling you insecure ihavenobias, it just confounds me when I hear that as explanation to why some guys don't like short hair on women and it makes me wonder.

do I really need start posting the noni and milano photos?

by rev24 on 05/13/2008 05:10:55 PM EST

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Insecure? (none / 0)
No, that's not it AT ALL.

Turned off is more like it. I've seen Alyssa Milano with short hair and she looks 57% less attractive than she did with longer hair.

I even think Halle Berry (yes, I said it) is much more attractive with longer hair.

I don't need LONG hair, I actually *really* like a lot of short and messy styles. But there's a difference between fun and flirty and androgynous man look. I'm biologically wired to be attracted to women, and that probably means small jaws, larger breasts and hips, and finally, hair that's a bit longer. Not super long, just not super short.

by ihavenobias on 05/13/2008 05:33:21 PM EST

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Is it biological or societal? (none / 0)

Beauty is very subjective, and it changes all the time, but I'm hard wired to like women too, and I couldn't give a shit less what their hair looks like (bounds of reason obviously, I don't want big chunks missing or anything).

I think we've already had the "what makes people attractive" discussion in another thread a while back, but I could have another go at it.

 

by Spencer on 05/13/2008 06:42:22 PM EST

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It's both (none / 0)
But our society (for whatever reason) tried to largely pretend that's it ALL or *mostly* societal, which is bullshit.

When it comes to minor details, yes, societal.  But when it comes to (overall and generally speaking) symmetry, waist hip ratio, breast size, muscle mass and clear skin for example, it's biological.

Yes, society/experience can sometimes override or mask these biologically driven aspects of attraction, but usually it can't and or doesn't.

by ihavenobias on 05/13/2008 07:43:10 PM EST

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calm yourself now (none / 0)
Overtime, I've become more accepting to women with long hair.  Let the record reflect, that two of my Top Five, Jilly Jill and Jennifer Love Hewitt, have long hair.  My #1, Tina Fey, is also pushing it and is definitely due for a trim.  I guess it's just a personal preference.  Again, I'm open to women of all hair, but the wasted POTENIAL for some women causes me much grief at night.

by rev24 on 05/13/2008 01:33:29 PM EST

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Not that you asked but... (none / 1)

I hate tattoos.  Hate em.

I know they are art.  I know they are all real special to the people who have them.

I just don't like 'em.  I am sure I do all kinds of shit you don't like and thats ok.

I ain't saying they should be banned or it makes you a bad person, just saying no thanks.  Don't want one, don't want to look at 'em.  You want 'em, you want to look at 'em?  Go right ahead.

As for the girl.  She is gorgeous.  She has a beautiful body. What the hell does that have to do with the tattoo?  To me, its a distraction at best.  If it were twice as large it would make her much less sexy.  As it is, I admire the pretty face and great ass and pretend the tattoo will come off when she turns the water on in a few minutes.

So rev, what are you saying?  That me and Cenk and whoever aren't allowed to not like them?  Cause that seems kind of crazy. 

by ProfRich on 05/13/2008 12:47:36 AM EST

going beyond dislike (none / 0)
Thanks for the feed back Professor.  First off, I think people are free to their own likes and dislikes so I could really care less if you, Cenk or Ana don’t like tattoos.  What gets under my skin is when people take the next step and begin to question why people decide do things to their own body.  Ok, the questioning isn’t what really gets me, it’s when people get all offended and start making moral judgments on that person.  Whenever I hear Cenk (along with other people I know) go off on people with tattoos, there just seems to be something else going on beneath the surface besides a “dislike” which bothers me.    

In regards to the above woman, I didn’t mean to distract you.  All I was trying to do give an example of the many gorgeous women out there who have tattoos.  Personally, a woman doesn’t have to be tattooed to be pretty in my mind, however, if the lady happens to have tattoo work that I’m into, then bonus

P.S. If you didn't notice from my post, I was being a little sarcastic with the language.  Also I don't mean to be that guy who responds to someone who says  they're not attracted to people of  a certain race by trying to show them pics of hot "enter the race" women.  A completely different subject that will drive me even more bonkers. 

by rev24 on 05/13/2008 01:52:09 AM EST

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We're straight (none / 0)

I won't judge people for getting tattoos.  And if I was a bit younger I am sure I would have dated some tattooed hotties.  Might not have liked that aspect of it but I would have done it.

I don't believe in permanence so tattoos are, to me, philosophically inconsistent with my worldview.

