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kellytore

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44. I am 68 and back in the 1960's and 70's

Fri Nov 28, 2025, 11:29 PM

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My dad owned a cigarette vending company. I never smoked even though most of my family and friends did. When folks ask me why I never started the habit I tell them that even though there were no serious warnings about the danger of smoking it was just common sense to me that you don't inhale smoke. I have said the same thing about tattoos for the last 30 years. There might not be any serious warnings out there about tattoos but common sense tells me that shooting ink from who knows where into your skin might not be good for you.

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Tattoo Ink Moves Through the Body, Killing Immune Cells and Weakening Vaccine Response [View all] BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago OP

And how many howling anti-vaxxers think nothing of loading up their bodies with tattoo ink? tanyev 14 hrs ago #1

We may have fewer of them eventually IronLionZion 13 hrs ago #3

Doesn't sound good for the walking billboards Bayard 13 hrs ago #2

unrec BWdem4life 13 hrs ago #8

My cousin's husband died from lymphoma. LisaM 13 hrs ago #4

Same boat. ananda 11 hrs ago #22

Do you recall the professor's name? PoindexterOglethorpe 9 hrs ago #26

Here's all I could find. ananda 8 hrs ago #28

Hmmm, there are books out there with tattoo designs PoindexterOglethorpe 8 hrs ago #33

It was definitely Walter O'Connell. ananda 7 hrs ago #35

I enjoy seeing a well done tattoo OnlinePoker 13 hrs ago #5

Somebody start a Go Fund Me for Jelly Roll! JohnnyRingo 13 hrs ago #6

Most ppl who get tattoos probably don't give a damn BWdem4life 13 hrs ago #7

Thug lyfe JoseBalow 12 hrs ago #11

Soooo, neither she nor the artist can spell??? niyad 6 hrs ago #40

Good news! Hegseth has a lot of tattoos. Gimpyknee 12 hrs ago #9

Was he, Maj. Dude 12 hrs ago #10

DUzy!! 🏆🏅 littlemissmartypants 11 hrs ago #17

This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote 11 hrs ago #21

Well, hell .. FirstLight 12 hrs ago #12

Driven by the industry for financial gain bucolic_frolic 12 hrs ago #13

Europe has banned certain ingredients Old Crank 12 hrs ago #14

I am a liberal, but... BidenRocks 12 hrs ago #15

I work in the schools. I am by far the oldest person there at 70, valleyrogue 8 hrs ago #30

I'm also 70 and I see more older women BidenRocks 8 hrs ago #32

My fav line... Grins 6 hrs ago #43

Can't say what I would do if I were 18 so I won't say what they should do. twodogsbarking 12 hrs ago #16

Mom told me not to get... COL Mustard 11 hrs ago #18

No surprise there relayerbob 11 hrs ago #19

One of my kids has tattoos, so I'll pass on this info, thanks. No thanks to the judgmental commenters in this thread. chia 11 hrs ago #20

My son, my grandson, my ex DIL, barbtries 9 hrs ago #25

Doesn't take much for the judgmental folks to show themselves does it? luv2fly 8 hrs ago #31

Ya think? Stacey Grove 10 hrs ago #23

Been waiting for this to come out pattyloutwo 9 hrs ago #24

It is a mystery to me why anybody gets tattoos, especially women. valleyrogue 8 hrs ago #27

I don't have any - but I'm considering one. Ms. Toad 7 hrs ago #37

I know a number of people who have gotten tattoos for that exact reason. niyad 6 hrs ago #41

My Mother use to say... sellitman 8 hrs ago #29

'Becomes' ? Strelnikov_ 8 hrs ago #34

I don't have any tattoos; If I ever get some, I think that would signal the demise of the entire tattoo craze. NBachers 7 hrs ago #36

If this is true why aren't Yakuza YoshidaYui 7 hrs ago #38

This is good to know and important research for many to follow. Alice B. 6 hrs ago #39

I have several friends, including women my age, who are rather heavily inked. niyad 6 hrs ago #42

I am 68 and back in the 1960's and 70's kellytore 5 hrs ago #44

Good to know. I have one: Faith / fear ... I got it bc of the regime. live love laugh 4 hrs ago #45