# You don't like tattoos, Clothahump. We get it. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 8, 2011, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-like-tattoos-clothahump-we-get-it/602270 "2011-11-08T14:12:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-like-tattoos-clothahump-we-get-it/602270/21 "2011-11-08T20:14:40Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > I would like to point out, since there are people here who think I throw my opinions about tattoos around willy-nilly, that I have not been in that thread and I probably won’t go into it - the OP wants a tattoo, he’s asking for advice on which one to get - he’s not asking me for my opinion that tattoos are stupid and he shouldn’t get any, so I haven’t offered it. 🙂 And that is the key difference which should be obvious to anyone. I am ambivalent about tattoos. I was trying to think of any sort of tattoo that would make me leave a naked woman in the middle of some action. I am Jewish so the first thing that occurred to me was Nazi tattoos. Then I realized that the better move would be to fuck her brains out and then go for the reveal. ---
**Author:** ![Gymnopithys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@Gymnopithys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gymnopithys)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-like-tattoos-clothahump-we-get-it/602270/22 "2011-11-08T20:27:28Z")
I love tattoos > **[The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo](https://www.edintattoo.co.uk/)** > > Welcome to The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo official website. Find out more about our venue, our history and how to buy tickets for the Edinburgh Tattoo. [http://www.edintattoo.co.uk/about-the-tattoo/media/video](http://www.edintattoo.co.uk/about-the-tattoo/media/video) ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-like-tattoos-clothahump-we-get-it/602270/23 "2011-11-08T20:30:15Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > The search function is not letting me search his posts for the word “gay” since it’s 3 letters but I am certain that that was the gist of what he had posted. When I see **Clothahump** ’s name, the three things that always come to mind are that he is rabidly hates religion, gays & tattoos. You can search the SDMB via Google with no restrictions, add **site:straightdope.com** to the search criteria. ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-like-tattoos-clothahump-we-get-it/602270/24 "2011-11-08T20:33:35Z")
I actually like tattoos, though there’s such a thing as too much. However, I despise the “tramp stamp.” Just a nasty bit of, err… tradition. ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-like-tattoos-clothahump-we-get-it/602270/25 "2011-11-08T20:35:36Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > Geeze, I’d think that worst-case is that when you finish, you aim at the tattoo and try to cover it up. Or have I watched too much porn? I am going to say not enough porn. As a licensed Love Doctor\*, I’m going to write you a prescription for more porn. A LOT more porn. Limber up your hand. \*I can’t really back that up. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-like-tattoos-clothahump-we-get-it/602270/26 "2011-11-08T20:47:43Z")
> [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > Oh look, Clothahump ends up in the pit again. Who’s surprised? Yeah, at this point getting pissed at **humpy** for being a threadshitting asshole is like getting pissed at water for being wet. ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-like-tattoos-clothahump-we-get-it/602270/27 "2011-11-08T20:54:16Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > I am ambivalent about tattoos. I was trying to think of any sort of tattoo that would make me leave a naked woman in the middle of some action. I am Jewish so the first thing that occurred to me was Nazi tattoos. Then I realized that the better move would be to fuck her brains out and then go for the reveal. That’s known as the “hate fuck.” ---
**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:** [November 8, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-like-tattoos-clothahump-we-get-it/602270/28 "2011-11-08T21:21:25Z")
Can I get pissed at piss for being wet? ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-like-tattoos-clothahump-we-get-it/602270/29 "2011-11-08T21:37:35Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > The search function is not letting me search his posts for the word “gay” since it’s 3 letters but I am certain that that was the gist of what he had posted. When I see **Clothahump** ’s name, the three things that always come to mind are that he is rabidly hates religion, gays & tattoos. So, a gay guy with a crucifix tattoo would be his nightmare scenario. ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-like-tattoos-clothahump-we-get-it/602270/30 "2011-11-08T23:12:13Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > So, a gay guy with a crucifix tattoo would be his nightmare scenario. You really are the king of deadpan humor. Good one! ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-like-tattoos-clothahump-we-get-it/602270/31 "2011-11-08T23:28:08Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > And that is the key difference which should be obvious to anyone. > > I am ambivalent about tattoos. I was trying to think of any sort of tattoo that would make me leave a naked woman in the middle of some action. I am Jewish so the first thing that occurred to me was Nazi tattoos. Then I realized that the better move would be to fuck her brains out and then go for the reveal. How would you pull off the reveal? Myself, I’d go for shouting “L’chaim!” at the moment of climax. ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-like-tattoos-clothahump-we-get-it/602270/32 "2011-11-08T23:50:50Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > How would you pull off the reveal? Myself, I’d go for shouting “L’chaim!” at the moment of climax. Don’t forget the ram horn trumpet. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-like-tattoos-clothahump-we-get-it/602270/33 "2011-11-09T01:07:14Z")
