Carrying the Second Amendment to a new level - Page 2

Zorba · 05-13-2015, 06:42 PM

Uh-oh! I think I killed the thread!

ithacaartist · 05-11-2015, 11:00 AM

And do we all remember the story about the man with the tattoo "T.I.N.Y."?

Sergio Natali · 05-11-2015, 12:03 PM

I don't want to judge in a hypocritical manner, on the other hand even John Basilone's tattoo said "death before dishonor" and apparently he lived by those word, still I do come to wonder why anyone would rather look like a gang member than natural person.
I really hate tattoos with all my hearth, and they surely look even worse on a woman, but as some people seem to love them so get them.
At least that enormous tattoo can relate to better than awful skulls all over.

Perhaps, after all, this is one of those things that make your Country great: the ability to do as you please and express yourself how you see fit.

Sergio

cirelaw · 05-11-2015, 02:50 PM

Debby has 2 scars on her upper arm from removal of skin cancer. She opted for 2 tattoos that came out beautiful~

Mike B · 05-13-2015, 07:38 PM

Call me old fashion, but I am totally against any kind of body art. I was taught that my body was a temple of God and should be respected as such.

Mike

Zorba · 05-14-2015, 03:00 PM

To each his own. I like my temple to have some decorations - my Goddess doesn't care!

cirelaw · 05-14-2015, 05:51 PM

Debby used 2 tatoos to cover up scars in skin cancer surgery~Looks Fine~~

MikeP · 05-15-2015, 03:39 AM

I remember the old Marines and sailors I knew as a kid and grizzled paratroopers I served with.

Nice meaningful daggers and skulls or "Death Before Dishonor" Airborne wings-the days when tats said you had been somewhere.

Just out of Airborne school and entering SF, a lot of us were giving consideration to some kind of decoration.
One of the first classroom orientations us younger guys were asked if we had any tattoos.
Those who did were advised to leave.
The cold war was still raging in 1967 and there was a chance some of us might get assigned UW to Europe where missions were actually run in various denied areas.
Point was that if taken, our cover would not last very long with a nice red devil hanging from a parachute tat.
Most guys from my era did not ever get any.
Today they are covered with them. especially the wierd tribal stuff they never earned nor were exposed to. Or the oriental jive nobody can read, including the wearer.

Most disturbing is the trend amongst youngsters towards self mutilation.
What's next?
I have run around with a pretty hip crowd over the years since the military and even the more jaded are appalled over that.
Not sure there is support for lower back tats being considered very masculine.

Sergio Natali · 05-15-2015, 06:48 AM

For all the people that like "Gunny" I paste the link of a video in which he talks about tattoos.

Sergio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5NfWgSXIf4

Zorba · 05-15-2015, 12:34 PM

Gunny's right - as usual. There needs to be balance in all things, most tattoos these days are just too much. "Negative space is important." Most tattoos that most guys get are both overdone and ugly - women generally have better taste although they can overdo just as easily as the guys.

As for whether or not lower back tattoos are so-called "masculine", turn around 3 times and ask me if I care...

05-11-2015, 11:00 AM	#2
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,401 Thanks: 7,560 Thanked 2,643 Times in 1,393 Posts	And do we all remember the story about the man with the tattoo "T.I.N.Y."? __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

05-11-2015, 12:03 PM	#3
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,087 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	I don't want to judge in a hypocritical manner, on the other hand even John Basilone's tattoo said "death before dishonor" and apparently he lived by those word, still I do come to wonder why anyone would rather look like a gang member than natural person. I really hate tattoos with all my hearth, and they surely look even worse on a woman, but as some people seem to love them so get them. At least that enormous tattoo can relate to better than awful skulls all over. Perhaps, after all, this is one of those things that make your Country great: the ability to do as you please and express yourself how you see fit. Sergio __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

05-15-2015, 06:48 AM	#9
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,087 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	For all the people that like "Gunny" I paste the link of a video in which he talks about tattoos. Sergio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5NfWgSXIf4 __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

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05-13-2015, 06:42 PM	#1
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 952 Thanks: 777 Thanked 528 Times in 290 Posts	Uh-oh! I think I killed the thread!

05-13-2015, 07:38 PM	#5
Mike B Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 979 Thanks: 1 Thanked 272 Times in 100 Posts	Call me old fashion, but I am totally against any kind of body art. I was taught that my body was a temple of God and should be respected as such. Mike

05-14-2015, 03:00 PM	#6
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 952 Thanks: 777 Thanked 528 Times in 290 Posts	To each his own. I like my temple to have some decorations - my Goddess doesn't care!

05-15-2015, 03:39 AM	#8
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	I remember the old Marines and sailors I knew as a kid and grizzled paratroopers I served with. Nice meaningful daggers and skulls or "Death Before Dishonor" Airborne wings-the days when tats said you had been somewhere. Just out of Airborne school and entering SF, a lot of us were giving consideration to some kind of decoration. One of the first classroom orientations us younger guys were asked if we had any tattoos. Those who did were advised to leave. The cold war was still raging in 1967 and there was a chance some of us might get assigned UW to Europe where missions were actually run in various denied areas. Point was that if taken, our cover would not last very long with a nice red devil hanging from a parachute tat. Most guys from my era did not ever get any. Today they are covered with them. especially the wierd tribal stuff they never earned nor were exposed to. Or the oriental jive nobody can read, including the wearer. Most disturbing is the trend amongst youngsters towards self mutilation. What's next? I have run around with a pretty hip crowd over the years since the military and even the more jaded are appalled over that. Not sure there is support for lower back tats being considered very masculine.

05-15-2015, 12:34 PM	#10
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 952 Thanks: 777 Thanked 528 Times in 290 Posts	Gunny's right - as usual. There needs to be balance in all things, most tattoos these days are just too much. "Negative space is important." Most tattoos that most guys get are both overdone and ugly - women generally have better taste although they can overdo just as easily as the guys. As for whether or not lower back tattoos are so-called "masculine", turn around 3 times and ask me if I care...