I agree with this and it is good.

I think people who have words written in a different language to their own do it so that other people can't read what it says - it's more intimate that way, that only the important people in your life know what is says.

My sister has just had her daughters' names put on a scroll at the bottom of her spine - in English. She also has my daughter's name on her shoulder. She's 42.

Interesting. If I was going to choose a phrase in another language, I would naturally choose Latin, the mother tongue of my European culture.

Important people and all those who speak the foreign language.

I personally don't care what people put on their bodies, I just find it really odd to get a tattoo - something so permanent - of something that doesn't have any meaning to you.

I guess though, that some people have no meaning at all, and are just interested in externals. (shrug)

I was into Tetragrammaton and Pentagrammaton and how they related to each other etc.. just as a hobbie.. And I liked how the name YHVH made like a little man.. I thought that was pretty cool.. So I got this one..



I thought of it when I got it as in meaning family almost. Like the Yod is the Father, the first He is the Mother, the Vau is the son etc. And I liked how it all came together as one in the name YHVH. I wanted to get a Shin on my other shin but I never got around to it. I have a small pentagram on my other leg though. Which to me is like the same thing anyway. So yeah I got mine when my son was about to be born I think.. or just after.. I forget, but it was to symbolise my family.

So I dont care if people have other languages on them.. I see it as people are liking another culture which is a good thing. I met a guy who had full face tattoos like maori style.. but he wasnt maori at all.. lol which was kinda funny.. but you couldnt really tell anyway because you were kinda scared to look at him. lol. But it made me just think he must really love their culture and style you know... and I was told that he had met a few maori's who didnt mind because they looked at it in that way too. I think because he did the whole thing and not just alittle. But I dont know if they all think of it in that way.

See, this is what I'm talking about...
Those people with Maori tattoos and thier air of 'smugness' about them..



And look at her... she isn't 'happy' she's getting a tattoo that she 'likes' or even happy that we're supposedly uniting into a 'global village of multicultural love'
Nah... she's SMUG.... super smug because she's getting a maori tattoo..... not by your common or garden high street tattoo artist, but by
"oh oooh oh by a 'real maori 'tm!"
"wait until I tell my friends"

My god, what a smug looking *SpamFilter*

shes thinking... "Ohh wow, look at me, aren't i spiritually in touch with a higher state of being, i feel like a Shamen earning ones stripes for my connection to the higher communication level within the ether"

except the reality is, "oh aren't i unoriginal, i wonder if i get a mauri tattoo, will it make me feel like a woman of substance, even if iv got no idea what the hell this guy is tattooing on me!.... oh well, as long as it looks the part...and doesn't clash with my sports bra, and my son's conceited long hair"

My god

yes indeed, Syd... my god.... my god save us all.
what have we done?

These last two posts disgust me. Everyone is intitled to their opinion! But, WOW...

Neognosis, have to say I really like your little red tattoo on your wrist, thats very cool.. I love tattoos on wrists

I have a tattoo on my hip, of a celtic sun with a chinese symbol in the middle which has a personal meaning =)

i got 2 so far, one made with a pen on a Marilyn Manson concert by him self and then i went to the closest tattoo store and had it tattooed on me. the other one is an octagram which i saw in a church here in greece called the circle of health (although i discovered that it also means something else) and i added my nickname in Japanese in the middle (yes its a concept )
the 4th pic is the soon to be 3rd tattoo on me. one on each shoulder

When you guys are 80 years old, you are gonna look like druggies

Man, you guys must be some miserable losers if people getting maori tattoos causes THAT much venom to rise in you. Ok then...




Hey, thanks. It means fidelity.

I have the first sitting for my sleeve tomorrow afternoon!

Of course we could be joking around...
but then again, you've gotta be a right loser not to realize that,,,,
who's asking anyway?
Oh you are..



Me and Syd don't like Maori tattoo.
Imo 8/10 tattoos are really tacky and artless.
but I've seen some good ones.
Of course, the majority of people with tatts want other people to notice; they just don't want to admit it.
It's like when people say "It's not about the money" when it's obvious it "is about the money.."

Just one - a yin/yang on my left shoulder

Sure tatoos r great now...but what u gonna do when they get faded and blurred(and they will)? IMO tatoos r a BAD idea...Some say its an expression of art, but what kind of art will u be expressing 20 years from now? TATOOS r PERMANENT! You cant wash them off, u can have them removed, but is expensive and leaves a bad scar. Dont be fooled into getting a tatoo coz later in life u will most likely regrett it
As always..just my opinion

All mine are here...< http://www.flickr.com/photos/rememberyoumu...57603925301445/ >

Well, I've had my first tattoo for...let's see....15 years, and I don't regret it at all. It still looks pretty good, as I've taken care of it.

