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RE: Religious Tattoos
May 5, 2015 at 4:50 pm
That's the thing I don't like about tattoos: they last, and if you change your mind, you gotta work around it
(May 5, 2015 at 3:28 pm)Spooky Wrote: I consider them now much the same I would a scar. A memory of something painful that is over now. I just don't know if I'm going to get them touched up, or possibly covered up.
when I was religious, I wanted a plain cross on my stomach
You'd have to talk to the artist, but I think there could be some pretty rad stuff you can turn them into. There's lots of people who get bad tattoos or get sick of them and they turn it into something completely new
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RE: Religious Tattoos
May 5, 2015 at 4:50 pm
Most of them are, yes. The most important of them is a banded ring that has the words "Que Sera, Sera" on the inside. My grandfather used to say that phrase all the time when I was a kid, and it means "Whatever will be, will be".
That's just one.
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RE: Religious Tattoos
May 5, 2015 at 4:51 pm
(This post was last modified: May 5, 2015 at 4:52 pm by vorlon13.)
None for me, and I don't know the stats, but I think in my age group and gay demographic, tattoos are pretty unusual. I don't see very many in porn either.
I'd steeply discount any credibility a christer might have if they sport tattoos too.
Anyone here gets the upside down Jesus and the elephant one, THAT would impress the snot out of me !!
That would be a lot of nuance for a tattoo, that's for sure . . .
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RE: Religious Tattoos
May 5, 2015 at 4:54 pm
(This post was last modified: May 5, 2015 at 4:56 pm by dahrling.)
(May 5, 2015 at 4:50 pm)Jericho Wrote: Most of them are, yes. The most important of them is a banded ring that has the words "Que Sera, Sera" on the inside. My grandfather used to say that phrase all the time when I was a kid, and it means "Whatever will be, will be".
That's just one.
I see (: Did that phrase have a particular meaning to your grandfather?
Did he speak Spanish? 
I think if I had to get a tattoo in another language, it'd be in French 
@Neimenovic: Yes, look at Nick Cannon's tattoo transformation. It's pretty incredible. It must have been *really* painful.
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RE: Religious Tattoos
May 5, 2015 at 4:59 pm
(May 5, 2015 at 4:54 pm)dahrling Wrote: I see (: Did that phrase have a particular meaning to your grandfather?
Did he speak Spanish?
Yes, my grandfather spoke Spanish, which was pretty cool. He said it everytime something bad happened in his life, or if anything happened bad to people he cared about. Not sure if there was a meaning behind it for him, but he must've told it to me over a hundred times.
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RE: Religious Tattoos
May 5, 2015 at 5:01 pm
(May 5, 2015 at 4:38 pm)Jericho Wrote: There are a few things that are meaningul enough for me to consider it, but I am no fan of pain. I know that most will say that no one is a fan of pain, but my fear is that I will feel the pain and twitch or jerk, causing the artist to make a mistake that will last my lifetime.
With the right artist this wouldn't be too much of a worry 
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RE: Religious Tattoos
May 5, 2015 at 5:04 pm
(May 5, 2015 at 5:01 pm)Spooky Wrote: With the right artist this wouldn't be too much of a worry
I would hope so. If anything, I'd like to be put to sleep when they started.
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RE: Religious Tattoos
May 5, 2015 at 5:05 pm
(This post was last modified: May 5, 2015 at 5:06 pm by Spooky.)
Damn Phone!
I personally find it quite relaxing. But that's probably an option. 
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RE: Religious Tattoos
May 5, 2015 at 5:07 pm
(This post was last modified: May 5, 2015 at 5:07 pm by dahrling.)
(May 5, 2015 at 4:59 pm)Jericho Wrote: (May 5, 2015 at 4:54 pm)dahrling Wrote: I see (: Did that phrase have a particular meaning to your grandfather?
Did he speak Spanish?
Yes, my grandfather spoke Spanish, which was pretty cool. He said it everytime something bad happened in his life, or if anything happened bad to people he cared about. Not sure if there was a meaning behind it for him, but he must've told it to me over a hundred times.
That's awesome Did he teach you any of it?
My great-grandparents and grandparents are all gone except for one, and they didn't leave much of a mark on me. I wish I had gotten to know them better 
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RE: Religious Tattoos
May 5, 2015 at 5:08 pm
(This post was last modified: May 5, 2015 at 5:10 pm by Jericho.)
If it were, I would definitely consider it more highly. But I'd rather not get the tattoo(s) until I go back to the States.
(May 5, 2015 at 5:07 pm)dahrling Wrote: That's awesome Did he teach you any of it?
My great-grandparents and grandparents are all gone except for one, and they didn't leave much of a mark on me. I wish I had gotten to know them better
He taught me very little. Most of the Spanish I know is a result of me playing soccer for 15 years with the majority of my team being from Mexico. And most of my vocabulary is actually profanity. 
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