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jaguarr
01-26-2008, 12:53 AM
So that's your phone number and address that's listed, then. Got it. You put it in the public domain like that, it's everyone's business. ;)
jag
ANTOINE X
01-26-2008, 01:08 AM
That was my address not anymore and I never asked to be on that site. Somebody is gonna ear from me and jaguarr as an advise :stop putting your nose where you re not suppose to. Good night! :o
The Original Bamfer
01-26-2008, 01:12 AM
ANTOINE X be fearin' the jag, eh?
jaguarr
01-26-2008, 01:16 AM
That was my address not anymore and I never asked to be on that site. Somebody is gonna ear from me and jaguarr as an advise :stop putting your nose where you re not suppose to. Good night! :o
Newsflash, Andy; when you register a web domain the information you provide to do so (name, email address, physical address, phone number, etc.) becomes public record. Don't want that information to get out? Don't use it when you register your domain. Pretty simple. To change it, you'll need to work with your domain registrar service; but don't tweak it too much or they won't be able to reach you if there is a problem with one of your domains. And maybe you should be more careful about where you repeatedly insist on pimping your websites to. Someone a lot nastier than me might get ahold of your information and decide to have a little fun at your expense. So there's some free advice for you; a hell of a lot more useful than the silly advice you offered me. I'll stick my nose wherever I damn well please. You wanted me to check out your websites so bad, so I did. Now you're not happy about it. Make up your mind. :)
jag
Draw4u
01-26-2008, 03:15 AM
wow this thread filled up with a lot of nonsense pretty fast. The only people on here who have spoken up and seem to know anything valid are jag and LR. Im thinking becasue thay have actually been tattooed by reputable artists, who do custom work. I dont wanna name names or be a jerk, but theres a few people on here who dont know jack and seem to think they have all the answers.
Logan's Runt
01-26-2008, 08:56 AM
wow this thread filled up with a lot of nonsense pretty fast. The only people on here who have spoken up and seem to know anything valid are jag and LR. Im thinking becasue thay have actually been tattooed by reputable artists, who do custom work. I dont wanna name names or be a jerk, but theres a few people on here who dont know jack and seem to think they have all the answers.
Indeedely do. :up:
Draw4u
01-26-2008, 10:11 AM
And not to be mean, but that tattoofox thing is stupid, theres only lke, 16 designs on there and most of them arent even fit to tattoo. If anyone on here wants a website to look for tattoo designs check out www.tattoodles.com. They have close to 10,000 designs from top notch tattoo artists around the world. Tattoofox looks like a lot of blakc squigglies that were made in MS paint.
jaguarr
01-26-2008, 10:27 AM
This opens up a whole other discussion about artwork that is appropriate for ink work and artwork that is not. I'm glad you validated my suspicion, D4U; that the artwork on tattoofox.com was done by someone who doesn't have the first clue about what comprises a design appropriate for tattooing. I'm not a tat artist so I wasn't going to make that critique, but I certainly suspected as much.
jag
X-Chick
01-26-2008, 11:55 AM
wow this thread filled up with a lot of nonsense pretty fast. The only people on here who have spoken up and seem to know anything valid are jag and LR. Im thinking becasue thay have actually been tattooed by reputable artists, who do custom work. I dont wanna name names or be a jerk, but theres a few people on here who dont know jack and seem to think they have all the answers.
Thanks. I'll leave you guys to it then.
Sick sleeve, btw.
jaguarr
01-26-2008, 12:01 PM
Thanks. I'll leave you guys to it then.
Sick sleeve, btw.
I wouldn't take offense, X-Chick. You've written some thoughtful and insightful, well-informed posts in here. :up:
jag
X-Chick
01-26-2008, 12:11 PM
I wouldn't take offense, X-Chick. You've written some thoughtful and insightful, well-informed posts in here. :up:
jag
Thanks, but he's probably right and I don't take offense. I only know what I learned the few years I researched it before getting my first and what my artist and his friends/coworkers told me. You all are a lot more informed than myself, which is cool and very helpful.
Besides, I don't have much to contribute right now since I haven't had any work in almost 10 months. I still want my half-sleeve but I'm apprehensive about it. :csad:
jaguarr
01-26-2008, 12:21 PM
I haven't had any ink done in quite some time, now. Almost three years, actually. However, I have a few ideas brewing involving jag tats for my shoulders/upper arms in a half-sleeve on each side and a baby jaguar cub probably on one of my calves, which will probably be the first of the lot to get done since my wife and I are having a baby in June/July sometime.
jag
Draw4u
01-26-2008, 12:38 PM
Thanks. I'll leave you guys to it then.
Sick sleeve, btw.
yeah, i wasnt talking about you anyhow, lol. Youre post was actually very thought out and made a lot of sense.
Logan's Runt
01-26-2008, 01:25 PM
Thanks, but he's probably right and I don't take offense. I only know what I learned the few years I researched it before getting my first and what my artist and his friends/coworkers told me. You all are a lot more informed than myself, which is cool and very helpful.
Besides, I don't have much to contribute right now since I haven't had any work in almost 10 months. I still want my half-sleeve but I'm apprehensive about it. :csad:
Ugh. I know that feeling. I have never had a second thought about getting any of mine (even the ones decided on a whim :o), but I recently decided I want my knuckles done- and am really apprehensive about taking that 'tattoo my hands' step. Which, obviously, means 'don't get it right now', haha. But I really want my damn knuckles!
One tattoo artist I encounter every now and again just says 'get whatever the f*** you want, and make your life deal with it.'
ANTOINE X
01-26-2008, 09:51 PM
For some of U I would love to argue day! and night! But since my friends insist not to. I wont waist my time any further. And don't forget www.tattoofox.com (http://www.tattoofox.com)
jaguarr
01-26-2008, 10:37 PM
For some of U I would love to argue day! and night! But since my friends insist not to. I wont waist my time any further. And don't forget www.tattoofox.com (http://www.tattoofox.com)
You know what I think? I think YOU are the guy who owns and operates that ****e site that features tattoo artwork obviously designed by someone who doesn't know the first thing about tattooing. Admit it. This is you:
http://tattoofox.com/pic2.jpg
Isn't it? You are the same guy. There is no "friend" who designs tattoos. It's you. Both of the sites you pimp in this thread and in your signature revolve around artwork with enough similarities that it's easy enough to connect them both to the same artist. Tie in the fact that both domains are owned by a single person, and the fact that you keep coming back here to promote that tattoo site over and over again, and well, pretty obvious that it's just yourself that you are promoting. This is REALLY the wrong way to break into the tattoo business, not that you'll listen to reason I am sure. Have you even shown your designs to an actual tattoo artist to get some feedback on whether they are something that would even work very well in practice? Draw4U, a working tattoo artist, gave you some feedback. I doubt very much you've taken it into consideration, though. If you really want to get into the business, start working on your tracing and drawing skills and find a talented, reputable artist who is willing to take you on as an apprentice. That's how you'll really get into the business, not with this silly "tattoos for people who want tattoos but don't know what they want" and using multiple names nonsense.
jag
Draw4u
01-26-2008, 11:01 PM
You know what I think? I think YOU are the guy who owns and operates that ****e site that features tattoo artwork obviously designed by someone who doesn't know the first thing about tattooing. Admit it. This is you:
http://tattoofox.com/pic2.jpg
Isn't it? You are the same guy. There is no "friend" who designs tattoos. It's you. Both of the sites you pimp in this thread and in your signature revolve around artwork with enough similarities that it's easy enough to connect them both to the same artist. Tie in the fact that both domains are owned by a single person, and the fact that you keep coming back here to promote that tattoo site over and over again, and well, pretty obvious that it's just yourself that you are promoting. This is REALLY the wrong way to break into the tattoo business, not that you'll listen to reason I am sure. Have you even shown your designs to an actual tattoo artist to get some feedback on whether they are something that would even work very well in practice? Draw4U, a working tattoo artist, gave you some feedback. I doubt very much you've taken it into consideration, though. If you really want to get into the business, start working on your tracing and drawing skills and find a talented, reputable artist who is willing to take you on as an apprentice. That's how you'll really get into the business, not with this silly "tattoos for people who want tattoos but don't know what they want" and using multiple names nonsense.
jag
:wow: You got served!!
ANTOINE X
01-26-2008, 11:08 PM
I Don't have to prove anything to you since you are as smart as a jaguar! You don't like his art we all get it! So move on man! And if it was me I would have put the web site in my signature next to the other one long ago. I really don't know why your so obsesses with finding clues. Maybe you like to hide jaguarr! But I don't have any problem showing my stuff as you can see...So stop playing Inspector gadget!:o
jaguarr
01-27-2008, 12:41 AM
I Don't have to prove anything to you since you are as smart as a jaguar! You don't like his art we all get it! So move on man! And if it was me I would have put the web site in my signature next to the other one long ago. I really don't know why your so obsesses with finding clues. Maybe you like to hide jaguarr! But I don't have any problem showing my stuff as you can see...So stop playing Inspector gadget!:o
Hmmm...seems I might have hit a nerve. Little too close too home was I, Andy/Armand/Antoine? Like those "A" names, don't you?
jag
ANTOINE X
01-27-2008, 11:20 AM
Hmmm...seems I might have hit a nerve. Little too close too home was I, Andy/Armand/Antoine? Like those "A" names, don't you?
jag
:huh::huh::huh:
Seriously I m not mad at all I m more like WTF?...You act like a serial killer! Looking at my profile or where I Live. Looking If Its the same account. I don't know what to say man! Take a shrink or something cause that s scary!Seriouly!
jaguarr
01-27-2008, 11:29 AM
:huh::huh::huh:
Seriously I m not mad at all I m more like WTF?...You act like a serial killer! Looking at my profile or where I Live. Looking If Its the same account. I don't know what to say man! Take a shrink or something cause that s scary!Seriouly!
