Calling DU Tattooed Ladies... show us your ink!

[gmoney]

Idea stemming from this sub-thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=4134543&mesg_id=4140537

Just curious, how many DU women have tattoos? Based on that thread, and a couple others, I know of a few:

Fleabert (dragonfly on back - see my icon :) )
sjbech (right arm sleeve ...plus?)
Shell Beau (a rumored daisy)
Xmas74 (undisclosed)
RubyDuby in GA (3 undisclosed)

I don't recall ever seeing a roll call before here, but I'd wager there are many others out there... check in, and post a picture or two if you dare to share!

And if someone wants to start a thread of tattooed men for equal time, be my guest. :)

[Susang]

1. I have two

One on my arm, one between my shoulder blades. Sorry no pictures to show you today. :-(

[gmoney]

49. That's OK...

you have the Pam Anderson "Barb Wire" on your arm, right? Just kidding... may I ask what the subjects are?

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

2. I have 2...

This one is on my right ankle... it's a custom variation of the flower from Tom Petty's Wildflowers album:


And this one... cuz I like it:

[gmoney]

32. Nice... where is the peace flower?

Oh, and Tom Petty called... he says you owe him $12 for using his art on your tattoo. :)

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

67. It's....

on my upper right thigh in the back.

Tell Tom that I bought the album and I've attended 6 of his shows (including buying $45 T-shirts!!); we're square.

[jane_pippin]

3. I have 2, but I don't have pics ready. Sorry.

One is of a flower, and one is hummingbirds with a banner of my gramma's name. They rule.

[gmoney]

50. sounds sweet...

Thanks! Let us all know when you get a picture...

[jane_pippin]

94. Here you go:

[hippywife]

118. That is incredible, Jane!

I love it! And my dear departed Gran's name is Frances, too. I loved her and miss her so much. What a wonderful tribute.

[jane_pippin]

126. Thank you,

A beautiful name for beautiful ladies. I miss my gramma a lot too, but when I look at this it makes me think she's got my back, somehow. She never saw it though. She'd have had the biggest fit of all time if she did.

[hippywife]

130. Yeah, so would my Gran but

only for a little while. She loved us all no matter what.

[gmoney]

124. seconded... splendid

she must have been a wonderful woman for you to give her this kind of tribute.

[jane_pippin]

127. Thank you. She was. n/t

[La Lioness Priyanka]

4. would you like to see 5 scars on my stomach from surgery

cos thats the closest i have to a tattoo

[gmoney]

18. Hey, some folks pay top dollar for a good scar...

Is that the scar that resembles a Kerry/Edwards sticker? ;)

And I'm sure we'd all like to see them, since you offered.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

21. lol..no...that covered up the scars

[cfield]

5. I've got three

no, make that four
but no pictures of them.

A pale blue rose (just the flower, no stem) on my right foot.
A darker blue rose with stem on my lower right abdomen.
A butterfly on my back, lower right side
A k-state powercat on my upper left shoulder

My husband cut me off, he says no more

:(

[gmoney]

33. Wow!

I think you might be among the leaders with four! What would you get next if hubby let you have one for your next birthday?

[cfield]

111. I have no idea

I'd like something in a place down south where it would VERY RARELY be seen, but I wouldn't know what to get. I saw a barbed wire with hearts chain that I like but I don't think I'd want it around my arm (it was like the tribal band).

[JimmyJazz]

6. I've got one.

It's Clash related. Big surprise there, huh? :D No pics. Sorry.

[gmoney]

17. Clash related?

The logo from the first album? The Big Audio Dynamite logo? A detailed pointillism portrait of Joe Strummer enjoying a Guiness that fills your entire back?

:)

[Taverner]

I'll bet it's a pic of Debbie Gibson

Or Tiffany.

[JimmyJazz]

75. Aw - and to think I was going to send you a picture. Too bad.

Not anymore. :P

[gmoney]

76. Thanks for sending ME the picture...

It's awesome... and I can't believe you got it there!

