Are tattoos tasteful?

[Scrag Meister]

This is what I look like when I get home and take the make up off.

[oscarose]

Need to keep that bush trimmed, lady.


Shocking behaviour by your colleague though.

+1

[norrahe]

Tattoos are fine if people do it for themselves and not as a "look at me" tool.

[NotAllThere]

And do you find that people are otherwise completely receptive when you needle them about other things? Because tbh I find that most people get annoyed when others needle them, regardless of what they needle them about, especially if it's something completely random or that the person doing the criticising appears to know nothing about. Try criticising any bloke's car, his job, his >insert nerdy hobby here<, and you'll get exactly the same reaction as you describe. And what about those clowns that go around telling random strangers to "cheer up, it might never happen? ". I'm led to believe most people despise such presumptuous intrusions. Are they all "protesting too much"?, or is it merely an indicator that human nature doesn't appreciate unsought criticism in general do you think?

You've entirely proved my point, thank-you. Mild , mainly to use the word "needle" in the context of tattooing, provokes

This is what I look like when I get home and take the make up off.

I thought that was just me.

[Spacecadet]

And do you find that people are otherwise completely receptive when you needle them about other things? Because tbh I find that most people get annoyed when others needle them, regardless of what they needle them about, especially if it's something completely random or that the person doing the criticising appears to know nothing about. Try criticising any bloke's car, his job, his >insert nerdy hobby here<, and you'll get exactly the same reaction as you describe. And what about those clowns that go around telling random strangers to "cheer up, it might never happen? ". I'm led to believe most people despise such presumptuous intrusions. Are they all "protesting too much"?, or is it merely an indicator that human nature doesn't appreciate unsought criticism in general do you think?

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TLR have you heard of the return key? it's on the right

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[Gentile]

You've entirely proved my point, thank-you. Mild , mainly to use the word "needle" in the context of tattooing, provokes



I thought that was just me.

Now, now: don't get all annoyed and defensive just because I pointed out that what you said applies to every type of criticism.

[sasguru]

Tattoos are for chavs. It's symptomatic of the gradual chavification of UK culture that tattoos are slowly achieving acceptability.
On a side note I've found it an almost infallible rule that the more outrageous a person's personal appearance whether it be tattoos, clothing or whatever, the duller and less accomplished they are.

[darmstadt]

Tattoos are for chavs. It's symptomatic of the gradual chavification of UK culture that tattoos are slowly achieving acceptability.

Ah okay:

King Edward VII, helped pioneer the fashion in Britain when he had a cross tattooed on his arm in 1862. Later, both of his sons (one, the future George V) had dragons tattooed on their arms during a visit to Japan.

The American-born Lady Randolph Spencer Churchill, the mother of Sir Winston Churchill, wore a tattoo of a snake around her left wrist and only occasionally covered it with a gold bracelet. Her son Winston, who would later become PM, also had an anchor tattooed on his forearm.

Tattoos were once all the rage among the British aristocracy: Edward VII acquired a Jerusalem cross tattoo before he ascended the throne, and George V had a dragon tattoo on his arm. So perhaps the media shouldn’t work themselves up into such a lather about letting tattooed ladies into the Ascot races. Even the Prime Minister’s wife, Samantha Cameron, has a tattoo of a dolphin on her ankle.

I believe that Phil the Greek also has one

[Gentile]

Tattoos are for chavs. It's symptomatic of the gradual chavification of UK culture that tattoos are slowly achieving acceptability.
On a side note I've found it an almost infallible rule that the more outrageous a person's personal appearance whether it be tattoos, clothing or whatever, the duller and less accomplished they are.

O rly?



I'm sure he'll lend you his big banana boots if you ask nicely. David Beckham doesn't seem to have done too badly for himself either.

[oracleslave]

Tattoos are for chavs. It's symptomatic of the gradual chavification of UK culture that tattoos are slowly achieving acceptability.
On a side note I've found it an almost infallible rule that the more outrageous a person's personal appearance whether it be tattoos, clothing or whatever, the duller and less accomplished they are.

WHS