So you haven't moved, then? Got it. :up:
Seriously, what do you expect when you keep coming in here and antagonistically posting your website over and over again and trying to bait people into arguments either by typing stupid **** that clearly illustrates you don't know a damn thing about tattooing or it's history, or passive-aggressively posting B.S. about how you'd love to argue with us but your "friend" won't let you? You were just crying out for attention and now that you've gotten it you're unhappy about it. I haven't even put any effort into digging up dirt on you, so be happy I haven't REALLY decided to look into your life and all that's revealed about it in little electronic bits all over the internet. There's plenty more out there to find out about someone who is dumb enough to put their real name and contact info into public record and then link to it, even inadvertently, on message boards. It's not like I've posted your full real name, your social security number, where you work or where you went to school; info that is all available about you if I want to go dig hard enough. Nor have I obtained any of that information and used it to steal your identity and buy $5 million worth of swamp land in Florida. THAT would be a little over the top and a bit crazy. Keep coming back in here and pressing your luck, Andy. Let's see what happens.
jag
Logan's Runt
01-27-2008, 11:31 AM
Buy me something pretty, Jag, I don't want swampland!
ANTOINE X
01-27-2008, 11:43 AM
So you haven't moved, then? Got it. :up:
Seriously, what do you expect when you keep coming in here and antagonistically posting your website over and over again and trying to bait people into arguments either by typing stupid **** that clearly illustrates you don't know a damn thing about tattooing or it's history, or passive-aggressively posting B.S. about how you'd love to argue with us but your "friend" won't let you? You were just crying out for attention and now that you've gotten it you're unhappy about it. I haven't even put any effort into digging up dirt on you, so be happy I haven't REALLY decided to look into your life and all that's revealed about it in little electronic bits all over the internet. There's plenty more out there to find out about someone who is dumb enough to put their real name and contact info into public record and then link to it, even inadvertently, on message boards. It's not like I've posted your full real name, your social security number, where you work or where you went to school; info that is all available about you if I want to go dig hard enough. Nor have I obtained any of that information and used it to steal your identity and buy $5 million worth of swamp land in Florida. THAT would be a little over the top and a bit crazy. Keep coming back in here and pressing your luck, Andy. Let's see what happens.
jag
Bla!bLa! bla!bla! I know what you re trying to do. You want me ejected from superhero hype. And it wont work you know why? cause you are as smart as jaguar.I'm done talking to U and don't forget to go at www.tattoofox.com :woot: (http://www.tattoofox.com)
jaguarr
01-27-2008, 11:47 AM
Bla!bLa! bla!bla! I know what you re trying to do. You want me ejected from superhero hype. And it wont work you know why? cause you are as smart as jaguar.I'm done talking to U and don't forget to go at www.tattoofox.com :woot: (http://www.tattoofox.com)
Uh, no, I'm trying to teach you a lesson about running your mouth when you shouldn't and to be more careful with your personal data. Are you really that dense? For anyone who would like to call Andy on his cell phone through Rogers Communications, his number is listed in the links I posted previously, as is his address if you want to send him a lovely postcard.
Now go randomly bold some words for non-effect in another thread that you're probably completely missing the point in as well.
jag
Mr. Socko
01-27-2008, 11:50 AM
You know what I think? I think YOU are the guy who owns and operates that ****e site that features tattoo artwork obviously designed by someone who doesn't know the first thing about tattooing. Admit it. This is you:
http://tattoofox.com/pic2.jpg
lol:o
jaguarr
01-27-2008, 11:51 AM
These are the people who host Andy's websites:
http://www.startlogic.com/images/pics/sl_jan07_main_team.jpg
Haha!
P.S. - Andy, your registration for the one in your sig expires on August 7th of this year. Don't forget to renew. Or would you like me to go ahead and do that for you, now?
jag
ANTOINE X
01-27-2008, 11:54 AM
Uh, no, I'm trying to teach you a lesson about running your mouth when you shouldn't and to be more careful with your personal data. Are you really that dense? For anyone who would like to call Andy on his cell phone through Rogers Communications, his number is listed in the links I posted previously, as is his address if you want to send him a lovely postcard.
Now go randomly bold some words for non-effect in another thread that you're probably completely missing the point in as well.
jag
No jaguarr is just that your one of those guy who want to show to the entire site how smart U are.The problem is nobody gives a damn about your small brain!
ANTOINE X
01-27-2008, 12:02 PM
lol:o
Well, Well Well Socko entering in the fight? Now thats some news
Logan's Runt
01-27-2008, 12:15 PM
Well, Well Well Socko entering in the fight? Now thats some news
What fight?
jaguarr
01-27-2008, 12:47 PM
No jaguarr is just that your one of those guy who want to show to the entire site how smart U are.The problem is nobody gives a damn about your small brain!
:whatever:
I'm trying to decide if you're worth the $5 it would cost to pull all of your info out of Intelius or not.
jag
ANTOINE X
01-27-2008, 12:59 PM
:whatever:
I'm trying to decide if you're worth the $5 it would cost to pull all of your info out of Intelius or not.
jag
You better cool down man .One more s*** from U again and I ll ask a moderator to escort you out of Superherohype
jaguarr
01-27-2008, 01:01 PM
You better cool down man .One more s*** from U again and I ll ask a moderator to escort you out of Superherohype
Oh, really? I think the mods would probably like to see all the trolling you have been doing in here. Should we alert them? Yes, let's.
jag
Dark Donnie
01-27-2008, 01:30 PM
This is good
ComicChick
01-27-2008, 01:44 PM
a jagless hype would be a sad place indeed
Logan's Runt
01-27-2008, 01:45 PM
We don't talk about that. :ninja:
jaguarr
01-27-2008, 01:48 PM
Where in the Blue Hell is JagBamFranTag? Is it in Germany? :huh:
jag
Malice
01-27-2008, 01:53 PM
Guys...calm it down...
Draw4u
01-27-2008, 03:53 PM
wow this thread has totaly gone south. Someone post some tattoo pictures soon or im gonna ditch, lol.
Logan's Runt
01-27-2008, 04:08 PM
Swollenbutt!
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x163/logansrunt/heartygrenade1.jpg
uchiha_itachi
01-27-2008, 04:15 PM
is that just a random somebody?
Logan's Runt
01-27-2008, 04:16 PM
That's my swollenbutt. :huh:
uchiha_itachi
01-27-2008, 04:18 PM
oooh nice lol
i think the term "love explostion" fits well
( you know....cos its a heart shaped grenade...so clever:whatever: )
Yurka
01-27-2008, 04:28 PM
I doubt many people have a tat of a grenade, (heart-grenade or not) on their ass. :up:
The Evolutionist
01-27-2008, 04:30 PM
Hot damn Jag...got a little interested in this one, didn't you?
ComicChick
01-27-2008, 04:41 PM
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5518/tattoopic1di3.jpg
:dry:
i wonder if this guy regrets this choice yet lol
uchiha_itachi
01-27-2008, 04:42 PM
if he didnt....theres somthing wrong lol
Logan's Runt
01-27-2008, 04:51 PM
Hooray bad tattoos!
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g30/blowmekthx/tattoo.jpg
jaguarr
01-27-2008, 04:54 PM
wow this thread has totaly gone south. Someone post some tattoo pictures soon or im gonna ditch, lol.
Agreed. At least in part my bad. Sorry.
Hot damn Jag...got a little interested in this one, didn't you?
Sometimes a cry for help is answered by the wrong person. :D
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5518/tattoopic1di3.jpg
:dry:
i wonder if this guy regrets this choice yet lol
For the longest time I sat there thinking "Why the f**k did he have "Geek Safe" tattooed on his belly?" :dry:
jag
jaguarr
01-27-2008, 04:55 PM
Hooray bad tattoos!
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g30/blowmekthx/tattoo.jpg
That's scary as hell. :wow:
jag
ComicChick
01-27-2008, 04:59 PM
http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/3135/bmepb471540nw9.jpg
I hate spiders, but i think that one looks cool
ANTOINE X
01-27-2008, 05:00 PM
http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/3135/bmepb471540nw9.jpg
I hate spiders, but i think that one looks cool
edit
Logan's Runt
01-27-2008, 05:00 PM
Dennis Avner is awesome.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w145/dekraptor/tigre2.jpg
Logan's Runt
01-27-2008, 05:01 PM
http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/3135/bmepb471540nw9.jpg
I hate spiders, but i think that one looks cool
This one is really well done. :up:
Yurka
01-27-2008, 05:02 PM
http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/3135/bmepb471540nw9.jpg
I hate spiders, but i think that one looks cool
Thats awesome.
jaguarr
01-27-2008, 05:02 PM
Dennis is one of the more extreme body-mod enthusiasts out there, without a doubt. To the point that I kind of worry about him from a mental health standpoint.
I've seen that spider before, but I can't remember where. It's an excellent piece. :up:
jag
Logan's Runt
01-27-2008, 05:08 PM
Dennis is one of the more extreme body-mod enthusiasts out there, without a doubt. To the point that I kind of worry about him from a mental health standpoint.
I've seen that spider before, but I can't remember where. It's an excellent piece. :up:
jag
A lot of people would question his (and other heavy mod enthusiasts') mental state. Understandable from a societal standpoint. It doesn't worry/confuse me, but to each their own. The same could be speculated about suspension artists, play piercers, etc.
I'd really like to see that spider tattoo healed, and after a few years. I wonder how well it keeps that crispness/ optical illusion quality.
uchiha_itachi
01-27-2008, 05:13 PM
http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/3135/bmepb471540nw9.jpg
I hate spiders, but i think that one looks cool
that would freak me out if a girl took off her coat or wotever and i saw that:csad:
The Geek Vault
01-27-2008, 05:14 PM
My friends and I were talking about tatoos recently and we were talking about how people tell you when you get old they look like shrivelled prunes, so does that mean if you get a shrivelled prune tatoo when you are young it'll turn into something cool like a huge eagle when you are old?
uchiha_itachi
01-27-2008, 05:16 PM
Hooray bad tattoos!
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g30/blowmekthx/tattoo.jpg
the idea for that is real nice. its execution however was not.
Logan's Runt
01-27-2008, 05:18 PM
the idea for that is real nice. its execution however was not.
Aye. The artist has no eye for value scale.
uchiha_itachi
01-27-2008, 05:19 PM
indeed, that guy must of been well pissed of with that artist.
X-Chick
01-27-2008, 07:40 PM
I haven't had any ink done in quite some time, now. Almost three years, actually. However, I have a few ideas brewing involving jag tats for my shoulders/upper arms in a half-sleeve on each side and a baby jaguar cub probably on one of my calves, which will probably be the first of the lot to get done since my wife and I are having a baby in June/July sometime.
jag
Wow, dude. Congratulations. Sounds like you do have some great ideas, can't wait to see them.
yeah, i wasnt talking about you anyhow, lol. Youre post was actually very thought out and made a lot of sense.
lol. Oops, I just assumed I guess. You guys just know so much about everything, it's awesome, though.
Ugh. I know that feeling. I have never had a second thought about getting any of mine (even the ones decided on a whim :o), but I recently decided I want my knuckles done- and am really apprehensive about taking that 'tattoo my hands' step. Which, obviously, means 'don't get it right now', haha. But I really want my damn knuckles!
One tattoo artist I encounter every now and again just says 'get whatever the f*** you want, and make your life deal with it.'
Yeah, I totally get that. My husband swears I'm going to regret it one day, like after we have kids or something. But I'm thinking, having kids might make me grow up some, but it's not going to change who I am and loving tattoos is part of me. But still, I'm taking more time to think it over. It's been nearly a year now that I've had the design, so a while longer can't hurt.
Logan's Runt
01-27-2008, 07:56 PM
Yeah, I totally get that. My husband swears I'm going to regret it one day, like after we have kids or something. But I'm thinking, having kids might make me grow up some, but it's not going to change who I am and loving tattoos is part of me. But still, I'm taking more time to think it over. It's been nearly a year now that I've had the design, so a while longer can't hurt.
Indeed. You've always got time till you're 100% ready. I know lots of heavily tattooed moms who don't regret a thing, but I'm sure there are plenty who do as well.
I don't quite understand 'tattoo regret' but that might just be a personal thing. I can't really imagine regretting any of my tattoos, truly, even if they were horrible or stupid. Seems to me that I'd just laugh about them.
ANTOINE X
01-27-2008, 08:08 PM
Dennis Avner is awesome.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w145/dekraptor/tigre2.jpg
DAMN!:wow:
ANTOINE X
01-27-2008, 08:09 PM
I like tribal but not that much!:woot:
jaguarr
01-27-2008, 08:09 PM
He's not doing tribal, he's making himself into a tiger.
jag
ANTOINE X
01-27-2008, 08:15 PM
maybe look like tribe to me :o
Logan's Runt
01-27-2008, 08:16 PM
maybe look like tribe to me :o
You keep proving how much you don't know about the tattoo/bodymod industry.
jaguarr
01-27-2008, 08:17 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalking_Cat
http://www.stalkingcat.net/
jag
ANTOINE X
01-27-2008, 08:17 PM
Actually I m gonna ask my friend to do a tribe/spider-man can't wait to see this . Ill keep you posted as soon as he finish it :yay:
Assassin
01-27-2008, 08:17 PM
they have obviously never watched ripley's
ANTOINE X
01-27-2008, 08:17 PM
You keep proving how much you don't know about the tattoo/bodymod industry.
I dont make tattoo
Logan's Runt
01-27-2008, 08:20 PM
I dont make tattoo
We got that part.
Assassin
01-27-2008, 08:21 PM
what about that british guy who was turning himself into a lepord?
ANTOINE X
01-27-2008, 08:21 PM
We got that part.
so than what your point? I Never said I was A Tattoo artist.:huh:
jaguarr
01-27-2008, 08:23 PM
what about that british guy who was turning himself into a lepord?
Tom Leopard? He's still alive, I believe.
jag
Assassin
01-27-2008, 08:27 PM
lol back when i first joined, i used to picture you as him. He said every part of his body except the soles of his feet are coverd. that means he tattooed his sticks and stones :eek:
jaguarr
01-27-2008, 08:32 PM
lol back when i first joined, i used to picture you as him. He said every part of his body except the soles of his feet are coverd. that means he tattooed his sticks and stones :eek:
Heh! While I certainly get why he and Dennis are so intent on BECOMING their totems to a certain degree, I prefer to just honor my totems by getting portraits of them on me like I have thus far.
jag
Logan's Runt
01-27-2008, 08:36 PM
so than what your point? I Never said I was A Tattoo artist.:huh:
Your earlier posts attempted to look like you knew what you were talking about. I was simply observing that the more you talk about bodymods, the less knowledgeable about them you appear.
Assassin
01-27-2008, 08:39 PM
from wiki
Tom Leppard, more widely known as Leopard Man or the Leopard Man of Skye, was formerly considered by The Guinness Book of World Records to be the world's most tattooed man.[1] Tom Leppard, now in his sixties, fled society years ago after spending £5,500 to have his body covered in leopard-like spots. He now lives in a small cabin on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Once every week, the ex-soldier travels by canoe to buy supplies and pick up his pension.
If he went back to civilization, he says he would be plagued by "interfering busybodies" and kids throwing stones at his window.[1]
[edit] Notes
^ Lucky Diamond Rich is now acknowledged as the world's most tattooed person. Guinness World Records. Most Tattooed Person.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Leppard"
poor guy :(
ANTOINE X
01-27-2008, 08:46 PM
Your earlier posts attempted to look like you knew what you were talking about. I was simply observing that the more you talk about bodymods, the less knowledgeable about them you appear.
Look lady! You don't have to work in there to know whats going on. I dont know which part of what I say was wrong anyways. And I repeat I dont do tattoos. Sorry if you got it all wrong :huh:
jaguarr
01-27-2008, 08:48 PM
Look lady! You don't have to work in there to know whats going on. I dont know which part of what I say was wrong anyways. And I repeat I dont do tattoos. Sorry if you got it all wrong :huh:
Why don't you tell us more about the history of tattooing in ancient cultures. That was amusing.
jag
Assassin
01-27-2008, 08:52 PM
runt, did u ever post your new tats yet? i havent been on myspace in a few months and cant get on it at my work comp, (the only comp i have for now)
ANTOINE X
01-27-2008, 08:57 PM
oh please jaguarr you dont make tattoos and your also pretending you are one :whatever:
X-Chick
01-27-2008, 08:59 PM
oh please jaguarr you dont make tattoos and your also pretending you are one :whatever:
Pretending he's a tattoo? :huh: Or do you mean a tattoo artist? Because he's never claimed he was either.
jaguarr
01-27-2008, 09:01 PM
oh please jaguarr you dont make tattoos and your also pretending you are one :whatever:
At this point I have to ask if you have ever been tested for autism.
jag
ANTOINE X
01-27-2008, 09:04 PM
Pretending he's a tattoo? :huh: Or do you mean a tattoo artist? Because he's never claimed he was either.
neither do I but people think I am one :huh:. And unlike jaguarr I don't try to play that role .
X-Chick
01-27-2008, 09:07 PM
neither do I but people think I am one :huh:. And unlike jaguarr I don't try to play that role .
No, the point here is that it is obvious you are not one.
ANTOINE X
01-27-2008, 09:08 PM
No, the point here is that it is obvious you are not one.
:huh::huh::huh:
jaguarr
01-27-2008, 09:09 PM
neither do I but people think I am one :huh:. And unlike jaguarr I don't try to play that role .
Please find for me, anywhere on this site, where I have claimed to be a tattoo artist. I'll be waiting. :up:
jag
Assassin
01-27-2008, 09:10 PM
shut the hell up kid
This thread is entertaining:)
ANTOINE X
01-27-2008, 09:11 PM
Please find for me, anywhere on this site, where I have claimed to be a tattoo artist. I'll be waiting. :up:
jag
same thing for amigo :up::down:up::down :huh:
jaguarr
01-27-2008, 09:12 PM
same thing for amigo :up::down:up::down :huh:
I never said you claimed to be a tattoo artist. I just said you've made it abundantly clear that you don't know jack about tattooing or it's history, and it's been pointed out to you in response to the various instances of retardation you have spewed forth in this thread recently by myself and many other people. :up:
jag
ANTOINE X
01-27-2008, 09:16 PM
Man! I can't believe I was talking to a jaguar all this time... here jaguarr go take that bone and don't come back:lips:
jaguarr
01-27-2008, 09:17 PM
Man! I can't believe I was talking to a jaguar all this time... here jaguarr go take that bone and don't come back:lips:
You never answered my question; have you ever been tested for autism?
jag
X-Chick
01-27-2008, 09:19 PM
This thread is entertaining:)
Is Akuma your actual name, which would be hard to believe considering the meaning, or did you rip it from that video game?
You never answered my question; have you ever been tested for autism?
jag
I'm curious about that as well.
Wow, first the Photo Album and now the Tattoo thread.
jaguarr
01-27-2008, 09:22 PM
Wow, first the Photo Album and now the Tattoo thread.
Did he f**k up the photo album thread, too?
jag
ANTOINE X
01-27-2008, 09:23 PM
You never answered my question; have you ever been tested for autism?
jag
Seriously it s going no where jaguar so here's my plan: you don't talk to me and I do the same how about that? :grin:
No, someone did though.
Two thread bashings/lash-outs in one day.
jaguarr
01-27-2008, 09:25 PM
Seriously it s going no where jaguar so here's my plan: you don't talk to me and I do the same how about that? :grin:
Here's my plan; you learn to keep your distance from me and I won't post your full name, address, phone number, where you work and your social security number in a few script kiddie haunts that I know of and tell them to have a free-for-all on your ass. How does that sound?
If you're going to post stupid stuff, you are going to get called on it. Don't like it? Stop posting stupid things. If you stop talking out of your ass, we'll stop offering you Altoids.
jag
jaguarr
01-27-2008, 09:26 PM
No, someone did though.
Two thread bashings/lash-outs in one day.
Ahhh. Yeah, I see that thread has pretty well gone to Candyland, hasn't it?
jag
Yes.
More like Pansexual-land :confused:
ANTOINE X
01-27-2008, 09:30 PM
Here's my plan; you learn to keep your distance from me and I won't post your full name, address, phone number, where you work and your social security number in a few script kiddie haunts that I know of and tell them to have a free-for-all on your ass. How does that sound?
If you're going to post stupid stuff, you are going to get called on it. Don't like it? Stop posting stupid things. If you stop talking out of your ass, we'll stop offering you Altoids.
jag
I forgot you re just a jaguar :whatever: good night!
I forgot you re just a jaguar :whatever: good night!
I forgot you re just an idiot
jaguarr
01-27-2008, 09:32 PM
I forgot you re just a jaguar :whatever: good night!
I'm pretty sure you're at least mildly autistic.
jag
ANTOINE X
01-27-2008, 09:33 PM
I forgot you re just an idiot
who the f*** are U?:huh: mind your business franky! It doesn't concern U
who the f*** are U?:huh: mind your business franky! It doesn't concern U
I'm farmerfran, b****
:o
Well, it does concern me in the fact that I have to read your dribble.
X-Chick
01-27-2008, 09:35 PM
Come on guys, let's not pick on the slow kid. It's not his fault his IQ is a good 40 points below the norm.
My name's not Frank anyways.
X-Chick
01-27-2008, 09:37 PM
My name's not Frank anyways.
No, I'm not quite sure who he was talking to.
ANTOINE X
01-27-2008, 09:41 PM
Like I say guys we just don't talk to each other that would be the best deal I can offer take it or leave it
Assassin
01-27-2008, 09:51 PM
haha fran joined a fight he had nothing to do with at the end when it was over and claimed victory!
I love the hype
hode it up fran, hode. it. up.
jaguarr
01-27-2008, 09:55 PM
Like I say guys we just don't talk to each other that would be the best deal I can offer take it or leave it
If that means you're going to stop posting in this thread, then your crazy plan may just work out after all. Otherwise, I'll be happy to continue telling you when you are wrong. :up:
jag
ANTOINE X
01-27-2008, 10:02 PM
If that means you're going to stop posting in this thread, then your crazy plan may just work out after all. Otherwise, I'll be happy to continue telling you when you are wrong. :up:
jag
Nope! I will continue. I just said we just don't talk to each other...Jaguar!:o
jaguarr
01-27-2008, 10:05 PM
Nope! I will continue. I just said we just don't talk to each other...Jaguar!:o
Then you will continue to be called out when you post incorrect or inane drivel, as seems to be your perpetual style. When you put your thoughts and opinions out on a public message board in a discussion, they are subject to scrutiny. Don't like the scrutiny you receive? Then don't post anymore. If you are some sort of intellectual masochist, which I'm suspicious of, then you are probably in the right place.
jag
jaguarr
01-27-2008, 10:11 PM
To bring this thread back on topic and out of the clutches of the autistic attention whore, I thought I'd post some interesting tattoo facts I came across:
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.18461
Bald facts
Tattooing has been used as a way of smuggling secret messages across enemy lines in times of war.
The 5th century BC Greek historian, Herodotus, records how Histiaeus of Miletus, who was being held against his will by King Darius of Susa, sent a tattooed secret message to his son-in-law, Aristagoras. Histiaeus shaved the hair of his slave and tattooed the message on to the man's head. The slave was told that the procedure would cure his failing eyesight. When the slave's hair had grown back sufficiently to hide the tattoo, he was sent to Aristagoras, who shaved his head and read the hidden message. The message instructed Aristagoras to begin a rebellion.
The percentage game
The world's most tattooed person is Tom Leppard from the Isle of Skye, Scotland, who has 99.9 per cent of his body covered with a leopard-skin design.
Guinness World Records states that the only parts of Tom's body that remain untattooed are the skin between his toes and the insides of his ears.
The claim to be the world's most tattooed woman is shared between Canadian Krystyne Kolorful and American Julia Gnuse. Both have 95 per cent of their bodies tattooed. Julia began to tattoo her body in order to disguise the effects of porphyria, a disease which can leave skin permanently scarred.
Head hunters
Tomika Te MutuTomika Te Mutu, a chief of the Ngai te rangi tribeIn the late-18th and early-19th centuries collecting tattooed Maori heads became so popular in Europe that many Maoris were murdered to supply the trade.
The Maori people in New Zealand tattooed their heads (moko) and buttocks by chiselling a design into the skin and rubbing ink into it. If one of their chiefs died, they would remove and preserve the tattooed head, keeping it as a treasured possession.
Europeans considered these heads to be curiosities and before long a trade sprang up, with the Maori exchanging heads for firearms. Soon the Maori began to trade the heads of their enemies killed in battle, but when demand started to exceed supply, men began to be murdered in cold blood for their tattoos.
In some cases, slaves were tattooed so that their heads could be cut off and sold. In 1831 Governor Darling of New South Wales took steps to outlaw the practice.
Pious pain
European missionaries in the Cook Islands tried to remove tattoos by scrubbing them off with sandstone. Since the ink lay deep in the skin's dermis, this involved scouring the body raw.
Missionaries in Polynesia condemned the practice of tattooing, quoting the Bible, which states,
Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put marks on yourselves
Leviticus, 19:28
They tried to stamp out the custom and went as far as trying to remove tattoos by rubbing the skin with sandstone in the same way that a ship's deck was scrubbed. This practice was known as 'holystoning'. It was a primitive forerunner of a form of tattoo removal known as dermabrasion, in which the skin is 'sanded' to remove layers. Dermabrasion has now largely given way to laser surgery as a popular means of tattoo removal.
The oldest tattoo
Ozti the icemanOzti the iceman In October 1991, the 5000 year-old frozen body of a Bronze Age hunter was found between Austria and Italy. His body bore several tattoos.
The body, nicknamed Özti, the iceman, was found in a glacier and was so well preserved that scientists were able to make out a number of tattoos. These included a cross on the inside of the left knee, six straight lines 15 cm above the kidneys and a series of parallel lines on the ankles.
Close-up of the tattoos on OztiClose-up of the tattoos on Ozti. The position of the tattoos has caused some to speculate that the man had his body marked for therapeutic reasons, because many of the marks correspond to the position of acupuncture points.
Royal tattoo
King Harold II of England had a number of tattoos. After his death at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, his tattoos were used to identify his body.
Many other royals throughout history have been tattooed. In 1862 the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, had a Jerusalem Cross tattooed on his arm on a visit to the Holy Land. When his sons, the Duke of Clarence and the Duke of York (later King George V) visited Japan in 1882 they both had dragons tattooed on their arms. Amongst the Russian royal family, Peter the Great, Catherine the Great and Nicholas II all bore tattoos. Archduke Franz Ferdinand, whose assassination sparked the First World War, was also tattooed. Today royal tattoos are less common.
Sink or swim
Sailors with tattoosSailors with tattoos
A pig tattooed on one foot and a rooster on the other were said to protect a seaman from drowning. Neither animal can swim and it was thought they would help get the sailor swiftly to shore if he fell into the water.
Other popular tattoos amongst sailors are also attributed with particular meanings:
* a full-rigged ship shows the seaman has sailed round Cape Horn
* an anchor indicates he has sailed the Atlantic Ocean
* a dragon denotes that the bearer has served on a China station
* a shellback turtle shows the sailor has crossed the equator
* 'Hold' tattooed on the knuckles of one hand and 'fast' on the other were said to allow the bearer to grip the rigging better.
That's all folks
American George C. Reiger Jr boasts over 1000 tattoos based on Disney characters, including all 101 dalmatians.
Reiger had his first Disney tattoo - an inked version of Fantasia's sorcerer Mickey - at the age of 18. Since then he has been adding characters and now the tattoos cover over 80 per cent of his body.
The tattoos are carefully positioned. Villains are consigned to his legs below the knee, while anything under the sea is situated below his stomach. Other characters are also grouped by theme.
Because the characters are copyright, Reiger has had to seek permission from Disney and now claims to be the only person in the world with such authorization. He says he received it on the condition that he's not allowed to go to a tattoo parlour, appear in a tattooing magazine or make money out of his tattoos.
Sharing the pain
In the Pacific island of Samoa a chief would pay for his son and other lower-ranking males to be tattooed in the same ceremony.
The tattooing ceremony was considered so important in Samoa that houses were erected specially for the event. Lavish feasts were prepared and entertainments laid on for those attending. Although the ceremony revolved around the tattooing of the chief's son, his lower-status contemporaries were also tattooed at the chief's expense. These youths supported the chief's son and shared his pain. By subjecting himself to the painful process of tattooing, the chief's son was demonstrating his bravery at the same time as showing his respect for his elders by submitting to their will.
Mark my word
Landing at Mallicolo (Malekula), one of the New Hebrides. William Hodges c. 1776Landing at Mallicolo (Malekula), one of the New Hebrides. William Hodges c. 1776 The word 'tattoo' is derived from the Tahitian word 'tatau', meaning to mark.
The word 'tattaw' was first used in the published account of Captain Cook's first voyage, which appeared in 1769. It has been suggested that 'tatau' is an onomatopoeic word. 'Tat' refers to tapping the tattooing instrument into the skin; 'au' to the cry of pain from the person being tattooed.
Taking the p***
Urine was sometimes used to mix the colouring matter of early tattoos.
Early colouring materials for tattoos included soot or ink for blue-black and brick dust for reds. To work, these needed to be bound together by a mixing agent. Often the tattooist used his own spittle to mix the colour but occasionally urine was used instead. Until 1891, when the first electric tattooing machine was patented by Tom Riley, all colours were applied by hand. Early tattooing tools were rather like pen holders with a number of needles set into them.
Ring for action
The tattooing machine is based on the design of the doorbell.
