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I do know that if you wore an Aquila in public at something like GenCon, a good portion of 75,000 people over four days would know what it meant.
It's funny how much of this thread is about people judging other people's standards of what they think is cool to them, which is what 95% of tattoos are a representation of.
At least having a 40K tattoo would mean more to me than a guy who's generic Chinese symbol for "hope" might actually be translated as "bread".
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"By this point I'm convinced 100% that every single race in the 40k universe have somehow tapped into the ork ability to just have their tech work because they think it should."
Technically the Aquila is actually Roman, and shouldn't be drawn to something like the Nazi Party..... but the average person probably coasted through their History classes in high school and (possibly) college, and probably won't appreciate that tattoo.
There's also cooler tattoos to get then the symbol of a fictional organization. Maybe look up your family's heraldry and get a tattoo of your own personal Coat of Arms instead.
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hotsauceman1 wrote: Ok, weight and price aside, lets say i do get a Tattoo and I want it to be gaming
What about a Twenty Sided Dice? Or maybe a Dragon?
Or maybe a Star Wars Imperial insiqnia.
If you are asking for us to chime in on what design you permanently mark onto your body, you probably should stick to henna.
curran12 wrote: Just so I'm clear, you're getting this on your calf, not your head, right? Cause yeah...head tattoo...
Anyway, yes, the aquila is a bad idea because it is far more commonly associated with other things than 40k.
What he said.
When people (normal people, not nerds like us) see this:
They think, because they have no fething clue what that is (or have never picked up a damn history book), this:
And that gets their nickers in a twist. Add shaved head to the mix and you have the nazi alarms going off everywhere. If you're anything but white, though, you're probably fine.
EDIT: I would probably advise you not get a tattoo of a symbol form 40k. Might lose interest at some point, and then the tat will be something of a waste. Get something logical. Like your girlfriends name. That could never go wrong.
It's a discount store in Auckland. Temporary tattoos only, they've had them for years, they're probably made in Asia somewhere, not sure about the peace symbols.
hotsauceman1 wrote: Ok, weight and price aside, lets say i do get a Tattoo and I want it to be gaming
What about a Twenty Sided Dice? Or maybe a Dragon?
Or maybe a Star Wars Imperial insiqnia.
If you are asking for us to chime in on what design you permanently mark onto your body, you probably should stick to henna.
My suggestions for tattoos:
The Kanji for "idiot".
The Bible verse that forbids tattoos.
A birth mark.
Oh wow, sick burn dude
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welshhoppo wrote: I once met a guy who that the 8 sided star and For the Dark Gods tattooed on his arm.
I was like, hey that's a warhammer tattoo.
Yes and no. It's actually from the Eternal Champions stories.
I forget the name but a friend of mine (with no 40k or warhammer knowledge at all) got a very similar tattoo and I believe it's a philosophy of chaos/anarchy or something.
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I don't think tattoos need to be something significant, people saying that seem a bit...elitist? If it's something you find cool and don't think that'll change, and you're getting it done somewhere discrete then it really doesn't matter what it is really.
However I do agree that the fact you're asking other people what you should get seems a bit like you aren't ready for the commitment of a tattoo. You need to be sure.
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That temporary tattoo set is confusing as all hell, lol!
"By this point I'm convinced 100% that every single race in the 40k universe have somehow tapped into the ork ability to just have their tech work because they think it should."
Azza007 wrote: One thing I do hate is how the Nazis perverted (right word?) the swastika as it doesn't originate in hatred.
Generally speaking, their misappropriation of cultural symbols is the least of the reasons to hate them.
This is a bad idea, for numerous reasons. In college, you are probably at the most fluid time of your life. Statistically speaking, you don't know what you will like, long term at this moment.
When getting a tattoo, if it has a large chance of causing you to look like a white supremacists- avoid it. Likewise with any gang associations.
Once you have your design picked out, find an artist that specializes in that style, and make an appointment for a year or so from now for your first tattoo. As you become more experienced, the window can shorten. This is your buyer's remorse time. Place a picture of your soon to be tattoo somewhere you'll see it every day, like a mirror or your door.
About a month before your appointment, tape that sucker to your prospective tattoo location for a day, or a week.
