And I don't mean the little guy on Fantasy Island :p
I was wondering if anyone had one on the boards, I been wanting to get one myself one of these days ;)
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And I don't mean the little guy on Fantasy Island :p
I was wondering if anyone had one on the boards, I been wanting to get one myself one of these days ;)
Yes. Five.
I have two.
Well, I have none :) I'm kinda afraid of needles :)
Maybe one of these days. Who knows.
I'm not down. I look perfect the way I am.
*can't picture Werewolf with a tattoo*
Many. My back is entirely covered in a big lovely scene and then I have many less inspired tattoos from my youth. I won't remove them because none are offensive and I remember my motivations for each, but honestly they don't need to be there and it would have been nice if I'd given a little more thought to some of them.
Pa
You know you want the DMC logo. On your neck.Quote:
Originally posted by Despair
Well, I have none :)
That would be hardcore as shit! :)
Pa, whatchya got?
I personally am too young for a tatoo =/ all though I do want barbed wire on my arm once I turn the legal age.. =)
I think tattoos are kind of sad, personally. If I put something on my skin that was permanent, I would hope that the permanent thing represented me. I can't think of any pictures that represent me enough that I'd be willing to put them on my skin - ooh, a celtic cross, swirly designs, all that. It seems like an odd way to grasp at self-definition.
I personally find them quite unattractive. :(
But to each his/her own. :)
Nothing big, just a small tattoo... of a werewolf ;)Quote:
Originally posted by burgundy
*can't picture Werewolf with a tattoo*
I'd only get one if it was big. But those are expensive. It's lose-lose, but I'll end up getting one anyways, just because.
I don't have any tatts yet but my first tat is going to be the Cross from Vagrant Story.i will expand after that.
Words from the Big Black Guy,
JBNagis
Sad for you I suppose.Quote:
Originally posted by Stone
I think tattoos are kind of sad, personally. If I put something on my skin that was permanent, I would hope that the permanent thing represented me. I can't think of any pictures that represent me enough that I'd be willing to put them on my skin - ooh, a celtic cross, swirly designs, all that. It seems like an odd way to grasp at self-definition.
I feel sad that you don't have the ability to create a picture/design/etc that you would feel proud to display on your body for the rest of your life.
I have a bunch of tatoos, all of which I have designed myself, and each and every one of them is special to me. They represent diffirent moods, outlooks, and stages in my life.
My g/f and I dig going to the tatoo shop togther, and getting them at the same time infact.
Don't take any of what I said as flame btw, 'cause I'm getting a kobun/servbot tatoo (and I already have a couple of KoF tats), so what do I know? lol
17 tattoos
2 scarifications
That, I will never understand.Quote:
Originally posted by phoenix angel wing
2 scarifications
I love myself too much to pay someone to stab me with inky pointy things. Plus they look ugly as fuck, on everyone. When I see a 'tough guy' with tattoos, I immediatly have to assume he is insecure....
Everything that fuckface Stone said above I agree with too... sad as I may be about that....:p
It looks like wings were cut off my back.Quote:
Originally posted by 88mph
That, I will never understand.
I don't recommend it, unless you can deal with an extreme amount of pain. You can't take pain-killers until after.
I haven't really met anyone outside of that sub-culture that understands it...
Psychologically speaking:Quote:
Originally posted by EThugg
I love myself too much to pay someone to stab me with inky pointy things. Plus they look ugly as fuck, on everyone. When I see a 'tough guy' with tattoos, I immediatly have to assume he is insecure....
Everything that fuckface Stone said above I agree with too... sad as I may be about that....:p
People that point the finger at other people saying they're "insecure", or question there "manliness" tend to be the ones that have the problems.
:lol:
I think I get it. Similar to what the Maori and some African tribes do, I'm assuming...?Quote:
Originally posted by phoenix angel wing
I haven't really met anyone outside of that sub-culture that understands it...
If I wasn't such an anti-intentional-pain person, I'd probably do it myself.
I think one reason for scarring and tatting is that you don't want your skin to leave the world in the same state it arrived. They're not just a tough-guy thing, although that's become more in vogue (and I don't count you among these, phoenix). Lots of people do them for spiritual/higher consciousness purposes. It's not just about branding and exhibition - it goes way deeper than merely the surface of the skin.
I suggest getting mental help, before you start cutting your limbs off and slicing your dick in half.Quote:
Originally posted by phoenix angel wing
It looks like wings were cut off my back.
I don't recommend it, unless you can deal with an extreme amount of pain. You can't take pain-killers until after.
I haven't really met anyone outside of that sub-culture that understands it...
I could never decide on just one image... keep changing my mind and also I have this weird thing where sometimes my scar tissue over developes and I'm left with little dots. very weird. I have one on my back (chicken pox) and one on my leg (bug bite) So if I did get a tattoo or piercing it might just become one big gross bump. :)
*60 years later*
- "Hey grandpa, what's that saggy blotch on your arm?"
- "Why, that's a tattoo of a kobun I got on my arm when I was a kid....what the hell was I thinking?"
I know a guy who has both a John Talbin tattoo on his calf, and Jin Kazama from Tekken 3's tattoo on his arm, and they are both the lamest things I have ever seen.
Getting a tattoo, as well as getting any part of your body pierced is one of those things I will never understand.
