Have any Tatts?

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by afc wimbledon

We english are great at drunken stupidity, and I think the point is not if anyone else likes or gets them, but will you in 30 years time.

hmmmm bold, I agree.

Yes, yes I will, otherwise, I wouldn't have got them. I survived 7 years in the army and didn't get one. When I got mine, it was long thought out as is the second I am getting.

I think you should only be considering talking someone out of a tattoo is those that are onthe face/neck or hands, but again that's just my opinon

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by fotze

I don't like sushi and fancy cars. I just don't. Not a fan of platinum blondes or big monster boobs. When I find myself not liking someone or something, its tough, but you challenge yourself to like them, its fun. Being open minded isn't being cool with gay marriage and liking black guys, its challenging why you hate something and fighting against whatever made you think that.

i want to lump you in with the jerk british guys you see at mexican resorts, but I am not going to let myself do that, because you are a pretty awesome poster other than in this thread.

btw, I have no tattoos, they would look lame on me since I am a skinny nerd.

I wasn't sure whether to thank this or not, probably will as it is a nice post all be it backhanded, that said the original poster asked for advice, this is mine, my experiance is that he will probably regret it.
This isn't buying a car or a suit, this is serious.

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by fotze

Thats true, you previous post explained a little more depth to your argument, I can see you r point a little better now. My bad, got a little preachy there.

Thats probably because I am usually having this conversation with one of my foster kids who wants his gang afiliation tattood down his arm or the like.

[Table 5]

In many ways I can't say I disagree with AFC too much on this one. I find most tattoos to be pretty cheesy, and probably only like the art on maybe 1 in every 50 I see (ie, like some of those japanese ones someone showed, or some of the hard-core gang tattoos can be kind of bad-ass). Then again I'm the type who hates most of todays constant need for self-expression in every facet of life, and the incessant need to get all deep and show other's the so-called real you.

But at the end of the day, people do what makes them happy, so I do my best to live and let live. Sure, a good chunk of the people who get tattoos will probably end up regretting them later on, but that's alright....sometimes people need to make mistakes. In the end, I'm sure most of us regret the things we didn't do more than the things we did that didn't turn out as we hoped.

So if you love tattoos, go nuts. Some of us will probably judge you as a narcissistic try-hard with questionable taste, but who cares, do it if it makes you happy.

[Regulator75]

Originally Posted by calgaryred

Always bugs me when I see women who have no money, a couple of kids living off the government, complain they have no cash to take care of their family posting on facebook their new tattoos.

She probably paid off the tattoos via sexual favours, hence all the kids.

[Sidney Crosby's Hat]

I think afc wimbledon is just seriously regretting his Count Duckula tattoo and taking it out on everybody else.

[OilKiller]

I have a couple of tattoos. Starting getting them when I turned 40. Odds are they'll still look great when I'm 50...

[Flames_Gimp]

gonna like like crap when you're old anyways, inked or not.

[Flames_Gimp]

one of mine:

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by afc wimbledon

apparently the regret rate for tats is at just under 20%, essentially it grows as you get older.

I am still waiting for the referance for this stat.

[Regulator75]

Originally Posted by Flames_Gimp

gonna like like crap when you're old anyways, inked or not.

Dude, I totally like like crap right now!

[kipperfan]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

I am still waiting for the referance for this stat.

And I'm still waiting for afc to answer my question regarding his having forgotten about any and all pop culture he was exposed to as a kid.

My guess? We'll both be waiting for a while.

I actually find it rather funny how "some people" will say basically anything to try and discredit tattoo's and the people who've decided to obtain them. I find it even funnier that afc is allegedly posting in this thread to provide "advice for someone looking to get their first tattoo" when he himself has admittedly never had one! For future reference afc, most people, when asking for advice, prefer to obtain that advice from someone with first hand experience, not second hand experience. Just because some of your foster kids want silly and immature tattoos like "gang affiliations" tattooed on their arms does not mean every tattoo is silly and it certainly doesn't mean every tattoo will be regretted in time. My grandfather, who's now been dead for about 10 years, got tattoos on both forearms back in the 40's (not military tatt's btw) and unless he was lying to his entire family for his entire life, he never once regretted those tattoo's and always remembered what they meant to him, even when he was a 70 year old man.

[OilKiller]

Originally Posted by Flames_Gimp

gonna like like crap when you're old anyways, inked or not.

Nope.

[blankall]

Anyways, this thread needs to get back on topic. We all know people might regret tattoos later on. MORE PICS OF TATTS!

[FanIn80]

One thing about the Internet... if you're ever new to a message board and you want to quickly weed out all the dbags, all you have to do is create a thread about something you think is cool. You'll get three types of posters: people who also think it's cool, people who don't think it's cool and people who say that you're a ###### and anyone else that thinks it's cool is also a ######.

I wonder which type happens to be the freshly-scented bag of water?

[stang]

Haha when I am 60 with loose skin and old balls, and no hair and dentures.... i dont think some ink is gonna be the thing that makes me look ugly..

And my newest... Kind of hard to see...

[Pacem]

I have two tattoo's. One I got 14 years ago when I turned 18. Still love it to this day. Its a unique design and was well done.

I got a second one about 7 years ago on my fore arm. Then my third was a continuation of the second and got the rest of my lower arm done so its just one big tattoo now and I got that finished about 3 months ago. I have every intention of getting both sleeves done and chest on both sides.

A good friend of mine has always been ragging me and another friend about our Tattoo's since we both got our first one around the same time. From day one going on about how we'll regret it and blah blah blah. He likes a good debate, and will surrender once he's lost. My friend pointed out to him that a large majority of the people who say you will regret your tattoo are people who do not have a tattoo themselves. He thought about it. Asked around and sure enough there was some truth to what my friend said. He's now completely dropped it and whenever the talk about a tattoo comes up, he'll be the first to shoot people down about it.

Its already been stated many times. Do not under any circumstances cheap out on your tattoo. Save up the extra dough if you have to. Someone posted earlier about avoiding shops with flash art on their walls. That is a horrible way to judge a tattoo artist. The flash art is just there to give people an idea. A good tattoo artist free hands whatever picture you give them or whatever picture you choose. Another suggestion would be to avoid face, neck, and hands. I have a "cuff" and will be avoiding getting my wrists tattoo'd. Just the method I prefer. Nice to cover them up easily if I need to.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Pacem

Another suggestion would be to avoid face, neck, and hands. I have a "cuff" and will be avoiding getting my wrists tattoo'd. Just the method I prefer. Nice to cover them up easily if I need to.

that is good advice.

[stang]

Yup a long sleeve shirt will cover all mine

[undercoverbrother]

It's funny you can't even have tats on your hands, neck or arms, in the military anymore. When I was in, it was all good, but know the tattoo needs to be able to be covered up by the uniform.