"He not busy being born is busy dying" -BD

by ProfRich on 05/13/2008 02:01:11 AM EST

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Rich is 100%, 0% wrong (none / 0)
People are OBVIOUSLY free to do whatever the fuck they want when it comes to marking up their bodies...I just don't have to like it *or* pretend to like it if the topic comes up.

You nailed it about the girls, perfect and hilarious. It's like that porn star Janine (not work safe), WTF was she thinking ruining that body? Talk about horribly distracting.

Look, here's the thing. Everyone has a t-shirt or piece of jewelery or whatever that they love, right?  But I don't get wanting to wear that on my body 24 hours a day for the rest of my life. At some point I like being able to take off (for example) my favorite shirt and put on another shirt I really like. In fact, being able to do this ensures that my favorite shirt *stays* my favorite shirt.

Otherwise I'd sick of the same damn design and or color over and over (and over).

And with attractive women it's the worst.  A beautiful body naked is damn near perfect.  At that point a woman getting a tattoo is like when you're drawing something and it looks amazing, but you have this idea that if you could just add one more thing it'd be even better.

Then you move your pencil (or pen or brush) and immediately realize you went too far, and had it right *before* you tried to improve on what was beyond improvement.  I'm not artist, but I've found this to be true as a random doodler, so I can only assume it's 1,000 times worse for an actual artist.

Or chefs. They have the recipe for a delicious meal, but they feel compelled to take it over the top, so they add a little MORE garlic, a little MORE salt, and of course the finished product just isn't as good as if they had left well enough alone.

Ok, that's that.  I remind everyone that you are obviously free to do whatever the hell you want, and are also free to like the suicide girls more than regular hot naked girls.  I'm just giving my opinion.

by ihavenobias on 05/13/2008 12:16:09 PM EST

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I've wanted a tattoo for a long, long time (none / 0)
Was even close to getting one several times. What stopped me? No, I'm not scared and no, I don't care what people think.

It's the permanence of it. If a tattoo lasted only five years, or even ten, then I would have gotten several between when I was 18 to 25, secure in the knowledge that when the tattoo may not be relevant to me or my personality it would go away. Not interested in paying out of my ass to get them removed, but if they went away on their own after several years then I would be in.

But I'm the kinda guy who always changes the length of his hair, shaves/grows facial hair at random and vary wildly in style of clothing depending on what I feel like at the time. So I like to keep my look kinda malleable and not tied into anything. Anyone know of a two-year tatto??

by Weapon X on 05/13/2008 02:43:03 AM EST

For Life or No Go (none / 0)
I've always recommended people take into consideration if they will be fine with their tattoos down the line.  Personally I've been getting tattoos since I was 18 and I've never regretted any of my decisions ten plus years later.  I've had one tattoo cover up, and I'm perfectly fine with how it turned out.  This is also coming from someone who is constanting changing/evolving.

Also I've heard a lot of people question the thought of having tattoos in their old age.  All I know is that my grandma who has a number tattoos (mostly Navy ones from WWII) still looks pretty bad ass and those were done over a 1/2 century ago.

by rev24 on 05/13/2008 04:39:18 PM EST

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Grandma (none / 0)

Your grandma was in the navy in WWII and got all tatted up?

That is a badass b...

Seriously, the tattoo you get with your unit right before D-Day is a hell of a lot different than the one you got for almost any other reason.  The cool quotient is not even in the same universe. 

by ProfRich on 05/13/2008 06:21:35 PM EST

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good eye (none / 0)
gramps has a bunch of other ones as well.  I remember when I was little watching the hula dancer shake it on his leg - good times!

by rev24 on 05/13/2008 07:07:26 PM EST

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I'm okay with a moderate amount, (none / 0)

But, as I've said here before, not on the tits.  For god's sake, not on the tits.  Or the genitals for that matter (I would post a pic of a terrible example, but I figure anyone interested can do an unfiltered google search on their own).  Those areas had no problems getting my attention before you had somebody doodle on them.  Unless you're covering up a scar from a bullet wound or something, it's a no go.

And one more random tattoo thought:  No more of that stupid tribal bullshit please.  Apparently every dumbass college guy is a member of some "tribe" nowadays.  Damn kids!  Get off my lawn!

by Spencer on 05/13/2008 04:39:15 AM EST

I really enjoyed this post. (none / 0)

by ProfRich on 05/13/2008 09:26:55 AM EST

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Ditto (none / 0)
No tats anywhere near any erogenous zone, period.  It's terribly distracting, and trashy (not trashy good, trashy bad).


If she insists on having something, something small on the anskle is the lesser of the evils.

by ihavenobias on 05/13/2008 12:19:51 PM EST

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A Chest Compromise? (none / 0)
So the first lady on the left I've included for Spencer (cute, but no chest work) and the lady on the right is what I love about women with chest tattoos (though without the piercings and the artwork is questionable).  So I threw the two in a blender and came out with the beauty below (oops the glasses got flung out).  My question is, can you handle a little piece like that in the middle of the chest, or is that just too much for you Spencer?

beauty

by rev24 on 05/13/2008 01:42:12 PM EST

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The girl on the upper left (none / 0)
is far cuter than the other two, but that is mostly because of the face and breasts (and maybe glasses in that case).

And yes, I would change that hair color and cover up that shoulder.  Very cute though.

PS---Cheryl was shocked that I thought Mary Louis Parker was hot yesterday. I saw a picture of her in an ad for weeds and I remembered I always kinda had a crush on her.  I'm normally not into pasty brunettes, but come on, how could I say no to this (again, not work-safe, rated R)?

And BTW, the snake *does not* add to the picture. I'd get rid of it if I could but I'm sure some will disagree.

by ihavenobias on 05/13/2008 01:59:01 PM EST

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ACK (none / 0)
OMG, I just HATE that actress.  I know I'm not a guy, but for some reason I can't stand her, ever since the West Wing.  I like the snake though.

by desertpear on 05/13/2008 02:09:01 PM EST

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Who said anything about her acting? (none / 0)
;)

by ihavenobias on 05/13/2008 02:11:15 PM EST

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thumbs up to pastey mary (none / 0)
see I like blank pastey slates too though accessorizing with snakes is a little much.

by rev24 on 05/13/2008 05:00:46 PM EST

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The first chic (none / 0)
Not only is she adorable and sexy, she is reading a comic book.  Color me there!

by ProfRich on 05/13/2008 02:42:00 PM EST

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I'll take that challenge. (none / 0)

I wouldn't be kicking any of these girls out (I love the pale white girls after all), but I wouldn't be dedicating any of my solo practice time to the two with the tats.  It's just distracting to me.  But the non-erogenous-zone tats, the hair, and the piercings are all fine.

by Spencer on 05/13/2008 03:08:05 PM EST

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Just say no to piercings (none / 0)
Ok, a tiny nose ring is ok (not good, but not a deal breaker), followed by a small tongue stud (same thing) and then a lip ring (more of a turn-off but not a deak breaker).

But nipple rings? No thanks. It's offensive, not in the moral sense, but in the "why would you taint a perfectly good nipple" sense.

Same with the other ring south of the border, although *that* is almost a deal breaker. It's a super trashy turn-off IMO, and makes you make some negative assumptions about the person who has it. Those assumptions may well be 100% wrong, but that's the reality of it.

Which reminds me, it's hilarious when you watch one of those "Barely Legal" type of movies where the girls are supposed to be virgins (I've never watched them but my friend has of course and he told me about it) and then you eventually see that have some tattoos and nipple/clit piercings.

Right, right, because I'm sure 99% of virgins have those things in combination just like that.  They need to cast better.

by ihavenobias on 05/13/2008 03:22:56 PM EST

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If thats true (none / 0)

And I wouldn't know because I would never watch anything like that, that is funny.  I laugh every time.

I mean every time someone tells me about it.

Never mind. Forget I said anything. 

by ProfRich on 05/13/2008 03:32:07 PM EST

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Indeed (none / 0)

All erogenous zone piercings should be banned as well.

So lets sum this up for people who are just reading it all now and struggling to keep up:  Leave your bathing suit areas alone. 

by Spencer on 05/13/2008 03:50:52 PM EST

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Putting tats on her (none / 0)

I always think of tats on a really pretty girl as kind of like spray painting the Venus de Milo.  It seems sacrilegious somehow.

All the same, the girl in the picture is hot, tattoos and all. 

by bfaul on 05/13/2008 09:43:35 AM EST

"tattooing is an artistry"? (none / 0)

Tatoos are for people who can't figure out what paper and pencils are for.

It's not art. It is self-mutilation. It is a sickness, the same variety as that which make people want to slice themselves with razors. It may not represent a permanent lowering of the I.Q., but it shows that as long as one is holding out a body part long enough for someone else to make a permanent scar in ink, a case can be made for temporary insanity.

Unless you plan on hanging yourself on a wall for the rest of your life. you are NOT a piece of art. At best, you are one of those weird statues that everyone looks at, but not in s good way, trying to figure out why anyone would bother to create such a thing.