If you have doubts about it, don't do it.
Failing that, listen to the experts.
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ScootyPuffJunior wrote: Don't get a tattoo, especially one from a place that gives a discount to college kids.
Excellent advice. I knew a guy that got one of the crappiest Marine tattoos I ever saw. The thing was big, had an egg shaped earth, flesh colored land masses and Easter egg blue oceans. The Eagle looked like a squashed chicken. He was not pleased, but there it was, big as life on his upper arm.
I would say do some research on the outfit you want to get one from to make sure they are hygienic and have some good artists. I would hasten to add put some serious thought on what you want to have, since it'll be a bitch to remove if you decide down the road you don't like it..
I've played by the rule that if I like a tattoo design, I'll save up for it if I like it 6 months later. If I still like it when I have the money to get it (usually a few months), then I'll get it.
I have none, my wife has 1.
But I am currently in love with a design, and she's been wanting one, and since we never took a honeymoon, we are gonna drive out to Area 51 to get them. Make a whole vacation out of it
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I think tattoos are super lame. They are so common now, not getting one is actually the more "original" thing to do.
Jihadin wrote: If your getting a tat then it should be something pf significant importance that happen in your life.
Ergh, tattoos with "meaning" are the lamest by far. As if the tattoo serves some hidden purpose besides, just wanting a tattoo to look "cool" (and possibly announcing underlying self-esteem issues).
Here is how to talk to someone with a "meaningful" tattoo and validate their existence...
You: Oh hey I like your tattoo!(This is the moment the tattooed person has been waiting for, that they sat through hours of needle poking for. They get to tell someone the meaning!) Them: Thanks, it means a lot to me, I got it to remember... [insert cliche tat "meaning" from the list below] *A: A friend or family member, *B: A gang, team or unit they were in, *C: Something political, (The meaning is often solemn. Extra points if someone died tragically.)
You: Woh! That's deep, I never knew that about you. Them: Yeah, I don't like to talk about it. (So they just got it permanently etched into their skin where people will ask about it endlessly). You: You seem really interesting. Them: Yeah, you have no idea what I been through. You: So what are you up to now? Them: Nuthin much, you?
And that is the thing about tattoos. It's about appearing interesting, which requires so much less effort than actually being interesting. An interesting and tragic tattoo is the one you got behind your ear in a nazi concentration camp, or to mark how many sessions of radiotherapy you've had. The butterfly on your shoulder to remember grandma died is not interesting, that's just you being a poser. Why not just remember it, instead of whoring out poor grandma's tragic demise in public to leverage attention.
If you want to get a tattoo with purpose, get a times table square, or a subway map. Unless you're that guy from Memento, no one needs a tat to "not forget".
EDIT: I'm leaving "children's names" off the list, because my parents always needed to stumble through every name in our family before they remembered mine, so clearly that one does serve a purpose. But you need to get it somewhere visible like a hand, for quick reference whilst shouting at them. Otherwise it doesn't count.
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Kilkrazy wrote: If you want to go to Japan you should avoid being Tattoed.
You probably won't be allowed to go into a public bath or onsen spa.
Or a capsule hotel. The reason I don't have a tattoo yet is mostly because of this.
Still, I heard they pretend not to notice when it's a gaijin and has one or two parts of the body covered in bandages (ofc I can't confirm this)
Huh, really? Didn't know they were so dumb about tattoos. Then again, it's Japan, they are dumb about a lot of stuff.
Not dumb at all, actually.
Tatoos are associated with Yakuza
Holy Roman Empire losers. Ha! They wish they could be as cool as the Byzantines.
But yeah, a big eagle like that, unless old fashioned like wanna-be Holy Roman Empires or awesome Byzantines, is probably not a good idea.
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Smacks wrote: I think tattoos are super lame. They are so common now, not getting one is actually the more "original" thing to do.
Jihadin wrote: If your getting a tat then it should be something pf significant importance that happen in your life.
Ergh, tattoos with "meaning" are the lamest by far. As if the tattoo serves some hidden purpose besides, just wanting a tattoo to look "cool" (and possibly announcing underlying self-esteem issues).
Here is how to talk to someone with a "meaningful" tattoo and validate their existence...
