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OMFG @shitsluts on IG takes badness to a new low. Can't unsee... Feel unclean... My guess is this won't be up for long.

That's killer, @taaarro. Funny how many amazing tattoos I see on Instagram turn out to be on LST'ers. Save some good tattoos for the rest of the world, will ya?

"Rutting unicorns and a lunar landscape" is a killer tattoo idea.

Nicely done. Congrats, @polliwog!

Me too -- and that's what I'm getting! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Check out this Kim Saigh tattoo, @mhapp95. It's got a lot going on -- but it's also a full back piece. If you want that much stuff incorporated into your tattoo you'll either have to go big or simplify IMO.

Funny. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Funny how people think we're such exhibitionists with our tattoos when we're more likely to cover up than anyone.

In our neck of the woods (SoCal) I see a lot more traditional than large-scale Japanese but fine line B&G outnumbers both combined.

We doing an L.A.-style LST meetup @Lance @TrixieFaux or what? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Thanks @ironchef! Super entertaining and informative for tattoo nerds such as myself.

I like apples AND oranges. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Never been a big fan of opera. Yet I know some people are pretty passionate about it. And of course I acknowledge its rich history and understand it takes talent and dedication to succeed as an opera singer. What I don't do is go on opera forums and yell out, "OPERA SUCKS! TELL ME I'M WRONG!!!" Because that would be stupid and a waste of time.

Good question. Off the top of my head: some kind of flower. Doesn't have to be super-girly. (See the dozens of bad-ass peonies, chrysanthemums, etc. on this site.) Can't go wrong with a traditional rose.

I really have nothing to add but: "

You know who was a hack? Picasso. His people don't even look like people! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Yeah -- the 1890s! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPKe9OfWs-M&feature=kp"

Yes. The reality shows have perpetuated this myth that every tattoo has to have some deep, personal meaning instead of just looking bad-ass. Getting a black panther because you like the image? Perfectly valid and some purists might say, better. One of the reasons I love Japanese-style tattoos is that they already have a built-in meaning -- like a koi leaping the waterfall represents aspiration or perseverance, or the cherry blossom signifies the fragility of life or whatever. These are things I can relate to on a deep, personal level without having to say I got a hydrangea bush because my dead grandma planted one in her backyard (not that there's anything wrong with that).

Wrong. Good manners are about not putting people in the position of having to say, "How rude!" I agree that good -- or not bad -- intentions count for something, but not everything. A wise person thinks about what he/she says before they say it. I'm sure you don't say every damn thing that pops into your head. IT'S NOT JUST TATTOOS!!! It's rude to ask someone how much they paid for their new car too -- but that's not a great example because everyone has a vague idea of how much cars cost. It's more like walking into a person's house, looking a painting on the wall, and saying, "Nice art. How much you pay for it?" Because it's rude. (Close friends and family might be the exception to the rule, but I try to be polite to them too.) Now can we please stop talking about this and get back to tattoos? I'll even let you have the last word.

Hey don't hate on my steez. (Okay my beard's not that massive but I'm working on it.)

Thank you. FWIW I never said "all" people; I said some -- so why not err on the side of caution and be polite? Also keep in mind that some people might find a comment rude or offensive but keep it to themselves to avoid a confrontation. I am generally one of those people. BTW I don't like snobs either.

I know you don't but other people do -- and that's the point. Is that really so hard to grasp?

I would never ask you or anyone else if you've killed someone while serving in the military because it might make that person uncomfortable -- hence: rude. But I thank you for your service. No one is saying "offensive" except for you, but there are about a dozen people on this thread alone who have explicitly said it's rude or annoying to ask about cost -- so why are you still trying to argue this point?

Asking people how much their tattoos cost is rude, period, in the U.S. or anywhere else in the world for the reason @scubaron mentioned: it makes people uncomfortable. Note I didn't use the word "offensive." In any case I couldn't tell you exactly how much mine cost even if you did ask. I bring cash, wait until the end of the session and pay what they ask plus tip. I don't keep a running tally.

Wisdom. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk