Would you consider or have you a tattoo

OldGoat · 31-08-2011 8:54am

Oh_Noes wrote: »

I was thinking of getting one to mark my 30th birthday. It would be my first one. Am I too old? Would it be a bit of a midlife crisis thing to do?

I had my tat done when I was *Cough* 47 */Cough*. I'm still holding out for a 1961 red Jaguar S for my (post) midlife crisis.

oldyouth wrote: »

The initials of my wife and 2 kids use the letters ICE. Any suggestions on a design to incorporate these?

/Rushes to Google images of "Mr. Cool Ice" :eek:

I got a small descrete image on my inner forearm. It's an image that I've been using for over 20 years in various formats mostly on the tinternetz. It's how many people recognise me. It was an image that I've grown up with and that has come to represent me and my view of life.

I finally decided to have that image inked onto my arm.

I like it because it means something to me, it represents 'ME'. It's unique, designed by me, honed over the years and very personal.
It's not something chosen out of a dog-eared book of images sitting in the tattooists waiting room.
That was very important to me when I was getting inked, to be indivudal.

D'Agger · 31-08-2011 9:32am

I've wanted a tattoo but I've always maintained it'd have to be something personal to me, I've thought of a saying but it's a bit long - could only get it on my ribs or something and I'd prefer to get something small on my shoulder.

I'm so indecisive I'll probably end up never getting one - seriously it took me 15mins to decide what I wanted at the chipper the other night!

Eroticfishcake · 31-08-2011 9:46am

PaulieC wrote: »

I've wanted a tattoo but I've always maintained it'd have to be something personal to me, I've thought of a saying but it's a bit long - could only get it on my ribs or something and I'd prefer to get something small on my shoulder.

I'm so indecisive I'll probably end up never getting one - seriously it took me 15mins to decide what I wanted at the chipper the other night!

and if you got your chipper order tattooed on you, ye wouldn't take so long next time :pac:

Malari · 31-08-2011 9:48am

I wanted to get one about 10 years ago to signify a certain event in my life, but I couldn't think of a single place on my body where I thought a tattoo wouldn't look ridiculous in later life :pac: So I didn't get one.

My boyfriend has a small one, which I quote like. A drunken bet or something :rolleyes:

paulmclaughlin · 31-08-2011 10:11am

Eroticfishcake wrote: »

and if you got your chipper order tattooed on you, ye wouldn't take so long next time :pac:

A mate of mine has his Chinese takeaway order on his forearm in Chinese. :rolleyes:

Eroticfishcake · 31-08-2011 12:20pm

paulmclaughlin wrote: »

A mate of mine has his Chinese takeaway order on his forearm in Chinese. :rolleyes:

Oh jez I really hope he's just telling you this but it really means something a bit more meaningful! There's probably some Chinese guy walking around with spuds and gravy tattooed on his wrist.

paulmclaughlin · 31-08-2011 12:36pm

Eroticfishcake wrote: »

Oh jez I really hope he's just telling you this but it really means something a bit more meaningful! There's probably some Chinese guy walking around with spuds and gravy tattooed on his wrist.

Nah he's the type of guy that would just do it anyway.

pajunior · 31-08-2011 2:05pm

Always thought they looked cool.

When I was a teenager I always though of getting a liverpool crest or something like that.

Thankfully my tastes have improved. Don't think my girlfriend would appreciate me getting one though.

py2006 · 31-08-2011 2:06pm

py2006 wrote: »

I definitely wouldn't! They look awful.

Even if I did, I would be bored of it after a few weeks and would want to change/remove it!

Sonics2k wrote: »

Terrible statement to make dude, truly terrible.

Not really, I am fully entitled to have an opinion of my own!

I am a big boy now!

Shreddingblood · 31-08-2011 2:07pm

I'm getting an 867-5309 tattoo...... when I get some money

31-08-2011 2:17pm

Shreddingblood wrote: »

I'm getting an 867-5309 tattoo...... when I get some money

Jenny?

Shreddingblood · 31-08-2011 2:17pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Jenny?

Hell yeah!

paulmclaughlin · 31-08-2011 2:30pm

py2006 wrote: »

Not really, I am fully entitled to have an opinion of my own!

I am a big boy now!

'I think they look awful.' would be an opinion. He said it was a bad statement.

Vanbis · 31-08-2011 2:39pm

Yeah i thought it about getting for a good while and knew what i wanted but i've kinda gone getting one at this stage. Give yourself plenty of time to think and make sure your are 100% happy with whatever you decide to get.

VenusPlays · 31-08-2011 8:33pm

I have one biggish one on my back so not generally on display. I love it, its there a few years now and I still look at it and think its amazing. Maybe because I dont see it every day so I've never tired of it.

