Watching a lot of cooking shows recently, I've noticed that many of the
cooks and chef's have many tattoos on their forearms. Seems to be much more
prevalent among them compared to the general population. I'm not talking
just a little tat, but the arm well covered in ink. Both men and women.

On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 22:59:47 -0500, "Ed Pawlowski"
> wrote:

> Watching a lot of cooking shows recently, I've noticed that many of the
> cooks and chef's have many tattoos on their forearms. Seems to be much more
> prevalent among them compared to the general population. I'm not talking
> just a little tat, but the arm well covered in ink. Both men and women.

People who work in that industry aren't exactly average or normal.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 22:59:47 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> Watching a lot of cooking shows recently, I've noticed that many of the
> cooks and chef's have many tattoos on their forearms. Seems to be much more
> prevalent among them compared to the general population. I'm not talking
> just a little tat, but the arm well covered in ink. Both men and women.

Tattoos are on the rise, especially amongst the yuppies and new
wavers and the...hell...I don't know what you call them anymo
The "new" generation of 25-35 year-olds.

-sw

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 22:59:47 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>> Watching a lot of cooking shows recently, I've noticed that many of the
>> cooks and chef's have many tattoos on their forearms. Seems to be much
>> more
>> prevalent among them compared to the general population. I'm not
>> talking
>> just a little tat, but the arm well covered in ink. Both men and women.
>
> Tattoos are on the rise, especially amongst the yuppies and new
> wavers and the...hell...I don't know what you call them anymo
> The "new" generation of 25-35 year-olds.

I think you're right.

In article >,
"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:

> Watching a lot of cooking shows recently, I've noticed that many of the
> cooks and chef's have many tattoos on their forearms. Seems to be much more
> prevalent among them compared to the general population. I'm not talking
> just a little tat, but the arm well covered in ink. Both men and women.

The winner of "Hell's Kitchen" had an arm covered in tattoos. That's
called a "sleeve". I learned the lingo watching "Tosh.0" on Comedy
Central. I'm trying to stay hip in my dotage.

leo (no tattoos)

In article >,
"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:

> Watching a lot of cooking shows recently, I've noticed that many of the
> cooks and chef's have many tattoos on their forearms. Seems to be much more
> prevalent among them compared to the general population. I'm not talking
> just a little tat, but the arm well covered in ink. Both men and women.

Um... so what?

Miche

--
Electricians do it in three phases

On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 20:59:15 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:

> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> Tattoos are on the rise, especially amongst the yuppies and new
>> wavers and the...hell...I don't know what you call them anymo
>> The "new" generation of 25-35 year-olds.
>
> I think you're right.

The number of tattoo shops in Austin has pretty tripled in the last
18 months. And there are several hundred more competent tattoo
artists in Austin that work out of the home that can almost make a
living just by word of mouth advertising. Not to mention the
jailhouse artists.

It's not just limited to the age group I mentioned, but they are
the newest and fastest growing subset of unlikely customers made up
equally of men and women.

-sw (Tattoo-free but riddled with scars)

In article . 71>,
Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

> On Sat 18 Dec 2010 09:59:15p, Julie Bove told us...
>
> >
> > "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 22:59:47 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >>
> >>> Watching a lot of cooking shows recently, I've noticed that many
> >>> of the cooks and chef's have many tattoos on their forearms.
> >>> Seems to be much more prevalent among them compared to the
> >>> general population. I'm not
> >>> talking just a little tat, but the arm well covered in ink.
> >>> Both men
> >>> and women.
> >>
> >> Tattoos are on the rise, especially amongst the yuppies and new
> >> wavers and the...hell...I don't know what you call them anymo
> >> The "new" generation of 25-35 year-olds.
> >
> > I think you're right.
>
> I got my first tat when I was 48, with 5 more following within the
> next couple of years. These cover forearms, uppoer arms, and calves.
>
> Acquiring tats can easily become adictiv.

Yes, it can. I was warned when I got my first that I'd want more, and
laughed. Now I have three.

>I would probably have more
> now, but can no longer go through the process because of blood
> thinner medications.

Damn. I'm thinking of going for my fourth soon. Better do it before I
start to fall apart, huh?

