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I'm getting some new ink done in July and I can't decide which one I want to get. I've never done a poll, so I thought this would be a fantastic opportunity to get some objective opinions. These are the three I've narrowed it down to:
1. Bantha Skull, a la Boba Fett. If I get this one, it'll go on the outside left forearm.
http://home.comcast.net/~joehulon/shoulder-symbol.jpg
2. 10-2 & 4. I'd probably put this one on the outside right forearm.
http://home.comcast.net/~joehulon/DrPepper1024tattoo_copy.jpg
and number three: Jeep, 1941... right calf on the outside
http://home.comcast.net/~joehulon/j41tattoo.jpg
Efexeye
05-17-2005, 07:57 PM
Can you explain the Dr. Pepper one?
Can you explain the Dr. Pepper one?
The old Dr Pepper ads used to say "Come and Get it! Drink Dr Pepper/Good for Life/at 10 - 2 & 4 o'clock"
Efexeye
05-17-2005, 08:03 PM
Hey, tats are a very personal thing- I can't call it. Go with the one that has the most meaning for you personally.
FanGirl
05-17-2005, 08:15 PM
I'd go with the Bantha skull just because it looks the most bad assed. Also you won't have to worry about colors fading. Personally, I don't think I could ever get a tatoo. If I did, it would probably be batman's symbol.
Denyse
05-17-2005, 08:42 PM
I'm with Fanny...
Also, I think the other 2 might require lots more explanation, but even if people don't know what a Bantha Skull is, they'll just assume it's something artistic.
The Other Dude
05-17-2005, 08:45 PM
1. Bantha Skull, a la Boba Fett. If I get this one, it'll go on the outside left forearm.
This seems like the best choice to me. My brother has a tatoo of the tivo guy. I make fun of him, telling him its his couch potato marking. You'll regret getting a cheesy tattoo the moment it's finished.
Droogan_Leader
05-17-2005, 10:27 PM
Not to be conformist here, but I'd have to agree on the bantha skull. As a guy who's seen a lot of tats on a lot of people in a lot of different places, I think that's the most likely to keep you satisfied. And as Fangirl said, the colors not fading would be big too.
Post a pic when you get it down, bro--that would look pretty freakin' awesome.
Gotherella
05-17-2005, 10:46 PM
What they said.
psychofiend
05-17-2005, 11:10 PM
Bantha skull all the way.
actualsize
05-18-2005, 12:25 AM
DUde, the first one is the only one that looks like a tat. The others may have meaning (to you), but they look like ads.
ShadowBalder
05-18-2005, 01:39 AM
The bantha skull is my personal favourite out of the ones you have there for sure.
slizzelizzel
05-18-2005, 01:46 AM
You'll regret getting a cheesy tattoo the moment it's finished.
It all depends on how much you like cheese.
JamesW
05-18-2005, 02:10 AM
I have to say, the bantha skull looks pretty badass.
If I had the scratch, I'd be getting this on my right thigh, from knee to waist:
http://home.comcast.net/~joehulon/ATAT.jpg
:D
I'd go with the bantha skull. It looks the most like a tat, the other two look like stickers.
Have you ever had any done on your back? I'm just wondering if it hurts worst than an arm?
karmattack
05-18-2005, 09:02 AM
Bantha skull. It's like, your soulmate.
http://island.site.ne.jp/mjfox/filmo/image/m_dillon.jpg
slizzelizzel
05-18-2005, 09:10 AM
Who is that? It looks like a Klingon, minus the forehead.
ozchick
05-18-2005, 09:12 AM
Who is that? It looks like a Klingon, minus the forehead.
Dude. Please tell me you're kidding.
EternalStrife
05-18-2005, 09:20 AM
Obviously, it has to be the bantha skull. The other two are cute, but bantha skull is the more 'kickass' tattoo.
slizzelizzel
05-18-2005, 09:25 AM
Dude. Please tell me you're kidding.
Ummm, okay, I'm kidding.
..but seriously, who the hell is it?
karmattack
05-18-2005, 09:27 AM
Matt Dillon from "Singles," a Cameron Crowe classic.
Gah, sometimes I can't believe I raised you.
;)
slizzelizzel
05-18-2005, 09:45 AM
...stumbles away with a puzzled look on his face mumbling "what the hell is 'Singles', and ho the heck is MAtt Dillon?"...
It's a good thin we can't vote anymore, because i would be taking away some of Slizzel's stars...
I originally voted for Bantha, but i think i want to change to Dr. Pepper.
Maybe this....
http://www.wokq.com/images2/drpepper.jpg
slizzelizzel
05-18-2005, 10:38 AM
Sorry about when I was born, my bad.
karmattack
05-18-2005, 10:48 AM
If it's going to be the Dr. Pepper one, I prefer this one from an art/design aspect. http://home.comcast.net/~joehulon/DrPepper1024tattoo_copy.jpg It doesn't look so much like brand imaging, plus it's just more stylish with the art-deco. I just don't know if it would be as striking with peach skin as the background instead of the stark white. And white ink fades more than any other from sun exposure, followed closely by red......the other major color. Although my red tats are holding up really well.