I knew it had nothing to do with Debbie Gibson. I sure regret getting the Electric Youth logo on my ass back in 88.

[JimmyJazz]

78. Just tell me that it will be your next avatar, please.

;)

[gmoney]

79. I don't know... it's mighty racy

every thread I post to would get locked!

[JimmyJazz]

80. It is NOT! Now you're telling tales!

:o

[gmoney]

81. Did I say racy?

I meant to say tasteful and glamorous. Stupid typos.

[Ladyhawk]

7. Here is mine.

[gmoney]

34. Looks like an American Beauty!

Very cool. Thanks!

[Rising Phoenix]

8. I've got 4

I've posted pics before, but they are in sniffa's photobucket, inconveinant, I know
1. a heart on the back of my neck
2. a butterfly on my back
3. a line of poetry on my lower back
4. a circle of flowers on my left wrist

I love them all so much!

[gmoney]

35. I think I remember seeing those once...

You kids love posting photos... maybe you can dig those out later. :) Thanks!

[Trigger Hippie]

9. I wish I could add to this list.

I want a fleur de lis on my back, but I'm too chicken. Maybe this thread will give me courage....:)
:hi: G

[gmoney]

24. Maybe we could go get them together sometime...

It's a lot harder to chicken out if someone else is pushing you, or you have someone else to drag along with you. :)

What should we get? I've been toying with the idea of the Uffington Horse:


From the cover of the XTC album "Engish Settlement" -- it's an ancient symbol. I don't know, it just looks cool to me. :)
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ earthmysteries/EMWhiteHorse.html

[Trigger Hippie]

38. That a nice one...

I like tats on people, but I'm not big on anything permanent myself. Maybe I'll never get one...:shrug:

[gmoney]

43. I wasn't either...

I didn't like the idea of the permanence, but lately I'm realizing that it's not like renting an apartment... you don't get your deposit back if you turn in your body without any marks on it, or a Star Wars figure that's worth more on eBay because it's still in the shrink wrap. :)

[djeseru]

10. Sorry, no photos...

...but I have an ankh on my inner right ankle. I would like to add Ma'at or Ma'at's feather, I just haven't decided on where - maybe my right shoulder blade.

[gmoney]

52. The ankle ankh...

always a crowd pleaser. :)

Not sure I get why ladies do the shoulder blade tattoos... why get one you can't actually see without a mirror? I guess it's to entice others, eh?

[Shell Beau]

11. I do have a daisy! I will post a pic once I get one scanned!!

:)

[gmoney]

59. No cheating now...

No running out this weekend and getting the tattoo THEN taking a picture. :)

[Shell Beau]

62. Aw man, how did you know?

:P

[gmoney]

69. Underneath that sweet innocent exterior...

...is a sneaky rascal. :) I guess it might be easier to cheat with a sharpie and a highlighter than going out and getting the tattoo, eh? Or just swiping one of Google Image Search.

I'm sure it's there, and that it's adorable. ;)

[Mutley]

12. I have two.

Here's one on my ankle:


And the other one is none of your business. :evilgrin:

[gmoney]

31. Just going to let our imaginations run wild, eh?

I like the ankle band :) Thanks!

[Mutley]

36. Yes I will.

:D

And thanks!

[ChickMagic]

13. I don't have a picture

but I have 3 bird feet walking up my ankle.

[VelmaD]

14. Here are my two...again

[gmoney]

40. Thanks Velma

Those are pretty dramatic! Is that a hip and an elbow?

[VelmaD]

56. Uh...nope...

The moon is on my left shoulder and the sun is on my right hip (the pic was taken to obscure where the tat was to make sure I didn't post any naughty bits on DU on accident. :)

[gmoney]

60. OH...

I get it... the right hip! :think:

So the sun is like 3 or 4 inches in diameter?

And the moon starts on the left shoulderblade and goes across towards your right shoulder. Wow! Those are pretty serious! Thanks for sharing, even if you did obscure the naughty bits. :)

[VelmaD]

72. You got it

The sun is just about that size. It's right at the top of my hip just about where it meets my back.

