Tattoos

[Scylax]

What is the attraction?

[paddywak]

I don't think there is one.

[RATTER15]

So many people with so many different reasons, Its not difficult to see that some people are just attracted by art on their bodies.

[aelmpvw]

masochism?

[wildwood]

A lot of sorry people when they get to middle age. Use transfers.

[doctordb]

Military displays, music, fireworks and a fly past.

[NOX]

Lm FAO @ Doctorb- really made me howl ;-)

[PetitAnglais]

I must admit to being confused by this myself. I have never been able to think of anything that I want on my body forever.

[BlueToffee]

Each to their own, I suppose.

Personally, I think that some of them are very artistic however, but would I have one done, never!

[pdust]

i agree with ratter, having helped out in tattoo studio for years there doesnt seem to be a single reason..... ive seen people from all walks of life, all ages, some do it as its fashionable and their mates all have one, some do it to mark an occasion or something sentimental to them, some see it as art, some are clearly addicted, ive quite a few and never had a real reason for doing it apart from i saw something i liked and wanted it......

[jno]

hello pdust, happy new year:-)

Generally people of my advanced age don't have tattoos - in my youth they were for sailors and hookers. But times have changed. If I were young now I'd probably be getting one.

[ChillDoubt]

It's just individual preference I guess. I've got my children's names and DOB's tattooed on my back, either side of my favourite poem Invictus.

Just a personal thing.

[Mamyalynne]

Bodily adornments have been around as long as mankind.

[T&S]

As a 40+ man in the Armed forces, I must be a bit unusual as I've never seen the attraction or indeed had one. Some look very well done, whereas others look ridiculuous. Have a look at the One Direction bloke here near the bottom of the page:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2259351/As-Harry-Styles-splits-Taylor-Swift-guide-exhausting-life-heart-throb.html

Did he do them himself? Awful!

[gness]

I adore tasteful tattoos......would have one but I know with my luck it would go wrong or I would find the dyslexic tattooist.
As to having anything on my body forever....well...Johnny Depp perhaps.

[ChillDoubt]

Different strokes for different folks. Bar ears, I've never understood piercing various parts of the body.
And with some of them I'd be seriously concerned about the snag factor!

[ChillDoubt]

What's this about?

http://www.bodymod.org/pierce/pierceImages/80976/aJ8azg3xOr-full.jpg

[gness]

Chill.. that's horrible....Why wold anyone do that?

[pdust]

hi jno, happy new year, hope you had a lovely christmas x

lol gness, its true things can go wrong.... over the years ive had them, had them removed, had more, had them removed, had more.... never really had a problem until a few years ago when i had a reaction to a red ink..... im not supposed to have them now but even if i wanted to i wouldnt after that....

[pdust]

i almost had that done down my back chill.... just for the hell of it