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    • MattM
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      I didn’t mind it. Definitely was not my most painful. I think it varies by person.

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      • MattM
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        I hated my calfs, back, wrists and certain pets of my hands.

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        • OaktaviaO
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          • goosehdG
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            How bad are the armpits to get done?

            "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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            • OaktaviaO
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              First image is Amanda and my matching honeymoon tattoos. We drove from West Virginia to Maine and saw so many lupines.

              Second is my back peice progress. It's done now...

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              • OaktaviaO
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                @goosehd fucking horrible

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                • goosehdG
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                  I have the full upper body done minus the strip down the middle of my chest and the armpits. My tattooist and I had long conversations about the armpits…he said they are a pain in the ass to tattoo, hurts like hell, and doesn’t take ink that well.

                  I passed but always wondered just how bad it was from someone who’s had it done.

                  "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                  • J
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                    @Oaktavia said in Tattoos:

                    @october-rust those are sick...the devil in the ball is killer.

                    It's actually intended to be a mirror. Design is a Polito original, with the idea that you're looking at your reflection and realizing that you're evil. I have a version done by Akira Latanzio a few years ago.

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                    • MattM
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                      Sick af. I forgot about elbows. They suck too.

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                      • MattM
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                        @goosehd not in a rush for armpits. My next bastard wil be my knees. Also not in a hurry.

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                        • J
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                          Not sure how I just came across this thread, but I've been collecting for close to 20 years now. The upside to being almost completely covered is that over the last several months I've been able to justify becoming completely unemployable.

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                          Hands by Chad Koeplinger
                          Neck skull by Julian Bast
                          Neck panther by Greg Christian
                          Throat by Carlo Pavia

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                          • october rustO
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                            @Matt I feel like my pain threshold isn't too bad? You're right, maybe it's just a person to person thing. The only spot I've found to be miserable was the weird fleshy part of my underarm arm near the armpits. Elbows and ditches weren't very fun at all but weren't as bad as I anticipated.

                            That's awesome @jskidder, one of my favorite tattoo designs but I admittedly didn't know the meaning.

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                            • MattM
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                              @jskidder said in Tattoos:

                              The upside to being almost completely covered is that over the last several months I've been able to justify becoming completely unemployable.

                              I actually did my hands and neck on purpose so my wife couldn’t force me to work a real job again after I quit the corporate world.

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                              • J
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                                @Matt Unfortunately I actually do work a very corporate job with high client visibility at the executive level. But I'm in advertising so I can get away with it.

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                                • MattM
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                                  🤫 Don’t tell the missus.

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                                  • MizmazzleM
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                                    @october-rust yes sir. Those are top notch indeed. Employment May come and go, but those inky lines will remains forever and always. Lovely work indeed.

                                    In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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                                    • MattM
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                                      Dude, please tell me you’re doing Andy Griffith on purpose.

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                                      • EdHE
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                                        Excellent to see so much cool work join this thread. And the people who carry them around too, natch. 😉

                                        Take the dive...

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                                        • oblivion.silaO
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                                          Koi fish by Ernest from Borneo Headhunter .
                                          Back in 2004 was a young and fresh year, it was completed with a day sitting. If I had to re-do it again it will probably take a year with several sittings. 😅

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                                            @october-rust those are insane man

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