# Do you have a tattoo? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 1, 2010, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tattoo/545215 "2010-07-01T17:40:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tattoo/545215/1 "2010-07-01T17:40:51Z")
Inspired by [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=569247). Poll coming. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tattoo/545215/2 "2010-07-01T17:45:41Z")
Nope. No tats on me. ---
**Author:** ![In\_Winnipeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a8b319/32.png) [@In\_Winnipeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/In_Winnipeg)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tattoo/545215/3 "2010-07-01T17:48:13Z")
Nope…don’t want one either. Maybe I would have thought differently had I been in the military; used to be that only military and bikers got tattoos. Women never got them and you stayed away from those that had them because they either were biker chicks or had been, and you didn’t want to mess around there. I think the tattooing fad is on its way out anyway. It’s going to be interesting when all those tattoos out there start to lose their shape and sag…maybe I should invest in one of those laser tattoo removal places. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tattoo/545215/4 "2010-07-01T17:48:28Z")
3 for me. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tattoo/545215/5 "2010-07-01T18:04:19Z")
4 for me: Outside of L ankle, across my R foot and up the ankle, a small one on my R collarbone, and medium sized one one my back, just under my nape. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tattoo/545215/6 "2010-07-01T18:11:32Z")
Two so far, both on my right forearm. Plan on having my entire upper body covered in them. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tattoo/545215/7 "2010-07-01T18:13:01Z")
not yet, but maybe on my 50th birthday. ---
**Author:** ![TheFaerie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@TheFaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFaerie)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tattoo/545215/8 "2010-07-01T18:18:30Z")
I have a 6" long fairy on my right breast. I’ve had it for 12 years or so. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tattoo/545215/9 "2010-07-01T18:19:37Z")
No, I find them unaesthetic. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tattoo/545215/10 "2010-07-01T18:27:43Z")
Nope- not a tattoo kind of gal. ---
**Author:** ![Mooch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tattoo/545215/11 "2010-07-01T18:44:58Z")
Full sleeve on my left arm plus 5 additional in other spots. ---
**Author:** ![multimediac17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@multimediac17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/multimediac17)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tattoo/545215/12 "2010-07-01T18:49:35Z")
No, the thought of having something on my skin _adopts voice of God_ _FOREVER_ freaks me out a bit. I’m not one of the people who objects to tattoos on other people though. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tattoo/545215/13 "2010-07-01T18:52:03Z")
1. Got the first one back in the 80’s, well before they became widely popular. Mostly, I tend to forget they are there. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tattoo/545215/14 "2010-07-01T18:56:02Z")
I have one on my side. I want another one in the next few years, on my side as well I’m thinking. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tattoo/545215/15 "2010-07-01T19:06:59Z")
Just the one. No immediate plans to get more, although I may be inspired someday to alter/cover the one I have now. ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tattoo/545215/16 "2010-07-01T19:10:54Z")
None, but I have designed several for my son, I can’t imagine never getting tired of any design eventually. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tattoo/545215/17 "2010-07-01T19:14:16Z")
Yes, the word ‘‘Impermanent’’ in Sanskrit on my left wrist. Don’t regret it. Probably won’t get any more. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tattoo/545215/18 "2010-07-01T19:15:51Z")
I have a wireframe model of [the Utah teapot](http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~infoarts/links/siggraph.artistdifferencef/siggraphimages/compgraphicsTeapot.jpg) on my right shoulder. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tattoo/545215/19 "2010-07-01T19:17:24Z")
I don’t have one, but I want to get one. So if you are also considering it, hold off for a few months - they are about to become passé. Sorry. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tattoo/545215/20 "2010-07-01T19:23:38Z")
Nope. I thought about it once, but now it is unlikely I’ll ever get one. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tattoo/545215.md?page=2)