# My tattoo appointment is tonight - please tell me everything is going to be all right **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 21, 2011, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tattoo-appointment-is-tonight-please-tell-me-everything-is-going-to-be-all-right/579263 "2011-04-21T18:48:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2011, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tattoo-appointment-is-tonight-please-tell-me-everything-is-going-to-be-all-right/579263/81 "2011-04-23T04:38:59Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Well, I don’t think I want to be there, anyway. Not sure what living close to Canada has to do with it, though (admittedly it is only about three hours’ drive to the border). \ **Skald** has an unreasoning hatred of Canada and Canadians - I think it stems from bone-chilling fear of us. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2011, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tattoo-appointment-is-tonight-please-tell-me-everything-is-going-to-be-all-right/579263/82 "2011-04-23T06:22:58Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > **Skald** has an unreasoning hatred of Canada and Canadians - I think it stems from bone-chilling fear of us. We’ve seen what your geese can do to an airplane (when they’re not busy crapping all over our golf courses). You’re not fooling anybody. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2011, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tattoo-appointment-is-tonight-please-tell-me-everything-is-going-to-be-all-right/579263/83 "2011-04-23T06:33:34Z")
Looks good!! ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2011, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tattoo-appointment-is-tonight-please-tell-me-everything-is-going-to-be-all-right/579263/84 "2011-04-23T06:40:50Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > We’ve seen what your geese can do to an airplane (when they’re not busy crapping all over our golf courses). You’re not fooling anybody. They crap on our golf courses too. Trust me on this. ---
**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:** [April 23, 2011, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tattoo-appointment-is-tonight-please-tell-me-everything-is-going-to-be-all-right/579263/85 "2011-04-23T19:10:35Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > (Whew, maybe that is just what I needed! a chance to defend it…)Because this is where I want it and really, their opinions don’t matter that much. Like I said, I thought about both the item (an Om) and the location for years. This is crazy. I’ve had the Sanskrit word for ‘‘impermanent’’ tattooed on my wrist for years. For my graduation present I’ve decided to finish it… add ‘‘suffering’’ and ‘‘equanimity’’ (the other two Buddhist marks of existence) like a circle around my wrist, and close the gap with an ‘‘Om’’ on the inside of my wrist. We’re totally going to have the same tattoo in the same place. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tattoo-appointment-is-tonight-please-tell-me-everything-is-going-to-be-all-right/579263/86 "2011-04-23T19:16:09Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > We’ve seen what your geese can do to an airplane (when they’re not busy crapping all over our golf courses). You’re not fooling anybody. Dammit! Who blabbed? ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tattoo-appointment-is-tonight-please-tell-me-everything-is-going-to-be-all-right/579263/87 "2011-04-23T19:19:21Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > 19 June? :dubious: I’ll remember. Why that date? How the hell should I know? I just have access to the schedules; I am not the boss of you. > [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > **Skald** has an unreasoning hatred of Canada and Canadians - I think it stems from bone-chilling fear of us. First, its not hatred; it is contempt. And second it is not me; it’s Mephistopheles. One does not ask why. I myself am fond of all non-Wolverine Canadians. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2011, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tattoo-appointment-is-tonight-please-tell-me-everything-is-going-to-be-all-right/579263/88 "2011-04-23T20:02:07Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > How the hell should I know? I just have access to the schedules; I am not the boss of you. > > First, its not hatred; it is contempt. And second it is not me; it’s Mephistopheles. One does not ask why. I myself am fond of all non-Wolverine Canadians. :eek: Even Bryan Adams? 😕 ---
**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:** [April 23, 2011, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tattoo-appointment-is-tonight-please-tell-me-everything-is-going-to-be-all-right/579263/89 "2011-04-23T20:26:45Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > :eek: Even Bryan Adams? 😕 Now now, the Canadian government has apologized for Bryan Adams on numerous occasions! ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2011, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tattoo-appointment-is-tonight-please-tell-me-everything-is-going-to-be-all-right/579263/90 "2011-04-23T22:15:36Z")
Not a tattoo fan for myself, but I often admire them on others… yours looks lovely. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2011, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tattoo-appointment-is-tonight-please-tell-me-everything-is-going-to-be-all-right/579263/91 "2011-04-24T06:46:10Z")
I’m not always the biggest fan of tattoos on people, but the wrist and ankle are the two places where I think tattoos always look cool. I do have a question though: will the reddishness fade a bit? It’s just that I wouldn’t quite describe that as copper colored. Copper has more gold in it. Not that it looks bad or anything–the color just surprised me. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tattoo-appointment-is-tonight-please-tell-me-everything-is-going-to-be-all-right/579263/92 "2011-04-25T15:31:41Z")
