Need advice for next tattoo...

[anomaly1964]

Thanks to everyone who gave me good pointers in this thread. I have learned that we all look at tattoos differently and that I, indeed, am in the minority on this site, where art is more important than personal meaning (that is NOT a slam on the site)...

I do find it a bit funny that those who keep commenting the thread won't die, keep posting in it...

Wicked grin...

[Mick Weder]

Personal meaning is not necessarily etched in the design.

That CR skull & flames BrianH posted early in the piece, go for something along those lines, slammed fkn solid in that forearm. Then you can say it was a matrix inspired tattoo. WHOA no one will know what the fuck ya talking about. Cool

[misterJ]

Thanks to everyone who gave me good pointers in this thread. I have learned that we all look at tattoos differently and that I, indeed, am in the minority on this site, where art is more important than personal meaning (that is NOT a slam on the site)...

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I'm confused so the art is more important to you than the personal meaning? And that's different from us?

Am I reading it wrong?

[smiling.politely]

I think he means "...on this site: where art is more important than personal meaning." But, he isn't well informed on sentence structure.

As for it not being a slam on the site... I think his idea of trying to hide insults is akin to Ricky Bobby's use of the phrase "with all due respect."

[Graeme]

I think he means "...on this site: where art is more important than personal meaning." But, he isn't well informed on sentence structure.

As for it not being a slam on the site... I think his idea of trying to hide insults is akin to Ricky Bobby's use of the phrase "with all due respect."

I think it's hilarious that the supposed deep personal meaning of his tattoos derives not from (to paraphrase Stewart Robson here) deep-rooted human drives and archetypes, but from The fucking Matrix.

On the topic of deep-rooted human drives and archetypes, here's an article that appeared in Slate a couple of years ago about how scientists are hypothesizing that anxiety developed in humans as a defensive mechanism against being killed and eaten by tigers, panthers, and snakes. So basically if you want a tattoo that gets right down to the essence of what it is to be a human being, get a panther.

[Mick Weder]

scientists are hypothesizing that anxiety developed in humans as a defensive mechanism against being killed and eaten by tigers, panthers, and snakes. So basically if you want a tattoo that gets right down to the essence of what it is to be a human being, get a panther.

Makes sense to me @Graeme

I love this, going to make reference to this forever now when asked these fkn dumb ass why questions.

That'll fuck em.

[Mick Weder]

In fact...I like this so much, it required a FB status update.

Believe me, I never status update. I only post motorcycle events, videos and tattoo related events and pictures.

Thanks again.

Small things eh?