Tight-Lines

Taken from the Temple site by Mr. Nice Guy himself.

I'm gonna get a battle royale of a squaw pinup vs asian pinup vs latina pinup.

Im not sure how I never posted in this thread.
Anyways, I was 17 and working at Applebee's when I met Ralph. He was a ex con Sureno who started doing tattoos on the side for some extra cash. Anyways, I decided to hit him up for a quick piece on my ankles. I have "Rise" on one ankle and "Above" on another. The fonts are shitty, the rise is higher than the above, and the E in rise looks like a C with a dick in the middle.
Dont get tattooed by cooks from Applebee's.

I'm totally glad that I am not the only one who was hoping for a thread about the mythical (or real?) trolls.
On a side note... was @SirBlazeAlot the original LST troll? @hogg @gougetheeyes ? Or maybe he was just retarded.

That guy spelt "ART" like KoЯn.

Just saw a trailer for "Cabin in the Woods" written by Joss Whedon... im intrigued.

Hard Candy was pretty good.

Bubbleberry was such a character. Nice troll.

I dig this a lot. We are all people with a common interest and like sharing experiences thru this site. I get just as much of a kick talking to someone who looking for a first tattoo or a tattooer I admire.
When it comes down to it we are all just people with our own interests. I could give a shit about people opinions on my tattoos. If you like it, great! If you dont, nod your head and move on... we dont need a system for making people think they got a shitty tattoo. This isnt Inkmasters, its an awesome tattoo community.

I'm totally glad that I am not the only one who was hoping for a thread about the mythical (or real?) trolls.
On a side note... was @SirBlazeAlot the original LST troll? @hogg @gougetheeyes ? Or maybe he was just retarded.

I'm totally glad that I am not the only one who was hoping for a thread about the mythical (or real?) trolls.
On a side note... was @SirBlazeAlot the original LST troll? @hogg @gougetheeyes ? Or maybe he was just retarded.

Im all about my GORUCK training right now. Running 6-8 miles with 4-5 bricks in my bag then doing push-ups, pull ups, sit ups, flutters, Burpees, bear crawls... and drinking beer for good measure.

Bubbleberry was such a character. Nice troll.

I'm totally glad that I am not the only one who was hoping for a thread about the mythical (or real?) trolls.
On a side note... was @SirBlazeAlot the original LST troll? @hogg @gougetheeyes ? Or maybe he was just retarded.

That sounds like a solid day. I am having a few buds right now then taking the lady out to dinner. Hello scotch scotch scotch drunk.

I'm totally glad that I am not the only one who was hoping for a thread about the mythical (or real?) trolls.
On a side note... was @SirBlazeAlot the original LST troll? @hogg @gougetheeyes ? Or maybe he was just retarded.

Bubbleberry was such a character. Nice troll.

Bubbleberry was such a character. Nice troll.

I'm totally glad that I am not the only one who was hoping for a thread about the mythical (or real?) trolls.
On a side note... was @SirBlazeAlot the original LST troll? @hogg @gougetheeyes ? Or maybe he was just retarded.

I'm totally glad that I am not the only one who was hoping for a thread about the mythical (or real?) trolls.
On a side note... was @SirBlazeAlot the original LST troll? @hogg @gougetheeyes ? Or maybe he was just retarded.

I think I came here just after SirBlazeAlot left. Was definitely here for the Bubbleberry saga.
Hey look! Lady Troll!

That sounds like a solid day. I am having a few buds right now then taking the lady out to dinner. Hello scotch scotch scotch drunk.

soo its one of the first nice spring days so me and some friends wentt to a park.
One of those bastards brought a bottle of rum and soem cola so i've been sippin all day in the sunshine. It wasn't till i stood up that i noticed how fucked i am.
Love you all!

I'm taking this over here now because I feel like it. And I'm not talking about anyone in particular so if you think I am don't get defensive or flatter yourself. This isn't about you.
A "troll" is commonly defined as someone who posts sh*t on the internet to get a reaction -- even if it's something they don't believe themselves, e.g. OBAMA = HITLER. It's very hard not to fall into their little traps and, as annoying as they are, I must admit I have a weird respect for them as pranksters and anarchists. They can be pretty entertaining sometimes (though not often) but it's best to ignore them and hope they go away.
Then there's another type of person who makes some kind of inflammatory or potentially offensive statement that they actually do believe. Those people are also trying to stir the pot and get attention – even if it's negative attention, kind of like our six-year-old at times. Those traps are harder to avoid. I think the thing to remember is that some people don't care about having a meaningful discussion or debate – only being "right." And they will never stop arguing until they get the last word. They will never see your point or try to understand your point of view because they don't care. They won't admit they're wrong – ever.
(BTW I've also seen a few "success stories" on here of people who stop being bullheaded and stubborn and actually listen to what other people have to say – other people who know a lot more about the subject than they do. Some people just go away which is fine by me, but LST has also "saved" one or two from getting bad or mediocre tattoos by steering them in the right direction, suggesting artists, etc. Actually, I wouldn't mind seeing a thread just about those success stories, but maybe later.)
I myself have said plenty of dumb sh*t on here and been schooled a couple of times. I've agreed to disagree on a few occasions and always apologized if I offended someone – or at least tried clarify myself if I felt I was being misunderstood.
But really we're all here for the same reason, which is to talk about tattoos, share and look at kickass tattoos, and occasionally debate the finer points of tattoos and tattooing. Preferably in a respectful way without name-calling or singling anyone out.
One reason why this board is so great and different from a lot of others is that we've been able to maintain this kind of intelligent, respectful discourse. In part that's because we're able to "police" ourselves and call out the trolls and the haters when they do rear their ugly heads. There's been some talk recently about this board going negative and scaring some people away. I hope that doesn't happen but that's also part of the process of weeding out. Some people need "tough love" instead of telling them what they want to hear.
If you've read this far, thank you for letting me get on my soapbox for a bit. I've been really proud of the people who've been standing up for themselves and others – some women in particular – and not letting the haters and the trolls get away with their bullsh*t. But at the end of the day, you can try to slap some sense into some people and all you get is a sore hand.

Dungeons & Dragons thread to the rescue.