"Tattoos" Topic

Reading this interesting article…

Tattoos: The Legacy of a Seafaring Heritage…

"From Captain Cook to playboy Prince Bertie, Tessa Dunlop examines the appeal of the tattoo among high society.

According to recent research the answer is very possibly, yes. One fifth of contemporary British adults have at some point been ‘inked'. Once considered the preserve of a variety of subcultures – criminals, sailors, prostitutes, bikers – tattooing is now mainstream. Samantha Cameron has one (a discreet dolphin below the ankle), as does the actress Charlize Theron (a fish on her ankle and a flower on her foot). Angelia Jolie has too many to count, ditto David Beckham (including his wife Victoria's name misspelt in Hindi)…"
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Wonder to know… did my fellow members here have tattoos?
If the answer is yes… which ones?

I have not (sorry).

Amicalement
Armand

A few scars but no tattoos. My dad had a battleship on his chest from his WWII days though.

Well… if we talked about scars… I can beat more than one here!! (smile).

thanks my friend for anwer.

I tried to begin a "amicable" thread on Talk… (smile)

Amicalement
Armand

None. I hate making irreversible decisions …..

None.

No, no tattoos on me.

No Tattoos for me, but all my daughters have them and my eldest daughter is married to a tattoo artist.

None. They rarely look good.

When I am eighty, I intend to get a tramp stamp.

It will feature my name, address, and any relevent medical information for whoever finds me wandering around.

None on me, but my wife has a beatiful sunburst between her shiulder blades.

In 1969 a kid on my ship (USS Greenlet) came back from liberty in Olongapo, PI, with his first tattoo. He refused to show it off until he was badgered into doing so. It read: "This sailor will go to heaven for he has spent his time in hail."

I have seven, got them all while in the Marines, three dealing directly with the Corps, three with my family, and one just cause it looked cool.

I don't regret them, just get aggravated every time I see a high-school aged kid with one. As mentioned above, tattoos used to be the realm of a certain type of miscreant, now every has one ;)

Jack

Full sleeve on right arm, 4 on left arm, 1 on left shoulder.
Oldest son has his sons handprint on his heart.
Wife has 5 tattoos, mainly Steampunk inspired.
Other son is a great tattoo artist, so he is extensively covered.

:-)

Blood Group on left upper arm

Max

I could never decide on something that I knew for sure I'd like 20 years later but I don't have any objections.

None. Just scars.

3, all tribal, one circular on upper left arm, one almost a complete band around the arm below that, another one on my chest. all just black.

I don't have any. I don't remember conforming to any trends in the past so I don't see why I would try to conform to this one.

None

Scars… lot's of them…

I have a small Celtic Cross on my back right between my shoulder blades.

I always wanted a small, tasteful tattoo, but never got around to it.

None.
It would impact how awesome all my scars look.

1. Right bicep. USMC Eagle, Globe & Anchor.

Too many scars to list.

Three. Eagle w/USMC banner, lion's head and a dragon.

Two on my left arm. My girl's names entwined in flowers. Just so I can remember what they are called when I get old and forgetful.

I've got eleven and will get more done at some point:

three on each arm (plan to get half/full sleeves done to frame/connect them)
a panther on each hip
a tribal tramp stamp
a greyscale "Freya" with cats on my left thigh
a burlesque dancer on the back of my right calf – she's actually got her own tattoo of a panther chasing a mouse on her back

Wow, a tattoo with its own tattoo, now that´s cool!

No. I find the whole concept quite baffling.

I got my first one right on my ankle. I want it simple and feminine so I chose black and gray color.

I was bit concerned at first that I might have keloids, but it works so fine.

I might get another one soon.

I decided long ago that my first tattoo would be a celtic-styled full face moko.

I have no tattoos currently…

None.

Most of the young men and women I work with have them. My daughter has a couple. It is something I do not understand and stay away from.

More scars than tattoos? (smile)

Thanks boys…

Amicalement
Armand

Not against them, but I never found one I wanted to wear forever. Never got drunk enough while I was on active duty to get a military tattoo.

None on me. Thought about a Christian cross over my heart but scar from heart surgery put a damper on that man. Told my wife I'd get a tattoo of a nuclear explosion just over my derriere but she wasn't amused so no go there either.

None on me,but my Dad had a 5-point star close to the web of one hand-signifying having crossed the Intl. Date Line while w/ the USN ca. 1943-44.

None.

Almost got one in 1977 in Hong Kong, but wasn't drunk enough.

My daughter taught in China for a year. When she returned we were on the employees bus to the parking garage when she started snickering and turning to me said quietly "a lot of your fellow workers have tattoos of Chinese letters. I do not know what they think they say but some are items off a menu and others are nonsensical squiggles. "

'Welcome aboard'…..