YAT(attoo)T: cost and placement?

[krunchykrome]

Originally posted by: Gooberlx2
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
How about you both get a matching L tatoo on your forehead?

We hired a guy here at work a few months ago who always wears polo shirts with a long sleeve white shirt underneath. At first I thought he just had zero fashion sense and liked looking like a dork but then I saw him one day with his arms bare and he has tatoos up and down both arms. He was wearing the long sleeve shirts to cover his tats.</end quote></div>

.....Oh! Because people with tattoos are losers! I get it.....how clever!

It certainly must apply to people like your co-worker, who has to cover up his arms, because he knows people like you will go and have a gossipy tea party about it. :roll:

Here's the thing, tattoos in a business environment are not acceptable. If you get a full sleeve of tattoos, you've got another thing coming if you expect to be accepted in a professional environment. Jules, I think you're coworker really is an idiot for getting full sleeves and wanting to work in a professional setting.

I have a half sleeve on my left arm. It covers my bicep to my upper shoulder completely. I love it. If I had it my way, I would love to get a full length sleeve. Of course I didnt and I never will have that done because Im an accountant and I know I would never be respected by a room full of CPA's with visible tattoos. If I wear a regular t shirt, my tattoos can be seen. At work, we have a business dress code, so I dont have to worry about that. And even on casual friday, my polos cover my tattoos completely. Im very cautious not to expose my tattoos in the office or at a client's site.

So my opinion is that if you want to succeed in a professional environment, you should know better and not succomb to your desire to get a bunch of visible tattoos. However, you can have them tastefully done in areas that are not visible with business attire, including casual polos.

All this talk about taste is just that...it's merely just a person's taste. Honestly, I only know a handful of people who don't have tattoos. Those that do have tattoos include engineers, cpa's, doctors, physical therapists, veterinarians, teachers, etc, etc.

Ok, that's all.

 

[KeithTalent]

I got mine on my back left shoulder (plus a small part on my front left shoulder) and I can see a good portion of it if I just turn my head enough. That area is decent because it is not quite so ravaged by time as, say, your stomach or even your arms.

I mean unless you become enormously obese, you are not likely to develop a lot of back fat, that will warp the tattoo, so it is generally one of the safer areas to get it, plus not everyone at work can see it.

Mine cost about $200, but it is relatively simple, so YCMV.

Have fun and definitely post pics when it is done.

Cheers,
KT

 

[hanoverphist]

Originally posted by: krunchykrome
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Gooberlx2
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
How about you both get a matching L tatoo on your forehead?

We hired a guy here at work a few months ago who always wears polo shirts with a long sleeve white shirt underneath. At first I thought he just had zero fashion sense and liked looking like a dork but then I saw him one day with his arms bare and he has tatoos up and down both arms. He was wearing the long sleeve shirts to cover his tats.</end quote></div>

.....Oh! Because people with tattoos are losers! I get it.....how clever!

It certainly must apply to people like your co-worker, who has to cover up his arms, because he knows people like you will go and have a gossipy tea party about it. :roll:</end quote></div>

Here's the thing, tattoos in a business environment are not acceptable. If you get a full sleeve of tattoos, you've got another thing coming if you expect to be accepted in a professional environment. Jules, I think you're coworker really is an idiot for getting full sleeves and wanting to work in a professional setting.

I have a half sleeve on my left arm. It covers my bicep to my upper shoulder completely. I love it. If I had it my way, I would love to get a full length sleeve. Of course I didnt and I never will have that done because Im an accountant and I know I would never be respected by a room full of CPA's with visible tattoos. If I wear a regular t shirt, my tattoos can be seen. At work, we have a business dress code, so I dont have to worry about that. And even on casual friday, my polos cover my tattoos completely. Im very cautious not to expose my tattoos in the office or at a client's site.

So my opinion is that if you want to succeed in a professional environment, you should know better and not succomb to your desire to get a bunch of visible tattoos. However, you can have them tastefully done in areas that are not visible with business attire, including casual polos.

All this talk about taste is just that...it's merely just a person's taste. Honestly, I only know a handful of people who don't have tattoos. Those that do have tattoos include engineers, cpa's, doctors, physical therapists, veterinarians, teachers, etc, etc.

Ok, that's all.

not all professional environments are like this. i am an industrial programmer, i work with many different city, county and tribal governments. youd be surprised how many full sleeve tattoos i see. not just the grunt maintenance workers, but the engineers, leads and admins that i work with. ive had some that i thought would balk at my tattoos ask to see them, and show me ones i never thought they would ever have. its very possible to have tattoos and still be a respected professional.

 

[krunchykrome]

Originally posted by: hanoverphist
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: krunchykrome
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Gooberlx2
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
How about you both get a matching L tatoo on your forehead?