Miche

--
Electricians do it in three phases

In article >,
Sqwertz > wrote:

> The number of tattoo shops in Austin has pretty tripled in the last
> 18 months. And there are several hundred more competent tattoo
> artists in Austin that work out of the home that can almost make a
> living just by word of mouth advertising. Not to mention the
> jailhouse artists.

I'm all for getting tattoos when you turn sixty. They'll be legible when
you croak. A great friend of mine signed up for the Marines the day
after Pearl Harbor and got the tattoo "Death Before Dishonor" below a
skull with a knife through it on his forearm. I got to know him in 1977.
His badge of honor was a bluish blotch.
I can just hear the grandkid forty years from now asking grandma what
that blue blotch is on her lower back and being told "Oh, kiddo, that
used to read... ".

leo

"Miche" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
>
>> Watching a lot of cooking shows recently, I've noticed that many of the
>> cooks and chef's have many tattoos on their forearms. Seems to be much
>> more
>> prevalent among them compared to the general population. I'm not
>> talking
>> just a little tat, but the arm well covered in ink. Both men and women.
>
> Um... so what?
>
> Miche
>
> --
> Electricians do it in three phases

Just an observation. I'm not for or against them. I'd also say that if they
did not want them noticed, they would be covered.

I rarely see tattoos on the medical profession. They are becoming more
noticed among others, but chef's have more than welders, truck drivers, and
others that in the past were the most likely demographic. College students
are a very likely market these days.

Disclosu I have no tattoos at all. My son was part owner of a tattoo
shop for a few years. His participation was financial, not artistic.

On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:42:53 -0800, Leonard Blaisdell
> wrote:

>In article >,
> Sqwertz > wrote:
>
>> The number of tattoo shops in Austin has pretty tripled in the last
>> 18 months. And there are several hundred more competent tattoo
>> artists in Austin that work out of the home that can almost make a
>> living just by word of mouth advertising. Not to mention the
>> jailhouse artists.
>
>I'm all for getting tattoos when you turn sixty. They'll be legible when
>you croak. A great friend of mine signed up for the Marines the day
>after Pearl Harbor and got the tattoo "Death Before Dishonor" below a
>skull with a knife through it on his forearm. I got to know him in 1977.
>His badge of honor was a bluish blotch.

Just a lousy job, lousy skin, or both... when done correctly with
quality inks there's no reason a tat will deteriorate any more rapidly
than ones skin deteriorates. I have tats I got in 1961, still in
suprisingly great condition. I would advise to choose a location
carefully, especially women, do not have a tat placed where there's
likelyhood of sag, stretch marks, and cellulite. I also don't think
it wise to choose a spot that can't be easily covered with
clothing.... even today with society's claim of liberal permissiveness
visible tats greatly limit ones employment opportunities.

On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 20:35:58 -0800, sf wrote:

> On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 22:59:47 -0500, "Ed Pawlowski"
> > wrote:
>
>> Watching a lot of cooking shows recently, I've noticed that many of the
>> cooks and chef's have many tattoos on their forearms. Seems to be much more
>> prevalent among them compared to the general population. I'm not talking
>> just a little tat, but the arm well covered in ink. Both men and women.
>
> People who work in that industry aren't exactly average or normal.

'get those tattoos off my lawn!'

your pal,
blake

On 19 Dec 2010 06:21:34 GMT, Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Sat 18 Dec 2010 09:59:15p, Julie Bove told us...
>
>>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 22:59:47 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>
>>>> Watching a lot of cooking shows recently, I've noticed that many
>>>> of the cooks and chef's have many tattoos on their forearms.
>>>> Seems to be much more prevalent among them compared to the
>>>> general population. I'm not
>>>> talking just a little tat, but the arm well covered in ink.
>>>> Both men
>>>> and women.
>>>
>>> Tattoos are on the rise, especially amongst the yuppies and new
>>> wavers and the...hell...I don't know what you call them anymo
>>> The "new" generation of 25-35 year-olds.
>>
>> I think you're right.
>
> I got my first tat when I was 48, with 5 more following within the
> next couple of years. These cover forearms, uppoer arms, and calves.

do they still look good, wayne?

your pal,
blake

On 19/12/2010 3:42 AM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:

> I'm all for getting tattoos when you turn sixty. They'll be legible when
> you croak. A great friend of mine signed up for the Marines the day
> after Pearl Harbor and got the tattoo "Death Before Dishonor" below a
> skull with a knife through it on his forearm. I got to know him in 1977.
> His badge of honor was a bluish blotch.
> I can just hear the grandkid forty years from now asking grandma what
> that blue blotch is on her lower back and being told "Oh, kiddo, that
> used to read... ".


