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hlthe2b

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3. Ditto here... I just don't....

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 06:38 PM

Mar 2025

Yes, of course, I treat those who have them with the same respect I hopefully treat everyone, or try, at least.

But, while I was used to the arm tattoos of men formerly serving in the military and the occasional "biker" type guy--when the trend exploded to everyone and especially the near-total body coverage type tattoos, I was caught really off-guard.

No. I don't get it.

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Why do some "Old Farts" (I'm one) get big, colorful tattoos that they wouldn't have considered for..... [View all] RussellCattle Mar 2025 OP

I don't understand tattoos at all, for any person at any age. Ocelot II Mar 2025 #1

Stickers enid602 Mar 2025 #2

Ditto here... I just don't.... hlthe2b Mar 2025 #3

I think tattoos are a bid for permanence in one's life nuxvomica Mar 2025 #13

Tattoos have become too commonplace, the next cool thing will be body scarification. sop Mar 2025 #4

My sister got 2 or 3 tattoos in her late 50's, cksmithy Mar 2025 #5

When I was a kid, tatoos were considered pretty low-class. eppur_se_muova Mar 2025 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author AllaN01Bear Mar 2025 #7

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Somehow the decals on a pink Ferrari make it better and worse at the same time. RussellCattle Mar 2025 #9

Years and years ago, a close friend of mine dated a tattoo artist and got a little goldfish catbyte Mar 2025 #10

Tatooos may be linked to increase in cancers LogDog75 Mar 2025 #11

I have a ring tattoo on my right pinkie finger.....a bracelet tattoo on my right wrist, a Green Bay Packer tattoo a kennedy Mar 2025 #12