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Would you consider or have you a tattoo

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  • 30-08-2011 6:20pm
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    billyhead
    Registered Users Posts: 9,543 ✭✭✭


    I was thinking of getting my first one (a religious symbolic tattoo). I was just wondering what other peoples opnions of them are?


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    Skuxx
    Registered Users Posts: 2,369 ✭✭✭Skuxx


    billyhead wrote: »
    I was thinking of getting my first one (a religious symbolic tattoo). I was just wondering what other peoples opnions of them are?

    Seriously considering getting one myself, I was even in at the tattoo place today to talk to the guy about it! I want to get a take on a compass!!


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    MrStuffins
    Registered Users Posts: 19,148 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    I haven't got any. For 2 reasons. Firstly, i reckon if I got one i'd get sick of it and want rid of it and they're pretty permanent!

    But mostly I have none because I really don't think they would suit me. There are a lot of people who have tattoos that you think "Yeah, that's alright. Suits them".

    Then there are others and you think "What were you thinking dude? A Liverpool crest on your neck?". or even tattoos on people who they don't suit!

    But in general I think it's all about the individual!


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    Will
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,183 ✭✭✭✭Will


    If you are getting a tattoo and are serious about it you won't care what people's opinions of them are. They don't change the person despite what many may think.


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    Sonics2k
    Registered Users Posts: 8,237 ✭✭✭Sonics2k


    Have several done, and plan on getting a few more.

    Each is "important" to me in a way, and frankly I've never been fussed what others may or may not think of them, which is the way it should be.
    I also have mine in places that would not be seen should I need to have a certain, let's say appearance, for a job.

    p.s.
    I still hate you Will :(


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    py2006
    Registered Users Posts: 9,847 ✭✭✭py2006


    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!


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    Sonics2k
    Registered Users Posts: 8,237 ✭✭✭Sonics2k


    py2006 wrote: »
    I definitely wouldn't! They look awful.

    Terrible statement to make dude, truly terrible.


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    Howard the Duck
    Registered Users Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭Howard the Duck


    Been considering getting one for years but i can't decide what to get, I'm pretty sure once i get one i'll get a lot more.


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    sunflower27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,822 ✭✭✭sunflower27


    Would never get one myself. Never even remotely considered it :)

    Each to their own, though.


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    Kya1976
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,879 ✭✭✭Kya1976


    I personally love them, I have a good few tattoos myself. :)
    Getting another one done soon.


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    gmac102
    Closed Accounts Posts: 169 ✭✭gmac102


    yea i have a few, love em :)


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    Oh_Noes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,512 ✭✭✭Oh_Noes


    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?


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    seanybiker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,898 ✭✭✭✭seanybiker


    Have a couple and will definitely be getting many more.


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    tfitzgerald
    Registered Users Posts: 2,285 ✭✭✭tfitzgerald


    I'd like to get one but have not got the nerve to do so + her indoors would not approve


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    Mr. Incognito
    Registered Users Posts: 9,798 ✭✭✭Mr. Incognito


    No thanks.

    I think they are all tack and they all look crap after a few years when they fade


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    Mr Bloat
    Registered Users Posts: 1,234 ✭✭✭Mr Bloat


    I have one done, never regretted it but wouldn't get any more either. I think the balls about them is that you don't know what you'll be like when you are older. For instance, I got a little dragon guy on my back 20 years ago and now he has a 'nice' growth of back hair on him... :(


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    Howard the Duck
    Registered Users Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭Howard the Duck


    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?

    Wha? 30 is too young for a midlife crisis! I myself plan to live to about 147ish.


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    Dr Galen
    Registered Users Posts: 7,373 ✭✭✭Dr Galen


    Howard the Duck wrote: »
    Been considering getting one for years but i can't decide what to get, I'm pretty sure once i get one i'll get a lot more.

    You will. Trust me. It really can be a bit addictive.
    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?

    Short answer......No

    Do it.......:D


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    gargleblaster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,425 ✭✭✭gargleblaster


    Mr Bloat wrote: »
    I have one done, never regretted it but wouldn't get any more either. I think the balls about them is that you don't know what you'll be like when you are older. For instance, I got a little dragon guy on my back 20 years ago and now he has a 'nice' growth of back hair on him... :(

    Does it look bad now because of it? It's obstructed by the hair of course, but I don't see how that would necessarily make it bad.

