Originally Posted by wgscott

In all seriousness, I think people should decorate themselves however they wish. However, my wife, who is a virologist and has spent her professional life working with live hepatitis and HIV, is extremely concerned about tattoos from the standpoint of public health and the spread of hepatitis C in particular (which is a lot more robust than HIV and survives in dried blood). There is little if any health regulation of tattoo parlors, and she has successfully convinced me (and hopefully our kids) to stay far away from anything like this, body piercing places, nail manicure places, etc.

Tattoos fade due to an immune response, so there is an issue of long-term side effects from the ink, and although I am unaware of a link between tattoo ink and skin cancer, I am very skeptical from that point of view as well.

Originally Posted by pickettt

I ask my 5 year-old every single day before I drop him off at school, "Are you a leader, or a follower?"

Originally Posted by veganbikes

I disagree a woman or man with a tramp stamp that says muc (backwards) dumpster with a cross in the middle is pretty sexy
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What if they have a lower back tat of some motorcycle handlebars and grips? I have seen more than one.

Originally Posted by rydabent

Another strike against Calif.

Originally Posted by Scarbo

“Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.” -- Leviticus 19:28

Just sayin.

Originally Posted by pickettt

I ask my 5 year-old every single day before I drop him off at school, "Are you a leader, or a follower?"

Originally Posted by mstateglfr

Are you hoping your kid then never does what others do even if your kid likes it? That isn't following, or if it is, then we all follow.
Being a leader means follow when it makes sense.

I'm not questioning your parenting and i talk to my kids about being leaders most every night before bed, so I get your motivation.

Just sayin that those who lead can still follow.

Originally Posted by pickettt

I try to teach him that the reason we do things is what's most important....and that reason should never be just because someone else is doing it. Furthermore, never lie to yourself about the reasons.

Originally Posted by DrIsotope

If you can't imagine something you'd want on your body permanently, that's fine. But the judging of people that have... that's a bit distasteful, isn't it?

Originally Posted by mstateglfr

Very cool perspective, both pre and post edit.
My comment was probably harsh sounding and combative, sorry- it was meant more lighthearted than it reads. Damn written word!

Originally Posted by Scarbo

“Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.” -- Leviticus 19:28

Originally Posted by SethAZ

"And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you: -- Leviticus 11:10

God hates shrimp too.

Originally Posted by rachel120

And fried catfish, they don't have scales. Cotton/polyester blend, along with the polyester/spandex blend a lot of athletic wear uses. Sorry if Rover dies, you can't touch the body. Anybody here manage payroll? You gotta pay people daily.

There's more, but those are the ones off the top of my head.

Originally Posted by pickettt

I ask my 5 year-old every single day before I drop him off at school, "Are you a leader, or a follower?"

Originally Posted by SethAZ

Yeah, you left out the extensive list of various categories of people and behaviors that require immediate stoning.

Originally Posted by 1989Pre

I think road cyclists are generally an intelligent breed, relatively speaking, and there-fore are less likely to suffer from self-esteem problems and the need to project a "tough guy" image. I think tattoos (on men or women) broadcast, in no uncertain terms, that the individual is a fatalist and a defeatist.
It is kind of an anti-education or anti-intellectual mindset that spawns such self-destruction. Body modification of any sort says that the individual has a certain amount of hatred for oneself or for life-in-general.
I think that road cyclists are generally affable and life-affirming. No matter what has happened in my life, I have not succumbed to self-loathing. When I see a tattoo, I immediately think, "This person has issues".

Originally Posted by 1989Pre

I think road cyclists are generally an intelligent breed, relatively speaking, and there-fore are less likely to suffer from self-esteem problems and the need to project a "tough guy" image. I think tattoos (on men or women) broadcast, in no uncertain terms, that the individual is a fatalist and a defeatist.
It is kind of an anti-education or anti-intellectual mindset that spawns such self-destruction. Body modification of any sort says that the individual has a certain amount of hatred for oneself or for life-in-general.
I think that road cyclists are generally affable and life-affirming. No matter what has happened in my life, I have not succumbed to self-loathing. When I see a tattoo, I immediately think, "This person has issues".

Originally Posted by Scarbo

“Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.” -- Leviticus 19:28

Originally Posted by Scarbo

I think you're being rather judgemental and harsh, don't you--especially in consideration of the fact that tattoos have been with us very nearly as long as our species has been on the planet . . . .

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histo...oos-144038580/