[quote]JaX Un wrote:
i go to sdsu. work in PB and live in del mar. Do you work and live in PB and is your name Adam? haha[/quote]
Nah, I’m sure I don’t know you. Perhaps I have a twin out there…
I thought memento mori was ‘remember to die’
that which feeds me destroys me… try it in german it’s like me destruct… whatever it was k0ol
[quote]boatguy wrote:
I thought memento mori was ‘remember to die’[/quote]
No, it means souvenir forest using 2 separate languages.
You should get “Death Becomes You” tattooed on your throat.
Lanky and the tatted girl [sorry, don’t remember your name] couldn’t be more right. OP, you’re 17. Whatever deep meaning you think your tat has or how personal it is to you WILL change. When I was 15 I wanted barbed wire on my arm 'cause it looked badass. Fortunately I didn’t get it 'cause I’d look like a fucking nerd with barbed wire, or tribal, or nautical stars or any other super played out nonsense. My first studio tat I got at 17 out in Austin. I was going through a whole bunch of shit and considered myself spiritual. Your lower back is your “core”, and if you have a “desire” in your “core” you’ll do anything to achieve it. Not a passing fancy or a want, but true “desire”. At 17 this all sounded [and felt] deep to me, so I got “desire” in Chinese on my “core”, aka my lower back. Now at 27 I have a fucking tramp stamp. In case you didn’t notice, I’m a guy.
I don’t necesarily regret it, but if given the chance to go back I’d stay the fuck outta that parlor. Also, this past summer I was at a pool and an Asian kid asked my then girlfriend if I knew what my tat said. She told him and he said “Uh, thats’ not ‘desire’, it’s ‘sexual desire’.” That’s right, I have “sexual desire” tattoed on my lower back. In Chinese. LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES.
[quote]boatguy wrote:
I thought memento mori was ‘remember to die’[/quote]
Remember thou art Mortal, Remember death, Remember your mortality etc etc. Same point.
The context I got it from was the Roman Triumph. Basically a victorious general would get a parade through the city with all his booty, soldiers and POWs in front of him. On his chariot a slave would hold a crown over his head and repeat Memento Mori over and over again.
2 ways to look at it in my mind. 1 stay grounded regardless of your achievements because you’re a dead man regardless. Or 2 your going to die one day so you’ve only got so much time to achieve everything you seek.
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
Lanky and the tatted girl [sorry, don’t remember your name] couldn’t be more right. OP, you’re 17. Whatever deep meaning you think your tat has or how personal it is to you WILL change. When I was 15 I wanted barbed wire on my arm 'cause it looked badass. Fortunately I didn’t get it 'cause I’d look like a fucking nerd with barbed wire, or tribal, or nautical stars or any other super played out nonsense. My first studio tat I got at 17 out in Austin. I was going through a whole bunch of shit and considered myself spiritual. Your lower back is your “core”, and if you have a “desire” in your “core” you’ll do anything to achieve it. Not a passing fancy or a want, but true “desire”. At 17 this all sounded [and felt] deep to me, so I got “desire” in Chinese on my “core”, aka my lower back. Now at 27 I have a fucking tramp stamp. In case you didn’t notice, I’m a guy.
I don’t necesarily regret it, but if given the chance to go back I’d stay the fuck outta that parlor. Also, this past summer I was at a pool and an Asian kid asked my then girlfriend if I knew what my tat said. She told him and he said “Uh, thats’ not ‘desire’, it’s ‘sexual desire’.” That’s right, I have “sexual desire” tattoed on my lower back. In Chinese. LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES.[/quote]
I could just imagine you with a hooker, doggie style. Noo WAAAAAAAAAY! Me TOO!
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
Lanky and the tatted girl [sorry, don’t remember your name] couldn’t be more right. OP, you’re 17. Whatever deep meaning you think your tat has or how personal it is to you WILL change. When I was 15 I wanted barbed wire on my arm 'cause it looked badass. Fortunately I didn’t get it 'cause I’d look like a fucking nerd with barbed wire, or tribal, or nautical stars or any other super played out nonsense. My first studio tat I got at 17 out in Austin. I was going through a whole bunch of shit and considered myself spiritual. Your lower back is your “core”, and if you have a “desire” in your “core” you’ll do anything to achieve it. Not a passing fancy or a want, but true “desire”. At 17 this all sounded [and felt] deep to me, so I got “desire” in Chinese on my “core”, aka my lower back. Now at 27 I have a fucking tramp stamp. In case you didn’t notice, I’m a guy.
I don’t necesarily regret it, but if given the chance to go back I’d stay the fuck outta that parlor. Also, this past summer I was at a pool and an Asian kid asked my then girlfriend if I knew what my tat said. She told him and he said “Uh, thats’ not ‘desire’, it’s ‘sexual desire’.” That’s right, I have “sexual desire” tattoed on my lower back. In Chinese. LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES.[/quote]
LOL. I’m sorry but that’s a pretty hilarious story.
