To tatoo or not tatoo!

[Fjollefjumpen]

What do you people think?

Is it a good idea to get your child's name (or some kind of symbol with the meaning of the name) tatooed?

[Jason McCullough]

They can't divorce you. :D

[Warlord of Mars]

What do you people think?

Is it a good idea to get your child's name (or some kind of symbol with the meaning of the name) tatooed?

I'd give a lot of thought to getting a tattoo, if I were you. Will you want that on your body all the time? Will the kid appreciate it or be embarrassed by it? I have two (not related to any person), of which I'm happy to live with permanently.

[Fjollefjumpen]

I'd give a lot of thought to getting a tattoo, if I were you. Will you want that on your body all the time? I have two (not related to any person), of which I'm happy to live with permanently.

It's not a question of getting a tatoo or not. I already have 4 which I'm perfectly happy with.

Will the kid appreciate it or be embarrassed by it?

That's more what I want your opinion about.

[Phenomenon42]

If you did, it would have to be cool, somethnig other than just the name. Or you could try and guess his life long nickname.

[Rywill]

What do you people think?

Is it a good idea to get your child's name (or some kind of symbol with the meaning of the name) tatooed?
Uh, you mean on you, right?

[benj]

I work in a tattoo parlor during the summer and dwmake sure you know what you want. It's amazing... most people give more thought to picking out a stove then to getting a tattoo. I've seen people get the most god aweful tattoos on their bodies.

And.. don't get a tat on your neck. We have people come in all day that have tattoo's on their necks and all I have to say is... Who's going to hire you jackass. If your a rock star or tattoo artist then I guess it's acceptable, but for the 98% of the rest of the population your fucked out of ever acquiring a good job.

[Fancy Salami]

What do you people think?

Is it a good idea to get your child's name (or some kind of symbol with the meaning of the name) tatooed?
Uh, you mean on you, right?

No, on the kid no doubt. It's so much easier to tell them apart with their names tatooed with big black letters (I suggest Arial 16, bold) across their forehead. :wink:

I bet some teachers and substitutes will be grateful. The kid might not be...

Eirik

[Warlord of Mars]

Will the kid appreciate it or be embarrassed by it?

That's more what I want your opinion about.

Be prepared to be shunned during his/her teen years for sure.

[Troy S Goodfellow]

Will the kid appreciate it or be embarrassed by it?

That's more what I want your opinion about.

Be prepared to be shunned during his/her teen years for sure.

Like that's not going to happen anyway.

Troy

[Tyjenks]

I was debating about getting my kid's initials done right above a 4-leaf clover I have on my shoulder. Initials are a good way to say I love you, but you can tell other people it stands for whatever the hell you want. You can even make up some mysterious story for each person who asks.

[Phenomenon42]

Thats pretty cool.

[Bullhajj]

I was debating about getting my kid's initials done right above a 4-leaf clover I have on my shoulder. Initials are a good way to say I love you, but you can tell other people it stands for whatever the hell you want. You can even make up some mysterious story for each person who asks.

That's what I do. I have LICK on the knuckles of my right hand and LACK on the knuckles of my right. It's especially fun in meetings at work--a real conversation starter. :)

[TomChick]

Okay, this is the level of personal disclosure that might make some people uncomfortable, but I have a frickin' rose tattooed on my right shoulder blade. It's got blood dripping off it, so it's all, you know, manly and stuff. But you can't really see the blood drips any more, so it just looks like a girly flower.

I got it when I was twenty years old, in Amsterdam, and filled with all sorts of stupid ideas about what was cool (not to mention various chemicals). Sometimes I feel pretty silly about it, but mostly I don't even think about it because it's on my back and I can't see it.

-Tom

[Gary Whitta]

I wonder what kind of tattoos Cleve has?

*steps back to let feeding frenzy begin*

[Phenomenon42]

Sometimes I feel pretty silly about it, but mostly I don't even think about it because it's on my back and I can't see it.

-Tom

Not as silly as Mike Tyson will in a few years.

[Kool Moe Dee]

Red dragon tattoo
Is just about on me
I got it for you
So now do you want me?