The moon is actually a moon and shooting star...the star is in the middle of my back right at the bottom of my neck with a trail of stardust working it's way back toward the moon. It's kinda hard to tell all that from the little pic. That star really fuckin' hurt too. Not a lot of meat under the skin in that spot and it was a serious owie.

[toey]

15. i have 3

I have this one on the back of my lower neck but the colors are more like an royal blue and a true purple



I have a dolphin and a tiny heart on my right ankle.

I also just got my eyebrow pierced.

I'm 31 years old and still I can't stop mutilating my body. its too fun!

[gmoney]

65. "It's not self-mutilation if we help you do it."

That's the motto of Akbar and Jeff's Tattoo Hut, from Matt Groening's Life in Hell comic.

It all sounds pretty tasteful to me... far from mutilation. That butterfly graphic is sweet.

[xmas74]

16. crescent moon on right ankle.

Along w/ a couple of crappy "party dots" (you do stupid crap when you're drunk).No pics anymore. I used to have pics but don't know what happened to them. Have always wanted more but never had the money.

[gmoney]

37. Party dots?

Connect the dots to spell "BEER" across your stomach?

[xmas74]

41. Stupid crap that kids out in the middle of nowhere do.

Piano wire or guitar string and India ink to make a "dot" representing every weekend long kegger you've snuck out to. They've faded so much that they look like a dark faded freckle from a distance now.
You wouldn't know what they were unless I actually told you. And I got them done on my upper thigh or my foot(not as noticable).

[gmoney]

48. So, conceivably...

one COULD get their party dots in "connect the dots" format, if they were sober enough to plan that far ahead. :) Learn something new every day around DU.

[xmas74]

51. A few did.

One guy in particular would write the phrase on his stomach in magic marker before he went. By senior year he had his phrase completed.
It was in small print but it referred to the size of a certain part of his anatomy.

[TheProphetess]

19. Got one and ready for one more

Just one so far....the kanji symbol for spirit on my right ankle.


I just decided that I definitely want the kanji symbol for peace, perhaps on my shoulder blade. It looks like this:

[gmoney]

39. Nice... discrete, yet makes a statement

Spirit and peace... very soothing. Thanks for playing!

[LostinVA]

20. Armband....Right arm... have no idae how to link a photo

Want another one, but decided to buy a house instead!

[gmoney]

29. A house?

You must have had a helluva tattoo in mind! :)

Probably the easiest way to post a picture is:
1 - go to http://www.tinypic.com
2 - click the button that says "Choose File" right in the middle
3 - navigate to the picture on your computer that you want to upload and select it
4 - click the "Host Picture" button a little further down
5 - It should come back with a page that says "successfully hosted!" with a thumbnail of the image and four fields. Just copy the text in the field labeled LINK
6 - Paste the LINK text into your message!

[LostinVA]

106. Photo of Tat

[gmoney]

107. Wow, that looks badass!

Very dark, very bold and a huge dark photo! Remind me not to tangle with you. :)

Thanks for sharing, and glad the picture posting worked!

[LostinVA]

112. Of course, now I can't wear certain things to work

But that's okay. It was for my 40th birthday, and i was like -- If I'm gonna do it, I need to do it right....

[Divameow77]

22. I have one, but no pics

It's the sign for cancer (the 69 lookin thing) inside a sun on my upper back between my shoulder blades. My son is a cancer.
I now have a scorpio so it looks like I will have to get another soon.

[gmoney]

54. There's your weekend project

Either get the new tattoo, or at least a picture of the one you have already. Sounds very cool to me though. :)

[huskerlaw]

23. I have 2

a dolphin on my left shoulder blade and a heart near my hip bone. Here's a pic of the heart, just as they were finishing it...

[gmoney]

61. Ouch!

All the red ink makes it look even more painful... so it's a clean line around it once all the ink and residue around it was washed off?

Thanks for adding to this highly scientific study. :)

[huskerlaw]

68. It looks worse than it was!

And yes, it's a clean black line around a solid red heart. Luckily, that's red ink, not blood...mostly. ;)

[bicentennial_baby]

25. here ya go!

