Okay, DUers, let's see those tattoos! - Democratic Underground

flvegan

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Tue Nov-30-04 06:58 PM
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Okay, DUers, let's see those tattoos!

Who's got 'em? Small ones, large ones, scary ones. Ones you can't see unless you're a very close, personal, intimate friend. Post pics if you got 'em. If you think tats are stupid, flame away. No, I don't have any...yet.

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Abelman

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Tue Nov-30-04 06:58 PM
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1. But I have no tattoos

Just not a tat fella.

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Pacifist Patriot

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Tue Nov-30-04 06:59 PM
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2. No tattoos, but plenty of scars

in places only intimate friends have seen. I'm indifferent to tattoos. I've seen them look fantastic and I've seen them look hideous. Depends on the artist I guess.

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Tue Nov-30-04 06:59 PM
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3. "Animal Rationis Capax."

A quote by Jonathan Swift on my left shoulder. Feel free to look it up.

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flvegan

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:09 PM
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14. Roughly 51% of the US voters

Couldn't wear that one. Well, I guess they COULD, but obviously shouldn't.

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:24 PM
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23. LOL

Are you saying not capable of rationality, or unable to think of man as anything but inherently rational? Either way, agreed.

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fleabert

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:00 PM
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4. here's one of two.

Edited on Tue Nov-30-04 07:03 PM by fleabert

this pic has been up on DU before, people are going to think I am vain! (I am about my tat, I love it)

If the waistband were about half an inch lower, you could see the whole tattoo, it's body is just a bit longer- dragonfly, not butterfly.

This is in memory of my Grandmother, who passed away 12/20/03.

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YDogg

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:07 PM
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12. Nice ...

... design, and cool idea/reason. :thumbsup:

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fleabert

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:30 PM
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27. Thanks!

original design, no flash. My g-ma was a poet and a liberal, my only political 'friend' in a family full of Repubs. This election was really hard to go thru without her. she would have been outraged right along with me. she was only 67 and passed way before her time. I think her dr. fucked up, but no one is willing to persue that avenue with me.

My strongest political memory of her was during the Clarence Thomas hearings. She would scream at the tv and pace and rant about it, it was awesome. I miss her a lot.

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flvegan

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:10 PM
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15. Very nice.

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fleabert

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:30 PM
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28. thanks!

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motely36

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:00 PM
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5. De Plane, De Plane!!!

Sorry, no pic

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:20 PM
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20. Speaking of which...

Edited on Tue Nov-30-04 07:20 PM by Mr. Mousie

A friend of mine has a tattoo of Tattoo, and one of a Waffle House sign. The Tattoo tattoo is on his leg, which is very hairy. He used to shave it to give Tattoo moustaches and beards.

He is an idiot.

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fleabert

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:31 PM
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30. that's hilarious! LOL! n/t

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Book Lover

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:34 PM
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32. If there ever were an example of

yucky, that's got my vote...

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:00 PM
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6. You can't see it, but I have a Marxist star on my hip (left of course)

surrounded by a Clash lyric. Imagine that :P

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:03 PM
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7. Heh. I figured you more as the

Lech Walesa surrounded by Circle Jerks lyrics type. :P

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JimmyJazz

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:05 PM
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9. Now you know I love the Clash - and being the good little

socialist...well...

Hey what are you doing in this thread? You don't have a tattoo!

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miss_kitty

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Wed Dec-01-04 01:04 PM
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75. I, for one, am shocked!

:P

:hi:

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yellowdogintexas

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:04 PM
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8. no tattoos, but I have a daughter who will give you one

for a small fee.

She has a gorgeous panther inthe small of her (ridiculously skinny)
back.

She will pierce you too...in places that make you hurt to think about it

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ohiosmith

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:05 PM
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10. Comedy and Tragedy-left shoulder, Teutonic armband-left bicep,

Beatles silhouette-right shoulder, tribal tiger and symbol-right shoulder blade.

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Beaverhausen

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:06 PM
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11. I have a crescent moon and stars over my heart

I don't have a picture of it though.

