Do you have a tattoo, and if so, what inspired it? / LJWorld.com

Asked at Massachusetts Street on September 4, 2007

“I have a bunch of them. This is my favorite one; it’s a pirate ship. (It was inspired by) pirate life for years, traveling.”

— Bobby Rad, trying to start a band, Lawrence

“I have six of them. The first one I got is the flower, the purple flower in the middle of my back. On the one side it has the runic symbol for growth, and on the other side is the sign for Aquarius. I like violets. It was a favorite flower. And it was like a rite of passage kind of thing because I had just moved out of my hometown and went to college in San Francisco.”

— Lisa Darter, mailroom clerk at KU , Lawrence

“It’s a tribal tattoo with a shamrock in it. I am Irish.”

— Jack Donham, restaurant manager, originally from Wichita

“(It’s a) dream catcher. (It was inspired by the) end of a long relationship.”

— Don Holle, traffic controller, Lawrence

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oldvet 5 years, 8 months ago

EGA on my arm, put there many years ago and still proud to be part of it. Semper Fi!

Bone777 5 years, 8 months ago

Wow, close-ups!!! Scary.

Jack Black appears to have lost a few pounds...

PrincessConsuelaBananaHammock 5 years, 8 months ago

I have a butterfly with my daughter's name above it. Butterfly to symbolize her fluttery personality, and it's in her favorite colors. I wanted to capture her childhood and have something that reminded me of this time in her life, so that when she's a teen and she hates me I will always remember when I was her hero!

jonas 5 years, 8 months ago

I have an eye on my ankle. Coolest thing I could think of in my friend's basement at 17 years old, and it was, at least, simple enough to allow it to look alright using just a needle and india ink.

Probably wasn't a good idea though.

jonas 5 years, 8 months ago

It does seem, though, that if we're to have giant close-up pictures, on this question they should be of the tattoos, not just the faces.

CindiCat 5 years, 8 months ago

I have 3 tattoo's. The first 2 I got.....just on a whim. No inspiration. The 3rd one, my 2 daughter's idea for us to get matching ones. Can't see any of them unless I want them seen!

cutny 5 years, 8 months ago

Thank goodness, no tattoos. Ink and needle = "alright" = inky blob. Wow, cool.

trinity 5 years, 8 months ago

i have a very special tattoo on my left shoulder blade; all 3 of my darling daughters had already gotten the same one, and they chipped in to get me mine on my birthday last year(i LOVES me some skin illustrations, wonderful awesome artisitc bunch there!). it's my daughter's initials, and coincidentally the initials of my 3 grandbabies! and it wasn't even planned, lol. also have a vanity plate on my 'cycle with the same thing.

Crossfire 5 years, 8 months ago

....Yep, a W on the left and a W on the right.... .............................Bent over................................ .................................WoW................................ ....................Standing on my head................. ...............................MoM................................ ...........................Sometimes......................... .................................M&M............................. .................................(w)(w).........................

staff04 5 years, 8 months ago

A few. All motivated by stupidity. Coincidentally, all three were also done on August 22. Didn't plan it at all either--the guy at the shop pointed it out to me when I got the last one...

JJE007 5 years, 8 months ago

I have a pencil stab, graphite tattoo on my right cheek. It was inspired by sibling violence.

JJE007 5 years, 8 months ago

Why do you think they get'em, M? Keeps the arrogant prigs at bay...

chemegirlie 5 years, 8 months ago

I don't have any, but mom's second husband had an interesting one. It was merely the number 13 1/2. One day I finally asked him what it meant. He had gotten it i while in jail awaiting trial for something (yeah, a real upstanding guy. glad I never live with them) I stood for "12 jury, 1 judge and a half a$$ chance."

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 5 years, 8 months ago

I sometimes find a "target tat" alluring...

werekoala 5 years, 8 months ago

If my kid ever wanted a tattoo -- I would take him see the parade of tattoo banality that is Oceans of Fun.