My friends mom was going to get one done to celebrate her divorce and asked my advice. I told her plan it out, draw it out and wait a year. If you still love it, then get it. It will still signify what you want it to signify but you should never get a tattoo on a deadline. As for picking something out in the studio....why???

strobe · 31-08-2011 11:01pm

I know one guy from my teenage years, real 'up the 'RA' armchair republican. He was going on for ages about getting a tattoo of Micheal Collins. The weekend he got it done he was delighted with himself. When I finally ran into him, he, proud as punch, pulls up his t-shirt to show off his newly completed tattoo of Liam Neeson's face plastered on his back.

I've one myself, so far. I like it, couldn't give a sh1t what anybody else thinks about it. Not that insecure.

pragmatic1 · 31-08-2011 11:14pm

Have two fairly big ones on my arms. First I got when I was 16 and into metal so pretty shyte. Second was a cross and now I'm an atheist. Going to get them lasered off and two new big ones in their place.

Ian C · 01-09-2011 2:24am

Can't imagine ever getting one myself. By and large, they tend to look daft.

TangyZizzle · 01-09-2011 2:35am

It's only ink, ffs. I got one because I thought it looked cool. I still do but I'm not overly sensitive about it. If someone told me they thought it looked ****e I'd take it in the same way as someone telling me my hairdo was ****e.

Arseholes are always gonna be arseholes.

New tattoo coming soon

Uriel. · 01-09-2011 2:14pm

I'm in my late 20s, got a tattoo 2 years ago.

At the time, I wanted one, something small, discreet etc.. so I thought about if for nigh on 6 months before deciding what to get, where to place it etc... I put massive effort into the thought process as this was gonna be my one and only jump in the world of being inked....

Now I have three tattoos including a large back piece and the 2 additional ones I love to bits and rank my first as my least favourite.

I also have a design picked for my 4th tattoo but it will probably be a a year or more before I take the plunge...
they are addictive... no doubt.

simplybam · 03-09-2011 1:23pm

I've got 2 (small one on my chest and a fairly big one on my back) and currently planning another one. I started pretty late (about 4 years ago, when I was 36, or so) and I generally don't care what people think about them. In the end it's my body and if anyone doesn't like it, they can look elsewhere.

I don't judge people who don't have any tats so I expect not to be judged for having some. Simples!

Tar.Aldarion · 04-09-2011 11:50am

dont really want one but wouldnt be against it, would have to be a goooood one though

Alopex · 04-09-2011 3:12pm

no not into them. Lad I know has a black square on his arm. Used to be a UDA tattoo but he copped himself on a few years after getting it

I find the only people who they look hot on are people who are exceptionally attractive in the first place.

Jimmy Bottlehead · 04-09-2011 4:45pm

Have one so far, got it last year after waiting 7 years to get it done. Just couldn't get the balls to do it 'til then, and it turned out better than I'd ever imagined.

Next one is due in six months time, and it's a design that my grandmother chose. I don't wanna wait until she's dead to let her know how much she means to me, so I asked her to choose it and it's all booked and good to go

Also, can't understand people getting offended at others saying "tattoos are ****e / knackerish / trampy / cheap / etc."
At the end of the day, they're as entitled to think we look like dickheads as we are to think our tattoos look awesome. Different strokes for different folks.

Justask · 04-09-2011 5:07pm

I got one in my late teens and regreted it from a few weeks after.

Got it removed which cost a fortune and was soooooo painfully :eek:

so think long and hard about it.

senordingdong · 04-09-2011 8:41pm

Definitely considering it....for better or for worse.

petebricquette · 06-09-2011 6:19am

I have a quarter sleeve of dotwork on my upper arm. Absolutely love it. Spent around two years thinking about it and looking at designs. Then I went into a studio, sat down with a guy and he drew up a design for me over the course of about two weeks. Took about 6 hours but I don't regret a minute of it.

It's nice and reassuring to look down and see some great art on yourself.

foxyboxer · 06-09-2011 11:12pm

CSM-101

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCZ6h28mixI

homerun_homer · 07-09-2011 1:03pm

I would never ever get a tattoo. I just don't like them nor find them attractive on people. I've loads of mates with them and some of them suit them but no, not for me.
I couldn't write something on a table in school and think it cool the next day let alone permanantly mark my body with something.

o1s1n · 07-09-2011 1:09pm

When designed well and drawn by a great artist, they can look amazing.

When not planned out correctly or drawn badly, they're an ugly mess that's never going to go away.

Unfortunately a large percentage of tattoos I've seen on people in Ireland fall into the second category.

Obviously other people's tattoos are none of my business and good for them if they're happy with that standard, but it's the reason I've never gotten any myself.

keithb93 · 08-09-2011 6:14am

I really want a tattoo but I know im going to regret it. My dad got a naked woman tattooed on his forearm and spent a fortune getting it covered a few years later. I know another lad who got a marjuana leaf between his shoulder blades:eek:

senordingdong · 08-09-2011 12:55pm

keithb93 wrote: »

I really want a tattoo but I know im going to regret it. My dad got a naked woman tattooed on his forearm and spent a fortune getting it covered a few years later. I know another lad who got a marjuana leaf between his shoulder blades:eek:

Better solution to those would have been to go over them with better tattooa.