The quick poking action of a tattooing machine, which injects the ink into the skin, is driven by an electric circuit very similar to that which operates the household doorbell. Modern tattoo artists work with a number of tattooing machines, each reserved to inject a different colour. The number of needles set in the machine and their fineness depends on what the machine is being used for. Finer needles are used for outlines, while coarser needles are used for filling in or for shading.
In prison, where tattooing machines are banned, inmates have been known to make their own makeshift tattooing machines using guitar strings and the motor from a tape deck.
Snake charmer
Lady Randolph ChurchillLady Randolph ChurchillWinston Churchill's mother, Lady Randolph Churchill, had a snake tattooed on her wrist.
It became fashionable in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for aristocrats, including women, to be tattooed. At the time, tattooing was very expensive and people paid large sums for their designs. Later, as the costs were reduced, tattooing was adopted by the lower classes and the practice fell out of favour with the social elite.
The strategic positioning of Lady Churchill's tattoo meant that she could choose not to display it by wearing a bracelet to cover it.
The National Maritime Museum has not been able to ascertain the copyright status of this image and would welcome any information that would enable us to update our records regarding ownership.
Dangerous bodies
A Night Dance by Men, in HapaeeA Night Dance by Men, in Hapaee by John Webber Tahitians believed that the process of tattooing the body served to contain its sacred power.
The Polynesian view of the body differed from that of the Europeans. Polynesians believed that there were two worlds: the world of light and ordinary life (ao) and the world of darkness and gods (po). Humans came from po at birth and returned there at death. This gave the body a potentially dangerous primal power, which would overcome the present world if it was not contained. A number of rites from infancy onwards were designed to restrain this power by lessening the body's sacredness.
In Tahiti, these rites culminated in the act of tattooing the body around the time of puberty in order to 'seal off' its power.
Costing an arm and a leg
Removing a tattoo can cost up to three times more than the design itself.
Tattoos last forever and sometimes a tattoo can become an embarrassment in later life. Because tattoos lie in the deep layer of skin known as the dermis, they are very difficult to remove. Early forms of tattoo removal included the injection or application of wine, lime, garlic or pigeon excrement.
Unsurprisingly, none of these methods was effective. Later removal techniques include dermabrasion, when the skin is effectively 'sanded down', and excision, in which the tattoo is surgically removed. Both methods result in scarring.
In the late 1980s laser surgery became popular for tattoo removal. However, the treatment is not cheap and can cost thousands of pounds, depending on the tattoo's size, type and location.
Signs of faith
Early Christians often had the sign of the cross tattooed on their bodies, particularly their face or arms.
Such tattoos were seen as a permanent mark of the believer's faith. However, around AD 325 the Emperor Constantine outlawed tattooing of the face because he believed that the face was in God's image and should not be disfigured. In AD 787, a council of churches meeting in Calcuth, Northumberland, renounced all forms of tattooing and sealed the fate of the practice in the eyes of the Christian church once and for all.
Much later, a representation of the crucifixion tattooed on a slave's back was said to preserve the bearer from a whipping. It was thought that no Christian, however cruel, would lash the image of Christ.
Human curiosity
Terrestrial table globeTerrestrial table globe circa 1752 The first tattooed man to be shown publicly in England was a Pacific islander known as Prince Joely.
Prince Joely, also known as Giolo, was brought to England in 1691 by William Dampier, a famous buccaneer and author of a Voyage Around the World, an account of his travels with privateers and pirates. Dampier explained to those who came to view the Prince Joely that his tattoos were done in the same manner as the crosses and arms of visitors to Jerusalem, but using the sap of a certain tree instead of gunpowder.
Sadly, Prince Joely never returned home to the Pacific. He died in England of smallpox.
Close to the bone
The Chief at Sta ChristinaThe Chief at Sta Christina by William Hodges, 1776 The severity of pain experienced when being tattooed depends on the location of the tattoo. The most painful areas are those where the skin is very close to the bone, such as the ankles, elbows and knees. It is less painful to be tattooed on more fleshy areas such as the chest or upper arms. Pain was an important part of tattooing for Polynesian societies.
In Tahiti, the chief's son was watched closely as he was tattooed for signs of pain. In Samoa, it was often said that tattooing was the equivalent for men of the great pain a woman endured when giving birth.
Picture this
OmaiOmai by William Hodges, 1777 A portrait of a tattooed man by Sir Joshua Reynolds sold at auction for £10,343,500 in November 2001. The painting, which was sold by Sothebys in London, depicts Omai (Mae), a tattooed Tahitian man who came to England in 1774.
Omai was taken around the country by Sir Joseph Banks, who had accompanied Captain Cook on his voyage to the Pacific in the Endeavour. While he was in England, Omai was fêted by society. He was introduced to King George III and taken to the state opening of Parliament.
The novelist Fanny Burney described him as 'tall and very well made, much darker than I expected to see him.' She added;
he seems to shame Education for his manners are so extremely graceful, and he is so polite, attentive and easy that you would have thought he came from some Foreign Court ... he appears to be a perfectly rational and intelligent man, with an understanding far superior to the common race of us cultivated gentry.
Omai returned to Tahiti with Captain Cook's third voyage in 1776.
Point taken
Samoan tattoo artists used combs to apply their designs.
On the Pacific island of Samoa, tattooist carried out their art by dipping the pointed teeth of combs into ink and placing them on the surface of the skin. The comb was then tapped so that the teeth punctured the skin, inserting the ink. Both men and women had their bodies tattooed and elaborate designs could take several months to complete. In Samoan tradition, tattoos were restricted to the lower part of the body.
jag
JoeCat
01-27-2008, 10:14 PM
(Sigh)
blah blah blah...
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff80/darkbidu/retarded.jpg
JoeCat
01-27-2008, 10:14 PM
Jaguarr FTW
ANTOINE X
01-27-2008, 10:17 PM
Then you will continue to be called out when you post incorrect or inane drivel, as seems to be your perpetual style. When you put your thoughts and opinions out on a public message board in a discussion, they are subject to scrutiny. Don't like the scrutiny you receive? Then don't post anymore. If you are some sort of intellectual masochist, which I'm suspicious of, then you are probably in the right place.
jag
:sleepy:
uchiha_itachi
01-28-2008, 06:11 AM
I forgot you re just an idiot
ha ha that made me lol:o
Is Akuma your actual name, which would be hard to believe considering the meaning, or did you rip it from that video game?
My actual name is David.I did "rip" it from the game.He is one of my favourite characters.:woot:
X-Chick
01-28-2008, 08:43 PM
Is Akuma your actual name, which would be hard to believe considering the meaning, or did you rip it from that video game?
My actual name is David.I did "rip" it from the game.He is one of my favourite characters.:woot:
It was always one of my favorite games when I was a kid. I'm not sure the kanji you used it right. I remember it only having two characters, but I could be wrong. :huh:
It was always one of my favorite games when I was a kid. I'm not sure the kanji you used it right. I remember it only having two characters, but I could be wrong. :huh:
You are correct:) It is only the first two kanji,and third is the number 10:woot:
X-Chick
01-28-2008, 08:54 PM
You are correct:) It is only the first two kanji,and third is the number 10:woot:
Ah, cool then. :up:
Logan's Runt
01-28-2008, 08:56 PM
Haha, it shows up on my computer as '???' :up:
ComicChick
01-28-2008, 09:31 PM
on mine it comes up | | | |
knowsbleed
01-28-2008, 10:14 PM
You guys are so mean. Quit picking on the poor dude. I'm going to go out and get all 16 tattoos from http://www.tattoofox.com/ inked on my appendages right now. Actually, to hell with that...they can ink teeth right? That way, when I smile and people look enviously at me I can say, "That's right, these cool tattoo designs are for EVERYONE!"
Logan's Runt
01-28-2008, 11:03 PM
You guys are so mean. Quit picking on the poor dude. I'm going to go out and get all 16 tattoos from http://www.tattoofox.com/ inked on my appendages right now. Actually, to hell with that...they can ink teeth right? That way, when I smile and people look enviously at me I can say, "That's right, these cool tattoo designs are for EVERYONE!"
Download! Print! Go to any tattoo store!
jaguarr
01-28-2008, 11:04 PM
Download! Print! Go to any tattoo store!
And get laughed at by the artists! :o
jag
The Original Bamfer
01-28-2008, 11:09 PM
You guys are so mean. Quit picking on the poor dude. I'm going to go out and get all 16 tattoos from http://www.tattoofox.com/ inked on my appendages right now. Actually, to hell with that...they can ink teeth right? That way, when I smile and people look enviously at me I can say, "That's right, these cool tattoo designs are for EVERYONE!"
Yeah! I've wanted to get a tattoo for a long time now. But I was always worried that I'd outgrow something that would be permanently drawn onto my body. And I've spent many a hour trying to think of something that I would adore for the rest of my life. Something so personal, so unique - so meaningful! On http://www.tattoofox.com I found just that.
Logan's Runt
01-28-2008, 11:09 PM
And get laughed at by the artists! :o
jag
Odds are if someone's going to 'any tattoo store' they'll end up at one with hep on the menu and who'd call that 'sick ink.' :up:
jaguarr
01-28-2008, 11:12 PM
Odds are if someone's going to 'any tattoo store' they'll end up at one with hep on the menu and who'd call that 'sick ink.' :up:
Haha! "Sick Ink" indeed. :D
jag
knowsbleed
01-28-2008, 11:13 PM
I'm going to get a dot matrix printer and mod with some needles...print that sucker out right on my skinz. BRILLIANT!
War Party
01-28-2008, 11:14 PM
I don't have any pics of mine, but my brother has two awesome sleeves.
This sleeve is complete:
http://scottbramble.com/artwork/157096.html
http://scottbramble.com/artwork/157095.html
http://scottbramble.com/artwork/157097.html
http://scottbramble.com/artwork/157220.html
This one ain't done yet, but he has a lot more done than shown:
http://scottbramble.com/artwork/157111.html
jaguarr
01-28-2008, 11:15 PM
I'm going to get a dot matrix printer and mod with some needles...print that sucker out right on my skinz. BRILLIANT!