It’s nice to know that still another of the things I did in San Francisco last December dis-endeared me to **Clothahump**. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-like-tattoos-clothahump-we-get-it/602270/34 "2011-11-09T01:35:34Z")
> [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](#): > > Don’t forget the ram horn trumpet. How did you know what I call it? ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-like-tattoos-clothahump-we-get-it/602270/35 "2011-11-09T02:24:54Z")
> [@matt\_mcl](#): > > It’s nice to know that still another of the things I did in San Francisco last December dis-endeared me to **Clothahump**. Wait, did you find God, too? ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-like-tattoos-clothahump-we-get-it/602270/36 "2011-11-09T02:52:24Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > How did you know what I call it? I thought it was common knowledge. You know, dick, rod, johnson, ram horn trumpet. ---
**Author:** ![Meyer6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@Meyer6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meyer6)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-like-tattoos-clothahump-we-get-it/602270/37 "2011-11-09T03:37:22Z")
I’ve never understood why some people feel so incredibly strongly about tattoos. I could see not liking really big tattoos, or offensive tattoos, but the people who violently hate even the most innocuous little butterfly are beyond me. It’s such a weird thing to care that much about. I have a small tattoo on my back that is covered 99% of the time and most people don’t know I have it. Every once in a while the topic of tattoos comes up and inevitably someone spouts off about how disgusting and terrible they are. I always let them go on for a while and then tell them that I actually have a tattoo, and I always enjoy the backpedalling that then occurs. I’ve never encountered someone who has continued to bad-mouth them after I revealed mine, and I suspect Clothahump (and others) are exaggerating greatly when they claim to act that way in real life. I think it’s probably an internet tough-guy act. There’s no way I believe that he really turned down sex with a pleasant girl that he really liked just because of a tiny tattoo. Also, I’ve never seen a tattoo that looked anything like a suppurating sore. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-like-tattoos-clothahump-we-get-it/602270/38 "2011-11-09T05:11:43Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > I just crack up at the idea of getting up with a naked woman in your arms, ditching her, and getting dressed and walking out. Did he even explain to her? Did he say, “I’m sorry, but tattoos are really unattractive and I can’t get it up for you because of that?” Or just walk out in silence? It never actually happened. That’s what he thinks about doing whilst jacking off. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2011, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-like-tattoos-clothahump-we-get-it/602270/39 "2011-11-09T05:12:57Z")
The strange thing is that while Clothahump has such a terrible reputation on this board (as this thread indicates) I’ve met him several times and he’s really a great guy in person. We don’t agree on politics but it’s never been an issue in any conversation we’ve had. ---
**Author:** ![Zeriel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/58956e/32.png) [@Zeriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeriel)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-like-tattoos-clothahump-we-get-it/602270/40 "2011-11-09T06:19:11Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > The strange thing is that while Clothahump has such a terrible reputation on this board (as this thread indicates) I’ve met him several times and he’s really a great guy in person. We don’t agree on politics but it’s never been an issue in any conversation we’ve had. I’ve found this near-universally true. Mostly because the kind of person who wants to meet other people in real life and goes out of his way (i.e., to a Dopefest) to do it is usually not the kind of person who does it just to alienate people. The distance created by usernames and text decreases the empathy of basically all communications online by a huge amount, because when you’re publishing an anonymous letter to an anonymous audience, it’s far easier to tell those idiots what you really thing, they aren’t probably even human. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-like-tattoos-clothahump-we-get-it/602270.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-like-tattoos-clothahump-we-get-it/602270.md?page=3)