Oh, cool - I was wondering idly over the weekend what the outcome was. Thanks for the update, **'Mika!** 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2011, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tattoo-appointment-is-tonight-please-tell-me-everything-is-going-to-be-all-right/579263/93 "2011-04-25T17:31:13Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > Did I miss a post about the meaning behind it? I understand the nose piercing as a cultural thing. What was the deal behind the tattoo? Om is a mystical or sacred symbol. At its core it’s religious, but there’s a lot more to it than that - it’s supposed to be the first sound the universe uttered, the name of god, the absolute reality, spirituality, etc. It is supposedly the purest symbol, and hence it is told to people to use while meditating. For more info, you’re welcome to check out the Wiki page - there’s a lot of detail there. To me, its a sign that clearly stamps my origins, culture, and background. Very similar to the nose-piercing, although generally girls don’t get tattoos in India. I like bucking the trend, though. It has darkened a bit. It’s definitely a copper, sort of a burnt copper color, if that makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![Critical1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tattoo-appointment-is-tonight-please-tell-me-everything-is-going-to-be-all-right/579263/94 "2011-04-25T18:18:55Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Hell, I disapprove of people who have kanji tattoos and don’t speak a word of Japanese, all the damn time. I sit there in my judgy judgingness but I never ever say a word to them, and they never know. Of course my close friends already know how I feel about them. But they also know I would still love them if they got a kanji tattoo. I mean, it doesn’t change who they _are_. I have a tatt that was translated into Japanese, but it means the same thing in Chinese and Korean as well. personally I think thats pretty bad assed enjoy your new tatt and forget about people who might label you for having one. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2011, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tattoo-appointment-is-tonight-please-tell-me-everything-is-going-to-be-all-right/579263/95 "2011-04-25T19:08:17Z")
Now that the swelling has gone down a bit, would you be willing to post another picture? ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tattoo-appointment-is-tonight-please-tell-me-everything-is-going-to-be-all-right/579263/96 "2011-04-25T19:31:27Z")
People who dislike tattoos make as much sense to me as people who dislike the color or cut of my clothing–that is, none whatsoever. Why do people feel compelled to threadshit about this topic in particular? If someone posts a thread about their cool new outfit, I would hope you wouldn’t come in and shit your negative personal opinions about the colors they chose or the fact that you think long skirts are passe. Haters gon’ hate? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2011, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tattoo-appointment-is-tonight-please-tell-me-everything-is-going-to-be-all-right/579263/97 "2011-04-25T19:35:19Z")
> [@rachelellogram](#): > > People who dislike tattoos make as much sense to me as people who dislike the color or cut of my clothing–that is, none whatsoever. Why do people feel compelled to threadshit about this topic in particular? If someone posts a thread about their cool new outfit, I would hope you wouldn’t come in and shit your negative personal opinions about the colors they chose or the fact that you think long skirts are passe. > > Haters gon’ hate? How is saying you dislike tattoos any different than saying you like tattoos? It’s a matter of personal preferences and it shouldn’t be that only one opinion is allowed. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2011, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tattoo-appointment-is-tonight-please-tell-me-everything-is-going-to-be-all-right/579263/98 "2011-04-25T20:35:57Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > How is saying you dislike tattoos any different than saying you like tattoos? It’s a matter of personal preferences and it shouldn’t be that only one opinion is allowed. Because the thread is about tattoos, created by a person who likes their tattoo and has already decided to get it. If it was a thread asking reasons for or against tattoos, both opinions would belong. Otherwise it’s a threadshit. ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2011, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tattoo-appointment-is-tonight-please-tell-me-everything-is-going-to-be-all-right/579263/99 "2011-04-25T20:40:38Z")
> [@Lasciel](#): > > If you want it and you’ve thought about it, think of yourself as an ambassador for changing people’s stereotypes and preconceptions. That may be one of the coolest things I have ever seen posted in a tattoo thread. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2011, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tattoo-appointment-is-tonight-please-tell-me-everything-is-going-to-be-all-right/579263/100 "2011-04-25T20:45:34Z")
I am actually Ok with people saying, calmly, “I don’t think your tattoo is a good idea”. They are entitled to their opinion, and I knew when i got this I would have a lot of people that would look at me askance. I agree if you have a major problem with a tat and want to discuss it should be a new thread. Thankfully no one’s really done that yet. As for photos, **Marley23** , there is another one in this album: [https://picasaweb.google.com/Elenia25/Tattoo?feat=directlink](https://picasaweb.google.com/Elenia25/Tattoo?feat=directlink) I think that should grant you access. That’s from Saturday morning. Right now it’s scabbing over. Once all of that is healed, I’ll post some of the “finished product”, so to speak. I took a picture of it with my face (not posted here), and I was amused to see how much I had to turn the wrist to actually see it. It is very subtle and hidden. I am nothing but pleased. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tattoo-appointment-is-tonight-please-tell-me-everything-is-going-to-be-all-right/579263.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tattoo-appointment-is-tonight-please-tell-me-everything-is-going-to-be-all-right/579263.md?page=6)