# Nerdy tattoos! mk. 2 **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 24, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-tattoos-mk-2/345947 "2006-02-24T18:40:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MsMitey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@MsMitey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsMitey)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-tattoos-mk-2/345947/21 "2006-02-25T01:56:42Z")
Currently, my only tat is an acoustic guitar with crazy flames coming off of it on my right shoulder. I think it’s pretty geeky. But if we’re talking about wanted tattoos… I want a half sleeve with a fractal as the main part. A koch snowflake, mandebrot set, sierpinski gasket - I don’t really care. Maybe when I get accepted into grad school I’ll start planning it. Also, if I end up doing research that has pretty equations or pictures in it, I could definitely see myself tattooing that on myself. I’m nudging my husband (a solid state physics grad student) towards getting the symbol for a transistor on him somewhere. He’s considering it. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-tattoos-mk-2/345947/22 "2006-02-25T05:35:24Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > The valedictorian at my high school had the Pi symbol tattooed on one forearm, and 22/7 on the other. :eek: I was just going to post that exact thing! Looking at your location I was in your class! To add to this thread, I have a tattoo of the JRR Tolkein symbol on my ankle. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-tattoos-mk-2/345947/23 "2006-02-25T05:38:35Z")
Aww Hell. Of course it would be that in my first post back here after a year I mispell the name of my favorite author. You know I meant Tolk_ie_n. ---
**Author:** ![Ol\_Gaffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Ol\_Gaffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ol_Gaffer)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-tattoos-mk-2/345947/24 "2006-02-25T05:39:41Z")
> [@Buckler of Swashing](#): > > Ok, [this is the only picture](http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/0261102214.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg) I can find as I don’t have a camera with me - but does a Tolkien dragon such as this one count as nerdy/geeky? Maybe Tolkien is too mainstream now. I don’t know. What’s a girl to do? I love my dragon. 😃 Do you really have that dragon? A few years ago when all of my friends were getting their tattoos that was the design that I picked out for myself. What a great choice. It may be nerdy and/or geeky but for lots of people, that isn’t really a bad thing…😉 ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-tattoos-mk-2/345947/25 "2006-02-25T05:45:11Z")
And here’s a link to a pic of mine. [http://homepages.nyu.edu/~blk211/LOTR-Tattoo.jpg](http://homepages.nyu.edu/~blk211/LOTR-Tattoo.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-tattoos-mk-2/345947/26 "2006-02-25T05:47:36Z")
> [@Eyebrows 0f Doom](#): > > :eek: I was just going to post that exact thing! Looking at your location I was in your class! Did you spend your summers at Eagle River, too? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-tattoos-mk-2/345947/27 "2006-02-25T07:29:54Z")
> [@Eyebrows 0f Doom](#): > > :eek: I was just going to post that exact thing! Looking at your location I was in your class! Fancy meeting you here! 😉 I wonder if Nick regrets those tattoos. ---
**Author:** ![NailBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@NailBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NailBunny)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-tattoos-mk-2/345947/28 "2006-02-25T21:07:23Z")
I’m back with pictures! Forgive the quality (who knew it was so hard to take pictures of your own back???). [For Negativland.](http://images.snapfish.com/3463%3B36%3C6%7Ffp335%3Enu%3D3238%3E382%3E695%3EWSNRCG%3D3233554842494nu0mrj) (this one is over ten years old and badly in need of touch up) [For Tim Burton.](http://images.snapfish.com/3463%3B36%3C6%7Ffp335%3Enu%3D3238%3E382%3E695%3EWSNRCG%3D3233554855%3C24nu0mrj) (my only colour one, also in need of touch up) [My namesake!](http://images.snapfish.com/3463%3B36%3C6%7Ffp335%3Enu%3D3238%3E382%3E695%3EWSNRCG%3D3233554846%3B95nu0mrj) [For Hunter.](http://images.snapfish.com/3463%3B36%3C6%7Ffp335%3Enu%3D3238%3E382%3E695%3EWSNRCG%3D3233554856464nu0mrj) I swear, they all look much better than this. Having to crop and resize about fifty times does nothing for picture quality. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2006, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-tattoos-mk-2/345947/29 "2006-02-26T00:26:22Z")
I have the following tattooed on my calf: To explore strange new worlds, To seek out new life, and new civilizations To boldly go where no man has gone before In Klingon. With the Klingon symbol below it. I’m not a geek. I’m a _wicked_ geek. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2006, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-tattoos-mk-2/345947/30 "2006-02-26T02:56:39Z")
