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The official random image thread

Sadly...working at the hospital...especially in the OR...I saw a bunch of that....one of the reasons I absolutely will never get a tattoo and abhor them....they will NEVER look good once you get older...
 
I am sorry I totally look at the differently. I see an old lady with a good story. No one looks great old so who cares if you have a tattoo or not. Most people at that age aren't going to be showing them off anyhow. I actually got a rose on my boob so when I got old it would be a long stem rose. I guess you have to have a sense of humor and enjoy live.
 
Christen said:
I am sorry I totally look at the differently. I see an old lady with a good story. No one looks great old so who cares if you have a tattoo or not. Most people at that age aren't going to be showing them off anyhow. I actually got a rose on my boob so when I got old it would be a long stem rose. I guess you have to have a sense of humor and enjoy live.
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I'm with you on that. My 'Auntie' Bet, a family friend was proud of having a faded tattoo on her arm. It was the name of the ship she'd served on as a naval nurse as a young woman. She passed away some years ago, I wish I could remember the name of the ship.
 
MegF. said:
Sadly...working at the hospital...especially in the OR...I saw a bunch of that....one of the reasons I absolutely will never get a tattoo and abhor them....they will NEVER look good once you get older...
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I like the tattoo. So many things don't look good once we get older, but we all do. I'd rather embrace getting old then worry about what things look like now that I'm there.
 
No, it won't be a long stemmed rose...it will be a long blob with a stem....believe me, I've seen hundreds of tattoos of every type...when you get them at 20...the sleeves, the 15 all over your back and legs, you think they are hot and look gorgeous...but then you turn 50...you've been in that tanning booth, hanging out on the beach and perhaps smoking the 3 packs a day...maybe you've gained, lost, gained back and maybe lost those 20 pounds....your skin doesn't look good...it looks crappy...as far as your aunt...if that's what she wanted to remind her of a time during the war...then that's fine...just nothing I'd do. I can take pictures or remember in my head....Bless her for serving and for helping the servicemen! I'm sure there are patients of hers out there that remember her with fondness!
 
Guess what? I don't care what it looks like when I get old! I will be old and not many people want to look at that anyway.
 

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Personally, I don't have tattoos, and don't find them sexy. But then, I have been married to the same man for nearly a quarter of a century so there is very little I find sexy anymore anyway!

But I also don't judge, at least I try not to. Especially when it comes to things like tats, piercings, lifestyle issues, you know, things that don't hurt or affect other people. We Libertarians are wierd that way!

If you want ink to tell your story thoughout your life, more power to you.
None of us is a hottie when we are old. The best we can hope for is that we are interesting and tats don't take away from that.
The way I see it is, life is too short. You want a tat, get a tat. And just like everything else you do in your life, think about it first and make sure it is what you want. Try to go through this life with as few regrets as possible.

I rather like the old lady with the Forever 18 on her back. It tells me that maybe her body is older and more frail, but once she was young and maybe, just maybe, that 18 year old is still there somewhere. We look at old people, and never picture them as young. But they were.
 
Sorry all. I didn't mean for it to be a female tattoo thing but more of a 'no matter how invincible we feel when young it always catches up with you' type of thing.
 
I have tye dyed footprints on my boob. I got it when I was 17. My mom told me when I got it that I will have the Tennessee Trail by the time I was 80. I must say it is growing and migrated but I still love it LOL
 
I've met tattooed people that did. Not that I have a dog in this fight (or think much of tats one way or the other), but some of these motivational posters aren't historically accurate. And I must spread some rep around, Bethany.
 
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