Giant Earrings

[Tom]

Giant fat earrings with big holes in yer earlobes..does it mean something or is just fashion ?

 

[Jeeebus]

first rule of giant earring club...

 

[AstroManLuca]

Ear gauges? They're disgusting, a passing fad, stupid-looking, and irreversible. My opinion of someone takes a nosedive if I see that they have them.

Unlike tattoos, they are never easily concealed. Unlike tattoos, they are simply a passing niche fad rather than something that many people are familiar with. Unlike tattoos, they don't just look stupid, they look disgusting and apparently they even smell bad.

 

[meltdown75]

dumbest thing i've ever seen.

 

[Platypus]

ear gauges are fucking retarded.

 

[Baked]

Lotta people around here wear them, mostly bike messenger types. It screams look at me, I have giants holes in my earlobes!

 

[SonnyDaze]

Fits right up there with dreadlocks and not showering.

 

[Fritzo]

I call them handles. It gives me something to grab on to...

 

[FuzzyDunlop]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
I call them handles. It gives me something to grab on to...

lol! what? When you're doing what to him from behind? lol!

 

[MotF Bane]

So you can handcuff them to something by an ear?

 

[Krynj]

Originally posted by: SonnyDaze
Fits right up there with dreadlocks and not showering.

:brokenheart:

No love for dreadlocks.

 

[wheresmybacon]

I have 1/2" gauges in my ears. Have had them this size for about 4 years, both ears pieced in some fashion since 1991.

I don't really give a shit what ATOT thinks of my appearance. It's fucking ATOT. lol

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: hungfarover
I have 1/2" gauges in my ears. Have had them this size for about 4 years, both ears pieced in some fashion since 1991.

I don't really give a shit what ATOT thinks of my appearance. It's fucking ATOT. lol

Can you explain them? Why did you get them? What are they for?

I wouldn't think that merely ATOT finds them somewhat odd. Humour me

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: hungfarover
I have 1/2" gauges in my ears. Have had them this size for about 4 years, both ears pieced in some fashion since 1991.

I don't really give a shit what ATOT thinks of my appearance. It's fucking ATOT. lol

Yup and we can think less of you for having them.

 

[ivan2]

there's no ring in it, it's just a big fucking hole.

 

[bobross419]

Ear gauges make me think of the Family Guy ear sex episode lol

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Originally posted by: bobross419
Ear gauges make me think of idiots who need a life

Fixed

 

[trmiv]

It means, "I'm going to work at a 'cool' used book store, coffee shop or tattoo place for the rest of my life." The alternative career for the more active type is bike messenger.

 

[bobross419]

Originally posted by: trmiv
It means, "I'm going to work at a 'cool' used book store, coffee shop or tattoo place for the rest of my life." The alternative career for the more active type is bike messenger.

Lol... don't forget playing second fiddle to the hadji at Circle S around the corner

 

[Aharami]

screams "look at my ears cuz my face is too ugly"

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: Aharami
screams "look at my ears cuz my face is too ugly"

Same thing that exposed tattoo's do.

 

[irishScott]

Potential use?
http://thebeautybrains.com/wp-.../ear_gauge-300x246.jpg

 

[wheresmybacon]

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: hungfarover
I have 1/2" gauges in my ears. Have had them this size for about 4 years, both ears pieced in some fashion since 1991.

I don't really give a shit what ATOT thinks of my appearance. It's fucking ATOT. lol

Can you explain them? Why did you get them? What are they for?

I wouldn't think that merely ATOT finds them somewhat odd. Humour me

They're purely aesthetic; provide no function at all. Although riding my bike or running with my stainless steel plugs can sometimes provide a whistling sound if the wind is right...

I would imagine in more conservative areas people would find them really odd, but in downtown Portland they're pretty common.

I got them because I like how they look. And getting them to 1/2" wasn't something I planned. I just kept stretching them over the years until they got to where I feel is big enough. No I'm not going any bigger. They've been this size for a couple years now.

 

[wheresmybacon]

Originally posted by: trmiv
It means, "I'm going to work at a 'cool' used book store, coffee shop or tattoo place for the rest of my life." The alternative career for the more active type is bike messenger.

Or a sysadmin in a NOC or otherwise hidden area filled with servers and network devices... I'm going to be in this field for life, and looking like I do has never held me back in any way.

That's not to say though that in some places and industries having piercings or tattoos won't be a hindrance to your career. It's an important thing to consider before you get something like a 1/2 inch hole in your ear.