[gmoney]

26. NIfty... is that the back of your neck?

Is it a symbol of anything specific, or just a cool graphic? Looks kind of like a bad-ass insect of some sort. :)

Thanks for taking part in our study!

[bicentennial_baby]

28. Yes, that's where it is

i drew it, it's just a symbol, signifying nothing in particular :)

[MsUSA]

27. I have four......a pinkie ring on right punky finger, a shamrock on

my right ankle, a "G" for the Green Bay Packers, and a rose bracelet on my right wrist.

[gmoney]

92. punky

Quite an assortment you have there! You have the whole yellow/green Packers logo? That's dedication? May I ask where that one is located?

[MsUSA]

108. Sure you can ask.....it's on my left wrist, it's surrounded with

leaves and scroll work. I wish I could show a picture, and oops, on that "punky" finger, should be pinkie.

[jonnyblitz]

30. cool thread!!! where is misunderestimator? she has a nice one

I remember when she posted a picture of it. :thumbsup:

[Misunderestimator]

42. Anything for you sweetie...

I showed you mine, now you show me yours! :loveya:

[jonnyblitz]

45. THERE you are...

I actually don't have pictures of ALL my tattoos..i have one on each calf i don't have pics of.. :loveya: :hi:

this thread is for the ladies so i wont post any of mine. I never do anyways on these tat threads.

[gmoney]

46. I'm honored!

Honored that you're participating in this thread, MisU... thanks for sharing that beautiful tattoo... it's a great photo of you, too. Very elegant!

[Misunderestimator]

47. LOL

Thanks! :)

[gmoney]

53. LOL?

I'm serious... I'm honored to have you participating in my little thread. It means a lot to me. :hug:

[Misunderestimator]

57. I was laughing in the best of ways.

:hi:

[gmoney]

71. Thanks sweetness...

At least I had the sense to NOT go with the original thread title:

"Hey DU Ladies, show us your tats!"

Because that would have just been plain wrong. I think I have learned my lesson, thanks in large part to you.

[Tallison]

97. Wow. That IS gorgeous. n/t

[In_The_Wind]

44. Here is one that I can share ...

with all of DU ...

[gmoney]

55. How many CAN'T you share?

If I may ask?

I like the owl. How big is he? Looks like a close-up of a fairly small one...

[In_The_Wind]

58. 1 ...

The Snowy Owl is only 3 inches by 1 1/2 inch ...

I have another very pretty tattoo that is a show-able 3" x 4" but I haven't downloaded it into my photobucket.

[WindRavenX]

63. I have two:

One is the kanji for crane ("tsuru") and the other is the kanji for truth ("jitsu").

This is the jitsu tattoo, on my back:

?ph94XTDB9T6WfkjT

I plan on getting a phoenix on my arm when I have money.

I love body art and tattoos.

[gmoney]

66. Thank you

You always have a little bit of truth with you, that's good.

You'll keep us posted on the Phoenix, right?

[WindRavenX]

73. heck yes

I've been working on the design for a year now- it'll cost ~300 dollars. Lots of subtle flames and feathers :hi:

[KitchenWitch]

64. I have eleven

One is the head of a unicorn on my left shoulder. The other ten are dots, that were tattooed on to line up lead blocks for radiation therapy.

[gmoney]

70. I didn't realize...

that they were using unicorn tattoos as part of radiation therapy these days. Talk about your new age healing techniques! ;)

Hope the ten dots are all that's left of that condition and that you're good as new now! :hug:

[KitchenWitch]

89. No cancer, for 18 years

Long term radiation effects...

And I had the unicorn before the Radiation.

[gmoney]

91. 18 years

Wow, you're an 18 year cancer survivor. That's great... hope the radiation effects are bearable. I watched my Mom endure cancer treatment, and I wouldn't wish the treatment on anyone, let alone the disease.

I was just teasing about the unicorn though. ;)

[KitchenWitch]

120. LOL

Actually it was hell going through the radiation.