Let's patent it, I'll help with the marketing and the internet presence and soon we'll have home tattoo machines for sale on Amazon! I know a place we can swipe some designs from to include in the package. :up:
jag
ANTOINE X
01-28-2008, 11:17 PM
ha ha that made me lol:o
:whatever:
ANTOINE X
01-28-2008, 11:18 PM
yep! I m still a live :o
knowsbleed
01-28-2008, 11:19 PM
Let's patent it, I'll help with the marketing and the internet presence and soon we'll have home tattoo machines for sale on Amazon! I know a place we can swipe some designs from to include in the package. :up:
jag
Werd...the website will be tattoofoxyourselfwithamoddedprinterwithneedles OHNOEZIisdead.com
Logan's Runt
01-28-2008, 11:19 PM
Let's patent it, I'll help with the marketing and the internet presence and soon we'll have home tattoo machines for sale on Amazon! I know a place we can swipe some designs from to include in the package. :up:
jag
Didn't someone actually invent a computer guided tattoo printer? The thing strapped onto your arm and literally print-tattooed you. It was kind of creepy.
jaguarr
01-28-2008, 11:20 PM
I don't have any pics of mine, but my brother has two awesome sleeves.
This sleeve is complete:
http://scottbramble.com/artwork/157096.html
http://scottbramble.com/artwork/157095.html
http://scottbramble.com/artwork/157097.html
http://scottbramble.com/artwork/157220.html
This one ain't done yet, but he has a lot more done than shown:
http://scottbramble.com/artwork/157111.html
Your brother has some nice work on him, though the owl looked a little odd (could have just been the angle of the shot). Did the same artist do your work as well? He does nice work. :up:
jag
ANTOINE X
01-28-2008, 11:22 PM
yeah I heard about that too. I wouldn't try it
War Party
01-28-2008, 11:22 PM
Your brother has some nice work on him, though the owl looked a little odd (could have just been the angle of the shot). Did the same artist do your work as well? He does nice work. :up:
jag
Yeah, it's the angle that's making it look funny. It looks very awesome when seen all at once. No, mine was done by a different artist.
jaguarr
01-28-2008, 11:22 PM
Werd...the website will be tattoofoxyourselfwithamoddedprinterwithneedles OHNOEZIisdead.com
Get over to Godaddy.com and get it registered before someone else does! NOW!!!! GO, GO, GO!!!! :cmad:
Didn't someone actually invent a computer guided tattoo printer? The thing strapped onto your arm and literally print-tattooed you. It was kind of creepy.
I vaguely remember hearing something about that. A cursory Google didn't find anything, though.
jag
jaguarr
01-28-2008, 11:23 PM
Yeah, it's the angle that's making it look funny. It looks very awesome when seen all at once. No, mine was done by a different artist.
Get some shots of your ink up when you can. :up:
jag
Logan's Runt
01-28-2008, 11:25 PM
I vaguely remember hearing something about that. A cursory Google didn't find anything, though.
jag
I think someone on SG posted a story about it in the tattoo group. I remember being linked to a story, but I don't remember where the story was.
War Party
01-28-2008, 11:26 PM
Get some shots of your ink up when you can. :up:
jag
Will do.
jaguarr
01-28-2008, 11:29 PM
I think someone on SG posted a story about it in the tattoo group. I remember being linked to a story, but I don't remember where the story was.
Go find it and post it here! NOW! GO, GO, GO!!!!! :cmad:
jag
ANTOINE X
01-28-2008, 11:30 PM
Seems nobody like tribal tattoo? :huh:
Logan's Runt
01-28-2008, 11:34 PM
Go find it and post it here! NOW! GO, GO, GO!!!!! :cmad:
jag
Maybe I imagined it, because I can't find anything on it now either. I do have some weird dreams.
Seems nobody like tribal tattoo? :huh:
Is english your third language?
And tribal, in general, is the laughing stock of the tattoo community.
ANTOINE X
01-28-2008, 11:35 PM
Maybe I imagined it, because I can't find anything on it now either. I do have some weird dreams.
Is english your third language?
are U a girl?:grin:
X-Chick
01-28-2008, 11:35 PM
Seems nobody like tribal tattoo? :huh:
I do. Just not ****ty ones. Though, it's not something I'll ever get.
Logan's Runt
01-28-2008, 11:36 PM
are U a girl?:grin:
So, yes then. Because it was either retarded or foreign.
X-Chick
01-28-2008, 11:36 PM
are U a girl?:grin:
Is it just me or are you getting stupider with every post? :huh:
JoeCat
01-28-2008, 11:39 PM
So, yes then. Because it was either retarded or foreign.
Well-said.
Is it just me or are you getting stupider with every post? :huh:
Rhetorical?
jaguarr
01-28-2008, 11:40 PM
So, yes then. Because it was either retarded or foreign.
He lives in Montreal, so he could speak mostly French...with a Down Syndrome accent.
jag
ANTOINE X
01-28-2008, 11:40 PM
I do. Just not ****ty ones. Though, it's not something I'll ever get.
GREAT! I like tribal better than any other style. But thats me. Some like big colorful spiders or dragons I just think its too much for me
ANTOINE X
01-28-2008, 11:42 PM
Jaguar My man how are you?:grin:
jaguarr
01-28-2008, 11:42 PM
Found your robotic tattoo gun, Runt:
http://www.palminfocenter.com/news/4685/palm-os-robotic-tattoo-machine-invented/
No way in hell I'd let that think ink me.
jag
X-Chick
01-28-2008, 11:43 PM
He lives in Montreal, so he could speak mostly French...with a Down Syndrome accent.
jag
I know someone who has a child with DS. He's ten and speaks much better than this guy. Seriously.
The Evolutionist
01-28-2008, 11:44 PM
Jaguar My man how are you?:grin:
Didn't you say you didn't want to talk to him anymore?
ANTOINE X
01-28-2008, 11:44 PM
I know someone who has a child with DS. He's ten and speaks much better than this guy. Seriously.
really?:woot:
jaguarr
01-28-2008, 11:44 PM
I know someone who has a child with DS. He's ten and speaks much better than this guy. Seriously.
I'm seriously leaning toward autism being the culprit, personally, but the DS joke worked better.
jag
The Evolutionist
01-28-2008, 11:45 PM
Found your robotic tattoo gun, Runt:
http://www.palminfocenter.com/news/4685/palm-os-robotic-tattoo-machine-invented/
No way in hell I'd let that think ink me.
jag
Dude...screw that, I wouldn't let that thing anywhere near me, let alone actually give me a tattoo.
ANTOINE X
01-28-2008, 11:45 PM
Didn't you say you didn't want to talk to him anymore?
yeah! you re right but I change my mind I Like To bug Jaguar!:woot:
X-Chick
01-28-2008, 11:46 PM
I'm seriously leaning toward autism being the culprit, personally, but the DS joke worked better.
jag
If I had to wager a guess, I'd say severe brain damage.
jaguarr
01-28-2008, 11:46 PM
Dude...screw that, I wouldn't let that thing anywhere near me, let alone actually give me a tattoo.
It's the picture that scared you, isn't it?
http://www.palminfocenter.com/images/img_tatto1.jpg
Scared me, too. :(
jag
ANTOINE X
01-28-2008, 11:46 PM
Dude...screw that, I wouldn't let that thing anywhere near me, let alone actually give me a tattoo.
it is scary seriously
jaguarr
01-28-2008, 11:47 PM
yeah! you re right but I change my mind I Like To bug Jaguar!:woot:
Oh, goodie! You want to play! I just released your info out on IRC to some VERY fun people that will keep you very occupied. Good luck. You're going to need it. :up:
jag
X-Chick
01-28-2008, 11:47 PM
It's the picture that scared you, isn't it?
http://www.palminfocenter.com/images/img_tatto1.jpg
Scared me, too. :(
jag
Who in the hell would even consider letting that thing near their skin? :huh:
The Evolutionist
01-28-2008, 11:48 PM
It's the picture that scared you, isn't it?
http://www.palminfocenter.com/images/img_tatto1.jpg
Scared me, too. :(
jag
I think I've had nightmares featuring that, and if I haven't, I will now...
Logan's Runt
01-28-2008, 11:48 PM
Found your robotic tattoo gun, Runt:
http://www.palminfocenter.com/news/4685/palm-os-robotic-tattoo-machine-invented/
No way in hell I'd let that think ink me.
jag
Hah, I'm less insane than previously thought.
And aye, I wouldn't have one done with this thing. There's too much fine adjustment that the artist needs to do- skin varies way too much to be worked on by a machine.
But its nifty.
The Evolutionist
01-28-2008, 11:49 PM
yeah! you re right but I change my mind I Like To bug Jaguar!:woot:
Just out of curiosity (and a vain attempt to stay semi-on topic); do you have any tattoos?
jaguarr
01-28-2008, 11:49 PM
Hah, I'm less insane than previously thought.
And aye, I wouldn't have one done with this thing. There's too much fine adjustment that the artist needs to do- skin varies way too much to be worked on by a machine.
But its nifty.
It would be awfully handy for strapping on the arms of restrained savants and having "SAVANT. DO NOT TALK TO." tattooed on them in plain view. :up:
jag
ANTOINE X
01-28-2008, 11:49 PM
+ Many tattoo artist will lost their jobs:csad:
X-Chick
01-28-2008, 11:50 PM
Hah, I'm less insane than previously thought.
And aye, I wouldn't have one done with this thing. There's too much fine adjustment that the artist needs to do- skin varies way too much to be worked on by a machine.
But its nifty.
Even without the variables that occur from person to person, machines just can't do art, it's completely dependent on human perception.
ANTOINE X
01-28-2008, 11:52 PM
Just out of curiosity (and a vain attempt to stay semi-on topic); do you have any tattoos?
Yes i do but its not tribal its a bear but I have personal reason for that the rest will be only tribes you can be sure of that
The Evolutionist
01-28-2008, 11:53 PM
Yes i do but its not tribal its a bear but I have personal reason for that the rest will be only tribes you can be sure of that
Do you have any pictures?
