Comments on: We Want to See Your Tattoos! (And the Quick 10: 10 Famous Tattoo Artists)

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:17:52 +0000

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=153wais&s=5

Not the best quality because I took it with my webcam, but anyway
It’s a sword with roses the banner reads “vincit veritas”, Latin for truth conquers. There is also a black rose that goes to the front, but I couldn’t get it in the picture. Vincit Veritas is my family motto, and my family crest is of a sword. The whole tattoo just represents my family as a whole and their importance to me in my life. I am going to school pretty far away from home, and this tattoo is a reminder to me that even though I don’t get to see them very often anymore, my family is and always will be there for me. There’s good times and bad times (that’s why there’s a black rose), but in the end they’ll always love me.

By: lloyd

lloyd — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:24:57 +0000

who was the first tattoo artist to use hospital grade sterilization

By: Mandy

Mandy — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:14:00 +0000

So….
Where is this “Reader Gallery?”
I’ve been searching the site with no success, hoping to see the tattoo pics I sent.
:(

By: Dawn

Dawn — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:43:00 +0000

I never wanted a tattoo until I moved to New Zealand…seems everyone has ink here. Much of that is in the culture, I think, with the older traditions of the Maori face/legs tattoos. I’m thinking of getting a Southern Cross on my back.

In the past (and somewhat still), what gave me pause was trying to figure out what I would look like at 80 with a tattoo. Would it still look good on an 80 year old body? Does anyone want to know that their grandma has a tattoo? I do think men age more gracefully with tattoos, for some reason.

And finally, an Ani DiFranco lyric that always plays in my head whenever I think about tattoos (from her song ‘Shroud’):
“i had to leave the house of self-importance
to doodle my first tattoo
realize a tattoo is no more permanent
than i am”

By: Ivan

Ivan — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:52:00 +0000

vanishingtattoo.com has a great gallery of celebrity tattoos. i sometimes spend hours looking at them. i would send you pictures of mine, but they are all done in white or off-white ink and kinda hard to capture in kodak.

By: Snarly Boodle

Snarly Boodle — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:40:00 +0000

Oh WOW – I’m getting one of those UV tattoos! Thank you for shining a light on that wonderful form of secret self-expression. Hmmm… how about “Turn Off the Damn Black Light” printed right on my forehead?

By: Jen

Jen — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:00:00 +0000

I too am a Haunted Mansion freak, and I absolutely love your tattoo! It’s a great way to show your appreciation without getting a “Disney” tattoo. It’s cryptic until you choose to explain its meaning. Nice choice!

I don’t have any tattoos, but only because I can’t find something that I really want to get. When I see it, I’ll know. My husband, on the other hand, has 16. They all mean something to him. No butterflies for me and no Yosemite Sams for him!

By: SeanK

SeanK — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:50:00 +0000

The Rodney Dangerfield tattoo is most likely due to his tagline “I don’t get no respect” ( I bet you heard his voice just then, didn’t you?)

reCaptcha: dure trophy

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 09:06:00 +0000

Sailor Jerry also inspired a wonderfully tasty brand of rum

By: em

em — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:45:00 +0000

1.) awesome tattoo!!

2.) ugh. kat von d., i dunno why, but i can’t stand her. something about her rubs me the wrong way.