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ananda

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22. Same boat.

Fri Nov 28, 2025, 06:13 PM

Nov 2025

In college, I had a professor
who wrote a book on the psychology of why
people get tattoos.

I read it and it was very interesting, but I
don't remember it at all.

I never even had a remote interest in getting
tattooed.

But my niece got tattooed, and they are works
of art and really enhance her beauty. However,
I've never been happy with it because I've always
had a distrust about putting ink in my body.

This kind of verifies my distrust.

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And how many howling anti-vaxxers think nothing of loading up their bodies with tattoo ink? tanyev Nov 2025 #1

We may have fewer of them eventually IronLionZion Nov 2025 #3

Doesn't sound good for the walking billboards Bayard Nov 2025 #2

unrec BWdem4life Nov 2025 #8

My cousin's husband died from lymphoma. LisaM Nov 2025 #4

Same boat. ananda Nov 2025 #22

Do you recall the professor's name? PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2025 #26

Here's all I could find. ananda Nov 2025 #28

Hmmm, there are books out there with tattoo designs PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2025 #33

It was definitely Walter O'Connell. ananda Nov 2025 #35

I enjoy seeing a well done tattoo OnlinePoker Nov 2025 #5

Somebody start a Go Fund Me for Jelly Roll! JohnnyRingo Nov 2025 #6

Most ppl who get tattoos probably don't give a damn BWdem4life Nov 2025 #7

Thug lyfe JoseBalow Nov 2025 #11

Soooo, neither she nor the artist can spell??? niyad Nov 2025 #40

Good news! Hegseth has a lot of tattoos. Gimpyknee Nov 2025 #9

Was he, Maj. Dude Nov 2025 #10

DUzy!! 🏆🏅 littlemissmartypants Nov 2025 #17

This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2025 #21

Well, hell .. FirstLight Nov 2025 #12

Driven by the industry for financial gain bucolic_frolic Nov 2025 #13

Europe has banned certain ingredients Old Crank Nov 2025 #14

I am a liberal, but... BidenRocks Nov 2025 #15

I work in the schools. I am by far the oldest person there at 70, valleyrogue Nov 2025 #30

I'm also 70 and I see more older women BidenRocks Nov 2025 #32

My fav line... Grins Nov 2025 #43

It's a good thing those "pretty gals" you're glaring at don't get them for you. ForgoTheConsequence Nov 2025 #47

Can't say what I would do if I were 18 so I won't say what they should do. twodogsbarking Nov 2025 #16

Mom told me not to get... COL Mustard Nov 2025 #18

No surprise there relayerbob Nov 2025 #19

One of my kids has tattoos, so I'll pass on this info, thanks. No thanks to the judgmental commenters in this thread. chia Nov 2025 #20

My son, my grandson, my ex DIL, barbtries Nov 2025 #25

Doesn't take much for the judgmental folks to show themselves does it? luv2fly Nov 2025 #31

In what universe is it the same as fat-shaming? LisaM Nov 2025 #46

Ya think? Stacey Grove Nov 2025 #23

Been waiting for this to come out pattyloutwo Nov 2025 #24

It is a mystery to me why anybody gets tattoos, especially women. valleyrogue Nov 2025 #27

I don't have any - but I'm considering one. Ms. Toad Nov 2025 #37

I know a number of people who have gotten tattoos for that exact reason. niyad Nov 2025 #41

My Mother use to say... sellitman Nov 2025 #29

'Becomes' ? Strelnikov_ Nov 2025 #34

I don't have any tattoos; If I ever get some, I think that would signal the demise of the entire tattoo craze. NBachers Nov 2025 #36

If this is true why aren't Yakuza YoshidaYui Nov 2025 #38

This is good to know and important research for many to follow. Alice B. Nov 2025 #39

I have several friends, including women my age, who are rather heavily inked. niyad Nov 2025 #42

I am 68 and back in the 1960's and 70's kellytore Nov 2025 #44

Good to know. I have one: Faith / fear ... I got it bc of the regime. live love laugh Nov 2025 #45