[Closed] Stop with the leg tattoos already

To the uninked masses.
There is no pressure. There is no stupidity. All who chose to get a tattoo do so due to wanting one.
The same as some here ride single speeds while there's gears on other bikes. To some it seems ludicrous but singlespeeders are happy.
Some like Windows PC's while others are Mac fanbois.
The point I'm trying to make is we will have to agree to disagree with tattoos. Those who have them enjoy having them. Those who don't enjoy don't.
Let's all hug and kiss with tongues in celebration of our bodies.

except for those that got them, then realised they messed up, and now find that laser removal is really frickin' painful. and takes multiple visits.

but we'll assume they're a very small minority.

Who'd of thunk it? People doing their own thing. That is a crazy notion!!! I'm off into the cupboard as it's scary out there. There's mad folk getting really annoyed at individuals doing something "they want to do".

I think the anti-tattoo lot have a hell of a lot of misconceptions about tattooing, and they don't seem to want to listen to people explain reality.

Let's all hug and kiss with tongues in celebration of our bodies.

andytherocketeer - Member
except for those that got them, then realised they messed up, and now find that laser removal is really frickin' painful. and takes multiple visits.

but we'll assume they're a very small minority.

or female and teenagers and got one because all their friends did
and now in 30's are asking why the heck did they do it

i have no misconceptions. i understand some have real art or something that has real meaning to them. but if that art is on display to me... expect me to have an opinion on whether it looks good, impressive or just plain ridiculous. and as I said before... if it's on view to me but needs contortionism and mirrors for the owner to even see it, let alone appreciate it, then it's obviously on show to me to form an opinion on its impressiveness or shyteness.

Having an opinion about the art is fine. But don't then extrapolate ideas about the person's intelligence or worth. That's prejudice, and it's bad.

Having an opinion about the art is fine.

Art? The vast majority of tattoos are just pointless scribbles, faux tribal bullshit or tramp stamps. Not "art" by any stretch of the imagination.

And yes, that's an opinion.

A bit more [s]prejudice[/s] opinion for you to fight there mol. 😐

You can tell it's art when

a) it involves colouring in

and

b) the eyes follow you round the room.

Embrace the love for inked skin.
Action man has tattoos and we all know how cool he is.

All art is pointless scribbles to someone, that is the wonderful diversity of humans, if its from cultural tastes, sub cultural tastes or just a personal dislike of a constable if we all looked the same and had the same ideas of beauty we would have died off as a species a long time ago. In nature its the most decorated and flamboyant males that get to mate...maybe all this anti tattoo angst from the unipressive beige men is pure jealousy as they know that they aren't sexually attractive and only have a rudimentary peni

Tattoo's are very silly though aren't they? Regardless of whether you like them or not we all know they are silly.

As you were.

Nearly as silly as grown men riding bikes 😀

Exactly! Other people's opinions aren't important to what you choose but don't pretend to yourself or anyone else it is anything other than silly.

The vast majority of tattoos are just pointless scribbles, faux tribal bullshit or tramp stamps. Not "art" by any stretch of the imagination

Seriously check out one of the tat mags the really good stuff is truly art. I can send you some back issues if you like but yes lots of it is shit just like proper art...have you seen tracey emins stuff now that really is scribbles 😉

All in the eye of the beholder and i can see thet art and the crap in both

Junky, the really good stuff is indeed art. Debbie from accounts has a dolphin on her ankle, which isn't. 🙂 I would posit the opinion that there are waaaaay more Debbies* than art-wearers.

*Or Samanthas. Even though it was always her sister that was the goer. Allegedly.

Some of you guys really need to have a word with yourself in a padded room.
To have a tattoo does not mean you're a peodaphile or rapist.
Chillax haters. You all seem very tense. Maybe we could have a group meeting in Coed y Brenin caff. Us inked devils could show you our art over a nice cup of herb tea. You might actually like what you see and not want to ridicule us for our decisions.

if it's on view to me but needs contortionism and mirrors for the owner to even see it, let alone appreciate it, then it's obviously on show to me to form an opinion on its impressiveness or shyteness.

No. Some people just enjoy getting tattoos and the artwork, and some tattoos work better in different places on the body. Not everyone wants their art on show all the time because of certain judgemental pricks out there and so the stuff thats a bit more hidden can make sense.

_tom_ - Member
The octopus on my leg only has 7 tentacles as adding the 8th in made the particular design look a bit messy. I'm sure this will end up upsetting some sad bastard one day

Then it's a heptapus shirley?

