I also want one but...

**stuz** · 20th October 2005

Well I have to wait till I'm 18, and like I've heard from people before, it can create a bad impression, and I dont really fancy having to cover it up in a work place.

Whats the best place to get one thats easy to show but not noticeable?

Also, I was thinking about a small one, but it would have to be effective, anyone got any gallery sites with some smaller ones?

**urbsy** · 20th October 2005

I like tats tbh, just not on myself.

I have never had the urge to have one due to the fact that I'm scared that one day I will get pissed off with it and try to remove it with a blunt screwdriver.

I think tats in the right places look great, especially on women.

Stuz, give it some very serious thought m8, there's peeps that love them and there's peeps that get pissed off with them.

Someone in the takeaway the other night was asking me about my eye piercing, she said she had a tat and now hated it, it take's allsorts m8.

urbsy

**BLUTO141** · 20th October 2005

on your arse, then the only one that will see it would be mcdee

**Tattooed Freak** · 20th October 2005

I was very wary before getting my first one and waited 2 years until I knew it was the right time, design and artist. I got a large Paul Booth piece on the top of my right arm that could be covered by short sleeved shirts at work. The wife hated it and wouldn't speak to me for a week and the in-laws saw it as ammunition to put a wedge between us.

I never intended on looking the way I now do I just got hooked getting tattooed. I do get some very funny looks in short sleeved shirts (can't wear them for work) and on holiday I get mobbed. The attention can become annoying but is expected when you stand out like a sore thumb.

Do think long and hard before taking the plunge. At the end of the day its your body...

**Shambles** · 20th October 2005

Originally Posted by stuz

Also, I was thinking about a small one,

Soz - posted this reply before I realised this post was about tattoos. Never mind me.

**EnTiTy** · 20th October 2005

Originally Posted by stuz

Well I have to wait till I'm 18, and like I've heard from people before, it can create a bad impression, and I dont really fancy having to cover it up in a work place.

Whats the best place to get one thats easy to show but not noticeable?

Also, I was thinking about a small one, but it would have to be effective, anyone got any gallery sites with some smaller ones?

collar bone and it does not hurt as much as you think it would in that area infact one of the most least painful place for some people, a nice design that flows with the curve of the collar bone cant beat it easy to hide easy to view

**casio** · 21st October 2005

im with tattoo'd freak on this one i waited a while after my first one (i got a design of a small star that my grandad drew before he died) a week after the funeral and it still means a lot to me as its took straight from the origional but for the others i waited till stuff like 21st, 25th 26th birthdays i know people who hate some of the ones theyve got and cant remember why they got them

its not fair but you do get judged by people because you have them they see them and think your some hard nut or a weirdo and i keep mine covered while at work as well although the majority of people there are fine with them and have some them selves if your wanting something thats easy to cover for work but you wont get sick of try doing your own like i did but do it for your calf theres not much pain if you stay away from the shin and ankle's and cos you dont see it every few hours its a nice reminder when it catches your eye and wearing trousers cover's it for work but in summer wearing shorts the women cant help but look at your legs and its a talking point before you get your leg over em lol

cas

DB · 21st October 2005

Im interested in what line of work you lot are in, as some of you seem concerned that employers will frown upon visible tattoo's.

I have both arms covered, one arm is from wrist to shoulder, inside and out, freehand tribal. (all black)
And im a Childrens Nurse.

**Tattooed Freak** · 21st October 2005

I have both arms half sleeved, the right one is now 3\4 full. Full backpiece and lower right leg sleeved in.

I work in Market Data Support for one of the top 3 banks in the world. I have been told more than once, cover those up or leave. Not wanting to loose my job, I have. I'd love to say f@ck you, try it... but who knows if they actually would get rid?

**daz73** · 21st October 2005

Originally Posted by DappaBastard

Im interested in what line of work you lot are in, as some of you seem concerned that employers will frown upon visible tattoo's.

I have both arms covered, one arm is from wrist to shoulder, inside and out, freehand tribal. (all black)
And im a Childrens Nurse.

show us a pic of your arm m8, sounds ace, love tribal tats... got a tribal tat on my shoulder (top of arm) and a band on my other arm..

Also my daughters name in old english on inside forearm...

Getting another to match up the arms a touch...

**casio** · 21st October 2005

i work in a call centre and its like being in a dictatorship in fact i'll bet hitler was more leinient sometimes

cas

**Tattooed Freak** · 21st October 2005

Is it true you have to ask for permission to go to the loo?

**BertRoot** · 21st October 2005

I got one when I was 17 and while I don't regret it I would like to get it covered up with a large poppy but cannot find any art that I like and have been looking for about a year. Anyone got any suggestions of where to look? It is at the top of my right arm and is a scorpion. Got a celtic panel on my left arm which I do like and parts of that were done with watered down ink to get a faded effect which looks alright.

Stu you should think very seriously before you get anything done.

**WTD** · 21st October 2005

any good? a decent artist will do you one exactly as you want mate

**WTD** · 21st October 2005

oh and stuz, your too much of a pussy to have tattoos

dare you to get the hoff tattood on your back ala steveo`s style

**MercuryRises** · 21st October 2005

I've been after getting a tat for ages now, but I can't seem to find/create a design that I like, I've seen a couple, but they've all been attatched to people I know, so it'd look crap if I got one as well.

I guess my pale, pastey white skin will have to stay unadorned for a while longer until I see something interesting.

**WalterPill** · 21st October 2005

I'll get one at some stage, just as yet haven't found anything I want to stick on my body for the rest of my life. I know people who have their kids names etc. and that wouldn't be so bad I s'pose but I don't have a kid that I know about and I don't really fancy the Cardiff City emblems all my mates have on their legs/arms/chest. I like a lot of the thai stuff I saw out there and considered having a phrase written in thai around my upper arm but again couldn't think of something solid that I wanted forever.

Fuck it I'll get a Tasmanian devil.

**daz73** · 21st October 2005

Originally Posted by WTD

oh and stuz, your too much of a pussy to have tattoos

dare you to get the hoff tattood on your back ala steveo`s style

probably the best tattoo I ever saw! :thumbs STEVE O!

**casio** · 21st October 2005

@tattoo freak yeah you do have to ask to go to the loo in some call centres (one in wath upon derne thats now powergen i think i lasted a morning because i went to the loo without asking and then when they had a go at me i told em toi stick it)

and the steve-o one is in the record book i think because its larger than life size or somethin

cas

**BertRoot** · 21st October 2005

Originally Posted by WTD

any good? a decent artist will do you one exactly as you want mate

Not bad mate cheers. The issue is it needs to cover what is already there and be a bit offbeat from the average. I found a mint one on a tat website last year and I am damned if I can find the bastard again. Pain in the ass. I have some artwork but it isn't quite what I want.