Logan's Runt
01-28-2008, 11:53 PM
+ Many tattoo artist will lost their jobs:csad:
Not the good ones.
Even without the variables that occur from person to person, machines just can't do art, it's completely dependent on human perception.
I was working on the assumption that the design would be imported to the machine, and attempting to get at the idea that the application of tattoos is part of the art- which, I agree, cannot be done by machine.
knowsbleed
01-28-2008, 11:54 PM
I have a tribal tattoo on my laptop. It has very deep meaning to my laptop...plus the gooey sticky stuff refuses to come off...so I just leave it. But its still deep in meaning...but not really.
ComicChick
01-28-2008, 11:54 PM
that tattoo gun looks like something that could be in the next Saw movie as one of the torture devices
The Evolutionist
01-28-2008, 11:55 PM
I have a tribal tattoo on my laptop. It has very deep meaning to my laptop...plus the gooey sticky stuff refuses to come off...so I just leave it. But its still deep in meaning...but not really.
Epic.
jaguarr
01-28-2008, 11:56 PM
Yes i do but its not tribal its a bear but I have personal reason for that the rest will be only tribes you can be sure of that
But for those who don't have an idea of what they want they can visit that site thats all I m saying. there s not one reason to wear tattoo. Maybe for you tattoo as to mean something but to me it doesn't have to. For some to be tattooed it s nothings more than like to wear jewelery.In the ancient world some people just tattooed them self as a leisure noting more.
And honestly I m tired about people thinking they are deep because their tattoo mean something..Like the typical bulls***: ''oh well my girl friends mean so much to me I put here on my arm.. bla!bla! bla! :whatever:
Innnnteresting.
jag
ANTOINE X
01-28-2008, 11:59 PM
Do you have any pictures?
Thats what tried to do for since yesterday but for a f***n reason i don,t understand I can't put pictures on super hero hype anymore.:huh:
ANTOINE X
01-29-2008, 12:04 AM
Innnnteresting.
jag
As usual you re a confused animal: I said it s not necessary to always have a tattoo that mean something that doesn,t mean can't have one. For example my next tattoos will be tribes and it wont mean anything I just like to wear it like jewelery that s it. If you want every tattoo to mean something to you than good for you i don't. Just respect the opinion.
jaguarr
01-29-2008, 12:06 AM
As usual you re a confused animal: I said it s not necessary to always have a tattoo that mean something that doesn,t mean can't have one. For example my next tattoos will be tribes and it wont mean anything I just like to wear it like jewelery that s it. If you want every tattoo to mean something to you than good for you i don't. Just respect the opinion.
Whatever, hypocrite.
jag
ComicChick
01-29-2008, 12:09 AM
so the tattoo thread has become the new lounge
this is way more entertaining anyways :up:
Showtime
01-29-2008, 12:11 AM
http://www.tattoofox.com/koala_ico.png
I want the noseless racist bear?
Logan's Runt
01-29-2008, 12:13 AM
As usual you re a confused animal: I said it s not necessary to always have a tattoo that mean something that doesn,t mean can't have one. For example my next tattoos will be tribes and it wont mean anything I just like to wear it like jewelery that s it. If you want every tattoo to mean something to you than good for you i don't. Just respect the opinion.
Have you ever worn a piece of jewelry for 60 years?
The two are not comparable.
jaguarr
01-29-2008, 12:15 AM
so the tattoo thread has become the new lounge
this is way more entertaining anyways :up:
Complete with a resident troll. It's good that we're having some interesting tattoo discussion going on in here instead of just people posting pics of their ink, though. Makes the thread much more interesting.
jag
ComicChick
01-29-2008, 12:20 AM
Complete with a resident troll. It's good that we're having some interesting tattoo discussion going on in here instead of just people posting pics of their ink, though. Makes the thread much more interesting.
jag
i found your post on the history of tattoos very interesting. and i'm always a fan of discussion. even when i'm not too knowledgeable (as is the case in this thread) i like to read from others who are.
Showtime
01-29-2008, 12:24 AM
GR87 - Parens?
knowsbleed
01-29-2008, 12:30 AM
It's the picture that scared you, isn't it?
http://www.palminfocenter.com/images/img_tatto1.jpg
Scared me, too. :(
jag
This just turns me on...so very much so.
Oh yes...it truly does.
I'm not joking.
Showtime
01-29-2008, 12:31 AM
You're like a rabbit without a spouse.
knowsbleed
01-29-2008, 12:51 AM
You're like a tramp stamp without the tramp.
Logan's Runt
01-29-2008, 12:52 AM
Ass antlers without the ass?
Showtime
01-29-2008, 01:05 AM
You're like a tramp stamp without the tramp.
Zing.
Draw4u
01-29-2008, 02:05 AM
i just spent the last half hour reading some of this stupidity in this thrad and I have to say Antoine X is probably one of the biggest moron ive ever come across. Not just on the internet either. I can only imagine the quality of some of the tattoos he's gonna be getting.
Shedhut
01-29-2008, 06:40 AM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v385/Qall/orly.jpg
not mine sadly :o
uchiha_itachi
01-29-2008, 06:48 AM
lol thats quite funni actually :D
LexCorp
01-29-2008, 08:25 AM
Came across this link...I found it interesting.
Never knew kids out there were doing it too themselves.
http://www.bmezine.com/news/pubring/20040304.html
uchiha_itachi
01-29-2008, 08:30 AM
some of those looked good to me.
LexCorp
01-29-2008, 08:39 AM
some of those looked good to me.
Well I didn't hate or love any of them but it was interesting how the article thinks that the teens that do this are impulsive as aposed to just plain stupid. Seems to be a more fair view of it.
jaguarr
01-29-2008, 09:59 AM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v385/Qall/orly.jpg
not mine sadly :o
LOFL! That's hilarious. :D
Came across this link...I found it interesting.
Never knew kids out there were doing it too themselves.
http://www.bmezine.com/news/pubring/20040304.html
Nothing really new, to be honest. Hell I can remember kids in Jr. High tattooing each other with guitar strings and india ink when I was a kid, and that was....well, that was a really long time ago. : old :
jag
LexCorp
01-29-2008, 10:08 AM
LOFL! That's hilarious. :D
Nothing really new, to be honest. Hell I can remember kids in Jr. High tattooing each other with guitar strings and india ink when I was a kid, and that was....well, that was a really long time ago. : old :
jag
Indeed I assumed that this stuff has been around for yonks. Still woudl you do it to yourself?
jaguarr
01-29-2008, 10:19 AM
Indeed I assumed that this stuff has been around for yonks. Still woudl you do it to yourself?
Hell, no. I didn't do it back then and I'm not about to start, now. I'd prefer my ink to be done professionally, thanks.
jag
LexCorp
01-29-2008, 10:29 AM
Hell, no. I didn't do it back then and I'm not about to start, now. I'd prefer my ink to be done professionally, thanks.
jag
Perfectly logical response which is what I expected. Thanks
X-Chick
01-29-2008, 11:25 AM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v385/Qall/orly.jpg
not mine sadly :o
That's all kinds of awesome.
X-Chick
01-29-2008, 11:29 AM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/XChick03/ATT00001.jpg
Tattoo aside, that's the nastiest belly button I've ever seen. :csad:
Green Lantern
01-29-2008, 11:31 AM
XC :cmad: !!!!
X-Chick
01-29-2008, 11:31 AM
What the hell are you doing in New York? :huh:
Green Lantern
01-29-2008, 11:32 AM
I'm not really. Its a lie. :o
X-Chick
01-29-2008, 11:33 AM
Oh. I'd love to catch up, but I gotta go. Catch you on AIM later?
jaguarr
01-29-2008, 11:34 AM
Nasty little hobbitses and their lieseses!!!!! :cmad:
jag
Green Lantern
01-29-2008, 11:34 AM
Perhaps. I work tonight, but I've been logged on to AIM alot recently... noone else has though :csad:
Green Lantern
01-29-2008, 11:34 AM
Nasty little hobbitses and their lieseses!!!!! :cmad:
jagPrecious? :o
Logan's Runt
01-29-2008, 11:41 AM
Hell, no. I didn't do it back then and I'm not about to start, now. I'd prefer my ink to be done professionally, thanks.
jag
I actually tried to tattoo myself once, a long time ago. I have a lovely little 'S' shaped scar on my hand from it. Thank god all the ink fell out. :up:
The Evolutionist
01-29-2008, 11:44 AM
Came across this link...I found it interesting.
Never knew kids out there were doing it too themselves.
http://www.bmezine.com/news/pubring/20040304.html
A lot of people at my college have started tattooing themselves. I go to an art school, so the designs are at least decent, but they have no clue how to make a tattoo look good.
uchiha_itachi
01-29-2008, 12:10 PM
Well I didn't hate or love any of them but it was interesting how the article thinks that the teens that do this are impulsive as aposed to just plain stupid. Seems to be a more fair view of it.
i must admit, i was mostly talking about that dragon one that was over that guys back and went down his arm lol
Heffer Wolf
01-29-2008, 01:19 PM
I have tattoos i did myself with a tattoo gun i bought off the internet. I don't regret any of them. Sure they look like S, but Its my S.
I wouldn't trade my hello kitty dressed like a pirate for nothing...
uchiha_itachi
01-29-2008, 05:04 PM
sounds interesting, you got any pics?
LexCorp
01-30-2008, 06:07 AM
I have tattoos i did myself with a tattoo gun i bought off the internet. I don't regret any of them. Sure they look like S, but Its my S.
I wouldn't trade my hello kitty dressed like a pirate for nothing...
Oh that I would liek to see.
Heffer Wolf
01-30-2008, 09:40 AM
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a43/kevindotcom/tattoos/DSCN1946.jpg
the bones are very crooked. but its on my thigh, so no one ever see's it. unless i wear short shorts.
this was the first tattoo i ever attempted.
