# Design my Mid-life Crisis Tattoo

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-my-mid-life-crisis-tattoo/601983>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 5, 2011, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-my-mid-life-crisis-tattoo/601983 "2011-11-05T20:43:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Terry\_Kennedy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@Terry\_Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terry_Kennedy)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-my-mid-life-crisis-tattoo/601983/21 "2011-11-08T10:08:47Z")

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> [@Maserschmidt](#):
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> The one on the [upper left](http://www.best-tattoo-pictures.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/chinese-tattoos-symbols-261.jpg) is the one I keep meaning to get…

I suggest that anyone who desires an Asian-language tattoo do two things:

1. Read through [Hanzi Smatter](http://hanzismatter.blogspot.com/).

2. Bring someone you trust who can read the language in question fluently with you, and get their confirmation after the image outline is traced on you, but before inking actually starts.

Otherwise, you may end up with something like “[Crazy Diarrhea](https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=crazy+diarrhea)” or gibberish.

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**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-my-mid-life-crisis-tattoo/601983/22 "2011-11-08T12:27:59Z")

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> [@Becky2844](#):
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> I’m disappointed…it doesn’t look Celtic to me. Reminds me of the Atomic Museum in Oak Ridge, Tn. Oh well. But thanks for the pic.

That was the biggest pic I could find to link to, and it’s very airy and light. Here are some more that are a little tighter and more knotty-looking.

> **[Celtic Knot of Motherhood tattoo](http://www.ratemyink.com/?action=ssp&pid=41475)**
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> Celtic Knot of Motherhood tattoo I wanted the celtic motherhood knot, couldn't find a template that I liked (that someone had done already), found a picture of the knot which was a stained glass ornam

[http://www.tattoodonkey.com/celtic-motherhood-knot-tattoo-pictures-at-checkoutmyinkcom/tattoodonkey.com\*pics\*c\*e\*celtic-motherhood-knot-tattoo-pictures-at-checkoutmyinkcom--o-t-tattoodonkey.com.jpg/](http://www.tattoodonkey.com/celtic-motherhood-knot-tattoo-pictures-at-checkoutmyinkcom/tattoodonkey.com*pics*c*e*celtic-motherhood-knot-tattoo-pictures-at-checkoutmyinkcom--o-t-tattoodonkey.com.jpg/)

> **[Motherhood/Family Knot tattoo](http://www.ratemyink.com/?action=ssp&pid=4814)**
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> Motherhood/Family Knot tattoo This is my first tattoo.Done by Wolfman @ Threshold Body Art in St. Peters, Missouri. 
> I got it in Feb 04. It is a Celtic Motherhood/family knot in a heart shape. Each d

[![](https://media.photobucket.com/image/celtic+motherhood+knot+/sonya125/Dianne_celtic_transfer.jpg) ](https://media.photobucket.com/image/celtic+motherhood+knot+/sonya125/Dianne_celtic_transfer.jpg)  
[http://www.rankmytattoos.com/f/uploads/celtic-knot-tattoo-6337464064456862507.JPG](http://www.rankmytattoos.com/f/uploads/celtic-knot-tattoo-6337464064456862507.JPG)  
[http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/216/0/9/celtic\_mom\_knot\_by\_theoretical\_ink.jpg](http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/216/0/9/celtic_mom_knot_by_theoretical_ink.jpg)  
[![](https://media.photobucket.com/image/celtic%20motherhood%20knot/JennyLou97/PB230605.jpg) ](https://media.photobucket.com/image/celtic%20motherhood%20knot/JennyLou97/PB230605.jpg)

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-my-mid-life-crisis-tattoo/601983/23 "2011-11-08T15:14:12Z")

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I have a tattoo on my right foot - starts by my big toe, runs across the foot, down the side, and around my anklebone.

Well, it did. Five years down the road pretty much everything down the side of my foot is gone. Hopefully I will be getting it fixed within the next month, if I can come up with the scratch.

And the pain of tattooing across the top of my foot? Excruciating. This, from the person who fell asleep getting a tattoo on my spine.

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