Tattoo thread

[K C Muffin]

I came across the definitive answer from the definitive advice-giver :

DEAR ABBY: I am a 26-year-old, educated, professional woman. I met an attractive man of 36 at a wedding reception. We hit it off instantly -- danced together, joked, laughed, etc.
We have had several casual dates since, which all seemed to go well. He invited me to a dinner dance at his country club. After removing my wrap, he noticed a small tattoo on my shoulder and made a rude comment. Abby, he more than implied that tattoos are not acceptable in polite society and are associated with gangs, drunken sailors and other "lowlifes"! The evening did NOT go well, and I haven't heard from him since.

How can I explain to him that tasteful, artistic tattoos are in fashion and in no way diminish one's character? I really like him and would like to pursue a relationship. He doesn't return my calls or my e-mails. I am heartsick and think of him daily. What's your advice? -- LONELY IN ATLANTA

DEAR LONELY: While this "gentleman" may not like tattoos, he should be aware that they are now very common and are worn by about a third of the population, from what I'm told -- including doctors, lawyers, accountants and movie stars. My advice is to forget about a romance with him. From his perspective your relationship was only skin deep.

[Highwayman]

Didn’t the original Abby retire or die and someone else is doing the column now?

[Army_of_One]

Right...we were discussing piercings and tatoo's that are visable. Example having a big ring in your nose or chin or a dime sized hole in your ear or a tatoo up the side of your neck. A lot of people have tatoo's that are never seen unless they want them to be seen which is fine. Good information though.

[tat2me82]

Modify is a movie that was made about different kinds of body modification. Good stuff.. I have the movie if anyone wants to borrow it *cough* army

Modify!

you should also check out the cast, there's a guy named Bear that wanted to be able to stretch his earlobes enough to reach each around his head, which he accomplished shortly after the movie was made.

[K C Muffin]

Originally Posted by Highwayman

Didn’t the original Abby retire or die and someone else is doing the column now?

Yep - her daughter is doing it now.

[Army_of_One]

Originally Posted by tat2me82

Modify is a movie that was made about different kinds of body modification. Good stuff.. I have the movie if anyone wants to borrow it *cough* army

Modify!

you should also check out the cast, there's a guy named Bear that wanted to be able to stretch his earlobes enough to reach each around his head, which he accomplished shortly after the movie was made.

Why would I want to know about all of the different kinds of body modifications. I can read about it as much as I want on the internet and get both sides. I doubt if the movie talks about people doing it because they have low self esteem and want attention and I doubt if they mention the medical ramifications. It would be like watching a Michael Moore movie...

[Army_of_One]

Originally Posted by tat2me82

you should also check out the cast, there's a guy named Bear that wanted to be able to stretch his earlobes enough to reach each around his head, which he accomplished shortly after the movie was made.

What an incredible feat. And to think I was bashing these people. This guy has lobes than can stretch ALLLL the way around his head. How cool. I guess the moral of this story is that we are all impressed by different things and have different people we look up to... your's just happens to be a guy named BEAR that can stretch his earlopes around his neck...to each his own.

[lurker]

Eye sea nothing wrong with having ears that can reach into one's mouth but, fur the life of me, I don't understand wanting to dew that; and also, having a colorful face has it rewards.

You might advise your friend that nose-ing into the food bowl is much better than dropping snout directly down.

[tat2me82]

Originally Posted by Army_of_One

What an incredible feat. And to think I was bashing these people. This guy has lobes than can stretch ALLLL the way around his head. How cool. I guess the moral of this story is that we are all impressed by different things and have different people we look up to... your's just happens to be a guy named BEAR that can stretch his earlopes around his neck...to each his own.

lol moral noted

[Made in the USA]

Originally Posted by Highwayman

Didn’t the original Abby retire or die and someone else is doing the column now?

I think she died from an infection, following various body modifications and tattoos!