Silliness Tattoos: Yea or Nay?

issybird · 12-15-2023, 07:52 PM

Snap poll: Do you have a tattoo? Or more than one?

Sirtel · 12-15-2023, 08:27 PM

No. Never felt the least bit of a desire to get one. I don't find them aesthetically unpleasant, I just don't want them on myself. Same with jewelry (any kind).

poohbear_nc · 12-15-2023, 09:02 PM

Always wanted one - but I have a needle phobia - so merely toyed with some temporary 'press on' ones in my youth.

Hemmi · 12-15-2023, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Always wanted one - but I have a needle phobia - so merely toyed with some temporary 'press on' ones in my youth.

This! Needles scare me. Wouldn't mind having one or two small ones.

BetterRed · 12-15-2023, 10:40 PM

Nope - card carrying iconoclast of both kinds.

DNSB · 12-15-2023, 10:44 PM

I considered getting a tattoo at one time but am very happy that I didn't.

cromag · 12-16-2023, 04:24 AM

No.

When my kids were growing up I told them they could get whatever tattoos or piercings they wanted. There was only one requirement -- they had to let ME do them. Last I checked, neither one of them had a tattoo or piercing.

issybird · 12-16-2023, 08:39 AM

I'm also a nay. I don't care for them generally and then there's the expense and having to live with them forever. Even if I wanted one, I don't see how you decide exactly what to get -- or alternatively, I don't understand the compulsion to have a particular design and being sure it would always resonate with you.

Martinoptic · 12-16-2023, 08:51 AM

A no from me as well. I find them unpleasant as a concept and they go blue after a few years. As well as the thought of needles - uggh.

SteveEisenberg · 12-16-2023, 10:47 AM

According to one poll, 32 percent of American adults have at least one tattoo.

Another says 42 percent.

And yet, as of this morning, our poll says zero for fifteen for Mobilereaders.

This is unlikely to be a coincidence!

So what explains it?

Non-American participation might explain a bit of it. YouGov says only about 25 percent of adult Brits are tattood.

Age could explain it, if we Mobilereaders are old. When I was young, tattoos were most popular with older men. Now that I’m old (68), it’s mostly the young, and disproportionately women, who are tattooed.

Sirtel · 12-16-2023, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg

...it’s mostly the young, and disproportionately women, who are tattooed.

I think that's the reason. Most active posters on MR are middle-aged or elderly. Very few young people post here regularly; I guess they're more likely to be on some social media platform.

lumping-sugar66 · 12-16-2023, 04:14 PM

Let’s break the pattern. I've got quite a few substantial tattoos, and not a single regret. More ink is on the horizon. A few are my own designs of tributes to my favorite authors/stories.

Rumpelteazer · 12-16-2023, 05:07 PM

I currently have two tattoos, one on each ankle. I do want something on my right lower arm, which I might eventually turn into a full sleeve. I'm not sure yet what I exactly want, something with nature, but not flowers, that isn't my thing.

I'm also planning on getting a septum piercing. I now only have my ear piercings (14), my other ones I had to take out after a couple of years because they tended to get irritated a lot. I'm trying to wait until winter's over for the nose piercing (cold and a healing piercing don't mix well), but I'm tempted to get it sooner.

Fritomaster · 12-17-2023, 03:31 PM

I'm an artist for my job and I'm always worried I'll get one and then find issues with it and it will drive me nuts haha. If that wasn't the case I'd prolly have a bunch.

Victoria · 02-26-2024, 02:05 PM

I know younger people who really appreciate them but I’ve never been tempted to get one. I tend to associate them with Popeye.

View Poll Results: Do you have a tattoo?
Yes	2	6.06%
No	31	93.94%
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12-15-2023, 07:52 PM	#1
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,517 Karma: 236076651 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	Tattoos: Yea or Nay? Snap poll: Do you have a tattoo? Or more than one?

12-16-2023, 04:14 PM	#12
lumping-sugar66 Zealot Posts: 120 Karma: 81981 Join Date: Oct 2023 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Aura Edition 2, Kobo Clara 2E	Let’s break the pattern. I've got quite a few substantial tattoos, and not a single regret. More ink is on the horizon. A few are my own designs of tributes to my favorite authors/stories. Last edited by lumping-sugar66; 12-16-2023 at 04:18 PM.

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12-15-2023, 08:27 PM	#2
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,994 Karma: 243829945 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	No. Never felt the least bit of a desire to get one. I don't find them aesthetically unpleasant, I just don't want them on myself. Same with jewelry (any kind).

12-15-2023, 09:02 PM	#3
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 64,228 Karma: 135242149 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Always wanted one - but I have a needle phobia - so merely toyed with some temporary 'press on' ones in my youth.

12-15-2023, 10:40 PM	#5
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,018 Karma: 30277294 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Nope - card carrying iconoclast of both kinds.

12-15-2023, 10:44 PM	#6
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 48,175 Karma: 174315444 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	I considered getting a tattoo at one time but am very happy that I didn't.

12-16-2023, 04:24 AM	#7
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,765 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	No. When my kids were growing up I told them they could get whatever tattoos or piercings they wanted. There was only one requirement -- they had to let ME do them. Last I checked, neither one of them had a tattoo or piercing.

12-16-2023, 08:39 AM	#8
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,517 Karma: 236076651 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	I'm also a nay. I don't care for them generally and then there's the expense and having to live with them forever. Even if I wanted one, I don't see how you decide exactly what to get -- or alternatively, I don't understand the compulsion to have a particular design and being sure it would always resonate with you.

12-16-2023, 08:51 AM	#9
Martinoptic Bibliophist Posts: 7,536 Karma: 7237230 Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: England Device: none	A no from me as well. I find them unpleasant as a concept and they go blue after a few years. As well as the thought of needles - uggh.

12-16-2023, 10:47 AM	#10
SteveEisenberg Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,470 Karma: 44460032 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: near Philadelphia USA Device: Kindle Kids Edition, Fire HD 10 (11th generation)	According to one poll, 32 percent of American adults have at least one tattoo. Another says 42 percent. And yet, as of this morning, our poll says zero for fifteen for Mobilereaders. This is unlikely to be a coincidence! So what explains it? Non-American participation might explain a bit of it. YouGov says only about 25 percent of adult Brits are tattood. Age could explain it, if we Mobilereaders are old. When I was young, tattoos were most popular with older men. Now that I’m old (68), it’s mostly the young, and disproportionately women, who are tattooed.

12-16-2023, 05:07 PM	#13
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,401 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I currently have two tattoos, one on each ankle. I do want something on my right lower arm, which I might eventually turn into a full sleeve. I'm not sure yet what I exactly want, something with nature, but not flowers, that isn't my thing. I'm also planning on getting a septum piercing. I now only have my ear piercings (14), my other ones I had to take out after a couple of years because they tended to get irritated a lot. I'm trying to wait until winter's over for the nose piercing (cold and a healing piercing don't mix well), but I'm tempted to get it sooner.

12-17-2023, 03:31 PM	#14
Fritomaster Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 397224 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: RMPP, Inkpad Color 3, Bigme Hibreak, Kindle PW	I'm an artist for my job and I'm always worried I'll get one and then find issues with it and it will drive me nuts haha. If that wasn't the case I'd prolly have a bunch.

02-26-2024, 02:05 PM	#15
Victoria Wizard Posts: 1,017 Karma: 19767610 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Nova Scotia Canada Device: ipad, Kindle PW, Kobo Clara; iphone 7	I know younger people who really appreciate them but I’ve never been tempted to get one. I tend to associate them with Popeye.