: Holy Cow! Sorry but I'm personally against tattoos. But that's me.
: I just don't underdtand the desire to tag one's fkesh with images of skulls,
: nikked girls, celebrities, and fictional characters. I like Halo and all
: but sheesh. It's not a series that's going to last forever. Heck it may
: not even last another ten years. why do you want to place images on your
: body that will only fade and wrinkle up as you age? I just don't
: understand it. Folks spend thousands of dollars to keep their skin clear
: and then get a tattoo. Weird

I can understand it, even if I'd never get one myself. They're for people who live for the present, and use their bodies as a means of expression. Or people who live in the present, and suffer from short-term memory loss. Badum-tish!

Tattoos can have other uses as well. After my dad's heart attack, I suggested that we tattoo notes from the surgical team on his chest, so the next team won't have to start from scratch.

: I've been asked to design a pirate ship for a friend to have tattooed onto
: his bicep. I refused. When asked why not, I simply replied with 'Cause
: when you get older it'll sink!' :)

Girl who worked in the lab at the food plant where I worked had a tattoo of a rose on her... ahem, chest. One day, in the lunch room, one of her co-workers said it would be a long-hipped rose by the time she was fifty.

I snorted so hard I got a nosebleed.