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Originally Posted by 911 Rod
I think most people just want a tattoo. They go in the parlor and see what they have and then decide.
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I live in a beach town that's also home to a university, so I see LOTS of people with tattoos, but I rarely see anyone who seemed to have put a whole lot of thought into what they chose. As a matter of fact, many just seem downright ridiculous. Like the woman with a pair of handguns inked on the back of her calves, or the one with a hamburger drawn on her arm. Then there's the guy with a chainsaw on his lower leg and another with random cartoon characters all over his back, or my nephew's wife with
"The Devil in Disguise" inked across her upper chest. I seriously doubt that any of these, along with the ubiquitous skulls, flowers, spiderwebs, angel wings, butterflies, daggers, etc., have any deep personal meaning to those displaying them. Even more puzzling to me are those that don't choose individual images, but instead, have their arms and legs completely covered with swirls of color, like some vision from a bad acid trip. This seems pretty much the same as buying some wild-looking clothes when you're in college, then wearing them every day...for the rest of your life!
As you've probably guessed, I have no tattoos. Never quite saw the wisdom of paying someone to draw pictures on my skin, or in following the herd toward the latest fashion craze.
And I completely understand the desire to memorialize a loved one, or mark some life-changing event. But why do it with a tattoo, when not that long ago, maybe just placing a photo or a plaque on the wall would've sufficed?