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Alleycat

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:07 PM
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13. Hummingbird in flight

Left hip bone. Why? My favorite type of bird. Why do I have one? Young and crazy thing from my past. Now that I'm older I'm happy I went discrete on location and size.

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:10 PM
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16. Don't have any tattoos, but if I were in the market ...

I think I'd want to pay this guy a visit. His work is incredible.

http://www.anilgupta.com/index.cfm

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Beaverhausen

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:20 PM
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21. WOW! That guy is truly an artist

anyone who doesn't like tattoos would have their minds changed looking at those works of art.

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Tue Nov-30-04 08:53 PM
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51. Pretty great art.

Still... I'd rather have it on a tee shirt or on my wall, so could change it when I got sick of it.

;)

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fleabert

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:34 PM
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33. Wow! very impressive. I'm looking for an artist for my next one...

perhaps I will look him up then...

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Bouncy Ball

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Wed Dec-01-04 09:10 PM
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88. OMG

he IS AMAZING. Look at this one:

http://www.anilgupta.com/frames.cfm

Whoa.

Truly talented.

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Cyndee_Lou_Who

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Wed Dec-01-04 10:08 PM
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91. AH! LOOK, he did one of *!!!!!!!!!!!

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flvegan

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:13 PM
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17. If/when I get one, this is the first one I want

It's the original "not tested on animals" symbol. Pretty manly, huh!

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kiki

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:15 PM
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18. I don't have any...

...but I have two of my drawings permanently etched on my ex-girlfriend.

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furrylitldevil

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:18 PM
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19. Beethoven's 9th winding up my left arm

You can see it a little if you check the gallery, but it's not the best pic

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fleabert

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:38 PM
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37. I must be blind, because I can't find a 'gallery'

can ya help a sista out? I'd love to see this tat!

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furrylitldevil

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Wed Dec-01-04 12:31 PM
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72. Gallery

www.democraticunderground.com/gallery

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fleabert

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Wed Dec-01-04 12:49 PM
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73. thanks a bunch, don't know why I couldn't seem to find it! n/t

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furrylitldevil

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Wed Dec-01-04 07:43 PM
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82. Yeah, I'm the cute one on the right

Don't know who that other guy is, must've gotten in the frame when the pic was taken. :silly:

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fleabert

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Thu Dec-02-04 01:05 AM
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92. funny!

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Mojambo

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:22 PM
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22. First, last and only one.

(Sorry for the crappy webcam image)

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fleabert

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:37 PM
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36. nifty spider, man!

where's it at, btw? and why the last?

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Mojambo

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:39 PM
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38. Upper shoulder

I never really wanted to get more than one. A friend of mine got multiple tatoos and I found it less than flattering.

But it was an experience that I wanted to have at least once.

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fleabert

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:45 PM
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39. hm. interesting. I found myself addicted after the first.

I have two now, and the next 3 are getting planned out. I like milestone tats, or commemorative ones.

1. my 'independence tat' done when I moved away from family in a blaze of glory to be by myself.

2. memorial dragonfly tat for my g-ma

future:
3. after having a baby, one on the back of my neck of mother holding baby, tribal style-ish

4. ten year anniversary tat, probably on my foot- style similar to traditional henna wedding tattoos.

5. add to dragonfly when my g-pa passes, hopfully not for another 25+ yrs! (he's only 68 and healthy now)

To each his own! thanks for sharing. :-)

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Mojambo

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:48 PM
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40. You give much more thought to yours than he did

His body looked more graffiti-ridden than artful and it kind of turned me off things.

I like that you have brought some meaning to each one.

I just feel a little too old to do another one now.

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fleabert

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Wed Dec-01-04 01:16 AM
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67. thanks, you never know, maybe something will

come up in your life and you will remember this and *poof* a tattoo will come to mind that you HAVE to have!?! I don't think I will ever be too old to get a tat. I look forward to grandkid and greatgrandkid tattoos! :-)

:toast:

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Mojambo

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Wed Dec-01-04 01:22 AM
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68. I think having a child would be a possibility for another

But then that isn't the likeliest proposition either!

