[Velvet]

Originally Posted by Bay Kid

I told my kids growing up that if you drive a Ferrari you don't need a bumper sticker.

That is funny.

When my daughter wanted a tattoo, my husband said, “Fine, I’ll do it myself.” She declined his offer but got a small one at the back of her neck because she had two girlfriends and each got the same tattoo to show solidarity. Years later they don't see each other any more, and my daughter covers the tattoo with her hair. Today she regrets getting it.

I think the idea of covering up a scar and making it into a piece of art is brilliant! That is possibly the only reason I would get one. (As far as memories go they are in my heart, invisible to everyone but me.) But if the mood struck me, I’d get whole body tats that you can peel off later.

[Two Bills]

Back in the early 60's before body art became the norm, we had in our platoon a chap with some amazing tattoos.
Emerging from his butt he had a fox's brush, and down his back huntsmen on horses. It was a true work of art.
Among many more tattoos, he also had 'Thank You' on his left hand palm. The hand he took his pay in.
On his right palm he had F*** Off. The hand he saluted with.
He was a conscript , and hated the army.
Often wonder what his body looks like now, if he is still around!

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

Back in the early 60's before body art became the norm, we had in our platoon a chap with some amazing tattoos.
Emerging from his butt he had a fox's brush, and down his back huntsmen on horses. It was a true work of art.
Among many more tattoos, he also had 'Thank You' on his left hand palm. The hand he took his pay in.
On his right palm he had F*** Off. The hand he saluted with.
He was a conscript , and hated the army.
Often wonder what his body looks like now, if he is still around!

He must get some funny looks directed at him when at the grocery store and at the check-out line. Especially when putting his purchases on the conveyor belt.

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

He must get some funny looks directed at him when at the grocery store and at the check-out line. Especially when putting his purchases on the conveyor belt.

He probably had another beetle tattooed over it to cover it up when he was demobbed.
His knuckles were covered in them!
I remember he had a roll of honor of past girl friends on one of his arms.
He used to put a line through the 'Ex' and put the new ones name below.
He must have done well, as the list was quite long!

[Boomer]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

He probably had another beetle tattooed over it to cover it up when he was demobbed.
His knuckles were covered in them!
I remember he had a roll of honor of past girl friends on one of his arms.
He used to put a line through the 'Ex' and put the new ones name below.
He must have done well, as the list was quite long!

-- or not have done well --- Of course, I am always reading between the lines......

Boomer

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Good thing there were no bad drivers, no "old people with bad vision and reflexes", no "road rage" before the pandemic...

Wait, what?

True that those bad driving behaviors and vision problems have always been around. But, what I was pointing out is that IMO there has been an INCREASE in speeding and other bad driving behaviors beginning during and after the Pandemic and continuing until today. I also stated my opinion about what has caused the INCREASE from after the pandemic until today. I could be wrong and there could also be additional reasons for what I PERCEIVE to be increased speeding. I see it every day out of my window as lawn-mowing trucks, other commercial trucks, and "souped-up" golf carts speed by at up to 40 MPH in a 20 MPH residential zone. I see it on highway 27/441 also. I have seen MORE irate loud arguments from drivers in parking lots and gas stations in the last 4 years. I mention this because I would be CURIOUS to know if others perceive this INCREASE ?

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Bay Kid

I told my kids growing up that if you drive a Ferrari you don't need a bumper sticker.

Curious, I wonder how many Ferrari Owners have bumper stickers compared to Chevy owners. Bumper stickers are often a complaint. Even a Ferrari owner might feel a strong need to complain about something. Their lives would be better on average, but still not perfect. And complaining is a universal sport.

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by Boomer

-- or not have done well --- Of course, I am always reading between the lines......
Boomer

Probably right.
Maybe they were just the girls brave enough to speak to him. He looked pretty scary.
Funny enough though, he was a really good 'Rock and Roll dancer!

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

True that those bad driving behaviors and vision problems have always been around. But, what I was pointing out is that IMO there has been an INCREASE in speeding and other bad driving behaviors beginning during and after the Pandemic and continuing until today. I also stated my opinion about what has caused the INCREASE from after the pandemic until today. I could be wrong and there could also be additional reasons for what I PERCEIVE to be increased speeding. I see it every day out of my window as lawn-mowing trucks, other commercial trucks, and "souped-up" golf carts speed by at up to 40 MPH in a 20 MPH residential zone. I see it on highway 27/441 also. I have seen MORE irate loud arguments from drivers in parking lots and gas stations in the last 4 years. I mention this because I would be CURIOUS to know if others perceive this INCREASE ?