Really :D Oh and it's Jon Talbain ;)Quote:
Originally posted by Regus
I know a guy who has both a John Talbin tatoo on his calf
Haha.Quote:
Originally posted by Regus
*60 years later*
- "Hey grandpa, what's that saggy blotch on your arm?"
- "Why, that's a tattoo of a kobun I got on my arm when I was a kid....what the hell was I thinking?"
None for me.
I have six...one of them is an SD Chun-Li. (I know Bahn would be jealous);)
On a different note...
In Japan, a lot of the younger Japanese are into tattoos and just as many are skeptical because they typically are associated with the Yakuza. Some public places, like Saunas, baths and some gyms will forbid anyone who has any kind of tattoo from entering. Yes, that means even something like Winnie the Pooh will have you looked at as a gangster. Generally, the Yakuza have full-back pieces in the "trditional" style-with a dragon of some sort or maybe a dragon on one of their hands.
Just tellin' ya.
Actually, if your not always out tanning, and take good care of your skin tatoos can look good for the rest of your life (including "grandpa age").Quote:
Originally posted by Regus
*60 years later*
- "Hey grandpa, what's that saggy blotch on your arm?"
- "Why, that's a tattoo of a kobun I got on my arm when I was a kid....what the hell was I thinking?"
I know a guy who has both a John Talbin tattoo on his calf, and Jin Kazama from Tekken 3's tattoo on his arm, and they are both the lamest things I have ever seen.
Getting a tattoo, as well as getting any part of your body pierced is one of those things I will never understand.
And on the topic of the kobun tat, its going to be small enough that it will just kinda blend in with the rest of the tats on my sleeve anyway :)
Damned Yakuza ruining it for everyone! =P
I got my first tatt in May and it's something I really believe in, it's the Japanese character for truth & honor and I do plan on getting more...but I'm not about to get any ol' thing inked on my body. And for those of you that are wondering it hurts WAY less then you think, I saw this other kid in the studio getting a tatt in the same place that I got mine and he was yelling and bitching and that get me VERY nervous but then the guy did the first line and I just started laughing. I'm talking ZERO pain, the worst it hurt was 3 days after when it felt like a real hot sunburn but that quickly passed and I couldn't be happier with the results...
I'm always leary of using anything from another culture unless I really know what it means and understand its signficance. Not saying you don't, just commenting. Kind of like how people in Asian countries are sometimes seen wearing shirts like "I hate myself and want to die" and they have no clue what it means.Quote:
Originally posted by BooMsta
I got my first tatt in May and it's something I really believe in, it's the Japanese character for truth & honor
The closest I've come to a tattoo was getting my navel pierced. It didn't hurt at all, I didn't even realize he had done it till he said so. But it later got infected and in the end when I finally took it out it was painful, I buckled over from it.
Anyway, I'm kinda curious about these video game tattoos. Any pics up on the web somewhere?
None, because I honestly can't think of anything I want tatooed on my body for the rest of my life. And if I were to have it removed, I never should have got it in the first place.
Some of my tatts that I don't necessarily appreciate that much now that I'm older have got major significance. The very fact that they never go away adds much meaning. To me some of these that I now consider ugly symbolize very solid lessons learned. I suppose people remember the truly important lessons no matter how they're marked. For me seeing the external mark that manifested itself at a time when a lesson was also being learned(usually unwittingly at the time) means very much even if the actual picture's meaning has faded.
Pa
i want a tattoo but...
1. i know anything i pick out now i will hate in a few short years
2. me no like pain
3. i'm not the type that can pull it off and look cool
I have no tattoos, nor would I ever consider getting one.
Stone already summed up my thoughts on the matter pretty well. If I were to choose some ill-advised, quick-fix method of self-identification, I would choose a method less painful and less likely to give me hepatitis, HIV or any number of communicable diseases.
You have a far, far, FAR greater chance of getting any of your diseases mentioned above through more "natural" (sex for example), than you ever will by getting a tatoo/piercing.Quote:
Originally posted by sleeveboy
..I would choose a method less painful and less likely to give me hepatitis, HIV or any number of communicable diseases.
Unless your just having your friends come over and "tat" you with a bottle of ink and a sharpened paper clip.
Find a tatoo studio, get to know the people, ask them about there sterilization methods, watch them for a while and you'll have no risk.
Okay, thnx, bye! :)
lmfao!Quote:
Originally posted by Gongos
you are assuming it is natural for a member of a hard-core video-gamer message board to have sex:jest:
Good point.
I take that back then:
The chances of you getting a comunicable disease from a tatoo or piercing is very great indeed!
The only thing I can really see myself getting tattoos of is music-related things, since that is where I draw almost all my main creative influences and personal expressions, but getting a tattoo of one of the bands that influence me most or a tattoo of a guitar is not only downright cliche, but pretty damn tacky as well.
I have the Alkaline Trio heart in the middle of my upper-back. (Between the scars for anyone that's keeping score). It really has nothing to do with the band; I just truly appreciate the art. It doesn't hurt that I like the band a lot; but if I hate 'em in a few years it won't matter much...
I also agree with Pa about the lessons learned point of view...
No one who likes the alkaline trio will ever end up hating them.
Good music will always be good music.
Agreed.