I've considered your points, but 20 years from now, I will remember what and who i was when I got the ink. And I hope I'll be the type of person who doesn't think badly of my tattoos or people who have them. It's only skin, after all.

I dont think BADLY of people with tatoos. To each his/her own. IMO i think theyre a bad idea, because most people that get tatoos dont THINK before getting the Tatoo. Those of you who have put alot of thought and feeling in your art, kudos to you Your the kind of person who has beautiful and meaningful tatoos. I was referring to the "kids" who just go out and get a random tatoo(usually teen girls w/ the "ho target" on their lower back) the ones who get a tatoo just because their friends have 1. These people will regret their actions later in life as they have NOT thought of what they were doing.
As always just my opinion

I've got a little dragon on my ankle... I love dragons... I got it when I was 19... It is small and tasteful, sometimes I wish I had more

Oh, I didn't mean to imply that you think badly of people with tattoos at all. My apologies if it came across that way.

no problem...it did help me to review and adjust my point so thank you for your post Constructive criticism is always a good thing

Why would you really care what they get, or if its unoriginal, its their body they have to live with it the rest of their life, personally I would get something like that done, specifically because I do tattoos, its the first real known form of tattooing, and it would be an amazing experiance, getting to go through, and seeing how much its evolved, am I a stuck up person for it? its funny how quick you are to judge others on their choices about getting certin tattoos, makes one wonder if your not insecure about yours?

on a lighter note, my major tattoo is the one on my left arm, its a naked demonice chick, it has mist with skull in the mist going over my shoulder...I get alot of heck for it, but its inspired by one of my favorite artists Luis Royo, people usually tag me as being gay for having it but im not...I just feel confortable to have it on, because its not like she has anything any other woman doesnt...I would put up a pic but it doesnt wanna work...

Syd's tattoos are cool!
Although Jabba looks a bit on the thin side... perhaps a few more pork pies will sort it out.

my tattoos / piercings are inner symbolic only to myself -
i need no affirmation / acclimation from any -
strength without secrets - honest sweat

Here's the start of my sleeve. First sitting, almost 4 hours. LOTS more to do.

Sorry to bring this back from the dead but I am sooo pleased with my latest tattoo. Only 4 days old. I met SLASH on Sunday and got him to autograph my back (don't get me started, I could go on forever) and had it tattoo'd over the next day...here it is.

Last summer at the water park I realized I was more unique NOT having any....everyone has them it seems....to each his own I guess...

Here's my second sitting of my Adriondack Mountain Lake themed sleeve.

I hate them.

I just got my first one a week ago. I have 3 that I know for a fact I want and this was the first. I like them. Mine are special and mean something to me in some way or another. Its just another way of expressing yourself. Though I can see how some would say its ugly, mutating yourself, whatever.

(Old photo) That's the tattoo on my back (my own design)


I also have stars on each shoulder.

nice tat!

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I don't have a pic, but I have a mantra on both of my arms.

I have developed an interest in tattoos and plan on getting more.

I would like to get a tat on my arms!

Mine.

I have three, but can only show two...

Beautiful tattoos, everybody!! I love the look of tats, but alas, I don't have any. I'm too much of a wuss when it comes to needles...

i only have the one on my back which you can see on my avatar

Have personal symbol on my chest, over my heart.

I don't show it and since it's covered in hair the cops never noticed it.

I don't like them much at all really though, never have.

This is my new one, I'm really chuffed with it...


I don't care about the fact that they will be wrinkly and saggy when I'm old, it's my body and if I cared what other people thought I wouldn't have had them done in the first place - so why would I care when I'm old?

I think your foot tat is superb. Its also the kind of tat which wont look to bad when age is against you because it fits so nicely to the shape of your foot.

Nice one

I have several here are the ones i have pics of. Im really in to body modification.




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i have 5 of them, chinese symbols, butterfly, bumblebees, ankle bracelet with flowers and teddy bear, once you start you can't stop!

I would like to get a tat on my Left Arm. ANy Suggestions??

Look around for designs think of things your interested in or like. Or make your own design most tattoo artist can redraw and improve on your own design if your not good at drawing. But be careful when getting letters not in engllish. Try not to get something you may regret tho ive got my ex's name tattooed on my chest.

I am hoping to get one like my avatar it might have too much detail I'm not sure how much it's going to cost I want it on my right lower calf. I's it's too pricey I have a couple of back ups!

I am not sure if this would be a place to ask,but does any one know how much a dragon tattoo on the ankle or shoulder blade would be?it would be in color.It will probably be small.

depends on where exactly you are ?

My suggestion is take a while thinking about it carefully, and design it yourself (or explain to the tattoo artist what you want, and ask him if he could draw it for you)

I get really irked by the people who just walk into a tattooist and pick one of the wall on the spot. I think it's better to have one that personally means something to you.