MRCL Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Quick question, I've always wondered about this... why is that in a lot of traditional tattoo designs, animals, animal heads and so one are getting stabbed? Like the often seen Panther-with-a-dagger-through-the-head. I get it if you really hate a certain kind of animal or have some other more or less valid reason for it (I've played with the thought of a tattoo with a spider punctured by a dagger because I'm afraid of them (yet don't kill them in real life since I value their insect killing existence)). But other than that? Is there a reason, a story behind those designs? Just wonderin' not judging ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irezumi Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Just because you got something stabbing through your head doesn't mean that you're having a bad time hogg, Stewart Robson, MGblues and 26 others 29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatB Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 it is a sexual thing. the dagger symbolizes a penis. i have a dagger stabbing through a skull and eagle because i love skulls and i fuckin love america. mtlsam, motsimus, Bunny Switchblade and 27 others 30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeeSea Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 ^^^ rolls eyes. tatB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbanxcore Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Because the easiest way to make a tattoo tougher is to put a dagger in it! HettyKet, Iwar, kimkong and 15 others 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CultExciter Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Because it's a diatribe railing against the butter industry. We must use knives only for meat, not soft and salty pats of fermented milk. gougetheeyes, Nate Pea, joakim urma and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irezumi Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Because the easiest way to make a tattoo tougher is to put a dagger in it! And/or fire. suburbanxcore, CultExciter, MGblues and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougetheeyes Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 It's how we used to kill panthers and gorillas.. before the internet RUINED TATTOOING. Graeme, Aussie Tom, tatB and 18 others 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Switchblade Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Why not??? tatB, beez, irezumi and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReDile Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 For what it's worth I feel no animosity towards panthers. My thought process when thusly: "What's the toughest thing I could possibly get, so everyone can see how nails I am?" "I know, A Panther" "Wait, with a fucking dagger through it" and then that turned out to be too much tough for me to handle, so there's a butterfly as well: Seriously though, it looks cool. What more reason would you like? Guerillaneedles, Marwin3000, daveborjes and 17 others 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irezumi Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 "What's the toughest thing I could possibly get, so everyone can see how nails I am?""I know, A Panther" "Wait, with a fucking dagger through it" Best ever and then that turned out to be too much tough for me to handle, so there's a butterfly as well Also best ever hah hogg, tatB, CultExciter and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesseracts Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 I don't like how a lot of animal tattoos have a bunch of arrows in them. At least with the dagger it looks like it's in some kind of cool battle, but with arrows it's like it was just minding its own business and then was shot a bunch of times. There are some traditional designs I wish I knew the story behind, but they originated so long ago probably nobody knows. For example the ducks that say "hey you" and "who me." I also wonder why crying baby heads are popular. Doesn't look like the personification of toughness to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CultExciter Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 @Tesseracts This is my leg. Arrows are tough. Tesseracts, Iwar, ChrisvK and 15 others 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exume Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Because it's rad, that's why. beez and gougetheeyes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irezumi Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 things shot full of arrows Well we have a thread about arrows but it's not linking. beez, slayer9019, CultExciter and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffK Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 I always saw it in 2 ways. 1- You wanted a cool knife AND an animal so jam them together. 2- The more "BS-Filled" meaning I've heard is it's signifigant of defeating or overcoming something difficult. Because it's rad, that's why. But really just that ^^^^^. I have a Gorilla getting stabbed. It's pissed about it too. Rad as fuck. HettyKet, CultExciter, daveborjes and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HettyKet Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Because the easiest way to make a tattoo tougher is to put a dagger in it! if it even works on a turnip... omeletta, Fala, SeeSea and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeeSea Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 things shot full of arrowsWell we have a thread about arrows but it's not linking. You've got an extra "http://" in the link. Try this. http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/tattoo-designs-books-flash/2598-things-shot-arrows.html irezumi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbanxcore Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 if it even works on a turnip... See! That's a badass turnip. Also, @CultExciter, every time I see that wolf, I love it a little bit more. So awesome. irezumi and CultExciter 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 It's how we used to kill panthers and gorillas.. before the internet RUINED TATTOOING. New signature. deaddreamnation, CultExciter, irezumi and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CultExciter Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 @gougetheeyes gets all the signatures! gougetheeyes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterJ Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 @CultExciter that leg piece is great, hes bound and shot and still fighting back CultExciter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CultExciter Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 @CultExciterthat leg piece is great, hes bound and shot and still fighting back The sun isn't going to devour itself! beez, sighthound and Graeme 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRCL Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 Well every answer so far makes perfect sense. How could I have been so blind! beez, motsimus and tatB 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irezumi Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 You've got an extra "http://" in the link. Try this.http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/tattoo-designs-books-flash/2598-things-shot-arrows.html Thanks for the assist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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