Originally Posted by ciocc_cat (Post 11602697)

I've seen some really good ink and some not-so-good. I'm not a big fan of color, so IF I were going to get a tat I'd stay with a clean, simple design. I've thought about getting an old-style Campy winged Q/R logo on my shoulder, but my wife would probably shoot me if I did and besides I've got this phobia involving needles. I survived getting a piercing (a "PA"), but the idea of getting inked is a bit too scary for me.

As for sleeves . . . you've obviously got a lot bigger nads than me!

Originally Posted by michael2u (Post 11604024)

What's in your mind, do you really want yourself to be tattooed or you want cycling professionally. Its your choice that you think that being tattooed is more necessary for cycling or the problem due to it may affect your body in future. I think by the advice of many members you can easily choose what you want.

Originally Posted by michael2u (Post 11604024)

What's in your mind, do you really want yourself to be tattooed or you want cycling professionally. Its your choice that you think that being tattooed is more necessary for cycling or the problem due to it may affect your body in future. I think by the advice of many members you can easily choose what you want.

Originally Posted by michael2u (Post 11604024)

What's in your mind, do you really want yourself to be tattooed or you want cycling professionally. Its your choice that you think that being tattooed is more necessary for cycling or the problem due to it may affect your body in future. I think by the advice of many members you can easily choose what you want.

Originally Posted by neebone (Post 11606336)

WTF? I read this about ten times and it just kept getting better.

Originally Posted by neebone (Post 11606336)

WTF? I read this about ten times and it just kept getting better.

Originally Posted by Fleabiscuit (Post 11597842)

You are probably right about the likes of me. However if you are under the impression that visible tattoos (we're talking neck tats, sleeves, etc.) will not affect a person's employment prospects, I would say that you are delusional. Tattoos are not a recent phenomenon. They have been around for a long time. It is true that tats have become more common in recent years, but visible neck and sleeve tattoos are very far from mainstream America.

Truth be told, I felt sorry for the young man at Jiffy Lubr yesterday with the large lobster (scorpion?)on his neck. I have made some fashion mistakes in my younger years. Ugly clothes and hairstyles that make me chuckle or blush a bit when old pictures are brought out. Thankfully none of my fashion mistakes are plastered across my neck or arm long after the coolness has worn off. If I knew the kid from the oil change place before he made the mistake of disfiguring his neck, I would have warned him or at least advised against it.

It makes me scratch my head when I see so many young people trying to show their "individuality" by blindly following or copying the short-sided ill advised decisions of others.

Originally Posted by slowandsteady (Post 11606618)

Exactly. Remember big hair? Fortunately scissors exist and hair grows back again so you don't have to worry about looking like an idiot with 80's hair in 2010. What happens with the 2010 tattoo fashion in 2025? Will you cool tattoo dudes look like this guy if he walked down the street today? Will you be the Vanilla Ice of the next generation? Probably....

http://www.paulmorris.co.uk/73/biogs/harry.jpg

Originally Posted by neebone (Post 11606740)

Think I'm gonna change my user name to "Cool Tattoo Dude"

Originally Posted by slowandsteady (Post 11606751)

Just be sure to give me credit for coining the term. ;)

Originally Posted by Fleabiscuit (Post 11606951)

I like the attached link. It highlights some really "cool" tattoo fads. Neebone, I hope you don't crash and scrape up your tramp-stamp!

http://hubpages.com/hub/5-Popular-Cu...Tattoo-designs

Also, check out the sweet tat on this "dude"...

Originally Posted by Fleabiscuit (Post 11606951)

I like the attached link. It highlights some really "cool" tattoo fads. Neebone, I hope you don't crash and scrape up your tramp-stamp!

http://hubpages.com/hub/5-Popular-Cu...Tattoo-designs

Also, check out the sweet tat on this "dude"...

Originally Posted by ahsposo (Post 11607032)

Wow! He went from being a fat four-eyed doofus to a really kewl guy I would love to have as my son-in-law thanks to that beautiful work of art!




Effing pathetic.

Originally Posted by hammy56 (Post 11598928)

neck tattoos, sleeves- apples, oranges...

and you realize anyone who would get a tattoo on their neck probably wouldnt have better job prospects regardless of the tattoo...?

Originally Posted by Fleabiscuit (Post 11601637)

I've never discriminated against anyone in my life. I think discrimination for any reason is wrong and I would never be friends with someone who discriminates. However, if someone is telling people, especially young people, that getting neck, facial or sleeve type tattoos is a good idea or that these types of body "art" pieces will not have consequences later in life, I feel they are doing these people a disservice.

I have friends with tattoos, visible ones, but they would not allow their children to get visible tattoos (ones that can't be covered by short sleeve shirts) until they are old enough to understand the consequences of their actions.

IMO, sleeve type tats are not far from neck or face tattoos. I would advise anyone who is considering a professional career to avoid these types of tats or at least consider the consequences of their actions. I'm sure Mr. Clinger wishes he would have considered this when he decided to disfigure his face. It's shallow and unfair for people to "judge" him because of his appearance but it's a sad reality he faces. That's all.

Originally Posted by Fleabiscuit (Post 11606951)

I like the attached link. It highlights some really "cool" tattoo fads. Neebone, I hope you don't crash and scrape up your tramp-stamp!

http://hubpages.com/hub/5-Popular-Cu...Tattoo-designs

Also, check out the sweet tat on this "dude"...

Originally Posted by veganeric (Post 11607277)

I agree that visible tattoos are generally frowned upon in many professional careers. The thing is, in those same careers it is not considered acceptable to wear clothing that would show tattoos that are anywhere but your hands, face or upper neck. Because of this no respectable tattoo artist will touch these areas unless they know the person is old enough to have their career worked out, and they have most of the rest of their body covered already. I've seen my fiancee and her coworkers turn away countless young customers requesting hand and neck tattoos.

Originally Posted by wens (Post 11607439)

Could you find a more poorly written piece to support your point? You've been talking about the importance of a first impression; as a writer the inability to use proper grammar makes you appear to be an idiot regardless of how poignant the writer's point is. Never having learned proper grammar is also a lost more difficult to cover up than most tattoos.

Originally Posted by Fleabiscuit (Post 11607666)

Am I the only one who finds the grammatical error in this sentence amusingly ironic?