Skinning Ourselves
Got any tattoos?
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 by zakai1369 | Discussion: Community
I'm sure this has probably been done elsewhere on these forums but I have yet to come across it.
So.
Got any tattoos?
Have they got a special meaning?
Just a drunken impulse?
Post them here and tell a story.
Mine:
All of mine are in memory of my son Jonathan who passed away at the age of 9. Always thought about getting some
earlier on in life but ended up glad I hadn't.
The one on my chest was the first one I got and was actually drawn for me by someone I knew online. Sorry not the best
picture of it. The green sections are a ribbon wrapped around the heart and the top two sections have my sons name and
the third is his dates of birth and death.
The one on my right arm was drawn by my other son, when he was 13, he knew I planned on getting more tattoos involving
his brother and he wanted to create one of them. My sons initials were JMC which he integrated into the handle design and
the chinese symbol on the handle is for love and the one on the blade is for sorrow.
The one on my left arm was done in the same sitting as the one on my right arm. This one was my concept but put together
by the tattoo artist who did it. In the center, obviously, is Jonathan, the two names above the dreamcatcher are my other
two children. The dates in the center feather are when Jonathan was born and when he died. And the other four feathers
have the names of my four nephews in them.
(This thread is in no way a plea for sympathy or condolences. It's been 5 1/2 years since I lost my son and I miss him everyday.
But that's not the point of the thread. The point is peoples tattoos and the stories behind them. Just in my case all of my
current and future tattoos will always include him. So please keep it about that. Thanks.)
So.
Got any tattoos?
Have they got a special meaning?
Just a drunken impulse?
Post them here and tell a story.
Mine:
All of mine are in memory of my son Jonathan who passed away at the age of 9. Always thought about getting some
earlier on in life but ended up glad I hadn't.
The one on my chest was the first one I got and was actually drawn for me by someone I knew online. Sorry not the best
picture of it. The green sections are a ribbon wrapped around the heart and the top two sections have my sons name and
the third is his dates of birth and death.
The one on my right arm was drawn by my other son, when he was 13, he knew I planned on getting more tattoos involving
his brother and he wanted to create one of them. My sons initials were JMC which he integrated into the handle design and
the chinese symbol on the handle is for love and the one on the blade is for sorrow.
The one on my left arm was done in the same sitting as the one on my right arm. This one was my concept but put together
by the tattoo artist who did it. In the center, obviously, is Jonathan, the two names above the dreamcatcher are my other
two children. The dates in the center feather are when Jonathan was born and when he died. And the other four feathers
have the names of my four nephews in them.
(This thread is in no way a plea for sympathy or condolences. It's been 5 1/2 years since I lost my son and I miss him everyday.
But that's not the point of the thread. The point is peoples tattoos and the stories behind them. Just in my case all of my
current and future tattoos will always include him. So please keep it about that. Thanks.)
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Jafo
Reply #22 Thursday, March 27, 2008 7:59 PM
Reply #22 Thursday, March 27, 2008 7:59 PM
I have 4.
The first was my 'Jafo' avatar [as seen at left] as I have been a 'Jafo' in Formula One for 29 years.....left shoulder.
Second was Marvin [the Martian]....right shoulder...
Third was Wylie Coyote ....right forearm...
Fourth was Taz ...left forearm [I'm Tasmanian].
Terry [my wife] has the 'real' tatts though....
....still not finished....
SirSmiley
Reply #24 Thursday, March 27, 2008 10:41 PM
Reply #24 Thursday, March 27, 2008 10:41 PM
I've got an idea for one (maggots crawling in a open wound) where my right breast use to be but, I think the scar tissue is too dense. Also, my girlfriend would kill me.
Jafo finally found a legit way to get his wife to take her clothes off!
That's a very original idea.
Jafo finally found a legit way to get his wife to take her clothes off!
.at one stage i was seriously considering a tat on my lower back that had a barcode and read under it "borgmodel # 222" but i never did for reasons unknown.
That's a very original idea.
zakai1369
Reply #25 Thursday, March 27, 2008 11:12 PM
Thats a nice one.
Thought about getting some of those cartoon characters when I was younger. One of my exes loved mickey mouse to the point of an obsession that drove me nuts. I always told her I was going to get one of the back of mickeys head with him blowing Taz
Glad I didn't
Reply #25 Thursday, March 27, 2008 11:12 PM
Terry [my wife] has the 'real' tatts though....
Thats a nice one.
Thought about getting some of those cartoon characters when I was younger. One of my exes loved mickey mouse to the point of an obsession that drove me nuts. I always told her I was going to get one of the back of mickeys head with him blowing Taz
Glad I didn't
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Reply #21 Thursday, March 27, 2008 7:23 PM
...at one stage i was seriously considering a tat on my lower back that had a barcode and read under it "borgmodel # 222" but i never did for reasons unknown.