When we were younger a few mates done the homemade style ones with pen ink and a needle. Thankfully I was the sensible one who was able to refrain from getting a smiley face on my leg 
Tattoos... Got any? Want any?
Omg, I did that too when I was younger haha. But it was never deep and wore off. I had Love Hate tatoo on my knuckles
First off, I don’t have any tattoos. Therefore, mad props to those that do. I am squeamish around needles and the thought of having a needle go in and out of me make me queasy. Secondly, I wouldn’t know what to get. I don’t want one, just to have one. I’ve seen too many youtube videos where people regretted what they got. And most was from a drunken night. No thanks. 
We live a mile from Venice Beach, CA where tattoos are abundant. I’ve seen people with tattoos on their faces, lips, neck, etc and all I have to say is, YEOUCH!!! That’s gotta hurt.
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Hahaha. I doubt that’s why people who get tattoos like that, said. I’ve actually seen people with tattoos, saying curse words and vulgar things on their faces!!! Guess they don’t plan on getting a job.
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I don’t have any tattoos at the moment, but my plan is to get a half sleeve on one of my arms at some point in the next year. Preferably when I get jacked and have the mucles go go with it lol.
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Anyone thinking of getting an Anker Sleeve done?
An electronic arm that showcases the brand(s) 
If I didn’t have to pay for it I’d be happy for one. No differtent to than having super heroes or something you like 
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I’m currently waiting something the really mean for me. A tattoo it’s forever I must choose right 
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But then the logo changes every year
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I got my first tattoo when I was 17 (Ooo bad I know…). It’s a tribal snake down my spine. I still like it, although the colour is a bit faded in it’s eyes.
I’m now in the process of sorting out my next one, a whole 12 years later - feathers over my shoulder. Sort of like scale armour, but with feathers. Not completely settled on colour or grey scale yet. But if it is coloured it will be grey, green and yellow. Since those are the colours of my parrot ZaZu
Tattoos are not as bad as most injections I have found. I actually fell asleep getting mine done. And the spine is apparently one of the more sensitive areas to get done. I woke up when he got to where my kidneys are because I kept twitching uncontrollably! A good gauge of how sore a tattoo is likely to be is to run a finger nail firmly across where you want tattooed.
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Not completely forever now… cover ups and laser removal 
got a bad tribal band around my ankle at a beach bar in Guam when i was 22…
Have a skin cancer survivor/awareness ribbon on my wrist/forearm with my date of surgery.
Looking at getting a clock related tattoo on upper forearm, to signify awareness of mortality and the ever present ticking of the clock
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Bit like myself, in the meaning behind it. What time would you have on the clock?
1144- Signifies death in the emergency services world in the United States. It’d be a cool idea!
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That’s lovely!
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I don’t, yet.
My soon-to-be-born son will have a name “created” from the Sindarin language created by JRR Tolkien - I took a word with a meaningful meaning for my wife and I and added the suffix for masculine names. It looks nice when written in Sindarin Tengwar script and I’ve been thinking about tatooing it.
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How do you all decide what you want as a tattoo? I don’t think I could ever settle on something I’d be happy with permanently.
Find something you love and has meaning to you.
For me, two out my 3 tatoos have a rose with them. That’s significant to me because the very first poem I wrote and had published was called “The Rose”. My tatoo on my forearm was supposed to be sitting into the middle of a rose on my hand, but since I work with my hands I never had that portion done…one day I will finish it, maybe when I have it touched up and add some color to it.
But as long as you have something meaningful in your life you can find a tatoo for it
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