# Tattoos and virgin skin (opinions?)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoos-and-virgin-skin-opinions/376497>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 15, 2006, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoos-and-virgin-skin-opinions/376497 "2006-10-15T04:39:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2006, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoos-and-virgin-skin-opinions/376497/21 "2006-10-16T15:53:30Z")

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The thing to take away from this, **Brendon** is that it’s _yours_. Other folks will have varying opinions, but if you’re happy with it, that’s all that really matters.

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoos-and-virgin-skin-opinions/376497/22 "2006-10-16T16:13:42Z")

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How badly did it hurt? Did you sit up the whole time, and did you feel woozy at all? I like how crisp and clean yours looks. Did the lines or the “filling” hurt more, if there was a difference?

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**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2006, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoos-and-virgin-skin-opinions/376497/23 "2006-10-16T16:18:41Z")

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Shading hurt more for me. It all _hurt_, but it’s tolerable, and after 10 minutes or so, you…well, you don’t get USED to it, but it’s easier to deal with. Eat beforehand.

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**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2006, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoos-and-virgin-skin-opinions/376497/24 "2006-10-16T16:24:37Z")

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Both are very nice designs, and nice work by the artist.

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**Author:** ![XJETGIRLX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9fc29f/32.png) [@XJETGIRLX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XJETGIRLX)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2006, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoos-and-virgin-skin-opinions/376497/25 "2006-10-16T16:32:02Z")

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[QUOTE=Unintentionally Blank]  
The thing to take away from this, **Brendon** is that it’s _yours_. Other folks will have varying opinions, but if you’re happy with it, that’s all that really matters.  
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Ditto. And good username/subject matter combination, **Unintentionally Blank**!

I’ve spent maybe 5 hours total under the gun between all of my tattoos. None of them were really painful, but the ones that gave me the most discomfort are the ones on my ankles just above my feet. I’d liken the sensation to being scratched by someone with long fingernails over a very bad sunburn. It’s not horribly painful, but certianly not pleasant.

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