"I avoid cigarette/cigar smokers like the plague". That is one serious commitment. So, if you were hurt in an accident or needed emergency medical attention at home or needed to call the police, you would insist that only non smokers respond? Given your statement, Exactly how to you make sure that happens?

I am kind of wondering....how many residents in the local hospital right now...have a tramp stamp? or a tat on their shoulder?

They may not be your doctor....yet

how about the future president in say 2030? male or female....might they have a tattoo? Does it make them less qualified? and is it really any of our business?

I may be a senior citizen...but God i hope i remain open minded and non judgmental of others even though they are different from me.

I go back to my original statement...if you go to a business...and a person with tattoos is there and it bothers you...you have the choice to patronize the place or leave....that is your right....just like it is the right of others to tattoo their entire body if they choose to.

diversity is amazing ....it keeps life interesting....

I'm a chicken. I do everything I can to avoid pain. However, I am fascinated by tattoos and love to learn the stories behind the artwork. I have met the nicest people that way.

The World is a magical
Place full of people
waiting to be offended
by something.

I can't believe no one has reposted this yet. This is great :BigApplause:

Graciegirl, I refuse to repost yours. That's just wrong…….funny but just so wrong :shocked:

Just look at all the old biddies in TV that have ink

Reminded me of SNL skit
 

Oh my gosh is that funny :thumbup:. I don't think I've seen that one. But I was sure they did a similar skit on "tramp stamps" earlier. Where it showed how the tattoos sagged as you aged.

To those who are reading this, and have not visited here. I would like to point out that the vast majority of people who live in The Villages don't have tattoos or piercing. I would hazard a guess that it is less than one percent with ink.


I don't know what that means exactly, but it means something to a lot of us. Both the pro and the con.


Both the ones with colorful stuff on their bodies and in their hair and the ones without that I have met are nice people.


But some old dogs don't want to learn new tricks or have permanent art ON them, but probably don't care what others do.


I like to put pretty stuff on paper and canvas and clay. Some like to use their skin. But my view is that it is in style RIGHT NOW. And so was shag carpeting and fro's. Fashions go in and out. Ink is permanent. Never say never.

I really like the way this family looks;
Princess Charlotte's christening photos released - NY Daily News

For the life of me, I can't understand why anyone would care about what someone they don't even know puts on their body.

UMM Depends on whats's in the Top:jester::jester:

Its all part of the ME generation. Look at ME. Look at ME ME ME. Let ME Facebook and tweet every moment of MY life.

IMO it's sad.

As a person who does have a tattoo, which I do regret, had it done on my 21st birthday and don't want to go through the pain of having it removed. I worked in the food industry, waitress, bartender in as I was going to school, it was required that they had to be covered, could not be seen to our customers. I worked in some very nice places and it was never an option to show the the tattoos, if you didn't cover it you were sent home to change or don't come back. I have talked to to servers here and in some of the hair salons, same thing, some places require they be covered some don't. Personally I don't want to look at someones tattooed arms or wherever there tattoos are with graphic pictures or words that could be construed as offensive, guess it depends on how much and where. I think does reflect on the business and I know see managements point when I was younger about covering up. If I am in a sports bar, maybe okay, but a place like Lopez, Hemmingways, Palmer, maybe not so attractive to show off.

Hi Kannon: sounds like I hit a nerve. I stopped smoking in 1973 and it was one the best decisions I made for the sake of my family and me. Today even the faint smell of smoke is troubling. I furrowed my brow wondering what EMT or police officer would come to the scene of an accident with a cigarette dangling from his/her lips? My comments were made partly in jest meaning that I wouldn't exactly run. By the way I find most smokers today who are keenly aware of not offending other people with their smoke. However even those smokers on a golf course fail to notice how the smoke lingers in the air .

Finally let me say that this topic illustrates how some people fail to take responsibility for their acts. One poster found it to be judgmental on the acts of others. I find it to be human nature that people will respond differently to different things because of our frames of reference. While I would avoid the odor of smoke I would not be rude or unkind to the smoker in fact the smoker would not even know because I would suffer in silence and the same goes for people with tattoos. so people can't help how they feel but they can help how they react to those feelings and again I do so in silence

Personal Best Regards:

To me, visible piercings, other than a pair of ear studs or ear rings, and visible, multiple tattoos say "Don't hire me". Many businesses rely on the image their employees convey to their clients and these offer higher end career opportunities.

Did not get an answer about Florida. My friend's son owns a tattoo parlor in New York State. He informed me there is no training or certification of any sort to administer tattoos. He also stated the board of health would stop in regularly when he started the business but rarely does any more.

I'm apparently a chicken but I wouldn't consider getting a tattoo given this low level of discipline.

To those posters that have had tattoos how much and what kind of research did you do before going under the needle?