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fleabert

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Wed Dec-01-04 05:10 AM
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70. ya never know! :-)

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ronnykmarshall

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:25 PM
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24. My two ....

My first one ... a gecko with a peace sign head.

My second one a band around my arm and Linda Blair on my other arm.

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Ladyhawk

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:35 PM
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34. Democrats are just plain sexier than Republicans.

You look great.

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ronnykmarshall

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Tue Nov-30-04 10:19 PM
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57. Thanky ...

Yup, us Demos rock!

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fleabert

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:36 PM
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35. Very cool! Is that a tat on Linda Blair too?

love love love the Gecko!

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ronnykmarshall

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Tue Nov-30-04 10:20 PM
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58. I don't think so.

She is JUST the sweetest woman. I had so much fun hanging out with her.

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hippiechick

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Tue Nov-30-04 08:20 PM
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46. RonnyK, you are just so damn adorable !

O8)

:hippie:

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ronnykmarshall

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Tue Nov-30-04 10:19 PM
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56. Oh now you quit!!

:loveya:

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Ladyhawk

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:26 PM
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25. My rose tattoo...

Edited on Tue Nov-30-04 07:33 PM by Ladyhawk

Lo, how a rose e'er blooming...

On edit: I had to go through a lot of porno pics of it before I found one that was acceptable...ahem. :)

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gratuitous

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:29 PM
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26. Uhm, that's "e'er" blooming

As in "ever" blooming. It's from one of them Christian hymn thingies.

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Ladyhawk

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:33 PM
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31. Yeah, I sang it about a million years ago.

Edited on Tue Nov-30-04 07:39 PM by Ladyhawk

OK, I'll change it. Besides, "ever" makes more sense in the context of the "permanence" of tattoos.

On edit: Dammit, I hate when I misspell things. I don't want to look like a freeper.

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Beaverhausen

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Tue Nov-30-04 08:03 PM
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41. That is beautiful!

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Ladyhawk

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Tue Nov-30-04 10:36 PM
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65. Thanks, I was very pleased with it.

Edited on Tue Nov-30-04 10:37 PM by Ladyhawk

I still am. :) I got it at End of the Trail in Modesto, California. I knew exactly what I wanted, so I just walked in and had it done.

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ronnykmarshall

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Tue Nov-30-04 10:21 PM
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59. Wonderful color.

I didn't get color on my tats cuz at the time I was in the sun a lot.

Funny that when I moved from SF to LA I stopped hanging out getting a tan.

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Book Lover

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Tue Nov-30-04 07:31 PM
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29. I don't have a pic of the tat itself

But I have the sun

sans the red box on my chest. It's my own design...

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Misunderestimator

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Tue Nov-30-04 08:04 PM
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42. Mine is my avatar

<--------

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JimmyJazz

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Tue Nov-30-04 08:10 PM
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43. IT IS - Damn! I was wondering what that was --

That is soooo cool. How are you? How was your holiday in CA? We've missed you terribly in the lounge! Now get back in her and cause trouble - plus I have juicy gossip for you!

:hi:

Donna

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Misunderestimator

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Tue Nov-30-04 08:16 PM
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44. My holiday was fantastic...

hope yours was as well... and juicy gossip? Fill me in please. :hi:

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short bus president

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Wed Dec-01-04 01:26 PM
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79. "Fill me in, please?"

That's Miss Jimmy's line, hon...

:P

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hippiechick

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Tue Nov-30-04 08:18 PM
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45. Chinese Symbol for 'Spirit' or 'Goddess' on my shoulder blade

... damn, I should have had a pic taken while I still had a tan ...

:(

:hippie:

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Merrick

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Tue Nov-30-04 08:23 PM
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47. I've a tat of my stern-faced mother on my penis

she's grimacing and shaking a finger at me. She put it on there when I was young. Its kinda weird

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happyasaclam

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Tue Nov-30-04 08:23 PM
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48. I don't have one yet, but I really want

a tattoo of a red and green dragon that I seen a few years ago.