I think tattoos are a pretty bad idea, actually. Personally, I can't imagine something I'd want on my body for life (since laser removal just makes it look like more of a mistake). Also, unlike little Mike Tyson, I don't have enough room on my bicep to get a tattoo of Arthur Ashe or Mao Tse-tung... :D

So yeah, my advice: no. :D

BTW, I think we need a Photoshop of Tom, showing his manly tattoo and beret...

[Phenomenon42]

Also, unlike little Mike Tyson, I don't have enough room on my bicep to get a tattoo of Arthur Ashe or Mao Tse-tung... :D

I was talking about the tattoo he got on his face
http://www.geocities.com/mike_tysons_iron_latestfight/tysonandhischild.jpg

[Fjollefjumpen]

Be prepared to be shunned during his/her teen years for sure.

Like that's not going to happen anyway.

Troy

It's not like I have to flash the tatoo in every single embarassing moment right in front of my teenage daughter and her friends/boyfriends. It's also highly possible that we will get more kids, and then more tatoos for me.

My problem is that I'm not sure whether to do it or not. My wife and some of my friends think it is a good idea. Some of my friends don't. Here are a couple of thoughts on the subject:

1. She will hate me for it in her teenage years.

(Your're right Troy, she probably will anyway, although I'm hoping she will hate her mother instead ;)). Maybe I'll tatoo a sign, and not tell her what it means until she's older.

2. I like tatoos, and will get more anyway. It's nicer when they have some kind of meaning.

3. It's a nice gesture of affection towards your kids.

4. If I do this, I take away some of her opportunity to tatoo it on her own body later. I guess she wouldn't want to have the same tatoo as her dad.

5. My wife wants me to do it.

6. If we get 7 kids I'm in for a lot of tatoos...

So. Any more advice?

[Peter Frazier]

Sometimes I feel pretty silly about it, but mostly I don't even think about it because it's on my back and I can't see it.

-Tom

Not as silly as Mike Tyson will in a few years.

Did anyone else get the mental picture of Tom Chick feeling pretty silly about Mike Tyson being on his back? I must be watching too many prison movies.

[Sparky]

Okay, this is the level of personal disclosure that might make some people uncomfortable, but I have a frickin' rose tattooed on my right shoulder blade.
Good lord...I'm so disillusioned now. This is worse than seeing Darth Vader with his helmet off in Empire Strikes Back.

[Anders Hallin]

Get it, but don't ever make a big deal out of it. When/if (probably when) she asks, say that you got it to celebrate/remember/whateverworks her birth. Would work best with initials, I think.

[TomChick]

I'm so disillusioned now

Well, yeah, but it's got, like, blood coming off it. Which makes it like, you know, a tough guy thing. I'm talking actual dripping blood. Well, there's really just a few little drops. If they were blue, they could be dew. But they're not. They're red, because they're blood. Get it? Blood. Real tough guy, like, see?

-Tom

[bago]

Just be sure you know exactly what you're getting (http://www.angelfire.com/pa3/toplesscarwashdoc/tattooartist.html).

hehe

[quatoria]

Just be sure you know exactly what you're getting (http://www.angelfire.com/pa3/toplesscarwashdoc/tattooartist.html).

hehe

God damn you, Bago, I was about to link that. I call foul, linking my own link before I get to link it!

[Tyjenks]

I'm so disillusioned now

Well, yeah, but it's got, like, blood coming off it. Which makes it like, you know, a tough guy thing. I'm talking actual dripping blood. Well, there's really just a few little drops. If they were blue, they could be dew. But they're not. They're red, because they're blood. Get it? Blood. Real tough guy, like, see?

-Tom

I wanted a wolf, but did not want my wife to shit herself as she thought the tattoo was a bad idea to start with. I went with my second choice. My 4-leaf clover does not really scream virility. In fact, it looks more like one where I have licked my shoulder and stuck the kiddie paper tattoo on.

True, semi-funny story: It first made its debut in front of friends of mine when we were playing basketball. One friend joked that it looked like a sprig of broccoli. The rest of the game everyone was calling me Charles Brocolli. After about the twentieth time, I gave up and quit defending it.

Mine needs blood and thorns and lightining bolts added.

[CheesyPoof]

If they made a pill you could take that would make the tatoo dissolve away, I would get one. If I didn't like it in a few years, and with the way my tastes change it's more than likely I wouldn't want it anymore, I could pop a pill and it would be gone. But the utter permanance of it prevents me from ever getting a tatoo.