Kev.OC · 18-09-2011 4:10pm

I've wanted one for ages but can't decide what. Maybe someday though...

Benny_Cake · 18-09-2011 4:15pm

Have often thought about getting one - but would have to be a design I really liked and knew I wouldn't get sick of.I'd also be concerned with how it might look when I'm an auldfella!

El_Drago · 18-09-2011 7:05pm

I've thought about it but I haven't gotten one yet.I can be somewhat indecisive about these thing and get bored quite quickly so what I may get tattooed today mightn't be something that I like somewhere down the line.

entropi · 18-09-2011 10:00pm

If I was a working man, and not still in education (cost is a barrier this way), I'd have gotten one already. I know what I want for my first one, have done so for a few years now. If anyone had a problem with it, then its their problem and not mine.

I'm not concerned with how it'll look when I'm old either, it'll be on my calf anyway.

25-09-2011 12:22am

I have two tattoos and would love to get more - been thinking about getting one for years and finally decided to take the plunge. They are a reminder to myself of what I have and what I can accomplish.

Sauve · 26-09-2011 12:46am

I have one tiny one on my ankle and I love it. It doesn't stand out, people Ive known for years haven't spotted it and that's how I like it, I got it for myself.
I'd love another one, but it'd have to be just as discreet...

fallen01angel · 26-09-2011 2:30am

I had one,when my Dad passed away years ago I wanted a small(size does't matter!!) tribute to him,when I wanted to add to it in Edinburgh a few years ago the guy was like....you know that the original tatoo is off center and any work I do will make it more obvious......How v unimpressed was I,extremely,but the original tatoo artist is no longer alive so kicking his arse was no longer an option,so I got a cover up tatoo done in the royal mile on Edinburgh.
My advice to anyone considering a tatoo,it's on you for life,laser is the girlie way out....I know my Dad is bursting his arse laughing at the original c**k up!!!!:o

the_syco · 26-09-2011 2:41am

Aye. Will be getting two eagle wings on my shoulder/arm bit. Will be probably one from the eagle wing from the Luftwaffe, and one eagle wing from the USAF. Unsure which regiment I will pick, though. Will be looking for a fighter wing, as opposed to a bomber wing for obvious reasons.

Have always loved fighter planes, and WW2 movies. I'm in no rush to get it, though.

nicecupotay · 27-09-2011 10:57am

Howard the Duck wrote: »

I'm pretty sure once i get one i'll get a lot more.

I've always wondered about this,whats the deal with wanting to get more done?My wife has one and would love to get another but couldn't deal with the pain!:)

Delancey · 28-09-2011 9:50pm

Permission to ask a slightly gutless and pussy type question ?

Whats the story with temporary tattoo's ? I was told you can get them for varying periods of time but they will eventually fade away completely - is this true ?

RMD · 28-09-2011 10:06pm

Getting 2 tattoos once I've "filled out" a bit more. A quote from Oscar Wilde and my family motto, plan to get both beneath my shoulder joint, in between the chest and back.

hilloftara · 28-09-2011 10:13pm

i love my tattoos.first one is for my brother that passed and i got my second a couple of weeks no can see that one .on my back.:) its for me and it means something to me.

mattser · 28-09-2011 10:18pm

Only looked well on Popeye. Hideous and tacky on everyone else.

royaler83 · 28-09-2011 11:09pm

Always thought they make a person look cheap as hell

NewFrockTuesday · 29-09-2011 11:46am

I would never get one purely because of the pain involved.

My bro has one of a shark. He didnt want to tell Mum and used to avoid showing her his back - we live beside the sea and he is a diver - he thought he was getting away with it for years but Mum knew all along and was amused with his efforts to hide it. She used to torture him by reaching for stuff or suddenly taking off to his left.

Kya1976 · 29-09-2011 5:47pm

royaler83 wrote: »

Always thought they make a person look cheap as hell

Tattoos are anything but cheap though.

Will · 29-09-2011 6:49pm

Delancey wrote: »

Permission to ask a slightly gutless and pussy type question ?

Whats the story with temporary tattoo's ? I was told you can get them for varying periods of time but they will eventually fade away completely - is this true ?

The only temporary tattoos you can get that will vanish within a few days are the spray on ones (not henna) or the ones from the likes of bubble gum wrappers. Or say you draw in on yourself with a marker.

audi a4 2008 · 29-09-2011 9:48pm

royaler83 wrote: »

Always thought they make a person look cheap as hell

how can u make someone look cheap?

Would you consider or have you a tattoo

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