Personal FAQs

These questions relate to the personal issues that come with getting a tattoo.

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1. I just got a new tattoo and I’m afraid to show my parents. What advice do you have for me?
   
   If you still live under their roof, keep the damn thing hidden or you might end up homeless! If you’re fully independent, then show it off -- they’ll get over the shock eventually. It does help if you have a really nice tattoo.

2. Why do so many criminals have tattoos?
   
   Rites of passage? Nothing better to do now that they’ve taken away most of the education programs?
   
   
3. I want a tattoo, but my boyfriend doesn’t want me to get one. What should I do?
   
   It’s your body not his, and he needs to let you live your life and make your own decisions. If he really loves you, he’ll get over it, and if he doesn’t get over it, kick the no good bum out.
   
   
4. I just had my girlfriend’s name tattooed on my arm and now we broke up. What can I do?
   
   Get it covered with a new, larger tattoo, and swear to never, ever, ever get your girlfriend's name tattooed on you again.
   
   
5. Don’t people look weird when they’re 90-years old and they’re tattooed?
   
   Sure, but won’t we all look somewhat weird when we’re 90 anyways.
   
   
6. My girlfriend wants me to get a tattoo, but I’m not sure. What should I do?
   
   It’s your body and your life, not hers, and you should only get a tattoo if you feel really positive and sure about it – they are forever, unlike your girlfriend. And please, please, please don’t get her name or initials on you.
   
   
7. Will I be able to get a job with a tattoo?
   
   Depends on the tattoo and the job, I suppose. As long as your face, neck, and hands are bare, you can easily cover just about anything else. Unfortunately, we still live in a world where people make negative associations with tattoos, and that rose on your hand can cost you a job.
   
   
8. Will tattoos get me more dates?
   
   Depends on the type of person you want to date! I think that many people find tattoos daring or sexy – maybe because they show the owner to be decisive and willing to make a serious commitment to an aesthetic that is not the most popular one.
   
   
9. How do you feel about cosmetic tattoos?
   
   They are very strange.
   
   
10. Why do people always look into a tissue when they’ve finished blowing their nose? Don’t you find this disgusting?
    
    You shouldn’t ask this question while I have a cold. I’ve been blowing my nose and looking at it for almost 2-weeks. But I still can’t get anyone else to look at it.