As long term effects I have a lot of scar tissue in my lungs and will need to have two of my heart valves replaced sooner or later, but given the circumstances, I can handle that, if it means I am alive.

[jmowreader]

134. In two years, this is what to do with the dots

Find a good tattoo artist and have him turn those ten radiation-target dots into a Phoenix.

[geniph]

74. I have six.

and I have pictures, but the link is down (deliberately) until after November's election.

I have a hummingbird and morning glory vine on my upper back (that's actually three tattoos), I have a very detailed tiger swallowtail butterfly on my lower back, I have a rosebud on the lefthand side of my cleavage, and I have a Celtic band around my left wrist (my husband has a matching one on his left wrist - neither of us regularly wears a wedding ring, so this replaces it).

I intend to get the entire back piece made into a single full back. The bird, flower, and butterfly are all native Northwest species, and will be joined by a Pacific treefrog, a dragonfly, and the rest of the vine trailing from the back of my right shoulder and twining around all the way to the left hip. They all have great personal significance to me, and I am very proud of them. I got the first one when I was just shy of 40 years old, so it's not like they were some teenage fad. These are pieces of bodyart I wanted for more than 20 years.

[gmoney]

77. Wow, sounds impressive, but...

...what does the election have to do with posting the image? :) Are you running for office and don't particularly want this image bandied about in the debates?

Sounds like you'll have a regular forest on your back when it's all said and done. That's dedication!

[geniph]

86. Yes.

(that's the answer to your first question - I don't want it appearing in my opponent's campaign flyers.)

[Dastard Stepchild]

82. Me..me...me......

This is a shot of my tat. The other side is identical, and since it is a pseudo-sleeve, it's tough to get all of it in. :)

This was taken by my tat guy about 2 seconds after it was finished, so there's alotta swellin' going on there.

[gmoney]

84. Holy smoke!

Was that all done in one sitting? Either way, you are one tough woman!

That's really amazing looking... you should find one of those dressing room mirrors or something to get a shot of the whole thing. Where did the design come from?

Any others, while we're at it? Or just the one grand statement? It certainly is plenty!

Thanks so much for sharing it... wow!

[Dastard Stepchild]

88. I have another one as well...

but no pic of it. It is a lizard encircling my belly button.

That tattoo took 7 months - first month was the outline, and the next six months were the color and detail and shading.

I sat down with my tat guy and gave him an idea of what I wanted, and the colors I liked, and he ran with it.

[ghostsofgiants]

95. Wow, that's an impressive tattoo!

Kinda makes me wish I had money to spare to get something done.

[Dastard Stepchild]

98. aww.. thanks...

I have the hankering to get another one, but I'm not sure if I should. I mean, technically I can't afford it, but money could be shuffled around to make it happen. :)

[ghostsofgiants]

104. Haha...

A friend of mine always tells me how addictive they are when the subject comes up. There are two that I want, but he always tells me I'll end up with way more than two, haha.

[Dastard Stepchild]

117. seriously...

Do they mix in some smack with the ink.. man.. I want dozens. :)

[gmoney]

128. They only do that for the really beautiful women...

the ones they want to see back in the chair again and again. For the old fat dudes, they mix in ipecac. :)

[ghostsofgiants]

132. Does that mean I'm just going to be getting boring, regular ol' ink?

What a gyp.

[Spacemom]

83. I have 6

This is the only one I have a pic of.



The others are a heart, a butterfly, a dolphin, a rabbit and a honeybee.

[gmoney]

85. I like it...

Where did you fit in all six? I'd guess Nathan is your son? Does that mean you have six kids?

Thanks for sharing!

[Cathyclysmic]

87. Here is mine:

I got it in the Navy Reserve:

[gmoney]

90. You trying to get my thread locked?

That's mighty impressive work though... is that a Sharpie Marker original?

I gotta say, your treasure trail is a little out of control... might want to look into waxing.

:rofl:

I guess this would be a good place to post mine:



This way, nobody sneaks up on Mr. Cool ICE... Oh yeah!