I can see tattoo removal becoming a growth industry. Anyone considering
getting a tattoo needs to seriously consider the facts about tattoos.
They are more less permanent. While they are there forever, the inks
fade and the skin sags.

One of the saddest tattoos I ever saw as a flower motif around a woman's
cankles. I don't know how fat she was when she got the tattoo but it
was hard to see because her chubby calves sort of flopped down and it
was hidden in a fold of blubber.

Then there is the girl I occasionally see at the Y. She has a complete
sleeve on one arm and one leg is totally covered. She has huge spools in
her ear lobes, rings in her nose, more than a half dozen large hoops
around her ears, red, orange and purple hair. Natural beauty is
definitely lacking in this young lady. One might expect her to try to be
more of a wall flower rather than draw so much attention to her natural
bad looks.

On 19 Dec 2010 16:51:12 GMT, Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> Tatoos
> done by professionals look considerably different than those done by
> amateurs; e.g., tatoos done in prison. During WWII, the majority of
> tatoos were done by people with rather limited experience.

Jailhouse tattoos would be much better if they didn't have to use
staples attached to Walkman cassette motors attached to florescent
light fixtures with a piece of pencil lead in the wire to step down
the voltages.

The inks are made from the soot collected from incomplete
combustion of burning Vasaline or baby oil. Colors are sometimes
derived from the Sunday comic section, but its better to go
monotone.

Otherwise, the artists themselves are usually pretty competent in
working with what they have. They have a lot of people to practice
on and plenty of time to master the techniques. They just don't
have the right tools and materials.

-sw

On 12/18/2010 11:35 PM, sf wrote:

> On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 22:59:47 -0500, "Ed Pawlowski"
> > wrote:
>
>> > Watching a lot of cooking shows recently, I've noticed that many of the
>> > cooks and chef's have many tattoos on their forearms. Seems to be much more
>> > prevalent among them compared to the general population. I'm not talking
>> > just a little tat, but the arm well covered in ink. Both men and women.

> People who work in that industry aren't exactly average or normal.

What are you trying to say? That it isn't normal to have a tat? lol

On 12/18/2010 11:59 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 22:59:47 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>>> Watching a lot of cooking shows recently, I've noticed that many of the
>>> cooks and chef's have many tattoos on their forearms. Seems to be much
>>> more
>>> prevalent among them compared to the general population. I'm not
>>> talking
>>> just a little tat, but the arm well covered in ink. Both men and women.
>>
>> Tattoos are on the rise, especially amongst the yuppies and new
>> wavers and the...hell...I don't know what you call them anymo
>> The "new" generation of 25-35 year-olds.
>
> I think you're right.
>
>

I got mine in 87. Not many women had them yet unless they were a biker
chick.

On Dec 19, 2:42*am, Leonard Blaisdell >
wrote:
> In article >,
>
> *Sqwertz > wrote:
> > The number of tattoo shops in Austin has pretty tripled in the last
> > 18 months. *And there are several hundred more competent tattoo
> > artists in Austin that work out of the home that can almost make a
> > living just by word of mouth advertising. *Not to mention the
> > jailhouse artists.
>
> I'm all for getting tattoos when you turn sixty. They'll be legible when
> you croak. A great friend of mine signed up for the Marines the day
> after Pearl Harbor and got the tattoo "Death Before Dishonor" below a
> skull with a knife through it on his forearm. I got to know him in 1977.
> His badge of honor was a bluish blotch.
> I can just hear the grandkid forty years from now asking grandma what
> that blue blotch is on her lower back and being told "Oh, kiddo, that
> used to read... ".
>
> leo

In college I see all sorts of young kids that are almost already
covered. In a speech class, one girl did a speech on tattoos, and
presented various pics of one of her own tattoos in its various
stages. It wrapped from her right ear, down her trunk, and circled
her left leg down past her left ankle. It was skulls and hearts and
flowers and nautical stars and lightning bolts and stuff. In essence,
by time she was 18 she had almost 2/3 of her body already inked.