How would that look in black n' gray? If it was all done in black/gray it might look better with the flesh being where the white part is.
bwdial
05-18-2005, 11:03 AM
Seems as if the Bantha Skull is Reagan and the other two are Mondales.
Ooh...and I just noticed that TLS is the "twisted firestarter" again. Ol' Skool. Cool.
Ooh...and I just noticed that TLS is the "twisted firestarter" again. Ol' Skool. Cool.
Thanks for noticing. :)
Oh, and did I use that one already? It's silly how I forget these things.
The bantha skull doesn't appear to be as much of a slogan as the others do. It's has a more artistic feel because it's not used primarily for product pushing.
bwdial
05-18-2005, 11:40 AM
Thanks for noticing. :)
Oh, and did I use that one already? It's silly how I forget these things.
The bantha skull doesn't appear to be as much of a slogan as the others do. It's has a more artistic feel because it's not used primarily for product pushing.
Your signature used to be I am the firestarter, the twisted firestarter...um, not that I noticed or anything.
Yeah...I'm feeling a bit creepy.
Yeah...I'm feeling a bit creepy.
Sometimes I can't get someone's old sig out of my head even when there is a new one there, so I don't really think it is that creepy.
Aren't most sigs based on something that is stuck in our heads anyway?
Gotherella
05-18-2005, 12:18 PM
Matt Dillon from "Singles," a Cameron Crowe classic.
Does it strike anyone else as odd that Matt Dillon hasn't aged a day in many, many years?
http://www.celebritywonder.com/mp/2005_Herbie:_Fully_Loaded/2005_herbie_fully_loaded_015.jpg Herbie Fully Loaded, 2005
http://imagecache2.allposters.com/IMAGES/73/039_34561.jpg Many, many years ago
jjcourtright
05-18-2005, 02:53 PM
This:http://www.celebritywonder.com/mp/2005_Herbie:_Fully_Loaded/2005_herbie_fully_loaded_015.jpglooks nothing like Matt Dillon...you so crazy.
Although for that matter, neither does this: http://imagecache2.allposters.com/IMAGES/73/039_34561.jpg
...I just don't know if it would be as striking with peach skin as the background instead of the stark white.
I'm of Irish/Welsh descent... I make vampires look healthy.
The only two color tats I've got have done well- my first I got back '92 and it still looks fantastic. It's the American and Texas flags- the reds are still bright and the blues are still... blue. The other one I got back in '99 and it generates a lot of conversations...
http://home.comcast.net/~joehulon/snakecharmer.jpg
Have you ever had any done on your back? I'm just wondering if it hurts worst than an arm?
I've got one on my back, right on that knot of muscle and bone just below the neck. That one didn't hurt... much. I tend to fall asleep while the artist is working. The only ones I've got that hurt are the two on my chest- there's a bundle of nerves that run right through on the pectorals- every time the needle hit it, it felt like ice water rushing up into my head. Refreshing... Well, not really... The snake did hurt a little. The band wraps all the way round. Where it crosses near the elbow, the skins pretty thin and that hurt a lot. The only time I was awake during the whole process.
I want to thank everyone for voting. I'm getting the work done in July and I will definitely post some pics.
I've made a decision on the next tattoo... I'm going to get the Pledge of Allegience tattooed on the backs of my forearms with half of the American seal on either side (the eagle with the shield and arrows and olive branch)
Dude you might want to wait on that one, or you will have to have "Under God" scratched out...
I'm going tomorrow (actually, it's already tomorrow) to get some fresh ink. I'll put some pictures up afterwards.
It feels like Christmas all over again, except this time, I'm actually getting something.
http://myspace-697.vo.llnwd.net/00859/79/64/859034697_l.jpg
three-toed dragon make bad luck go away. :D
ILovePapaSmurf
01-17-2006, 11:58 PM
Is that your arm or the tattoo you want?
It's my arm under the tattoo I just got about two hours ago.:D
By-tor
01-18-2006, 12:12 AM
No wonder you can't get that job you want. Management can smell that ink a mile away. They can't see it, but they know it's there. It comes across, one way, or another. ;)
But seriously, a bud of mine has some tats on the upper arms and chest. If his bosses ever saw 'em, they'd freak.
Management just don't understand. :rolleyes:
No wonder you can't get that job you want. Management can smell that ink a mile away. They can't see it, but they know it's there. It comes across, one way, or another. ;)
But seriously, a bud of mine has some tats on the upper arms and chest. If his bosses ever saw 'em, they'd freak.
Management just don't understand. :rolleyes:
Someday, when someone asks me how many tattoos I have, I will be able to say "just one". :D
Oddly enough, most people don't even notice the ones on the insides of my forearms. I'd been at my current job for almost eighteen months when someone exclaimed "When did you get that?!"
