question for those who do not have tattoos

[Bertha Venation]

Do you ever think about getting one?

What would you get? Where would you put it?

I would get one of these, under my left clavicle (the bottom one without the background).

[PoliticAverse]

1. I've thought about getting one that says...

"If you can read this you are too close."

[Locut0s]

47. LOL that's a great idea...

Though as you age it might become impossible for anyone to read once it gets blurry.

[PoliticAverse]

53. Maybe "If you can't read this I'm getting too old" then. n/t

[sammytko]

2. Nope, never had the urge and most likely never will. N/t

[OriginalGeek]

3. I do not but I think about it all the time

and my first would most likely be some version of my clan crest - a simple line drawing would be fine but maybe if I trusted the artist enough I would let him freestyle on it some if he was of a mind to. I wouldn't mind working in my clan tartan but I hear tattoo artists don't much like doing plaid...

Either the left side of my chest or on my upper arm.

or

[Bertha Venation]

52. those are very cool, OG

[MuseRider]

4. I actually have thought about it seriously

but have not done it and probably will not do it. I would get a tat of my sigline. Probably about 3 inches long from my right wrist up

[hlthe2b]

5. Tattoos have never appealed to me, so no.

Different strokes for different folks and all that, but just not my thing...

[Iggo]

6. Then I'd have to change my nickname from "No Tattoos (Iggo's real first name)".

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[Jenoch]

7. I have occasionally thought about getting a tattoo,

but not seriously enough to consider what sort of artwork it would be and that would have an impact on the location.

If I were you I'd also skip the "TM" on your tattoo. I don't think the ballclub would mind.

[Bertha Venation]

51. skip the "TM"

Made me smile, Jenoch.

[femmocrat]

8. I don't like tattoos.

I really dislike the great big ones and hate the coloration of them. They just look like defacing the body to me.

[loli phabay]

42. the whole point is defacing in a way i suppose. think of it like jewelry or an outfit.

[femmocrat]

44. Well, jewelry comes off.

I think it looks so ugly to see someone all dressed up... like in a gown.... and there is an ugly tattoo on her shoulder or arm. Looks like a big bruise, IMO.

[loli phabay]

45. depends on the person and the tattoo, mine are strategically placed and i get complemented on

Them a lot, though some people would not like them it is not something i worry about. Its down to the tattoo and if it looks good and if the other person appreciates it. Everyones mileage varies.

[AsahinaKimi]

9. I can NOT get a tattoo... mostly because

If I ever go to Japan to visit, one of the first places I want to visit are the Onsen /Rotenburo (public bathhouses) and they do not allow people who wear tattoos there. Its scares the customers, thinking there maybe Yakuza (Japanese mafia) bathing there. All those with Tattoos are not allowed to bathe at an Onsen or Rotenburo.

And believe me, more than anything..I want to go!!

[olddots]

10. My favorite line for people with tattoos

" does that tattoo hurt ? it's killing me " I know not funny but I laugh at fart jokes

I don't have tats because the rest of the family has my share . OY my daughter Gillian OY !!!!!!!!!

[Baitball Blogger]

11. I suggest you watch Ink Master.

Tattoos have come a long way.

But, no, I have no desire to get one. Not even a little one.

[NYC_SKP]

12. Mine says "Welcome to Jamaica, Have a Nice Day!"

Except when I've been swimming in cold water, in which case it just reads "WeNDy."

[PoliticAverse]

15. Darn shrinkage... n/t

[cliffordu]

29. Well.....

[Safetykitten]

13. Never, ever.

[noamnety]

14. Oh gosh no.

I bought one of those epilators once. A few seconds with that cured me of any desire, ever, for a date with a tattoo needle.

I could see myself maybe doing a henna design, no pain, no real permanence although you have the option to touch it up if you want to keep it.

Or - I could just go with what I have now: thumb and forefinger on my left hand stained dark brown from smashing walnuts. That seems to be working for me. If nothing else, it keeps men from hitting on me - it looks like I've been playing in dog poop.

[tabbycat31]

16. I never wanted one

My dad actually turned me off from tattoos from the time I was about 5-6 years old. He simply told me how they were applied and I was horrified (and still am as I'm afraid of needles).

[Xyzse]

17. Never really considered getting one

I don't have one either.

Still, if I ever do... I want something that only shows up when my body heats up.
Maybe I'll design something.

[panader0]

18. My sweetheart has one below her navel that says:

"Must be this tall for this ride."
Kidding. we're both ink free.

[fizzgig]

19. i've had one planned for years

but haven't pulled the trigger.



this painting on the side of one of my legs so that she reclines with me. it's just such a sensual painting, i love it.

i also want to get one of one-eyed willing from the goonies on my shoulder with a banner that says 'goonies never say die'



my husband, otoh, has so many that i can never remember all of them. i think he has 14, but i can't say for sure. one of them is a pyramid of six different flags, so maybe you can say he has eight.

[GCP]

20. I think they're ugly

So, no, never thought of getting one and never will.

[Aristus]

21. I made it through seven years in the Army without getting one.

I like them, and wish I had gotten one at some point. But I wonder if I might be too old to get one now.

[In_The_Wind]

22. I was 50 when I got my first tat.

just sayin'

[Aristus]

23. And they're beautiful on you.

Not sure anyone would say the same about me...