She was kinda cute otherwise.

-J

On Dec 18, 10:59*pm, "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
> Watching a lot of cooking shows recently, I've noticed that many of the
> cooks and chef's have many tattoos on their forearms. *Seems to be much more
> prevalent among them compared to the general population. * *I'm not talking
> just a little tat, but the arm well covered in ink. *Both men and women..

Tattoos are tacky. When I was around the age of 5 I used to like to
draw on my hand with a marker, but then I grew up.

On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 10:58:36 -0800 (PST), wrote:

> Tattoos [on your forehead] are tacky.

I fixed your post to save you some grief.

-sw

"Leonard Blaisdell" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> Sqwertz > wrote:
>
>> The number of tattoo shops in Austin has pretty tripled in the last
>> 18 months. And there are several hundred more competent tattoo
>> artists in Austin that work out of the home that can almost make a
>> living just by word of mouth advertising. Not to mention the
>> jailhouse artists.
>
> I'm all for getting tattoos when you turn sixty. They'll be legible when
> you croak. A great friend of mine signed up for the Marines the day
> after Pearl Harbor and got the tattoo "Death Before Dishonor" below a
> skull with a knife through it on his forearm. I got to know him in 1977.
> His badge of honor was a bluish blotch.
> I can just hear the grandkid forty years from now asking grandma what
> that blue blotch is on her lower back and being told "Oh, kiddo, that
> used to read... ".
>
> leo

I think all 'sweet, young things' ought to be required to work a couple of
shifts in a skilled nursing facility prior to 'getting inked' . Go into a
room where the walls are covered with Young Stud pictures on shipboard with
all his buds, showing off his tats and see Young Stud now as 'Ol' Grumpy'
and the lovely ship on his chest has long since sailed and been
decommissioned by the open heart surgery of 10 years prior. Or see
'Sweetie's' rosebud tattoo on her breast that has now become a long stem
rose......

I used to work with a lovely lady who offered to show her tattoo to anyone
who stated they wanted one. She said when she was 'young and dumb' she got
a unicorn tattooed right above her nether regions........two caesarians and
a surgery for Addison's disease left her with, in her words, a three legged
goat.
-ginny

"Omelet" > wrote
> In article >,
> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
>
>> I rarely see tattoos on the medical profession.
>
> That is because visible tattoos are against dress code policy in MANY
> hospitals. They were at the last place I worked. If in a visible spot,
> they had to be either somehow covered, or insurance provided would pay
> for removal.
> --
> Peace! Om

I know some police departments have codes on them too. While they may be
visible, they cannot be types that would incite, like a swastika .

The only tattoos that bother me are facial. I saw a truck driver that had a
spider web that started on the top of his head and spread across his face as
it went down. He was about 60 and the tat was faded. I just cannot imagine
him all dressed up for his daughter's wedding or the like.

"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote
> I also don't think
> it wise to choose a spot that can't be easily covered with
> clothing.... even today with society's claim of liberal permissiveness
> visible tats greatly limit ones employment opportunities.
>

It would not dissuade me in 99.9% of the cases, but I'd not want the
receptionist of a law firm to have a skull on her forearm or my senator to
have a unicorn on his forehead.

I've seen some rather busy and colorful designs that I had no idea what I
was looking at too. Nor would I get a name aside from mine done anywhere on
my body.

On 19/12/2010 2:41 PM, Omelet wrote:

>
> My only tattoo is my eyeliner. Upper and lower, both eyes.


Earlier this year I started noticing that my wife's eye brows seemed
larger and darker. Thinking it was just sloppy use of her eyebrow
pencil and remembering the Seinfeld article where Jerry's uncle burns
his eye brows and pencils in freakish brows, I tease3d her by calling
her Uncle Leo. It turned out that she had had them tattooed.

Thank goodness they have faded a bit.

On 19/12/2010 3:10 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

>
> I know some police departments have codes on them too. While they may be
> visible, they cannot be types that would incite, like a swastika .
>
> The only tattoos that bother me are facial. I saw a truck driver that
> had a spider web that started on the top of his head and spread across
> his face as it went down. He was about 60 and the tat was faded. I just
> cannot imagine him all dressed up for his daughter's wedding or the like.