"Thanks for noticing..." :rolleyes:
ILovePapaSmurf
01-18-2006, 12:22 AM
It's my arm under the tattoo I just got about two hours ago.:D
That's pretty man-tastic!
phit_demon
01-18-2006, 12:24 AM
It's my arm under the tattoo I just got about two hours ago.:D
Jeez, you're a beefy som-bitch. Do you benchpress cars?!!
By-tor
01-18-2006, 12:48 AM
Sumbitch is stout, ain't he. jk, your management may not want you working too close with them because it looks like you could rip their tiny "girly-men" heads off. Pretty damn intimidating, from here.
Jeez, you're a beefy som-bitch. Do you benchpress cars?!!
Nope, just beefy.
That's pretty man-tastic!
Thanks!
Sumbitch is stout, ain't he. jk, your management may not want you working too close with them because it looks like you could rip their tiny "girly-men" heads off. Pretty damn intimidating, from here.
Me? They call me "Sweetness". I'm a harmless lil' fuzzball.;)
By-tor
01-18-2006, 01:01 AM
Yeah, that 50 inch chest screams harmless fuzzball. ;)
phit_demon
01-18-2006, 01:06 AM
Me? They call me "Sweetness". I'm a harmless lil' fuzzball.;)
No, this:http://stuff.mit.edu/original/bitmaps/fuzzball.gif is a harmless lil' fuzzball. You're a hulk.;)
ILovePapaSmurf
01-18-2006, 01:12 AM
I rarely like guys with tattoos, however that arm is a big turn on. Your fiancee is a lucky, lucky girl!
By-tor
01-18-2006, 01:17 AM
I rarely like guys with tattoos, however that arm is a big turn on. Your fiancee is a lucky, lucky girl!Yeah, I might even go see Brokeback Mountain, now. Hope I didn't catch the gay. ;)
phit_demon
01-18-2006, 01:22 AM
Hope I didn't catch the gay. ;)
Careful dude, that stuff's worse than bird flu.;)
By-tor
01-18-2006, 01:28 AM
Yeah, if it's avian flu, it's the birds fault. If it's Evian flu, you caught the gay.
No, this:http://stuff.mit.edu/original/bitmaps/fuzzball.gif is a harmless lil' fuzzball. You're a hulk.;)
I'm only 5' 6"...
...and 200 lbs.
Big bones.
phit_demon
01-18-2006, 01:35 AM
I'm only 5' 6"...
...and 200 lbs.
Big bones.
No need to be modest.;)
I'm just gonna refer to you as "Arnie" from now on...
I don't work out... hell, I spend most of my time watching TV... about 12 hours a day...
See kids! Your parents lied! You can get big and strong by sitting on your ass in front of the boob tube!
phit_demon
01-18-2006, 01:43 AM
Your parents lied! You can get big and strong by sitting on your ass in front of the boob tube!
THE BASTARDS!!!
By-tor
01-18-2006, 01:46 AM
I'm only 5' 6"...
...and 200 lbs.Freakin' Weeble. Like a damn fire hydrant, man. I'm telling ya, there is serious intimidation working in your job arena. People freak out with that "dynamite/small package" shit. Especially the pushy-ass Texan type. And you score high in both areas.
I often hear the phrase 'brick shithouse'...
I rarely like guys with tattoos, however that arm is a big turn on. Your fiancee is a lucky, lucky girl!
Jen finally saw it this morning (she went back to Texas to get her stuff)...
When she comes back in a few days, I'm going to be a lucky, lucky boy.;)
Zens7s
01-18-2006, 03:20 PM
Yeah, if it's avian flu, it's the birds fault. If it's Evian flu, you caught the gay.
We had this Evian flu problem the other night. My friend, Gay Brad, is well...you get it. So my boyfriend has this brand new hat that Gay Brad steals and takes home with him because he does that when he is flirting with straight men.
So the next day boyfriend-unit comes back to the loft with a brand new hat on. I said "Honey, we could have just gotten the hat back from Brad"
"But I don't want it." replies boyfriend-unit.
"But you won't catch the gay."
"It's not that. I just don't really want to deal with the drama that will preclude me getting my hat back. It's the drama I am worried about catching, and it's worth the $20."
I shut up...because he is so, so right.
Hey lurker, if you're this interrested, why don't you post something?
Someone has been in this thread for three damn days...
I should start charging admission, like a carnie freak show...
You still here lurker?!?! You waiting for me to post a picture of my latest tat? I got the first three chapters of War and Peace inked on my anaconda...
ratm1966
04-01-2007, 12:38 PM
I am gonna report you to PETA.
By-tor
04-01-2007, 01:08 PM
I got the first three chapters of War and Peace inked on my anaconda...Righteous!!
ratm1966
04-01-2007, 03:17 PM
Dude, he really is talking about a snake and not his thingy. If he were talking about that, he would have said inchworm.
phit_demon
04-01-2007, 11:40 PM
Dude, he really is talking about a snake and not his thingy. If he were talking about that, he would have said inchworm.
http://members.airsoftcanada.com/digital_assasin/Forum%20Stuff/Misc/oh_snap.gif
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bd/Sheeanaandworm.JPG
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