And, no. That girl is not "hot." She is scarred. Uf she had lost an arm or a leg in an accident, I might not be so repulsed. But she's not. She chose to disfigure herself on purpose. As soon as I saw that, it'd be time to go home, because there ain't enough Viagra in the worlf to compensate for the revulsion.

...but that's just me...


by MedfordTim on 05/13/2008 11:38:31 AM EST

I don't know Tim (none / 0)
Don't you think this person is well adjusted?

And this this guy is a fine, upstanding gentleman?

And finally, doesn't this woman look fantastic with this small back tattoo?

In all seriousness though, I don't think that anyone who gets any old tattoo is crazy. THIS GUY (Warning: NOT Work Safe) on the other hand...

by ihavenobias on 05/13/2008 12:24:26 PM EST

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Call me sick, but (none / 0)
Getting them feels sooo good.

There is a reason they are often described as addictive.

by jazzchic on 05/13/2008 12:59:37 PM EST

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Wish granted (none / 0)

Anyone who ENJOYS the feeling of being violated time and again by a needle piercing their flesh is...

...well...

SICK!!

There are treatments for all SORTS of "addictions."

by MedfordTim on 05/13/2008 02:48:33 PM EST

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Jazzchic = Wild One! (none / 0)
I can never get enough of your comments Jazz.  Personally, tattoos = torture for me.  What always fascinates me is the way people deal with their pain.  Even though I'm in complete pain when getting tattooed , I feel I handle I handle myself well.  My trick is that I think of a certain lady that I would do anything for, and create ridiculous, save-the-world scenarios.  Ok MedfordTim might be right - maybe I am crazy, but it sure is a good way to tell if you're in love with your girlfriend or not.  Sadly enough, my day dreaming in the chair usually doesn't include my girlfiend.  Oops - don't let that one out!

by rev24 on 05/13/2008 08:56:38 PM EST

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"Ok MedfordTim might be right"... (none / 0)
I warn you...

that path leads to madness! Be vewy vewy carefuwl...

by MedfordTim on 05/13/2008 09:18:44 PM EST

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Tattoo's and old people (none / 0)

The first thing that I think when reading this thread is... these people sound like my grandmother.  She filled out when I got my first tattoo and has refused to look any of them since.  She went as fas as telling me that I was going to hell for desicrating my body.

   Tattoos are art work.  It takes more skill and precision to get a tattoo on someone then it does to draw something on paper because you only get one shot.  There is no going back and erasing a crooked line in a tattoo. 

   I'm not talking about the little fairy that that girl at the bar had.  Wall flash is not a tattoo.  I'm talking about great tattoos that take a lot of time and effort.  All of my tattoos were drawn on me with little use of tracing paper.

   Tattoos are things that should not be entered into lightly because of their permanence.  I plan every tattoo for about six months and then take it to my artist and we work out the design.

   All you folks that are stuck in the 50's with your ideas about tattoos should really do some research into what the history and meaning of tattooing is.  Thank jeebus that in the next ten years there won't be stupid rules about visible tattoos in the work place.
 

  
 

by crazylib49 on 05/13/2008 12:49:31 PM EST

Nah (none / 0)
I'm assuming the others, like myself, are not "stuck in the 50's".  Considering I was born in 78 that's even less likely, but hey. ;)

I just don't think they look good. Yes, some of them look interesting, but I'd rather see them on a wall. And no, I'm not a big fan of piercings either.

Although to be fair, if you combine the right tattoos with the right piercings, you do get this.

At any rate, it's the same concept, and it has nothing to do with "defiling God's work" or any other type of moral argument. It comes down to simple aesthetics and just about any body looks better as it is than with a bunch of ink splashed on it, no matter how skillfully done. Especially a naked woman's body (NOTE: not work-safe).

And look, again, you're free to dunk yourself in a vat of pink ink for all I care, just don't expect me to tell you it looks good.  And since you don't care what I think (and BTW, I don't believe you'll go to tell as there is no hell to go to and even if there was I doubt you'd go there) there is no 50's sentiment here.

Just a touch of good taste. ;)

by ihavenobias on 05/13/2008 01:04:11 PM EST

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I personally don't like tattoos (none / 0)

But if y'all want 'em, God bless and go forward.

I had to respond to part of this though.

"All you folks that are stuck in the 50's with your ideas about tattoos should really do some research into what the history and meaning of tattooing is.  Thank jeebus that in the next ten years there won't be stupid rules about visible tattoos in the work place."

