... especially on women.
Driving through Ocean Beach (the San Diego equivalent of Haight/Ashbury), I saw a lovely young lady on a bike with a tattoo going from her shoulder to her elbow. Fully a third of it was a huge skull with flaming, red eyes. Hideous.
This weekend, while taking the Catican Guards out on maneuvers down at Fiesta Island, we drove by a beautiful girl in a bikini down by the shore. Fiesta Island can be a little messy at low tide, which this was, and at first I thought her back was smeared with mud. It wasn't. It was a tattoo covering the upper right-hand quarter of her back. Horrible.
Can we stop this now?
Terminology quibble: I don't recall you ever writing anything suggesting that you thought tattoos were anything other than a regrettable waste of time and ink the whole time I've been reading your blog. Is it really correct to say that you are "over" something that you never really liked in the first place?
ReplyDelete" Can we stop this now?"
ReplyDeleteMake it uncool; some steps:
1) point out how, rather that demonstrating one's uniqueness, having a tattoo merely demonstrates that one is a sheeple
2) start posting pictures of straggle-haired, gap-toothed fat and old people (especially of the female persuasion) sporting tattoos.
Tim, you make a good point. I guess I'm saying that while I disliked them before, I am tired of them as well as dislike them now. A fine point, but ...
ReplyDeleteOh, who am I kidding? You're on to me! These all canned and on a timer. I'm so embarrassed!
:-)
I think you either have to skip them altogether or make your body a canvas. A tattoo here or there is hideous. But, if you got tattooed considering the overall aesthetics of the body, it might look good. Think henna patterns. But I'm not going to put my skin on the line to demonstrate the potential. :)
ReplyDeleteBody mutilation seems to be very popular these days. I don't understand it either. And now Obamacare will pay for the version of body mutilation called "sex-change surgery", billed as "health care" that obviously does not, cannot, and will not in the forseeable future change anyone's sex.
ReplyDeleteSebastian Maniscalco on tattoos
ReplyDelete[his last quip] ... "I don't put bumper stickers on Ferraris"
ReplyDeleteLoved it, Ilion!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you liked it. Last night, I watched the show on Hulu that that clip came from, and thought you might like it.
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