Tatoos & Stuff

[jon lynn]

I have nothing agenst tatoos, really, but my-oh-my people are way over doing it. Here is one of my womnders:

"How do the people who get the oriental symbols really know what it says.?" I suspect it is Japanese (or maybe Chinese) for, "Another anglo dumb-a_ _." So they can spot us while shopping in the asian owned shops, they have kids to put through school too.

The next wonder: "Why do young girls tatoo their, necks, throats or close to the cleveage, their boyfriends and/or husbands name?" Unless they are prepared to add later "Was a jerk" I do not get it. It is unfortunate, but people fall out of love, and may not last forever, LIKE HIS NAME TATOOED ON HER BODY.


Here on the post where I work, all the guys from Fort Lewis, have star tatoos on their arms, in different places, but all the same exact design. And you can't see bare skin on either arm!

I would guess 49% have the quasi-old english lettering down the arm.

But what about the piercings? A girl at work has a tounge stud, eyebrow rings, lower lip ring, and something on the flap of skin between her two fronth teeth, and one in her cheek..............WHAT IS THAT ALL ABOUT?

I have a tatoo..........kinda. The senerio: 23 YEARS AGO Jon is 19 years old, because it was my birthday I asked my E-7 for the next day off to assure my potential hang over wont get me in trouble with the army command structure.
My girlfriend takes me to Siegen (by Giessen) to whoop it up. Jon gets a gift from some honest to-god Greeks in the form of two bottles of ouzo.

Jon, who was still learning German, missssss-understood what they were saying. They said DO NOT DRINK IT ALL AT ONCE. Jon thought they said I MUST (I thought it was a Greek thing), so I did.

Hours later, I sober up, and find myself sitting in a tatooist chair, thinking, "This is no longer a good idea!" And simply said to stop. I let him finish the outline, but to this day, whan I am not sure about an idea or situation I just look at the tatoo outline and say.."Nah!"

I really think some others should go NAH!