I am not a fan of tattooing. I am especially not a fan of facial tats.
When I see a bunch of people with tattoos my thought is that they may be
two tats short of a trailer park. When I see someone with a facial
tattoo my only thought is "goddamned idiot" I have enough trouble
taking people seriously when they stick a ring in their nose.

On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 15:24:06 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:

> Earlier this year I started noticing that my wife's eye brows seemed
> larger and darker. Thinking it was just sloppy use of her eyebrow
> pencil and remembering the Seinfeld article where Jerry's uncle burns
> his eye brows and pencils in freakish brows, I tease3d her by calling
> her Uncle Leo. It turned out that she had had them tattooed.

Sound like you and your wife are really close if you didn't know
she had gotten tattooed.

-sw

On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 13:45:36 -0600, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
>
>> I rarely see tattoos on the medical profession.
>
>That is because visible tattoos are against dress code policy in MANY
>hospitals. They were at the last place I worked. If in a visible spot,
>they had to be either somehow covered, or insurance provided would pay
>for removal.

Many Dermatologists collect photos of their patient's tats as a hobby.

On Dec 19, 8:00*am, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:42:53 -0800, Leonard Blaisdell
>
> > wrote:
> >In article >,
> > Sqwertz > wrote:
>
> >> The number of tattoo shops in Austin has pretty tripled in the last
> >> 18 months. *And there are several hundred more competent tattoo
> >> artists in Austin that work out of the home that can almost make a
> >> living just by word of mouth advertising. *Not to mention the
> >> jailhouse artists.
>
> >I'm all for getting tattoos when you turn sixty. They'll be legible when
> >you croak. A great friend of mine signed up for the Marines the day
> >after Pearl Harbor and got the tattoo "Death Before Dishonor" below a
> >skull with a knife through it on his forearm. I got to know him in 1977.
> >His badge of honor was a bluish blotch.
>
> Just a lousy job, lousy skin, or both... when done correctly with
> quality inks there's no reason a tat will deteriorate any more rapidly
> than ones skin deteriorates. *I have tats I got in 1961, still in
> suprisingly great condition. *I would advise to choose a location
> carefully, especially women, do not have a tat placed where there's
> likelyhood of sag, stretch marks, and cellulite. *I also don't think
> it wise to choose a spot that can't be easily covered with
> clothing.... even today with society's claim of liberal permissiveness
> visible tats greatly limit ones employment opportunities.
==

Is it any wonder that employers are selective about employing people
who have tattoos or piercings? The public sees them as being signs of
rebellion and disrespect (in some cases).

I guess that I am not too much of a rebel as I never considered a
tattoo and piercings do no turn me on in the least.

When I see a teenager or young adult with infection around their pins
and rings I just get that urge to say "yuck" aloud. What is even worse
is to see middle-aged people in mid-management jobs sporting a
"diamond" stick pin on their nose, lip or eyebrow. A bank where I deal
has one of their cashiers who has one of these lovely pins...I think
that the whole thing is ridiculous.
==

On 19/12/2010 4:00 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 13:45:36 -0600, >
> wrote:
>
>> In article<jL2dncapZJgsYJDQnZ2dnUVZ_j2dnZ2d@giganews. com>,
>> "Ed > wrote:
>>
>>> I rarely see tattoos on the medical profession.
>>
>> That is because visible tattoos are against dress code policy in MANY
>> hospitals. They were at the last place I worked. If in a visible spot,
>> they had to be either somehow covered, or insurance provided would pay
>> for removal.
>
> Many Dermatologists collect photos of their patient's tats as a hobby.

Do they have their own web sites or to they send them to the ugly tattoo
sites?


I have seen several thousand tattoos. Some are nicer than others, but I
can't remember ever seeing one and thinking to myself that it was really
impressive.

On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 14:45:07 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 15:24:06 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> Earlier this year I started noticing that my wife's eye brows seemed
>> larger and darker. Thinking it was just sloppy use of her eyebrow
>> pencil and remembering the Seinfeld article where Jerry's uncle burns
>> his eye brows and pencils in freakish brows, I tease3d her by calling
>> her Uncle Leo. It turned out that she had had them tattooed.
>
>Sound like you and your wife are really close if you didn't know
>she had gotten tattooed.

