# Stupidity Comes Cheap And On A Tattoo **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 1, 2005, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidity-comes-cheap-and-on-a-tattoo/310710 "2005-07-01T15:40:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Liz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/liz/32/17737_2.png) [@Liz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liz)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidity-comes-cheap-and-on-a-tattoo/310710/41 "2005-07-02T00:06:23Z")
My question is, after [GP.com](http://GP.com) bought and paid for it, why didn’t she just get a white ink tattoo? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidity-comes-cheap-and-on-a-tattoo/310710/42 "2005-07-02T00:25:40Z")
Why didn’t the tattoo artist just refuse the job, if he really thought it was such a terrible thing. ---
**Author:** ![Liz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/liz/32/17737_2.png) [@Liz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liz)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidity-comes-cheap-and-on-a-tattoo/310710/43 "2005-07-02T00:28:17Z")
Maybe he felt bad for her and thought he could talk her out of it? And barring that, at least if he did it, he’d do it in the simplest way possible? Note that it was done in just black block lettering, and as close to her hairline as possible. Could be he thought that if she went elsewhere, they’d have went all-out with a big gaudy logo and the whole deal. Just a guess, though. ---
**Author:** ![Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bites_when_provoked/32/18073_2.png) [@Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bites_When_Provoked)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidity-comes-cheap-and-on-a-tattoo/310710/44 "2005-07-02T00:40:27Z")
Plus I bet you anything you like that if they’d refused she’d have sued them for denying her the service she’d asked for. Something about her right to do stupid things being infringed, no doubt. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2005, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidity-comes-cheap-and-on-a-tattoo/310710/45 "2005-07-02T02:10:38Z")
> [@chatelaine](#): > > Maybe he felt bad for her and thought he could talk her out of it? And barring that, at least if he did it, he’d do it in the simplest way possible? Note that it was done in just black block lettering, and as close to her hairline as possible. Could be he thought that if she went elsewhere, they’d have went all-out with a big gaudy logo and the whole deal. > > Just a guess, though. Now see, that’s one of my beefs-if you’re going to do that, why not go the whole hog and get it done in a fancy font, with highlighting and colors? Because she looks like someone used a rubber stamp on her forehead. ---
**Author:** ![davenportavenger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@davenportavenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davenportavenger)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidity-comes-cheap-and-on-a-tattoo/310710/46 "2005-07-02T02:34:38Z")
Something tells me this woman is going to be dead from suicide in a year’s time, after her current beau breaks up with her and her kid keeps failing and she sees the way society really reacts to someone with a corporate logo emblazoned on their head, after the media hubbub is over. In fact, I’d bet money on it. I wonder if [goldenpalace.com](http://goldenpalace.com) will take my bet? ---
**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:** [July 2, 2005, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidity-comes-cheap-and-on-a-tattoo/310710/47 "2005-07-02T02:53:02Z")
My mother mentioned also that she probably won’t get the full 10,000-wouldn’t she have to pay taxes on it? ---
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidity-comes-cheap-and-on-a-tattoo/310710/48 "2005-07-02T04:00:42Z")
Am I the only one who thinks this could be a hoax? Anybody? ---
**Author:** ![davenportavenger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@davenportavenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davenportavenger)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidity-comes-cheap-and-on-a-tattoo/310710/49 "2005-07-02T04:03:41Z")
> [@Bites When Provoked](#): > > Plus I bet you anything you like that if they’d refused she’d have sued them for denying her the service she’d asked for. Something about her right to do stupid things being infringed, no doubt. The place where I got my first tattoo had a strict no hands/no face policy. Many other shops restrict certain images, like Nazi symbols or swear words. It’s not illegal for a tattoo shop to restrict the type or placement of skin art. ---
**Author:** ![Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bites_when_provoked/32/18073_2.png) [@Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bites_When_Provoked)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidity-comes-cheap-and-on-a-tattoo/310710/50 "2005-07-02T10:04:59Z")
> [@continuity eror](#): > > The place where I got my first tattoo had a strict no hands/no face policy. Many other shops restrict certain images, like Nazi symbols or swear words. It’s not illegal for a tattoo shop to restrict the type or placement of skin art. The no hands/face policy is a good one, and if it’s stated up front it seems fair enough for a tattoo parlour to enforce it. I’m guessing this one didn’t have a policy against facial art per se, though, or they could have just turned her down cold instead of spending so much time trying to talk her out of it. As for the second bit, I reckon the difference between Nazi symbols and profanity and what she wanted is that the first two are inherently offensive, whereas what she wanted is just offensive to thinking people. 😃 The bit that really amazes me? She’s ‘doing it for her son’ but she’s advertising online gambling? Isn’t that a bit of a moral grey area, as a mother? I think we should just all be happy that _Henrietta’s House O’Whores_ \* didn’t get the winning bid. \*Wouldn’t that be a \*great \* name? ---