[Tyjenks]

You have to come up with a timeless classic that you will always be proud to display. Like a naked demonic temptress with horns on her head, fangs, and the tattoo displaying her humping her own pointy tail.

[Albert Woo]

Well, yeah, but it's got, like, blood coming off it. Which makes it like, you know, a tough guy thing. I'm talking actual dripping blood. Well, there's really just a few little drops. If they were blue, they could be dew. But they're not. They're red, because they're blood. Get it? Blood. Real tough guy, like, see?

-Tom

So are we going to have to call you Rose Chick now? :wink:

[King Lupid]

Tyjenks, so you have seen my tattoo!


The thing is, there may not be a magic pill to make one dissolve, but I bet dollars to tattoo guns that within the next 20 years they can grow you a new patch of skin to put there, at a reasonable price.

[Jim F.]

For our 1 year anniversary, I got a tattoo on my right shoulder with my wife's name in the middle of it. The design of the tattoo is something I don't ever see myself regretting... but if I ever get a divorce, I'm pretty well screwed. There is no way to fill in the name or cover it up without it mauling the rest of the tattoo.

I thought a long time before getting my first tattoo. She wanted me to have it done while we were still dating, but I chickened out. In the end, having it done as a surprise anniversary present ended up working out well for both of us.

[Tyjenks]

To each his own Jim. I have never heard it said accept in Hollywood marriage jokes, but tattoing anyone's name on your person always seemed kinda dicey to me. If you two are that gosh darn in love and dedicated, that's great.

I read somewhere that Angelina Jolie is now getting a new tattoo under the one which reads "Billy Bob" and it is going to say "is a Son of a Bitch".

[Myth]

In the late 80's I got a tattoo of a Gibson Les Paul on my upper arm, as I played in rock/blues band (really just a hobby for me ). Now at 37, married with 2 kids, sans Les Paul, and sans blues band, I suppose that the tattoo doesn't have much meaning too me.

I thought about having it removed, but when I go through my mid-life crisis and buy that Harley touring bike I have dreamed of since I was a kid, I suppose it will come in handy.

[Bullhajj]

You have to come up with a timeless classic that you will always be proud to display. Like a naked demonic temptress with horns on her head, fangs, and the tattoo displaying her humping her own pointy tail.

What classic would be complete without big hair, big boobs, and a machine gun?

[Kalle]

Okay, this is the level of personal disclosure that might make some people uncomfortable, but I have a frickin' rose tattooed on my right shoulder blade. It's got blood dripping off it, so it's all, you know, manly and stuff. But you can't really see the blood drips any more, so it just looks like a girly flower.

I got it when I was twenty years old, in Amsterdam, and filled with all sorts of stupid ideas about what was cool (not to mention various chemicals). Sometimes I feel pretty silly about it, but mostly I don't even think about it because it's on my back and I can't see it.

-Tom

This I don't understand. Why bother getting a tattoo that you can't ever see for yourself? .

[Tyjenks]

Okay, this is the level of personal disclosure that might make some people uncomfortable, but I have a frickin' rose tattooed on my right shoulder blade. It's got blood dripping off it, so it's all, you know, manly and stuff. But you can't really see the blood drips any more, so it just looks like a girly flower.

I got it when I was twenty years old, in Amsterdam, and filled with all sorts of stupid ideas about what was cool (not to mention various chemicals). Sometimes I feel pretty silly about it, but mostly I don't even think about it because it's on my back and I can't see it.

-Tom

This I don't understand. Why bother getting a tattoo that you can't ever see for yourself? .

Tattoos are not for you. They are for the Laideez.

[Kalle]

This I don't understand. Why bother getting a tattoo that you can't ever see for yourself? .

Tattoos are not for you. They are for the Laideez.

Well, of course, everyone knows chicks dig tattoos. (Insert Chick joke here) :)

[Aleck]

I read somewhere that Angelina Jolie is now getting a new tattoo under the one which reads "Billy Bob" and it is going to say "is a Son of a Bitch".

I think my favorite related story comes from the mid-90s when Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder broke up. The "Winona Forever" tat became "Wino Forever".

Ah, to be young and in love...

[Tom Ohle]

I say go for it. I'm waiting for a couple different people to complete designs of a couple different tattoos for me before I get one... but as long as the tattoo has some long-lasting meaning for you, go for it (which I'd presume a child's name would heh). I'm getting my mother's name tattooed on my back sometime later this year.

