Do you have tattoos?

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	Nope
	78 (72%)
	I used to but I had them removed
	0 (0%)
	Yes I have one
	14 (13%)
	Yes I have more than one
	7 (6%)
	No I don't like pain
	4 (4%)
	OTHER
	5 (5%)
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[Easterncedar]

1. I am so glad I was past dating before this fashion became so nearly universal

I like skin plain!

[PatSeg]

2. Same here

Though I don't think anything would have ever motivated me to get any tattoos.

[hlthe2b]

3. "Different strokes for different folks..." but

I really do NOT like them. The ones above are colorful and unique. I get that, so those who feel differently, it is your body.

[RazorbackExpat]

45. The guys that have those tattoos are probably yakuza

[HappyH]

4. No

I see no reason to make the identification of my carcass easier.

[CrispyQ]

5. 47 years ago. Now I'm looking to do a complete re-do.

If I can't come up with a design I'll search for an artist. Those tatts pictured are awesome!

[Silent Type]

6. My WWII vet dad had a relatively small tattoo on his forearm. He tried to hide it years later. I don't take

permanent alterations to my body lightly.

But, hey, I liked Queequeg in Moby Dick.

[milestogo]

8. This person appeared in the X-files...

[MorbidButterflyTat]

43. The Conundrum

The circus geek.

[milestogo]

7. The tattoos in the photo are Japanese.

They're attractive, BUT the tats block your sweat glands. And when this much skin is covered, that can affect body temperature.

Also, I've heard that the tattoo ink (certain colors) can end up in the lymphatic system.

I never really wanted one. But go into a yoga class, and there is hardly anybody without one. Younger women are big on tattoos.

[EYESORE 9001]

9. It's not for lack of opportunity

Years of naval debauchery in various ports never managed to convince me to get a tattoo.

[Nittersing]

14. I knew a cop who got a flag (I think) tatooed on his pecker (while in the service) nt

[LudwigPastorius]

16. It didn't say, "Shorty's Bar & Grill West Springfield, Massachusetts"?

...an old joke.

[cloudbase]

10. No.

I was a career merchant mariner, and I've seen a few tattoos. None for me, though.

[Tetrachloride]

11. wretched hive of scum and villainy

Mos Eisley
on
Tattoine

[a kennedy]

12. My first was a Shamrock on my right ankle, my 2nd is a Green Bay Packer "G" on my left wrist, my

3rd is a 4 Rose bracelet on my right wrist, and my 4th and last??? Is a rose ring on my right pinky finger. Only one i’m Disappointed in is the G. I had to have it enhanced by the guy who does the real Packer players tats. The guy who originally did it was a San Francisco fan, and I swear he did it on purpose. 😡

[electric_blue68]

25. The rose ring sounds so pretty!

[a kennedy]

26. Ha ha, it's pretty faded now, but I still really like it.

[eShirl]

13. 3 dots on thigh to help aim radiation treatments at the metastasis on my femur

seems to have worked very well

[irisblue]

34. When I was the radiation therapist doing the set up studies for Radiation Therapy treatments

In solidarity with a female patient who was upset at the idea of the tattoos, I gave myself one on my left wrist, just under my thumb so she could see how small a positioning tattoo is.
She was a cool lady
Never regretted that.

[Nittersing]

15. My favorite tattoo

I was in line to buy some coffee and a young woman in front of me had her hair pulled back and there were three little musical notes behind her ear. I complimented her on them and found out she was a professional musician.

[electric_blue68]

23. Oh, nice!

[AllaN01Bear]

17. nope.

[AllaN01Bear]

18. one of my faves was when i was in the er. my attending nurse had a rose on his left for arm.

this was a tribute to his daughter rose . on his right arm he had all the mountain peaks that ring tic toc base . (tuolumne county)

[Marthe48]

19. I was born with a port wine birthmark

On the palm of my right hand. I am unique with it

[Oeditpus Rex]

20. I used to really want one

Specifically, the beam of light bending through the prism from the cover of The Dark Side of the Moon. (I hadn't decided where.) But this was just as seemingly everyone was getting one or more, so I dropped the idea.