We hired a guy here at work a few months ago who always wears polo shirts with a long sleeve white shirt underneath. At first I thought he just had zero fashion sense and liked looking like a dork but then I saw him one day with his arms bare and he has tatoos up and down both arms. He was wearing the long sleeve shirts to cover his tats.</end quote></div>

.....Oh! Because people with tattoos are losers! I get it.....how clever!

It certainly must apply to people like your co-worker, who has to cover up his arms, because he knows people like you will go and have a gossipy tea party about it. :roll:</end quote></div>

Here's the thing, tattoos in a business environment are not acceptable. If you get a full sleeve of tattoos, you've got another thing coming if you expect to be accepted in a professional environment. Jules, I think you're coworker really is an idiot for getting full sleeves and wanting to work in a professional setting.

I have a half sleeve on my left arm. It covers my bicep to my upper shoulder completely. I love it. If I had it my way, I would love to get a full length sleeve. Of course I didnt and I never will have that done because Im an accountant and I know I would never be respected by a room full of CPA's with visible tattoos. If I wear a regular t shirt, my tattoos can be seen. At work, we have a business dress code, so I dont have to worry about that. And even on casual friday, my polos cover my tattoos completely. Im very cautious not to expose my tattoos in the office or at a client's site.

So my opinion is that if you want to succeed in a professional environment, you should know better and not succomb to your desire to get a bunch of visible tattoos. However, you can have them tastefully done in areas that are not visible with business attire, including casual polos.

All this talk about taste is just that...it's merely just a person's taste. Honestly, I only know a handful of people who don't have tattoos. Those that do have tattoos include engineers, cpa's, doctors, physical therapists, veterinarians, teachers, etc, etc.

Ok, that's all.</end quote></div>

not all professional environments are like this. i am an industrial programmer, i work with many different city, county and tribal governments. youd be surprised how many full sleeve tattoos i see. not just the grunt maintenance workers, but the engineers, leads and admins that i work with. ive had some that i thought would balk at my tattoos ask to see them, and show me ones i never thought they would ever have. its very possible to have tattoos and still be a respected professional.

Maybe it's a job specific thing. I still find it hard to believe that it can be acceptable in any "professional" profession.

 

[linen]

If i were you, i would not get anything that ties you to something you have little control of. I remember back in the early 80's when I was in high school, I loved the band U2 and almost got a U2 tatoo on my arm. This was in the days of the albums boy, october, war. I really liked that group...then...but then they changed, i.e. became more commercial, music style changed, etc. I am sure glad I didn't get that tatoo! I suppose this also applies to girlfriend names (maybe wife names nowadays), etc.

 

[Gooberlx2]

Originally posted by: krunchykrome

Originally posted by: Gooberlx2

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
How about you both get a matching L tatoo on your forehead?

We hired a guy here at work a few months ago who always wears polo shirts with a long sleeve white shirt underneath. At first I thought he just had zero fashion sense and liked looking like a dork but then I saw him one day with his arms bare and he has tatoos up and down both arms. He was wearing the long sleeve shirts to cover his tats.

.....Oh! Because people with tattoos are losers! I get it.....how clever!

It certainly must apply to people like your co-worker, who has to cover up his arms, because he knows people like you will go and have a gossipy tea party about it. :roll:

Here's the thing, tattoos in a business environment are not acceptable. If you get a full sleeve of tattoos, you've got another thing coming if you expect to be accepted in a professional environment. Jules, I think you're coworker really is an idiot for getting full sleeves and wanting to work in a professional setting.

I'm aware of this and believe people are reaching for a hard lesson if they think they can expose a full sleeve tattoo in a professional setting. The fact I don't think it should be that way doesn't change reality. Apparently, Jule's co-worker knew this and dressed accordingly. Also, the notion that if his co-worker is allowed to wear long sleeve shirts under polos shirts, required dress is business casual at best. Not usually the environment that is as squeamish about tattoos compared to suit and ties.

Anybody who labels a person with ink as classless, a lowlife or a loser, simply because, is as lame as the stigma he's trying to cast. It's one thing to have a negative opinion about tattoos (or any other taboo for that matter), and another thing entirely to transfer that opinion and assert it, baselessly, on someone's character.

 

[jhayx7]

Originally posted by: krunchykrome
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Gooberlx2
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
How about you both get a matching L tatoo on your forehead?

We hired a guy here at work a few months ago who always wears polo shirts with a long sleeve white shirt underneath. At first I thought he just had zero fashion sense and liked looking like a dork but then I saw him one day with his arms bare and he has tatoos up and down both arms. He was wearing the long sleeve shirts to cover his tats.</end quote></div>

.....Oh! Because people with tattoos are losers! I get it.....how clever!

It certainly must apply to people like your co-worker, who has to cover up his arms, because he knows people like you will go and have a gossipy tea party about it. :roll:</end quote></div>

Here's the thing, tattoos in a business environment are not acceptable. If you get a full sleeve of tattoos, you've got another thing coming if you expect to be accepted in a professional environment. Jules, I think you're coworker really is an idiot for getting full sleeves and wanting to work in a professional setting.

I have a half sleeve on my left arm. It covers my bicep to my upper shoulder completely. I love it. If I had it my way, I would love to get a full length sleeve. Of course I didnt and I never will have that done because Im an accountant and I know I would never be respected by a room full of CPA's with visible tattoos. If I wear a regular t shirt, my tattoos can be seen. At work, we have a business dress code, so I dont have to worry about that. And even on casual friday, my polos cover my tattoos completely. Im very cautious not to expose my tattoos in the office or at a client's site.

So my opinion is that if you want to succeed in a professional environment, you should know better and not succomb to your desire to get a bunch of visible tattoos. However, you can have them tastefully done in areas that are not visible with business attire, including casual polos.

All this talk about taste is just that...it's merely just a person's taste. Honestly, I only know a handful of people who don't have tattoos. Those that do have tattoos include engineers, cpa's, doctors, physical therapists, veterinarians, teachers, etc, etc.

Ok, that's all.

I find it irritating that people can't accept tattoos.. then again I also find it irritating that people wear short sleeve polos to work as well...

 

[buck]

Originally posted by: SVT Cobra
Since you said opinions are appreciated, in all seriousness bud, do something else, tattoos are low class and ugly, no matter where they are.

You are an idiot, move along troll.

 

[hanoverphist]

dont get me wrong, im sure there are plenty of office environs that wont take well to a full sleeve of tats on your arm. if you have no qualms about wearing long sleeve all the time, then take the leap. i know plenty of different "professional" professional jobs that dont seem to mind them however. my sis in laws law firm is one, the cities of glendale, goodyear, chandler, salt river, ak-chin and gila river tribes, lake havau and mesa are cities that ive worked with that have high level people with visible tats. i would also agree that if youre not sure, dont do it. i have one on each upper arm, one on my left forearm and one on my hand. only thing i get chastised for is not shaving my face for a week.

 

[Shame]

Originally posted by: SVT Cobra
Since you said opinions are appreciated, in all seriousness bud, do something else, tattoos are low class and ugly, no matter where they are.

Tattoos are a great way to remind one to water the pit bull, grab a case of beer after a long day at the gas station, and lock up the trailer at night.

 

[paulxcook]

Gentle reminder: I didn't ask if you like tattoos.

 

[buck]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: paulxcook
Gentle reminder: I didn't ask if you like tattoos.</end quote></div>

Some of these nerds are bitter that they lead such boring and dull lives, so they come in here to drop flames and then run off...

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Gooberlx2

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
How about you both get a matching L tatoo on your forehead?

We hired a guy here at work a few months ago who always wears polo shirts with a long sleeve white shirt underneath. At first I thought he just had zero fashion sense and liked looking like a dork but then I saw him one day with his arms bare and he has tatoos up and down both arms. He was wearing the long sleeve shirts to cover his tats.

.....Oh! Because people with tattoos are losers! I get it.....how clever!

It certainly must apply to people like your co-worker, who has to cover up his arms, because he knows people like you will go and have a gossipy tea party about it. :roll:

I don't give a sh!t if he has tattoos.

He obviously felt self conscious enough to dress in a way so as to cover them up though. Those are his issues, not mine. Although, I do think tattoos are a useless waste of time and money which one of the reasons why I don't have any.

One of the main reasons I won't get one though is because tastes change as you get older and I knew at an early age that no matter what I thought was cool at the time I'd probably regret it later in life. I'm fscking glad I wasn't stupid enough to get a tattoo when I was younger.

 

[NaOH]

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
as long as there is some reason paul :thumbsup:


I actually got this tatoo'd on my wrist :

vivi
^_^


been my nick for everything, ever since FF9 came out.

friends call me it all of the time, well my gaming friends at least.

Thanks for telling us such a sad sad story.

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Gooberlx2
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
How about you both get a matching L tatoo on your forehead?

We hired a guy here at work a few months ago who always wears polo shirts with a long sleeve white shirt underneath. At first I thought he just had zero fashion sense and liked looking like a dork but then I saw him one day with his arms bare and he has tatoos up and down both arms. He was wearing the long sleeve shirts to cover his tats.</end quote></div>

.....Oh! Because people with tattoos are losers! I get it.....how clever!

It certainly must apply to people like your co-worker, who has to cover up his arms, because he knows people like you will go and have a gossipy tea party about it. :roll:</end quote></div>

I don't give a sh!t if he has tattoos.

He obviously felt self conscious enough to dress in a way so as to cover them up though. Those are his issues, not mine. Although, I do think tattoos are a useless waste of time and money which one of the reasons why I don't have any.

One of the main reasons I won't get one though is because tastes change as you get older and I knew at an early age that no matter what I thought was cool at the time I'd probably regret it later in life. I'm fscking glad I wasn't stupid enough to get a tattoo when I was younger.

thankfully the tattoo I want, barring some world-changing scenario, will always have the same meaning to me and I will never grow out of it.
I want a bald eagle, perched with a stance of purpose and a powerful demeanor, with its talon's clawing at my back, with the The Colors to be revealed behind.
im just waiting till I finally decide where I might want it, how large I want it to be, and determine its total cost. The colors obviously need color, but the eagle itself doesn't necessarily need to be.
The white part of the flag is going to be the tricky part. I don't want my skin color to be the neutral white, I want white ink. But does white ink show up well on caucasians? Would the area have to be filled in with black, and then have white filled in over top of it? if so, that will add to the cost.
but yea, I am looking at either right shoulder, or right arm.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Gooberlx2
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
How about you both get a matching L tatoo on your forehead?

We hired a guy here at work a few months ago who always wears polo shirts with a long sleeve white shirt underneath. At first I thought he just had zero fashion sense and liked looking like a dork but then I saw him one day with his arms bare and he has tatoos up and down both arms. He was wearing the long sleeve shirts to cover his tats.</end quote></div>

.....Oh! Because people with tattoos are losers! I get it.....how clever!

It certainly must apply to people like your co-worker, who has to cover up his arms, because he knows people like you will go and have a gossipy tea party about it. :roll:</end quote></div>

I don't give a sh!t if he has tattoos.

He obviously felt self conscious enough to dress in a way so as to cover them up though. Those are his issues, not mine. Although, I do think tattoos are a useless waste of time and money which one of the reasons why I don't have any.

One of the main reasons I won't get one though is because tastes change as you get older and I knew at an early age that no matter what I thought was cool at the time I'd probably regret it later in life. I'm fscking glad I wasn't stupid enough to get a tattoo when I was younger.

you can still get one.

i know a guy who has yosemite sam tattooed on his butt check. it's the cutest darn thing.

 

[Gooberlx2]

Originally posted by: destrekor
thankfully the tattoo I want, barring some world-changing scenario, will always have the same meaning to me and I will never grow out of it.
I want a bald eagle, perched with a stance of purpose and a powerful demeanor, with its talon's clawing at my back, with the The Colors to be revealed behind.
im just waiting till I finally decide where I might want it, how large I want it to be, and determine its total cost. The colors obviously need color, but the eagle itself doesn't necessarily need to be.
The white part of the flag is going to be the tricky part. I don't want my skin color to be the neutral white, I want white ink. But does white ink show up well on caucasians? Would the area have to be filled in with black, and then have white filled in over top of it? if so, that will add to the cost.
but yea, I am looking at either right shoulder, or right arm.

That's a cool tattoo idea. I've seen similar ideas on people, they look great. Since you're already doing the flag in colors, I definitely recommend getting the bald eagle done in color as well. The artist will just apply white ink to the areas that need to be white. White doesn't tend hold up as well in the long run as other darker colors, but that's what touch-ups are for. You definitely wouldn't get it colored black and then white over. It would just look like sludge that way.

Here's a good reference.

 

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: SVT Cobra
Since you said opinions are appreciated, in all seriousness bud, do something else, tattoos are low class and ugly, no matter where they are.

Just like driving a Mustang? :evil:

 

[txrandom]

I think 99% of tattoos look dumb, but that's just me.

 

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

One of the main reasons I won't get one though is because tastes change as you get older and I knew at an early age that no matter what I thought was cool at the time I'd probably regret it later in life. I'm fscking glad I wasn't stupid enough to get a tattoo when I was younger.

But aren't you married?

I mean between dedicating your undying, eternal commitment to another human being, done before your family, friends, and God, entering into a legal contract which may result in the loss of 50% of your assets, not to mention affecting the very lives of your children, or potential children..

.. and getting some ink put on a few square inches of skin that no other living sole may never even know about..

you seem to think that the latter is more important based on the idea that your feelings and tastes may change over time?

 

[funkbass81]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
How about you both get a matching L tatoo on your forehead?

We hired a guy here at work a few months ago who always wears polo shirts with a long sleeve white shirt underneath. At first I thought he just had zero fashion sense and liked looking like a dork but then I saw him one day with his arms bare and he has tatoos up and down both arms. He was wearing the long sleeve shirts to cover his tats.

How about you go and get a D on your forehead? D. For Douchebag