Got tattoo'd with a dirty needle, got heptapus.

never had you down as the type to have done time NW 😉

I would posit the opinion that there are waaaaay more Debbies* than art-wearers.

Enlightening thread. Not one for tattoos myself but accept that some look good but some a bit less so.
Still I have found out about an 'apparently' unpleasant woman called Katie Hopkins (thanks Wiki) but most importantly a 'clowder of cats'.
For a relatively neutral and only occasional Singletrack visitor it has been an amazingly furious debate about something not that important. Do it if you want to, don't if you don't.

Hi, first post on here. Seems to be some lonely people who hang around on STW! I've got 4 tats, all over 20 years old and all pretty crap, don't regret them as they are part of me growing up. The new stuff is pretty awesome but I won't get anymore.

One is on my calf, but not a dolphin!

I'm going to get a Chainring mark tattoo.

Boo to you OP.

posit

Flash's next tattoo:

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Great Uninked and the tattooed classes

Being tattooed is now a social class?

The forest of bowland was absolutely delightful tonight... So much so, that I think I shall get the vista from dunsop fell emblazoned across my shoulders.

I see a few more of that silent majority have plucked up the courage to share their thoughts in my absence. And I see the tattooed classes are still harping on with the same old badly-spelled diatribe. 😉

Being tattooed is now a social class?

"Underclass" is probably a better word... 😉

Have you tried viagra or enlargement surgery to help with your issues?

I'm concerned about you Tazzy. You need to stop spending so much time thinking about my penis!

But it so difficult not to, when its so clearly displayed on your forehead

Hi baby shizolah. We love you xxxxxx
Taz, you got the hammer drill? I've got my Sony camcorder charging.

Oh my god, can you see me?? Are you outside my house again??? This is getting out of hand...

Oh, here's iolo... What would be known in angling parlance as a mug fish, always there to rise to the bait... And this time, conspiring to commit an assault with a drill! Very clever...

Rejoining the thread, i know silly me!
But I was thinking about this while riding home today (yes, road riding is that boring!) - if there is one personality trait which all tattooed people have, could it be... decisiveness?

I mean, I've never been good at making decisions, and I have got no inkings. The sort of person that can go "Right! I'm doing that!" could get a tat and not dither around on if its wrong or right like what I would.

Thats about as much of a generalisation there can be, surely?

Out of hand? *resists further little knob jokes, as shib is clearly sensitive about his issue*

Careful Shib, remember Cougar hadn't taken his tablets this morning!

an amazingly furious debate about something not that important

I don't know if the forum has a strapline, but it should, and this should be it.

Shib.

Just do me a favour, 'cos I'm not as eloquent as you, like.

One sentence please; what's your point?

Shib trolls therefore he is. Think that covers it?

edlong, if you add mass to the debate I think you pretty much have what seems to stir and excite some little forum tollikins on here

Where did I ever in this thread threaten anybody with violence? I've offered my services as a camcorderist. That's all.
Actually as bear said, what is your point?

One sentence please; what's your point?

I'm amazed anyone needs to ask.

Attention.

Just to clarify my position, I did offer to take him for a pint first before butal pain maiming and a life of disfigurement, I'm not a total barbarian 😀

One sentence please; what's your point?

I made my point quite clearly 3 or 4 pages back. I'm waiting in the vane hope that a debate might break out. Probably too much to expect given the personality traits of the tattooed class...

I made my point quite clearly 3 or 4 pages back.

Bloody hell, you're a genuine psychopath.

Shibb, you're being a jerk. You can't generalise people based on tats the same way you can't generalise them for being White, Black or called Gary.

Post some excellent tats, guys.
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All there words are so dull. I only bothered with the pictures

A mate from way back had this on his big ever increasing beer gut

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Taken from the famous...

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If that isn't an inspiring piece of art work to spur you on in a race perhaps some sort of performance enhancing drugs would work.

And you must be an amazing psychiatrist if you can diagnose that from 1 sentence!

Come on, talk me through it... How did you diagnose an inability to distinguish right from wrong on the basis of politely pointing you in the direction of my salient post?

If a bear jumps the shark in the woods does it make a sound?

gofasterstripes' one must be photoshopped, surely?

To get it to look right from this angle, the design would have to be pulled and extended quite a lot round the contours of the head and neck so that it would look really weird from any other angle but this one, like those 3D pavement drawings.

Amazing job if that's what they've done, though.

