tattoos are for wimps

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

I swear, most the people I see with a bunch of tattoos are deep down inside pussies.

It's all just an act to look tough (without actually being tough).

*indulgent chuckle*

Boru

[Gwaithmir]

When I was in army basic training (1969), two guys in my platoon dared each other to get tattooed. One of them got Woody Woodpecker on his arm and the other got Little Imp. Go figure! 

[h4ym4n]

Love the Xian idiots that don’t know the rules of their monster god.

Leviticus 19:28
New International Version
28 “‘Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord.

Fuckin idiots

[no one]

"Xian idiots" is akin to saying Naan bread or Chai tea.

[zebo-the-fat]

bible is a pick and choose sort of deal, can't expect them to follow it completely!

[no one]

When the buybull coincides with what I say, it is literal. However, when the buybull diverges from my perfect declarations then it is indeed metaphorical, and should be taken with grains of Lot's wife.

[Nanny]

mine commemorate the births of my children, my family heraldry, and my marriage and are part of my cultural heritage. I guess I'm a wimp. I have been called far worse.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

The OP is the sort of remark made by someone likely to get beaten senseless by people with ink.

Boru

[MR. Macabre 666]

I swear, most the people I see with a bunch of tattoos are deep down inside pussies.

It's all just an act to look tough (without actually being tough).

In some cases it might be true, but most of the people who are heavily tattooed, like myself, don't do it to "look tough". In my case, I started getting tattooed over 20 years ago to display my love of all things evil, dark, heretical, atheistic, occult, pagan, or Halloween or horror based. 
We're making a statement to all of the "normal" people out there that we're not all the same. Most of my artwork is Halloween themed, as well as several phrases in Latin that display my atheism. I also have a few occult sigils scattered throughout and band logos for 3 of my favorite metal bands of all time.

Everything I have is in black and grey, with a few spots of white. My back is completely covered by a back piece that took 2 1/2 years to finish. Both of my arms are covered from shoulder to the wrist(not sleeves), along with several on my chest and abdomen.
I have 3 memorial tattoos on my chest, for my mom, my older sister, and for our granddaughter, who was stillborn 6 years ago. Our 4 grandkids are each represented by their own jack-o-lantern with their names copied under each one. 

None of my artwork is there to make me look tough, I don't need that. I already look like a serial killer according to family, friends, and co-workers.
Getting tattooed is very expensive and it's painful, but you learn to phase out the pain and concentrate on something else like music.

[The Grand Nudger]

I had a buddy who started with sleeves about fishing..and it turned into a full body art project right down to his grundle. He's not tough, he's never put himself out there as tough. Guy just likes to fish..and ink..obviously. Meanwhile..my tough guy persona prevents me from ever letting anyone touch me with a needle. Don't get me wrong. I think it's pretty, I think it's cool...but... do you want a broken hand, because that's how you get broken hands.