I've never been that into Tatoos. I think they can be really cool but I don't have anything important enough to capture like that. I love the idea on Māui of all the adventures but I don't even know where I'd start.
I label it being afraid of pain, however, deep down I wonder if it's a form of fear of permanence, being locked in to one image, one word, one anything forever. Perhaps my tattoolessness is a form of commitment avoidance. Interesting about Ôtzi.
Does "permanent" eye liner count? I'm not sure because they said touch ups would be needed, I haven't heard that about real tattoo, Otzi sure didnt need any! The equipment looked the same and it was painful enough that I didn't go back for more, maintenance or other wise, but I sure appreciate some of the artwork I've seen. I was particularly drawn to Māori symbols and styling after watching a Men in Kilts (S2-NZ) episode, the storytelling aspect was fascinating, historical and artistic.
I’m the opposite, now I only have to look at the artwork on my body for a couple of decades instead of an entire lifetime! 😂 But, yeah, still too many choices. If I’d broken the seal at 20, like my youngest did, I’d probably have a full sleeve or more already.
As Joyce Wycoff says, "my tatoolessness is a form of commitment avoidance" -- 100%. I like the idea of a tattoo and can appreciate ink on someone else's body, but what the heck am I gonna want to see on my sagging 80+ year old body??? If I could figure THAT out, I'd get a tattoo. Well, maybe not *just* that... I'd also struggle with deciding WHO should ink my virgin canvas. Too many choices to make!
With every decade that passes, it probably gets slightly less likely that I'll end up taking the plunge, I think. I really thought I'd have like a full body of tattoos by now when I was in my early 20s, but having never committed to that first one really postponed the not-so-inevitable.
Finding these remains sounds like something out of Bones (which coincidentally I’ve been watching recently for the first time). I wonder if Otzi had these tattoos for directions or to be used like a map somehow, or for memories, Memento-style. Modern day Reda would never get a tattoo; however, ancient times Reda might’ve gotten plenty if that was popular for remembering significant things and locating places.
Mehndi, a temporary skin decoration, has been used in India for a few thousand years. It originated in Egypt and Babylon. The coloring lasts up to three weeks.
Hummingbirds are the only birds who can hover in flight. The Rose? It just "worked" really well. The peacock. -_- that was a cover-up of the ugliest mistake for a tattoo I've ever seen in my life. It took 3 1/2 hours.
In my experience I’d say it’s more like 50%….and that’s just people with visible tattoos. Two of my sisters have tattoos that are in discreet locations that aren’t immediately obvious (an ankle and the small of the back).
I've never been that into Tatoos. I think they can be really cool but I don't have anything important enough to capture like that. I love the idea on Māui of all the adventures but I don't even know where I'd start.
My neighbor has a tattoo of all the Hawaiian islands and he has them colored in one-by-one as he visits
I label it being afraid of pain, however, deep down I wonder if it's a form of fear of permanence, being locked in to one image, one word, one anything forever. Perhaps my tattoolessness is a form of commitment avoidance. Interesting about Ôtzi.
I wasn't deterred by pain at all, but instead by the permanence thing. I pierced my own eyebrow at age 19! But that safety pin could always come out.
Damn, when your parents warn you that "tattoos are forever," they're not messing around, eh?
Consider the Maori, tattoos draw power.
I have always admired the tenacity of people with tattoo. I don't think I can face the pain.
I've always wanted a little matching spider for the whole fam but my wife and kid #2 aren't so into it 🕷️
Did you pay as close attention as I did to the little spiders hiding on the dollar bill?
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Maybe he'd been in prison? Were there any tats on his face?
I'm not sure there was such a social stigma around tattoos back then.
Does "permanent" eye liner count? I'm not sure because they said touch ups would be needed, I haven't heard that about real tattoo, Otzi sure didnt need any! The equipment looked the same and it was painful enough that I didn't go back for more, maintenance or other wise, but I sure appreciate some of the artwork I've seen. I was particularly drawn to Māori symbols and styling after watching a Men in Kilts (S2-NZ) episode, the storytelling aspect was fascinating, historical and artistic.
Yeah, permanent eye liner counts! I think so, anyway - the principle is the same. I really appreciate good tattoos myself.
I’m the opposite, now I only have to look at the artwork on my body for a couple of decades instead of an entire lifetime! 😂 But, yeah, still too many choices. If I’d broken the seal at 20, like my youngest did, I’d probably have a full sleeve or more already.
As Joyce Wycoff says, "my tatoolessness is a form of commitment avoidance" -- 100%. I like the idea of a tattoo and can appreciate ink on someone else's body, but what the heck am I gonna want to see on my sagging 80+ year old body??? If I could figure THAT out, I'd get a tattoo. Well, maybe not *just* that... I'd also struggle with deciding WHO should ink my virgin canvas. Too many choices to make!
With every decade that passes, it probably gets slightly less likely that I'll end up taking the plunge, I think. I really thought I'd have like a full body of tattoos by now when I was in my early 20s, but having never committed to that first one really postponed the not-so-inevitable.
Finding these remains sounds like something out of Bones (which coincidentally I’ve been watching recently for the first time). I wonder if Otzi had these tattoos for directions or to be used like a map somehow, or for memories, Memento-style. Modern day Reda would never get a tattoo; however, ancient times Reda might’ve gotten plenty if that was popular for remembering significant things and locating places.
Tattoos seem to tell stories; imaginary or real. Say to a person who has one; “Tell me about your tattoo.”
True - there are few better conversation starters than tattoos.
Mehndi, a temporary skin decoration, has been used in India for a few thousand years. It originated in Egypt and Babylon. The coloring lasts up to three weeks.
More here:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehndi
Some examples:
https://tinyurl.com/yhw4emv2
I got tattoos in the 70's. No, I do not regret it!
What did you get?
I got a bracelet on my wrist with a hummingbird, a yellow rose, and a peacock.
Any symbolic/personal meaning?
Hummingbirds are the only birds who can hover in flight. The Rose? It just "worked" really well. The peacock. -_- that was a cover-up of the ugliest mistake for a tattoo I've ever seen in my life. It took 3 1/2 hours.
No tattoos and proud of it! I think I'm the only one of my three brothers and three sisters without a tattoo or piercing (most have both)!😂
I read something to the effect that one in three Americans are tattooed. Where are the other 2/3?
In my experience I’d say it’s more like 50%….and that’s just people with visible tattoos. Two of my sisters have tattoos that are in discreet locations that aren’t immediately obvious (an ankle and the small of the back).
I guess like kids count too, right? So maybe that's like 1/3.
Good point! We're not born with tats!😂
Let's patent an in-womb tattoo gun. People will buy it.
😂 Probably!