Ah, sorry, still a bitch-fest. Will leave you to it

Shintastic,
Do you suffer from mental illness? I'm not being patronising.
I should know about it as I do. I've been sectioned 3 times. No bullshit.
When inside these fabulous establishments I have met many varied forms of sick people.
The way you've portrayed yourself in this thread I suggest you try and get some help. Mind are a good start. Maybe go to your GP.
I promise you that you'll feel better.

[quote=nedrapier said]gofasterstripes' one must be photoshopped, surely?

The whole thing looks like a drawing/painting. Shirt definitely not real.

I've been sectioned 3 times.

Quelle surprise.

But you need help baby.
EDIT:Lets have an stw shibbolethon. We could have a sponsored ride to pay for a couple of weeks in the priory.

Quelle surprise.

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The head? There's a few different versions/views on the internet if you look for it, so I doubt it's fake.

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That garter belt is truly amazing.
Shibbidoobydoo, what's wrong with that?

That's not the same image. Look a the shading in the negative space between the thumb and the ball...

Anyway, if it is real, it's just an exact facsimile of an MC Escher drawing, so simple plagiarism...

But very well done plagiarism if it is.
EDIT: http://www.mind.org.uk/ there you go

The whole thing looks like a drawing/painting. Shirt definitely not real.

I think you just haven't realised how much some artists have upped their game:

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Shibboleth - Member

Quelle surprise.

Gosh can you speak French ?

Shibboleth - Member

In my experience, the tattooed classes typically share the following characteristics........high levels of narcissism and pretentiousness

Pretentious.......moi ?

I think you just haven't realised how many of the pic online are photoshop compositions.

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I think you just haven't realised how much some artists have upped their game:

Err, I meant the blue shirt not the old bloke's shirt.

Tattoos, gofasterstripes for people. 💡

I'm waiting in the vane hope that a debate might break out.

I tried several times, you ignored me. I'm up for debate.

Your point seems to be that all tattoed people are idiots. Is that right?

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His point I believe is that everyone who's not him are idiots.
End of thread.

And my point is that there are excellent artists out there. I have realised that there are some photoshop contests, but:

[list][*]The point is they are pretty hard to spot[/*]
[*]The Escher/Head design comes up in a few views so I think someone HAS
done it even if that image is not an example[/*]
[*]lists are fun[/*]
[*]I've only got a double- ended-spiral, and a shit one at that, but even that's pretty popular.[/*][/list]

Oh I forgot one:

[list][*]You're still being an arse.[/*][/list]

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Winston Churchill wore a tattoo, as did his mother...
They were a right pair of ****less dribbling chavs iirc

Broke it again

FTFY.

Shibboleth - Member

Call me old fashioned, but I prefer people to be educated.

... Which, ironically, raises an interesting point. If you look at a cross section of successful people, the most intelligent don't usually have tattoos.

Call me old fashioned, but have you any evidence of that claim?

First time I've bothered checking in to this thread...... kinda wish I hadn't bothered, but find myself strangely drawn in.

THE ONLY semblance of a valid point that I can see has been made by *him* is that seeing somebody with a [u]truly[/u] awful tattoo would make you question their judgement in general. I don't think anyone would disagree with that (even on STW).

However, it's quite a big leap from ^ that ^ to sweeping generalizations about the "tattooed classes". Trying to use the presence (or absence) of any tattoo as a surrogate marker for intelligence is dumb to the point of irony.

And with that..... I'm oooot

You say you want discussion and logical responses, mol and many others have tried on this threaf, Unfortunately shib, based on previous experience with you when discussing low temperature excellerated failure rates of laminates and resins under load cycles, you chuffed about came up with sone personal attacks, refused to actually acknowledge that may be someone has proper experience and then ran away and changed tack when I offered to send you copies of peer reviewed, published reports and research data, so unfortunately you don't want debate, or to learn, all you want is ammunition to keep feefing your strange need for troll based frottage

why the hell you haven't been banned as you add nothing constructive or positive to any thread other than a desperate need to create a scene to feed you ego is plainly ridiculous as many people have been vanished for less.

Quelle surprise.

Just, wow. How vile.

Call me old fashioned, but have you any evidence of that claim?

/Trolling

This thread

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More seriously, I know several PHD level scientists here in Dundee. From Sweden, Italy, and England. They have tattoos.

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you add nothing constructive or positive to any thread

[url= http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/online-dating-should-i ]You missed his contributions to the on-line dating thread.[/url]

For me the big thing about tattoos is not what they look like when they have been ( occasionally) beautifully drawn on firm young flesh, but what they turn into years later. A greenish blue mess on sagging skin is frankly, just horrible!