LexCorp
01-30-2008, 09:50 AM
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a43/kevindotcom/tattoos/DSCN1946.jpg
the bones are very crooked. but its on my thigh, so no one ever see's it. unless i wear short shorts.
this was the first tattoo i ever attempted.
Pretty cool dude
uchiha_itachi
01-30-2008, 01:11 PM
you know...in an odd way thats not to bad :D
Heffer Wolf
01-30-2008, 02:58 PM
i bought the tattoo gun, got it in the mail, opened it, and did that.
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a43/kevindotcom/tattoos/DSCN1945.jpg
this was the last tattoo i did on myself before i decided to stop ruining people.
Nightmare
01-30-2008, 02:59 PM
aw isnt that cute
The Geek Vault
01-30-2008, 03:05 PM
I kinda wanna get one. But I want to get it somwhere where no one will see it ya know? In case I go into a real serious buissiness, like suit and tie. I'm juust not sure what I'd get. I'm thinking of getting spidey's face but I feel like I'll regret it.
Logan's Runt
01-30-2008, 03:07 PM
I kinda wanna get one. But I want to get it somwhere where no one will see it ya know? In case I go into a real serious buissiness, like suit and tie. I'm juust not sure what I'd get. I'm thinking of getting spidey's face but I feel like I'll regret it.
Unless you get it on your forehead or hand, it will probably be covered by a 'suit and tie.'
If you feel like you'll regret it, don't get it.
uchiha_itachi
01-30-2008, 03:09 PM
Hows yours sleeve coming along LR?
jaguarr
01-30-2008, 03:11 PM
I kinda wanna get one. But I want to get it somwhere where no one will see it ya know? In case I go into a real serious buissiness, like suit and tie. I'm juust not sure what I'd get. I'm thinking of getting spidey's face but I feel like I'll regret it.
If you don't know for certain that you want it or aren't sure of what you want to get, then it isn't time for you to do so, yet. There's no rush, you know.
jag
Logan's Runt
01-30-2008, 03:12 PM
We have one more major image to do (the inside of my upper arm) and then just the background work to tie it all together. My guess is probably three (maybe four) more sessions.
After that, I'm toying with the idea of a simple chestpiece, or maybe a backpiece. Or the tops of my feet. I really don't have any idea, lol.
Nightmare
01-30-2008, 03:23 PM
I kinda wanna get one. But I want to get it somwhere where no one will see it ya know? In case I go into a real serious buissiness, like suit and tie. I'm juust not sure what I'd get. I'm thinking of getting spidey's face but I feel like I'll regret it.
I thought the exact same thing before i got one. But then i thought well if im wearing a suit, no ones gonna be able to see any part of my arms. Also if i go in for an interview. I would be wearing a long sleeve collar shirt. Which they wouldnt be able to see.
uchiha_itachi
01-30-2008, 03:25 PM
We have one more major image to do (the inside of my upper arm) and then just the background work to tie it all together. My guess is probably three (maybe four) more sessions.
After that, I'm toying with the idea of a simple chestpiece, or maybe a backpiece. Or the tops of my feet. I really don't have any idea, lol.
oh yeah, the classic comic image right? cant wait to see it, gonna be seriously cool.
how many more peices are you gona get?
Logan's Runt
01-30-2008, 04:30 PM
oh yeah, the classic comic image right? cant wait to see it, gonna be seriously cool.
how many more peices are you gona get?
Yep. Its going to be done in dot matrix print style. :up:
I have no idea how many more I'll get. I take it one project at a time, and if someday I feel 'complete' then I'll stop. Or, I'll stop until I feel the need to add to it again.
uchiha_itachi
01-30-2008, 04:39 PM
Yep. Its going to be done in dot matrix print style. :up:
I have no idea how many more I'll get. I take it one project at a time, and if someday I feel 'complete' then I'll stop. Or, I'll stop until I feel the need to add to it again.
that was always one thing i never got, why people get alot of work done, like all over them. but the thing about feeling complete as you said kinda makes me understand why they do it.
Logan's Runt
01-30-2008, 04:50 PM
that was always one thing i never got, why people get alot of work done, like all over them. but the thing about feeling complete as you said kinda makes me understand why they do it.
Its an interesting phenomenon. I don't see myself getting completely covered- my face, neck, and probably my legs will remain 'blank.' But as I stand now I still feel the need to add. At the same time, some people get full bodysuits, etc.
When I see pictures of myself from before I had any tattoos, or with some but not all, it looks strange to me. As in 'what's wrong with my arm- it doesn't look right?'
uchiha_itachi
01-30-2008, 05:48 PM
It is an interesting thing, iI feel like I understand tattoo's alot more now, more about the mentality of it. Which i think is important before you get one.
Logan's Runt
01-30-2008, 06:48 PM
Most definitely.
It is a culture and a way of life. You can, obviously, have tattoos and not be a part of the culture, but there is a distinct difference between 'tattooed people' and 'people with tattoos.'
LexCorp
01-31-2008, 08:26 AM
It is an interesting thing, iI feel like I understand tattoo's alot more now, more about the mentality of it. Which i think is important before you get one.
Indeed, for instance I had no idea about tramp stamps.
X-Chick
01-31-2008, 10:49 AM
Its an interesting phenomenon. I don't see myself getting completely covered- my face, neck, and probably my legs will remain 'blank.' But as I stand now I still feel the need to add. At the same time, some people get full bodysuits, etc.
When I see pictures of myself from before I had any tattoos, or with some but not all, it looks strange to me. As in 'what's wrong with my arm- it doesn't look right?'
My husband doesn't understand why people get tattoos, and I discovered it was really difficult to try to explain it to him. He had this notion that people only got them to look "cool" or "badass" or whatever. And yeah, that's probably why a lot of people do, but not at all why I did and will. I just love them. I've always been drawn to them and always knew I'd get some. It was never really a question for me.
I don't think most people understand that for some people, your tattoos are just a part of you. I've only had mine about a year, but it feels strange to think of a time when I didn't. It feels like it's just always been there and is supposed to be. It's weird, in a way.
LexCorp
01-31-2008, 10:53 AM
My husband doesn't understand why people get tattoos, and I discovered it was really difficult to try to explain it to him. He had this notion that people only got them to look "cool" or "badass" or whatever. And yeah, that's probably why a lot of people do, but not at all why I did and will. I just love them. I've always been drawn to them and always knew I'd get some. It was never really a question for me.
I don't think most people understand that for some people, your tattoos are just a part of you. I've only had mine about a year, but it feels strange to think of a time when I didn't. It feels like it's just always been there and is supposed to be. It's weird, in a way.
I think most tatoos are used to put a thought or part of a person outside in the real world for all to see. Which is neither good or bad just a choice that person makes. To externalise a piece of themselves.
X-Chick
01-31-2008, 10:56 AM
I think most tatoos are used to put a thought or part of a person outside in the real world for all to see. Which is neither good or bad just a choice that person makes. To externalise a piece of themselves.
That's true for some. Others just want to be set apart from the crowd, differentiate themselves from the masses in some way. Others do it on a whim because all their friends did. Or just because they liked a particular image and wanted it on them. The reasons are different for everyone.
Darren Daring
01-31-2008, 11:04 AM
Word tattoos are 9x better than picture tattoos. woo, words!
LexCorp
01-31-2008, 11:11 AM
That's true for some. Others just want to be set apart from the crowd, differentiate themselves from the masses in some way. Others do it on a whim because all their friends did. Or just because they liked a particular image and wanted it on them. The reasons are different for everyone.
I feel bad for the ones who do it to make a statement or to be in your face. I think they are the ones who bring the whole idea of tatoos down in the first place for me.
jaguarr
01-31-2008, 11:20 AM
I feel bad for the ones who do it to make a statement or to be in your face. I think they are the ones who bring the whole idea of tatoos down in the first place for me.
So, I have some friends that are very extreme with their ink. Two of them have Maori tribesmen tattoos on their face. The primary reason they've done all this is because it's a part of who they are and all their ink carries some significant spiritual meaning to them. But, they're very open about the fact that they are proud that the fact that they have this ink challenges people's perceptions about they kinds of people that have tattoos, piercings, mohawks, etc. Both of those guys are the nicest people you would ever meet. They would, and have, give the shirt off their back to someone who needed it (I've watched them take off jackets, pants, shirts and other clothes in the middle of the street and give them to homeless guys). They always open doors for people when going into buildings. They'll stop and help stranded motorists. They're really into this Good Samaritan thing. The reward for them is watching people going from afraid of them when they first show up to help to thankful for them being there and thinking that maybe, just maybe, all people who look fierce and scary with the ink, piercings and punk rock clothes might not be so bad. They're all about challenging and changing people's perceptions and view the use of something very personal to them in the form of their ink as a way to do that.
jag
LexCorp
01-31-2008, 11:23 AM
So, I have some friends that are very extreme with their ink. Two of them have Maori tribesmen tattoos on their face. The primary reason they've done all this is because it's a part of who they are and all their ink carries some significant spiritual meaning to them. But, they're very open about the fact that they are proud that the fact that they have this ink challenges people's perceptions about they kinds of people that have tattoos, piercings, mohawks, etc. Both of those guys are the nicest people you would ever meet. They would, and have, give the shirt off their back to someone who needed it (I've watched them take off jackets, pants, shirts and other clothes in the middle of the street and give them to homeless guys). They always open doors for people when going into buildings. They'll stop and help stranded motorists. They're really into this Good Samaritan thing. The reward for them is watching people going from afraid of them when they first show up to help to thankful for them being there and thinking that maybe, just maybe, all people who look fierce and scary with the ink, piercings and punk rock clothes might not be so bad. They're all about challenging and changing people's perceptions and view the use of something very personal to them in the form of their ink as a way to do that.
jag
I get that and those guys sound pretty. But I am talking more specificly about the ones who will almost fight you to make a point over a conversation you never started...I don't care if you show it off in public or anywhere else but to run up to me and say "hey look at me" is a tad too much.
In the end it becomes more about the cool idea of tatoos and more about that persons need to stand out. I am sure your friends do it all in good taste but there are some out there who don't.
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