[bif]

21. Whenever I see someone with tattoos my first thought is

"I wonder when they got out of prison."

[Skittles]

22. oh maybe back in the day

but now? I have noticed in animal rescue videos that some of the most heavily tattooed folk are the biggest softies on the planet

[electric_blue68]

24. No. As an artist good ones appeal to me! OTOH - Pain; so nope. I designed at least one small one...

🤔 I think a white to light turquoise blue Moon with some stars around it. 🙂

And possibly some music notes, maybe with (a) wavy line(s).

[enid602]

27. Bumper stickers

You don’t put bumper stickers on a Ferrari.

[True Dough]

28. The tattoos in the OP photo

are certainly, uh, cheeky!



No tatts here!

[WmChris]

29. Not likely

A permanent statement of a passing fancy. I guess it might prove interesting in the nursing home trying to figure out what that one was supposed to be.

[Iggo]

30. Nope.

But if I did, they definitely wouldn’t be nazi tattoos. Even when I drank (and I DRANK), I could never get drunk enough to get a Nazi tattoo. And if somehow I did, I definitely would have sobered up sometime in the ensuing 20 years long enough to notice I had a Nazi tattoo.

But no, I don’t have any tattoos.

[LogDog75]

31. I don't have any and never will

I knew a lot of men and women in the AF who had them and I think it was just to stand out form the others. I never cared for tattoos because they look, IMO, hideous, and they cost too much to get. I'm retired living in San Diego, a Navy town, and I a lot of young sailors and their wives have tattoos and then they complain about how little money they have. I really can't sympathize or empathize with for spending hundreds to thousands of dollars on tattoo instead of they immediate and future needs.

[Mad_Dem_X]

32. I have a small one on my right wrist

My sister has a similar one on her wrist. We decided to get matching tattoos a few years ago.

[irisblue]

35. I have considered a semi colon tattoo on my wrist off & on for years

Source-https://projectsemicolon.com/the-semicolon-tattoo/#:~:text=A%20Global%20Symbol%20of%20Survival,but%20chose%20to%20keep%20living.

snip-" In grammar, a semicolon is used when an author could have ended a sentence—but chooses not to. In life, it’s used when a person could have chosen to end their story—but chose to keep living."

[Mad_Dem_X]

37. I like that!

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33. One of my friends in college got a cute fish tattoo on her lower abdomen.

A few years later, she got pregnant and that little fish looked like Moby Dick. No thank you.

I've also never dated anyone with a tattoo. I don't find them attractive, but YMMV.

[Paladin]

36. Not a chance. (nt)

[Danmel]

38. A have a Jewish girl aversion to tattoos

Also my dad survived Auschwitz and he was forcibly tattooed because it's against Jewish law.
Just bad association for me.
Same with cremation.
I don't like face and neck tattoos but otherwise I don't care for other people.

[milestogo]

41. OMG I never realized that that was the reason the Nazis tattooed Jewish people

I did not know it was against Jewish law. Thanks for your response, I have learned something.

[Wolf Frankula]

39. No I don't

When I was kid I saw a neighbor woman with numbers tattooed on her. I asked her why. She told me. Since then I have never wanted anything the concentration camp things on my skin. I have tags, bruises, eczema reds and warts, but no tattoos.

[GReedDiamond]

40. No tattoos. But, I did know and work with Don Ed Hardy...

...remember the Ed Hardy "fashion" craze from 20 years ago?

Tee shirts, hats and lots more stuff.

Here's the wikipedia entry.

And the wiki link to the Don Ed Hardy bio.

I scanned several of his original paintings, and created limited edition giclee prints which were signed and numbered by Don.

They sold for around $100.00 each.

I still have a few signed printer's proofs.

[Dulcinea]

42. Nope.

If that's your thing, go ahead. Let your freak flag fly! But it's not for me. I know I'd get tired of looking at it, & I don't want anything that permanent on my body. I have done temporary tattoos before going to the beach, though. They wear off.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

44. Yep!

Very personal and very private.

It wasn't that painful for me, however I did get lightheaded; a small bag of peanut M&Ms fixed me right up.

[Kali]

46. rather have a brand