However I have been with a friend who had a tattoo done, and either he was just a big crybaby or it hurt like hell. Anyway, the result is that I haven't had the tattoo done yet.

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blackcatpgh

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Tue Nov-30-04 08:37 PM
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49. i've acquired 7 over the years...

but have...."tasted too much beer" tonight to drag out the digital camera.

favorite one, on my forearm: old robert williams/ed roth studios design of a skull with two hemi pistons below it, like crossbones. skull has "666" on its forehead, pistons say "love" & "hate" on them. great for freaking out the jeebus-freaks when they're handing out religious literature on the street. getting blood drawn at the hospital brings out weird looks from the staff, though.

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Der Blaue Engel

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Tue Nov-30-04 08:51 PM
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50. More bad phone camera shots

I look like I'm either jaundiced or Lisa Simpson...I swear my skin is not yellow!

My "Isis knot," a protective symbol:

My "blue moon":

And my other one is on my website splash page, which some DUers saw before I yanked the URL from my profile after somebody gave me the freeper creeps. (I'll be putting it back after I password protect some personal pages.)

I have many more tats planned. :)

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ronnykmarshall

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Tue Nov-30-04 10:23 PM
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60. Beautiful!

The love the moons.

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Der Blaue Engel

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Wed Dec-01-04 12:15 AM
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66. Thanks! :)

The moons are in honor of my late mom and to commemorate the completion of my first novel.

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Padraig18

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Tue Nov-30-04 08:58 PM
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52. Here's mine:

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ronnykmarshall

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Tue Nov-30-04 10:24 PM
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61. Yum!

Hot stud boy!

and the tattoo looks good too! :loveya:

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donheld

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Wed Dec-01-04 07:54 PM
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86. That is one hot set of abs

:yourock: in more ways than one

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Padraig18

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Tue Nov-30-04 09:20 PM
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53. kick n/t

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Digit

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Tue Nov-30-04 09:23 PM
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54. You, you HARLOTS!...and other loose people!

They need to send out the BushBus and have any identifying heathen graphics on your bodies removed post haste!
(sarcasm)

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flvegan

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Tue Nov-30-04 09:24 PM
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55. Or at least Patriot Acted, eh?

You know, the whole photographed from diff angles deal, and descriptions entered into ne'er do well databases...

Then, round them up and burn them at the stake!!!

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SmileyBoy

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Tue Nov-30-04 10:25 PM
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62. No tats, but I got piercings.

I'm getting one real soon, though. A Muslim crescent moon on my left bicep.

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CRK7376

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Tue Nov-30-04 10:25 PM
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63. I have a red heart with

my wife's name on a scroll, and a diamond shaped pattern surrounding the heart with my kids names forming the diamond....It's on my left upper arm, only visible if I'm at the beach or pool etc...shirt sleeves cover it otherwise. Love my Tat!

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LisaLynne

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Tue Nov-30-04 10:32 PM
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64. I don't have one, but I'm getting one soon!

I've already done the design, found the artist I'm going to have do it, and gotten pointers from him on how to make the design better. Now, I just have to do it!

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Neoma

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Wed Dec-01-04 01:23 AM
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69. I like Celtic tattoos

http://www.tribal-celtic-tattoo.com/celtic1.htm

don't have a tattoo yet sorry. :)

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gottalickbush

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Wed Dec-01-04 06:23 AM
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71. Small butterfly

ummm somewhere:evilgrin:

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buckettgirl

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Wed Dec-01-04 12:58 PM
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74. I have three tats...

I have an indian mandela on my left arm. A very sexy, voluptous faerie on my right thigh. And I don't know what to call what I have on my ankle...it is the symbol of Om with a vine of flowers (I designed it). All are full color. Don't have pics yet, though
I love tattoos. I love the rush. I think it is funny when I go into our local tattoo parlor and I watch other people squirm then they can't figure out how I don't even flinch...being tattooed is so euphoric...its my only legal drug of choice (seriously, when I get a tattoo, I might as well be stoned...i'm very giggly and flyin high)

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Willy Lee

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Wed Dec-01-04 01:06 PM
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76. Damn- all I have are dog pictures!

