Tattoos

Unread post by **Mervyn and Trish** » 03 Jul 2015, 19:15

Take the bullet is another expression for people taking meritorious action on behalf of others. Do keep up Moby.

(For those who may be in doubt, this is banter. I don't really think Moby 's an idiot. Just seems so at times)

Unread post by **Manoverboard** » 03 Jul 2015, 19:19

NO Merv, to be on Topic ... ( I can adjudicate on such matters

dont'cha know )

It's ' bite the bullet ' cos the tattoo was done to look like a ... oh, never mind.

Unread post by **Mervyn and Trish** » 03 Jul 2015, 19:25

Nobody's biting anybody Moby, at least I hope not. Anyway the topic's tattoos, not biting anything or ladies' bottoms

Unread post by **Silver_Shiney** » 04 Jul 2015, 00:25

Back in '75, when I ran a disco for a youth club for 13-15 year olds, there was a tat parlour in Wolverhampton that turned a blind eye to the age limit and some of the lads who came to the club proudly showed me their new tattoos. They were so new, the skin was still bubbling up. Even though I was only 17/18 at the time, they thought I was out of order when I expressed disapproval, pointing out that they were stuck with that for the rest of their lives.

Tattoos desensitise skin, according to reports in ScienceShots and New Scientist, 21 Oct 2006. Todd Allen of the University of Northern Colorado compared the touch sensitivity of tattooed and non-tattooed skin using a two-point discrimination test. The tests used a device that touches the skin with two points. The experimenter initially holds the points far apart so that the subject can feel two points are touching the skin. The points are then moved closer together until the subject can no longer tell if one or two points are touching the skin. The ability to do this varies between different parts of the body so Allen's team tested tattooed skin and non-tattooed skin of corresponding body parts on 30 people, e.g. if the tattoo was on the arm they tested the same place on the other arm. They also did the same tests on corresponding body parts on people with no tattoos. They found the tattooed skin had less touch sensitivity.

Allen's team is not sure of the reason for the lack of sensitivity. They suggested the nerves in the skin could be damaged by the needles used during the application of the tattoo, or it may be the injected ink interferes with touch receptors or changes the plasticity of the skin. The study results were presented to the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, 15 October 2006.

It is clearly detrimental to have ink injected into our bodies.

Some of the artwork is, admittedly, good, but why not commit that work to canvas, rather than flesh where it will fade to a dull blue. One of my SILs has several tattoos on his arms. I hate them but he admits that it was a mistake. It's who he is now that matters.

Unread post by **Gill W** » 04 Jul 2015, 09:12

People have had tattoos for years and years, it's nothing new.

But in the 'old days', it seems to be limited to a couple of single, small tattoos on the arm, and wasn't so noticeable.

These days it's a whole arm or leg, and seems more noticeable in the summer.

I haven't got any myself, I've never really fancied it, plus I'd be afraid it'd hurt.

But if others want to do it, that's their business.

Unread post by **Manoverboard** » 04 Jul 2015, 10:09

Mervyn and Trish wrote:
Nobody's biting anybody Moby, at least I hope not ...

Heavens above no ...

Unread post by **CaroleF** » 04 Jul 2015, 10:44

I agree each to his own but I can't stand them - piercings even worse. A niece of mine has a tongue piercing and it makes me cringe when she speaks and I can see it - my problem, not hers I know but I can't understand anyone wanting a stud in their mouth!

Carole

Unread post by **brillo** » 04 Jul 2015, 11:52

My Father who was a soldier in India and China between the wars and was covered in tattoos,
none of his six children have any, most of his twelve grand children have a least one.
A generation thing !!!

Unread post by **jacksparrow** » 04 Jul 2015, 18:56

Its all very well these young girls having tattoos but when they get old and wrinkly they will look dreadful, not that some of them don't already..

Unread post by **Silver_Shiney** » 04 Jul 2015, 19:16

The tattoos won't look good either...

Unread post by **Frank Manning** » 05 Jul 2015, 07:55

Or all over their back, as in my 'dragon adorned' student. Our late son came home from a trip on a cargo ship saying that one of the passengers had a tattoo of two small cherries on her right buttock cheek. We didn't ask how he knew. He didn't have any and neither has our daughter.

