| 9 FEB 2006 at 6:47pm |
Alan ThornSorcerer Apprentice
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Ponder (9 FEB 2006 6:29pm)
Need thoughts on getting a spouses name tatooed on themselves...
What's your opinion?
Gut reactions?
After deep thought?
Thanks!!
Crude
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| 9 FEB 2006 at 6:53pm |
IviniaGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Why would they want to tattoo their own name on themselves? :
...and where is the tattoo to be located?
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| 9 FEB 2006 at 6:57pm |
nejchaIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | You mean you'd like to have a tattoo of your spouse's name? That's kind of risky ... but that's just my opinion. I don't really believe in eternal love and that sort of "crap". Tattoo's are sexy but it doesn't have to be a name...
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| 9 FEB 2006 at 7:22pm |
IviniaGuild Master
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Status : Offline | My sister got a tattoo of Keith Moon (drummer from The Who) on her shoulder once. She was at Woodstock a few years ago and Pete Townsend spotted it. He had security bring my sister and her friend backstage. So...there she was backstage with Pete Townsend and John Entwistle. She got to ride in there limo, etc. (No, nothing like that! )
Anyway, she had some cool backstage pics of them.
She has since gotten it covered up with a much larger tattoo that nearly covers her entire back. It might be cool now since she is still in her 20's, but when she gets to her 40's she'll probably be trying to get it all removed!
Yes, I agree having someones name on you is quite risky unless it's your child or sibling. I get a kick out of women who have their boyfriends name tattooed on their lower back. Image when they break up with him and date someone else! Poor guy...just imagine doing the Speck 'woof-woof' routine and looking down at some other guys name... :
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| 9 FEB 2006 at 7:25pm |
AvatarPrivate Detective
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Status : Online | icky. don't do it.
plus, who wants to see anyone's skinny, old a** in the nursing home when they're 90 years old with "john" or "judy" pasted across their back / side / leg / unmentionable part? the answer - no one.
wear your heart on your sleeve, where it belongs. not on your skin.
My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dog already thinks I am.&&&&The measure of civility in a society is not how it treats those that are loved, but how it treats those that are hated.
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| 9 FEB 2006 at 7:30pm |
Chris.Schattenjger
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Status : Online | I think tattoos of words look horrible. They always remind me of this sort of thing:
[img]http://www.austinist.com/mom_tattoo.jpg[/img]
And some people might not like this, but I don't think women should ever have tattoos. Especially if they're of a dolphin or Winnie the Pooh or something...) They always look awful.
...not to be confused with Keira Knightley
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| 9 FEB 2006 at 7:40pm |
MissBSchattenjger
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Ponder (9 FEB 2006 6:29pm)
Reworded for clarity:
Need thoughts on getting a spouses name tatooed on themselves... for example husband getting the wife's name or wife getting the husband's name... say, eh, on the arm.
Great idea if you want your spouse to leave and just can't say the words.
My name is Bethany and I'm the daughter of Gamergal/Michelle.
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| 9 FEB 2006 at 8:41pm |
nejchaIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | Ivinia i have to say i admire your sister. I'm dying to get a tattoo but i don't have the guts to do it. It must have hurt like hell if she has a tattoo that big! But i agree that when you get older they get kind of annoying... and removing them is also an annoying process (everything seems to be annoying) and it can damage your skin (well a tattoo doesn't do much good to it as well).
I don't like coloured tattoos ... they really don't look good. Black ones rock. I'd like to have one on my lower back, but like i said i don't have the guts to do it. It would be awesome if someday i just got the courage and do it, imagine how people would look lol... My parents would be extremely surprised - not that they're be mad or anything, but my mom's kind of scared of what kind of infections i can get by getting a tattoo... It's something that can happen.
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| 9 FEB 2006 at 9:40pm |
Lady KestrelGuild Master
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Status : Offline | I would never get one myself because I hate needles. My husband got his first one recently as a memorial to our surrogate son who died in a tragic accident. Someone asked him if he'd ever get another, and his answer was, "If I had a compelling reason." Two weeks later he came home with my initials. His advice, however, is don't have this done unless you've been married at least 20 years.
"Where is the fountain that throws up these flowers in a ceaseless outbreak of ecstasy?"
-Rabindranath Tagore
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| 9 FEB 2006 at 10:53pm |
Sandy_SleuthPrivate Detective
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Status : Online | When I was younger I thought of getting a tiger on my shoulder, but never did it, kept thinking about when I was old, and how riduculous that would look!
They should invent Tattoos that fade off over time....
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| 10 FEB 2006 at 12:15am |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
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Status : Offline | I watched an episode of House last night where a man suffered agonies having an MRI scan because the heavy metals used in his tatoos would be drawn out of his skin. Big muscly bloke screamed like a baby. Er..... no thanks.
Can't you show your undying love for your missus in some other way - like cleaning the bathroom every week for the rest of your life? 8-)
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| 10 FEB 2006 at 2:24am |
SirDaveGuild Master
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Status : Offline | In general, tattoos have got to be among the stupidest things people do to themselves, especially large ones and those that can't be covered up easily. One of the most beautiful of God's works (IMO) is the lower back/upper butt of attractive girls- and where do you think many girls are placing large tattoos these days?
Anyway, about the spouse's name on, say, an arm- Look at it this way: The chance of a first marriage succeeding is no more than 50%, the chance of a 2nd marriage well less than that, so what you are doing is permanently engraving the name of someone who you have a 50% or less chance of being with down the line and, not only that, if it's a messy divorce, you'll be wearing the name of someone you now hate. (Yes, I know tattoos can be removed, but it's not easy, can leave residual marks/scars and is expensive.)
The future ain't what it used to be!
