There's a group buy over at Northeastshooters forum for ink from a friend-of-a-friend's tattoo parlor. I've been quasi-seriously been thinking of getting a tattoo - it's never been an issue up until now owing to several factors:
- Couldn't think of anything I'd want on my body for the rest of my life
- Mom's older brother got tats done in the Philipines when he was in the Navy in the early 1960s, and all that remains are three amorphous blue blobs.
- Cost - never realized it, but tattooing done right is 'spensive, bubba.
Lately, though... I've been thinking... A couple of years ago I looked into getting a Gadsden flag done, but the cost and time were prohibitive. Ditto on a V-twin with my kids' names on the cylinders - while touching and cute, would be time-consuming, expensive, and might not come out like I've envisioned in my mind's eye...
But... Given that I'm a gunnie... Given that I don't see any chance of stopping being a gunnie...
I've been thinking of one of these on my upper left bicep:
Yep, that's the infamous Colt rampant pony. Of course, the Smith & Wesson logo would have to go on the other bicep...Nothing's final, yet; heck, things are still in the planning stages. Might bring up the V-twin idea and see what kind of drawings we can come up with. But I think it'd be cool as shit to have a Colt pony tattoo - would be a neat little Rorschach test to see if someone's a gunnie or not...
That is all...
8 comments:
Just get a little tramp stamp on your lower back, you sexy beast.
Or maybe a bicep tattoo for gunnies. Instead of "playah" it could say "shootah."
Or how about "Molon Labe" somewhere?
I LIKE "Molon Labe"...
Hmmm...
(You bastard. Now I'm up to FIVE different tattoos I'd like to get...)
DON'T DO IT !!!!!
Then again, as a "Joo" I'm more than a bit biased against tat's.
My $0.02.
Interestingly enough, the whole group buy thread was started by a tribe member...
Of course in 5 years someone could comment on how pretty that unicorn is on your arm and ask if you are a fairy.
How's that for the rest of your life ?
Just a thought.
I think I'm with dr mac (re: pony as unicorn after a few years).
"Molon Labe" on da one side, "Don't Tread on Me" on da udder...
Hmmm. That is an exceptionally good point (and you're just agreeing with him b/c of the name, aren'tcha? *g*)
I could see in 10 years or so the boy asking me why I have a pony on my arm...
Now here's another thought: "Molon Labe" and/or "Dont Tread on Me" done as an "armband" type tattoo...
Maybe I'll stick with the V-twin for starters...
Or there's always the S&W logo...
Personally... No. But, that's me.
Your arm, your life.
That said, here's my logic:
I cannot think of any situation where NOT having ink is likely to cause me any problem.
I can think of many where HAVING it could cause me problems.
Ergo: No.
But again, that's MY skin, not yours.
DD
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