A wise man learns from his mistakes. A wiser man learns from others’ mistakes. Listen to this sexually desiring man.
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
Lanky and the tatted girl [sorry, don’t remember your name] couldn’t be more right. OP, you’re 17. Whatever deep meaning you think your tat has or how personal it is to you WILL change. When I was 15 I wanted barbed wire on my arm 'cause it looked badass. Fortunately I didn’t get it 'cause I’d look like a fucking nerd with barbed wire, or tribal, or nautical stars or any other super played out nonsense. My first studio tat I got at 17 out in Austin. I was going through a whole bunch of shit and considered myself spiritual. Your lower back is your “core”, and if you have a “desire” in your “core” you’ll do anything to achieve it. Not a passing fancy or a want, but true “desire”. At 17 this all sounded [and felt] deep to me, so I got “desire” in Chinese on my “core”, aka my lower back. Now at 27 I have a fucking tramp stamp. In case you didn’t notice, I’m a guy.
I don’t necesarily regret it, but if given the chance to go back I’d stay the fuck outta that parlor. Also, this past summer I was at a pool and an Asian kid asked my then girlfriend if I knew what my tat said. She told him and he said “Uh, thats’ not ‘desire’, it’s ‘sexual desire’.” That’s right, I have “sexual desire” tattoed on my lower back. In Chinese. LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES.[/quote]
That was fucking hilarious. And props to you for being straight-up about how you feel about it now.
A friend of mine asked me to read his friend’s tattoo for him. His friend was told him that the guy at the tattoo parlor told him it was the Japanese character for strength. He had it tattooed onto his upper arm. My friend suspected the character was not what the guy at the parlor said. I took a look at it and told him, “yeah, it means strength.”
I took my friend aside later and told him it was actually the character for degrees (as in degrees Celsius) but I didn’t see the point in ruining this guy’s buzz by telling him he had “degree” permanently embedded in his skin. I figured pretty much anyone he meets isn’t gonna know any better anyway.
[quote]B.L.U. Ninja wrote:
You guys know of any GOOD quotes, sayings or phrases that can be tatted on me?
I’ll be getting a PERSONALIZED one, as I believe a tat should mean something to you. But I’m actually thinking of getting two.
So if any of you has an idea or actually has cool tat, be it in LATIN or whatever, I’d appreciate it if you guys can give me some ideas.
I’m not big on logos or pictures, more on WORDS, so drop in.[/quote]
If you have to ask on a web board, you’re not old enough to get a tattoo.
“Brought to you by Carl’s Jr”
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
Lanky and the tatted girl [sorry, don’t remember your name] couldn’t be more right. OP, you’re 17. Whatever deep meaning you think your tat has or how personal it is to you WILL change. When I was 15 I wanted barbed wire on my arm 'cause it looked badass. Fortunately I didn’t get it 'cause I’d look like a fucking nerd with barbed wire, or tribal, or nautical stars or any other super played out nonsense. My first studio tat I got at 17 out in Austin. I was going through a whole bunch of shit and considered myself spiritual. Your lower back is your “core”, and if you have a “desire” in your “core” you’ll do anything to achieve it. Not a passing fancy or a want, but true “desire”. At 17 this all sounded [and felt] deep to me, so I got “desire” in Chinese on my “core”, aka my lower back. Now at 27 I have a fucking tramp stamp. In case you didn’t notice, I’m a guy.
I don’t necesarily regret it, but if given the chance to go back I’d stay the fuck outta that parlor. Also, this past summer I was at a pool and an Asian kid asked my then girlfriend if I knew what my tat said. She told him and he said “Uh, thats’ not ‘desire’, it’s ‘sexual desire’.” That’s right, I have “sexual desire” tattoed on my lower back. In Chinese. LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES.[/quote]
If it makes you feel any better I’ve got a topless stripper on my side. I’m forever socially unaccepable at beaches, water parks, etc. FTR, I didn’t intend for her to look like a stripper.
And please, folks, don’t chime in with “put a top on her!” Then I’ve got this random slutty looking chick without boobies. I’ll stick with the topless chick and remember that I’m not always the genius I think I am.
And OP - laugh all you want at whiteflash and I about how we got stupid tats, just remember that at your age we thought they were awesome. Don’t be so naive that the same won’t happen to you.
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
WhiteFlash wrote:
Lanky and the tatted girl [sorry, don’t remember your name] couldn’t be more right. OP, you’re 17. Whatever deep meaning you think your tat has or how personal it is to you WILL change. When I was 15 I wanted barbed wire on my arm 'cause it looked badass. Fortunately I didn’t get it 'cause I’d look like a fucking nerd with barbed wire, or tribal, or nautical stars or any other super played out nonsense. My first studio tat I got at 17 out in Austin. I was going through a whole bunch of shit and considered myself spiritual. Your lower back is your “core”, and if you have a “desire” in your “core” you’ll do anything to achieve it. Not a passing fancy or a want, but true “desire”. At 17 this all sounded [and felt] deep to me, so I got “desire” in Chinese on my “core”, aka my lower back. Now at 27 I have a fucking tramp stamp. In case you didn’t notice, I’m a guy.
