It never fails. The other day I see a some girl I know showing her friends the new ink she got on the back of her neck. She just HAS to show everyone, so I too get a glance at the highly visible, pink-heart embellished design. Yeah, it was one of 'those' tattoos.

Worse yet, every other girl interjects with a story about the design she's getting in two weeks that includes a butterfly, dolphin, fish, or rainbow stars. I can't judge what these mean for every single person, but I can't help but think that there's not a lot of depth behind them.

Every one of these girls is 18-20, and is probably paying for the tat with daddy's cash. It's not just the young girls either. Every other 20 something guy I know has a nautical star or decorative cross somewhere on their body. Whenever the subject of tattoos comes up, I have to hear someone say, word for word, 'yeah I'm definitely getting a tattoo, but I don't know where or what it'll be.' I wish I was kidding.

You can do whatever you want with your body, but I can't understand why people take getting ink so lightly. I've met very few tattooed people that had no regret whatsoever for getting their designs. Even those I know as young as 20 regret what they got done as little as a year before.

Still, tattoos fascinate me, and I think good ones (however you want to define that) are great. However, I don't really ever see good tattoos. I see a lot of what I cynically view as meaningless, regretful stuff done in the pursuit of a fashion statement.

To those that do have tattoos, what are they, why did you get them, and do you have any regret of them? Would you get them again? I can never ask people I know these things because I respect that they might be too personal, or they regret getting them and don't want to discuss them.

Have tattoos. Will get more tattoos. Do not regret my tattoos. Don't see the point in caring if another person got a tattoo for "light" reasons or deep ass soul busting reasons. The worst tattoo I have ever seen on someone else.... was not on me. That's as far as I took that train of thought, and lastly I've certainly never cared who paid for their tattoos.

my favorites are patterns around the pelvic region on girls, like little stars or just a design. just put a fucking arrow and be done with it.

My girlfriend just got a stupid looking shooting star tattoo on her foot. All of her friends got the same one to symbolize their friendship, kinda stupid in my opinion.

Bangkok, Some english bloke had a large almost finished tattoo of Bruce Lee in front of a huge spider web on his back..
It looked like some 5 year old had started it and i could`nt tell who was more drunk the tattooist or him.

Another bad one was done to my friend`s shoulder by some bar girl`s brother who supposedly was a good tattooist lol.

I don't regret my tattoo!!

Here's my tattoo. I have it on the outside of my leg. I rowed for 4 years and was the treasurer for my team for 2 of those years. Clemson crew is very much like a family so it means a lot to me.

I got it on the outside of my leg so people rowing next to us knew who they were getting passed by :)

To each his own but I have yet to see a woman who looked better with a tattoo then without it.

My guy would disagree. He's currently trying to talk me into a half sleeve instead of the back tatt I have planned.



I've seen what I think are really stupid tatts because I personally wouldn't get them. But if the flaming rose on your left shoulder means something to you, who am I to judge it?

Yeah. It means something, they always mean something.

I nominate Brock Lesnar for worst tattoo ever.

My tattoo isn't to impress you, or anyone else.

I always lol at the idea that a tat needs to mean something to me for you to accept that it's OK. You watch far too much Miami Ink.

In highschool, a Junior on my football team tried to emulate the college/pro players who carve/scar/brand their number onto their shoulder. Well, he went ahead and scratched his number into his shoulder, then burnt it with a lighter to make it scar.

It looked terrible because he did a piss-poor job, but here's what makes it great: We ended up getting new jerseys our Senior year, and the number he now had carved into his arm wasn't one of the available numbers. Add to that that he never played beyond the highschool level, and you have a dumbass walking around with his Junior year Highschool football number carved into his arm. Awesome.

I've got a bunch of tattoos. Some very meaningful, some a little meaningful, and some completely random. I don't have any regrets although theres one that if i saw how it would look before I got it done I probably wouldnt have gotten it.

I don't like the attention associated with tattoos. I mean its nice from time to time for someone to come up and compliment you're tattoos, but I don't enjoy discussing the topic in detail in person.

I have a half sleave which for some reason gives strangers the idea that they can touch my arm. Why, I don't know but its very annoying. Girls especially. I have a gf and shes cool about it, but if i was in her situation i'd definately be aggitated if guys were all over her side piece.