Unread post by **Soldier** » 05 Jul 2015, 08:09

This is about generations and fashion. I afraid the majority who use this forum and cruise are the more mature generation .

Unread post by **Silver_Shiney** » 05 Jul 2015, 09:05

I saw someone a while back who had so many piercings on their face alone, I thought "if he drops dead, I'm not calling an undertaker, I'm calling a scrap metal merchant".

I saw a girl in Cyprus and couldn't understand why she was wearing her vest and bra over her highly patterned t-shirt until I got close enough to see that she had a massive tramp-stamp covering her whole back.

Unread post by **Mervyn and Trish** » 05 Jul 2015, 09:10

Soldier wrote:
This is about generations and fashion.......... .

That is my worry for some who have the more excessive tattoos. Not my problem I know but many of them are the younger generations and hopefully have a long time ahead of them, during which time fashions will change. They will be stuck with what might be fashionable now but may not be later and tattoos are much easier to acquire than to remove.

Unread post by **Stephen** » 05 Jul 2015, 09:33

My wife and I had a henna tattoo years ago for a bit of fun when we were on holiday, which I quite liked. It lasted several days before wearing off.
Perhaps this would be a good starting point for anyone considering a permanent tattoo!

Unread post by **Soldier** » 05 Jul 2015, 10:29

It is also about choice and the right to make mistakes or not.

Unread post by **Silver_Shiney** » 05 Jul 2015, 10:47

Welcome to the forum, Soldier.

I agree we all have choice and the right to make mistakes. We also have the right, if not responsibility, to learn from the mistakes of others

Unread post by **suespud** » 05 Jul 2015, 13:50

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XK5jE4Ofm ... e=youtu.be

watch this..

Unread post by **Silver_Shiney** » 05 Jul 2015, 15:04

I've just had my dinner...

Unread post by **Mervyn and Trish** » 05 Jul 2015, 15:22

Soldier wrote:
It is also about choice and the right to make mistakes or not.

Quite right and I choose not to like them. But if they want them fine.

Unread post by **Delboy** » 05 Jul 2015, 17:38

Silver_Shiney wrote:
Welcome to the forum, Soldier.

I agree we all have choice and the right to make mistakes. We also have the right, if not responsibility, to learn from the mistakes of others

I would say for the overwhelming majority of people who have Tattoos for them it was not a mistake, so much so they often repeat the operation many times.

Unread post by **Manoverboard** » 05 Jul 2015, 18:09

Delboy wrote:
Silver_Shiney wrote:
Welcome to the forum, Soldier.

I agree we all have choice and the right to make mistakes. We also have the right, if not responsibility, to learn from the mistakes of others
I would say for the overwhelming majority of people who have Tattoos for them it was not a mistake, so much so they often repeat the operation many times.

I agree Delboy, ish ... but only until they grow up else grow out of it and move on to something else that is even more fashionable.

ps .... Hello and welcome ' Soldier '

Unread post by **Soldier** » 06 Jul 2015, 08:41

But who are we to judge another generation . My only reservation is that the tattoo should not visible outside of your clothing and not on your face ,neck or hands .
It is about choice and yet people form judgements based upon perceptions . Right or wrong that happens in employment and socially .

Unread post by **Silver_Shiney** » 06 Jul 2015, 09:22

When I was in the RAF, members of the armed forces were strictly forbidden to have tattoos visible outside our uniform. I was horrified to see, on a recent visit to Windsor Castle that one of the guards had a tattoo rising above his collar to his ear.

Unread post by **suespud** » 06 Jul 2015, 10:11

Silver_Shiney wrote:
Welcome to the forum, Soldier.

I agree we all have choice and the right to make mistakes. We also have the right, if not responsibility, to learn from the mistakes of others

Whilst I dont have any tattoos myself, my sons do and they were NOT mistakes.
They were thought about and discussed within their own families.
They are meaningful to each of them.

My eldest son is a well respected teacher.(Head of Department)
My youngest son is a professional photographer.

I find it sad that in this day and age some people still judge others by their appearance.
It seems very shallow to me.

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