# If you have no intention of getting a tattoo, what tattoo \*would\* you get? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 3, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-no-intention-of-getting-a-tattoo-what-tattoo-would-you-get/974291 "2022-11-03T15:35:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-no-intention-of-getting-a-tattoo-what-tattoo-would-you-get/974291/21 "2022-11-03T21:40:01Z")
Never! Hmmm…a stylized rainbow might be nice. Upper left arm. Hey, OP, you should have asked where I’m not going to get it! j ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-no-intention-of-getting-a-tattoo-what-tattoo-would-you-get/974291/22 "2022-11-03T21:42:25Z")
My logo, but I’m not sure where I’d put it. Bicep, back of my head, entire back? I dunno. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-no-intention-of-getting-a-tattoo-what-tattoo-would-you-get/974291/23 "2022-11-03T21:53:01Z")
I’ll never get a tattoo, because it would mar my beautiful body, but if I did, it would be script like _ **this is not a tattoo** _ along a limb. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-no-intention-of-getting-a-tattoo-what-tattoo-would-you-get/974291/24 "2022-11-03T22:19:19Z")
I like birds and I like ravens in particular. So IF I was ever to get a tattoo (and at this point I have no such intentions) a raven would be likely. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-no-intention-of-getting-a-tattoo-what-tattoo-would-you-get/974291/25 "2022-11-03T22:38:24Z")
Probably some version of the Wheel of Fortune from Carmina Burana, complete with the “Regno/Regnavi/Sum Sine Regno/Regnabo” labels [![](https://interlude-cdn-blob-prod.azureedge.net/interlude-blob-storage-prod/2014/08/CarminaBurana_wheel-203x300.jpg) ](https://interlude-cdn-blob-prod.azureedge.net/interlude-blob-storage-prod/2014/08/CarminaBurana_wheel-203x300.jpg) Or I might just take a page from Rapid Roy the Stockcar Boy’s book and get a tattoo that just say “Hey”. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-no-intention-of-getting-a-tattoo-what-tattoo-would-you-get/974291/26 "2022-11-03T23:27:56Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Or I might just take a page from Rapid Roy the Stockcar Boy’s book and get a tattoo that just say “Hey”. That’s pretty cool, but Rapid Roy actually has two. The first one says “baby”. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-no-intention-of-getting-a-tattoo-what-tattoo-would-you-get/974291/27 "2022-11-03T23:33:54Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > Well, I’m just a lowly engineer, maybe it’s original for my ilk. [No Mohr’s Circle?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohr%27s_circle) I always thought they looked cool. If I wanted something to match what I actually ended up doing, it would match my icon. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-no-intention-of-getting-a-tattoo-what-tattoo-would-you-get/974291/28 "2022-11-03T23:57:09Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > > [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > > > Well, I’m just a lowly engineer, maybe it’s original for my ilk. > > [No Mohr’s Circle?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohr%27s_circle) I always thought they looked cool. Well, I’m an _electrical_ engineer, not mechanical, so Euler’s identity is closer to my heart. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-no-intention-of-getting-a-tattoo-what-tattoo-would-you-get/974291/29 "2022-11-04T01:15:36Z")
Understood. For me, the Mohr’s Circle is attached to an epiphany I had in college. When we were learning about 3-d stress, we first learned the raw calculations. Every homework problem took 3 to 4 pages. Then we learned the Mohr’s Circles and the homework was much easier. After we had turned in our second set of homework with Mohr’s Circles, I asked: “When we’re working as engineers, will we be allowed to use the circles, or will we have to use the equations.” The answer: “Neither. You’ll look up the answer in a table.” ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-no-intention-of-getting-a-tattoo-what-tattoo-would-you-get/974291/30 "2022-11-04T01:26:42Z")
The U.K. flag ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-no-intention-of-getting-a-tattoo-what-tattoo-would-you-get/974291/31 "2022-11-04T01:34:58Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > It’s a mid-century modern cat. It would likely be a cat tattoo. This one is a good option. I have seen a couple of others I like, too. ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-no-intention-of-getting-a-tattoo-what-tattoo-would-you-get/974291/32 "2022-11-04T03:38:58Z")
It would probably involve a significant amount of alcohol and a very short space of time but: **“I told you no foockin’ tattoo here”** ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-no-intention-of-getting-a-tattoo-what-tattoo-would-you-get/974291/33 "2022-11-04T04:16:19Z")
Fifteen years ago or so, I briefly considering getting a tattoo on my upper arm. I never did, but I would have gone with either a 20-sided die, to reflect my primary hobby of role-playing games: [![](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-70184/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/3307/8761/d20-dice-speckled-water__69373.1566587124.jpg?c=2) ](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-70184/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/3307/8761/d20-dice-speckled-water__69373.1566587124.jpg?c=2) …or the Rebel Alliance symbol from _Star Wars_, to reflect my favorite films: [![](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ls7Dl7x3L._AC_SY580_.jpg) ](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ls7Dl7x3L._AC_SY580_.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-no-intention-of-getting-a-tattoo-what-tattoo-would-you-get/974291/34 "2022-11-04T05:31:47Z")
If you have no intention of having a limb amputated, which one _would_ you amputate? That one. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-no-intention-of-getting-a-tattoo-what-tattoo-would-you-get/974291/35 "2022-11-04T12:35:39Z")
I would get a band around my arm, a musical staff, featuring the 1st 4 notes from Mozart’s 41st Symphony, 4th movement. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-no-intention-of-getting-a-tattoo-what-tattoo-would-you-get/974291/36 "2022-11-04T12:42:16Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > That’s pretty cool, but Rapid Roy actually has two. The first one says “baby”. I know, but a tattoo that says “baby” is tacky. One that says "hey " is cool. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-no-intention-of-getting-a-tattoo-what-tattoo-would-you-get/974291/37 "2022-11-04T12:44:18Z")
**It would be this (look closely): .** It would be at the nape of my neck and covered by my hair. If it was somehow spotted, it would be so small that it would be mistaken for something natural. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-no-intention-of-getting-a-tattoo-what-tattoo-would-you-get/974291/38 "2022-11-04T14:41:57Z")
A tree, with roots. Live animals in the branches of the tree, some of them eating its fruit and leaves; dead ones in the roots, feeding the tree via fungal connections. Still not getting one, though. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-no-intention-of-getting-a-tattoo-what-tattoo-would-you-get/974291/39 "2022-11-04T14:43:58Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > If it was somehow spotted, it would be so small that it would be mistaken for something natural. So, a mole? 😉 [![](https://www.havahart.com/media/wysiwyg/hh/cms/lc/moles/hh-animals-mole-1.png) ](https://www.havahart.com/media/wysiwyg/hh/cms/lc/moles/hh-animals-mole-1.png) ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-no-intention-of-getting-a-tattoo-what-tattoo-would-you-get/974291/40 "2022-11-04T14:44:36Z")
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