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      grandmasterben
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      I agree with jcm since it seems like most people try to spin some life story they have into a tattoo. You might love your grandma who died as she was observing birds, her lifelong passion, but that doesn't mean you should get a tattoo of it… of course you can get a dope tattoo that has meaning, but I think it's more rare than choosing a tattoo for the sole reason that it's aesthetically pleasing.

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        Snowy
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        ^But what you find aesthetically pleasing is likely a result of your unique up bringing, and if you wanted to go into it, there's probably a story behind why you find it pleasing too ::).

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          Yeah for sure. I just mean trying to turn something "important enough for a tattoo" into something aesthetically pleasing. It's not always going to turn out good… People are just brainwashed into thinking tattoos need to have a really deep meaning so they go searching for one

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            Maynard Friedman
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            Are grown-ups still having tattoos? I thought that was now solely the preserve of the under-14s!

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            • 501IH5
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              Seconded. Among my friends and acquaintances, work colleagues and the like, that sense of regret of having been tattooed, particularly when it's been done excessively, seems to grow. Denim heads, bikers and the like seem to be fonder of tattooing, and perhaps late adapters of them becoming less popular.

              Keep your jeans on–-and let nothing come in between you and the denim !

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              • GilesG
                Giles
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                I like mine more and more each day…...

                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  Snowy
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                  I'm still keen for more, and the trend seems to still be expanding in general in Sydney.

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                    trail and arrow
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                    @JCMx800:

                    Tattoos with a meaning or story sucks.!

                    😉

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                    • ColeC
                      Cole
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                      When I was 18 and the first tattoo studio opened in our town I thought about it and even took a look at the motives. Then half the school started to get tattooed and I decided for myself not to get one. Now that everyone and their mother has tattoos (I mean realy, even my mom got 2 tattoos) it makes me the exotic one in the crowd. 🙂

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                      • 501IH5
                        501IH
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                        I like this approach @Cole –- and don't mind in the least to join you among the odd ones out.

                        Keep your jeans on–-and let nothing come in between you and the denim !

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                          Maynard Friedman
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                          Nonsensical Chinese and Arabic script tattoos are still my favourites. I don't really mind tattoos, I find it a little ironic that some people get them to be 'different', 'expressive' and 'individual' but end up looking like everyone else with a load of smudgy ink over them.

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                            grandmasterben
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                            @Cole:

                            . Now that everyone and their mother has tattoos (I mean realy, even my mom got 2 tattoos) it makes me the exotic one in the crowd. 🙂

                            Definitely true. Another thing is that for every good tattoo, there are a million bad ones. And the bad ones are real bad, and trashy. I still subconsciously associate tattoos with sketchiness and trashiness, and I like the damn things! When they're done well at least.

                            One of the trends I've been seeing that I hate are people (girls) who get really small tattoos in a bunch of random places on their body. That way they can be cool and look trendy but not actually have to face any of the realities that come with a tattoo that you can actually see!

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                              Yawn, yawn, yawn and another yawn

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                                Tattoos should only be used for gaining manna.

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                                  @Black:

                                  Yawn, yawn, yawn and another yawn

                                  The frustrated response a good unpop op produces  😃

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                                    @Black:

                                    Yawn, yawn, yawn and another yawn

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                                    😉

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                                      Maynard Friedman
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                                      I'm thinking of having a pair of jeans tattooed on my bottom half in indigo so that they will fade and crock over time like a real pair of jeans. I will try not to bath or shower for the first 6 months.

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                                        my advice would be an initial soak!

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                                            @Maynard:

                                            I will try not to bath or shower for the first 6 months.

                                            piece of piss!

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