Dave still hasn't noticed the devil by her snatch and it's been there
at least ten years.

On Dec 18, 10:59*pm, "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
> Watching a lot of cooking shows recently, I've noticed that many of the
> cooks and chef's have many tattoos on their forearms. *Seems to be much more
> prevalent among them compared to the general population. * *I'm not talking
> just a little tat, but the arm well covered in ink. *Both men and women..

Personally, I have NEVER seen a tattoo that made ANY human appear MORE
attractive....but every tattoo makes a human look just a tiny bit
trashy.

On Dec 18, 10:59*pm, "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
> Watching a lot of cooking shows recently, I've noticed that many of the
> cooks and chef's have many tattoos on their forearms. *Seems to be much more
> prevalent among them compared to the general population. * *I'm not talking
> just a little tat, but the arm well covered in ink. *Both men and women..

I can understand getting a tattoo if you are in the military, and you
get your unit tattooed, or your ship tattooed. I don't get it when
you get tattoos for the sake of getting tattoos. In other words,
there is nothing behind the tattoo. To me, for the most part they are
a turn off, and I have nothing to learn from anyone who does that to
themselves. Tattoos and lip piercings. Oy Vey.

On Dec 19, 1:33*pm, Cheryl > wrote:
> On 12/18/2010 11:59 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>
>
> > > *wrote in message
> ...
> >> On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 22:59:47 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> >>> Watching a lot of cooking shows recently, I've noticed that many of the
> >>> cooks and chef's have many tattoos on their forearms. *Seems to be much
> >>> more
> >>> prevalent among them compared to the general population. * *I'm not
> >>> talking
> >>> just a little tat, but the arm well covered in ink. *Both men and women.
>
> >> Tattoos are on the rise, especially amongst the yuppies and new
> >> wavers and the...hell...I don't know what you call them anymo
> >> The "new" generation of 25-35 year-olds.
>
> > I think you're right.
>
> I got mine in 87. Not many women had them yet unless they were a biker
> chick.

WOW! I'm so proud of you.

In article
>,
Roy > wrote:


> ==
> Do tattooed people always spell tattoo as tatoo?
> ==

No. In my observation, they generally spell it "tats" or "tat". Note
that the person who started this thread says he has no tattoos.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On Dec 19, 3:27*pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
> On 19/12/2010 3:10 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>
>
> > I know some police departments have codes on them too. While they may be
> > visible, they cannot be types that would incite, like a swastika .
>
> > The only tattoos that bother me are facial. I saw a truck driver that
> > had a spider web that started on the top of his head and spread across
> > his face as it went down. He was about 60 and the tat was faded. I just
> > cannot imagine him all dressed up for his daughter's wedding or the like.
>
> I am not a fan of tattooing. I am especially not a fan of facial tats.
> When I see a bunch of people with tattoos my thought is that they may be
> two tats short of a trailer park. When I see someone with a facial
> tattoo my only thought is "goddamned idiot" *I have enough trouble
> taking people seriously when they stick a ring in their nose.

Right on David.

On 12/19/2010 3:48 PM, Mr. Bill wrote:
> Personally, I have NEVER seen a tattoo that made ANY human appear MORE
> attractive....but every tattoo makes a human look just a tiny bit
> trashy.

Two of my clients were "dancers" at a gentleman's club in Houston. One
of them had tattoos, and the tattoos had to be covered before she could
perform. She used a makeup that is commonly used to cover scars. It
was a thick cream, then a powder.

Becca

On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:00:14 -0500, Brooklyn1 wrote:

> Many Dermatologists collect photos of their patient's tats as a hobby.

99% chance this is bullshit along with all the other stuff.

More likely they collect "Before and After" [removal] photos for
professional reasons.

I had a dermatologist film a cyst removal. I didn't have real
insurance at the time and was planing on paying almost $500 for
it's removal. But once he took a look at it, and even X-rayed it,
he was pretty impressed. Even I felt proud of it the way he was
referring to it.

It was some sort of rare cyst that was completely enclosed and
perfectly round. It was 31mm wide (1.2") but barely even
noticeable superficially. He said that if I want to come back
tomorrow and let somebody film it's removal he'd do it for free
(and otherwise it would have been much more expensive than I
originally thought).