I don’t necesarily regret it, but if given the chance to go back I’d stay the fuck outta that parlor. Also, this past summer I was at a pool and an Asian kid asked my then girlfriend if I knew what my tat said. She told him and he said “Uh, thats’ not ‘desire’, it’s ‘sexual desire’.” That’s right, I have “sexual desire” tattoed on my lower back. In Chinese. LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES.
If it makes you feel any better I’ve got a topless stripper on my side. I’m forever socially unaccepable at beaches, water parks, etc. FTR, I didn’t intend for her to look like a stripper.
And please, folks, don’t chime in with “put a top on her!” Then I’ve got this random slutty looking chick without boobies. I’ll stick with the topless chick and remember that I’m not always the genius I think I am.
And OP - laugh all you want at whiteflash and I about how we got stupid tats, just remember that at your age we thought they were awesome. Don’t be so naive that the same won’t happen to you.[/quote]
X2…I should have waited when I got my first one. Second one I got was in a better spot and bigger. I’m more into images than quotes but to each his own. Remember this, bands you thought were awesome two years ago may not be so awesome to you now, clothes, etc.
A huge dude at my gym has one on his arm that says “can’t stop won’t stop”…sounds like a song for a boy band lol. No way I would say it to his face though…fucker could squish me like a grape.
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
WhiteFlash wrote:
Lanky and the tatted girl [sorry, don’t remember your name] couldn’t be more right. OP, you’re 17. Whatever deep meaning you think your tat has or how personal it is to you WILL change. When I was 15 I wanted barbed wire on my arm 'cause it looked badass. Fortunately I didn’t get it 'cause I’d look like a fucking nerd with barbed wire, or tribal, or nautical stars or any other super played out nonsense. My first studio tat I got at 17 out in Austin. I was going through a whole bunch of shit and considered myself spiritual. Your lower back is your “core”, and if you have a “desire” in your “core” you’ll do anything to achieve it. Not a passing fancy or a want, but true “desire”. At 17 this all sounded [and felt] deep to me, so I got “desire” in Chinese on my “core”, aka my lower back. Now at 27 I have a fucking tramp stamp. In case you didn’t notice, I’m a guy.
I don’t necesarily regret it, but if given the chance to go back I’d stay the fuck outta that parlor. Also, this past summer I was at a pool and an Asian kid asked my then girlfriend if I knew what my tat said. She told him and he said “Uh, thats’ not ‘desire’, it’s ‘sexual desire’.” That’s right, I have “sexual desire” tattoed on my lower back. In Chinese. LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES.
If it makes you feel any better I’ve got a topless stripper on my side. I’m forever socially unaccepable at beaches, water parks, etc. FTR, I didn’t intend for her to look like a stripper.
And please, folks, don’t chime in with “put a top on her!” Then I’ve got this random slutty looking chick without boobies. I’ll stick with the topless chick and remember that I’m not always the genius I think I am.
And OP - laugh all you want at whiteflash and I about how we got stupid tats, just remember that at your age we thought they were awesome. Don’t be so naive that the same won’t happen to you.[/quote]
Thanks man, that actually does help a bit, haha. I’m glad some of ya’ll got a kick out of my self-imposed misfortune. Here’s one that’ll make you feel better. 3 or 4 years ago one of my boys was in town from the Army. He and my best friend went to a random parlor to get some ink. Army convinced my boy to get the same tat. They tried to get me in on it but I thought better of it and told 'em blow it off. They went through with it and got the same tat. Flash forward a year. My boy and Army had a huge falling out and don’t talk anymore, and now my boy has “For those I love I will sacrifice” going from his rib wrapping around his side and going to his upper back [kinda like a gun holster] tatted on him in large cursive letters. At least we were in our teens when we fucked up. My boy was 23 or so. He fucking hates that tat.
That’s brutal man haha…A buddy of mine got a panther on his shoulder when we were seventeen. I told him to go bigger but he was cheap. Fast foward twenty years and now it looks like a little black lizard or a newt. He fucking hates it when we bust his chops about it.
Haha, that sucks. My oldest brother gave me some pretty sage advice on tats. “If you have an idea, wait two years. If you still want it two years later then it was a good idea.” I’m paraphrasing but you get the point.
Good advice…Awhile back my son wanted a nipple ring sooooo bad, needed my signature cause he’s sixenteen. Asked him to wait awhile and if in the future he still wanted it I was cool with it. Couple weeks ago I brought it up at supper. Fuck that he say’s…two buddies got them, one got infected and the other regrets it and took it out. He admitted I gave him some sage advice, so as I was trying to hide the smugness from my face he say’s “don’t get too full of yourself Dr.Phil, sun shines on every dogs ass once in awhile lol.” My boy’s allright.