# Tattoos and you **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 5, 2003, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoos-and-you/159257 "2003-03-05T15:48:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![WillSantini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ed8c4c/32.png) [@WillSantini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillSantini)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2003, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoos-and-you/159257/81 "2003-03-07T18:39:24Z")
I have a yellow rose on my left arm, and a desperado on my right arm. I am currently searching for my next, it’s going to be a ring of fire, but haven’t settle on the exact design or the placement. I find tattoos very sexy and attractive on a woman. Especially a tattoo on a woman’s breast, very beautiful. ---
**Author:** ![Bindrah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@Bindrah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bindrah)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2003, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoos-and-you/159257/82 "2003-03-07T18:45:17Z")
no, its totally safe…i dont know why you cant see it… ---
**Author:** ![Bindrah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@Bindrah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bindrah)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2003, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoos-and-you/159257/83 "2003-03-07T18:53:15Z")
no, its totally safe…i dont know why you cant see it… ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2003, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoos-and-you/159257/84 "2003-03-07T19:13:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dante \* > \*\*I humbly accept. Do I get a promotion when I get the [capsaicin molecule](http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/generic/3813/) done as an armband? \*\* Rubs hands evilly together. My first **minion.** Mwuhahahahahahhahaha! As for the promotion thing, quite possibly. ---
**Author:** ![thi6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e99b99/32.png) [@thi6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thi6)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2003, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoos-and-you/159257/85 "2003-03-07T20:34:00Z")
I have one, a fairy on the left side of my chest. I know I want another one, I just have to save up for it. I have the design already, a purple rose with some black filigree work that my boyfriend’s roommate drew. ---
**Author:** ![lightingtool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/57b2e6/32.png) [@lightingtool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lightingtool)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2003, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoos-and-you/159257/86 "2003-03-07T20:58:41Z")
I have a circular Celtic viney thing on my right leg above the ankle. I’ve never regretted it. I had always wanted a tat, but, like many people, couldn’t decide what I wanted. I was talking with a friend of mine about it, and he told me this: " A tat is not always about the picture. It can be a personal reminder of an occurance, a feeling, just the way your life is at that time." I got mine when times were great, and every time I see it I remember. Yeah, it hurt a bit where it goes over the ankle bone, but it wasn’t bad. I want more someday when I’ve got the money to throw at it. ---
**Author:** ![MrO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@MrO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrO)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoos-and-you/159257/87 "2003-03-08T02:35:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Indygrrl \* > \*\*[bold]Mr. O[/bold], I want your body. \*\* Well that made _my_ day! I don’t know how long it’s been since anyone said _that_ to me! [sub]I’m not sure anyone ever said that to me.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Linguini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ab097/32.png) [@Linguini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linguini)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoos-and-you/159257/88 "2003-03-08T03:08:23Z")
Tats on a chicks back give you something to look at when your doing it doggy style. Just my opinion, but I think 18 year old girls look like sluts with tats on their lower backs and around the navel. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoos-and-you/159257/89 "2003-03-08T06:40:40Z")
Let’s see how this’ll work: [Dragonfly](http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/44b4bb6/bc/Tats/Dragonfly.jpg?bcgNZa.AGx1l_TQ7) and [Cat](http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/44b4bb6/bc/Tats/Meow.jpg?bcgNZa.A4C6TEyvy) Those are 2 of 4. And there is a fund growing for more. They are addicting. Luckily I have found a **FABULOUS** artist who I trust (Kevin Rehbein in Elk River, MN). He is trying to create art, not just ink. ---
**Author:** ![Badtz\_Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoos-and-you/159257/90 "2003-03-15T00:53:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bindrah \* > \*\*badtz maru, i just read what you posted and i have to say i think you are straight up lying…i have sleeves and to say it doesnt hurt is shit. try sitting for six hours and say it compares to a light fingernail scratch and i will kiss your…well…you know. fat or not, its painful if you get a piece larger than a penny, i’m sorry…i have one on my neck, the smallest of what i have and it hurt bad enough for me to want it to be over…i dont know, i think you may have forgotten the sensation or you can just sit like a race horse… \*\* It’s not bragging or a macho thing, I was honestly surprised at how little discomfort there was. My brother-in-law, who has many tattoos, told me once that the pain was like being scratched hard, that it hurt but not badly. I got mine expecting that level of pain, and instead I got a cold tingly feeling instead, with the occasional very mild pain while she was inking the thick black lines. My tattoo wasn’t very big, but I can’t imagine a bigger one in the same area hurting more - it didn’t hurt any more at the end than at the beginning. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoos-and-you/159257.md?page=4)