If he actually had something that was unique and creative, and still wanted it after seeing his probable future, I wouldn't really object.

acg 5 years, 8 months ago

Hehe, yeah, hey ladies, it turns Marion off if we get tattoos, so be sure to get the biggest one you can, so he won't be panting anywhere near you. Whereas he's turned off by chicks with tatts, I'm turned off by creepy, racist old men that have a blowhard opinion about everything, that's usually wrong.

I have the purple rose of Cairo on my right ankle. The inspiration was to anger my mother (I was only 18) but I've never regretted it. It's a one of a kind design, the guy who did it is dead so I don't have to worry about him copying it onto anyone else and it has never faded because I stay out of the sun. Now when I look at my tattoo, I can remember the days when I was a little wild and free and since I love nostalgia, it all works out.

Sigmund 5 years, 8 months ago

I have a "666" on my forehead right above the hairline so it isn't really visible. I don't know what inspired it because I can't seem to remember when I got it, Weird huh? I think it must of been sometime between May 31 - June 3, 2007 at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in ÅiÅli, Istanbul, Turkey. I was hanging out with the Bilderberg Group and they asked to see my Birth Certificate, it's a long story. But I do remember they were worried about a group of people in Kansas who were driving around without proper documentation and if they ever figured out the BG's secret, their grip on world power would broken.

sunflower_sue 5 years, 8 months ago

No tatts. The best one I ever saw was on this big burly dude's arm. It was a portrait of his 3 babies. I will admit that I found it more beautiful because this dude was huge! It showed a soft side to him.

A friend is doing a show on "body art." (In Iowa.) It's interesting what she is finding out about why people adorn their bodies the way they do. For the most part, there is a definite age cuttoff for "meaningful" versus "pretty" tattoos. All I can say is, we were given a finite amount of "canvas" to work with. Use it wisely.

Azure_Attitude 5 years, 8 months ago

I have an ankh and yin yang with decorative border. It's on my lower back, what I consider to be the geographical center of my body. It's a spiritual thang.

Mr. Attitude called it a "tramp stamp" the other day - they didn't fall out they're only a little loose . . . his teeth that is . . .

I'm kidding, I didn't really punch him in the mouth. Razzed him back a bit, for sure, but that's part of the beauty of our relationship.

coolmom 5 years, 8 months ago

i have a small heart with the tail coming through it and 4 tiny stars circling it for each of my kids and a slightly bigger one for the hubby. its tiny but i do wish i had put it somewhere else as it shows in some formal attire. i have never wished i didnt get it though.

coolmom 5 years, 8 months ago

lol maybe since its my gateway tat and having one can apparently make the world end i shoud just quit the pta, site council and the board of special olympics and stop volunteering in schools and should have our newest childs adoption not finalized...maybe even buy a harley and join a gang lol...funny. tats are the end of the world heehee, run flee before me!

CindiCat 5 years, 8 months ago

While I am not a regular contributor to "posting a comment" on LJW, I do read them every day.

I must say, I always get a good giggle from Marion's comments regardless of the topic of the day. You are totally funnie.

While you are entitled to your opinion/view, as are the rest of us, I have noticed that there seems to be a pattern though. When you are vehemently opposed to something, you just don't let go. Gotta keep on goin on.

Maybe you choose to do that to get the debate going further or maybe that is just your way of getting your point across.

Either way, you do crack me up.

Since you never answered the question at hand, I am goin out on a limb and guess that you do not have a tattoo.

Ceallach 5 years, 8 months ago

No. To date, nothing has inspired me enough to go under the needle. I was tempted on Saturday, went to the KCIrishFest, crazy Irishmen (and friends) everywhere, with lots of creative tats. But then I remembered some I've seen that have already gone the way of the example given by blue's link and decided against it :)

snap_pop_no_crackle 5 years, 8 months ago

No tatts for me. I'm keeping myself free of identifying marks in case I decide to turn to a life of crime.

H_Lecter 5 years, 8 months ago

I'm thinking about lampshades.

Azure_Attitude 5 years, 8 months ago

How many women, Marion, after meeting you decided not on a bet, not with a ten foot pole, or not-even-with-lulu's-kitty-kat before you even discovered whether they even had a tat, or not?