Quote: Originally Posted by CAL415 aus880 - I would agree that its a bit of a trend at the moment, but dont put all tatoo'd people in to a single class, yeh alot of 18yr olds rush out and get them, yeh they might regret them... then there are people like myself who thought about it for many years prior to geting one, i got mine when i was 24, now a few years later and it still looks just as good and i have no regrets,, as for stretching etc, its not a problem.. with the hobbies i am involved in (martial arts, weight training mainly) i bulk up and then trim up etc alot and its never made any significant difference. You seem to be forgeting the people who get a tatoo for a reason - maybe some significant change in there life that then want to remember etc - not just to look cool. At the end of the day if you are happy with your tatoo and it means something to you(as mine does) then i say who gives a **** about what other people think of it. my tatoo is concealed under my shirt 99% of the time, for me its there to remind me of something - not to show off to others. as for how it looks when your old(60+) i dont think it really matters coz as VLT_RB30 has said your skin will look terrible regardless of tats when your that age.... thats if i am still kickin at that age! ohhh btw i must be one of the odd ones out because my tatoo it NOT celtic..... good point! and none of mine are celtic either Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by CAL415 aus880 - I would agree that its a bit of a trend at the moment, but dont put all tatoo'd people in to a single class, yeh alot of 18yr olds rush out and get them, yeh they might regret them... then there are people like myself who thought about it for many years prior to geting one, i got mine when i was 24, now a few years later and it still looks just as good and i have no regrets,, as for stretching etc, its not a problem.. with the hobbies i am involved in (martial arts, weight training mainly) i bulk up and then trim up etc alot and its never made any significant difference. You seem to be forgeting the people who get a tatoo for a reason - maybe some significant change in there life that then want to remember etc - not just to look cool. At the end of the day if you are happy with your tatoo and it means something to you(as mine does) then i say who gives a **** about what other people think of it. my tatoo is concealed under my shirt 99% of the time, for me its there to remind me of something - not to show off to others. as for how it looks when your old(60+) i dont think it really matters coz as VLT_RB30 has said your skin will look terrible regardless of tats when your that age.... thats if i am still kickin at that age! ohhh btw i must be one of the odd ones out because my tatoo it NOT celtic..... I agree exactly, I got my tattoo for a reason, not just to be "cool" the day before i turned 16, its been about 9 months and i dont regret it yet... mine also isnt celtic, its kanji writing, 3 letters, covered by a shirt, its at the top of my arm

i was going to get "Made in Australia" with the symbol, but too many people have it..

Quote: Originally Posted by aus880 You obviously haven't seen an old bloke with a tattoo then My grandfather had a number of tattoos and yes they looked crap at his age ur granfather would have got his 50-60 yrs ago lemme guess its all green and smudged? u heard of technology?? there is no way back then they could do the quality and fine work they do now! so dont compare a tatto done in 1940 to one done in 2004 it just doesnt work,,, if u wanna do that wait 60 yrs and look back on wht they look like at a similar age, i havd 6 in total befor i was 20 (first at 16) the only thing i have regreted it where i chose to get them i.e dodgy ****s doing them and need to be re-done wht ever u do dont go for cheapest often u get wht u pay fore.... i have also got 4 piercings and niple suprisingly didnt hurt the top ear was the worst was sore for weeks! everyone has their own opinion on this "trailor trash" issue but lemme ask u back in 1920 u were trash for wearing togs that didnt cover to ur ankles my my how things have changed! a bikini is now accepted as the norm as to have tattoo's been acepted more and more... have included a pic of a bikini wearing tattoo'd chick to give u guys sumthing to look at after u read my post :P

I have got Ned kelly tatood on my shoulder. And I have never once regretted it. I also have an Aussi flag tatto'd on the back of my leg. Figured if I was gonna get tatoo's I would be a little patriotic. I think the leg hurt more than the shoulder. It all still hurts though. Very very addictive. All you will want is more tatoos after gettting one.

well myself, a.player, [.nugget.] and BOOSTnWGn have proved you wrong aus880 4 in a row and still no celtic hehehehe :P [.nugget.] is kanji the japanese symbols? i actualy have 3 korean symbols myself.

Went to the pub last night with a few mates. Actually didn't feel 100% sure while driving home about it. I still want it but figured i want to be 100% sure before i do so without any change of heart. So i decided not to get it today, ive got the picture hanging up on my wall. If i still like it after 6 months i will get it but thought it would be wise to see how much i like it after 6 months of looking at it.

dragme havent u just finished school? i know plenty of guys ur age who get tats, and regret it later on i was gonna do the same thing about 2 months after i turned 18, but came to my senses

Quote: Originally Posted by dragme Went to the pub last night with a few mates. Actually didn't feel 100% sure while driving home about it. I still want it but figured i want to be 100% sure before i do so without any change of heart. So i decided not to get it today, ive got the picture hanging up on my wall. If i still like it after 6 months i will get it but thought it would be wise to see how much i like it after 6 months of looking at it. Very good idea...

Quote: Originally Posted by david85dc dragme havent u just finished school? i know plenty of guys ur age who get tats, and regret it later on i was gonna do the same thing about 2 months after i turned 18, but came to my senses Yeh finished year 12 this year. So ive been 18 now for nearly 4 months. Ive always wanted one since i was younger so its not so much a spur of the second thought.

Quote: Originally Posted by CAL415 well myself, a.player, [.nugget.] and BOOSTnWGn have proved you wrong aus880 4 in a row and still no celtic hehehehe :P [.nugget.] is kanji the japanese symbols? i actualy have 3 korean symbols myself. sure is mate.. thats it. As BOOSTnWGn said, yes, tattoos are very addictive, I'm getting my second in 2 weeks. Traditional kiwi band around my forearm Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

what does it say? Looks good, (6 words and i needed to change my spelling... how bad is that ) Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

speed, victory, bravery.

Quote: Originally Posted by BOOSTnWGn I have got Ned kelly tatood on my shoulder. And I have never once regretted it. I also have an Aussi flag tatto'd on the back of my leg. Figured if I was gonna get tatoo's I would be a little patriotic. I think the leg hurt more than the shoulder. It all still hurts though. Very very addictive. All you will want is more tatoos after gettting one. wagon.. can u post pics of ur NED KELLY and the one on ur leg im interested to see how the flag on is pulled off and i want a b&w ned kelly on my back one holding shot gun evil looking cartoon sorta one...

one of my mates has exactly what you described sourta cartoon, evil face, shotgun with two smoking barrels Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by [.nugget.] one of my mates has exactly what you described sourta cartoon, evil face, shotgun with two smoking barrels thats the exact one! u got a pic of it? is it on his back nice and big? how much it cost him where he get it done at? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

not sure how much it cost, i think he got it done at tribal urge in newcastle (probably not much help to you lol). I can try and get a pic next time i see him

BTW its at the top of his arm (shoulder muscle) and probably about 15cm tall by 10 wide, thats a guess tho

ahhhk, im lookin at same one but on shoulder blade down my back bout 20-30 cms in lenght...

dragme you still keen on this or what? had one of mine for 6 years and the other for 2 and i still love them! cant really post pics of one cause its a bit discreet , but i say if you have wanted one for a while go for it! the whole argument is around age, choice etc, only you can make the desision that suits you! have fun with it! and depending on where it is, it doesnt really hurt Some original photos have not been recovered yet.