    I've always wanted one. I have come up with ideas that I was really fond of over the years, but I always find a reason to chicken out. :(


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    Sonics2k
    Registered Users Posts: 8,237 ✭✭✭Sonics2k


    I'm currently designing a half sleeve, starting from the shoulder down.

    Probably a more Thorn style motif rather than the standard Maori tribal style.

    Also, advance grats on 1k posts gargleblaster :P


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    staker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,677 ✭✭✭staker


    I've none,always wanted a discreet tattoo but never saw anything I like.

    Don't mind most tattoos,but I've a serious dislike for names-it just seems a bit odd to have your wife's,kids' or any other names on public display.


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    Eroticfishcake
    Closed Accounts Posts: 292 ✭✭Eroticfishcake


    I think they are a great memory from a specific time in your life. If they fade, just get them touched up.

    I don't regret mine and I don't understand the age argument. Everyone gets old and wrinkled, what difference will a tattoo make? At least when you start to loose your mind, the tattoos can trigger memories ;)


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    Snowie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,048 ✭✭✭✭Snowie


    I've got one, on my forarm, its means a lot to me, to remind me of things i often find my self, forgetting...

    I dont really care what people think of it and if some one says I like your tatt it makes it more special


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    oldyouth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,754 ✭✭✭oldyouth


    Never in to tattoos, especially where visable all the time. I'm sure many people will regret them as they get older

    Having said that :p ,I'm seriously thinking of getting one to mark my 50th next year. The initials of my wife and 2 kids use the letters ICE. Any suggestions on a design to incorporate these?


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    MrStuffins
    Registered Users Posts: 19,148 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    Snow-Monkey wrote: »
    I've got one, on my forarm, its means a lot to me, to remind me of things i often find my self, forgetting...

    Ah, the old address tattoo!

    Good luck at the AA meetings :pac:


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    MrStuffins
    Registered Users Posts: 19,148 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    oldyouth wrote: »
    Never in to tattoos, especially where visable all the time. I'm sure many people will regret them as they get older

    Having said that :p ,I'm seriously thinking of getting one to mark my 50th next year. The initials of my wife and 2 kids use the letters ICE. Any suggestions on a design to incorporate these?

    it has to be a tattoo of this picture!

    281x211.jpg

    Also, he's still hip to the groove............ right?


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    Bloody Nipples
    Registered Users Posts: 915 ✭✭✭Bloody Nipples


    Don't have any and would only consider it to commemorate something deeply, deeply personal.


    There are some cool tattoos out there but I think the vast majority are kind of dumb and fairly pointless, like people who get tattoos from computer games and animé (e.g. the triforce from zelda as a tattoo). I see that as something so trivial and pointless to get marked on your body. Like who likes a video game that much?

    A guy I used to go to school with came home from his leaving cert holiday with loads of cartoon characters tattooed on him and another friend got Carpe Diem tattooed on himself and I found out while talking to him about it that he didn't know what it meant :rolleyes:

    That said guys who complete stuff like serious endurance events get a pass in my book to commemorate an event that takes herculean efforts to complete.


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    oldyouth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,754 ✭✭✭oldyouth


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    it has to be a tattoo of this picture!

    281x211.jpg

    Also, he's still hip to the groove............ right?
    With Jedward either side of him :D


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    #29
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 50,630 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I love a good tattoo, they can be so sexy! Just make sure you trust the artist and absolutely love the tattoo that is designed for you and you will love it forever.


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    TouchingVirus
    Registered Users Posts: 8,584 ✭✭✭TouchingVirus


    Eroticfishcake wrote: »
    At least when you start to loose your mind, the tattoos can trigger memories ;)

    This you? 25_memento.jpg

    I've got two, I will be getting more at some stage. I don't care what anybody thinks about them. They are symbolic for me, marking things I find important. I love them and on girls they can be quite hot :D


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    Miss Olenska
    Closed Accounts Posts: 559 ✭✭✭Miss Olenska


    No, I personally don't like them. They offend my personal artistic sensibilities. No problem with anyone else getting one, not sure if I'd like them in a partner though, it's never come up.
    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?

    If people died at 60, then yes! :P


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