[Attention] Planning a new tattoo, you should weigh in.

So, gamingforce at large, I am planning my next tattoo. I'm thinking I'm going to go for a tribute to my favourite genre, film noir. I don't have a lot of things I'm locked into. Sam Spade, Tracer Bullet and Jessica Rabbit all make the cut, but other than that I'm pretty wide open. This is either going to be a full sleeve, a thigh sleeve or a back piece, so there will be lots of room.

So, I look to you, Gamingforce. Who of the greats deserves the cut? The wife from Dark City, all smoky and sexy? Bogey in Casablanca? The whole thing is going to be black and white with shots of colour (blue eyes, red lips, a blue dress etc). What iconic noir sex and smoke would you include?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Zephyrin

You should find a way to make Jessica Rabbit into a tribal tattoo.

Skip the middleman, bypass the douche supplier and go right to the source.



There's nowhere I can't reach.

Wait, are you telling me barbed wire ISN'T tribal? I'm shocked. I'm beyond shocked. I'm surprised, even.

No, wait, I'm shocked. Please. Tell me more, o guru of tattooing.

And then explain how tribal isn't as tired and douchy as barbed wire.

Honestly.



Attention. Rapt. Etc.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Lang Lang

Play the stupidity card. Why not. Tribalectic symbology renders a direct reference to a tribal affiliation. Since you're an unoriginal ass wipe, you have no point of reference to how utterly oblivious you are toward tribalism. You see nonsense in a magazine and you deem it exotic. In reality, you're a piece of tool shit. It isn't rocket zoology. It never was and never will be. Use your super-cool, imaginary mod power and turn this post into something flowery.

Why would I change this beautiful piece of prose to anything else? Clearly I was actually going to get a barbed wire tattoo, and even more than that, I clearly think barbed wire tats are the height of awesome. I certainly don't know anything about ink, and certainly not about the tribalist revival of the early 90's that started in SoCal and spread out from there. I certainly haven't been exposed to traditional tattooing from the Maori through the Japanese techniques over the years. And I mean, you are clearly so much more wise than I am in the ways of body modification. Please, spread your wisdom further and tell me all about neo-tribalism and the meaning behind it all.

Because I have no idea. Really. Continue. Also, all my tattoos are tribal or flash. You got me. I have six different flaming hearts surrounded by barbed wire with tribal wings in the background.

Good catch.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by Lang Lang

You're sure killed me with kindness. Knocked me dead, even. You are skilled. Have you considered scarification? This is truly the height of body modding. People will know you mean business when they see that you've taken a razor blade to your skin in a systematic fashion. There is so much you can do with it. The flaming-heart-razor-wire thing is deader than dead.

You are just absolutely dead set on not getting it, aren't you Lizeris.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Lang Lang

I get it. I'm even playing along.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Pangalin

Just tattoo a fedora directly onto your scalp. Complete with subdermal steel hatband to complete the illusion.

You know, I haven't even SEEN that hat since I got home. I must have tossed it somewhere in my basement. I do, however, enjoy your idea. I don't even really like hats that much, but that fucking sun was hot.

FELIPE NO