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In reply to the discussion: Your tattoo is (probably) not as meaningful as you think it is. [View all]BlackSkimmer
(51,308 posts)16. Way, way back in the day I worked at Disney.
Park security at that time was made up mostly of retired fellas from law enforcement or the military. Disney did not allow tattoos when I worked there, and I have no idea if that changed.
But they looked the other way for these guys lol. Most could be covered with clothing, but almost all of them had them. I think it was pretty much de rigueur for guys in the service back then. Most would tell me stories about how they got them. Many didn't even remember doing it. Young men, far from home, and with a bellyful of liquor.
I grew up in a setting where they were certainly frowned upon. Probably young girls from my same neighborhood now have them and the piercings too lol. Pierced ears was all the holes I ever cared to get in my body!
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Tattoos are not right for me. I made it through the Navy without getting one.
Chainfire
Mar 2023
#13
More than half of the men and women that go to the gym I go to have tattoos.
friend of a friend
Mar 2023
#17
Not-really-minor quibble: I'm disappointed to see xkcd use the incorrect "bicep".
DavidDvorkin
Mar 2023
#18
No, I don't think I'm fooling anyone. I meant to point out that my efforts fail. n/t
Silent3
Mar 2023
#64
I loved watching those tattoo competition TV shows that were popular a few years ago
IcyPeas
Mar 2023
#38
I've never understood tattoos (other than those described in the cartoon). How do you decide
Vinca
Mar 2023
#51