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Old 07-23-17 | 05:12 AM
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Ball Bearing
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Originally Posted by bigbiker1
I have 7 tattoos, 4 of which I got within a year and 5 within 3 years. They are strangely addictive and I thought I was done after my 5th one, which is a portrait of my childhood dog that I had done the year he passed away. The last two I just had done a few months ago, I was inspired to do so when the online game I had been playing for almost 18 years shut down. I actually intended more than just the two, I was going to do one more big one and a few smaller ones, and if I ever get the nerve again I still might. When I was 20ish and had my first two big ones done I slept through them, almost no pain. These however were a different story. They were on the lower inside portion of each calf and they hurt like hell. The outlines sucked, but when I went back for color the pain was very close to unbearable and I had to endure it for 90mins each time.
There was a tattoo thread on a forum I sometimes read where a poster said that he was into temporary tattoos. I was amazed when a bunch of people who have tattoos came down on him and accused him of cowardice and being phony. The irony of them not accepting his choices was really an eye opener to me.

Your post reminded me of the above because the proud tattooed people specifically said that the blood and the pain of being inked were part of the ritual proving their genuineness and commitment.
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