**Author:** ![RobuSensei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/919ad9/32.png) [@RobuSensei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobuSensei)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidity-comes-cheap-and-on-a-tattoo/310710/51 "2005-07-02T10:22:36Z")
Wasn’t there a story a while back about some starlet/porn actress/somebody having the [Goldenpalace.com](http://Goldenpalace.com) logo on their upper chest? If I recall correctly, it was just black block lettering, and she was smart enough to get them to do it w. a Sharpie. ---
**Author:** ![Zulema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/db5fbb/32.png) [@Zulema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zulema)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidity-comes-cheap-and-on-a-tattoo/310710/52 "2005-07-02T11:04:19Z")
Does anyone else notice that the G is too far away from the O? She should be pissed about that. Not only is it ugly, it’s poorly spaced. ---
**Author:** ![stretch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@stretch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stretch)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidity-comes-cheap-and-on-a-tattoo/310710/53 "2005-07-02T13:43:36Z")
> [@SP2263](#): > > Does anyone else notice that the G is too far away from the O? She should be pissed about that. Not only is it ugly, it’s poorly spaced. I think it’s just a little ringlet of hair that’s partially obscuring the side of the O. I have enough trouble with people coming up to ask what my t-shirts say; I wouldn’t want to spend all my time having to hold back my hair so someone can better read my forehead. “Excuse me, what does your face say?” ---
**Author:** ![klintypooh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@klintypooh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/klintypooh)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidity-comes-cheap-and-on-a-tattoo/310710/54 "2005-07-02T19:36:34Z")
If I was her, I would just grow a fringe. ---
**Author:** ![ltfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@ltfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ltfire)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidity-comes-cheap-and-on-a-tattoo/310710/55 "2005-07-02T20:30:02Z")
How long before her thinking gets a little convoluted, and she says,’ya know, lets take a little trip to Disney Land…we deserve it!’…and, ya know, our ten year old Toyota needs a new transmission, and we just HAVE to have a flat screen TV…he he he…ooooh…look at the new summer fashions, and OH LOOK, Brady, a ten speed like you always wanted…You deserve it! Fuck private school…Mommy will help you with your homework… ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidity-comes-cheap-and-on-a-tattoo/310710/56 "2005-07-02T21:56:31Z")
> [@Bites When Provoked](#): > > The no hands/face policy is a good one, and if it’s stated up front it seems fair enough for a tattoo parlour to enforce it. I’m guessing this one didn’t have a policy against facial art per se, though, or they could have just turned her down cold instead of spending so much time trying to talk her out of it. It’s not necessary to make up some imaginary new branch of law. A business has the right not to provide services it doesn’t choose to (aside from issues with civil rights laws. “Idiots who want to get ads tattooed on their foreheads” are not a protected class.) The tattoo artist apparently chose to comply with the woman’s request, though I sure as hell wouldn’t have if I’d been in their shoes. ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidity-comes-cheap-and-on-a-tattoo/310710/57 "2005-07-02T22:49:50Z")
> [@ltfire](#): > > How long before her thinking gets a little convoluted, and she says,’ya know, lets take a little trip to Disney Land…we deserve it!’…and, ya know, our ten year old Toyota needs a new transmission, and we just HAVE to have a flat screen TV…he he he…ooooh…look at the new summer fashions, and OH LOOK, Brady, a ten speed like you always wanted…You deserve it! > Fuck private school…Mommy will help you with your homework… Oh. You’re talking about fritterring away the ORIGINAL $10,000. Thought you meant… Trip to Disney - [disney.com](http://disney.com) lower on forehead New Toyota - [toyota.com](http://toyota.com) on right cheek 10-speed - [schwinn.com](http://schwinn.com) on left cheek Fifth of Whiskey - [jackdaniels.com](http://jackdaniels.com) on chin therapy - [dr.freud.com](http://dr.freud.com)… ---
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2005, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidity-comes-cheap-and-on-a-tattoo/310710/58 "2005-07-03T02:39:16Z")
I’ll ask one more time since the first one was way down the bottom of the first page. Am I the only one who thinks this could be a hoax, and the tattoo is temporary? ---
**Author:** ![Stringer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Stringer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringer)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2005, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidity-comes-cheap-and-on-a-tattoo/310710/59 "2005-07-03T02:44:11Z")
> [@Soul Brother Number Two](#): > > I’ll ask one more time since the first one was way down the bottom of the first page. Am I the only one who thinks this could be a hoax, and the tattoo is temporary? I certainly wouldn’t rule it out. Anything is possible when it comes to marketing. ---
**Author:** ![My\_Darn\_Snake\_Legs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@My\_Darn\_Snake\_Legs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/My_Darn_Snake_Legs)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2005, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidity-comes-cheap-and-on-a-tattoo/310710/60 "2005-07-03T19:28:56Z")
> [@Larry Borgia](#): > > I wonder how much it would cost to get the tatoo removed? IF she were smart (or knew a smart person) she would put her face back on the market. This time she should advertise to cover the current tat with the name of the highest bidder. Think of the publicity that would get! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidity-comes-cheap-and-on-a-tattoo/310710.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidity-comes-cheap-and-on-a-tattoo/310710.md?page=4)