But if I were to get one, I thought about getting a replica UPC symbol on my arm, or something; as a sort of existential protest. The code numbers would be my birth numbers, time, day, and date.

[Chan790]

26. If you're going to do that...

find and go to the right person for that.

There are artists that do those so well that they can be read by UPC scanners (it entails using magnetic ink for one thing, not because it's magnetic but because it's extremely-permanent and doesn't diffuse or bleed-out. Otherwise the tattoo doesn't remain sharp enough to read.) and who do the research to find the right UPC code to make it read-out what you want it to. I figure anything worth doing is worth doing in the coolest ways possible.

[Aristus]

27. I never knew that.

That's cool, thanks!

[In_The_Wind]

33. hmm

... all one would need to do is scan you.
You have awesome bicepts. The right tat would look good there.



Thanks, I think you've seen photos of all of 'em.

[Aristus]

41. Aw...

Thank you...

They're not as awesome as they used to be. Need to pump the dumbbells a little more often...

[Staph]

24. Never had the least desire to have one myself.

But I like the idea of something I heard in a Groucho Marx concert recording -- he talked about a starlet he had known back in the day, a lovely young woman who usually wore an anklet. The words on the anklet sound like a clever idea for an ankle tattoo -- "heaven's above"!

[loli phabay]

30. omg so want

[warrior1]

25. Never

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

28. I don't have one and have never considered getting one.

I don't especially like them on anybody; I can't think how one could possibly enhance my already unimpressive appearance; and I really, really don't like pain. And I wouldn't want to adorn myself with something that I might not like in a year or two or ten.

[riderinthestorm]

31. Nope. Never considered it and can't foresee ever doing it at my age now nt

[mrmpa]

32. I often think about it............

got prices on it ($250-$400), it would be an Irish Cross on the side of my right calf area.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

34. no tats. I like skin the way it is. tats kinda bore me. just not my thing. I think about

them some times when a friend shows up with a new one but, after looking at it for a couple of minutes I am bored with it.

Haven't seen anything that needs to be on my body forever. whatever people want to do, is cool just not my thing is all.

[LWolf]

35. I have one that is meaningless at this point.

No one ever sees it. I've never contemplated another. I think I might, at some point, play with temporary tattoos, but nothing permanent.

If I did, it would involve natural things and natural symbols. There are so many beautiful options.

[raccoon]

36. No. N/A. N/A. nt

[olddots]

37. I know people with them on their face now

and people like me with none ----life is odd .

[HappyMe]

38. I would love to get one of

those beautiful henna tattoos on my right hand and a little ways up on my arm. Like women in India do. I would have my sons names hidden in there.


edit to add - Both of my sons have a few. They are beautiful and have meaning.

[HarveyDarkey]

39. Never considered it

[mythology]

40. I don't really have a desire for one

Partially because it would have to be something I wouldn't mind seeing on me for the rest of my life and partially because I give blood (the Red Cross would hunt me down if I didn't as I donate double reds and I'm type O negative).

[Callmecrazy]

43. I don't have any ink...

But I would put a woman devil on my left shoulder and a woman angel on my right shoulder.
The devil I would name Christine and the angel would be Julia. And they would be my love life advisers.

[Habibi]

46. I'm thinking of getting one

Maybe to celebrate a milestone birthday in a few years. Have had quite a few henna designs and love looking at them; always sad to see them fade.

[Locut0s]

48. I've thought of getting a math equasion...

But not very seriously. If I every got anything it would likely be science, math, or in some way related to academia. Or maybe a nerdy tat. But again I've never thought of it very seriously.

[Morning Dew]

49. I've never been able to think of anything I want to look at for the rest of my life,

though the idea of

" DO NOT RESUSCITATE"

on my wrist is appealing.

[Denninmi]

50. Rebel bad boy me wants one.

I have no clue what it would be, but I might do it eventually. Just one small, discrete one, probably on my triceps, left arm.

[malthaussen]

54. No and no.

Tattoos are on the opposite end of my aesthetic, which tends to the minimalist. And I also have that "disfigurement" thing going on. One man's disfigurement is, of course, another's adornment. But I would be a liar if I said the cringe wasn't there.

-- Mal

[DebJ]

55. No, because my Grandfather had his arms tatooed while in the Navy

in the 1920s, then regretted it all his life.

And now my husband lives with his second wife's name tattooed on his arm, LOL.

[IdaBriggs]

56. No. I look at what I wore in the 80s and find "permanent" tattoos

Ridiculous. I like myself. I am not the same person I was ten years ago, and God willing, I will continue to grow and change and be different ten years from now. My taste and style evolves; trying to save a moment in time on my body (which also changes) seems foolish.

I even find the "in memory of" ludicrous. If someone or some event is important to you, you should be able to remember them without a piece of string on your finger or a tattoo. If you can't remember them, then you have bigger problems that a tattoo won't solve.

Plus the colors fade and the bodies make things just look like a waste of money.

But what other people do to themselves is their business (unless one of my kids comes home wearing one, in which case if they have money to waste on such nonsense, they had best be paying their own bills).

[sammytko]

57. the color changing thing - I've seen women's tattooed eyebrows turn a greenish color

And yes, agree with everything else you said!

[rrneck]

58. I've considered it

but I've never settled on an image appropriate enough to be etched into my skin. That, and good tattoos are expensive and I'm a legendary cheap bastard.