TrixieFaux Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Things people say to us about our tattoos have been mentioned in many threads, but I thought it might be fun to read quick snippets of what people say all in one place. We were just on a 2 week trip visiting family in MA & CT. We swung by Custom Cobra while in MA, nice shop but we didn't get any tattoos. Here are a couple one liners from the trip: MIL to hubby, "You're thinking of getting another one?" That struck me as funny because of the word one. FIL to hubby during same conversation, "You know what they say...sometimes less is more!" My friend's little 5-year-old son saw my arm and was impressed with the tiger (his favorite animal) but still said, "You're gonna be sorry." My friend told me he got that from his uncle. I set him straight. Friend of my husband's family saw my sleeve and asked, "Is that a real tattoo?" None of the comments were mean-spirited and I'm not easily offended, they were just kind of funny to me. hogg, Duffa, KBeee and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Great idea for a thread! I'm sure I'll think of many things to add to this thread but the first one that comes to mind is how this plainskinned girl at work was asking about my tattoos and she was super complimentary about them, really appreciated that they're nice, well made tattoos and then she commented that I clearly cared a lot about my tattoos "unlike those other people who get them on dares". Other than the fact that it seems most people who have a tattoo or two put way too much thought and meaning into their tattoos, I am kind of offended by the comment because I would get a tattoo on a dare. KBeee, Duffa, David Flores and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diehardonvhs Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 "Do your sleeves keep your arms warm?" "Are they done with ink?" "How long do they last?" And the only one that annoyed me "Why are you covered in tattoos if you can't change them?" (after I told this guy, who was looking to get tattooed, that you can't just remove them and replace them with a different design if you change your mind for any reason) cltattooing, TrixieFaux and gougetheeyes 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cltattooing Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 "Does that still hurt?" .....what???? TrixieFaux, gougetheeyes and exume 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleadco Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 My 9 year old daughter, after learning how much her grandmother hates tattoos, told me, "well, that's her problem then." :) KBeee, SStu, Shaun1105 and 28 others 31 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Therinx Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 "Does it feel funny?", followed by "Can i touch it?" Never say that unless you're prepared for a dirty response. :D TattooedMumma, guitguy, ieatass4free and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slayer9019 Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 "Does it feel funny?", followed by "Can i touch it?"Never say that unless you're prepared for a dirty response. :D Yea I've only gotten that one recently, but I can say it does "feel funny". It feels funny to watch someone touching your tattoos in amazement haha TrixieFaux 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AverageJer Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 This is not something that has explicitly been said but I get a strong sense that my family thinks my wife's tattoos are cool because she is an artist but my tattoos are dumb because I'm just a regular guy who suddenly started getting tattooed at age 38. ieatass4free, TrixieFaux, gougetheeyes and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
else Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 I get a lot of "I never would've guessed you have tattoos!" often followed by something along the lines of "but you look so nice!!" CaitlinBurnett10, slayer9019, The Tig and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delicious Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 My father, who has no tattoos and is Catholic, asked me what would happen if I met the perfect man but he hated my tattoos... My response :"If he is the perfect man, then he'd love my tattoos." He also used to teach me as a kid that tattoos will make you go to hell, but has since reversed his opinion on that. Jnvlv, admack, Reyeslv and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnPorter Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 im going to be the grumpy old curmudgeon who offers nothing to the thread on topic save for mentioning my absolute hatred of the term plainskin. My friend Shannon tried to start that as a phrase years ago, not sure if this is the ripple from that, but its like fingernails on a chalkboard to me. Sorry for interrupting. Freddie, Tesseracts, slayer9019 and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotglass Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 im going to be the grumpy old curmudgeon who offers nothing to the thread on topic save for mentioning my absolute hatred of the term plainskin. My friend Shannon tried to start that as a phrase years ago, not sure if this is the ripple from that, but its like fingernails on a chalkboard to me. Sorry for interrupting. Agreed...from another old school type Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 4 Beta guitguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrixieFaux Posted August 4, 2013 Author Share Posted August 4, 2013 sorry @ShawnPorter, it cracks me up. I learned it here, along with squidpants, though I've never used that one in a sentence until just now. I find it to be a pretty good quick way to describe a non-tattooed person. It is impossible to please everyone w/our word choices. I get it, there are plenty of words that annoy me, too. jody9981, else and reverend1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slayer9019 Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 im going to be the grumpy old curmudgeon who offers nothing to the thread on topic save for mentioning my absolute hatred of the term plainskin. My friend Shannon tried to start that as a phrase years ago, not sure if this is the ripple from that, but its like fingernails on a chalkboard to me. Sorry for interrupting. I knew I heard it somewhere else. It was mentioned on BME awhile ago right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnPorter Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 I knew I heard it somewhere else. It was mentioned on BME awhile ago right? Yeah. When Shannon was going through his "getting tattooed/pierced/modified makes you a cultural revolutionary!" phase he decided to come up with a pejorative for people without. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoMcConaghie Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 glad you said something Shawn. I read the first few responses expecting/hoping for someone to be bummed about that term. gives me the chills in the worst way. Bunny Switchblade 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delicious Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 meh, i dont use the term, but sometimes it is nice to vent about the douchey things people say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydenRose Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 I get a lot of "I never would've guessed you have tattoos!" often followed by something along the lines of "but you look so nice!!" I had a similar experience where I answered the door wearing a dress and my neighbor was like "I never thought a conservative woman like yourself would have tattoos." I responded with "what makes you think I'm conservative? And why can't classy ladies get tattooed?" He has a hard time answering considering you shouldn't judge people after only talking to them once or twice! TrixieFaux, Duffa and else 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reverend1 Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 I had a similar experience where I answered the door wearing a dress and my neighbor was like "I never thought a conservative woman like yourself would have tattoos." I responded with "what makes you think I'm conservative? And why can't classy ladies get tattooed?" He has a hard time answering considering you shouldn't judge people after only talking to them once or twice! I would have told him, yeah, my cellmate said the same thing. PopsBdog, HaydenRose, KBeee and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Therinx Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Instead of plainskin, my buddy calls them Rawhides. :p hogg, gougetheeyes, tatB and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatB Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 "So you must watch Ink Master/ Miami Ink/ or other tattoo TV show, right?!" "You have tattoos by more than one artist?! How does that make the artists feel? Are they angry?" Shaun1105, Kahlan, JBluewind and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogrider Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Instead of plainskin, my buddy calls them Rawhides. :p How about tattooedless? Delicious 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delicious Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 it's not like tattoos are a gom jabbar, sifting out the humans from the animals. +1 if you get the reference sourpussoctopus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iowagirl Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 hahaha until coming here I never knew there were actual words for it. We just call them "people who don't have tattoos". Dan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleadco Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 it's not like tattoos are a gom jabbar, sifting out the humans from the animals. +1 if you get the reference Saw this on reddit, by Becca at The End is Near, NYC. Delicious and beez 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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