You: Oh hey I like your tattoo!(This is the moment the tattooed person has been waiting for, that they sat through hours of needle poking for. They get to tell someone the meaning!)
Them: Thanks, it means a lot to me, I got it to remember... [insert cliche tat "meaning" from the list below]
*A: A friend or family member,
*B: A gang, team or unit they were in,
*C: Something political,
(The meaning is often solemn. Extra points if someone died tragically.)
You: Woh! That's deep, I never knew that about you. Them: Yeah, I don't like to talk about it. (So they just got it permanently etched into their skin where people will ask about it endlessly).
You: You seem really interesting. Them: Yeah, you have no idea what I been through. You: So what are you up to now? Them: Nuthin much, you?
And that is the thing about tattoos. It's about appearing interesting, which requires so much less effort than actually being interesting. An interesting and tragic tattoo is the one you got behind your ear in a nazi concentration camp, or to mark how many sessions of radiotherapy you've had. The butterfly on your shoulder to remember grandma died is not interesting, that's just you being a poser. Why not just remember it, instead of whoring out poor grandma's tragic demise in public to leverage attention.
If you want to get a tattoo with purpose, get a times table square, or a subway map. Unless you're that guy from Memento, no one needs a tat to "not forget".
EDIT: I'm leave "children's names" off the list, because my parents always needed to stumble through every name in our family before they remembered mine, so clearly that one does serve a purpose. But you need to get it somewhere visible like a hand, for quickly reference whilst shouting at them. Otherwise it doesn't count.
Yeah, screw people for wanting to do something for themselves. I obviously play PS3 and 40k just to seem more interesting because I don't know how to be interesting myself.
Have you ever thought maybe people get tattoos because they like them and aren't trying to impress others, or do you think people are as small minded as yourself?
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djones520 wrote: I was young when I got my tattoo, 20 I think. I got it for all the wrong reasons, but I'm still glad today that I had my head on right when I picked it out.
I look at it this way. If you are going to get a tattoo, something that becomes a permanent part of your body, it should be something that you can always look at, and have pride in it. Something you'll never be ashamed of.
I got the USAF Symbol put onto my right shoulder. That way it'll be one of those things my kids and their kids can ask me about, and I can explain to them that it's there to remind me about the commitment I made to my nation for such a large part of my life.
What would the GW Aquila mean to you? What if you stop playing the game in 5 years? What would you tell your kids about it 20 years from now? "This, oh, it's just a fictitious symbol from a game I used to play."
If that's cool with you, then awesome. That's not the type of thing I want on me though.
Cannot agree enough. I got mine at 20 as well. I admit I rushed it (got it the day I EAS'd,) but, it has meaning to me as I am proud of my short service in the USMC. When you get a tattoo, it's probably best if it is a dedication to someone or has personal meaning.
I have mine to remind me that the service changed my life, repaired me, and provided the gateway to an education.
Also, sick burn Bob.
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jreilly89 wrote: I obviously play PS3 and 40k just to seem more interesting because I don't know how to be interesting myself.
You don't seem very apt at constructing relevant analogies either. Did I not like your tattoo enough? Oh no! Someone who doesn't think my tattoos are "so cool"
Have you ever thought maybe people get tattoos because they like them and aren't trying to impress others
Yes, I've considered it at length. But why get a tattoo on your shoulder or back, unless it is for other people to see? People who aren't trying to impress others on some level -- it's a beautiful idea, but sounds about as likely as the Loch Ness monster being real.
or do you think people are as small minded as yourself?
That should really be "AND do you think people are as small minded as you?", otherwise you are falsely suggesting that those are the only two mutually exclusive possibilities in the universe, which they are not.
AND yes! I expect people to be at least as small minded as me, and well beyond. I expect some people to shock me with the shallow depths of their small mindedness, and I know that they always will. There is nothing especially big-minded about tattoos anyway. Tramp stamps are not some glorious path to enlightenment. They are basically a fashion trend, and IMHO they stopped being cool a long time ago. Around about the time people with tattoos started being school girls and trendy estate agents, instead of actual pirates.
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Given what I knkw of hotsauce (from the get a date thread mostly), I have to say that this is a really bad idea probably being done for really had reasons.
My best advice is wait, wait until you finish school, have a stable job, and you can honestly say that you want a tattoo for the sake of the tattoo, and not because you think itll make girls want you or because itll make you look more badass while wearing your leather biker vest.
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chaos0xomega wrote: Given what I knkw of hotsauce (from the get a date thread mostly), I have to say that this is a really bad idea probably being done for really had reasons.
My best advice is wait, wait until you finish school, have a stable job, and you can honestly say that you want a tattoo for the sake of the tattoo, and not because you think itll make girls want you or because itll make you look more badass while wearing your leather biker vest.
...................Ahhh........Thats not really it TBH.
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Get a small pair of dice tattooed above your crack, nothing turns the ladies on like a male version of a tramp stamp.
Or get something practical like I did, got a tape measure tattooed on the side of my penis that way anytime I need something accurately measured within three inches I can always just pull out my junk. On a cold day it doubles as a melee range key for warmachine.
I'm also considering some additional body modification to implant a pair of googley eyes over my balls so I can be a hit at all the parties.
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jreilly89 wrote: I obviously play PS3 and 40k just to seem more interesting because I don't know how to be interesting myself.
You don't seem very apt at constructing relevant analogies either. Did I not like your tattoo enough? Oh no! Someone who doesn't think my tattoos are "so cool"
Have you ever thought maybe people get tattoos because they like them and aren't trying to impress others
Yes, I've considered it at length. But why get a tattoo on your shoulder or back, unless it is for other people to see? People who aren't trying to impress others on some level -- it's a beautiful idea, but sounds about as likely as the Loch Ness monster being real.
or do you think people are as small minded as yourself?
That should really be "AND do you think people are as small minded as you?", otherwise you are falsely suggesting that those are the only two mutually exclusive possibilities in the universe, which they are not.
AND yes! I expect people to be at least as small minded as me, and well beyond. I expect some people to shock me with the shallow depths of their small mindedness, and I know that they always will. There is nothing especially big-minded about tattoos anyway. Tramp stamps are not some glorious path to enlightenment. They are basically a fashion trend, and IMHO they stopped being cool a long time ago. Around about the time people with tattoos started being school girls and trendy estate agents, instead of actual pirates.
You know, I actually considered debating this like an intellectual, but you seem to not really care for that and are pretty much just "trolling". So I'll respond to you in the manner I'm sure you're accustomed to.
Nanny boo boo, tattoos are cooler than you. That and you're a limey Brit, so you're opinion is of little importance
jreilly89 wrote: You know, I actually considered debating this like an intellectual, but you seem to not really care for that and are pretty much just "trolling". So I'll respond to you in the manner I'm sure you're accustomed to.
Nanny boo boo, tattoos are cooler than you. That and you're a limey Brit, so you're opinion is of little importance
Indeed, someone who discusses false dichotomies and Boolean logic, probably doesn't care for intellectual conversation /sarcasm. Although, I'm quite glad you didn't try to engage me on that level as you have the way of an uncouth tattooed oaf about you Sir! No match for a learned English gentleman like myself.
But jokes aside... It is easy to just call someone a troll when you don't agree with them. But I'm not a troll. I just genuinely happen to think tattoos are lame and tacky. I don't really see what there is to debate about that. It is a matter of personal taste. I also think that flares are lame, as are Twilight movies, and Justin Bieber music. Obviously, some people feel differently and enjoy them, and that's fine. I don't think tattoos should be illegal or anything. People should be free to make their own choices, and I should be free to say their choices are lame.
Hotsauceman1 is making a choice now that might affect him for the rest of his life (or at least until that new tattoo removing cream hits the shelves). I think he deserves to hear both sides. I'm not alone, there are lots of people who have tattoos and regret them for example. Better to hear scathing comments about your tattoo now, rather than later, when it doesn't wash off.
Personally, if someone must get a tattoo, I would commit and go big, rather than get a half assed little one. But I don't suggest that idly, it is a big commitment, it might affect the kind of job you can get, and how people treat you. It could have a huge impact on your life, for better or worse.
But for god sake, don't get a GW tat! Cluing people in that you play with soldiers defeats the whole purpose of trying to look cool.
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Then again, it's Japan, they are dumb about a lot of stuff.