[Skies]

I also say go for it. My wife and I chickened out after the whole Pam Anderson, Hepatitus C thing broke in the media.

[quatoria]

I also say go for it. My wife and I chickened out after the whole Pam Anderson, Hepatitus C thing broke in the media.

So you chickened out, but it's groovy for him to get Hep C? ;)

[Ben Sones]

I have a detailed tattoo of autopsy scars on my body. At least, that's what I tell people.

[Skies]

No just make sure the needles are brand new, never been used. Hey, I tried this logic on my wife. didn't work. Besides, we are poor now. Maybe at a later date ...

[TomChick]

How much do tattoos cost these days? When I got mine, although I paid in guilders, it came out to like fifteen bucks US for a tattoo the size of my palm.

-Tom

[Skies]

When my daughter got hers it was a $200.00 gift from her friends. That was a year ago.

[Captain Cookiepants]

I also say go for it. My wife and I chickened out after the whole Pam Anderson, Hepatitus C thing broke in the media.

Yeah, THAT'S how she got it :roll: :roll: a tattoo :roll: :roll: .

I spent about $100 plus tip getting a lizard from the back of my collar bone to the top of my pec. It has no special signifigance or meaning, I just wanted something to cover the scar on my shoulder but they couldn't tattoo over knotty scar tissue. So I just got the equal sized lizard on the other shoulder to even me out.

[Jim F.]

Mine ran me $165 after tip, took a little over 2 hours to have done. It's very detailed and the guy did an amazing job.

As for the name... for your kids, sure, go for it. Your kids will always be your kids, no matter what happens. If you were asking about a wife or girlfriend, I would probably advise against it. As I said, I have my wife's name in the middle of my tattoo, but looking back I probably shouldn't have. There is no way to cover her name without mangling the tattoo, and lazering leaves some nasty scarring.

The day you're having it done, it may feel like you're going to be together forever. But if, for any reason, you end up broken up/divorced... well, here's hoping your wife/girlfriend has a common name.

[John Merva]

Mine ran me $165 after tip, took a little over 2 hours to have done. It's very detailed and the guy did an amazing job.

As for the name... for your kids, sure, go for it. Your kids will always be your kids, no matter what happens. If you were asking about a wife or girlfriend, I would probably advise against it. As I said, I have my wife's name in the middle of my tattoo, but looking back I probably shouldn't have. There is no way to cover her name without mangling the tattoo, and lazering leaves some nasty scarring.

The day you're having it done, it may feel like you're going to be together forever. But if, for any reason, you end up broken up/divorced... well, here's hoping your wife/girlfriend has a common name.

Picture the personal add,

Single male Norwegian wltm tall blonde lady, 20-30 yrs old, GSOH, must be willing to answer to (girlfriend's name).

[Kalle]

The one I did yesterday cost me about 380$, which will be for 6 hours work. I did one three-hour session yesterday and I have another one in two weeks. When complete it will go from my shoulder and almost down to my elbow.

[Peter Frazier]

I'm thinking you don't anticipate any career in the sevice industry in the future?

[Kalle]

As long as I cover up the tattoo for the job interview, I'd be fine. Once I'm hired labour laws prevent them from firing me when they find out.

Not that I have any plans for a service industry career... :D

[Fjollefjumpen]

It's done!

Earlier today I got my tatoo. I went for the timeless classic suggested by Tyjenks. A naked demonic temptress with horns etc, and my demon has my daughters name tatooed on her ass. It's really great!

But seriously. I found a pattern symbolising her name, and tatooed it on my lower right leg. When we get more kids, I will get some more. Can't have favourites...

Thanks for the feedback guys :)

[ElRavager]

What do you people think?

Is it a good idea to get your child's name (or some kind of symbol with the meaning of the name) tatooed?

I think you should get this tattooed on your buttocks:

http://www.arsenal.com/images/site_basics/arsenal_crest.gif

[Fjollefjumpen]

I think you should get this tattooed on your buttocks:

http://www.arsenal.com/images/site_basics/arsenal_crest.gif

Yes, and then I can have the emblem real close to where the shit comes out...

[XPav]

May I humbly suggest:

http://www.angelfire.com/de/kampioen/images/logo1