Who says it won't be meaningful twenty years down the line? If you personally love it enough to put it on yourself, it's worth doing it. Sure I question the judgment some of them use when choosing subject matter but it's ultimately up to the individual. I don't see how picking a symbol from a game makes you "the worst" at, well, anything.

I actually just got one last week. I'd been thinking about it [getting one] for quite a while, but I never really knew what I wanted. I was actually going through some old sketches a few weeks ago and caming across something I drew a few years back and it just clicked. As such, I'm obviously not against them. I probably wouldn't plaster myself with them, but I'm all for getting a couple.

Pics in the Chocojournal, for the record.

Meh, gaming related stuff is as valid/stupid a reason to get a tattoo as anything else, as long as it means something to the person getting it.

I saw this Shadow of the Colossus 'weak point' tattoo, which I thought was a pretty cool idea, instead of say, the logo or something. That's in spite of me not liking SotC very much at all.

If I should choose something that is the least applicable to ever make it to my body though, it would be a celebrity tattoo.

For the lulz:

Behave woman, everyone knows the greatest gay unicorn tattoo of all time is this one:

My tattoos don't have any huge meaning and I find it slightly ridiculous when you watch that Miami Ink thing and there's all these people wanting a picture of a dolphin to remind them of their dead grandpa or a Celtic cross to remind them of the time they ran over their dog or some shit. If you can't remember your own grandpa without a fucking tattoo staring you in the face then you've got some issues.

I'm also not a fan of tattoos that are directly "From" something, I think it shows a lack of imagination if nothing else and I'd rather express myself through an original piece of artwork than a corporate logo or a character or icon someone else came up with from a game or film or whatever. I mean, there's nothing wrong with drawing inspiration from something you've seen, we all do that all the time and trying to come up with something 100% original would be damn near impossible but to slavishly copy a band's logo or put a picture of a computer game character on your butt or something just smacks of a lack of imagination. Either that or a shitty tattoo artist.

I understand why some people would want a picture of Mario on their arm (To remind them of their cousin who died in a freak turtle related accident of course) but it's not for me.

Thanks for your input guys I've already got three tattoos but I was having a debate with my friend who was in a relationship with a guy for just over a yearwho was perfect for her, but was actually considering throwing it away because he was considering getting a tattoo! Which I personally thought was aboslutely crazy! I agree with the majority I am a fan of well designed, thought out tattoos. I think people who get tattoos just for the sake of it are a bit stupid if there is no actual connection to it if it makes sense.


I love this statement! :)

I don't really pay much attention to tattoos on people unless I am actually having a discussion with the person and they catch my eye. I've seen some really cool ones in my lifetime, and I can appreciate a well done tattoo as much as I can a good drawing or painting. I cannot for the life of me think of a logical reason someone would prejudice against people with tattoos.

As for my stance on tattoos on my own body, I would say that the chances are highly unlikely that I will ever get a tattoo myself, simply for the fact that I don't really feel like I would get anything out of it.

i like tattoos too but my father even i'm 21 now don't let me do any:((

If I got a tattoo it'd be Crazy Balloon.

http://i27.tinypic.com/2zokx6p.jpg

On my balls.

Get one where he can't see it and don't let him see it until after you move out.

I'll never get one. You know why? I don't work on a goddamned whaling ship.

Tattoos are now generally worn by only the most uninteresting people. I learn everything about them by looking at what they have inked into their skin - you know, a chinese symbol for peace or a flower with an angel or a movie monster or some other bullshit. These things are so important to you you'd rather put them on your body instead of talking about them? How thin your personality must be...

I think you're rather projecting your own one-dimensional character onto other people there LeHah. What's to say you can't have something tattooed on to you and talk about it? Hell, I've had some very interesting conversations with total strangers based on their tattoos. And I still don't see what's wrong with getting a tattoo just because it looks nice, rather than for some deep spiritual bullshit reason. For the same reason though I don't think tattoos are for everyone because they just don't suit certain people's looks. I mean, I can't imagine a situation where a guy with his t-shirt tucked into his jogging pants would look right with a tattoo, unless it was one someone else tattooed onto him shortly before flushing his head down the toilet saying something like "Born loser".

I dig em'

'Cause I work on a whaling ship.

And I'm uneducated except about whales.

And I like people to know that I'm tough shit just by looking at me
when I bend over to pick up whaling ship supplies at my whaling ship job.

Wow, LeHah. You certainly are good at generalizations.

Anyways, I'm down with them, provided they mean something to the bearer. I have one on my fat right upper arm. Whether or not it will look good in 30 years, I don't care. I plan to get another on my left shoulder of three bumblebees, representing my family. (My last name in French is "bumblebee")

I don't really like those who cover themselves in tattoos, though. I don't consider my skin a blank canvas.

Each person's body is their own, and they're entitled to their tattoos all over their goddamn body. You can tell something about a person by what they chose to put on their skin, though

Because I've never, ever seen a tattoo as an interesting conversation idea. "I got THIS put on me because of blah blah blah and it means bork bork bork" is a shit and a toss from people showing you their vacation pictures. Its something that has no quantifiable value to anyone other than the person wearing it, so how could it be interesting? Are you people entertained by flash cards and random sounds as well?

Yeah, great, you have this thing on you that was never intended to be. Don't talk to me about your self-involved stupidity and your sense of self and spiritual awakenings. Thats just smarts for knuckle-dragging commons. Its not even like theres a story with it! At least I have scars all over me and each one has a bad joke or a good discovery behind it. Tattoos are for people who shoot themself in the foot to leave the front lines.

I am good at them, because the majority of people purposely box themselves into stereotypes to fit in with their immedeate surroundings.

Tattoos are apparently serious business.

As for myself, I have a great fear of needles and inoculations, so I have never attempted to get one. Pre-emptive note: Yes, I am aware of the nature of the tattoo needles, which differ greatly from the kind used in hospitals, doesn't mean I still don't like needles.

As far as tattoos on other people go, I don't really care. Its just ink in skin after all.

Except for the fact that I have NO tolerance for pain in an extended setting, I'd love to get a tattoo going up my spine that kinda looks like nerves. Fucking terrifying, that.

Getting a tattoo doesn't hurt any worse than sunburn.

I'm pale Welsh/Brit stock. I fucking HATE sunburns.

If you were British you'd be tough enough to take the pain of a tattoo. Your parents must be lying to you about where they come from.

I'm tough enough to take the pain of taking it up the ass. Is that tough enough for you?

I mean, I'm also British enough to be French. The family name can be traced back to THE BOOK.

Ain't no lube for a tattooist's needle.

Your parents told you you were British stock to hide the shame of being French. Anyway, even if your great-grand-folks were tough, it sounds like generations of living in the US has turned your gene stock pussy.

Spit's better than lube mosttimes.

And also: I think you missed the vital historical information in the "so British I'm French" comment. And I'm only a 3rd generation American. My great grandfather came over at the end of the 1800s.

I love the trendy tattoos that everyone has now. The barbed wire on the arm. The tramp stamp on the back. Can't wait for the day everyone regrets those.

Hulu - Saturday Night Live: Turlington's Lower Back Tattoo Remover