I said, "Fine with me! Dig away. Just make sure it's anonymous.
I don't want to hear 20 years from now that it broke out of prison,
ransacked your office, found my address and is coming after me.".
He assured me it would be destroyed of properly, "...and humanely"
after they do a brief "autopsy" (biopsy) on it.

And by having it filmed I was somewhat assured that he would do his
best job possible since it would be used for educational purposes.

-sw

On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 15:10:09 -0500, "Ed Pawlowski"
> arranged random neurons and said:

>The only tattoos that bother me are facial. I saw a truck driver that had a
>spider web that started on the top of his head and spread across his face as
>it went down. He was about 60 and the tat was faded. I just cannot imagine
>him all dressed up for his daughter's wedding or the like.

Upon occasion, I have accompanied my lawyer-boss to Arraignment Court
in downtown LA on Bauchet St. (conveniently located across the street
from the Men's Central Jail) and have seen (exclusively Hispanic,
AFAICS) men with shaved heads and a loved one's name tattooed all
around the sides and back of their head. Man, that musta been painful!

My uncle had a tattoo on his forearm from WWII when he was in the
Navy. He learned to hate it. He once told me that every time he felt
like doing something stupid, he looked at that tattoo.

And my step-daughter had one on the back of her neck and spent a young
fortune to have it removed after she graduated from law school. She
said she wouldn't dare wear her hair up when she was in lawyer mode
and wearing her hair loose and long didn't look professional. Oh, and
she said *that* hurt, too.

My kids are 6 and 8 years older than Bill's elder daughter and her
2-years-younger twin sisters. All three of Bill's girls had tattoos
someplace or other and neither one of mine ever did. May have been a
window of time around 15 years ago when they became the "in" thing and
my kids just squeaked past it.

OB: I start baking the penultimate batch of cookies tomorrow: Almond
Butter Cookies. The sugar cookies get decorated and the krumkakke made
on Tuesday. Wednesday is when my kids get in from back east...I hope.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd...praying to the weather gods

--

"If the soup had been as warm as the wine,
if the wine had been as old as the turkey,
and if the turkey had had a breast like the maid,
it would have been a swell dinner." Duncan Hines


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On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 15:27:40 -0500, Dave Smith
> arranged random neurons and said:

>I am not a fan of tattooing. I am especially not a fan of facial tats.
>When I see a bunch of people with tattoos my thought is that they may be
>two tats short of a trailer park. When I see someone with a facial
>tattoo my only thought is "goddamned idiot" I have enough trouble
>taking people seriously when they stick a ring in their nose.

I was having breakfast in a diner and *thought* I was being
circumspect in eyeballing a young lady who had facial tats and a nose
piercing that had chains attached that were attached on the other end
to her ear. I was obviously unsuccessful in appearing circumspect, b/c
she turned and snarled, "What are you lookin' at, lady?" I said, "I'm
sorry, but you obviously spent a lot of time, effort and money to
achieve that look and I was just wondering at it." She gave me a
suspicious look and thanked me.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--

"If the soup had been as warm as the wine,
if the wine had been as old as the turkey,
and if the turkey had had a breast like the maid,
it would have been a swell dinner." Duncan Hines


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On Dec 19, 4:18*pm, Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote:

> I was having breakfast in a diner and *thought* I was being
> circumspect in eyeballing a young lady who had facial tats and a nose
> piercing that had chains attached that were attached on the other end
> to her ear. I was obviously unsuccessful in appearing circumspect, b/c
> she turned and snarled, "What are you lookin' at, lady?" *I said, "I'm
> sorry, but you obviously spent a lot of time, effort and money to
> achieve that look and I was just wondering at it." She gave me a
> suspicious look and thanked me.

I have never been a fan of tattoos. To me, tattoos are a tribal
thing. I think tribal tattoos that actually have a meaning are quite
unique and beautiful. The most beautiful are the Maori warrior
tattoos.

The servers in my restaurant were not allowed to wear piercings or
tattoos that showed outside of their clothing.

I've always thought the looked somehow unclean. But that is just my
opinion........please, if you have tattoos don't take offense, it's
not personal.