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[–] GoddammitMrNoodle 0 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.