[ghostsofgiants]

96. Badass.

[gmoney]

101. bump for the night shift (n/t)

[gmoney]

129. kick...

:kick:

[Lilyhoney]

99. This is why I come to the lounge. nt

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

100. Alert!!! - SEX THREAD!!!!

*swoon*

[Beware the Beast Man]

103. You do realize CC's a bit, um...hirsute...

;)

[Cathyclysmic]

105. The cold weather makes my hair darker

[AccessGranted]

93. I Have 2 Tatoos

Both on my left arm - one is red heart pierced by a blue rose and the other one is an armband with a heart in the middle and then curly-cues that go around my arm......boy, did they hurt!

[HeeBGBz]

102. I have two

A butterfly, flower and vine on my upper right thigh and a flaming heart falling out of the sky on my back/shoulder.

[fleabert]

109. since mine is in your avatar, and in the mentioned link...

i should not innundate du with anymore of mine! :-)

but I will edit to add that i have the next 4 already planned out to add to the two I have.

(only one of mine has been seen on DU!)

[gmoney]

113. Oh, but you should innundate us!

I didn't know you had a second one... care to spill?

And four more? What do you have in mind, or tattoogenic one?

[fleabert]

114. I like to keep a few things to myself!

tat-two will remain privledged info for a bit longer... (actually, it was tat-one, the dragonfly was tat-two, but you get my drift)

as for the next four:
on the top of my left foot-- perhaps a tribal design or the symbol for peace that I saw earlier in this thread, that was really pretty.

on the back of my neck--a free form drawing/outline/sculptural looking piece of a woman holding an infant in profile...I saw it as a piece of jewelry, and haven't had it drawn yet, but it will be to commemorate having a child- once I have one.

an additon to the dragonfly--I'd like to have my grandmother's name or a quote, or dates for her added

and an upper arm sleeve--no clue yet, this is a new idea, but I am currently in LOVE with sleeves!

and maybe even something on my upper back, to disguise a scar I have from having a mole removed

[gmoney]

115. It's OK to admit it...

...that first tat says "Gmoney 4evah" doesn't it? Right over your heart? I had a feeling... :rofl:

Those other ideas sound pretty ambitious... maybe you can merge them all into the sleeve design, sort of a "circle of life" thing with the mother/child grandmother theme.

This thread has really opened my eyes as to how much thought and planning some people put into their tattoos.

My first thought of tattoos used to be informed by my grumpy old boss who always wore long sleeve shirts... one day, the AC was out or something, and he rolled up his sleeves to reveal an old, green-faded tattoo of an adorable little skunk with the name "Stinky" in a banner underneath it. It was all I could do to not :rofl: -- so that played into my thinking that a tattoo is something you'll sooner or later regret. But all the thoughtful designs and meaningful symbols in this thread are really sweet and prompting me to reconsider that notion.

This thread does seem to be losing steam, so again, thanks to all who responded and shared! :grouphug:

[GalleryGod]

110. Great Thread Idea! Here's A Kick for the Coffee break Crowd!

:hangover: :donut: :pals:

[gmoney]

116. Last call...

bump!

[BuddhaGirl]

119. I have a lotus flower on my right hip

but I don't have a picture of it :-(

My next will be a violet Sanskrit Om to match my beloved husband's :-)

[gmoney]

123. It's only fitting...

for BuddhaGirl to have a lotus flower!

Sounds like a good excuse to get out the old digital camera this weekend! :)

Thanks for your contribution!

[MissHoneychurch]

121. I hvae one

on the back of my hip. It is an Irish sign meaning infinity.

[gmoney]

122. Perfect...

for a woman of infinite possibilities!

Welcome back... some of us were a little concerned when you dropped out of sight all of a sudden. >:D<

[MissHoneychurch]

125. catched a cold

while on vacation and tried to get rid of it the last couple of days. Didn't work 100%. Gonna use the weekend to do the same as I did the last two days.

[Rising Phoenix]

131. mrs sniffa's tattoos

[bicentennial_baby]

133. awwwww

so beautiful :loveya: