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tdowns007 · #25 (**permalink**) 06-10-2005, 02:18 PM

I think you guys are doing a great job of expressing some of the intrinsic issues with the "why" of getting tattoos.

I have one from my younger days, it's small and of comic hero origins, Thor's hammer, at the time it was more just for fun, commradrie with friends, sense of adventure, etc. (Pre fad though, 20 years ago), I have thought of getting another at times, I think it's possible to want one just as a way of personal expression, I've heard of Christian tattoo artists(and thought it would be cool to express faith that way)...

...but you guys make some great legit points.

One major neg, is, even if you get one for artist reasons, the art fades and loses it's visual appeal over time, so even the "art" becomes not attractive. I've gotten a temporary one with my kids before, kind of fun, expressive, and not permanent.

I still wouldn't mind Captain America's Shield on my right shoulder though.