Tattoo For You?

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I would have gotten one in the service with a tattoo parlor nearby, but where I was stationed at the time, you had to be 21 to drink, so being stone sober while there I never did.
 

No tattoos for me. ☠️

I posted this in another "tattoo" thread somewhere on the forum.

"The Illustrated Man" (1969) directed by Ray Bradbury - Starring Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, (who were still married IRL when this was filmed), Robert Drivas, and Jason Evers.

A science fiction film that takes place in the 1930's. It's about a man who tells tales from the tattoos on his body which come to life and tell the illustrated story when stared at directly. There are three tales.

"She lived in the past and she lived in the future, and she put it all on me"


"They're not tattoos, they're skin illustrations. Don't you ever call them tattoos!"


Bella ✌️
 
A few days ago, I made a quick stop at the local grocery store, and the couple in line ahead of me were both covered with tattoos. When it came time to pay, they whipped out their Food Stamp card. They obviously have their financial priorities wrong.
 
Don M. said:
A few days ago, I made a quick stop at the local grocery store, and the couple in line ahead of me were both covered with tattoos. When it came time to pay, they whipped out their Food Stamp card. They obviously have their financial priorities wrong.
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Hmmm. We have no way of knowing what their financial priorities are. Who knows when they received these tattoos, or what their financial situation was at that time?
 
Shalimar said:
Hmmm. We have no way of knowing what their financial priorities are. Who knows when they received these tattoos, or what their financial situation was at that time?
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Well, they were fairly young....late 20's/early 30's....so I doubt they have been doing this for many years. I don't know how much tattoos cost, but I wouldn't be surprised to find out that they have "invested" thousands on this nonsense....and have to rely on the government to feed themselves.
 
One thing about "tats " is that they are a good way to identify dead bodies that come up someplace. Here in Canada it has been a standard Police practice for at least 3 decades to photograph tats on convicted persons, and add the photos to their Federal Corrections file. JimB.
 
Don M. said:
Well, they were fairly young....late 20's/early 30's....so I doubt they have been doing this for many years. I don't know how much tattoos cost, but I wouldn't be surprised to find out that they have "invested" thousands on this nonsense....and have to rely on the government to feed themselves.
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Again, there is no way of knowing.
 
jimintoronto said:
Check out any "homeless camp " and see how many of the twenty somethings have full arm and leg tats. They can afford the skin art but they can't afford rent. JimB.
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In my job, one often deals with young people who are indigent. Some of them have extensive tattoos. Very few would choose getting inked over a place to live, or a full stomach. People’s lives can, and do crash and burn, for a variety of reasons. Mine certainly did. Fortunately, I was lifted

up from my situation, rather than judged and dismissed. If one has never lived on the street, it can be difficult to empathise with those who are homeless. It saddens me to see such intolerance toward the young. Poverty is not a character defect.
 
jimintoronto said:
One thing about "tats " is that they are a good way to identify dead bodies that come up someplace. Here in Canada it has been a standard Police practice for at least 3 decades to photograph tats on convicted persons, and add the photos to their Federal Corrections file. JimB.
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I worked with the New York State Police and saw numerous arrests with photos taken of tattoos for identification. Marked for life, individuals may as well have a tag imprinted.
Nope, no tattoo for me, no desire to see the same marking for the rest of my life. I'll wear a bracelet, thank you. Silver today, gold tomorrow. 😊
 
I have a beautiful, intricate, delicate Asian dragon resting on a bed of chrysanthemums, tattooed on my derrière. Gift from a Japanese ink master. He seemed to think I helped save his son. It is a work of art.
 

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