I’ve never seen any indication that the symbols used to represent _tlhIngan Hol_ onscreen actually correspond to anything. When was it transliterated? ---
**Author:** ![Xan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ac8455/32.png) [@Xan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xan)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2006, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-tattoos-mk-2/345947/31 "2006-02-26T03:12:13Z")
I know a college math professor who has some equation tattooed on his arm and the symbol for pi on his calf. ---
**Author:** ![Giant\_Spongess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@Giant\_Spongess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giant_Spongess)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2006, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-tattoos-mk-2/345947/32 "2006-02-26T03:27:11Z")
> [@Dante](#): > > I have the following tattooed on my calf: > > To explore strange new worlds, > To seek out new life, and new civilizations > To boldly go where no man has gone before > > In Klingon. > > With the Klingon symbol below it. > > I’m not a geek. I’m a _wicked_ geek. That is truely beautiful. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2006, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-tattoos-mk-2/345947/33 "2006-02-26T03:36:23Z")
I knew someone who was planning on getting the [Rogue Squadron emblem](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/Guinastasia/RogueSquadronEmblem.jpg) tattooed on his bicep. Is an [Amy Brown faery](http://www.amybrownart.com/) considered nerdy? Because if I ever get inked, that’s what I’d like to have. ---
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2006, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-tattoos-mk-2/345947/34 "2006-02-26T04:28:44Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > I’ve never seen any indication that the symbols used to represent _tlhIngan Hol_ onscreen actually correspond to anything. When was it transliterated? It’s from the Star Trek Encyclopedia, and I’m sure it’s not a true translation. It’s on a page with various examples of different writings. Klingon, Romulan, Ferengi, etc. I’ll see if I can post a picture of it sometime. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2006, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-tattoos-mk-2/345947/35 "2006-02-26T04:39:15Z")
Aha. I have the revised edition of the Encyclopedia so I know what you’re talking about. I just never thought about it being a transliteration but that makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![Strinka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strinka/32/512_2.png) [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2006, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-tattoos-mk-2/345947/36 "2006-02-26T05:57:02Z")
I don’t have any tattoos, but [this](http://kered.org/tattoo.html) one is pretty nerdy. ---
**Author:** ![Pullet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Pullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pullet)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2006, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-tattoos-mk-2/345947/37 "2006-02-26T06:10:05Z")
I know others have the Transformers thing going, but I think my friend beats you out. He has a total of 6 tattoos, 3 autobots and 3 decepticons. Full color, each about 10 inches tall on different sides of each calf. Sorry, but I can’t think of which ones. My BIL has the Denny’s logo on one leg. He really likes Denny’s. A classmate has the sheep from Wallace and Gromitt on the inside of her upper arm. Wierd tat, weird location. ---
**Author:** ![yBeayf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e274bd/32.png) [@yBeayf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yBeayf)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2006, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-tattoos-mk-2/345947/38 "2006-02-26T06:13:06Z")
> [@](#): > > It’s a discordian symbol. WhenfInsawothat,rIdthoughtf"ThatnlooksolikeradHandfofnEris",obutrfiguredditfhadntoobersomethingdmoreftechnical.nShouldohavergonedwithfmynfirstoinstinct.rd ---
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2006, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-tattoos-mk-2/345947/39 "2006-02-26T06:22:40Z")
Does the Hyrule Shield count? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2006, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-tattoos-mk-2/345947/40 "2006-02-26T06:24:13Z")
> [@kushiel](#): > > Does the Hyrule Shield count? 😃 It is 12:30 am, and I meant Hylian Shield, but I suck at life. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-tattoos-mk-2/345947.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-tattoos-mk-2/345947.md?page=3)