I saw a woman recently who had a tramp stamp of a gravestone with the words 'RIP Nan' underneath. Bit of a passion killer, I would've thought.
I remember reading years ago, Hull was the most tattooed City. Something to do with us been a fishing port.
It never will, there's no reason or tradition behind the tattoos that westerners get, they are purely decoration. In fact they often copy the designs of Maoris, Native Americans and the Japanese with no idea what they actually represent. They are socially acceptable in western culture now but I suspect its more of a fashion than the start of a new tradition. They'll become unfashionable again in the not too distant future, unfortunately a lot of people will be stuck with them.
Resolutely against tattoos. All my friends are covered in them, they don't even know why, just felt it was the done thing. Why don't they question this? They're either totally naff, or indistinguishable from millions of other people's tattoos. I blame people like Jack Wilshire. Bang-average footballers with sleeve tattoos and brylcream hair. It needs stopping. Proud to have no tattoos, and will remain that way to the end.
As the ink on my skin has no bearing on my ability to teach and perform other tasks, it has never come up. Thankfully, we live in a time where common sense is starting to creep back in again.
I didn't say it had. Try reading and inwardly digesting what people write. Though I think that certain professions shouldn't have people with visible tattoos or outlandish piercings on view at work. Common sense is creeping back in? So we had common sense, then it disappeared and now it is coming back again? When did this happen?
Not strictly true. Seamen often had them done as identifying marks, as they were more durable than paper passports when a ship goes down and bodies need to be identified. People also often got them done to 'bond' with like-minded mates, or as family tradition. Now most people get them as a sort of graft-on personality transplant. The bigger the tat, the bigger the twat is a rough rule of thumb.
Me mate has got the City crest on the back of his calf. Looks okay, but not for me...Still each to their own..Live and let live, and all that
A mate of mine has plenty of tattoos cos it makes him an "individual" apparently. When I explained that every **** has a tattoo these days it suddenly dawned on him that those without them were the "individuals".
Guilt ridden tribal marking should be left to those who can stand the current pain having been there before. We know who we are.. Alams OUT
That was the plaintive cry that went up to parents trying to stop their kids adopting the new fashions they disapproved of in the early 1960s "But I want to be different. Like everyone else.".
Too political. I wasn't having a go, sorry if it seemed that way. The police are notorious for not allowing tattoos, yet I know of plenty that have them, would love to know how they got around it? Thinks it's head neck and hands?
Visible tattoos aren't permitted in some jobs, or weren't at least. Was all set in 1971 to get a City tattoo. However my mate and myself had been for a few beers before making the decision and the tattooist wouldn't let us use his toilet. So after much crossing of legs and squirming aboutbwe departed. Looking back we are both pleased at not getting one. When I was young kid my old man made the decision for me. I could get any tattoo I wanted. But I had to remember to pack my suitcase first.