This argument may apply to about 1% of tattooees.  The rest are just douche bags who think it looks cool.  I can respect the people who take it this seriously.  So seriously they research it and stuff.  The girl with the tramp stamp and the guy with the tribal arm band have no right to this defense at all. 

by ProfRich on 05/13/2008 01:32:23 PM EST

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Don't forget (none / 0)
the women with the Celtic symbols and the people of both sexes with the Asian writing.

I was reminded of the latter because I caught some playoff basketball the other day and the announcer mentioned how one of the players had Asian writing and he wasn't entirely sure (the player wasn't sure) what it said.

PS---Come on, how can I take this storm trooper seriously?

by ihavenobias on 05/13/2008 01:40:42 PM EST

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hmmm (none / 0)
I kind of like that bellybutton mandala action!

by desertpear on 05/13/2008 01:43:46 PM EST

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A little short (none / 0)

There is some chance I am turned on by the stormtrooper chick.

Hot chicks dressed up like Marvel characters are fun too.

Dudes dressed up like Marvel characters should be shot and hung with Tucker Carlson's now discarded bow tie. 

by ProfRich on 05/13/2008 02:40:46 PM EST

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You just like her chest plate (none / 0)
But really, do we know what's underneath?

by ihavenobias on 05/13/2008 02:43:35 PM EST

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Actually (none / 0)
Its the tummy and waist that got me.

by ProfRich on 05/13/2008 03:05:38 PM EST

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Tummy? (none / 0)
I think you just broke some kind of man-law.

by ihavenobias on 05/13/2008 03:23:20 PM EST

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Sorry (none / 0)
I won't talk about girl's hot bodies anymore.  Hate for anyone to think I'm not manly.

by ProfRich on 05/13/2008 03:33:12 PM EST

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Good, I'm glad we cleared that up (none / 0)
From now on it's "stomach" not "tummy".  "Tummies" are reserved for kids and teddy bears.

by ihavenobias on 05/13/2008 03:42:15 PM EST

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That reminds me (none / 0)

of a Simpsons episode.

Bart "Oww, my tummy hurts."

Nelson looks at him threateningly.

Bart "I mean my stomach, er uh... guts.  No... crap factory." 

by Spencer on 05/13/2008 03:56:31 PM EST

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Ok, I can go along to get along (none / 0)
That chick in the stormtrooper get up was smoking.  Her crap factory totally turned me on.

by ProfRich on 05/13/2008 04:36:33 PM EST

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now my guts hurt from laughing. (none / 0)

by desertpear on 05/13/2008 09:13:02 PM EST

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it's true (none / 0)
I live in a heavily tattoo'd and pierced town and a lot of young people look like scrap books--multiple tattoos with no unifying theme (wolf face here, celtic knot there, etc.). But it's their skin and they can telegraph their bad taste I guess. I've never done anything to my body personally - not even pierced ears. I am an artist though and would like to design tattoos.  TYT forehead tattoos anyone?

by desertpear on 05/13/2008 01:41:49 PM EST

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Yeah, well... (none / 0)
"It takes more skill and precision to get a tattoo on someone then it does to draw something on paper because you only get one shot"

So does suicide. I don;t recommend that either.

As far as "old people" goes, you are missing the point. Tatoos have been around FOREVER - you young fucks didn't INVENT them, you've just taken it to a level reserved for the clinically insane (throw piercings in with that sentiment). It's not "age" whixh makes us repulsed, it's the knowledge that the human race is degenerating into savages who don;t know better than to disfigure themselves. I don't care HOW cute that "butterfly" is.

Would you purposely chop off your hand because it "looked cool?"

Look, do what you want. Just don't be surprised when the day comes when your grandchild wonders how the hell you could have been such an idiot.

by MedfordTim on 05/13/2008 02:45:29 PM EST

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Oh, that day is coming (none / 0)

I can tell you High School kids already think tattoos are idiotic.  Somewhere in the last three years or so the under 18 crowd (I work with them every day) turned against the tat.

Not only will your kid make fun of you but when you are 28 at the club and start flirting with that 21 yr old cutie, she is gonna think its gross and stupid too.

You can do it, but there are consequences after all, 

by ProfRich on 05/13/2008 03:08:09 PM EST

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Whoa there (none / 0)
Are your feathers ruffled Tim?  :^)

by bfaul on 05/13/2008 03:57:55 PM EST

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Nah! (none / 0)

That was recycled from when my daughter turned thirteen.

Didn't help then, either...

by MedfordTim on 05/13/2008 09:21:19 PM EST

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