What's wrong with reading fiction?
[–] L_Etranger [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
It's frivolous and doesn't directly advance your life. In moderation I don't mind it too much, but expending significant amounts of time/money/energy on it is unseemly to me.
[–] physicscat 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Tribal, if it's part of your culture and if you're in the Navy.
Other than that, trashy. Especially on women....so fucking trashy.
[–] unclassified 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Kinda cool if you have one or two, but if you have a sleeve or are a female with upper chest and neck etc. You look like a brainless idiot.
[–] GoddammitMrNoodle 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
Having a tattoo once indicated a certainly level of bad assery, and also often membership to a group that was elite in some way that was mostly understood only by people with that tattoo.
Today a tattoo just means you had enough money to get one. It's window dressing nothing more, and says nothing of your inner qualities other than, of course, the ones you wished you had.
I stopped for coffee some place. It was early and the shop was mostly empty, as well it was nippy that day and the shop was cool because it was open to the outdoors. Anyhow I was greeted by a guy in a tank top and shorts sporting a full sleeve tattoo and some on his leg (or possible legs, I don't recall now). Then another fellow appeared, also lightly garbed but he had 2 full sleeves and some face tats, as well as on his legs. And then a 3rd fellow appeared but with even more tats and also gauges and piercings. It was quite engaging and humorous watching the, no doubt unintended but none the less actual, parade of oneupmanship. How ironic that these three fine specimens of edgy manhood worked at a coffee shop.
[–] Butelczynski 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Not only a waste of money but also an eyesore.If you had nice house would you spray paint outside walls even with most beautiful mural? Likely no.IMHO they are horrible use of body ,especially on women.They are for sailors and /or convicts who have too much time and nothing to do.