I don't...

But then again, I try not to find the hidden meaning everything I see...

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Velvet

That is funny.

When my daughter wanted a tattoo, my husband said, “Fine, I’ll do it myself.” She declined his offer but got a small one at the back of her neck because she had two girlfriends and each got the same tattoo to show solidarity. Years later they don't see each other any more, and my daughter covers the tattoo with her hair. Today she regrets getting it.

I think the idea of covering up a scar and making it into a piece of art is brilliant! That is possibly the only reason I would get one. (As far as memories go they are in my heart, invisible to everyone but me.) But if the mood struck me, I’d get whole body tats that you can peel off later.

It doesn't cover my scars. Tattoos don't translate very well over scars, it's not recommended. Instead, I had it on my upper thigh, in the front near my groin (but not on it). One of my scars is 7 inches long, the other one is 5 inches long, and they're around an inch apart from each other, on the outside of my thigh from just above my knee up. That's why - I wanted to give people something pretty to look at instead of "just" the scars.

[I'm Popeye!]

All it takes is one monkey for the rest to follow.
But, of course, they don't read Comic Books anymore; they wear them nowadays.

[tophcfa]

A good friend of mine was in the Navy about 47 years ago and got totally $hitfaced one night and woke up the next morning with a tattoo on his arm of the devil holding a pitchfork with the saying “Born to Raise Hell” written above it. To this day he deeply regrets getting inked up and his once ripped bicep now looks like crap with the faded devil tattoo. What might seem like a good idea when one is young might turn out to be a not so good idea many years later.

[Pairadocs]

Originally Posted by Boomer

Some tattoos are works of art that tell a story…….

Sometimes, if I meet someone whose ink is especially eye-catching and if the opportunity presents itself, I say, “May I ask about the story of your ink?” (Never has anyone I have asked taken that question as an insult. They always share the story and I thank them for telling me.)

I don’t have any tattoos. The next generation of women in our family have a few, all of them have stories. But their ink does not draw attention. All of these women are in successful careers and probably thought carefully about where and how much to ink……

I think it was wise of them to keep their tattoos small and subtle, and maybe not showing at all, although now tattoos are commonly seen on women…….

But that’s just silver-haired me thinking it’s smart for women competing in the world of careers to not have tattoos announcing their presence and possibly drawing attention from their brains. (And don’t get me started on cleavage.) Of course, I am a dinosaur from the generation of women who read that book Dress for Success.

Speaking of being a dinosaur — and now, I am silver-haired (grew it out during Covid and I love it) — I have since found that I now have a silver-haired bad angel who wants me to say what I am thinking because the hair with an accompanying smile can get me by with more…..

When I meet young people who are covered with tattoos, that had to have cost them a fortune, my silver-haired bad angel wants me to say, “Listen sweetie, have you started a Roth IRA?”

Boomer

Some will interpret this as "snarky", but it isn't. I am just giving you an honest comment that I have also had the exact same thoughts... the expense of of all those tattoos, of course they have not even started an IRA and could not care less about "sheltering' any of their income. Also, have they paid on their college loans ? Of course not, they are waiting for "amnesty" of course. I know one young woman, B.A. and M.A., and now C.P.A., she FLIES to Chicago to a nationally known artists to does many of the Hollywood and entertainment people. She "could" have paid her loans off with what she has spent, and she's on target to be CFO in 10-15 years. Frankly, (and I am scratching my head here in wonder !) but frankly many of the largest "woke" corporations see tattoos as one indication of a person with the kind of open and progressive mind they are seeking. I am with you because in "my day", woke, progressive, forward thinking, etc. were not the characteristics companies were seeking... very very different today.

[Pairadocs]

Originally Posted by Boomer

Like so many other things in life, the reasons reflected in the choice to tattoo (and where) are on a spectrum/continuum — from quietly and often beautifully personal all the way to….could take up at least 3 pages in the DSM.

Boomer

So well said, completely agree... all the way to those who could indeed take at least 3 pages in the DSM (to shock the public at large in only one, and not the most subtle ! LOL !)

[Pairadocs]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

So, shaming people who shame people about tattoos is cool?

It's all so confusing...

I agree, very confusing ! I am not drawn to getting them, but I have seen tattoo pictures on people who have lost a child or other loved one, and it seems to bring them so much more joy than just looking at pictures. Then I've seen folks that I just can't (from my perspective" imagine any circumstances that a person would want such a permanent (and difficult to look at) picture permanently on their body. It's .... yes, I guess, confusing.