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| 10 FEB 2006 at 3:40am |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
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Status : Offline | Statistics are brutal aren't they? And so unromantic.
I think the stats on divorce and marriage are out the window nowadays because people simply live together - so what are the stats for that kind of relationship I wonder?
And another point. Who said staying married was a sign of its success? Lots of people have platonic relationships - I've read as many as 10% of marriages. Not to mention all the undisolved marriages that incorporate violence. No, I don't think longevity of the marriage can be construed as a sign of success.
So, Ponder. Why not have LOVE or TOGETHER or some other romantic sloppy generic name tatooed onto your body instead. That way one size (word) fits all.....
Are you sure you don't really want a chinese dragon and you're just working yourself up to it? 8-)
oh god I hope you realise I'm joking.....
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| 10 FEB 2006 at 6:46am |
SkyeSorcerer Apprentice
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Status : Online | Not something that I would do. There are plenty of other ways to show devotion to you spouse.
I assume that you do or are planning on wearing a wedding ring should you find yourself in that sort of arrangement. I think that is the most touching symbol of attachment to a spouse. Subtle yet obvious.
I'm very proud that my husband wears a wedding band and I happily wear one also.
Skye
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| 10 FEB 2006 at 12:01pm |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
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Status : Offline | Ponder is a family man Skye. Not all men can wear rings. When I married my hubby he worked as a mechanical engineer - a ring would have been dangerous.
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| 10 FEB 2006 at 2:00pm |
HelenGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Personally, I would never get a tattoo, but to each his own, just remember this is permanent, forever and ever, sure I guess you can get them removed but not easily and not without some discomfort I would imagine. I have a friend who used to be a tatoo artist and most of his body is covered in tattos, alot of it is freehand and though I can admire some of the work, its not something I would do. And if you DO decide to go ahead, make sure you choose wisely where you get it done, and personally I would supply my own ink, hepatitis is running rampant out there and just using a new needle isnt good enough, ( again in my personal opinion ) though with the proper precautions it isnt likely, but if anyone who has this ( unknowingly ) and had a tatto done recently the ink could be infected, so cover all bases if you decide to do this, I know I sound a little overboard, but believe me, your better off to take the proper precautions.
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| 10 FEB 2006 at 3:22pm |
AvatarPrivate Detective
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Status : Online | (for the record, I have a tattoo... (i felt the need to come clean after advocating against it)... but it's not of anyone's name, and i bought my own needle and my own ink, so i played it as safe as i could. it's actually a celtic symbol (in black ink) on the small of my back.)
(and yes, it hurt like the devil, and no, i wasn't drunk)
My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dog already thinks I am.&&&&The measure of civility in a society is not how it treats those that are loved, but how it treats those that are hated.
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| 10 FEB 2006 at 4:27pm |
Sandy_SleuthPrivate Detective
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Avatar (10 FEB 2006 3:21pm)
(for the record, I have a tattoo... (i felt the need to come clean after advocating against it)... but it's not of anyone's name, and i bought my own needle and my own ink, so i played it as safe as i could. it's actually a celtic symbol (in black ink) on the small of my back.)
(and yes, it hurt like the devil, and no, i wasn't drunk)
Your honesty is appreciated!!
At the time when I thought about getting one ( I was allot younger ) I asked some guys which they thought was sexier, tattoos or high heels, they ALL picked high heels! ( which was pretty painful too, i might add! But you must suffer to be beautiful!! )
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| 10 FEB 2006 at 4:43pm |
snowtimeJourneyman
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Status : Online | I tend to think skin is nice, why ruin it?
Besides, I change my mind too often to ever to commit to something as long term as a tattoo. [smiley=shrug.gif]
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| 10 FEB 2006 at 4:59pm |
IviniaGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Avatar (10 FEB 2006 3:21pm)
(and yes, it hurt like the devil, and no, i wasn't drunk)
Yes it does! Mine hurt like hell when I got it.
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| 10 FEB 2006 at 5:22pm |
SirDaveGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Avatar (10 FEB 2006 3:21pm)
(for the record, I have a tattoo... (i felt the need to come clean after advocating against it)...
You didn't have to tell us- we knew already. Early on when you first started posting, we all PM'd each other and said, 'Ya know, that Avatar is acting just like someone who would do stuff like have tattoos!'
The future ain't what it used to be!
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| 10 FEB 2006 at 11:09pm |
AvatarPrivate Detective
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By SirDave (10 FEB 2006 5:22pm)
Originally Posted By Avatar (10 FEB 2006 3:21pm)
(for the record, I have a tattoo... (i felt the need to come clean after advocating against it)...
You didn't have to tell us- we knew already. Early on when you first started posting, we all PM'd each other and said, 'Ya know, that Avatar is acting just like someone who would do stuff like have tattoos!'
You are talking about me behind my back? >
That's an improper use of the PM function.
I'm leaving the forum.
Forever.
My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dog already thinks I am.&&&&The measure of civility in a society is not how it treats those that are loved, but how it treats those that are hated.
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| 10 FEB 2006 at 11:43pm |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
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Status : Offline | It's probably on your ankle and you only said it was on the small of your back because SirDave said:
One of the most beautiful of God's works (IMO) is the lower back/upper butt of attractive girls- and where do you think many girls are placing large tattoos these days?
and you just wanted all the men here to visualise your lower back region - didn't you. 8-) Sign of a true goddess.......
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| 10 FEB 2006 at 11:54pm |
AvatarPrivate Detective
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Status : Online | hi. i'm back. i got bored.
and honest, it's on my lower back. no one understood why i got it there, since i can't see it. but that was kind of the point - *I* don't have to look at it!
My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dog already thinks I am.&&&&The measure of civility in a society is not how it treats those that are loved, but how it treats those that are hated.
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