About 6 years ago my husband, who is pretty heavily tattooed, got me a $100 gift cert for a tattoo. He figured I would choose a butterfly, rose, or similar flash piece. I chuckle at his shock when I told him my plans for a 3/4 sleeve... the $100 was a small down payment.

Right arm- 3/4 sleeve of a jellyfish with Japanese waves crashing
Left sleeve- bright antique christmas ornaments over black japanese windbars (still working on this one)

Neck- tibetan skull

Will take some pictures for y'all!

Here are some of hubby's tattoos...

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libpunkmom

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Wed Dec-01-04 01:09 PM
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77. I have 5

Let's see, left calf (side) 14 inch chick w/ a sawed off shotgun, crossbow,mohawk and tattoos also topless. Right thigh 10 inch dominatrix, topless w/pierced nipples and linking chain,police boots, holding a bullwhip. Right arm, bullwhip that wraps around my arm 3 times and ends on my shoulder blade. Back, large ankh with chaos symbols around it. Back of my head, skull with a halo of flames on a spider web with tribals coming up from the bottom..

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fleabert

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Wed Dec-01-04 07:45 PM
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83. Picture please, you tease!

those sound intense, I'd love to see them!

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libpunkmom

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Wed Dec-01-04 09:53 PM
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90. I'll see if

my husband will take pics of my legs and back. Well, everything except my head, my hair has grown back out!!

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FizzFuzz

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Wed Dec-01-04 01:18 PM
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78. I have six--two I did myself

Used to be a tattoo artist! It was fun!

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fleabert

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Wed Dec-01-04 07:46 PM
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84. Pics?

I'm very curious to see the ones you did on yourself, I wondered if that was done much by artists.

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FizzFuzz

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Wed Dec-01-04 09:04 PM
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87. one of these days I'll figure out how to put pics on the web

they were my first ever tats--I had to practice and didn't want to possibly screw up bigtime on any friends. They're small, not big impressive work. But I like 'em. :D

I have some pics of some of the work I did at the shop, (wish I had more), but don't have a scanner. Well, if I get around to figuring out how to use my digital camera, I'll try photographing the photos.

I think alot of artists do that to start with for the same reason I did.

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ghostsofgiants

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Wed Dec-01-04 01:39 PM
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80. Isis on my left tricep, wings spread...

Osiris on my right tricep.

"Cellar Door" on my wrist.

Well, I don't have those yet, but I intend to get them when I have money.

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xpunkisneatx

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Wed Dec-01-04 01:54 PM
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81. I have 4

And after seeing that Anil Gupta page...i think this will be my fifth.. (smaller though...)

That is amazing...how it looks like the skin is lifted where the chain is under the skin!

Anyways...my 4 are as follows...

the chinese symbol for peace on the back of my neck

(not my tat, but a picture of the symbol)

a nautical star on the underside of my wrist

A cluster of stars on my left shoulder

A fairy on my left hip

Sorry no pics...my digital camera is fucked up at the moment.

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fleabert

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Wed Dec-01-04 07:47 PM
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85. that's amazing.

I was impressed too. incredible work.

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Bouncy Ball

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Wed Dec-01-04 09:16 PM
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89. I am getting one soon

on the small of my back.

Three letters, the first letters of the names of me, my husband and our child. There's a symmetry to it, because two of us have the same first initial, so it will look nice. It's not going to be very big.

We're an extremely close family, husband and I have been together 15 years and even IF something happens to us, I'll never regret having loved him and I love the symbolism of our three initials linked together.

Just can't decide what kind of lettering.

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Schema Thing

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Thu Dec-02-04 01:17 AM
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93. Just the prison tats

I have

L O V E ....on the knuckles of my right hand, and

M O R E
L O V E ....on the knuckles of my left.

lol, j/k actually, but if I ever did (go to prison/get tats), that's what I get.

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